An erupting volcano. Spewing ash and smoke 12,000 feet in the air. There are at least five dead and dozens injured, and there are americans who still have not been accounted for. It happened on new zealands white island. That is a popular tourist attraction where more than 10,000 people visit every year. And there are questions tonight about why people were allowed to set foot on one of new zealands most active volcanoes just weeks after geologists warned of volcanic unrest. Ian lee leads off our coverage tonight. Reporter the eruption sent violent clouds of pulverized clouds and steams into the mid afternoon sky. No. No, no, no, no, no. Reporter covering White Islands moonlight surface in more then a foot of ash. This webcam footage taken just beforehand shows a group of people exploring the topmost reaches of the volcano. Another group can be seen huddling on the shore below. Within minutes, First Responders navigated treacherous conditions to rescue 34 people. Many of those evacuate
hangs in the balance as the world turns away from performing animals. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. russia has announced that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. they were using himars rockets supplied by the us. it s the biggest death toll acknowledged by moscow for a single incident in the war, but ukraine says the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers. russian military commanders have been strongly criticised over the deaths. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the americans, but there was also a rare admission of casualties. translation:
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has made a rare acknowledgement that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. the strikes were carried out with himars rockets supplied by the us and destroyed a former school in the donetsk region, where the soldiers are said to have been temporarily deployed. several russian politicians have said commanders must be held to account for allowing such a large number of troops to be concentrated in an unprotected area. in ukraine, the country s armed forces say the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers, as our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega reports. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the ameri
we start with some breaking news. damar hamlin, an american football player for the buffalo bills is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing on the field. the incident happened in the game between his team and the cincinnati bengals. our reporter azadeh moshiri is here. what do we know so far? damar hamlin is only 2a and starting for the bangles this season as a replacement for another player suffered a neck injury and damar hamlin has stepped in. he collapsed to the ground and felt the ground after he tackled another player for the bangles and immediately afterwards received a attention, the nfl stuyven says he received it from its own medical team and local paramedics. they administered cpr and while later he was taken to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition. it was extremely difficult to watch but notjust the moment he collapsed, the horror on his teammates and the faces of the bengals when they realised what happened, many in tears, many gro
college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new year s eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critically injured in a snow plowing accident. what we re learning. and our tribute to a tv trailblazer. the legendary barbara walters. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is good to be back with you and happy new year. this holiday season that has seemingly been bookended with severe weather is spawning some new and dangerous threats tonight. as we come on the air, tornado watches are in effect, stretching from east texas to arkansas and louisiana. already we