new reports of deaths and buildings collapsing. the catholic bishop fatally shot in los angeles. there is word tonight of an arrest. what police are saying. the cross-country winter storm on the move with heavy snow and freezing rain. we re tracking it. the massive explosion in ohio just about 70 miles from the site of that toxic train derailment. what we re learning about injuries. former president jimmy carter in hospice care at his home. the tributes pouring in tonight. the big legal win for alec baldwin in the deadly rust shooting case. and the marine veteran who used his battlefield skills to reunite a girl and her beloved dog. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we have seen american presidents quietly slipping into war zones before, but never quite like what we saw today. americans waking up to news that president biden had arrived in the ukrainian capital of kyiv on an unannounced visit c
track in the country killed a u.s. contractor. five u.s. troops and another contractor was kilt will not wounded. prepared to forcefully protect our people. norah: when a telco takes the stand after a ski collision. tonight, the mystery of missing footage of the crash. i was skied directly into by mr. sanderson. xcel energy said it discovered a new small leak of water contaminated with tritium. can t penetrate your skin. the cause of the leak has not yet been determined. not many people get to return to the scene of their death. what does that feel like, when all is said and done and you ve saved a life? it s honestly one of the best feelings in the world. good to see you. i love you, man. norah: that evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we want to begin with growing concerns about violence, as donald trump is using increasingly ominous and threatening rhetoric as his legal challenges amount. the top democrat in the house mor
for police reform. stephanie ramos in memphis. that dangerous ice storm, winter alerts across 30 states. 50 million americans. that ice storm causing those multiple accidents already. concerns over the power grid tonight. hundreds of flights canceled. and the record-breaking cold right behind it. wind chills well below zero by tomorrow morning, all the way north. mireya villarreal in dallas. ginger zee timing it out. the urgent manhunt tonight. police appealing for the public s help. the suspect accused of brutally beating and kidnapping a woman who is now in critical condition. authorities say he may be using social media and their warning tonight. matt gutman reporting. secretary of state antony blinken in israel tonight, urging calm on all sides after some of the worst violence in years. and the mysterious drone attacks in iran. what we re learning tonight. back here at home, the alex murdaugh trial. the once prominent attorney accused of murdering his own wife and
Sentence. How did Danielo Cavalcante manage to escape from prison. And welcome to a special second hour of jose diazbalart reports. We begin this hour with the big week ahead in georgia, the clock is ticking for the final seven defendants in the wide ranging election interference case to enter their pleas or get ready to appear for their arraignment on wednesday. Joining us now nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, Danny Cevallos and veteran prosecutor paul henderson. Ken, where do things stand now as we await that wednesday deadline . Good morning, jose. Obviously the courts closed on this holiday, and we fully expect that all of these defendants will either waive appearance or come in and enter a plea in what is really a formality, this arraignment. The Big Questions looming over this case have to do with scheduling, have to do with whether mark meadows will be successful in his bid to get his particular portion of the case moved to Federal Court. And if he i
Trump pleaded not guilty, and 11 of his codefendants waived their right the appear in court. Meanwhile key witness, former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows is waiting to hear if his georgia case will move up to federal court, and the Georgia Special grand jury report is set to be released on friday. Trump, by the way, is fundraising like crazy off his mugshot. I want to know who are those people who give money to the socalled billionaire so he can cover his legal expenses. Oh, and in case you were wondering, a recent Wall Street Journal poll of republicans put trumps support a stunning 46 higher than the secondplace ron desantis. And in our nations capitol, congress will begin to work in washington on tuesday with just a few more days until another possible government shutdown. After the black caucus announced Black Americans are being attacked nationwide and blaming republicans as leading these efforts. Thats where we start today. Of course, joining me now is the chair of the b