anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> amazing. >>> investigators in hawaii are trying to determine why a military plane crashed into the ocean. it nearly killed a pilot and came dangerously close to tourists. here's nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: just before the military jet plunges into the ocean, you can see the pilot ejecting. then the violent impact in the waters off oahu. the 47-year-old pilot, matt pothier, a civilian contractor, was flying a hocker hunter jet like this one during military exercises. within seconds of the crash, a tour boat arrives. mack ladner jumps in for the rescue. >> when i got in the water, you know, i was asking him, are you okay? and he's like, yeah, my back hurts. there was a little bit of blood coming out. >> reporter: tonight, investigators say it's unclear why the fighter jet slammed into the ocean, but pothier told the man who saved him both his engines went out just before he went down. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> tonight, a major step forward toward taking paying customers to the edge of space, as billionaire richard br

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> now that is a win. >>> that is "nightly news" for this friday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. city. a police dog took a suspect at a school. but it wasn )t the on >>> right now at 6:00. a police dog took down a suspect out of school. it wasn't the only crime in that neighborhood. >>> calm commute as we head into the weekend. but in the coming hours, rain will be back. >>> a in alaska. it was a 7.0. th news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm terry mcsweeney in for raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. >>> check out this earthquake. when the shaking stops, many stores looked like that. a lot of mess. you could see food scattered all across the aisle. roads all throughout the city shut down because of massive cracks in the highway. >>> our investigative team has come up with a story. let's begin with christie smith who's been following developments all day. christie. >> reporter: the company working on this project says they have about 15 retrofit projects happening in san francisco at the same time

tom costello, nbc news. >> reporter: this is richard engel. china is demanding the immediate release of one of the most powerful test executives. although huawei's ceo was detained in canada at u.s. request, allegedly for transferring american technology to iran in violation of u.s. sanctions, washington has broader concerns about her company and another chinese tech giant. >> as we've seen in the past, i.t. security threats. >> reporter: concerned echoed when i sat down for a wide ranging interview with the cia's top china analyst. he said china is trying to gain influence and intelligence through its tech companies. >> the chinese have laws within their own country that require companies, if called upon, to have to respond to the government's call for data for access that would create a vulnerability to anybody who has access to that. >> reporter: she was arrested the same day president trump met with china's president xi at the g20 summit to discuss resolving their trade war. today her company said it compiles with all u.s. laws and regulat

some day. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this monday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. heated confrontation betn >>> right now at 6:00. body cam foot and released hours ago. confrontation between police and a suspect. the moments before the officer fired deadly shots. >> i'm tracking two more rain chances ahead tho week. and what it could mean this winter. >> first a worldwide problem for uber. causing a lot of headaches for customers and drivers. >> the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening. >> it was a widespread outage and put the brakes on uber this evening. started around 4:00. when people started to complain they couldn't use the app. and the problem stretched around the world. >> business and tech reporter joining us at san jose international. it's been a hemic couple hours for the company and the customers. >> here's what we know. at this point as far as we can tell, i have been talking with app developers. the app was unable to connect riders with drivers. there was no ride shari

that's "nbc nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt, for all of us, >>> right now at 6:00, gone in seconds. what thieves put in the back of that truck that makes this crime a felony. >>> but first, only on nbc bay area, the salacious tape that has one police department under the microscope. >> a police sex scandal in the heart of silicon valley. two rookie officers have been fired and two veteran officers in trouble. damian trujillo broke this story in sunny vail with the exclusive story. >> reporter: i'm told these allegations are reverberating throughout the department. the female officer allegedly in that video has been on the force for a year and a half and now is in the center of a huge controversy here in sunnyvale. the allegations are stunning. sources say the female officer made a porn video with her husband while she was a cop in hawaii. they allegedly streamed it live on porn hub.com. it

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steve patterson, nbc news. >> so inspiring. that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. join us tomorrow when we look into the hype around cbd oil, the nation's latest health craze. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. and good night. they found the t no sign of the dri >>> right now at six, they found a crashed car but no sign of a driver. continuing to follow an unusual crash along 101. good evening everyone, i am ter terry mcsweeney. when the chp showed up to investigate, they couldn't find the driver, but they did find a huge traffic backup. sergio quintana is live. >> reporter: the skid marks where the vehicle careened off and went into the trees and into the water. this is what it looked like after it was fished out of the water. it is not clear what caused the driver to skid and into the water. the driver did manage to get out of the half submerged vehicle, anded dn a and then left the scene. emergency crews worked to h the suv out of the water and

