life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
this is still an emergency situation. we are in search and rescue mode. again, that count is going to continue to go up and we don t lose this many people in flooding. it is a real tough one. rescuers are working around the clock. the national guard from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia are lifting hundreds from the floodwaters. more than 600 already. washed away roads and bridges adding to the already very complicated recovery efforts. cnn s evan is at a command center for the research and rescue efforts. how are they coordinating what, is going on? reporter: well, hi, fred, when they say command center, they mean a place people gather. this is a parking lot of a shopping center here in jackson, kentucky, that is in the middle of where the floodwaters happened and behind me agencies are coming from all over the country, all over the state to work to try to help find people who might be trapped or still need help in the floodwaters and they re also working with a
and take advantage of our special offer of no payments for eighteen months. hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka whitfield. rescue operations are under way in eastern kentucky, floodwaters engulfing entire communities following torrential rainfall. there have been deaths from the flooding, including four children. officials say the numbers may rise as many people are missing as of this hour. governor andy beshear saying this earlier today. this is still an emergency situation. we are in search and rescue mode. that count is going to continue to go up. and we don t lose this many people in flooding. this is a real tough one. search and rescue teams are wading through the waters, looking for survivors around the clock. the national guards from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia air lifting hundreds to safety. so far more than 660 air rescues. roads and bridges have been swept away, cutting off access and complicating th
welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden touting a significant win for his agenda, coming as the country struggles with inflation and he faces low approval ratings. let s get straight to the white house, our chief correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us. if this bill passes as it s expected to, it will be a much needed win for this president. yeah, wolf. and one that was kind of a surprise to a lot of democrats and even some white house aides whenever it was announced that senator manchin and senator schumer did have this deal. of course, that culminated yesterday when the snenate passd what is known as the inflation reduction act. it s a far cry from the build back better bill from a year ago, but it still does have significant proposals in it, including over $300 billion for climate change and energy reform, it also allows for the first time medicare to ne
taken over by drag races, drifters, critics are slamming the soft on crime approach. in chicago, kevin graham, and louisiana senator bill cassidy, both will be joining us in moments. john: begin with the fox news alert to kick off america reports. former president trump s legal team set to square off in court moments from now. both parties awaiting to hear whether a special master will be granted to review documents seized in the mar-a-lago raid. that court hearing scheduled to happen right now. hello, john roberts in washington. going to beat you to it, sandra. happy friday eve. sandra: and great to be with you. sandra smith in new york. trump s legal team slammed the doj for opposing a third party review. john: the department says trump has no standing, claiming the records belong to the government and review has already been completed. jonathan turley standing by with his learned analysis moments away, but begin with david spunt in west palm beach outside the court