his first classified briefing and his historic picks as he staffs up his administration the injury over the weekend he s recovering from and the two battlegrounds delivering a new blow today to president trump s legal fight. severe storms barrel through several states, tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rain al roker is here. cyber monday expected to be the biggest ever how to score deals all week long. plus, the shipping alert you need to know about. the man clinging to a capsized boat 86 miles off the coast. tonight how he survived messages to santa in the pandemic. what kids are really asking for this year this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone the specter of a covid surge on top of a surge is almost too much to imagine. but it s exactly what public health officials believe we may be in for as millions of americans return to their lives today, some likely bringing home from thanksgiving gatherings more than just family memories official
made an extraordinary contribution to move this country toward being a more perfect union. the film rustin is streaming now on netflix. please watch it. it s great. audra mcdonald and aml ameen, so honored to have both of you here today. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. hello on this monday. it is 10:00 eastern. happy caucus day. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. all eyes on iowa with the official start of the 2024 election season. republican candidates all making their final appeal to iowans ahead of tonight s gop caucuses. the caucuses will be called to order at 7:00 p.m. local time, 8:00 p.m. eastern. the vote will be held by secret ballot. our final nbc news des moines register poll shows donald trump maintaining his nearly 30-point lead over the rest of the field with a tight race for second place. one major and potentially dangerous obstacle stands in t
for your kids, only worse. it s the film that helped define the 19905 now train spotting returns for a new generation. foggy start for parts of the uk. carol has the weather. good morning. yes, we have dense fog, particularly across southern england. it is freezing fog thomas some will be slow to clear. for many, it will be dry with sunshine but i will have more details and 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. prime minister, theresa may will today introduce the government s vision for a more interventionist, industrial strategy for britain. the proposals will be unveiled at her first regional cabinet meeting, taking place in north west england. our industry correspondent john moylan has more. how can the government ensured that the economy is fit for the future. but the business secretary greg clark, places like this are part of the answer. it is a new automotive centre, backed by government and industry money, designed to keep our carmakers are firing on all c
ahead. first, driving tired can bejust as dangerous as string driving. a recent online survey of more than 1100 junior doctors, a1% admitted falling asleep behind the wheel following a night shift, so is it time we all woke up to the danger?” know of for colleagues who died within my first two years of qualifying. all were driving home after shifts. i have an 11-month-old daughter and i continually worry about having an accident.” daughter and i continually worry about having an accident. i was driving in the slow lane on the motorway, then woke up in the fast lane. these are genuine testimonies from junior doctors currently working in our nhs.” from junior doctors currently working in our nhs. i almost drove into the back of a lorry when i fell asleep briefly. i also drove up the curb, which woke me up. after seven consecutive nights, ifell asleep driving home and crashed my car into a concrete pillar. in the nhs as it is, there are greater pressures, fewer doctors and
welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. if you re suffering from extreme morning sickness or you have in the past, then do get in touch use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. did you consider a termination to stop the sickness? 0ne charity has told us that women have aborted their baby because the condition got so their baby because the condition got so bad. our top story today. victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some police forces in england and wales according to a report out this morning. her majesty s inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. it said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. here s our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. the cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. but are these vital community posts being eroded as forces jugg