jacob soboroff, nbc news, los angeles. >>> let's turn to colorado now where new developments in the case we've been following of a young mother who has now been missing for more than three weeks and authorities searching her fiance's property. nbc's joe fryer has late details for us. >> reporter: in a remote parcolorado today, investigators are executing a search warrant on patrick frazee's 35-acre ranch, he's the fiance of kelsey berreth, the missing mother who vanished 22 days ago. >> our investigators believe kelsey's disappearance is more suspicious in that she is not intentionally avoiding efforts the find her. >> reporter: a pickup truck was towed away by authorities and search dogs combed the property. police would not reveal what information led them to seek a warrant and say frazee has yet to sit down for an interview with investigators. >> there have been numerous questions whether patrick is a suspect or person of interest. at this point, we are considering every possibility. >> reporter: frazee's attorney says his client was never asked to voluntarily participate in the searc

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. gitm america's detention center in guantanamo bay, cuba, has held people accused of plotting terror attacks in the u.s. it was never meant to be a permanent home for these detainees and now the officers running it say it needs serious repairs. we have this exclusive report. >> reporter: it was supposed to hold the most dangerous suspects in the war on terror. but it wasn't built to house them for nearly two decades. with hundreds of u.s. personnel watching over them. president obama promised to shut it down, but president trump changed course. >> we're going to load it up with some bad dudes, believe me. we're going to load it up. >> reporter: admiral john ring is the military commander here. in a nbc news exclusive, he says the classified detention camp is in rough shape. we're only allowed inside the unclassified camps. >> it's falling into the ground and deteriorating rapidly. >> reporter: the pentagon wants $69 million for a new detention camp, but so far congress said no. the big

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joe fryer, nbc news. >>> we will take a short break. up next, two of the late president george bush's favorite things. week. the timetable for rain and when it )s the heaviest. also -- former first lady michelle obama is in london... the swipe she took at one of the most powerful women in silicon valley. next. right now at 6: >>> welcome back. as we say farewell to former president george h.w. bush, our harry smith looks at the lighter side of his legacy as an who is adverse to adulation and attention, george bush sure did want you to see what was on his feet. >> i like a colorful sock. i'm a sock man. >> reporter: the more colorful, the better, though his preference led to red, white and blue. entrepreneur john took notice and sent the president a box of some of his favorites and soon on world down syndrome day, the president wore these socks that john designed. john's george bush socks are sold out today. that he was often in a wheelchair the last several years, all the better to show off the socks, and if a fellow former president wa

harry smith, nbc news, >> a true moment of national reflection. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this >>> right now at 6:00, is it a google takeover or makeover? we break down google's expansion plans that just cleared a major hurdle in san jose. plus -- >> the ability to rebuild our lives. >> they thought they were fully covered. how fire insurance was ripped away from some who lost everything in the butte county zpierks who's help them. >>> but first, a dangerous drive. tesla owners manipulating the autopilot feature, and it has the chp raising a red flag. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. gaming the tesla safety system to keep their hands off the wheel. some drivers have found a loophole in the autopilot technology, and the chp is warning that it is extremely dangerous and they're on to it. >>? tesla drivers are even posting online tutorials showing these dangerous driving techniques. let's bring in nbc bay area's anoushah rasta who's at the supercharging station in mountain view with the de

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ron allen, nbc news. e >> new video out shows nal moments when a small plane crashed in florida skidding into a warehouse and erupting inta ball of fire on saturday. the pilot and passenger were both killed. the ntsb is investigating the cause. >>> a mystery in paradise. late word that authorities found the body in a search for an amerin tourist. she disappeared near the air b and where she's staying. >> reporter: days beforeer disappearance, images of joyful 36-year-old ca a celebrating her birthday on vacation in costa rica. her family hopeful she'll be found alive. >> i want to tell her that i le her, that i want her to come back home with us. >> reporter: but today, island authorities made grim discoveries, a body that appears to be a woman found in a wooded area close to the air b and b apartment where she was last known to be staying. authorities also found traces of blood inside the apartment. investigators say they are not able to confirm the body is her at this time and are awaiting a autopsy. fa

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> it was another rough and troubling day on wall street. the dow dropping over 550 points over a weaker than expected jobs report. with more, here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: an end to a week of angst, volatility and heavy selling on wall street. the dow jones losing 1,436 over three trading sessions, for the week, the broader market index, the s&p 500 down more than 4% and now, negative for the year. >> worries over what is to come in this u.s. china trade truce. >> reporter: the uncertainty about a trade war with china a big factor as well as concern about the potential for a future recession. the housing market already slowing and opec moving to hike oil prices. still many average investors seem to be taking it all in stride. >> it's going to take a dip but we are in it for the long haul, you know. you've got to look at it in years of growth. >> reporter: with so much uncertainty, december is looking like a rough month on wall street. >> we may have to put santa claus' picture on a milk carton because so far it doesn't look like

