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personal mission and how it touches so many military families. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. i m craig melvin in for lester. believe it or not, in just three days we will celebrate the start of a new year. how we ring in 2018 will be shaped largely by things that happened in 2017. mass shootings nationwide and a suicide bombing attempt just steps away from where that iconic ball will drop are changing how law enforcement keeps everyone safe. we re not just talking about more officers on patrol and bomb-sniffing dogs. we start tonight with stephanie gosk at the site of america s biggest new year s eve party. reporter: tonight as the risers and barricades go up in times square, the new york police department announced it is taking new steps to protect the estimated 2 million people expected on new year s eve. as a result of the events of december 11th, we have prepared ta response to suicide bombers. reporter: the attempted suicide b ....
25-year-old man into custody charging him in connection with a deadly police shooting in kansas. investigators believe the man called 911 as a prank that ended with deadly consequences. all that plus lottery fever. last night s mega millions jackpot goes unclaimed again as tonight s power ball soars to nearly $400 million. ringo starr is set to receive a knight hood from the yee queen. ohio state buckeyes but it s the coin toss that people are talking about before the game. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today . thank you for joining us. this is it. this is the last saturday today of 2017. there are 31 days in december. we ve got one more day. let me tell you, it is so cold outside it almost hurts. it does. and your skin is so extra dry, everything that goes along. the meteorologist on the weather channel yesterday had the o ....
announcer: this is nightly news with kate snow. good evening. for the third day in a row, anti-government protesters took to the streets in iran in what appear to be the most widespread demonstrations since the government crushed a big reform movement in 2009. there was also a large pro-government rally in tehran today, and from florida, president trump weighed in, saying the world is watching. nbc s kelly o donnell is there with more. reporter: on the streets of iran s capital, days of public protest reached a boiling point, not seen for nearly a decade. the kindling to this show of anger and desperation is a poor economy, with few jobs and rising prices. brewing unrest that drew the attention of president trump s twitter feed. iranian government should respect their people s rights, including right to express themselves. the world is watching. echoing the president s message united nations. the longest suffering victims of iran s leaders are, in fact, its own ....
in california where recreational weed is now legal and start-ups are getting creative to cash in. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. there is no love lost between president trump and his former chief strategist steve bannon tonight after bannon was quoted in a forthcoming new tell-all book accusing the president s son of a treasonous act and suggesting the special counsel investigation may be on the right track. the book, based on 200 interviews, has president trump firing back saying bannon, who was one of the early architects of the trump presidency, has lost his mind. our peter alexander now with much more. reporter: tonight, explosive new claims from steve bannon insisting that controversial 2016 trump tower meeting between the president s son and a group of russians was treasonous and unpatriotic, noting trump jr., jared kushner and paul manafort, all in attendance, should have called the fbi immedia ....
full of lies. this morning, the author speaks out in a live interview. war on marijuana. the justice department ending the policy that paved the way for states to legalize pot. is there about to be a major crackdown? and what does it mean for states where weed is already legal? those stories, plus the health care for jeopardy! host al alex trebek, that has the game show on hold. a look at what to expect from this weekend s golden globes from seth meyers. and billion-dollar bonanza. get your tickets because this weekend, powerball and mega millions are worth a jaw-dropping $995 million combined, today, friday, january 5th, 2018. from nbc news, this is today, with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today. happy friday, you guys. thanks for joining us on this friday morning. we have an exclusive interview to get to. michael wolff, that wrote this book, fire and fury. it has washington talking and the who ....