welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, i m christine romans. just moments ago you watched live ukraine s president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking via video link in berlin marking one year since russia s invasion. one year ago today russia invaded ukraine believing that they would overwhelm the country in short order. instead a straightforward russian victory has become less likely by the day and this morning instead of dwelling on ukraine s losses, president zelenskyy released an inspirational video urging people to face the enemy, resist and fight. he says we know 2023 will be the year of our victory. melissa bell is live this morning in kyiv. what is the mood there on what one would think is an unhappy milestone here? reporter: mixed really. on one hand ukrainians are bracing this morning for more russian strikes. that is what the head of ukraine s military intelligence has been warning about on this grim one year anniversary. but th
today, there are no reports of any toxic chemical spills, but lots of questions about how in the world this happened again. what started out as a wild weather story has quickly turned into a life-threatening disaster. scores of california residents penned in by literal walls of snow more than six feet high. they re trapped and running out of food. we ll have a live report on rescue operations under way right now. today the battle lines for the 2024 republican nomination are being more clearly than we ve seen to date, setting up what may be a long and nasty fight for the republican nomination. we heard it in donald trump s borderline apocalyptic address to a less-than-robust corrode at cpac, while ron desantis amped up his attack on liberals to a packed house at the reagan library. in four years you didn t see our administration leaking like a sive. you didn t see a lot of drama and palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical precision, execution day after day after day a
also tonight, a possible indictment looming in new york, former president donald trump blasts investigators, manhattan district attorney receiving death threats, and new witness testimony expected before the grand jury. the death toll rising in that explosion at a pennsylvania chocolate factory as they search for victims intensifies. growing political turmoil in israel. a top government official is fired as protests escalate over what some call a power grab by prime minister prime minister benjamin yet yahoo. new details in the arrest of rising hollywood star jonathan majors, a woman is accusing him of assault in alleged domestic a suit and make a solid, known for several popular roles in films including creed iii. tonight his lawyers says he is completely innocent. and mississippi strong, a community brought together by tragedy now counting its blessings. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. linsey: good evening, ev
it. 25 states on alert, from the west to the midwest to the northeast. tonight, from minnesota to michigan to massachusetts, dealing with this first storm. and in california, the pileup. some areas with the first blizzard warning ever as the second storm is set to hit. rob marciano timing all of this out. the young up and coming tv reporter shot and killed. a 9-year-old girl shot and killed, as well. authorities say among five people shot in a shooting spree in orlando. tonight here, the body camera video showing the arrest of the suspect. the toxic train derailment, and tonight, the major news from federal investigators. the ntsb on what caused that train to derail. what they know already, what three sensors picked up before the toxic derailment. and when was the crew alerted to the possible danger? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg at the scene today, taking tough questions about why he didn t come sooner. how he answered. the war in ukraine, and tonight, on
went to the hospital what you need to know. a tanker truck explodes on the highway in maryland. nearby homes up in flames look at this! look at this the new mug shot of alex mur dau, head shaved and the new interview with a juror and one piece of evidence he says convinced him he was guilty. reports of new gas attacks targeting girls schools across iran girls collapsing, hundreds hospitalized. the major medical study on a statin alternative to lower cholesterol. how it could help millions. and remembering tom sizemore, the actor known for his tough-guy roles and hard-lived life has died announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening millions of americans on both coasts are dealing with major snowfall right now this is the scene in northern california where they re expected to see as much as five feet of snow in the southern part of that state, residents are still trapped in their homes, many running low on food and supplies after gettin