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that's "nbc nightly news" this monday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc ne news, thank you for watching and goodnight. big waves along the coast. so strong -- they took out a window at popular >>> they're coming in strong. right now at 6:00, these big waves along our coast, so strong they took out a window at a popular restaurant. we're tracking when these dangerous conditions will>>>lus social media post from butte county fire zone insensitive. the post seemed to make fun of people who lost everything in the fire. the quick action an east bay company took to make amends. >>> providing information for isis. the februabi releasing this man apparently showing this man revealing a terror plot. >>> thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. plant bombs, blow up a gay bar in san francisco. some of the threats about killing up to 10,000 people here in the bay area. those revelations had court documents. today we have video of the oakland man as he outlines his terror plot. the video is chilling to hear,

that is nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. tomorrow night, the new entrepreneurs of ste.yl are they the future of the fashion business? i'm hallie jackson, thank you for joining. for all of us at nbc news, good night. back in jail. here )s a live look at san quentin. after a three-day manhunt, an inmate who escaped from >>> right now at 6:00, back in jail. here's a live look at san quinten after an inmate who escaped here has been captured. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us. a statewide manhunt is over. 21-year-old shalom mendoza escaped three days ago. there had been no sign of him until he turned up at a taco bell. marianne favro has the details of the capture. >> reporter: some alert people intervened and now mendoza is back in prison tonight. first, someone spotted the 21-year-old yesterday afternoon purchasing clothes at a dollar store in san miguel. this afternoon, someone else spotted him just a few miles away at a taco bell. that person alerted the california department of corrections and agen

our nbc news investigation into popular robotics surgery. more people are choosing it for quicker recovery and no big incisions, but many are not aware of the risks. >> reporter: so somewhere in the course of the surgery, you were burned. >> uh-huh. >> tonight, what every patient should know. >>> the mad dash at the the hottest gifts for those who haven't bought yet, and a surprise why this year most returns are hpening before christmas. >>> a home for the holidays, moms and dads who servesu makin rprise returns, the best gift of all. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. a lot of developing stories we're watchingtonight, including holiday travel headaches, with christmas less than a week away, millionsam of icans travel plans are hanging in the balance. as a massive storm takes aim at the east coast, airports and airlinesracing for nightmare delays tomorrow and possibly friday as the severe stormsorks itay across the southeast this evening. strengthening as it moves north. we'll get to al roke

for all of us at nbc news, have a great night. east bay. a smooth flight turned into an emergency landing-- on a >>> right now at 6:00, mayday in the east bay. a smooth flight turned into an emergency landing on a hayward golf course. what it hit in midair that sent it into a spin. >>> plus, tracked down. the man accused of killing this police officer, details of the manhunt and who police took into custody. >>> we shouldn't politeit, but we have to have a conversation about puts our communities at risk. >> that officer talking about sanctuary cities and railing against it. good evening, everyone. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney in for raj mathai. an accused cop killer is behind bars. >> want to show you what gustavo perez arriaga looks like as officers take him into custody in bakersfield. arriaga's accused of gunning down officer ronil singh in newman. five others are under arrest accused of helping arriaga run from the law. >> sergio quintana is live in newman, whe

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> new developments tonight as police expand their search for the body of a colorado mom who has been missing sinceks thving. investigators now finding a key clue across stlie s. nbc's steve patterson has the latest. >> reporter: tonight authorities working across state lines to track down any sign of kelsey berreth's body. >> sadly we do not alelieve kelsey is still ive. police arrested her fiancÉ patrick frazee, held without bond. the 32-year-old facing charges of first-degree murder and solicitation for murder. his public defender providing no comment. now idaho collecting evidence near the tower where her phone was last pinged 800 miles from her home. the solicitation to more suspects. at the districrney says he's not ruling out a murder for hire plot. >> you don't necessarily have to complete it to have a so citation charge, but you have to show firmness of what you intended to do. >> reporter: the colorado mom last seen publicly on thanksgiving day shopping with her one-year-old dahter. kay lee is little with kelsey's relatives, her first

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. >>> our nbc news investigation into popular robotics surgery. more people are choosing it for quicker recovery and no big incisions, but many are not aware of the risks. >> reporter: so somewhere in the course of the surgery, you were burned. >> uh-huh. >> tonight, what every patient should know. >>> the mad dash at the mall, the hottest gifts for those who haven't bought yet, and a surprise why this year most returns are happening before christmas. >>> and home for the holidays, moms and dads who serve making surprise returns, the best gift of all. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. a lot of developing stories we're watching tonight, including holiday travel headaches. with christmas less than a week away, millions of americans travel plans are hanging in the balance as a massive storm takes aim at the east coast. airports and airlines bracing for nightmare delays tomorrow and possibly friday as the severe storm works its way across the southeast this evening strengthening as it moves north. w

