college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new year s eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critically injured in a snow plowing accident. what we re learning. and our tribute to a tv trailblazer. the legendary barbara walters. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is good to be back with you and happy new year. this holiday season that has seemingly been bookended with severe weather is spawning some new and dangerous threats tonight. as we come on the air, tornado watches are in effect, stretching from east texas to arkansas and louisiana. already we
asia, and she s not ruling out a visit all eyes on kansas, the first state to ask voters to weigh in on abortion rights since roe v. wade was overturned. and polls suggest the vote will be a close one. mystery in the sky. why did this co-pilot jump or fall to his death out of a plane as it made an emergency landing? number two jumped from the aircraft, did not have a parachute his family opening up to us and we lost two people today who shattered racial barriers bill russell, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and nichelle nichols, who brought equality to the final frontier. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. from water to fire, we have two very different natural disasters to update you on tonight in northern california, extreme temperatures and bone-dry conditions fueling the mckinney fire 2,000 residents have been evacuated the fire expanding this weekend to cover 50,000 acres now and then to the east in kentu
college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new year s eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critically injured in a snow plowing accident. what we re learning. and our tribute to a tv trailblazer. the legendary barbara walters. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is good to be back with you and happy new year. this holiday season that has seemingly been bookended with severe weather is spawning some new and dangerous threats tonight. as we come on the air, tornado watches are in effect, stretching from east texas to arkansas and
board are still investigating. do you feel like you need answers in order to have closure? no. i mean, as a family, the only thing that matters unfortunately is that he s gone. he was the best. yeah reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news up next, remembering a tv trailblazer. the actress who inspired so many both on and off the screen. plus, the new million-dollar royal scandal involving prince charles
outside china, we hear far more disturbing stories. this mother shows us scars where she says she was tortured her brother, she says, shot in front of her the chinese say stories like these are all lies and won t confirm estimates they detained a million people u.s. officials have blasted the camps as a chinese attempt to arrange its own citizens religion and culture. the chinese describe them as education and vocation centers. how would you describe them they are most certainly detention camps in which people are heldey are stripping identia kindergarten sing i love you my where uighur children mothereneration must learn china s language, laws, and obey beijing or face th news, china. there is much more ahead tonight including a father s birthday turned tragic what authorities are calling a horrible accident also a shocking sentence for a young man who skipped jury duty because he over slept. and a tv trailblazer who broke through stereotypes. tribute to a hollywood legend