"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. the misery of this winter to remember is extending its reach into places we usually go to escape the cold. windchill advisories or warnings are posted right now in 17 states as a blast of arctic air promises to send temperatures into the single digits from the midwest, on into the northeast. and well below normal temperatures for the deep south in florida. this ahead of a weekend snowstorm bearing down in the northeast. boston already buried under more than six feet of snow is under a blizzard watch again tonight. where will they put it all? let's turn to nbc's ron mott in boston. hi, ron. >> reporter: hey, lester. good evening to you. light snow falling tonight. bitter cold air on the way tonight only going to make the bigger job of digging out that much tougher. the bigger job plenty of those around boston tonight, reinforcements are finally here. snow fighting backup has arrived in boston tonight. heavy equipment from neighboring s

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. snow, ice, freezing rain, some of the worst winter has to offer has been dished out to a big part of the south. in a lot of places they don't often deal with this. and so you can just imagine how difficult life has been today in places like nashville, louisville, charlotte. especially on the roads. many reduced to virtual danger zones. power is out in places, schools are closed and flight schedules are a mess. and about our friends in boston tonight, they are closing in on 100 inches of snow so far this season. but it's what comes next that is going to add insult to injury. record cold. our team is in place including gabe gutierrez in nashville who can tell us firsthand about the difficult roads. gabe? >> reporter: lester, good evening. this is a look at the ice that has paralyzed much of the south. tonight here in tennessee, tens of thousands of people are still without power. some school districts have already closed for the r

nancy snyderman, nbc news haiti. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today," and right back here tomorrow evening. have a good night everyone. >> the bobbi chris 10 a brown tragedy. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood", welcome to "access hollywood", weekend edition i'm shaun robinson. week ago whitney and bobbi 21-year-old daughter was found unrae responsive in her atlanta home under circumstances early similar to those of her late mother. >> rescue 4. possible card ybing arrest. 21-year-old female in the bath tub. physician down. en route. >>reporter: 10:00 a.m. last saturday rescue team race to bobbi kristen a home and brought her to the er at north north fulton hospital in atlanta. the initial police report listed the incident as drowning listed the incident as drowning. on tuesday bobbi kristen a moved to 0emery university hospital which is the no. 1 rank hospital in atlanta. her father bobby and nick demand she call her husband kept vigil at her bedside. about two w

nbc nightly news is next. more local news on nbc bay area at 6:00. we'll see you then. >>> on this saturday night, brutally murdered. the terror group isis claims to have beheaded another hostage after a deal for his freedom seemed so close. >>> what went wrong? more than 2 million vehicles recalled again due to faulty airbags. why wasn't the problem fixed the first time? >>> found unresponsive, whitney uston's daughter rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious in a bathtub. >>> taking a stand. some of the country's top universities make some big changes to prevent sexual assault, but it's not without some controversy. >>> and no-fly zone. the debate over drones and a stark warning from the faa ahead of tomorrow's big game. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with grim news out of the middle east. the video surfaced within the last several hours purporting to show the beheading of another japanese hostage by one of his isis captors. the victim app

off. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> right now on nbc 10 news at 5:00 stranger danger for the sixth time in recent weeks children across brooks county are targeted by a suspicious person. each time it's happened as kids head to or from school. >> the concern about that changing for the worse is growing now. randy gyllenhaal is live in redding for us now. >> reporter: police say so far we've been lucky. six attempts. in most cases the children either fought back or yelled for help. for now police are looking for this guy. this is a sketch of one of the suspects. while parents and teachers are teaching their children uncomfortable lessons about predators. >> reporter: when clayton sampson picks his daughter up from school these days he reminds her about stranger danger. >> i told my daughter if anybody touches her to punch them where the sun don't shine and run. >> reporter: six children were almost abducted by a stranger. many parents now walking their kids home and some want a bigger police presence. >> i think there should be a cop patrolling the area at all times. if he's done it once

