and will the supply chain crisis force some students to go hungry? this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone, from our los angeles studio tonight. few have served this country in and out of uniform in such distinguished roles as colin powell the country woke up this morning to news of his death, succumbing to complications of covid at age 84. a child of immigrants who rose above racial barriers to forge his own american dream even as he defended america and its ideals, as its top general, a national security adviser, a secretary of state, powell was respected by republicans and democrats, but ultimately resisted calls that he run for president. as a leader, he had his regrets, but he framed military and foreign policy challenges through a set of principals still widely quoted today. andrea mitchell tonight on the passing of general colin powell. reporter: he was the first black chairman of the joint chiefs leading the charge in desert storm o
interview. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. former-president trump is suing to keep his white house records secret. trump filing a lawsuit against the house january 6th committee and the national a archives, as you know, of course, is preparing to turn over a very long list of records from trump s presidency to the committee. after the biden administration refused to assert executive privilege on trump s behalf. now, trump lawyers went through it and are now specifically trying to block the release of 45 of those documents. we don t know exactly what s in them, why they don t want those out there. the suit calls the january 6th probe all in a, quote, vexatiocu illegal fishing expedition. it s an attempt by congress to get to the bottom of why trump s supporters attacked the capitol. 140 officers were injured that day. five people died in connection with what happened and we all need to know why. but the former presi
reporter: in massachusetts 150 members of the state police are resigning over their mandate as chicago prepares to suspend some of its officers. the rallies for ahmaud arbery killed after being followed by a father and son. the trial of the men accused of murdering him begins tomorrow. the video evidence that will play a key role in the case. nbc news exclusive. the widow of a police officer who took his own life after defending the capitol on january 6th speaking out. how she is still fighting for him. plus the show will go on. the late night deal that will keep hollywood going. good evening. we begin tonight with the international crisis in haiti. and the kidnapping saturday of 17 missionaries, 16 of them americans and one canadian. five of those being held are just children. the church group says they were in haiti to build an orphanage and he are asking for prayers tonight. amid political turmoil kidnappings have been on the rise in haiti this year and the u.s.
saturated from recent heavy rain. rob marciano timing it all out. the midair emergency. a bird strike shortly after takeoff forcing a southwest airlines plane bound for austin to instead make an emergency landing in fort lauderdale. gio benitez with late details. the crisis at the border. top u.s. officials head to mexico for major talks with the country s president about slowing the record migrant surge, as a caravan of thousands of migrants, some of them families with small children, make their way towards the u.s. border. and tonight, the urgent plea from the mayor of new york city. mireya villarreal reporting. the new fears of a wider war in the middle east. u.s. troops come under attack again in iraq. militants claiming responsibility for the latest drone strikes just days after the u.s. hit targets in iraq. and the urgent effort to free the hostages still held by hamas, some of them americans. president biden talking with leaders in the region. terry moran in wash
the president raised about tiktok. the new 3d images of the collapsed bridge in baltimore. what they reveal. the american tourists who say their cruise ship stranded them on an island off africa. their race to get back onboard. our nbc news exclusive. how a group in a dozen states is bringing the bible to school students. and the school heroes keeping music alive in l.a. schools, and the outpouring of support after an oscar-winning film. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. an unsettled night ahead for potentially 53 million people living in areas at risk from another night of severe weather. tonight, the cleanup is barely under way after violent weather barreled through parts of oklahoma, missouri, illinois, indiana, and kentucky, toppling trees and knocking off power across sections of the midwest and ohio valley. at least nine tornadoes were reported. tonight, the severe weather risk is spreading east, with 41 millio