the united states. the absolute opposite of what his public forwardly looking face was in the country under philippe calderon and previous presidents. this verdict is about to come. in it will have huge ramifications for the war on drugs. mexico is watching this jury very closely. we have alexis mcadams covering it. as soon as that verdict comes, in he could face decades in jail in the united states. a unique cast of characters have testified against him with names like the rabbit and people working in this drug world on both sides of the country. so we ll take you there as soon as that happens. it s in new york city. it s the same court where el chapo was convicted. he s in the highest security prison in the united states doing his time, his life sentence. we ll see if this man is going to join him or not. so in the meantime, the stakes extraordinarily high. they couldn t be higher on the world stage right now. biden, president biden and putin gave duelling speeches just a s
grounded right now. i want to take you to the scene, this is in las vegas. keep in mind, okay, this is a system that pilots use for any kind of notification. not clear how many flights are affected or which locations. we want to get straight to pete muntean but we re told new information pete as we get to you perhaps you have information on this. united has delayed all flights temporarily as well. what is going on? reporter: so far we ve heard from american and united airlines. united said it s holding all flights on the ground right now because of the major system outage, the notice to air missions system. that means pilots cannot receive critical information they need to take off. these have to do with whether or not runways are open, navigational aids are available to pilots. this is critical stuff making sure the pilots know things are not available or may not be working. we are hearing the cancellations and delays are going up. so far the delays have doubled in the las
anthony: the south is not a monolith. there are pockets of weirdness, awesomeness, and then there s charleston. where for some time now important things have been happening with food. a lot of them having to do with this guy. [ laughter ] i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony: what are we drinking? beer? we drinking harder stuff? what s going on? sean: i usually go with a budweiser and a jagermeister. anthony: budweiser and a jagermeister? so any notion of going local right out the window. sean: yeah. bartender: two jagers? anthony: uh, yeah, two jagers. yeah. cheers. good to see you again, man. sean: cheers, man. the first one s never good. the first one is never good. but it gets easier after the first one. anthony: so, look, um, this is no
it s their constitutional obligation to do that. we re talking about programs when they talk about medicare, social security, we re talking about programs that they want to take hostage that will affect taxpayers, that will affect seniors and veterans. again, it s their constitutional duty. they should do this without conditions. trying to address market-related chatters. jerome powell was asked about the debt ceiling. there s only one option. for congress to pass the increase. is that the crew here, there s one option, there s no off ramps to consider? congress is the only option here? on any of the coins that s come up before. that s something that the treasury deals with and answers on. so i m not going to comment there. i think we ve been very clear from here that this should be done without conditions. and it is their basic job, congress, right? it s their basic duty to lift the debt ceiling. it s something that has been consistently done over the years. that s how
classic inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it is happening. the dreaded winter storm putting holiday plans literally on ice for millions is under way. a stunning 105 million people under some kind of winter weather alert right now from blizzards to rain and floods, fierce winds to life-threatening cold the storm system has it all weather service forecasters in buffalo bracing for what they re calling a once in a generation event. as we come on the air, wind-driven snow has moved from the plains into the midwest, and temperatures are falling through the floor. in denver, the thermometer plunging 37 degrees in 1 hour the most dramatic drop there ever 37 states including those in the deep south are under windchill alerts as real feel temperatures fall below zero in many places and as feared christmas travel plans for millions in jeopardy right now. well over 2,000 flights in and out of u.s. airports canceled with more expe