of killing five of his neighbors also arrested. where police say they found him after four days of searching. the mystery in moscow. the kremlin accuses ukraine of trying to assassinate russian president putin in a purported drone attack. ukraine denies it. what u.s. officials are saying about that russian claim tonight. a state of emergency in el paso. migrants sleeping on the streets as officials brace for the lifting of the border restriction known as title 42. the fed raising interest rates again hitting historic levels all as economic anxiety grows. he delighted us with his dancing. now, twitch s widow speaks out for the first time about her husband, her powerful message. jamie foxx breaking his silence weeks after his hospitalization. plus, the new crackdown on pharmacies making their own versions of popular weight loss drugs. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. the words that have struck dread in so many cities and workpl
Winter storms from the Pacific Northwest to new england, texas to tallahassee, weve seen temperatures plunge in some places by tens of degrees an hour. Coastal flooding, gail forced winds, Blizzard Conditions, roads iced over causing massive pileups, including the one you see here on the Ohio Turnpike that took one life at least. Were also seeing more than a million homes without power tonight, more than 5,000 flights cancelled. C cnn Polo Sandoval is live for us and drivers are stranded on icy roads and omar jimenez is at ohare. We begin with Polo Sandoval. What can you tell us about the stranded drivers and what theyre facing tonight . Reporter it is going to be a very long frigid night, Jim For County officials as they will be out in these conditions going through hundreds of Stranded Cars Inn erie county and rescuig people inside. Officials said this is something they feared of happening so they implemented at 9 30 this morning a driving ban hoping people would stay home but sadly,
sandra: all new at 2:00, the pentagon set to brief the press any moment now as president xi and putin wrap up day two of their historic summit bringing america s top two adversaries even closer together. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m sandra smith in new york. we are certainly monitoring the pentagon for any news that comes from there, john. john: it could be a big news hour. we ll keep an eye on the pentagon for any updates as president xi tries to broker a peace plan for putin s war. experts warn any china-backed peace plan would have one winner, china. that s where we start with the fox news alert. sandra: president biden just wrapped his remarks on a day he has devoted to talking about climate and environmental justice. at the same time as china and russia are plotting against the united states. the two major powers showing off their close relationship during today s second round of talks. john: president biden under fire for still
inside the dea s year-long effort to get the deadly drug off the streets of america. we are doing everything we can to save american lives. norah: chilling new video of suspected quadruple murderer bryan kohberger. what the footage reveals. the world health organization now says covid-19 is no longer a global emergency. today s announcement is a symbolic end to the coronavirus pandemic, which killed more than 7 million people. we are just hours away from the coronation of king charles iii. i think he s an amazing, amazing guy, and i m proud to be a brit. norah: and on the road with a touching story of how this hand-drawn artwork led to an incredible friendship. this was a stranger, and she was doing that just for me, and that s the beauty of it. mwah! norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we will get to the details of those major drug busts targeting fentanyl in just a moment. the dea revealing today
city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming and the impact of emergiging technonology thinink virtual l reality. tonighght the writiters and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbcuniveversal appeaear to be farar apart, virtually y guaranteeieing rereruns will l be coming g to screens as productions grind to a halt for some shows, the impact will be felt immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract re