chilling, new information about the capitol attack federal prosecutors citing strong evidence rioters intended to capture and assassinate elected officials. and new reporting on just how close the attackers came to vice president pence. inauguration lockdown, razor wire placed on fences around the capitol, the national mall shut down, and state capitols on high alert. president trump just five days left in office, what we ve learned about when and how he will leave the white house. and the restaurant hero, the secret note that led to the rescue of an 11-year-old boy. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone five weeks ago tonight, the future was finally looking brighter the first covid vaccine had just earned government approval, but getting the vaccine from the factory and warehouse into our arms has fallen far short of what we were told. as the worldwide death toll reaches 2 million, here in the u.s., injection plans are entan
- also guinea pigs. - also guinea pigs, ok. i m getting a theme going here. what else? but maybe it s much simpler than i m making it out to be. for inspiration, i ve turned to a particularly unfiltered bunch. ice cream and robots? ok, what else? - like, something like, something like a bird caucus. - like a bird caucus? - yeah! - i think a bird caucus sounds really interesting. i m not sure what that is. - [laughing] - i always say that! - [laughs] - oh, that made you happy! oh, my god, this is gonna be the greatest party ever. go! bird caucus? bird caucus. yeah. eureka! bird caucus. [nicky blitz blast off ] - getting too close, better pull on back - what if i travel the world, exploring what makes some places happier than others? - need a one-two. - i m looking at the ways that where we are. - yeah, i m a-comin , i m a-comin - affect who we are. - whoo, i m a-comin i m a-comin , yeah. - it s been said that the search for happiness is the chief sou
- thank you. - very excited. we re gonna go talk to people about happiness. - oh, oh, beautiful. you guys are going to like it. - are we gonna find some happiness here? - of course. - yeah? - i can feel it. - ok. - trust me. [chuckles] [horns honking] - if the point of this journey is to find happiness, i need to force myself out of my comfort zone. so i m visiting one of the statistically most optimistic countries on earth. this place is an avalanche of smiles and cheeriness. i well, i can t get past the feeling that all this positivity is gonna be the end of me. [nicky blitz blast off ] - getting too close, better pull on back what if i travel the world, - what if i travel the world, explain what makes some places happier than others? i m looking at the ways that where we are effect who we are. it has been said that [inaudible] is the chief force of unhappiness. well, that is okay. i m already unhappy, so i have nothing left to lose. holman le pen here s some
[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
the champions in scotland beaten in the lunchtime kick off at kilmarnock. also coming up on sportsday. leicester get off to a stormer as they come back to win their champions cup opener, with sale impressing in their first game as well. hello there and welcome along to the programme. and it could so well have been one of the upsets of the season. but manchester city found their way against strugglers luton at kenilworth road, to come from behind for victory. they were without striker erling haaland for today s game, he was missing with a foot injury. but the champions, as so often we ve seen, turned the match in the second half and ending the four game winless run of manager pep guardiola. natalie pirks reports. an unfamiliar venue with a familiar name missing. man city haven t played here since 98 and after four league games without a win, they d have to do it without erling haaland, missing with a foot injury. but look who was playing. rhodri was back and alarm bells we