the death toll from the russian missile attack on the apartment building in dnipro, ukraine, a rising. ukrainian officials say the total number of people killed now stands at 44. earlier this morning ukraine s first lady olena zelenska speaking in davos condemning russia for the senseless murder of civilians. translator: there is nothing off limits for russia. this missile was built to destroy aircraft carriers and was used against the civilian infrastructure. these ordinary people at home on a saturday, that s enough reason for russia to skill. we will take you live to the site of that atrocity where search and rescue efforts are ongoing. here in the u.s. several meetings are happening today. president biden hosts the dutch prime minister at the white house, secretary of state antony blinken meets his uk counterpart in a high-level delegation from the united states is in kyiv at this very moment. all this as russia says it is planning to increase troop levels. we a
how close they came to catastrophe. you ll hear the urgent calls from air traffic control. the black boxes found after the passenger plane crash that killed at least 69 in nepal. the final moments caught on camera. the search tonight for answers. the death toll growing in one of the worst russian strikes on civilians since the war in ukraine began. italy s most wanted man captured. how a notorious mafia boss was found hiding in plain sight after 30 years on the run. and honoring a civil rights icon. the images from across the country on this martin luther king jr. day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. california tonight suffering the effects of its tenth consecutive storm. weeks of rain from an atmospheric river undermining roads. some crumbling right before the eyes of horrified onlookers. saturated hillsides turning to mudslides. the round of storms now blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people. search and rescue
passenger on board. and, that shocking video from inside a passenger plane as it crashes. what could have caused the air disaster that killed dozens? protests in memphis, after a traffic stop turned deadly. we want the officers to be charged with murder. o donnell: tonight, the growing outrage. with tens of millions of americans taking part in dry january, our health watch tonight on the disturbing rise in alcohol-related illnesses. and, on this martin luther king jr. day, the civil rights leader in his own words. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight, we are learning more about the investigation into that near collision of two passenger planes at j.f.k. airport in new york, putting the lives of more than 300 people at rsk. plus, one of the deadliest days for civilians in ukraine since the wa
another plane suddenly in its past. gio benitez standing by. the major storm hitting the west at this hour. the last in a brutal pattern of extreme weather. los angeles with more rain this month than all of last year. the new system moving coast to coast now, reaching the east by thursday. ginger zee timing it all out. the war in ukraine. the death toll rising from a russian missile strike on an apartment building in dnipro. at least 40 people killed, a dozen missing. while the u.s. is now training ukrainian forces here on american soil. matt gutman on the ground. news on the chilling plane crash in nepal, killing at least 69 people. authorities recovering the black boxes from the crash site. italy s most wanted mafia boss behind bars tonight after 30 years in hiding. back in the u.s., a university of alabama basketball player charged with murder, allegedly firing into a car near campus, killing a woman in the passenger seat. his coach coming before the cameras toda
tournament gets under way with novak djokovic chasing a tenth title a year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s a newsday. hello and welcome. we begin in nepal, where a day of mourning will be observed after officials say at least 68 people have died in a plane crash in the central part of the country. there were 72 people on board the aircraft, which came down just a mile from its destination. the plane was operated by yeti airlines and was flying from kathmandu airport to the tourist town of pokhara. it came down in the gorge of seti, a mile from the runway at pokhara airport. from kathmandu, our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes befor