how close they came to catastrophe. you ll hear the urgent calls from air traffic control. the black boxes found after the passenger plane crash that killed at least 69 in nepal. the final moments caught on camera. the search tonight for answers. the death toll growing in one of the worst russian strikes on civilians since the war in ukraine began. italy s most wanted man captured. how a notorious mafia boss was found hiding in plain sight after 30 years on the run. and honoring a civil rights icon. the images from across the country on this martin luther king jr. day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. california tonight suffering the effects of its tenth consecutive storm. weeks of rain from an atmospheric river undermining roads. some crumbling right before the eyes of horrified onlookers. saturated hillsides turning to mudslides. the round of storms now blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people. search and rescue
bottle off and getting it out without dagi the bottle. the message had troy s phone number and house address, and it was really exciting. reporter: so who was this guy? troy from kentucky. i m troy heller, and i live in mount washington, kentucky. reporter: at just 10 years old he d tossed the letter and bottle in the water vero beach in 1985. my grandpa and i, we walked to the end of the pier, threw it off. reporter: never knowing it would float 14 miles over the course of almost four decades. do you remember what the note said? reporter: i wrote whoever finds this call me or write to me. the carrmaxes wanted to but only had a name a number and google. so after some serious sleuthing they sent a message of their own. text, not bottle. i couldn t believe it. for them to actually take the time to seek me out and find it, i mean, it has brought me so much joy, my reporter: inspiration for the next generation. i was about to throw a message in a