life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
answers in akron, after the fatal police shooting of a young black driver their attorney saying he was shot 60 times the city bracing for more protests with body camera footage set to be released the latest turn in the legal battle over abortion the new ruling from the texas supreme court. the last-minute rescue at sea. crew members plucked from raging waters just as their ship was going down the research just in how effective are your vitamin supplements? and a new twist on fourth of july celebrations with prices soaring and fire dangers growing the cities ditching fireworks for drones announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening. 50 million americans are at risk for severe weather tonight. storms that are only adding to the chaotic and rocky start to the holiday weekend. just today, more than 4,000 delays and more than 600 cancellations, and late today, a ground stop for arrivals at two of the nation s busiest airports another major
pushing cases. i will speak with one of those theories ahead. later, men are major developments in uvalde texas. in the wake of the massacre at robb elementary, but why did it take so long? i will speak with the former mayor of san antonio, about that and more. a good sunday morning to you all. happy fourth of july. i am katie fang. this morning american airlines bounced back from a holiday travel nightmare. a glitch in the scheduling platform, drop power to stop thousands of flights for the month. it says, it has resorted most of the flights. it s the latest addition to summer travel stress. from weekends of severe storms, getting on to a flight from almost any airline, has been a hassle. maggie vespa is live for us at chicago s o hare international with the latest. maggie? he katie good morning. we ve been talking for weeks now for headaches about hairlines. this feels like a migraine for american hairlines. basically a glitch in the airline schedule the platform, allow
him multiple times with a large knife in broad daylight on the upper east side. attacker still at large. bill: los angeles smash and grab robbers pummeling retailers clearing out a store as the staff appeared customers look on in disbelief. dana: a bad weekend for gun violence. 39 people shot and killed across the country. garrett tenney is live in chicago. good morning. good morning to you. let s start with the stabbing in new york city. police are still looking for that suspect dressed in all black wearing a mask who got off of an e-bike, pulled out a knife and with no provocation started attacking a 29-year-old man carrying a brown paper bag. this happened thursday afternoon. the victim was slashed multiple times in the back and arms. police say the victim did not know the attacker and they re still looking for that suspect. this comes after chilling video was posted on social media showing an individual shouting obscenities on a new york city subway and grabbing a w
sometimes you have to work twice as hard to raise kids to be good people. and that s very true. coming up, a holiday travel nightmare. hundreds of flights are still delayed and canceled this morning which has me very concerned, i m heading to the airport after the show. but, there is some good news for millions of drivers hitting the road. that s next. plus, indiana jones and the box office of doom. helpless message is aid alienate . clerp cler lowe s knows the best appliances are the ones that blend in. it s why we carry the new whirlpool over the range microwave.