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
contaminated waste over that train derailment that was sent to other places without warning. the famous creator of dilbert his shocking comments leading to hundreds of papers nationwide to pull the comic strict. plus, hours to liftoff. a new crew is headed to the international space station after mishaps in spaces on the space station. and the amazing celebration for a team manager who got his big moment on the court. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. that strong storm that dumped rain and snow on california is h heading east now the same scene across new mexico today 11 million people are at risk for wind gusts for 80 and 110 miles per hour, and tornadoes are likely across oklahoma. and in california, after historic snow, now raging rivers. the ground so saturated, rock slides are the concern, like this one northwest of l.a. dana griffin starts us off tonight. reporter: tonight, the remnants of a massive storm that battered the re
the occupied west bank that happening after jewish settlers rampaged through palestinian villages, killing one palestinian and injuring hundreds. the revenge attack sparked after a palestinian gunman killed two israelis on sunday back home, the epa has allowed norfolk southern to resume the removal of toxic train waste in ohio after officials said contaminated materials were sent to other states without warning. george solis is in east palestine reporter: tonight emotions still running high in east palestine, ohio. the most frustrating part is norfolk southern is making me question whether i m a good parent reporter: three weeks since the norfolk southern toxic train derailment sherese munyon, mother of two, says she s feeling trapped between a sea of information and instinct i have a 10-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son, and are they going to
the outbreak in the heartland. homes destroyed in oklahoma at least a dozen injured. and the new threat in the west after a blizzard struck california al roker is tracking it all for us. also tonight, the energy department reigniting the debate over the origin of covid. was it leaked from a lab in china what the white house is saying. the surging violence among israelis and palestinians now there s word that an american citizen is among the dead the epa allowing the removal of that toxic train waste to resume in ohio after other states said it was shipped to them without warning. where it will now be sent the defense in the alex murdaugh trial resting its case and will the jury be allowed to visit the murder scene what the judge ruled today. the dramatic bodycam. a home in new jersey exploding with firefighters inside. incredibly, all survived and they re helping families become more close-knit and inspiring america. announcer: this is
palestine and the surrounding community. because it means that the cleanup can continue at a rapid pace reporter: this latest development comes after officials just yesterday announced they were halting shipments of the toxic train waste to two epa-approved disposal sites in michigan and one in texas. will that continue in any capacity? is that material being vetted that material was already vetted they are not currently accepting anymore. reporter: still, wayne county michigan executive warren evans saying he felt blindsided by last week s arrival of tons of contaminated soil and water. the outward effect of it looks like that we re being sandbagged reporter: back in ohio today, east palestine residents stocked up on cases of free bottled water caravans rolling into town with other giveaways, including air filters. how many in your household? there s four of us. reporter: meanwhile, federal agencies say outreach efforts to address residents concerns will continue, but