signs of improvement in the icu after his cardiac arrest during a game two days ago. the growing tributes as the bills prepare to return to the field. the suspect in the murder of four idaho college students extradited from pennsylvania and the new body cam from the day he was pulled over twice weeks before his arrest. the stunning twist in the rescue of a family of four after their tesla plunged 250 feet off a cliff. police now saying it was no accident. and the mastermind in the varsity blues college admissions scandal sentenced today. how long he ll spend in prison. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. for a second day, the u.s. house of representatives has been effectively left paralyzed and leaderless and the man considered at the front of the line to become the speaker of a now majority republican house, kevin carthy, has faced a wash, rinse, repeat cycle of votes, each falling short of the numbers mccarthy needs to win the s
you. i m jim sciutto. a busy day on this monday. the first day of the new year. new details about the 19-year-old suspect who is accused of attacking three nypd officers in times square on new year s eve. we re learning he was interviewed by the fbi and also on a terrorist watch list. officials say in his diary he detailed a desire to join the taliban and to die a martyr. and the man arrested in connection with those brutal stabbing deaths of four idaho college students set to make his first court appearance. now his family is speaking out for the first time. i ve been in touch with his family. as you can imagine, the holidays brutal for them. the january 6th committee releasing a trove of new documents overnight detailing calls by president trump ahead of the insurrection. what sort of payment rudy giuliani requested for his post-election legal services and what the committee wanted to ask former chief of staff mark meadows in a deposition. more on that in a moment.
It began with a Defendant Flipping in the racketeering case against donald trump. Defendant ellis tearfully. We got a Bombshell Piece of news mark meadows has been granted immunity in special counsel jack smiths election interference case. Mr. Meadows reportedly told smiths team he long believed trump was dishonest about his claims he won the election, which is certainly something new. That report has not been confirmed by nbc news, and meadows lawyer is denying it so well have lot later in this hour. We start with the absolute debacle of republicans in the house of representatives, which is entering its fourth week fourth week without afo speakerf the house. Right now republicans are holding a vote Behind Closed Doors to choose their fourth nominee for speaker in less than two weeks. This morning after five rounds of voting behind cleeds doors, the party nominated its third speaker candidate, congressman tom emmer, and four hours later he dropped out the race. A source familiar with t
Secretary blinken tries to find Common Ground but agrees to the pause for the first time. We have to ask. Indeed, it must be asked. Where is the outrage . Where is the revulsion . Where is the rejection . Where is the explicit condemnation of these horrors . No member of this council, no nation in this entire body could or would tolerate the slaughter of its people. Another trump codefendant takes a plea deal, Pleading Guilty in the Georgia Election interference case. I believe in and i alue election integrity. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse. The former president comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen in civil court in new york. House republicans narrow their speaker search with no guarantee the next frontrunner will come close to the 217 votes needed, but now its head to head, just two men left standing. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Lets get the latest on capitol hill where the House Republican conference is in its fifth vot