Disaster at sea . Tonight an intriguing new look. Nightly news begins now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz bullard. Good evening from ft. Lauderdale where the mundane task of waiting for luggage turned into a horrific scene of panic, tears and death. Today were learning much more about the people who lost their lives at terminal 2, the man accused of carrying out the massacre and what may have prompted this deadly assault. Kerry sanders and Gabe Gutierrez are in ft. Lauderdale, Gadi Schwartz in alaska, Pete Williams in washington, d. C. We begin with Kerry Sanders and the aftermath of the deadly chaos. Today, deputies began to review what went right and wrong. Around us. Investigators have reviewed security videos of the chaos and interviewed 175 witnesses. Im still numb. Reporter survivor mike leah riefd on the same minneapolis to ft. Lauderdale flight as the alleged gunman, 26yearold esteban santiago. The carnage unfolded in baggage claim. Officials say santiago fol
Late last night. Hes had nothing to say about coronavirus continuing to ravage the nation. Doctors warn that christmas gatherings will create another surge with hospitalizations already twice what they were in november and december. Deaths on track to be higher than any month so far in the pandemic. But ive got an Incredible Team here to break it all down for us. Josh lederman is in west palm beach, eli stokols and shawna thomas, an msnbc political contributor. Merry Christmas Eve. What a last 24 hours weve had. Eli, let me start with, are you hearing anything about the president s next move . He kind of blew this thing up and then left town. Thats exactly what he did, chris. No, at this point, everybody is sort of waiting as the world turns for Donald Trumps next move. And i dont think there are too many aides or staffers that have figured it out. This has always been a presidency, an audience of one presidency where its always been about donald trump himself, the hallway of mirrors w