Here are tonights headlines. With only a third of the search complete, the governor warning the death toll could double, as we learn the identities of some of the victims. Our new reporting about what went wrong here on maui. Nothing would make us more pleased if we couldnt go back in time and have a lot more protection from sirens. Norah we speak with lahaina residents who find themselves starting over from nothing. Everything is gone. Everything is to the ground. Norah and concern tonight about lahainas children. How many are among the missing . And the news of an Elementary School completely destroyed. The fire went through each building, so there is no windows, no doors, there is nothing left. The fire guys show up, and they dont have water. Norah the threat continues on maui as fires still burn in kula. A Georgia Grand Jury hands out the most sweeping indictment yet against former president donald trump. On charges he and 18 others engaged in criminal conspiracy, trying to undermi
this is an incredibly unforgiving environment down there. tornado terrace through a small town in texas causing significant damage. devastating through the whole community. storms bring large hail and severe flooding to colorado. it s my family. the mysterious identities of george santos bail backers in his criminal case had been revealed. why didn t you change the conditions of your bail or bond? their identities will be made public regardless. welcome back to the white house. india s prime minister meets with president biden at the white house. modi focused on the global challenges facing the two countries. e-cigarettes making unusually high number of children sick, with an increased number of calls to poison control. we ll tell you why. if you like a reclamation project, you ll love what paul orpello is overseeing at the hagley museum. no other postindustrial site reimagined in this way. a great story of resiliency. this whole hillside erupted ba
kills at least three. a little scary. norah: and parts of florida underwater after torrential rain. jurors have reached a guilty verdict in the synagogue shooting trial. i am feeling a sense of relief. the shooter is being held accountable for those awful acts. norah: attorney general merrick garland releases a scatt on the minneapolis police department following the death of george floyd. it is patterns and practices, investigation found the police department has a history of using excessive force and violating citizens and civil rights. norah: ups union workers got into strike. what it could mean for your packages. hundreds of thousands of ups union workers could walk off the job, making it the largest strike in u.s. history. norah: the whistle-blower who beat the pentagon papers exposing secrets about the vietnam war dies. tonight, a look at daniel ellsberg s legacy. at gm s milford proving ground outside detroit, the screens replace
a dog. yes. yes. he s going to beyes, back here. all right. py new thank you. happy happy new year, everyoneqt wow, it s been quite a year. cue the next show, 2024.02 a look back. yeah, it s been some year that 2024. they went so fast . well so let s look back, shall, ro we? well, first there s this. last year s new year s eve. i m not. i m bored. the maga in. yeah. ha ha ha. i didn t know. green day tribute were a thing.n and theow grey all appear tom middle aged. you go, girlsid. anyway, if there s one thing web learneoud about 2024 is that these so-called punks are about as punk as brit hume in leathe rther khakis. the real rebels don t mimic ese establishment. they actually threaten it like trump or vivek or yes even me. but the fact is, billie armstrong is about as rebellious as your 401k.hell , barbie has more than him. of course, that same night joe had to be reminded of his favorite food. i m curious what sort i menjo of holiday foods have you bee
there tonight. the idaho college murder suspect in court. why it could now take months for him to enter a plea. our nbc exclusive on the possible cause of a nationwide air travel meltdown. we ask secretary pete buttigieg how it could have happened in our one-on-one interview. what he told us. lisa marie presley, the daughter of elvis presley, rushed to the hospital. what we re l learning. and the big move in the burger wars. the beloved chain from out west finally heading back east. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening from washington, where in response to what he calls the extraordinary circumstances, attorney general merrick garland today named a special counsel to look into secret documents found in president biden s delaware home in addition to a washington office he used. extraordinary circumstances may be an understatement with one current and one former president entangled in questions over the alleged mishandling of sensitiv