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. europe is on edge again tonight after yet another deadly attack apparently aimed at a controversial cartoonist. tonight, the prime minister of denmark is calling it a terrorist attack. one person was killed and three others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a conference in copenhagen attended by an artist depicted prophet mohammad several years ago made him a marked man. today was a chilling echo of the attack on the office of a satirical newspaper in paris. tonight, denmark is on high alert as police search for the gunmen. nbc's kelly cobiella has details. >> reporter: crashed through the windows of copenhagen's cafe in 4:00 in the afternoon. a 40-year-old man killed three officers wounded. there was only one shooter, according to police. they're looking for this man who they say abandoned a car close to the cafe then disappeared. >> our main focus is to catch the perpetrator. >> reporter: the likely target controversial swedish cartoonish lars vilkes. -- about freedom o

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. the misery of this winter to remember is extending its reach into places we usually go to escape the cold. windchill warnings are posted in 17 states as a blast of arctic air promises to send temperatures into the single digits from the midwest on into the northeast and well below normal temperatures for the deep south in florida. this ahead of a weekend snowstorm bearing down in the northeast. boston already buried under more than six feet of snow is under a blizzard watch again tonight. where will they put it all? let's turn to nbc's ron mott in boston. hi ron. >> reporter: hey, lester. bitter cold air only going to make it tougher. the bigger job plenty of those around boston tonight, reinforcements are finally here. snow fighting backup has arrived in boston tonight. heavy equipment from neighboring states after mayor marty wallace sent out the all-call for help. one of those responding new york city mayor bill de blasio. >> can i

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight lester holt. >>> good evening. it just keeps coming. winter's parade of misery from snow bound new englanders at their wit's end to snow and ice in the normally mild south. and now the next shoe, or should we say snowshoe to drop. the rush of arctic cold sweeping from the other side of the north pole through the great lakes. tonight, places like chicago and milwaukee are already in the single digits. and the northeast and south won't be far behind with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees below average tomorrow. in so many places life as people know it is frozen in time. paralyzed transportation, it's knocked out power and put a lot of people in some very real danger. nbc's tom costello is on it for us tonight. >> reporter: from a frozen niagra falls and lake erie in the north to snow in the south, the eastern third of the country is locked in the deep freeze with even colder temps on the way. in eastport, maine they've had a record of 109 inches of snow in just 23 days.

nancy snyderman, nbc news haiti. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today," and right back here tomorrow evening. have a good night everyone. >> the bobbi chris 10 a brown tragedy. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood", welcome to "access hollywood", weekend edition i'm shaun robinson. week ago whitney and bobbi 21-year-old daughter was found unrae responsive in her atlanta home under circumstances early similar to those of her late mother. >> rescue 4. possible card ybing arrest. 21-year-old female in the bath tub. physician down. en route. >>reporter: 10:00 a.m. last saturday rescue team race to bobbi kristen a home and brought her to the er at north fulton hospital in atlanta. the initial police report listed the incident as drowning listed the incident as drowning. on tuesday bobbi kristen a moved to 0emery university hospital which is

>>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> and breaking news at nbc 10 this morning. the democrats are coming to philadelphia. we learned just over an hour ago that the democratic national committee selected a city of brotherly love to host its 2016 convention. let's go straight to nbc 10's doug shimell live at city hall getting reaction to the big announcement. this is huge. >> reporter: well it really is. philadelphia probably got tired of losing out on economic development and political plumbs to new york and the borough. this is a big trump for the big apple for the city of brotherly love. i talked to congressman bob rady a short while ago and he said debbie wasserman schultz was here two weeks ago for the democratic conference at the sheraton in society hill. this was the second of three visits. she visited columbus here and went on to new york. it was a quiet feeling that there was a real loyalty to philadelphia and its democratic party roots and historical roots. and wasserman schultz met with president barack obama last night. he apparently had some questions

