in november, she closed the door for her restaurant for the second time and had to temporarily lay off most of her staff. but then, a lifeline reporter: if the form of 16, $1,200 checks for the workers struggling the most point. reporter: will you ever forget the reaction of those employees seeing those checks i will never forget it it was overwhelming with joy and relief. reporter: that money from chef andrew, his restaurant, slap fish is serving up the community s burger, the cost is whatever you can pay and the community has stepped up i was surprised by people s generosity the afternoo average donation for the burger was $30. to more than 400 individuals. iga s restaurant is now open again and all 42 of her workers are back reporter: what does it say about the community? the feeling that i am not alone. reporter: a lot of folks rooting for restaurant workers. if you would like to help, you can find out more about charitable organizations on our facebook
accusing the defense of lying about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor in the case, the defense saying willis financially benefitted from it. a former friend testifying that willis relationship began years before she acknowledged. ben willis accusing her of betraying their friendship. our team at the courthouse. also, mr. trump back in court in new york. when the judge has ordered his hush money trial to begin. the fbi informant charged with lying about president biden and his son hunter. could it impact the gop s impeachment push? new reporting in the deadly shooting at the kansas city chiefs parade. the dispute police say led to it. two juveniles in custody. the radio dj killed. more than 20 others injured. israeli forces raiding the main hospital in southern gaza, saying hamas used it as cover. inside smoke and chaos. and the doctor we ve been following finally getting out. the college basketball star caitlin clark. harry smith tonight on her sh
her attorney says school officials ignored. our nbc news reporting. the concerned texts the teacher sent to a loved one just before the shooting. the major winter storm moving into the northeast after a tornado outbreak left a trail of destruction farther south. al roker is here. president biden reversing course, now pledging the u.s. will send 31 abrams tanks to ukraine. so, what changed? just in, two years after he was suspended, facebook lifting its ban on donald trump. the dramatic video, a man with a long gun shooting up at a police helicopter. and the team of 25 performing a medical miracle for two infant twins. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and one of the country s most closely watched criminal cases today south carolina prosecutors began laying out their double murder case against alex murdaugh, prominent attorney and patriarch of a powerful charleston area family accused of murdering his wife and 22-year-old son.
new reports of deaths and buildings collapsing. the catholic bishop fatally shot in los angeles. there is word tonight of an arrest. what police are saying. the cross-country winter storm on the move with heavy snow and freezing rain. we re tracking it. the massive explosion in ohio just about 70 miles from the site of that toxic train derailment. what we re learning about injuries. former president jimmy carter in hospice care at his home. the tributes pouring in tonight. the big legal win for alec baldwin in the deadly rust shooting case. and the marine veteran who used his battlefield skills to reunite a girl and her beloved dog. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we have seen american presidents quietly slipping into war zones before, but never quite like what we saw today. americans waking up to news that president biden had arrived in the ukrainian capital of kyiv on an unannounced visit c