Because effects are being felt on the other side of the u. S. As far off as new york. Charged with undermining National Security but a russian protest leader Maria Kolesnikov could go to prison for up to 5 years. And Japans Parliament picks the next Prime Minister if he days to his priorities include fighting the pandemic and reviving the economy. And timely harding with all of your sports news the former head of world athletics would mean diac has been sentenced to 2 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption well bring you more on that story later this news hour. Well a 2 pronged weather assault in the United States has people fleeing wildfires one part of the country and rushing to avoid severe flooding and another slow moving Hurricane Sandy has made landfall on the gulf coast threatening to unleash heavy rain and catastrophic flooding and another powerful storm is also brewing in the about to take her. And teddy could hit being the new to as an early as this weekend an
people who are rescuing animals from dangerously high waters. and eons disastrous aftermath. plus the supreme court s new term begins tomorrow with the new justice on the bench. some say that one of the cases on the docket could be the biggest threat to democracy since the january 6th insurrection. i ll go in-depth with the journalist who s been sounding the alarm about this case for months. later, we ve heard so many stories about election workers facing violent threats and false claims, would you believe, that actually inspired people to sign up to work holds? i ll speak live to someone who made that exact choice. good sunday morning to all of you. i m katie fang. we begin this hour right here in florida, where rescuers continue to search for survivors in the wake of hurricane ian. the death toll is tragically growing to 73 s search teams reach more areas of the community initially cut off, including in pine islands where our amazon news team got a closer look at the devast
with over 6.2 million people under a hurricane warning here. sandbags lining the charleston streets, the governor says he knows what is coming. and now, zooming out, still trying to comprehend the tol tolerating pain, and the death toll. and now, sanibel island is only reachable by boat, and city after city in florida decimated by hurricane ian. and in fort myers, decimated by heaps of concrete and debris and the people trying to pick up their lives and send help. we lost everything last night, everything. the family is okay, and the dogs are okay, and the parents are okay, and we have lost everything, and we have been in the house since 1987, and everything is gone, pictures, memories, everything. and now, going to charleston where the community is waiting, and we have miguel marcus there, and the high tide just as the hurricane is set to come ashore, and what are you seeing? yeah, it is pretty miserable right now, and this is the worst that we have seen. the winds are
also tonight, ukraine s stunning advances breaking through russia s front lines in regions the kremlin illegally annexed just days ago. new images of the horrors russians left behind. the highest-profile trial so far over january 6th now under way. how prosecutors say the far right oath keepers plotted an armed rebellion to keep donald trump in power. the scathing report on women s pro soccer. the systemic abuse and sexual misconduct it uncovered. the manhunt for a possible serial killer on the loose in northern california. the image of a person of interest police are searching for. and kim kardashian s trouble with the feds. why she s been fined more than $1 million. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. back tonight from florida, where the aftermath of hurricane ian grows steadily more grim. the storm-related death toll now reaching 104. 100 of those deaths in florida, at least four others in north carolina. hundreds hav
Trendy and art documentary firm interviews are standing goals with these nature installation. And energizing downs how a seventy nine year old d. J. Makes your contemporaries groovy. This week weve got a very special highlight for you on your maks our series wintry lights right now its getting dark a lot earlier in europe the perfect time to see some cities in a completely different light we kick off our European Tour off lighting displays in moscow its very cold in the russian capital at the moment but its worthwhile to dress warmly and paid a visit anyway the whole city center is illuminated the russians try to outdo themselves every year lets have a look at this wintery fairy tale. Winter days are short in moscow no wonder people in russias capital do Everything Possible to brighten things up a tough some fool thousands installations eliminate the city center with more than twenty million lights. Like in this pedestrians or. Piers but youre going to run across going the street we ha