nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and thank you for joining us we start off tonight with yet another late winter punch of severe weather across the country as we begin this week including multiple tornadoes confirmed today in illinois at least a dozen reported from the plains to midwest since yesterday. but we are also watching snow moving east tonight, potentially bringing new york city its first significant snow of the season. right now there are winter alerts affecting an estimated 42 million people. from wisconsin clear to maine for many high winds will make things worse. and there s no break for storm-weary california rocked by more rain and snow today al roker will take us through it all in just a moment but first let s go to morgan chesky in oklahoma where they are picking up the pieces from tornadoes tonight. reporter: tonight oklahoma facing a mangled mess homes shredded and cars tossed. from terrifying tornadoes striking overnight. there s possi
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Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. Many are linked to iran for card fated manipulation. It comes after microsoft took control of websiteles. Republican california congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife will be arraigned in Federal Court tomorrow, fooling their indictment on 250,000 in campaign funds. The stinging indictment alleges the hunters knowingly conspired with each other, if one instance, buying clothes a at a golf course and reported the purchase as balls for Wounded Warriors. House Speaker Paul Ryan has removed him from Committee Assignments during the case. Hunter was the second member of Congress To Support President Trump. First, Chris Collins was recently indicted on insider trader charges. Details about this. Mollie tibb etc. Is somebody people wanted to find. People started weeping very loudly, very upset about the details of. This from what they know, there was a under Surveillance Camera in the neighborhood. They started going through h
to get a better understanding about what the dynamic actually is. jacqueline howard really appreciate the reporting as always these suspect and gilgo beach serial killer has now been charged with two additional murders and with that, we re learning new details about what what led investigators. they re rex heuermann is now charged with the murders of jessica taylor in 2003 and sandra kostya. and 1993, bringing the total number of murders that he is now charged with two 26 murders investigators are also now pointing to a document found in his home they call a quote, blueprint to kill. soon as jake srs has the details his intent was. nothing short, but to murder these victims. prosecutors say it is the forensic evidence that links the alleged gilgo beach serial killer with the murder of two more victims jessica taylor in 2003, and sandra costilla in 1993 bringing the total number
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