taking partial responsibility saying it didn t act with enough urgency, but are there more bank failures ahead the incredible scene on a school bus as a brave seventh grader takes control after the driver passes out. politics embracing artificial intelligence a potentially useful tool, but will distortions of reality get even worse and giving kids with autism a powerful voice that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday as large parts of the country head into a potentially volatile weekend of weather in the midwest, eyes are locked on the slow but steady rise of the mississippi river. a spring snow melt producing flooding across portions of minnesota, wisconsin, illinois, iowa, and missouri scenes like this in davenport, iowa, expected to grow worse between now and monday, but right now it is the south, once again, facing the immediate threat of violent and dangerous storms an estimated 2
Case her tearful apology in the courtroom, while in new york, the showdown in court as mr. Trump faced his fixer turned foe Michael Cohen. Whiplash in the house. Republicans picking a third House Speaker in three weeks. Then hours later, he drops out. So what now . Tracking the first major winter storm of the season and the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israels call to serve announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. As the picture of Gaza Under Siege grows dimmer and more urgent, a newly freed israeli hostage is speaking publicly about her ordeal in the embattled territory, including her capture along with her husband that she describes as a hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience the 85yearold offering a glimpse of her life in captivity. The assurances of her captors that they wouldnt hurt us, and the tunnels that resembled a spider web. And tonight, we have new pictures of the despe
How he allegedly got in her building. And police revealing they were already tracking him before the killing. Could it have been prevented . The potential historic Flash Flood Threat on the east coast. Our exclusive aboard a u. S. Nuclear submarine for a critical missile test launch remembering a beloved actor from the harry potter movies. And the eyepopping new las vegas attraction before the grand opening, we go inside the Sphere Announcer this i Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and good evening and welcome. As we come on the air tonight, the country is careening toward a shutdown of the federal government, less than 72 hours from now, with congress so far unable to make a deal to avert it the deadline Sunday Morning at 12 01 eastern time thats when Discretionary Spending by the government, absent a spending deal, will stop that includes no paychecks for federal workers, no government benefit payments, including some for veterans, and the closure of federal parks and mo
ship their floating petree dish, their credibility is out the window they ve obviously never been on a cruise and they don t understand the concept of how much space is available per person on these cruise ships reporter: on this voyage there is more space than ever. it can hold 2900 passengers but to ensure social distancing, only 1100 tickets were sold. as the ship departed ft. lauderdale saturday, the noise makers on shore included travel agents hopeful a multi-billion-dollar industry is finally back long furloughed crew members showered paying passengers with gratitude as they boarded. how does it feel to be back on board working? i feel like i m finally home. reporter: cruise lines report advanced bookings for this year and 2022 are breaking records. a sign america is returning to a post pandemic normal. it feels like i m out of jail reporter: out of jail out of jail because of covid.
release dates fall olet go on y preceding it the first parent to report to prison in the college admissions scandal, huffman has now left this sprawling penitentiary for her massive estate in hollywood where she ll begin one year of supervised release and 250 hours of community service. my friends call me brie reporter: still unclear if the oscar nominee will return to work you don t think i don t i think that she has a lot of opportunity to utilize that reputation that she built over a lifetime and how she s dealt with being in jail reporter: with more parents headed to prison sir, do you want to say anything reporter: 15 rethers including lori loughlinr evidence, prosecutors say mossimo giannulli wrote in an email, i had to work the system after the couple allegedly made their daughter bella look like a rowing recruit.