A key piece of smiths case, the Pressure Trump put on his Vice President , mike pence, including a call on Christmas Day asking mr. Pence not to certify the results. Mr. Trump allegedly telling pence, quote, youre too honest. How pence reacted today. Our team in washington and our legal analysts standing by. Also tonight, the scare on capitol hill. Staffers running out of the Senate Office building after reports of an active shooter. Police later giving the allclear. What happened . The gunman who killed 11 people at a pittsburgh synagogue sentenced to death for the worst antisemitic attack in u. S. History. The disturbing images, a cinder block cell in an oregon home. The fbi says a kidnapped woman was kept inside but made a dramatic escape. Tonight the plea to the public for help. Are there more victims . And visitors flocking to a zoo in china after this video exploded on social media. Is that a bear or a human in disguise . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good
saying, , some peoplple thouought the way i stand up looks too human, so i will stress again, i m a sun bear. bear in mind there is precededent for impopostors here.. like in 201313 when a chininese zoo was cacaught tryingng to pass offff a dog as a lion. experts say malayan sun bears with their colored chest fur are just smaller and slimmer than most other bears. the extra skin is a really important adaptation for sun bears to avoid predators. reporter: still, the zoo is in no rush to escape the spotlight. attendance is up 30% as visitors claw their way to bear witness to all the hype. janis mackey frayer, nbc news, beijing. i ll let you talk about it amongst yourselves because that s nightly news for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i m lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone.
that you can manufacture time. we were in a position and had the opportunity to give him another year to work toward achieving his goalal. the trend of red shirting in grade school is happening more and more. parents gaming the system so their kids could have a competitive edge. this little leaguer in west virginia held back by his dad. is that eveverything? helmet, glove, right? yep, it s in the bag. troy anthony repeated kindergarten. his father admits the boy s future as an athlete was key in making the decision. it s a pretty big factor. i d be lying if i said it wasn t. one concern with red shirting as it pertains to sports is that it sets a precededent for a kid to play and puts pressure on them to do something they might not want to o do. i hate to be cast as this sports villain. you know what i mean? if he chooses to be a participant in sports and wants to pursue sports, we want to give him an opportunity to excel in sports. i think i ve done that so far.