announcer: this is “nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening terrifying images coming out of cuba tonight. a five-star hotel in downtown havana ripped by a massive and deadly explosion the death toll rising as rescuers search for the missing. dozens of injured were rushed to hospitals. cellphone video capturing the moment of the explosion as the saratoga hotel was quickly engulfed in smoke and dust its facade crumbled by the blast. cuban authorities tonight blaming the blast on a gas leak. the hotel once frequented by well heeled tourists and celebrities including some americans was closed for renovation. kerry sanders now with late developments. reporter: moments after the explosion, a witness began recording as the cloud of dust from the blast enveloped the streets of old havana. a witness points and yells, there s people alive, there s people alive! in the rubble another says, there s one, there s one! bystanders, police, firefighters began climbing over con
another virus? dr. ashish jha, the white house response coordinator, on all of this stop sign night. also as we come on the air, the tornado watches across nine states. severe storms, damaging winds. alerts from florida to virginia. then the northeast will feel this, too. rob marciano on the severe storms tonight and then what to expect on mother s day. the new turn tonight in the hunt for the escaped murder suspect and the corrections officer. where they found a car and what they believe because of where it was abandoned. and why did it take days to connect the dots on the car? tonight, the deadly explosion in a hotel in havana, cuba. emergency crews searching for more possible victims at this hour. the war in ukraine. 50 civilians, including children, evacuated tonight from that massive steel plant. and new reporting here on the u.s. intelligence that helped ukraine sink that russian ship. ian pannell from ukraine tonight. back here at home, the plane crashing in
virus in dr. ashish jha on all of this tonight. also as we come on the air, tornado watches across nine states. severe storm, damaging winds. alerts from florida to virginia. the northeast will feel this too. rob marciano on the severe storms tonight and what to expect on mother s day. the new turn tonight in the hunt for the escaped murder suspect and the corrections officer. where they found a car and what they believe because of where it was abandoned. why did it take days to connect the dots on the car? tonight, the deadly explosion in a hotel in havana, cuba. eight killed. police searching for more victims at this hour. the war in ukraine. 50 civilians, including children, evacuated tonight from the massive steel plant. and new reporting here on the u.s. intelligence that helped sink that russian ship. back here at home, the plane crashing in a houston neighborhood right next to a school, news from the scene. also tonight we have news on american jobs. the key
stephanie ruhle. house lawmakers and investigating the capitol riot have now heard from one of the highest profile witnesses so far. the former presidents eldest son donald trump jr.. according to a report, he appeared voluntarily before the january 6th committee yesterday. nbc news says he spent two hours with the panel via zoom. one source describing this session as pretty uneventful. he s the latest trump family member to testify. ivanka trump, jared kushner, and don junior s fiancée kimberly guilfoyle, have all spoken previously to the committee. also, there s brand-new audio of house republican leader kevin mccarthy. recorded on a call with other leaders of his caucus just two days after the riot. it was obtained by the new york times. in it, mccarthy called trump s actions atrocious and was looking for a reason to talk to president elect biden. but the president did is atrocious and totally wrong. we he should understand we are 12 days away. i think biden, if you hav
president trump was facing an important test. plus, new york to california. violence caught on camera. and a walgreens in san francisco that was targeted going viral. we began with a week that is rocking the supreme court. trace gallagher has more. good evening. the two big headlines released by john roberts are one, but the document is authentic but does not represent a final decision by the court and that he has directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation into the source. republicans on the house oversight committee went a step further, calling upon the department of justice to investigate, and mitch mcconnell said this. this should be investigated and punished to the fullest extent possible. the fullest extent possible. except it might not be very much, and here is why. doj investigations refer to classified documents, technically a supreme court draft opinion is not classified. some argue that there are several other potential violations of law, the