waiving extradition. his family in the courtroom and the new body cam. the suspect s brush with police as he and his father drove across country two weeks before his arrest. severe weather on the move. reports of more tornadoes in the south. in the midwest heavy snowfall creating danger on the roads. we re tracking it. the former crypto mogul pleading not guilty to fraud charges. when he is set to stand trial. and reports of children eating marijuana edibles soaring more than 1,000%. the warning tonight for parents. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. in a sport known for its danger and high risk, there is hardly anything that can compare to the horror and crushing sadness of the moment that played out on the field of cincinnati s paycor stadium last night. with millions of viewers watching, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsing on the field at the end of a play after suffering cardiac arrest. medical teams rushed t
you heard kevin marketed mid, but the clerk of the house, charles johnson, is now in charge of the house of representatives, and he isn t. that is tonight s last, where the 11th hour stephanie ruhle starts now. starts now tonight, the cracks in the republican party, unfold display on capitol hill, and still no speaker. something that hasn t happened in 100 years. all of today s drama from the house floor, and what s been going on behind closed doors. tonight, and the only person having a worse night than kevin mccarthy, george santos. sitting alone in the last row the house chamber, facing cameras in questions about his entire resume. then, an outpouring of support across the country for buffalo bills player tomorrow hamlin an update on his condition, with concerns about safety in the nfl. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle, a first day the new congress and it in a stalemate, and without a speaker. today was supp
reporters moments ago. right now, the speaker of the house is that does not do benefits for anybody out here. so, the sooner we all come together, just keep a calm head i know you guys get excited. i don t think if you watch me that i get excited so i want to go through all this? no. but i think, at the end of the day, it s better to go through this now so we can be successful for this term. you failed three times. how do you possibly pull this off? backing out? you guys ask me the same question a lot. i will let you know when that happens. at the beginning there, you heard kevin mccarthy that the clerk of the house, cheryl johnson, is now in charge of the house of representatives, and he isn t. that is tonight s last, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. tonight, the cracks in the republican party on full display on capitol hill, and still no speaker. something that hasn t happened in 100 years. all of today s drama from the house fl
irrelevant now. reporter: retired defensive back ryan clark tweeted, it s a game. a game. you never suit up and think you re not going to make it home. unfortunately, we ve just become accustomed to seeing a stretcher come out at times, an ambulance come out at times. reporter: former buffalo bills center eric wood now a bills radio analyst retired after suffering a potentially catastrophic neck injury. players safety, he says, is a far higher priority now. i would almost say that we hit a point of maximum violence prior to really cracking down on these head injuries, and now i feel like the game is being played at a much safer level. reporter: the nfl says it has been in constant contact with both teams and the players association since last night s game. the league has already paid out a billion dollars to former players suffering the effects of head injuries, memory loss, depression, headaches, anxiety, dementia. america s favorite game is also very violent. lester. all
often want to keep playing. i do think that the nfl called that game a lot, sooner it would ve sent a message loud and clear, that we take our players health and safety seriously, this game is irrelevant now. defensive black ryan clark said, it s a game, you never think you re not gonna make it home. unfortunately, we ve become accustomed to cnet stretching i m out of, times and empowers come out of times. former bills later analyst retired after suffering a potentially catastrophic neck injury. play, safety he, said it s a far higher priority now. i d almost say that we had a point of maximum violence, prior to really cracking down on these head injuries, and now i feel like the game is being played at a much safer level. the nfl says it has been in constant contact with both teams, and the players association, since last night s game. the league is already paid out a billion dollars to former players, suffering the facts of