good afternoon. i am richard lui in for yasmin. the christmas dozens of flights canceled due to weather in the mid let leaving airline scrambling to get travelers home for the holidays. a live report on the situation just a moment. and, a brand-new falling by donald trump s legal team on the issue of presidential immunity, essentially their client s commute completely immune from prosecution. this sets up a showdown of what the special counsel and the hearing set for early january. breaking news for you as well, the israeli military revealing the fate of five hostages whose bodies were found in the tunnels of gaza. we will get the details with that just into. us with record breaking numbers of migrant the board of this week, some negotiators working the phone lines through the congressional recess to find a deal on immigration. we ll also look back at the culture war bottles of 2023 when america appeared to be a war with itself. that is coming up, later this hour. we ar
carolina all the way to new york city and maine. tonight the hurricane force wind gusts coming, already bringing down trees and power lines across several states. the confirmed tornado tonight, 90-mile-per-hour winds. thousands of flights cancelled and delayed. boston s logan airport issuing a ground stop for hours. now the big change coming tomorrow morning. rob marciano is here. tonight the awful images just in, hamas releasing video showing three hostages, three seniors pleading for their release. tonight the outrage over three hostages accidentally killed by the israeli military. they were waving a white flag to show they were not the enemy. the stunning moment president biden s motorcade is struck by a driver. you can hear the crash. the president then rushed into an suv, and what we ve learned about the driver tonight. mary bruce with new reporting. tonight republican candidates for president forced to address donald trump s use of language similar to hitler.
the u.s. turns up the pressure on israel. defense secretary lloyd austin in tel aviv. what he said about protecting civilians as gaza s reported death toll nears 20,000. the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples. what the vatican announced today. the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government. the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend. new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children. was it done on purpose? and harry smith on the tradition dating back more than a century in a place they call the christmas city. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. much of the east coast recovering tonight from a massive storm that brought heavy rain, coastal flooding and high winds from florida to maine, killing at least
morning, i thought did he go to ohio state or the other ohio? am i right? i know. we got to go. i appreciate it, guys, brooke, t.j., carter, paige, i love you guys. thank you, cnn news central starts right now. the largest deportation operation in american history. talk of migrants poisoning the blood of the united states. that is where donald trump is focused right now. his republican opponents call it dog whistling. but a dog whistle is supposed to be subtle. isn t this far beyond that at this point? and right now, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is back in tel aviv for a critical diplomatic visit. the white house urging israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to change course, as civilian casualties in gaza mount. and millions of americans up and down the east coast are facing serious and severe weather today. the powerful nor easter already has hundreds of thousands in the dark this morning. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner, john berman is off today. th
work that has to be done in michigan to tell the story of what the president has done. 73 to 77% of the country does not want biden to run again. no matter how effective joe biden is behind the scenes, in front of the camera what he s projecting is causing people concern. he s going to lose because the people think he s too old. mr. president, why are you losing to trump in the polls? they are the wrong polls. sandra: one month away from the start of the presidential primary season anxiety appears to only be growing within the democrat party over president biden s dwindling chances to earn another four years in the white house. hello, sandra smith in new york. john: not sure what the wrong polls are, all the polls are saying that. i m john roberts in washington, this is america reports . may not be the most wonderful time of the year for the biden campaign, poll after poll seem to make it clear americans are concerned over the president s age and unhappy with h