first time. what students from the school revealed about his behavior, and our interview with his lawyer right after she met with the suspect. has he said whether or not he plans to plead guilty or not guilty. new year s attacks, president putin and zelenskyy s competing messages to their countries, as war rages into 2023. and are movies getting longer? hollywood s new test of endurance, as we look into whether three-hour films are becoming the norm. plus remembering a top icon, one of the last remaining pointer sisters has died. i m so excited and i just can t hide it announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening and happy new year. i m gadi schwartz in for kate snow. the new year s celebrations in times square have feared to be a prime target. the city has always taken extreme security measures. tonight three police officers are recovering after a man with aa machete attacked them. we have new video, of people fleeing for safety, as it a
alexis mcadams and live in new york city with more details for us. when we were out there last night for new year s eve celebrations we saw a lot of police activity in the area rushed in to help the three officers who are recovering we can tell you the teenage suspect is being called a violent islamic extremist who was on the fbi radar for weeks. take a look on your screen this is where it unfolded in midtown manhattan there were thousands of people out there with the three officers were attacked in the area and it was during the major celebrations with police say the 19-year-old trevor bickford of maine pulled out a machete style knife and started swinging he struck two officers in the head and injured a third nypd officer. what are those officers as a rookie cop who literally just got a job in new york city. all are expectcted to be okay investigators say this could be a possible terror attack, sources tell me the suspect s own family called the police on him back in dece
the dangerous arctic blast now slamming across the earth. with it, snow, ice, howling winds and all before christmas. we ll have a full forecast for you. we ll also tell you about in kansas city, delays here. driving in was wild, with all the weather, and, you know. winds and rain. there s the people hoping to fly home for the christmas holidays. may simply not make it. we ll also update you with the travel delays in your world. and there s a not nativity display at the vatican, and it sends a message of hope to the people of ukraine. very good day to you. we begin, of course, with the massive winter storm that s barreling across united states. 11 people so far have died from the storm. at least 200 million people are under winter weather advisories. it s an arctic blast that s knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses. it s brought with it a combination of frigid temperatures, gusty winds, heavy snow and ice. and as a result, hundreds of t
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m whitney wild. and i m martin savidge. live pictures right now. take a look at buffalo where a blizzard warning is still in effect and will be until tomorrow morning. all of the impacts and when we can see some relief coming up. laying blame of the insurrection at the feet of donald trump. a look at the 845-page report coming up and the legal implications. explain all of that very soon. flu cases are rising, but medications to treat the virus could be hard to come by. the steps the biden administration is trying to take to combat that problem. a devastating setback for girls and women in afghanistan as the taliban exercises its power. that s ahead on cnn this morning. good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, december 24th. we begin with the frigid and frustrating start to this holiday weekend. more than 200 million americans are under windchill alerts with an arctic blast dlinking freezing tempe
than a dozen boy scouts who sprang into action when an amtrak train plowed into a dump truck on monday. i carried a couple kids in my arms. unbreakable and brilliant. [ never gonna give you up ] there you go. that s myrtle beach. we pledged to bring you the sunrise and water at some point every hour, and i think we have almost done it. i believe the sun will come up, judging by looking at the galaxy now. we are going to be seeing it shortly. and they are going to carry that as it comes around. and people of golf, go to the beach, spend a three-day weekend. and a lot of people just use this as a metal detector to try and find jewelry. absolutely. in south carolina they have a flyover for the fourth of july. the military does. that s a lot of people celebrating the fourth of july. we will tell you later on about how a california school board member is coming for you to boycott the fourth of july. before you make plans, before you go to the grocery store in buy