chief of the faa i asked him why do these near misses seem to be happening so often. and the bakery helping young chefs rise to their full potential and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us we ll get to that major weather news in a few moments. but first, we want to bring you the latest in what we know about a dangerous aerial encounter in the sky today between the united states and russia the pentagon saying a russian fighter jet poured fuel on an unmanned american drone, then collided with it over the black sea. it sent the american aircraft into the water the confrontation escalating already high tensions between the countries which are telling different versions of today s event. courtney kube has the latest for us from the pentagon. reporter: the stunning showdown happening over the black sea near ukraine and russia when an unmanned american drone like this one called a reaper was c
toppled a tree on to this plow truck, landing two people into the hospital in connecticut, and sent tractor-trailers sliding in new hampshire. the snow is so, like, thick oh, god, it s terrible. reporter: after a weekend snowstorm in minnesota, employees scrambled to safety today when a mall roof collapsed. and across the country, a one-two punch as another storm funnels rain and snow to an already waterlogged california 26 million people there facing flood alerts overnight, remarkable rescues from rushing waters. firefighters say they pulled 11 people to safety in los angeles county unfortunately, don t know about the water coming down and how strong it can be. reporter: bicoastal threats bearing down in the final days of winter. emilie, looking here to the east, any sense when the power