faces from nbc news on our air. it's because we are really partners with them. we're working partners within the news division. but tonight even as we're reporting on this breaking news about the news division of which we are a part, no, nbc news will not make anyone available to discuss this story with us on the air. that may change in days ahead. you would think if they're going to talk to anybody about this, we might get a leg up. on getting interviews with any nbc news executives on this decision. if only because we're right down the hall. but so far, no one. i hope in days to come that might change but we are not talking about this yet. i live and hope. we'll have more on that in just a moment. this has been sort of a wild night of late breaking big news about the media. the other big breaking news is some honestly really unexpected news, and that is that jon stewart, long time host of "the daily show" on comedy central is stepping down from that job. he's leaving "the daily show." jon stewart broke the news hi

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. thanks for being here this friday night. the dead of winter isn't supposed to be a picnic but let's face it we don't often see them this harsh. dare we say it? yet another blizzard has its sights set on the northeast tonight. boston once again in the line of fire. some new england cities looking at close to two feet of snow later this weekend. but the winds may be the bigger story here. at times gusts reaching near hurricane speed. right now 16 states are under winter weather advisories. this weekend's storm follows on the heels of a dangerous cold snap with bitter windchills being felt tonight in cities from the mid-atlantic northward. we begin in boston with nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: good evening to you. as we head into the weekend nearly 35 million americans are under a winter weather advisory. nearly 6.5 million will face blizzard warnings this weekend. for the folks who live around here all of this snow and brutally cold air

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. with the grief still palpable in this country over the death of a young arizona woman held captive by isis, president obama today asked congress to authorize the use of force against the terror group. the request at first glance may seem academic given that u.s. warplanes have been pounding isis targets since last summer. but the president's request for a three-year campaign against isis carefully spells out what the fight will and will not look like including under what circumstances american boots will set foot in the combat zone. senior white house correspondent chris jansing joins us now with full details. hello, chris. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the president's critics have been calling for this more authorization since the first fighter jets went up over iraq. but the november election that gave republicans control of both houses of congress had leaders in both parties agreeing that now is the time for a substantive deb

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome on this president's day. the misery of this exceptionally brutal winter is being felt across a much wider section of the country tonight including the south. while boston desperately looks for somewhere to put the remains of its fourth major snowstorm in two weeks, another storm is dumping snow and crippling travel across a huge area from kentucky to washington, d.c., with tennessee facing dangerous ice. right now 20 states are under winter weather warnings or advisories. on top of it all arctic cold extending well into the south with sub zero lows in some parts. once again our team is in place. miguel almaguer is along the icy waters on boston tonight, miguel. >> reporter: lester, good evening. we're on a coast guard cutter tonight. a 65-foot battering ram used to clear ice from critical shipping lanes. the eight men that work on this vessel do so in frigid conditions. but tonight so much of this region feels like an iceb

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. tens of millions of people in the eastern half of the country woke up in the danger zone today. that rush of siberian air we were warned of came in with a vengeance. it's led to at least 25 deaths as temperatures have free fallen. in all 27 states have seen below zero temperatures today. not the windchill, the actual temperature. michigan minus 35. frankfurt, kentucky minus 21. lynchburg, virginia 11 below. just some of the eye watering lows. this season's unrelenting snowstorms now the waves of arctic cold are pushing people and all the things we depend on to the breaking point in so many places. and the danger is only increasing. we start in nashville tonight with nbc's gabe gutierrez. hello, gabe. >> reporter: lester good evening. multiple crashes are being reported across nashville right now during the evening commute. earlier today we saw snow right now sleet and later tonight freezing rain is expected. across the country more t

