Iranianlinked group amid a rise of attacks targeting u. S. Service members. All this as a top israeli official arrives in washington, d. C. The latest on the escalating tensions just ahead. Plus, holiday returns. The latest from the roads and the air as millions of americans head back home, while shoppers rush to bring back those not so great gifts before time runs out to make their returns. Thanks for being here. We begin this hour with the expected visit tomorrow to mexico. By Secretary Of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Both are set to meet tomorrow with mexicos president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and first on the agenda will likely be the socalled caravan of migrants heading toward americas Southern Border. Organizers say 8,000 people, including thousands of children under the age of 14, have started the more than 3,000 mile journey from Southern Mexico to the United States and they are walking. Sam brock is following this for us. Sam, goo
iraq. a quick response to a chris mag christmas morning attack. the israel/hamas war escalates. benjamin netanyahu tells his soldiers, do not stop. doubling down on his prerequisites for peace. the post-christmas rush is happening. big crowds at airports, in the highways and in malls. we will get you up to speed before you leave the house. in 2024, president biden and former president donald trump are poised for a big year leading up to the november election. good day, everyone. we begin with the increasing concern that the israel/hamas war could be creating closer to a broader regional conflict. the u.s. carried out retaliatory christmas day air strikes inside iraq against iranian-backed militants and iranian state media says israeli air strikes killed a revolutionary guard officer in syria. president biden ordered the u.s. strikes after three u.s. service members were injured from a drone attack, one critically, at an air base in iraq. lloyd austin calling the retal
iranian-linked group amid a rise of attacks targeting u.s. service members. all this as a top israeli official arrives in washington, d.c. the latest on the escalating tensions just ahead. plus, holiday returns. the latest from the roads and the air as millions of americans head back home, while shoppers rush to bring back those not so great gifts before time runs out to make their returns. thanks for being here. we begin this hour with the expected visit tomorrow to mexico. by secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. both are set to meet tomorrow with mexico s president andres manuel lopez obrador and first on the agenda will likely be the so-called caravan of migrants heading toward america s southern border. organizers say 8,000 people, including thousands of children under the age of 14, have started the more than 3,000 mile journey from southern mexico to the united states and they are walking. sam brock is following this
more than 60% of flights canceled. also tonight the water crisis. more than 100,000 without water. new reporting from jackson, mississippi where the system has failed again. border emergency. the bitter chill colliding with the crush at the border. many forced to sleep on the streets. plus the bus of migrants dropped off at vice president kamala harris s home on one of the coldest nights of the year. plane down. the crash landing into an icy creek. the kayaker who jumped into action to pull the pilot to safety. holiday spending up. way up. but tonight the new rules. shorter windows and added fees. what you need to know so you don t get burned on your returns. and inspiring america. when ten strangers knocked at the door, a buffalo family turned a winter disaster into shelter from the storm. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester. tonight the images are coming in and the reports on this deadly blizz
good monday morning. i m hallie jackson in washington we re coming on the air learning more people have been killed in a massive winter storm with emergency workers only starting to get to some of the hardest hit areas now. we just got an update from officials near buffalo we will bring you live what they said we are looking at western new york buried under several feet of snow. the governor describing it all as a war zone. i know how hard this is but western new yorkers are tough. we know how to deal with this. we will get through this together we ll have more on that in a second new tension on the korean peninsula after north korea fires drones over soak soak for the first time in years. how the south is responding. plus, the first christmas holiday inn ukraine since the war began. the defiant message from president zelenskyy later in the show here at home with holiday shopping season over, the return the gift season is kicking into high gear. what you should know abo