u.s. military sites. i told them to shoot it down. what specifically was the chinese government looking for? how might the incident affect the u.s.-china relationship. marco rubio joins me ahead. making his case. president biden gears up to address a divided congress. the state of the union and the state of our economy is strong. ahead of the suspected 2024 bid, how will he make his pitch? i ll speak to cabinet secretary pete buttigieg next. debt dilemma. biden and speaker mccarthy plan another meeting as democrats wait for the gop to put their cards on the table. are these the numbers that could come to a deal and avert financial catastrophe. baip chair of the house problem solvers caucus will join me in moments. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our kbrun june is deflated. the u.s. military is recovering the remnants of a 90-foot-long suspected chinese spy balloon shot down just off the south carolina coast on saturday after an f-22 rap
homes leveled, airplanes upended in missouri. tens of millions of risk once again for massive hail and powerful storms. just breaking, criminal charges dropped against alec baldwin, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter after that deadly shooting on the rust movie set. production slated to restart today. so why are charges being dropped now? just in tonight, president biden s plan to announce his rebid for election as new details emerge on the hunter biden investigation and the criminal charges prosecutor have considered. this spectacular explosion on the first test flight of a new powerful space rocket. what caused it, and why nasa is still call it a success. car repossessions on the rise as more americans struggle to make ends meet. how to navigate the high cost of owning a car. cutting down on food waste to combat climate change. the amazing school that s making sure less ends up in the landfill in our series climate challenge. and finding a signatu
a suspect now in custody. in missouri, the 84-year-old man who shot a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell today pleading not guiltlty. and in upstate new york, a young woman shot and killed when the car she was in made a wrong turn in a driveway. the shooter denied bail. plus, the arrests in the deadly weekend shooting at a sweet 16 party in alabama that injured dozens. the latest on the cases and the state of gun violence in america. also tonight, the airman accused of leaking top secret intelligence documents in court. the blowback on capitol hill. the hearing in congress aboutut unidentified objectsts in the sky. why the pentagon s warning tonight is not about alien life. the severe weather threat across the plains. millions facing high winds and large hail in the middle of the country. our series, climate challenge, the threat facing some endangered gentle giants of the sea, but also signs of hope. and the official end of a bygone era, streaming
life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
the local district attorney hung up the phone on me, telling me she wouldn t be commenting on the case. last week when dps stopped answering media questions, they referred all inquiries to busby but she s not answering either. i m nadia romero in new lisbon, wisconsin. 56-year-old douglas uda, the suspect in this case has a criminal history dating back to at least 2002 in the state of wisconsin for convictions of armed burglary and firearm charges. we know he would have crossed paths in the courtroom with judge john romer in 2005. the community is rattled because nothing like this ever happens in this small town. there is no threat to the public but that doesn t mean people are not impacted we his death. the city of chattanooga has experienced two mass shootings in the last week. this is what the mayor had to say. i m tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies. chattanooga will put a stop to this. with us now, the mayor of chattanooga, tim kelly.