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the terrorist group isis so determined to shock civilized people everywhere has now resorted to a new method of murder. they have executed a jordanian air force pilot by burning him alive, and we'll point out just as quickly here we're not going to air a bit of that here tonight. this execution, while no more vile than any of the others may be different in terms of how jordan now reacts to the murder of a pilot and a muslim and in the background here is the knowledge that an american woman is also being held by the same group. we have it covered tonight beginning with our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. there is absolute outrage in jordan. people are furious. they are shocked. there are calls for military action. and there's been a strong show of support for the monarchy. locked in a metal cage, doused in fuel, the young jordanian pilot moments before being burned alive. th

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. what happened in a residential area north of new york city last night turned into a mass casualty event. and it's a huge warning about what can happen anywhere vehicles encounter railroad crossings in this country. this was a commuter train on the metro-north line out of new york. it hit an suv on the tracks in valhalla, new york. the resulting flash fire consumed much of the first car and seemed to fuse the suv to the front of the train. the death toll stands at six including the driver now confirmed to be a mother of three. it's the third busiest rail line in the nation. the ntsb is there on the scene as is our own tom costello tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening. just moments ago they moved the burned out carcass of that train just further down the train tracks just a little bit out of view. meanwhile, the medical examiner's now going through family dental records to try to identify those victims who didn't make i

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the terrorist group isis so determined to shock civilized people everywhere has now resorted to a new method of murder. they have executed a jordanian air force pilot by burning him alive and we'll point out just as quickly here we're not going to air a bit of that here tonight. this execution while no more vial than any of the others may be different in terms of how jordan now reacts to the murder of a pilot and a muslim and in the background here is the knowledge that an american woman is also being held by the same group. we have it covered tonight beginning with richard engel. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. there is absolute outrage in jordan. people are furious. they are shocked. there are calls for military action action. and there's been a strong show of support for the monarchy. locked in a metal cage, doused in fuel, the young jordanian pilot moments before being burned alive. the most savage act yet from

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. snow, ice, freezing rain, some of the worst winter has to offer has been dished out to a big part of the south. in a lot of places they don't often deal with this. you can just imagine how difficult life has been today in places like nashville, louisville, charlotte. especially on the roads. many reduced to virtual danger zones. power is out in places, schools are closed and flight schedules are a mess. and about our friends in boston tonight, they are closing in on 100 inches of snow so far this season. but it's what comes next that is going to add insult to injury, record cold. our team is in place including gabe gutierrez in nashville who can tell us firsthand about the difficult roads. dave? >> reporter: lester, good evening. this is a look at the ice that has paralyzed much of the south. tonight here in tennessee, tens of thousands of people are still without power. some school districts have already closed for the rest of

live in redding, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 has new information today about one of the three suspects arrested on american soil and accused of planning to join isis to carry out attacks in the u.s. we learned he lived and worked in delaware. mitch blocker has been talking to local and state investigators trying to get more information. >> mitch, tell us what you learned. >> one of those arrested lived in dover, delaware. that man naped abror habibov was kicked out because he did not pay his rent. he ran a kiosk at the dover mall selling and repairing cell phones. he also hired one of the other suspects to run similar kiosks in at least one philadelphia mall. a current kiosk operator at the philadelphia mills mall confirmed the fbi did speak with him today. a mall spokesperson told us if the fbi does reach out they will fully cooperate. the fbi and local police have said very little about this investigation. they have not said anything about what plans, if any, were being executed are being thought of in and around philadelphia. for the investigators, i'm mitch blocker,

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. thanks for being here this friday night. the dead of winter isn't supposed to be a picnic, but let's face it, we don't often see them this harsh. dare we say it? yet another blizzard has its sights set on the northeast tonight. boston once again in the line of fire. some new england cities looking at close to two feet of snow later this weekend. but the winds may be the bigger story here. at times gusts reaching near hurricane speed. right now 16 states are under winter weather advisories. this weekend's storm follows on the heels of a dangerous cold snap with bitter windchills being felt tonight in cities from the mid-atlantic northward. we begin in boston with nbc's ron mott. ron, good evening. >> reporter: hey, lester good evening to you. as we head into the week nearly 35 million americans are under a winter weather advisory. nearly 6.5 million will face blizzard warnings this weekend. for the folks who live around here after all

