powerful new spacex rocket what caused it, and why nasa is still call calling it in a success. car repossessions on the rise as more americans struggle to make ends meet how to navigate the high cost of owning a car. cutting down on food waste to combat climate change the amazing school that s making sure less ends up in the landfill in our series climate challenge. and finding a signature moment with the coach who helps people tune up how they write their names. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. violent weather has exacted a heartbreaking toll this spring. the rate of tornado deaths in the u.s. rapidly outpacing last year and tonight, another community and state are reeling in the aftermath of a deadly strike people in mcclain county, oklahoma, found themselves in the literal path of disaster as a massive funnel cloud bore down last evening at least three lives were lost in what the weather service has now classified
happens next. good morning, quite a day here. bill hemmer, good day to you. dana: good morning, i m a dana perino and this is america s newsroom. this story is mind blowing, frustrating and i don t know if the president s reaction maybe he is masking how he really feels about it. americans will be outraged when they learn about this. the man responsible for blowing the lid off america s military secrets is apparent will i a low-level government employee. this according to a bombshell report from the washington post. it claims his motivation for sharing the documents was not political but to impress young friends. bill: said to be in his early 20s, worked on a military base. shared the documents in a private chat group in a video game site called discord. dana: teenage member spoke to the washington post. the leaker went by the name o.g. he said he was like a father figure to the group of mostly young gamers and he shared the documents to keep them in the loop on
mid-terms. cross-country winter storm having a major impact bringing blissard conditions to the upper midwest and significant icing through the great lakes as it heads to the northeast. more than half a million customers losing power so far. transportation secretary pete buttigieg finally visiting east palestine, ohio nearly three weeks after the train wreck there. the ntsb will release its initial findings today and we ll have more on those stories throughout the hour. but first republicans getting a close-up look at president biden s border crisis. the house judiciary committee is holding a field hearing today in yuma, arizona to find out how illegal immigration is affecting the local community there. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. you were just there in yuma. bill: we were down there. i m bill hemmer. good morning. they were getting read at the for this at the time. i was told at least some members of the democratic party or staff would a
andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services affect
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r