in the sky whwhy the pentagon s warning tonight is not about alien life the severe weather threat across the plains millions facing high winds and large hail in the middle of the country. our series, climate challenge, the threat facing some endangered gentle giants of the sea, but also signs of hope and the official end of a bygone era, streaming giant netflix pulling the plug on its dvds by mail announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. they are the things that happen all the time, a mixed up address, pulling into the wrong driveway, or confusing one car from another, yet remarkably for a third time in a week, seemingly innocent moments of confusion have led to bloodshed from kansas city where a teen who approached the wrong doorstep is recovering from two bullet wounds, to new york state where a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot after the car she was in accidentally drove up the wrong driveway, and now in elgin, texas, a h
been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. and millions of catholics around the world prepare to say a final farewell at the funeral of pope benedict xvi. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can t function is embarassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refuse to back him. without a speaker the chamber is unable to swear in members, fill vital committee roles or adopt rules for passing legislation. let s speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. what has just happened, what is going on? good question. another rollercoaster david the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevi
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadn t seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder , with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70,000 occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut in the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and kramatorsk as well the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc s yogita limaye reports from the city. munitons expl
some of the nation s busiest airports many americans try to head home for the holidays we will have the latest on the travel delays. also this morning with a war still raging on in ukraine, ukraine s foreign minister is hoping peace talks by the end of february we will get expert analysis from the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass later this hour. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 27th, i m cori coffin in for jonathan lemire countless towns have still in the process of dealing with this weekend s massive winter storm at least 57 people have died nationwide from weather related emergencies this weekend, that includes 27 in western new york s erie county snow continued to fall in that region on monday and officials are expecting an additional 8 to 12 inches into this afternoon. an emergency driving ban remains in place in the buffalo area as authorities plead with residents to stay home so they can continue to
This is cnn Breaking News. We begin with Breaking News from hollywood. The Writers Guild of america says it has reached a tentative agreement with Major Television and film studios. That means that after nearly five months, the Writers Strike that brought the television and Film Industries to a standstill, could be coming to an end. Writers could return by thursday, before the terms are trat ratified. The use of Artificial Intelligence was reportedly one of the final sticking points. This could pave the way for hollywood to restart many productions that have been halted since may 2nd. Cnn media critic brian lowery joins me more from passenger. What more do we know about this . Did everyone get what they wanted . Well, we dont know the details. But they did put out a statement calling the deal exceptional and saying, basically, that there was something for everyone in the guild. Thats not a small thing. The guild represents a diverse collection of writers. Everything from veteran show r