2023. Tonight, were coming to you from times square in the heart of new york city. For so many, this is the place where new years begins and ends. Im tom yum. We fake you for joining us tonight. Were covering the top ten stories from this eventful year. Plus, look at the people in trends which to find the last 12 months. As we look to close the chapter in 2023, we take a look back at the air that was. Heres nbcs joe fryer. How do you define a year like 2023 . Was that the year of the strike . [crowd chanting] or year of the swift . Didnt offer a glimpse of the future with the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence and the Weight Loss Drug ozempic . Or a Blast From The Past . Hi barbie i can with the pink coated resurgence of a classic doll. Was it the year a speaker was booted, or simply a prelude to 2024 . The Campaign Trail lined with pit stops in the courtroom. 2024 you can be defined in so many ways. So much of the world, it was a year headlined by war in the middle east. Major Brea
afternoon to you. i m yasmin vossoughian on a very big saturday afternoon. we are following some major breaking news this hour out of memphis. 24 people are dead or as tornadoes ripped through the states. we are live on the ground, a deadly scene in pennsylvania after an explosion at a chocolate factory. we are also following the developments in the strikes and counterstrikes between the u.s. and iranian-backed syria. and, we are just hours away from $1 trump rally in texas. that comes as a potential indictment hangs over his head and it is happening in a place that has become sacred ground for some of the worst extremists in the republican party, more on that. we want to begin in a state of emergency. the tornado break that has killed over 24 people. teams are working to look for survivors across multiple counties devastated. the town is getting particularly hard. dozens of buildings collapsed there. biden releasing a statement saying that he and the first lady are praying f
indictment hangs over his head and it is happening in a place that has become sacred ground for some of the worst extremists in the republican party, more on that. we want to begin in a state of emergency. the tornado break that has killed over 24 people. teams are working to look for survivors across multiple counties devastated. the town is getting particularly hard. dozens of buildings collapsed there. biden releasing a statement saying that he and the first lady are praying for those who have lost loved ones and also offering support for recovery efforts. we re gonna have a live report from nbc in just a moment. but i do want to start with jared brown, a leader who is a members are working to assist with recovery efforts. thank you for joining us on this. we appreciate it. i know you and other folks that you work with are incredibly busy right about now.
government between the liberal democrats and the conservatives. tamron. dawna, thank you. back to the plains and deadly string of tornadoes that killed at least five people in oklahoma. police officers in oklahoma city have closed off four neighborhoods. they say gas leaks, downed power lines and debris on the ground made it too dangerous for people to be there. meantime we are learning more about an amazing rescue of a family of four found in an underground shelter. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel in norman, oklahoma, with the latest on the storms and more details of the rescues. reporter: hi, tamron. it was the biggest tornado break in just over a year yesterday across kansas and oklahoma. three dozen twisters leaving a path of destruction. the hardest hit area here in the metro oklahoma city area. none for tornadoes. in fact, the most prone tornado city on the planet. yesterday they came through town around dinnertime. one came through the subdivision on the south side
happening today. and our affiliate in memphis, important because even though the rain pushed further east, we have new information for you. storm prediction center has upgraded the risk for tornadoes and severe weather including the city of memphis. you can see here, from moderate to high. that s important to note. in a means there s a 30% chance we could see a tornado break out in the a 25-mile radius of the area highlighted in pink here, through parts of arkansas as well, tennessee and northern mississippi. also tracking a threat of flooding in memphis. doppler estimates one top three inches of rain on the ground. so the flood watches and warnings for tennessee into missouri and kentucky as well, it s going to about tough day. make sure your noaa radio is on and working. more coming up on saturday morning. ng, itching eyes kept you from our favorite stream. the one that runs through a field where pollen floats through the air. but now, with the strength of 24-hour zyrtec® to relie