From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. As we come on the air tonight, Southern States are bracing for yet another round of dangerous weather. 36 million americans are under some sort of storm threat tonight and this comes after tornadoes killed at least 18 people, newly updated number in georgia and mississippi over the past two days. Authorities confirming two of those just minutes ago. This afternoon, President Trump sent condolences and said he spoke to georgias governor, offering help from the federal government. It is still a dangerous situation and in the past few hours our reporters had to take cover including Gabe Gutierrez who joins us from adel, georgia. Reporter another line of thunderstorms roared through. Last night a tornado ripped this neighborhood apart and residents are still in shock as the full extent of the damage is still being tallied. Tonight new powerful storms are sweeping across the south. Look at the rain clouds strong motion. Reporter the latest this largest rainwrapped twister near albany, georgia. Hours after a devastating tornado ripped through the small town of adel. It was terrible. Awful. Reporter this woman barely escaped as her husband scrambled to pull their daughter to safety. I stood behind the door and the debris was coming through the front window. He went to her, she was screaming for him. And he was hollering for her. Right about the kitchen is where she went to get the stuff of of him. When he came out the get her, all of the stuff on the back of the house, the patio doors went through the house. Reporter in georgia at least 12 people are dead. I guess that house its gone. Reporter most of them killed in this mobile home park. Windows started shaking. My fiance woke me up and said we have to get the boys inside the bathroom now. He went back out because he heard someone yelling. Come to find out, our neighbors granddaughter had gotten thrown from her trailer into our yard. This is the most devastating thing i have ever been through. Reporter pounding rain, fierce winds and quarter sized hail knocked out power to thousands. The governor declaring a state of emergency. Its georgias deadliest storm since 2011. I mean, it was around here and it got thrown way and there, you know . So it was devastating. Reporter survivors astounded. Looking at pictures of their homes before and after. The air started to come in, air started to pick up the house. It started rolling. Reporter for them, the destruction here is hard to fathom. David gutierrez, nbc news, georgia. Im sarah dallof, hail, rain and tornadoes the south battered by a wide swath of severe storms. Oh, there it is. On the ground. Reporter in louisiana, one of several tornadoes caught on video. One twister sucking a man out of his home through the front door. Tossing him on to his lawn. He survived. And in hattie burg, mississippi, a path of a twister killed four. Shock and sadness on the ground. You see the doorway and like the hall. We were standing right there. Whenever it hit us. Reporter similar scenes in eastern texas. This house destroyed by another possible tornado. The homeowner inside somehow walking away unhurt. Damage saturday seen in neighborhood after neighborhood across the south. With winds up to 75 miles an hour in some parts. The National Weather service issued a rare high risk threat for the first time in two years. Affecting south georgia and north and central florida. Between the storms and an attempt to clean up, trees moved off power lines and homes in mobile, alabama. Picked up the roof off the garage. Reporter businesses take a direct hit. Strong winds overturned dozens of cars at this dealership. With more severe storms on the way, millions of people remain on edge. Bracing for what the next few hours may bring. This january is already above average for tornadic activity here in the south. And theres still a week to go. Kate . Sarah dallof, thank you. That same storm heading up the coast and by tomorrow its expected to bring heavy rain and winds to parts of the northeast with wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. Not a great start to the workweek, but the east coast is certainly not the only part of the country dealing with heavy weather tonight. Theres a massive storm pounding parts of the west including california where theres now a threat of mudslides. Joe fryer has more on that. Reporter like a water fall from the sky, rain is pounding Southern California tonight. Flooding and mudslide concerns are high for what could be the strongest storm what it in seven years. This city was scorched by wildfires last year and now its prompting evacuations. Though some dont want to leave. I never had to do this. We have our hands full up here. Reporter the storm system is dumping feet of snow in the mountains. Days of rain have already caused problems on the west coast. And arizona two men were rescued from a rental car swept away by rapidly rising waters. It swung us down and took us downstream pretty quick. Reporter tonight, you can see some neighborhoods are taking steps to protect themselves from the risk of surging mud and flash floods. Another concern powerful wind gusts. Kate . All right, thank you. Some breaking news now. In san antonio, texas, a shooting at a Shopping Mall there has left one person dead, at least six people injured. Police say the violence broke out during a robbery at a jewelry store. One suspect has been taken into custody. The search is on though for a possible second suspect. The mall was evacuated and many of the stores were locked down. It was a busy sunday for President Trump and his top aides including swearingins, thank yous and alternative facts used by counselor Kellyanne Conway this morning on meet the press. