ambulance. this whole thing playing out live on national television. and before clearly shell shocked players, and staff and fans. you see the team there together in prayer as the ambulance was leaving the field. let s go to vince right now. adrienne broaddus is standing by at the hospital where hamlin is being treated. what is the very latest? reporter: kate, at this hour, he is on a ventilator. fans are used to him fighting on the field to help lead his team to victory. but right now that 24-year-old is fighting for his life. the first monday night football game of 2023 between the buffalo bills and cincinnati bengals ended abruptly in tragedy after damar hamlin s tackle on bengal s wide receiver tee higgins. you see hamlin standing briefly and then collapsing on the field. now another bills player is down. when i saw that young man fall to the ground the way he did, it it felt like my soul had left my body. reporter: within minutes after hamlin s collapse, medica
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
first, new year, new congress and new problems for kevin mccarthy as he struggles to secure the speaker s gavel. the pushback he s getting from his caucus with time right nowing out to secure the votes he needs before republicans take control of the house. it s one of the busiest travel days for what has been one of the craziest travel seasons in recent memory. ahead, we re on the ground at one of america s busiest airports. and you ll want to turn up the volume for this one. who stands to benefit from new big changes for retirement plans and student loan payments this year? how it could affect your bottom line. plus, the new restrictions for women in afghanistan that groups say will cost lives. about 25 hours from now, the 118th congress will convene with republicans in charge of the house of representatives. but it s still far from certain who their next speaker will be. nbc news has obtained a letter written on sunday by a group of nine current and incoming house r
billionaire heiress in memphis. police confirming a short time ago the body found monday afternoon is that of missing kindergarten teacher and mother of two eliza fletcher. the suspect in the disappearance is now charged with first-degree murder. great to be back with you, john. john: good to see you as well, sandra. this is america reports. sad news to start us off. fletcher had been missing since going on a jog early friday morning. surveillance video shows a man believed to be cleotha abston henderson exit his truck and aggressively run toward fletcher. the man then forces fletcher into his car. sandra: court documents say he was seen cleaning his truck and acting strange before the attack. he is a convicted kidnapper, spending nearly 20 years in prin for a similar crime carried out back in 2001. john: criminal defense attorney with more on this in moments, but charles watson is in memphis. what s the latest, charles, and the charges against the suspect? good aft
even as his legal problems are mounting his hold on the republican party is tightening. i m phil mattingly in washington. pamela brown has the night off, and you are in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour in ukraine as it wrestles with a terrifying fear of a nuclear disaster. it is now almost six months to the day since russia launched its unprovoked invasion. new video from ukraine s ministry of defense right here says this is a successful strike destroying a rare russian radar complex in south eastern ukraine. ukraine is about to get more u.s. help in its fight against russia. the pentagon saying it ll now send another $775 million in aid. including ammunition for the high promobility artillery ro rockets, howwitzers and other ammunition plus dozens of drones and different vehicles. a lot of the fighting right now is centered in zaporizhzhia, right around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. ukraine says russia is launching attacks from there because ukraine wouldn t risk