classified documents, less than a dozen from his time as vf found at his former office days before the mid-terms. why weren t they disclosed before now? the calls from the gop for a full investigation. the former top trump organization executive sentenced for his role in a 15-yearlong tax scheme. how long he ll spend behind bars. rushing gaining ground in the fierce battle for a strategic city in eastern ukraine and why some ukrainian troops may be coming to the u.s. students on edge as they return to the university of idaho less than two weeks after a suspect was arrested for the murders there. and tonight s mega millions jackpot more than a billion dollars. why have the prizes gotten so big lately? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. there are few corners of the massive state of california not feeling the impact of the relentless line of storms that have been hammering golden state residents for days leaving at least 17 people d
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you blame the russian soldiers and putin. what did you think of russians before this? since 2014, i felt they were bastards but i didn t want to believe in that. 2014 was the year russia invaded and annexed crimea. 2022, the rest of ukraine came under attack. why do you think the russians hit this hotel? i can t explain this, there were no military, no mercenaries, no terrorists, no ukrainian nazis. there was no one like that here. will russians ever be allowed to come back here and stay at this seaside resort? i can only allow them to come back if they re taken prisoner and forced to rebuild. and jake, you will hear this time and time again. this place, odesa, there were many people who were very close to russia and had very friendly ties, from tourism companies that made tons of money on russian tourists, to the mayor himself, who was a part of a russian party, if you will, a pro-russian party. but more and more, as this place keeps getting hit, that sentiment has changed a
wall, disaster costs for 2022 easily exceed $165 billion. climate change is warming the whole planet and that includes the atmosphere and the ocean. what that means for us is that the atmosphere is able to hold more moisture, so these storms can be bigger. reporter: tonight our changing planet as our new normal becomes even more extreme. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. let s turn to our other big story tonight. president biden facing criticism over his handling of classified documents following the white house disclosure that they were discovered in a private office he used after he was vice president. kristen welker has late details. reporter: tonight president biden at a mexico summit defending his handling of classified documents after that stunning white house admission they were found inside mr. biden s private office space at his washington think tank. people know i take classified
there s enough water to fight what is now the largest wildfire in new mexico s history. now, the governor asked the federal government to cover 100% of disaster costs, including compensation for the farmers, due in part because of a prescribed burn set by the u.s. forest service that has really increased the severity of these wildfires, don. rene, thank you so much. and thank you for watching, everyone. our coverage continues. another crazy day? of course you re a cio in 2022.