theme you re listening to right now on making history at this year s oscars announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we re glad you re with us tonight a double murder case that has drawn national attention with a prominent south carolina family at its center is inching toward its conclusion tonight with the prosecution resting its case against alex murdaugh, but not before the jury saw for itself the family property where the former attorney allegedly shot and killed his wife and son. the jury driven to the crime scene. later in the courtroom the lead prosecutor delivered his closing arguments telling jurors murdaugh was the only one with the motive, means, and opportunity to commit the murders, and painting murdaugh as someone whose financial misdeeds were about to be exposed and killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out. murdaugh has denied committing the murders. catie beck has more for us tonight reporter: alex murdaugh was l
the horrific images now emerging tonight. the video showing the moment of impact when those two trains collided on the same track in greece. now greece s deadliest train disaster ever. more than 40 people killed. tonight, you ll hear from survivors who crawled out of that train. and how those trains were barrelling toward each other for a full 12 minutes on the same tracks. marcus moore in greece tonight. here in the u.s., the tornado watch in effect as we come on the air tonight, as severe storms now race across the country. 100 million americans on alert for snow, damaging winds, and flooding. the threat of strong tornadoes tonight and tomorrow before this hits the northeast. creating a dangerous commute. rob marciano timing it all out. tonight, the arrest warrant for a college football star expected to be a top nfl draft pick. jalen carter facing charges linked to a deadly crash, killing a teammate and a staff member, hours after celebrating georgia s second straight n
greece. now greece s deadliest train disaster ever. more than 40 people killed. tonight, you ll hear from survivors who crawled out of that train. and how those trains were barrelling toward each other for a full 12 minutes on the same tracks. marcus moore in greece tonight. here in the u.s., the tornado watch in effect as we come on the air tonight, as severe storms now race across the country. 100 million americans on alert for snow, damaging winds, and flooding. the threat of strong tornadoes tonight and tomorrow before this hits the northeast. creating a dangerous commute. rob marciano timing it all out. tonight, the arrest warrant for a college football star expected to be a top nfl draft pick. jalen carter facing charges linked to a deadly crash, killing a teammate and a staff member, hours after celebrating georgia s second straight national championship. tonight, police just releasing surveillance video and 911 calls from that deadly crash. the dramatic move tod
congress. merrick garland answered questions about everything from gun violence to tech giants to child labor and much more. he gave an early sign that he would not go into detail about some of the justice department s most politically fraught investigations. that includes the classified dork found at the home of current and former president it requires as much as possible we speak to our work and our filings in court so we do not jeopardize the viability of our investigations and the civil liberties of our citizens. as expected, the attorney general received his toughest questions from republicans. texas senator ted cruz slammed garland for failing to arrest any protester opposed to the overturning of roe v. wade who demonstrated outside the homes of some supreme court justices. in my judgment, the department of justice has been politicized to the greatest extent i ve ever seen. i vigorously disagree. i believe the men and women of the department pursue their wor
nichols. the full videos, released last night, show five former memphis police officers repeatedly beating the 29 year old, and i want to warn you, what you re about to watch is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged reckless driving. police are then seen yanking nichols from his car, chasing, kicking him, using pepper spray and batons. nichols, unarmed, cries out for his mother at one point. he died from his injuries three days later in the hospital, and those videos sparking largely peaceful protests all across the country. earlier this week the five officers involved were charged with second degree murder, and now after this video has come out two officers from a different department who are also on scene that night have been put on leave pending an investigation into their conduct. cnn s boris sanchez breaks down these newly released videos. again, a warning for you, they re very graphic. reporter: tyre nichols sc