looking back at the that was and what it can tell us about where we are heading next. up first, from the world at war, to female change-makers. and the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. how the biggest stories this year will shape our world next year. it feels like it has been one of those perfect storm years where everything is just piled on, one after another. also, this hour, freedom calling. we re-visit my unprecedented interview with iranian american implement, inside the infamous prison. i know what it feels like to be left behind. and i wouldn t wish it upon my worst enemy. then the citizen soldiers of ukraine s drone school. taking the fight right to the russians. and, swapping presidential palaces for planet earth. why the great outdoors is yo-yo ma s most rewarding setting ever. the time that i spend in nature is what brings me back to something much bigger than myself. welcome to the program, everyone. i m christiane amanpour in london. mu
new reports of deaths and buildings collapsing. the catholic bishop fatally shot in los angeles. there is word tonight of an arrest. what police are saying. the cross-country winter storm on the move with heavy snow and freezing rain. we re tracking it. the massive explosion in ohio just about 70 miles from the site of that toxic train derailment. what we re learning about injuries. former president jimmy carter in hospice care at his home. the tributes pouring in tonight. the big legal win for alec baldwin in the deadly rust shooting case. and the marine veteran who used his battlefield skills to reunite a girl and her beloved dog. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for joining us. we have seen american presidents quietly slipping into war zones before, but never quite like what we saw today. americans waking up to news that president biden had arrived in the ukrainian capital of kyiv on an unannounced visit c
outfront next, pence subpoenaed. the special counsel investigating trump s efforts to overturn the election making a major move tonight. will pence cooperate. plus, new reporting. biden has a new obsession. the president zeroing in on a certain republican. and senator john fetterman still hospitalized tonight after feeling lightheaded. it comes after fetterman suffered a massive stroke last year. fellow stroke survivor randy travis is outfront tonight to talk about his road to recovery. let s go outfront. good evening. welcome to all. this is a special edition of outfront. i m erin burnett. new tonight, the special counsel with a major move. former vice president mike pence has been subpoenaed. special counsel jack smith calling in pence has part of his criminal investigation into trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. of course pence was there that day and in all the days before and after. and on that day, the mob threatened to hang him. remember that? and he w
in what police say was not an accidental shooting. president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military vehicles, as putin s unilateral ceasfire appears to have had little effect on the frontline. it s a huge weekend for the technology industry as the annual consumer electronics show gets under way in las vegas. votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us house of representatives has a new speaker. after days of deadlock and dramatic scenes on friday night, the republican, kevin mccarthy, has finally been elected. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. this is how his election was announced. representatives. thereforety hahn rablt kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. applause well, kevin mccarthy addressed the house
a six year old boy has shot and injured his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military vehicles, as putin s unilateral ceasfire appears to have had little effect on the front line. iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests. it s a huge weekend for the technology industry as the annual consumer electronics show gets under way in las vegas. the us house of representatives has a new speaker. after days of deadlock and dramatic scenes on friday night, the republican, kevin mccarthy, has finally been elected. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. this is how his election was announced. therefore, the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received the majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the hou