progress is not inevitable, but progress is possible. how will they govern? maryland democratic governor-elect wes moore joins me exclusively in moments. and all wrapped up? the january 6th committee completes its work. now its two republican committee members are leaving congress. i m here to investigate january 6th, not in spite of my membership in the republican party, but because of it. did they make their case and change their party s future? republican congressman adam kinzinger will be here exclusively. plus, making way. top house democratic leaders stepped aside for the next generation. have you heard i was 83? our exclusive interview with outgoing house democratic majority leader steny hoyer ahead. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is wishing you a happy new year. it is sunday, january 1st, 2023, and we hope you re enjoying a restful holiday. here in washington this week, reality is going to set in quickly. on tuesday
it comes after another gunman killed 11 people during lunar new year celebrations near los angeles. a search for answers tonight. tornado damage reported in texas as a powerful storm sweeps across the eastern half of the u.s. 83 million under winter alerts. al roker is here. the major reversal for the u.s. deciding to send abrams tanks to ukraine. how it could reshape the battlefield. ticketmaster on the hot seat on capitol hill after the taylor swift ticket debacle. what the company blames for the mess. and after disappointment at the beijing olympics, american mikaela shiffrin making history on the slopes. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for being with us. a big development tonight in the ongoing fallout and questions over the handling of classified documents at the highest levels. we learned today that documents marked classified have been found in the private indiana home of former vice president mike pence. i
possession, and i i remain confident that that was done in a thorough and careful way. uh-oh. now it s mike pence. and his lawyers. got to be hard. i said it can t be that hard. it s hard. can t anybody play this game? what you ve got to be asking. well mike pence s lawyers are explaining how classified material ended up at the former vice president s home. more on the timeline and the response from pence s team in just a moment. also ahead speaker kevin mccarthy again rewards marjorie taylor greene. this time with placement on a subcommittee investigating the coronavirus. mtg previously had been kicked off social media platforms for spreading covid misinformation. great. plus, a special grand jury s report on efforts to overturn the 2020 election by former president trump and his allieses. it will stay sealed for now, but the d.a. is promising imminent action in the case. good morning to morning joe. it s wednesday january 25th. with us host of way too
Welcome to 2020, two headlines highlights, and history. We are coming to from times square in the heart of new yor city, home to the famous bal drop that marks the beginning, and and of every year. I am and im Savannah Sellers but the next hour, we ar taking a look back at th biggest stories of 2022. It started with the war i ukraine,s Supreme Court retirement, and the oscar slap the shook hollywood. And it is ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears and a world uniting on the soccer field along the way there were celebrations, loss, an hopefully some lessons to take until 2023 first, lets remember the headlines that fine 202 were seismic, and historic europes Largest Armed conflic since world war ii, a suprem Court Decision that overturned more than four decades o precedent. The death of a monarch who had rainforest 70 years. Yet, in its earliest days, 202 seemed more like a copycat wit the worst qualities of the two previous years staggering new covid numbers, deadly cases
discoveries in different locations but we still don t know who removed those documents in the first place. what exactly was in them? where they were cut before they ended up in delaware and the penn biden center and went on why they were taken and how did the president remove these documents exactly? our own peter doocy try to get some answers at the white house press briefing, watch. is president biden involved up in a cover? the president has been clear that he takes this very seriously. that is a question that everybody left out. interesting question to ask, but any other underlying questions that you may have, i would refer you to my colleagues, the white house counsel. i will continue to be consistent and refer you to any questions that you have there. emily: now, even some democrats are raising questions about the white house was transparency on the issue or lack thereof. they fear this could turn into a major problem for the party 2024. the white house downplayin