up from academia. it happened at the universitye f of pittsburg pittsburh cathedral of learning, where a femaleemale studyh, was allegedl sexually assaulted during school hours. now, that s bad enought gets , but it horr gets worse. students, understandably horrified, demandeied demaaseddd security on campus at one anonymous student, created a petitiond that garnered six thousand signatures asking for more security cameras and more stringent id access passes. m the university quickly responded with an email from chc the vice chancelloc sar of public safety and emergency management. longer the title the old rule? the longer the title, the less they actually do in the email. the v.c promised they would be taking additional actions, and that would include increasing patrols and security shifts, meaning more cops. can you guess what happeneds han next? hint it always happens when common sense runs headfirst into the witless woke. stupid, destructive outrage. stupid, dest se
life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
it s not the chinese governmenii . it s nothims even vladimir putin himself the most diabolically evil man in history. no. ladies and gentlemen, this threat is worse than all ofe an that. and it s home grown,d ho as thes say in the horror movies. insid it s coming from inside the house. the single gravest threat tongle america today is republican voters. al vol 70 , five million of them. they are and destroyers of democracy. they must be stopped. that is the message ofhe joe biden s speech. just moments to go . you refer to maga forces apparently marshaling at red lobster near you, ready tod take over this country. nowlo tou to underscore how y joe biden means all of this, tonight s address in philadelphia is not being categorized as a campaign event ahead of the midterm elections.n feels about which is what it looks like.h ha no. instead, this speech hass th the full sponsorship of the white house. in other words, what joe biden is saying right now is the official position
crowds of protesters to send on that neighborhood chanting outside his home. and several demonstrations around the country turned violent this weekend following this up in court s decision to overturn roe v wade. a story of a tiny baby in tennessee born with serious heart trouble being denied a transplant allegedly based solely on his vaccination status . here to talk about the struggle of the little boy. we begin with that amtrak derailment in missouri. the very latest tonight. amtrak says going from los angeles to chicago derailed monday afternoon. it hit a dump truck blocking a public crossing. the missouri state highway patrol estimates 207 passengers on board as well as 14 crewmembers. estimates up to 50 people were hurt. video and pictures show that chaos after the crash, some of the train cars flipped on their side, passengers crawling out o them. listen to some people describe the terrifying experience. you heard a loud noise, and thought no, we hit something.
holiday. this is who we are. 246 years since the declaration of impotent pettus was signed, one part actively working to undermine half of the populations independents to make their own health care decisions. this time of year, we talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. what do those words mean to republicans who insist on controlling peoples bodies and denying them basic human dignity? joining us now is former congresswoman kendra horn from she s running for u.s. senate, and emlls the ceo of planned parenthood parenthood. thank you so much for joining. congresswoman, i would like to start with. you how dangerous is the situation for women in the swing states if republicans win the governor races? thank you for having me, i am glad to be here this evening. what we are talking about is a life threatening situation in oklahoma and trigger states, where we already living, myself, and all women in oklahoma, have lost the right to make our own health and reprod