Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbs nigt laey nec nigh kate snow. Good evening. A massive storm system over the center of the country brought misery to parts of 16 states this weekend. Late word tonight at least 12 now dead as a result of those storms. Rain and floods in the Mississippi River valley, tornadoes to the south, even blizzard conditions in parts of kansas. In texas, communities are mourning, and the damage from yesterdays storms is extensive. And today, another outbreak of at least 11 tornadoes across mississippi and alabama. The radar map shows the threat of tornadoes now moving east with another round of Severe Weather expected tomorrow in parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york. Our team is covering the latest from the region this evening. We begin with Gabe Gutierrez outside dallas. Gabe . Reporter kate, good evening. Authorities here spent the day urgently searching for more victims. Thousands of people are st
Just couldnt refuse. Earl today starts right now. Good morning im yasmin vossoughian. Im frances rivera. 13 people are dead after severe storms slammed the center of the country. This monster was caught on camera by Storm Chasers in east texas where it left a path of the destruction 35 miles long. The storm caused massive flooding in missouri and kansas. There were blizzard conditions in western kansas after the state was hit with a heavy spring snow. Nbcs jay gray is in missouri this morning. Whats the latest on these deadly storms . Reporter yeah. Frances this is the kind of devastation so many across the strike zone are dealing with. This building pushed off of its foundation and pulled apart by floodwaters. Look at this thing. Reporter a monster tornado. One of more than a dozen to strike this weekend part of a storm system that in other areas delivered flooding rains. Some of the flooding were seeing in parts of missouri has surpassed historic levels. Reporter soaking and swallowi
Nap before doing the afternoon show . No naps. I always say nobody should have to go to work before there is a starbucks in the neighborhood. Japans nikkei closed above 65. That was the First Time Since 2007. Weakestnese yen at its against the dollar in five years. Yen goes down, that is good for japanese exporters. 8 30 eastern, we have the initial jobless claims. It tells us a lot. On a weekly basis. It is only on bloomberg. Outside the u. S. , little boxing action in the u. K. The biggest shopping day of the year. It is always after christmas. Tom will be at bergdorfs. You will be at saks. Kohls . Me. O kohls for people of thousands of had to abandon their own christmas celebrations because of heavy rain. He Environmental Agency in the u. K. Warned flooding could get worse. Not everybody celebrating on boxing day. Check, there is some quiet before futures start trading. Do have a green screen to start off. S p futures almost three points up. They are gaining some momentum of the mor
Good morning to you. On a sunday morning, we are always glad that we have your company. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. Good morning. Lets talk about the deadlines and the deal making because lawmakers are facing both when they return to washington this week. The deadline, first. Avoiding a Government Shutdown by midnight on friday. That is when Congress Needs to get a spending bill to President Trumps desk. The question is will the president insist that bill include funding for his wall on the southern border . A new interview this morning. And in it, Homeland Security secretary john kelly tells our dana bash the wall is a priority for the president. Reporter lets start with the border wall with mexico and how it relates to keeping the government over. If congress doesnt send President Trump a government funding bill by midnight on friday, the government will run out of money and a shutdown would begin. So will the president go to the mat and insist on funding his border wall
Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. A massive storm system over the center of the country brought misery to parts of 16 states this weekend. Late word tonight at least 12 now dead as a result of those storms. Rain and floods in the Mississippi River valley, tornadoes to the south, even blizzard conditions in parts of kansas. In texas, communities are mourning, and the damage from yesterdays storms is extensive. And today, another outbreak of at least 11 tornadoes across mississippi and alabama. The radar map shows the threat of tornadoes now moving east with another round of Severe Weather expected tomorrow in parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york. Our team is covering the latest from the region this evening. We begin with Gabe Gutierrez outside dallas. Gabe . Reporter kate, good evening. Authorities here spent the day urgently searching for more victims. Thousands of people are sti