faces from nbc news on our air. we're working partners within the news division. but tonight even as we're reporting on this breaking news about the news division of which we are a part no nbc news will not make anyone available to discuss this story with us on the air. that may change in days ahead. you would think if they're going to talk to anybody about this we might get a leg up. if only because we're right down the hall. but so far, no one. i hope in days to come we are not talking about this yet. we'll have more on that in just a moment. this has been sort of a wild night of late breaking big news about the media. the other big breaking news is some honestly really unexpected news and that is that jon stewart, long time host of "the daily show" on comedy central is stepping down. jon stewart broke the news himself in tonight's taping of the "daily show." he told the audience there for tonight's show that he was leaving the show and it quickly filtered out. he has been host of the daily show since shortly afte

in a memo nbc news president debra turness said "in a note to my nbc staff, nbc news president deborah turness said while on nbc news "nightly news" brian misrepresented events which occurred while he was covering the iraq war in 2003. it then became clear that on other occasions brian had done the same while telling that story in other venues. this was wrong, and completely inappropriate for someone in brian's position. she went on to say, this was a very hard decision. certainly there will be those who disagree but we believe this suspension is appropriate and proportion action. the ceo of nbc universal, steve burke added this message. this has been a painful period for all concern and we appreciate your patience while we gathered available facts. by his actions, brian has jeopardized the trust of millions of americans, that they place on nbc news. his actions are inexcusable and this suspension is severe and appropriate. brian's life's work is delivering the news and i know brian loves his country, nbc news and his colleagues. he deserves a second chance and we are rooting for him.

nbc news decided tuesday to suspend brian williams as managing editor and anchor of "nbc nightly news" for six months without pay. the suspension is effective immediately, and lester holt will continue to anchor the nightly news. in a note to nbc staff, nbc news president debra turness said while on nightly news friday january 30 2015 brian misrepresented events which occurred while he was covering the iraq war in 2003. it then became clear that on other occasions brian had done the same while telling that story in other venues. this was wrong and completely inappropriate for someone in brian's position. she went on to say this was a very hard decision. certainly there will be those who disagree but we believe this suspension is the appropriate and proportionate action. >>> reaction is pouring in after comedy central's jon stewart announced last night hi plans to leave "the daily show" later this year. >> i don't have any specific plans. got a lot of ideas, got a lot of things in my head. i'm going to have dinner on a school night with my family who i have heard from multiple sources

harry hairston nbc 10 news. >>> right now at 6:00 nbc 10 uncovers new information about an alleged isis supporter arrested by the feds and his connection to our area. federal investigators say the 30-year-old man financed a plot to fly two other terror suspects to syria to join the islamic state group. >> the man lived in a dover delaware apartment and operated a kiosk inside the dover mall. nbc 10's christine maddela is live from the operations center. >> i know you've been digging for new details on this story all day, what have you uncovered? >> we obtained the federal criminal complaint against the three men. two of them have ties to our area. we find out what those two men did in the delaware valley. >> today we confirmed abror habibov lived in a dover, delaware apartment. he owned a kiosk at the dover mall and owned another i can ofshg in philadelphia. a second suspect, abduresul. and we found out the fbi was just an hour before we showed up. we talked to a man who works at a different cell phone kiosk there. he told us he didn't know the suspect, but answered the fbi agent's ques

news and nbc news app. he'll reveal the budget plan as soon as he reveals it. >>> trenton's mayor asking for viable options to fix the school district's $19 million budget there. over the years students left for alternative schools which led to a decrease in revenue. >> the district administration must do more to retain our students in our district. we must promote our successes. talk about our improved graduation rates in 2014 and our reduction in our drop-out rate. >> the district may have to lay off hundreds of employees in order to close the gap. >>> pennsylvania law makers say their proposal to make medical marijuana legal allows thousand of patients to get their treatment. it's important that pennsylvania aallows so-called vaporizeization of medical can marijuana and wants to see a list of qualifying medical conditions eliminatesd so doctors not law makers can decide what is best. pennsylvania is a state where medical marijuana is not allowed. >> a hugic legend took center stage today as pnc celebrate

