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
with a new majority, and who will lead them and congressman kevin mccarthy can t secure enough votes to become speaker? adding to the chaos, there are growing calls for congressman elect george santos to step aside before he s even sworn in. the freshman from new york shows no signs of doing that. will there be consequences for the lies he calls resume embellishments? we are going to ask a fellow new yorker congressman pat ryan in just a moment. case closed, folks, tory lanez was found guilty of shooting megan thee stallion. and now audio has surfaced of a phone call between tory and megan s former best friend. we are getting into all of it in the regroup. first, 2023. i m simone sanders, and i have something to say. new year, new congress in just two days. 118 congress will officially begin. and the new republican house majority will bark upon a legislative agenda divorced from the reality of what americans across our country actually care about. in a recent dear colle
the following is a cnn special report. multiple capitol injuries. multiple capitol injuries. an assault on democracy. the capitol has been breached. an attack on the capitol, fueled by a president s lies. this election was stolen. trump wanted the crowd to turn into a mob. inspired by a delusion, an enraged mob of true believers attempting insurrection. you are a traitor. we were in a medieval battle. trump s soldiers. there is a sea of nothing but red, white, and blue. patriots of trump. trump s true believers. i feel like he was anointed by god. i don t think joe biden is the president. new exclusive interviews. the sound surrounded us but then once they started banging on the door, that s all i heard. new details. overran the capitol. i never dreamed that he would ever do anything like that. new denials. you call january 6th a peaceful protest? i do. and why it s not over. in fact, it is just getting started. tonigh
brian. thank you. over an hour from now, we are going to hear from president biden, his going to tell us his decision to release another 50 billion barrels from the reserve. the emergency oil reserve. less than three weeks ahead of the midterm election. his critics are calling it a desperate attempt to drive down the gas prices as the economy emerged. the biden administration released roughly 165 million barrels, bringing the total to 180. draining our emergency oil stockpile to its lowest levels since 1984. however, white house press secretary, karin jean-pierre is putting this spin. gas prices have fallen not too long ago. the decline of summer fastest in over a decade. every month the typical two driver families save about $120 at the pump compared to where we were in mid-june. everyday americans save $420 million at the pump compares to mid-june. that s code for stop complaining. we don t feel your pain, stop it. you have it so good, america. you have it so good w
may be tempting just to tune out, just to watch football or hgtv or the great british baking show. you know, whatever floats your boat. but i m here to tell you, pittsburgh, that tuning out is not an option. sulking and moping, that s not an option. the only way to make everything fair is if we, all of us, fight for it. the only way to save democracy is if we, together, fight for it. and it starts with electing people who know you, who see you, who care about you, who ve stood in your shoes. you did that two years ago when you sent joe biden to the white house. he s fighting for you every day, he s got your back, doing everything he can to put more money in your pockets, to make our streets safer, to bring good-paying jobs here to pennsylvania. now you need to do it again. because while there may be a lot of issues at stake in this election, there is one basic question that you should be asking yourself right now, and that is who will fight for you? that s the choice in this