went to the hospital what you need to know. a tanker truck explodes on the highway in maryland. nearby homes up in flames look at this! look at this the new mug shot of alex mur dau, head shaved and the new interview with a juror and one piece of evidence he says convinced him he was guilty. reports of new gas attacks targeting girls schools across iran girls collapsing, hundreds hospitalized. the major medical study on a statin alternative to lower cholesterol. how it could help millions. and remembering tom sizemore, the actor known for his tough-guy roles and hard-lived life has died announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening millions of americans on both coasts are dealing with major snowfall right now this is the scene in northern california where they re expected to see as much as five feet of snow in the southern part of that state, residents are still trapped in their homes, many running low on food and supplies after gettin
dozen tornadoes hit the south. the keng s daughter gone. lisa marie presley has died suddenly. what might be the biggest political crisis to the biden administration, a special counsel appointed in the document crisis scandal. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. we begin with dangerous and deadly storms tearing across the south. 35 tornadoes reported in alabama, kentucky and georgia. at least seven people have been killed. six of the deaths in alabama. the in georgia, a 5-year-old child died when a tree fell on top of a car. selma, alabama, one of the hardest hit areas, a confirmed ef-1 leaving a trail of destruction causing widespread damages to homes and businesses in the historic city. we at the tax office. lord, look at our vehicles. lord, we ain t worried about them. y all, we just thank god for this structure and the lord for blessing us. lord, we could have been gone, y all. we had
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speed to another defendant, sidney powell, is also asking for a speedy trial. meantime, former white house chief of staff mark meadows wants to move his case out of fulton county to federal court. a hearin on his request is set for monday. margaret? margaret: nikole, thank you. tonight, parts of michigan are under a state of emergency after severe storms, including five tornadoes, damaged homes, downed trees, and littered debris across entire communities. cbs s roxana saberi reports that at least five people were killed and hundreds of thousands remain without power. reporter: powerful thunderstorms battered michigan thursday, leaving a trail of destruction. residence in the detroit area woke up to rain falling as much as 4 inches an hour. flooding around 200 homes and businesses. the storm spun off multiple tornadoes, packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour. four people were killed in a two separate car accidents, and another died after a tree fell on her house.
about 100 meals miles east of dallas leaving a trail of destruction. debris is in the air. reporter: in southwest kentucky, a state of emergency after a tornado destroyed homes, uprooted trees and knocked down power lines. just all at once, everything kept falling, the roof, the insulation, everything kept falling on me. reporter: that same potent storm system now reaching the northeast with already over a foot of snow in some areas you can see it piling up near boston. my goodness. reporter: severe weather has lashed the u.s. coast to coast for weeks, california in the bull s-eye. back-to-back storms have dumped an astonishing 12 1/2 feet of snow in some parts of the state about two hours east of los angeles, the san bernardino sheriff s department reporting more than a thousand phone calls with pleas for assistance, a sign of desperation help us seen written in the snow people there trapped and running low on food, supplies and patience