jeopardized the trust millions place in nbc news. his actions inexcusable and suspension severe and appropriate. brian's life's work is delivering the news. i know brian loves his country, nbc news, and his dregcolleagues deserves a second chance and are rooting for him. brian shared his deep remorse with me and is committed to winning back everyone's trust. >> that was peter alexander reporting. and lester holt will continue to substitute anchor the "nbc nightly news." >>> now to reaction to jon stewart's announcement he is leaving "the daily show." he said that after almost 17 years, it was time to go. >> in my heart i know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity. no. i love the people here they're the best. they're creative collaborative, kind, and that's i will lit rative but it is cheating but you understand what i am saying. i love and respect them so much. >> we love you, jon. >> no! >> what is this fluid? what are these feelings? oh. >> this morning jon stewart and "the daily show" are among the top trends on twi

news on nbc bay area at 6:00. >> hope to see you then. take care. >>> on this sunday night, no end in sight. two more feet of snow in areas that have seen unprecedented amounts. behind it, a potentially record breaking cold snap. this as the west coast gets hit with more torrential rain. >>> american sniper trial for the man accused of killing navy seal chris kyle. questions over whether the movie could affect the outcome. >>> great divide. a proposal for the grand canyon. will it ruin the view or offer an experience like no other? >>> and rescue me. hundreds of baby sea lions turning up on california beaches and no one knows why. tonight, what's being done to save them. >>> good evening. with more than four feet of snow on the ground this winter and another big storm bearing down on new england tonight, the mayor of boston warns they are simply running out of space to put it all. the latest storm is building tonight in an area of upstate new york to southern maine with two feet of snow expected in some places. this yearly onslaught has b

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. what happened in a residential area north of new york city last night turned into a mass casualty event. and it's a huge warning about what can happen anywhere vehicles encounter railroad crossings in this country. this was a commuter train on the metro-north line out of new york. it hit an suv on the tracks in valhalla new york. the resulting flash fire consumed much of the first car and seemed to fuse the suv to the front of the train. the death toll stands at six including the driver now confirmed to be a mother of three. it's the third busiest rail line in the nation. the ntsb is there on the scene as is our own tom costello tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi brian. good evening. just moments ago they moved the burned out carcas of that train just further down the train tracks just a little bit out of view. meanwhile, the medical examiner's now going through family dental records to try to identify those victims who didn't make it o

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in a staff memo, nbc news president deborah turness said williams misrepresented an incident from the iraq war. the judgment of nbc universal president steve burke, was harsher still. "by his actions," said burke, "brian has jeopardized the trust millions of americans place in nbc news. his actions are inexcusable and this suspension is severe and appropriate." >> from nbc new world headquarters, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. >> woodruff: williams ascended to the anchor's chair more than a decade ago. his remarkably swift fall began january 30th, with a report on his war experiences in iraq, back in 2003. >> this story actually started with a terrible moment a dozen years back in the invasion of iraq, when a helicopter we were traveling in was forced down by a r.p.g. our nbc team was surrounded and kept alive by an armored mechanized platoon from the us army 3rd infantry. >> woodruff: then, last week, williams recanted the story to "stars and stripes" after members of the helicopter crew said he'd arrived on the scene an hour after the attack. that sparked criticism fr

watch. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >> first time in ten years it has looked like that. the network also scrubbing williams' name from its website and various social media platforms. joining me now dana perino co-host of the "the five." she served as press secretary under george w. bush. look at the write-ups today including television news analysts saying he's basically been fired. this is it. >> i think it would be very difficult to come back after a six-month suspension. maybe that was try to give themselves a little cushion to see if this really doesn't work then maybe we can bring him back. maybe it was to try to be kind to him. but i think once you do a date like that, that means he's not going to be back on air before then. then they've probably made a decision that he's not going to be welcomed back. >> and the decision to scrub his name from everything. that's taking the property away from him. if i show up here one night and it just says "the file," i'm going to know something.

