insurrection. the questions tonight, could it happen in other states, and will the supreme court weigh in? also tonight, the grim milestone in gaza. an estimated 20,000 now dead just as hopes grow for another cease-fire. the deal to free ten americans in a prisoner swap with venezuela and who the u.s. released in return. the powerful storm slamming the west coast while in the northeast, new rescues and evacuations days after that deadly storm. the christmas travel rush kicking off inside the tsa as they brace for massive numbers. our nbc news exclusive, the warning china s president gave to president biden at their summit last month about taiwan. nbc news investigates why patients are dying when they are not properly monitored. the lapses one woman says led to her husband s death. and the touching tributes at the secret christmas tree in central park. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. even as they tr
it is to rejoin horizon the european union s e95 billion science research programme, under what it calls a new bespoke agreement. it says it has secured new financial terms that protect the taxpayer. tensions following brexit saw britain locked out of the scheme, which allows companies and research institutions to apply for funding worth billions of euros. the uk says it will also nowjoin copernicus europe s earth observation programme. but it won tjoin the atomic energy programme euratom instead pursuing its own nuclear fusion research programme. the uk bus might take a minister welcomed the deal, and said this deal is a huge milestone from the uk, growing our economy. but the uk s opposition labour party has been pushing for the country to rejoin horizon. peter kyle is their science spokesman. the horizon programme is a e95 billion pool of resources which can bring different companies, different organisations, different research units together, but also governments,
justin trudeau, is in washington today for his first summit meeting with president trump. and adele triumphs with five awards at the grammys, then pays tribute to rival beyonce, who had been tipped to win the best album. my artist of my life is beyonce and this album for the lemonade album, was just so monumental. beyonce, so monumental. it s five o clock. our main story is the government s response to the latest evidence of failings in the prison system in england and wales. the justice secretary, liz truss, in her first major speech today on sentencing has said there can be no quick fix to reduce the prison population. she spoke as her officials launched an urgent investigation into evidence of security failings at the privately run northumberland prison, filmed by an undercover reporter from the bbc‘s panorama programme. he secretly recorded widespread drug abuse and major security lapses. our special correspondent ed thomas has more details. undercover in one of our b