Right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im tamron hall in for lester. She was a force all her own. Actress and writer Carrie Fisher who are who rose to fame as Princess Leia in one of the biggest blockbuster series of all time, star wars, has died at age 60. The iconic star passed away days after suffering a massive heart attack on board a flight from london to l. A. From birth, she was part of hollywood royalty, and tonight, her legions of fans reflect on the legacy she created all over own. Nbcs harry smith with more. Reporter in star wars, Carrie Fisher was going to save her people from the evil darth vader. What the hell are you doing somebody needs to wars is not just a film franchise, it is perhaps the film franchise. She was the dominant force of those first few movies. You think im going to leave without giving you a goodbye kiss reporter when word came last friday that she suffered a heart attack on a fl
The nbc washington app at any time. Check out the radar on your phone. Thank you, doug. Now we want to move to new developments on the u. S. Sanctions against russia, despite calls from top russian officials to retaliate, president Vladimir Putin says hes going to hold off. Its a move praised by president elect trump. He said this on twitter, great move on delay by v. Putin. I always knew he was very smart. Nbcs lucy kafanov has a look at the strategy behind putins response. Reporter traditionally, historically, when the hints of one country are expelled, the other country follows suit. That was the expectation for the kremlin today, also the recommendation from Russian Foreign minister sergey lavrov. In a surprise move, president putin declined to do that. In a Statement Issued earlier today, he said that we are not, and im quoting here, were not going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy, and we will take future steps to restore russian american relations. What president
Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight. And there is an intense manhunt under way in turkey. Police there releasing new images today of the man they say stormed into a nightclub just after partygoers rang in the new year, opening fire and killing at least 39 people. Isis has now claimed responsibility for that attack, raising new questions about the terror groups potential in 2017. And as the investigation continues, were learning more about what happened in less than ten minutes inside the club that night, including exclusive new details from an american who was shot and trapped. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is in istanbul. Reporter tonight a hunt is on for this man. Turkish Media Broadcast this selfie video he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded into the crowds on new years eve. 27 of the 39 People Killed were Foreign Tourists from israel to lebanon, india and beyond. Among the Dozens Injured was a
Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight. And there is an intense manhunt under way in turkey. Police there releasing new images today of the man they say stormed into a nightclub just after partygoers rang in the new year, opening fire and killing at least 39 people. Isis has now claimed responsibility for that attack, raising new questions about the terror groups potential in 2017. And as the investigation continues, were learning more about what happened in less than ten minutes inside the club that night, including exclusive new details from an american who was shot and trapped. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is in istanbul. Reporter tonight a hunt is on for this man. Turkish media video he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded into the crowds on new years eve. 27 of the 39 People Killed were Foreign Tourists from israel to lebanon, india and beyond. Among the Dozens Injured was american jake raak. He told us hundreds had just welco
What hes saying about that conversation this morning. Hostage standoff. Two staffers held captive by inmates at a delaware prison. Negotiators trying desperately to secure their police right now. Well have the latest from the scene. And destinys children. Beyonce and jay z post this photo. They are expecting twins. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this thursday morning. Hoda again here while savannah continues on maternity leave. When is the last time you googled beyonce. By the way, my head did one of those, too. I was radio when it haen a lot of people excited about that news. Well talk more about that later on but we have a very busy morning. Starting with breaking news overnight. Comes from berkeley campus. Demonstrators causing havoc shutting down a planned speech by an editor at a conservative breitbart and internet troll. Miguel almaguer has the latest