hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. police in northern india have said at least 200 people are still missing after a glacier broke free and smashed into a hydroelectric dam. one witness said a wall of water and rock sped down the river so quickly there was no time to sound the alarm. a massive rescue operation is taking place and survivors have been pulled from under the mud and rubble. it happened in uttara khand state on the dhauli ganga river in the district of chamoli. our delhi correspondent rajini vaidyanthan reports this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: i witnessed something that looked like a scene from a bollywood film. i ve never seen anything like it. about 50 100 people were running for their lives, but couldn t be saved. and they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. peop
outburst that was ongoing, christina. a very dangerous situation. officials were able to get it under control this morning in the city of st. louis. a very upset an irate inmate attacked an officer early this morning and everything escalated romare bearden take a look at this disturbing video. authorities say the inmate attacked the guard and the guard was jumped by other detainees. nobody was able to break free from this jail by 115 inmates did take part in the chaos breaking out windows setting fires and throwing things on the fourth floor of the building. this is what people could see from outside the jail. this facility is located in downtown st. louis near other businesses like the city hall in a stadium where the cardinals play in several new stations. as for the correctional officer who was attacked, he went to the hospital for some injuries. he was pretty banged up but he has since been released so some good news there. eric and arthel. eric: meanwhile in terms of t
statement that reads in part, president trump s popularity has never been stronger than it is today and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time. three weeks and a day. that s how little time it took for the party to rush back into the arms of the man who egged on the violent mob that descended on the capitol, smashed windows, beat police officers, bludgeoned one to death, while looking for lawmakers to capture or kill including the former vice president. five people died in the attack. at least two police officers have since died by suicide. two weeks and a day, the house voted to impeach the ex-president a second time. and the man who posed smiling today at mar-a-lago said this. the president bears responsibility for wednesday s attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action by president trump. accept his share of responsibility, quell the bre
despite urgent warnings, people are traveling this holiday week at the highest levels since march, more than 1 million flying in just 1 day tonight the parts of the country most at risk as hospitals see more record numbers. the search for solutions. how to keep schools open safely. why some are succeeding even as the pandemic grows. the big new recall by gm, almost 6 million vehicles could be on the road with dangerous airbags. which models are affected and holiday displays for our times, my report honoring the heroes on the front lines. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone there is breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the government s general services administration is for the first time acknowledging joe biden s win for president. notifying the president-elect that the formal and official transfer of power can begin. the decision comes more than two weeks after biden was projected as the winner and after a series of legal an
good evening. if you were wondering how long a disgraced ex-president has to wait to be forgiven these days after inciting a deadly insurrection against the seat of democracy in hopes of overturning the election he lost, the answer is three weeks and a day. that s how long it took house minority leader kevin mccarthy to make the pilgrimage to mar-a-lago and pay his respects to the former president. he went on his own initiative to talk strategy about taking back the house in 2022. he also went to try to make sure he would stay in the president s good graces, it seems. the ex-president s political action committee put out a statement that reads in part, president trump s popularity has never been stronger than it is today and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time. three weeks and a day. that s how little time it took for the party to rush back into the arms of the man who egged on the violent mob that descended on the capitol, smashed windows, b