you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in new york. it s here 6:00 here in the big apple, 3:00 p.m. in california. what s likely to be a long, sleepless night and soggy weekend lying ahead for much of monterey county. the county is the epicenter of catastrophic flooding in that state. these are new images of the levee that failed around midnight local time. mandatory evacuations are now under way in parts of the that county. a string of deadly storms has unleashed massive flooding across the central and northern portions of the state. at least two people have died in this most recent storm. this week s atmospheric river is the tenth to hit the state this winter. it s dropped more than a foot of rain in some areas and several feet of snow in others. let s begin in monterey county, the site of that levee breach. cnn s mike valerio is there. mike, the state of that breach, could this continue to dump more flooding into that area? what can you tell us? reporter: tha
presidential election results by former president trump and his allies. donald trump did not testify, but the grand jury believes some witnesses who did lied under oath. jonathan karl standing by. the major storm as we come on the air. tornado warnings in the south. 18 states on alert from mississippi to maine. severe storms, heavy snow, and rain. the system moving into the northeast tomorrow. rob marciano tracking it all. late word tonight, a police officer arrested for the deadly shooting of an unarmed man in louisiana. what the officer s body camera video shows after he responded to a domestic disturbance. new reporting tonight about the tragic shooting on the campus of michigan state university. authorities revealing the chilling two-page note written by the alleged gunman and listing other targets. frustrated residents demanding answers about the toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa on the ground today, trying to calm fears. some pe
the grand jury on donald trump s possible interference in the 2020 election. key parts of its report released today. what it says about possible perjury charges. the tornado threat in the south and the winter storms slamming the midwest. al roker is here. pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital. why he is seeking treatment. tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars. the potential danger with the self-driving system. a devastating diagnosis for bruce willis. what his family revealed today. and remembering an all-star catcher and hall of fame broadcaster. the legendary tim mccarver. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. today for the first time, president biden addressed in detail what is known about those three high-flying objects shot from the skies of north america last weekend, offering more about what they weren t than what they were. the president saying the objects are
of the american people. but make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. president joe biden addresses the chinese surveillance balloon and other objects shot down by the military in recent days. more of his comments and his message to beijing in just a moment. plus former president trump claims total exoneration following the partial release of a grand jury report on election interference in georgia. we ll explain why that s not even close to being true. and also ahead the latest update from the epa on the major ohio train derailment which is now a focus of many conspiracy theorists. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, folks. we made it. friday, february 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning in washington where president joe biden spoke extensively for the first time yesterday about his administration s decision to shoo
crohn s disease, et cetera. start at 45 to 76 for most people. get screened with a colonoscopy or there are other tests, ages 76 to 85, talk about whether you should be getting screened. all right. some good advice and guidance. thank you. it is the top of the o hare on cnn newsroom. i m bianna golodryga. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. president biden has finally addressed the national security mystery tens of thousands of feet in the skies. the three unidentified flying objects american fighter jets shot down last weekend. a move never seen before from the u.s. military. he spoke after days of bipartisan calls that he should share more with the american people about the concerns. the president says his experts do not think the aerial objects are chinese spy balloons like the one brought down off the coast of south carolina. he added the best guess since no debris has yet been recovered is that the mystery objects are tied to private research. i want t