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is following it all and has the latest. Reporter assembled in the east room, another first. The president and Vice President of the united states. Reporter President Trumps most senior lifl white house staff surrounded by their families took an oath to serve the public. Please raise your right hand. Reporter in a reflective tone, the president acknowledged this traditional note left by president obama. Found this beautiful letter from president obama. Reporter left in the desk drawer for his successor on friday. It was really very nice of him to do that and we will cherish that. Reporter President Trump previewed his outreach to world leaders. Today a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu. This week, trump will host theresa may, leaders from canada and mexico coming soon. Trump says he will focus on trade deals. Were going to start some negotiations having to do with nafta. Anybody ever hear of nafta . Reporter a thank you reception for Law Enforcement in charge of inaugural security. The president spotted fbi director james comey across the room and said this. Hes become more famous than me. Reporter extending his hand to comey who became controversial in the handling of the email controversy. He did not combat about the crowd size. I get this network, i showed an empty field. It said we drew 250,000 people. Reporter but on meet the press, Kellyanne Conway defended the press secretary who gave inaccurate information from the Briefing Room saturday. Why did he do that . It undermines the credibility of the entire White House Press office no it doesnt. Do so overly dramatic about it, chuck. Youre saying its a falsehood. Theyre giving sean spicer the press secretary gave alternative facts to that. Wait a minute, alternative facts alternative facts, the one thing he got right was zeke miller, four of the five facts he uttered were not true. Alternative facts are not facts. Theyre falsehoods. Reporter tomorrow President Trumps choice to be cia director mike pompeo is expected to be confirmed by the senate. Today happens to be the wedding anniversary of donald and melania trump, 12 years. After spending the weekend together in the white house, mrs. Trump and son barron are headed back to new york where he goes to school tomorrow. What a way to mark an anniversary. Kelly odonnell, thanks. In a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu today, trump said peace with the palestinians can only be negotiated between the two parties. The white house will work closely with israel on that goal and a more immediate issue, President Trumps promise to move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. Something his administration has is now discussing in which the palestinians are warning against. Matt bradley reports from israel. Reporter its a holy city. A focal point for three major religions and the declared capital for both israelis and the palestinians. But the u. S. Doesnt recognize jurisdiction legal as a capital for either people. And no country has an embassy there. Under president donald trump, that might be about to change. We will move the American Embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people, jerusalem. Reporter moving the embassy from tel aviv would be a symbolic gesture. With very serious, real world consequences. Its been more than 20 years since the u. S. Congress passed a law relocating the u. S. Embassy here to jerusalem. A few president s have pledged to follow through, but so far each one has deferred the move. Both bill clinton and george w. Bush promised to move the embassy during their campaigns before backing away. Mr. Trumps comments have already sparked protests. If he follows through, palestinian firms said theyll withdraw their recognition of israel. They say that the city contains some of the most important pilgrimage sites in christianity and islam. My message is dont do it. Because its not going to have nice consequences on the political track. Reporter but israelis say jerusalem has been the jewish capital for thousands of years and fear of violence wont change that. It is a symbol to follow up with the reality that we live in and its aligned with our history. For me, its just do what we need to do. Reporter moving the embassy could set peace talks back decades. Many fear it would inflame a volatile situation. Matt bradley, nbc news, jerusalem. When u. S. Intelligence agencies concluded that russia tried to influence the u. S. Election to help donald trump win, they cited russia today, a Television Network funded by the kremlin thats been called a propaganda outlet for the russian government. In moscow, Richard Engel sat down with its top editor. Reporter here in russia, President Trumps inauguration was cause for celebration. Thats no surprise to u. S. Intelligence agencies who claim moscow put considerable efforts into helping him win the election. And allege that the chief editor of russia today or rt played a key role. Well, most of that criticism makes me laugh really. Intelligence officials have said that rt worked hand in glove with hackers and the government to change the impact impact the u. S. Elections on putins orders. Did you read that report . Yes. Its as much sad as laughable. Reporter the specific 25 page report shes talking about was released by the u. S. Director of national intelligence. It mentioned her by name 27 times. It described rt funded by the kremlin as part of a triangle moscow set up to discredit Hillary Clinton and help donald trump. With hackers stealing information, wikileaks spreading it around and rt fanning the flames with negative coverage of clinton. No serious person who knows anything about the world really, who knows how it works and who has real information, real data, who can use internet for gods sake would ever believe that. Seriously. Reporter although rt isnt watched widely in the united states, its reports are pick up by other News Agencies and spread on social media where she is taking the allegations against her as a badge of honor, starring in a tongue in cheek viral video living up to all shes accused of and more. U. S. Intelligence has released no evidence that the tactics helped the president win. Richard engel, nbc news, moscow. Still ahead, improving relations knowing where you stand. Its never been easier. Except when it comes to your retirement plan. But at fidelity, were making Retirement Planning clearer. And it all starts with getting your Fidelity Retirement score. 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