Which airlines are now saying is maskoptional. For weeks, ukrainian, u. S. , nato officials have all warned the russians were preparing for a renewed Military Offensive in the east. Now it seems the Battle For The Donbas Region has begun. According to ukraines top security official, a 300milelong front line, almost 500 kilometers, came under attack by Russian Forces monday, and for the most part, that Defensive Line held. The pentagon now believes 76 russian battalion tactical groups have been deployed in the south and the east. 11 added in the last few days alone. Each btg consists of up to 800 troops. That means Tens Of Thousands of russian soldiers. But ukraines president says despite being outnumbered and outgunned, his country will not give up without a fight. Translator no matter how many russian servicemen theyre bringing in, into that area, we will keep on fighting and defending, and we will be doing this daily. Its not just Eastern Ukraine being targeted. Western ukraine here
unprecedented case to the other one that s likely going to go in front of those nine justices. trump has been barred from the 2024 primary ballot after the state supreme court found he violated the 13th amendment s insurrectionist band. trump s lawyers taking of course the opposite approach straight to the court on this. we have cnn tracking both of these stories. walk us through the immunity issue, what we are expecting compared to what happened. donald trump headed to trial in march in the court in washington. the supreme court has to resolve, they are going to have to figure out whether donald trump is immune from going to trial beakers because he was trialed in the senate and acquitted there. before they can do that trial, someone will have to figure it out and it will be the supreme court. the justice department wants to skip the middle court and go to the supreme court straightaway. the supreme court is considering that, we have this new brief in from donald trump
life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
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