charges he faces. the new storm threat taking aim at california with an untold number of residents still trapped by record snow. we re tracking it. the crash that killed a norfolk southern conductor, the company s third accident in ohio in just over a month after those two derailments. and the special investigation, the ntsb announced today into the company. my report tonight on how a letter from a prisoner led to a 20-year-plus search for the truth is now the subject of a hit nbc news podcast. and the bluegrass star and the obstacles he overcame to become one of the best fiddlers in the world. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. a violent kidnap drama that targeted a traveling group of four americans in matamoros, mexico, is over, sadly with word two of them were killed. the others recovered alive in what may have been a case of mistaken identity in an increasingly lawless area near the texas bord
prosecutors have called several witnesses as they lay out their case against murdoch. the opening week featured graphic and revealing accounts from the first responders to the shootings of maggie and paul murdoch as well as information that appeared to contradict what alex murdoch investigators. text neither paul nor maggie has any defensive wounds. the evidence is also going to show both maggie and paul were shot extremely close range. quick s did you ever see the tears in your interactions with mr. murdoch? lexi did not appear to be crying he was upset i didn t see visible tears. [inaudible] [inaudible] we had a wonderful marriage. as good as it could be. quick s senior correspondent laura ingle is lined with more of the trial so far and what we can expect this coming week, lorber quick s hi arthel most of what we learned the first week of testimony was about the evidence in this case who collected it, where it was sent and how it was processed. alec murdoch is in charge of
stability for the loads of passengers still stranded in airports throughout the country. staggering numbers of cancellations and delays and finger pointing to employees now of who to blame. mike tobin is at the chicago airport, good evening, mike. reporter: good evening, southwest executives promised to return to normal operation. secretary pete buttigieg sends out a letter scolding the airline of problems that were quote, within controls of the airlines, the secretary monitors the airlines making good on everything on reimbursements and returning home. nearly 2500 flights were canceled and bulk of them is southwest. the boss issuing another apology. my personal apology is the first step of making things right after many plans changed and experiences fell short of your expectations of us. we are continuing to work to make this up to you and you will hear more about that soon. but for now, we are focused on reliability and level of customer experience of what we expect o
loads of passengers still stranded in airports throughout the country. but amid the staggering number of flight cancellations and delays, finger pointing from employees now over who is to blame for this mess is beginning. senior correspondent mike to. mike: good evening, bret. and as southwest executives are promising return to normal operations, transportation secretary pete buttigieg sends out a letter scolding the airlines for problems that were, quote: within the control of the airlines. as he writes that, he also wrote these frontline employees are not to blame for mistakes at the leadership level. the secretary add mop be issue inned the airline to make good on everything from reimbursement to returns home. nearly 2500 flights were canceled across the nation today. the bulk of them southwest. the bosses at the airline issuing another apology. my personal apology is the first step of making things right. after many plans changed, and experiences fell short of your ex
. hello. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. it is the last weekend on the campaign trail for the 2022 midterm elections and election day now just three days away and candidates are blanketing their states making their final pitches to voters. several key races to watch. today many eyes are on pennsylvania which could play a pivotal role for control of the u.s. senate. democrat john fetterman taking on republican mehmet oz in a neck-and-neck contest and they are pulling out all of the firepower. a total of three presidents holding events across that state today. president biden and former president obama holding a campaign stop for fetterman. former president trump is stumping for oz. cnn s jessica dean is in pittsburgh for all of the action on the campaign trail. jessica, this is a critical stretch for both senate candidates and it looks like you have a pretty good turnout behind you right now. reporter: yeah, good morning, fredricka.