no one is perfect. i even said at a meeting, i m a sinner. we all sin before the dploir of god. but every day i pray to god to let me do his will. that s the reason i m in this race right now. when i see people getting hurt on the street, the crime going on, i see the crime like nobody wanting to hold anybody accountable for. plus president biden and the first lady just arrived in florida. they will get a firsthand look at what s left of that city. reeling from hurricane ian s direct hit one week ago. the death toll from the storm is now at 112, half of those happening in lee county, where fort myers is located. and finally, former president trump now asking the supreme court to step in to negotiate the fight over classified tmts found at his home in florida. could it be a winning legal strategy or another tactic to delay the doj s investigation as long as possible? we re going to dig deeper into that in just a moment. i want to bring in washington correspondent yamiche a
missing alive. with each day, the death toll has also gone up. it is now at 112. moments like these are when we are supposed to see the best 0 n-our politicians, the rare moments when politics don t seem to matter and that is what we should see again today as president biden gets briefed by one of his chief critics, governor ron desantis, i don t need to tell you that the two don t see eye to eye. and for all of those dealing with the damage, having to start all over again, politics is not what is needed. relief is. to help, you know, and it s not one person and the other person, it is everybody here, we re all, you know, citizens of the united states, and you know, you always see it on tv, these places destroyed and gone, and you always say the poor people, and now all of a sudden it s us. is there anything you would want him to know? the insurance is coming, make a move fast. i m glad the president has okayed whatever the fed has helped and i know they don t see eye
john kerr by joining us live. herschel walker accused of extreme hypocrisy. his denial and what his son is saying today. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. more than 400,000 florida res departments are still without power, six days after hurricane ian made landfall. for floridians, the reality it could take years to rebuild. shaq brewster has been speaking with residents in ft. myers beach. how difficult is it to drive through viewing the damage, living with it. reporter: so much damage. especially when you move away from the beach. we are three miles from the beach, two miles from the river. i wanted you to see the extent of the daniel here. every house in the neighborhood, literally every house in the neighborhood you are seeing what it looks like their house, the full home outside on the front lawn. right here behind me, this is the first time that we have seen a fema team in this neighborhood. neighbors saying it s the first time they have seen a
be used in next month s midterm elections. and finally, huge parts of florida and the southeast still struggling to get back on their feet after hurricane ian. no doubt it will take months, if not years in some places. check out these pictures from yesterday in orlando. 107 people have been confirmed dead, more than 2rkz 300 have had to be rescued. for many survivors a big problem is lack of electricity. more than 400,000 floridians still without power nearly a week after the storm. we start today with that dramatic oath keepers trial. i want to bring in justice reporter ryan riley who are is outside the u.s. district court in d.c. civil rights attorney, former prosecutor and an msnbc legal analyst. so take us inside the courtroom. how is the the prosecution making its case. fds. what you have here is testimony from an fbi special agent who was there on january 6th and helped escort senators back to the senate on that evening. but you have this breakdown of this go-to m
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