in spirit. plus, celebrating orthodox christmas in ukraine. no cease-fire, but new american firepower heads to the front lines. i m ian lee in kyiv with ukraine being promised heavy weapons that the pentagon says can change the battlefield. weekend journal, a minnesota cancer survivor pays it back by sharing her hair. wow! and later, double duty on capitol hill. the four-day stalemate complicated lives and child care. challenging, but it s been fun. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. it took 15 ballots and heated moments, but tonight congress finally has a new house speaker. kevin mccarthy won early this morning, putting an end to days of raucous debate and a historic standoff with emboldened hard-line republicans. the gop s strife playing out for all to see and ending with arm twisting, flaring tempers and phone calls from former president donald trump. cbs christina ruffini leads us off with what happen
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
resign and a growing number of republicans after he lied about his background. speaker mccarthy asked today what will he do about santos? how he answered. damar hamlin now out of the hospital. what is the next step in his road to recovery? the new severe weather threat taking aim in california after storms left 18 dead. the stabbing rampage at a paris train station. was it a terrorist act? russian forces gaining ground in eastern ukraine as putin makes major military shake up. and the sudden death of an iconic rock guitarist. remembering the legendary jeff beck. good evening, everyone. this is what it looked like over the u.s. just before we came on the air tonight. aviation flight aware displaying planes currently in flight. this evening s busy skies and sharp contrast to what we were seeing 12 hours ago. after an early morning faa computer failure left departing domestic flights stuck at the gate across the country. the outage of the critical notification system
The number of americans killed in israel is rising. Here are tonights headlines. Israel launches a new seizure of gaza, as hamas threatens to kill hostages. The bloodshed continues after a deadly weekend, taking the lives of hundreds of israelis and palestinians. Our Holly Williams is near the front lines. We been hearing incoming rocket fire, forcing our team to scramble for cover just minutes ago. Norah the horror at a Music Festival. Overtaken by terror. More than 200 People Killed by hamas militants. Others taken hostage at gun gunpoint. Thats it. Im going to die. Speak with the u. S. Begins airlifting weapons and munitions to israel as u. S. Warships move into position off israels coas. And an american professor tells us he was on the phone with his daughter when she was killed. Go back to my country, my people. Protests from both sides. One side yelling free palestine. The other shouting terrorist. Norah you are inside with your kids and your huddled together. Yes. Norah where ar
Here are tonights headlines. As migrants illegally crossing the border near record levels and major American Cities struggled to handle the influx, the aboutface from the white house. As the Immigration Crisis grows, President Biden breaks a Campaign Promise, but insists he had no choice. I cant stop it. Ukrainian Officials Say dozens of people are dead after a Russian Missile hit a Village Store and cafe in eastern part of the country. Norah we are tracking Tropical Storm philippe as it moves up the atlantic. Where it could hit. Our 60 minutes interview with mark milley. What americas former top general tells us about President Bidens age. The dog days may be over here at the white house. Why President Bidens German Shepherd was removed from campus and what happens to the dog now . Norah the impact popular drugs like ozempic are having on Grocery Stores like walmart. The soldiers without voices. Our on the road tonight except the pain of army horses and the new ways they are being tre