montana, which is home to our nuclear silos and intercontinental ballistic missiles. beijing claims it is a civilian aircraft used for media meteorological research. that got knocked up by bad weather. but the pentagon says that is a bunch of b.s. we know this is a chinese balloon and it has the ability to maneuver. the balloon has changed its course, which is again way we are monitoring it. speak with the balloon continues to move eastward and currently over the center of the continental united states. we assess the balloon is not a military or physical threat to people on the ground at this time. we will continue to monitor and review options. we assess that it will probably be over the united states for a few days. judge jeanine: so why the hill hasn t joe biden shut this thing down yet? defense officials advise the president not to take it out. fearing it could cause debris to fall and put people in harm s way. any potential debris field would be significant and pot
new reports of deaths and buildings collapsing. the catholic bishop fatally shot in los angeles. there is word tonight of an arrest. what police are saying. the cross-country winter storm on the move with heavy snow and freezing rain. we re tracking it. the massive explosion in ohio just about 70 miles from the site of that toxic train derailment. what we re learning about injuries. former president jimmy carter in hospice care at his home. the tributes pouring in tonight. the big legal win for alec baldwin in the deadly rust shooting case. and the marine veteran who used his battlefield skills to reunite a girl and her beloved dog. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we have seen american presidents quietly slipping into war zones before, but never quite like what we saw today. americans waking up to news that president biden had arrived in the ukrainian capital of kyiv on an unannounced visit c
k kyiv to show support for ukraine without a large military presence. without that military presence, of course, it is different from other presidential visits to afghanistan or iraq for instance, and the air raid sirens as biden is walking side by side with volodymyr zelenskyy and it is the first trip to the country since the russian invasion. he made the decision friday to make this visit to ukraine, and the president had invited him prior, and he was informed hours ahead of the arrival there which tended to deconflict to make sure that russia would not fire on kyiv while he was there. in a news conference this morning, there was a new round of sanctions including another $500 million assistance and more weapons, and biden s trip gets them closer to victory. freedom is priceless. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes, and that is how long we will be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. for as long as it takes. kaitlan collins is in warsaw in kyi
i love that boy. it s not fair thought he was taken from his children or from his family. jessie fell for vince, a man in uniform holding the fort during his long deployments. my hat goes off to all military wives. it s not easy. it s not. she was a good mom. she loved the kids. reunited at last, they celebrated. then, on the drive home there was a car there, stranded. vince tells his wife that he s going to go check on him. i heard two three popping sounds. he was laying there with atppeared to be several gunshot wounds to the head. her husband and father of five, dead. i want my mommy. and i want my kids. no one could understand it. the type of person that he was, i don t think he ever had an enemy. or did he? he said, we are now in debt to bad people. we knew that there was another person that needed to be looked at. a winding investigation leading deep into the dark. this sounds like a love triangle? i believe it was. it s horrific.
celebrations in years with no covid restrictions. and the latest on southwest. operations back to normal, but are stranded passengers finally home? former president trump s full tax returns just released. what they reveal about his foreign bank accounts while he was in office. the hero of buffalo. how this man saved more than 20 people from freezing to death. we re there for the reunions. the nfl quarterback who helped rescue four people after their helicopter crashed into the ocean. the new video just released. and why not end the year with a bang? a nearly $700 million jackpot is up for grabs tonight. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and g. it is the murder case that has terrified a small college community and captured the interest of the entire nation. today police announced they have finally made an arrest in the murders of four college students on november 13th. 28-year-old bryan christopher kohberger was captured early this morning i