the train derailment emergency in ohio. authorities release toxic chemicals from tanker cars. the race to recover that suspected chinese spy balloon shot down off the south carolina coast. the military saying the debris field is roughly 15 football fields by 15 football fields wide. what can the u.s. learn from the remnants? president biden on the eve of the state of the union address. our new reporting on last-minute changes to his speech. a day after she made grammy history, tickets to beyonce s new tour on sale. and the father, the daughter, and the bucket list in inspiring america. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. powerful and dangerous aftershocks have continued to rattle parts of turkey near the syria border where the death toll has climbed above 3,000 after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake. as we begin tonight, let me warn you, some of the videos are terrifying. multiple-story buildings crashing into
had been under a doctor s care for an emotional disorder. law enforcement also revealed that the shooter s parents cannot think that 28-year-olds should own weapons. the disturbing details putting a renewed focus on the nation s gun laws. president biden pointing some fingers at the same time. i, again, call on congress to pass the assault weapons ban. this should not be a partisan issue. it s a common sense issue. i want you to know who isn t doing it. who isn t helping. ahead, i ll talk to a tennessee state representative who rushed to the scene after the shooting. why he says thoughts and prayers are never enough. plus, former vice president mike pence in iowa fueling more 2024 speculation, even as both he and his former boss face a major legal blow. a federal judge has ruled pence must testify in the justice department s probe of donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the latest on how pence is responding. and a perfect storm of devastation in missi
mitchell reports, the nashville community reeling from the covenant school mass murder but praising the courageous police officers who rushed into harm s way to end the threat. the nation learns more about how the shooter obtained so many high powered weapons. this hour, former vice president mike pence kicking the tires on a 2024 run in iowa today as he decides whether to appeal a federal judge s ruling that he has to testify before the special counsel grand jury investigaing donald trump s attempts to overturn the election and the insurrection. there are tens of thousands of apps that we know take in as much data as tiktok. howard schultz in the hot seat. accusing starbucks of breaking labor laws and opposing their workers rights to join unions. have you ever asked a worker, if you hate starbucks so much, why don t you go work somewhere else? i m glad you asked that question. i read in the press that quote. that s not exactly what i said. can i tell the story? d
florida lawmakers can w disney on the docket, the one that ended the tax district after the magic kingdom came out against the don t say gay law. i m hallie jackson in washington, but let s start with nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter, and nbc news meteorologist bill karins. let s take a look about what we know about the story that has developed quite a bit over the last 18 hours or so. very strong earthquakes, two of them, in a region that includes part of turkey and syria. the first was early in the morning. 7.8 magnitude. the second later in the afternoon, 7.5. we know at least 3,000 people are dead. it s very likely that number, horrifically will go up. rescuers on the ground, countries around the world promising to send help as well. the quakes took place near the turkish city, pretty large, population, more than 2 million people, people as far away as egypt and israel felt this thing. that s the difference between new york and chicago. i want to get to molly
chief of the faa i asked him why do these near misses seem to be happening so often. and the bakery helping young chefs rise to their full potential and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us we ll get to that major weather news in a few moments. but first, we want to bring you the latest in what we know about a dangerous aerial encounter in the sky today between the united states and russia the pentagon saying a russian fighter jet poured fuel on an unmanned american drone, then collided with it over the black sea. it sent the american aircraft into the water the confrontation escalating already high tensions between the countries which are telling different versions of today s event. courtney kube has the latest for us from the pentagon. reporter: the stunning showdown happening over the black sea near ukraine and russia when an unmanned american drone like this one called a reaper was c