a puppet regime in ukraine. our team is on the ground from the capitol city, plus reporting from the white house. omicron may be declining in early-hit areas, but it s surging elsewhere, still overwhelming hospitals and staff nationwide. about 83% of icu beds now occupied. the debate over masks raging in school districts across the country. in virginia, a woman now charged after making comments about guns at a school board meeting, as new york and new jersey consider changing their mask guidance. tonight, that dangerous arctic blast menacing millions of americans and creating treacherous driving conditions. rob marciano standing by to time it all out. a wind-fueled wildfire forcing evacuations in california. what these raging flames in the winter could tell us about the impact of climate change on the state s fire season. americans feeling the financial squeeze on multiple fronts. the latest blow on wall street. stocks plunging, off to their worst start to a year sinc
her on what would have been her 100th birthday this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening we have been talking about this weather system since we last saw you on friday. and tonight it is still with us. winter weather alerts remain in effect across northern new england and the great lakes after the storm barrelled across and up the country as a major snow maker tens of thousands in its path are still without power tonight. the storm leaving double digit snow amounts in at least 11 states 27 inches reported in ashtabula, ohio. 22 in upstate new york des moines, iowa more than 14 inches, it s biggest snowstorm in more than a decade thousands of flights canceled over the weekend as snow, high winds and flooding took a toll from the carolinas into the northeast and now more brutal cold is on the way. emilie ikeda has the latest. reporter: chaos on the coast as a fierce winter storm brings a barrage of snow, freezing rain and high-powered winds this martin luth
hospitals admitting nearly ly 21,000 new patients every day. but signs of progress. states first hit with the surge now say they re turning the corner. dr. anthony fauci asked if omicron will mark the final wave of the pandemic. how he is responding tonight. and what a new study is now saying about the effectiveness of a possible fourth shot. new details about the tense 11-hour hostage standoff at a synagogue in texas. the rabbi describing the moment he threw a chair at the gunman to help the hostages make a run for the door. what authorities are now saying about the suspect, a british national. and tonight, homeland security and the fbi with a new warning to faith-based communities about the potential threats of more violence. on this day, celebrating dr. martin luther king jr., his family issuing a call to action for voting rights with the senate set to debate the issue tomorrow. dr. king s 13-year-old granddaughter calling out two democratic senators by name. rachel sc
good evening, mike. bret, good evening, governor glenn youngkin is clearly trying to set a tone here in virginia. taking action immediately on some of the key priorities he laid out during his campaign, promising change is coming. they see declining schools. they see violent crime reports dominating the news. and they see government failures and encroachments on their liberties. beyond his state of the commonwealth address, it has been a fast start for virginia s first republican governor elected in more than a decade. youngkin kin signed 11 executive actions on saturday day one. ending the covid-19 vaccine requirement for state employees and terminating the virginia parole board. others focused on education such as reversing mask requirements for children ending the use of divirve steps critical race theory asking the attorney general to investigate the sexual assault in loudoun county school. multiple school districts are pushing back in richmond and the northern virg
canceled, creating a real mess for air travelers. we have every angle covered. let s begin with polo sandoval from pittsburgh. you were with us last night. it was snowing. now the aftermath. reporter: to that point, too, poppy, when you and i last spoke on air, the snow portion of the event was just getting started in pittsburgh. now that we re joining you again, it seems we re bringing that chapter to a close. now is the next big challenge, which is to get as much snow as they can off these highways, off these side streets because of the concern with the forecast calling for an overnight low of about 1 degree later this week. the concern is much of this sort of slush that remains on the road could refreeze, create problems for a lot of folks obviously there this week. not just here in pittsburgh but the entire region is experiencing power outages, for example. look at the latest numbers we have. south carolina just under 30,000 power outages. neighboring north carolina, ab