kills at least three. a little scary. norah: and parts of florida underwater after torrential rain. jurors have reached a guilty verdict in the synagogue shooting trial. i am feeling a sense of relief. the shooter is being held accountable for those awful acts. norah: attorney general merrick garland releases a scatt on the minneapolis police department following the death of george floyd. it is patterns and practices, investigation found the police department has a history of using excessive force and violating citizens and civil rights. norah: ups union workers got into strike. what it could mean for your packages. hundreds of thousands of ups union workers could walk off the job, making it the largest strike in u.s. history. norah: the whistle-blower who beat the pentagon papers exposing secrets about the vietnam war dies. tonight, a look at daniel ellsberg s legacy. at gm s milford proving ground outside detroit, the screens replace
the deadly shooting at a texas high school. one student in custody. what police are saying tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student speaking out for the first time. her difficult road to recovery. the rally on wall street after two troubled banks found new owners. what it means for your money. the u.n. warning humanity is on thin ice. what a new report says must be done now to avoid the worst of climate change. buster murdaugh breaking his silence. what he now says about the death of a high school classmate. and the powerful connection these girl scouts share that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we are on somewhat of a legal watch tonight involving former president donald trump. somewhat in that the growing sense of expectation has been fueled mainly by mr. trump himself with his unverified claim over the weekend that he would be arrested on t
and wounded five u.s. troops at a base in northeast syria. our reporting, the key radar system that was down at the time. did that leave the base open to attack? also tonight, the scare at the office of the manhattan d.a. investigating donald trump. the suspicious powder and threatening letter discovered. police hauling hazmat bags from the building. it comes as mr. trump warns of death and destruction if he s charged for a hush money payment and a new blow for mr. trump and the special counsel s january 6th investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re tracking it. president biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau announcing a major immigration deal. will it stem the record surge of migrants at america s northern border? gwyneth paltrow taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution,
college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new year s eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critically injured in a snow plowing accident. what we re learning. and our tribute to a tv trailblazer. the legendary barbara walters. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is good to be back with you and happy new year. this holiday season that has seemingly been bookended with severe weather is spawning some new and dangerous threats tonight. as we come on the air, tornado watches are in effect, stretching from east texas to arkansas and louisiana. already we
not done yet the same weather system that brought a drenching thousand-year storm to the dallas area this week now threatening the same in the southeast. pummeling central and southern mississippi with near historic rain amounts, since this morning 6 to 12 inches have fallen across the area, triggering dangerous flash floods, cutting off neighborhoods and requiring evacuations, including dozens of residents escorted from an assisted living facility tonight some 5 million people across the southeast are under flood watches. blayne alexander reports. reporter: tonight in parts of central mississippi, the scenes are dire a desperate evacuation, dozens of elderly residents rushed from a nursing home as floodwaters rush in. we did have full saturation of the ground, so we knew we might have some flash flooding. reporter: so far more than 100 rescues across central mississippi, including this day care center in florence where dozens of children and employees were rushed to sa