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. with the grief still palpable in this country over the death of a young arizona woman held captive by isis president obama today asked congress to authorize the use of force against the terror group. the request at first glance may seem academic given that u.s. warplanes have been pounding isis targets since last summer. but the president's request for a three-year campaign against isis carefully spells out what the fight will and will not look like including under what circumstances american boots will set foot in the combat zone. senior white house correspondent chris jansing joins us now with full details. hello, chris. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the president's critics have been calling for this more authorization since the first fighter jets went up over iraq. but the november election that gave republicans control of both houses of congress had leaders in both parties agreeing that now is the time for a substantive deba

nbc 10 news at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> extreme cold hits the region. and as you get the kids ready for school you may want to add an extra layer or two to those kids. we're asking doctors what parents need to know before the kids head out to the bus stop. >>> and if these temperatures don't feel that cold to you, get ready. we have potentially record-breaking temperatures on the way. we have you covered, no worries. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. let's hear about those record-breaking temperatures. let's get right to first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> record temperatures look like they're on track for overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. this morning, it is cold and windy. look at the flag in center city. that's a 26-mile-an-hour wind gust that's blowing the flag and the wind is going to stay with us not only during the day today but right on through the night tonight. since we've been on the air at 4:00 this m

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. with the grief still palpable in this country over the death of a young arizona woman held captive by isis, president obama today asked congress to authorize the use of force against the terror group. the request at first glance may seem academic given that u.s. warplanes have been pounding isis targets since last summer. but the president's request for a three-year campaign against isis carefully spells out what the fight will and will not look like including under what circumstances american boots will step foot in the combat zone. senior white house correspondent chris jansing joins us now with full details. hello, chris. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the president's critics have been calling for this more authorization since the first fighter jets went up over iraq. but the november election that gave republicans control of both houses of congress had leaders in both parties agreeing that now is the time for a substanti

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i guess the question is on some level is nbc news diminishing the brand of nbc news by investigating it this way? >> well i think so. there's no way it can be a serious as on outside investigation. commission the columbia journalist school to look at its work. you can't be in a good position. if you go too hard on williams perhaps you get shunted off of nbc nightly news. you went get as much air time. if you don't go hard enough you'll be derided as a shil. is he going to get a peabody award or some great award for investigateing the story about his own anchor? no. >> to eric's point, there's this particular instance that everybody knows about but there's other instances that's been raised. his reporting against katrina. stories he might have told about christmas trees. whatever that might be out there. if you're the nbc news internal investigation the question is how far do you go? if you don't go far enough you're criticize and lampooned externally. >> some of these questions may be farfetched. this depose all the way to the top of nbc. they are reviewing this investigation as it g

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"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the organization that is hell-bent on terrorizing the civilized world is tonight claiming another victim. a young american woman, a 26-year-old from arizona. until today they have not named her. we have not named her in keeping with her family's wishes, but her family has now given us the permission to identify their daughter kayla mueller. isis is claiming she was killed in an air strike by the jordanian air force. striking isis targets in retaliation for that jordanian air force pilot who was killed by isis. this is an awful turn of events today, potentially tragic for a young american woman and her family. we have it covered for you here tonight. richard engel is standing by to talk to us from iraq. but first we begin with nbc's andrea mitchell in washington. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. and jordanian officials are cautioning tonight against those isis claims that the only american woman held by the terror grou

"nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the terrorist group isis so determined to shock civilized people everywhere has now resorted to a new method of murder. they have executed a jordanian air force pilot by burning him alive and we'll point out just as quickly here, we're not going to air a bit of that here tonight. this execution while no more vile than any of the others may be different in terms of how jordan now reacts to the murder of a pilot and a muslim, and in the background here is the knowledge that an american woman is also being held by the same group. we have it covered tonight beginning with our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. there is absolute outrage in jordan. people are furious. they are shocked. there are calls for military action. and there's been a strong show of support for the monarchy. locked in a metal cage, doused in fuel, the young jordanian pilot moments before being burned alive. th

"nbc 10 news." >>> you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 starts right now. >> businesses closed roads shut down and people being told to stay in their homes. we are live on the scene of a police standoff gathering new information on what led to the standoff at a gun shop in bucks county. >>> and protecting jobs. local leaders are playing defense this morning as florida's governor makes his pitch in hopes of luring businesses away to the sunshine state. >>> we could use some sunshine today. the bitter cold making a comeback with temperatures falling all night. this morning they are still going down as we await another arctic blast on the way for the area. good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. we'll begin with meteorologist bill hen willin the first alert weather center to find out about the temperatures. >>> we'll see the sunshine today but it won't help temperatures coming down. we do have clouds overhead right now with nothing falling from the clouds. i don't expect

news, hollywood. >> london. >> no, hollywood. >> that is nbc "nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be here tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> he was like too strong so he gets it. >> right now at 6:00, a thief find an easy target. girl scouts selling cookies in the east bay but that little girl fought back. when it's all said and done please bring the thief to justice. we'll show you. good evening p. >> give that little girl a new girl scout badge. only on nbc. this 10-year-old trying to raise money for her girl scout troops. that's when a thief robs the cookie jar, the cookie jar cash that

you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> fast moving snow moves in and soon we'll be moving out. but we are focused on the roads right now. light and fluffy snow yes, but treacherous road conditions. >>> and here's a live picture from north wildwood with snow still coming down. faster than the snow covered roads. and it is happening faster than the plows can work. >> and we are focused on the nasty weather commute in some areas where the roads are still snow packed and covered. very slippery. good morning this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. the snowstorm is forcing the closure or delays of more than 700 schools so far this morning. that number will continue to rise as you can expect. that includes philadelphia public schools and parochial schools both opening two hours late today. the complete list of schools is scrolling at the bottom of the screen. >> you can also check it out on the nbc 10 app. also opening late the new jersey state offices open at 11:00 a.m. for all

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york

the all new nbc 10 news app. you can get the latest forecast alerts and advisories on winter weather as they happen right to your smartphone or tablet. a free download at the app store. >>> and we have breaking news now. authorities in philadelphia just wrapped up a news conference announcing charges against two police officers. nbc 10's christine maddela has been sitting in on the news conference and is live now at center city with more on the announcement. what can you tell us? >> reporter: i just walked out of the district attorney's office along with the police commissioner charles ramsey. and they announced that two philadelphia police officers are now charged with beating a man. take a look at their pictures. police officer shawn mcknight, and kevin robinson. those charges against both of those officers include aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy obstruction and five other charges. now, they are accused of beating up a man named najeh rivera. this happened in may of 2013 near north seventh and somerset

"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the organization that is hell-bent on terrorizing the civilized world is tonight claiming another victim, a young american woman, a 26-year-old from arizona. until today they have not named her. we have not named her in keeping with her family's wishes, but her family has now given us the permission to identify their daughter kayla mueller. isis is claiming she was killed in an air strike by the jordanian air force. striking isis targets in retaliation for that jordanian air force pilot who was killed by isis. this is an awful turn of events today, potentially tragic for a young american woman and her family. we have it covered for you here tonight. richard engel is standing by to talk to us from iraq. but first we begin with nbc's andrea mitchell in washington. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. and jordanian officials are cautioning tonight against those isis claims that the only american woman held by the terror grou