violence. no surprise there, really. many republican senators, susan collins, told the new york times this week that she wouldn t be surprised if a senator or house member were killed, strong words. meanwhile, mentions of civil war on twitter and other social media are spiking, and things may soon even get worse. so, it turns out elon musk may actually by twitter. we re here again. he s already pledged to let trump back on, and as of january 6th committee remind us, twitter is how trump actually talks to his base. trump s followers took to social media to declare that they were ready to answer trump s call. one user asked, is the sixth the day, is that why trump wants everyone there? another asserted, trump just told us all to come on armed. this is happening. the third took even further. it will be wild means we need volunteers for the firing squad. yeah, that was a reference to actual firing squad. maya wylie joins us now she s presidency of the leadership conference on c
one of two leaders taken out. martha raddatz standing by. herschel walker, the republican senate candidate in georgia, tonight taking questions about the report he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion. as a candidate, he opposes abortion rights, no exceptions. rachel scott in georgia. the death toll rising after hurricane ian. more than 120 people killed in florida alone. and now the plan to set up some sort of an amphibious landing to try to get power trucks to areas where they re most needed. to january 6th, and tonight, the breaking headline. one of the leaders of the proud boys, the first member to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy. pierre thomas is here. the war in ukraine tonight. and with russian men fleeing russia to avoid vladimir putin s draft, the russian nationals showing up in alaska, asking the u.s. for asylum tonight. in new york city, an nypd cruiser out of control. ten people injured, several in critical condition tonight. and at the end this e
the woman who said the gop senate candidate paid for her abortion now saying she also had a child with him. how the former nfl star is responding. the deadly stabbing rampage outside a las vegas casino. the search for a motive tonight. the massacre in a day care killing at least 36, most of them preschoolers in thailand. what we re learning about the attacker. two russians fleeing putin s draft escaping to the u.s. and requesting asylum. how they got to alaska. the major u.s. city taking drastic measures to combat its police shortage. what it s hiring civilians to do. and at age 100, he is showing no signs of slowing down. the marathon man inspiring america. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. with recreational marijuana use now legal in 19 states, it has been easy to forget pot is still very much illegal under federal law, where the drug is classified right alongside lsd and heroin. but tonight president biden declaring it s time
a covert u.s. raid in syria, taking out a top isis leader. one of two leaders taken out. martha raddatz standing by. herschel walker, the republican senate candidate in georgia tonight, taking questions about the report he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion. as a candidate, he opposes abortion rights, no exceptions. rachel scott in georgia. the death toll rising after hurricane ian. more than 120 people killed in florida alone. and now the plan to set up some sort of an amphibious landing to try to get power trucks to areas where they re most needed. to january 6th, and tonight, the breakinging headline. the first member of the proud boys to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy. the war in ukraine tonight. and with russian men fleeing russia to avoid vladimir putin s draft, the russian nationals showing up in alaska, asking the u.s. for asylum tonight. in new york city, an nypd cruiser out of control. ten people injured, several in critical condition tonight. and
sparking celebration and criticism from washington. griner was imprisoned in russia since february following a marijuana conviction. she faced nine years in a russian prison before we was sent back to the u.s. now, this exchange sends viktor bout the merchant of death as he is known back to russia. he arrived last night braced by his wife and mother. bout was convicted in 011 and serving 25 year sentence for conspiracy to kill americans and providing aid to terrorists. viktor bout armed conflict and selling weapons to support the killing of american citizens. white house officials claim the deal was either one american or no american at all. listen. in the prison swap why did wash get a better deem. brittney or none at all. one american or no american at all. will: professional athlete we gave up a prolific arms dealer