a tragic irony unfolding in mississippi where just days ago record rains inundated the jackson area yet tonight that city finds itself in desperate need of usable water after failure of the main treatment plant. governor tate reeves declaring a state of emergency, saying the city cannot produce enough water to meet other critical needs and imploring residents to not drink this water tonight officials are struggling to distribute bottled water to the estimated 180,000 people affected as we reported last night, the jackson area has suffered water infrastructure issues for years most recently, boil-water notices have been in effect. the crisis now worsened by the recent floodwaters, and it is raining there again tonight. nbc is in jackson. reporter: tonight, a race to distribute water in jackson, mississippi. cars lined up for miles outside distribution centers full of locals hoping for water who left empty-handed after the supply quickly ran out. the water that they are giv
iran, planning to use them in ukraine, which has also had its own success using drones meanwhile, inspectors with the international atomic energy agency arrived in kyiv, making their way to the russian held zaporizhzhia nuclear plant tomorrow to assess safety at the plant, where there are fears nearby attacks could spark a nuclear disaster both russia and ukraine blaming each other for the recent violence there you cannot have a military occupying a power plant. reporter: today we spoke to u.s. senators rob portman and amy klobuchar, here to show bipartisan support for ukraine. this is all about nuclear safety and that would make a big difference to get this area off of the wartime grid and back in the hands of those that know how to run it reporter: now the european union is sending 5 million iodine tablets for residents bracing for the worst. lester megan fitzgerald, thank you. and as russia s war with ukraine grinds on, there is a
crisis. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening we have been following a bizarre and unfolding drama in michigan today involving the parents of a 15-year-old suspected school shooter. tonight the oakland county sheriff says a fugitive man hunt is underway for those parents who, in an unprecedented move, were charged earlier in the day with involuntary manslaughter they re accused of providing the weapon their son allegedly used to kill four students at oxford high school on tuesday. the teen, ethan crumbley, remains in custody. facing murder and terrorism charges. his parents, however, no shows at their scheduled arraignment this afternoon the prosecutor meantime laying out in unusual detail what she says were chilling signs the teen was at risk of turning violent. megan fitzgerald has the breaking details reporter: tonight the parents of accused school shooter ethan crumbley are about to
school superintendent responding to criticism the school should have done more. there has been a lot of talk about the student that was apprehended, that he was, you know, called up to the office no discipline was warranted. reporter: but tonight the prosecutor telling us school officials could take still face charges if the school took actions, would four kids be dead i think that s really obvious is if he had been removed from school at that time, you wouldn t have had that situation. megan, what do we know about the whereabouts of the parents tonight? reporter: lester, the sheriff says they haven t turned themselves in. the attorney says they left for their own safety and they re on their way back meanwhile, the prosecutor says these charges should send a message to gun owners that if they don t uphold their responsibilities, there is criminal consequences. lester megan fitzgerald tonight. thank you. let me bring in justice correspondent
holidays if precautions are taken. among the most important, knowing what to do if you wake up feeling unwell before a gathering the bottom line is if you don t feel well, if you can t get tested, if you can t be sure that you don t have covid, you just might want to sit this one out. reporter: tonight pandemic precautions as so many americans navigate thanksgiving with family again. i got to tell you, miguel, a year ago we were being discouraged from family gatherings and now officials kind of giving the okay it is going to be odd for a lot of folks. reporter: yeah, it is, lester but perhaps most notable, 6 out of 10 adults in the u.s. are now fully vaccinated and booster shots available to everyone 18 and over who has been fully inoculated for six months while cases are rising, for the vaccinated, there is protection lester all right miguel, thank you for that more stories of heartbreak but also survival tonight from waukesha, wisconsin after that car attack on a christma