Good evening. Today an official of the United Nations tried to tell the world so there will be no mistake that we are living in the middle of a modernday hitler. We are talking about kim jongun, the young leader of north korea. And this report from the u. N. Is an attempt to wake up the world so no one will ever say as they did after world war ii, for instance, that they didnt realize how bad it was until it was too late. This evidence is based on interviews from defectors and survivors. The u. N. Said today north korea, quote, has no parallel in the contemporary world. It is where we begin our broadcast tonight with our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Reporter north korea kim jong unat his fathers mausoleum, a birthday trubt. Even as the u. N. Accuses the kim regime of vast horrors going back decades deaths, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, Sexual Violence and forced abortions. There will be no excusing a failure of action because we didnt know. W
And a lot of lot of hollering and things like that going on. The incident so jarring, passengers say one woman hit the ceiling so hard it cracked the panel over her head. Severe turbulence rattled everyone on board the flight from denver to billings, montana. Five passengers were rushed to local hospitals. One remains in intensive care, the others were treated and release. One passenger says the turbulence appeared to have even taken the flight crew by surprise. I think they were trying to assess things themselves. They didnt offer any explanation because of what happened so quickly. If youve been through turbulence, you know what that is like. One passenger says that a woman called out for her baby which he took to indicate she had lost control of her infant. No warning at all. Thank you very much. So the big story of course is the weather. The winter that feels like it may never end is bringing another round of weather. This is look at the live snow coming down in new jersey. It has
Good evening. Im lester holt in for brian who will be back in new york on monday. Our top story tonight comes again from this part of the world where after days of antigovernment protests and bloodshed and growing international pressure, the government of ukraine has agreed to concessions, hoping to end the violence at a dangerous standoff thats lasted months. The white house welcomed the deal, but it could be seen as a setback here in neighboring russia which wants to keep ukraine in its circle of influence. President obama and putin spoke by phone about it at length today. Meantime tonight in the ukrainian capital, protesters continue their siege of independence square, where more than 70 people have died in the past 48 hours. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is there. Richard, whats the latest . Reporter good evening, lester. After so much bloodshed, a deal has been reached that could bring ukraine more democracy but it still needs to be implemented and the city remains
Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. Good evening. The olympic flame that burned brightly here for 17 days was extinguished just a few hours ago, bringing the 2014 winter games to a close. Sochis suitability as an olympic host city was questioned right up until opening day, mainly over the looming threat of domestic terror. But tonight, the russian organizers had reason to celebrate, punctuating the end of what turned out to be a secure and successful Olympic Games with a rousing, artistic, and whimsical closing ceremony, where sochi passed the torch to the site of the next winter olympics. Meantime, it was a busy day leading up to the end of these games with americans looking to close out these games on a high note. Chris jansing is with me. Chris . No doubt, lester. Team usa did it scoring a medal on the final day of these games. No one had more to celebrate than russia. They cleaned up at home after be
Everybody two seconds dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance. Through the Tuition Assistance program, every day mcdonalds helps more people go to college. Its part of our commitment to being americas best first job. Im yasmin vossoughian. New revelations shining a light on Michael Flynn and his ties to russia. Reports say flynn was warned by senior officials when the Trump Administration about potential risks of having contact with the Russian Ambassador. But he did not heed that warning. Also, hackers leak emails and sensitive documents from Emmanuel Macrons campaign with just hours to go before the final vote in the French Election. Could these hacks have a decisive outcome in this election as macron appears to be cruising to victory . And could it be the russians once again trying to meddle in another countrys election . Deja vu. Back here at home, the Health Care Battle heating