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for lester tonight. an 8-year-old guatemalan boy detained along the u.s./mexico border died in u.s. custody. the second time we know of that's happened this month. it's a tragedy that comes as washington is paralyzed by an immigration fight that shows no signs of easing. tonight as 800,000 federal workers are going unpaid amid a partial government shutdown, president trump is again vowing to keep much of the government closed until he gets money for his border wall, a wall democrats promise not to give him. we begin tonight with nbc's garrett haake. >> well, i want to wish everybody a really merry christmas. >> reporter: president trump started christmas morning making calls to american service members deployed around the world. >> so john, how is it going in guam? >> reporter: but when the holiday cheer was over he made it clear what's still at the top of his christmas list. money for his border wall. >> i can't tell you when the government will be open. i can

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kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. kate snow is in tomorrow with a look at the big trend in hollywood, taking podcasts into primetime. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night. now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m anoushah rasta. terry mcsweeney is off tonight. we continue to foll >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. terri is off tonight. we continue to follow breaking news out of sfo where a airport with the latest. you just learned that one of the plumbers has been rescued. >> reporter: we know that both plumbers are now safe, in fact. i'm going to step out of the way to show you that crews are actually clearing this scene. right over there kind of in the dark is the plumber's van. i can tell you that within the last 15 minutes or so search and rescue teams were able to find one of the plumbers who had -- who was unlocated for several hours. let's go to video. you're likely going to see an balance driving away. that balance is carryi

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> it was another rough and troubling on daall street. the dow dropping over 550 points over a weaker than expected jobs report. with more,ere is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: an end to a week of angst, volatility and heavy selling onl street. the dow jones losing 1436 over three trading sessions, for the week, the broader market index, the s&p 500 down more than 4% now, negative for the year. >> worries over what is to come in this u.s. china trade truce. >> reporter: the uncertainty about a trade war with china a big factor as well as concern about the potential for a future cession. the housing market already slowing and moving to hike oil prices. still many average investors seem to be taking it all in >> it's going to take a dip but we are in it for the long haul, you know. arou've got to look at it in of growth. >> reporter: with so much uncertainty, december is looking like a rough month on wall street. >> we may have t santa claus' picture on a milk carton because so far it doesn't look like he's coming around readily. >> repor

tonight, a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news mr. trump was in the room during a hush money conversation with cohen and the national enquirer publisher. >> reporter: tonight, president trump is denying he ordered his michael cohen to break the law. >> i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did, he did on his own. he's a lawyer. a lawyer who represents a client is supposed to do the right thing. that's why you pay them a lot of money. >> reporter: prosecutors say president trump identifi in court documents as individual 1 directed and coordinated hush money payments with cohen to two women who claim they had sexual encounters with mr. trump, claims he and his aides deny. tonight, a person familiar with the matter says in august 2015, candidate trump was in the room when cohen and national enquirer publisher david pecker discussed ways ami could help quash negative stories about mr. trump's relationships with won. later wrote a check to karen mcdougal for her story but never printed it, a practice known as catch and kil

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kristen dahlgren, nbc news, detroit. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. we close tonight with a look at arlington national cemetery, where volunteers honored fallen veterans, part of the annual wreaths across america tribute. good night. across america tribute. good night. the news at six stat now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m anoushah rasta. and i )m terry mcsweeney. an oakland nurse who was deported last year, to mexico, >>> good evening and thank you an oakland nurse who was deported next year to mexico is back home now in the bay area. she has four children in the east bay. she was living in oakland for 20 years as an undocumented immigrant. she landed in sfo a little over an hour ago. this is a live look at a press conference set to take place. right now she is being interviewed by customs officials. we're going to share the details with you throughout the night. >>> a micro climate weather alert is in effect and this is how things are looking righ

tom costello, nbc news, capitol hill. >>o the mystery ednvestigations just revey robert mueller, the special counsel recommding no rison time for michael flynn, president trump's former national security advisor and we're learning more tonight about why. here is nbc news justice corrpondent pete williams. >> reporter: newdoourt cuments say michael flynn who campaigned for donald trump, worked on the transition and served briefly as the first trump national security advor tually helped robert mueller with at least three investigations. one into russian election meddling and s two more, a second i a criminal investigation it's description blacked out and even the nature of the third investigation is totally blacked out. >> i think it's quite investigation into the obstruction of justice, which has never been confirmed by the special it counsel, noth standing lots of reports. withstanding lots of reports. >> reporter: mueller flynn cooperated extensively meeting with prosecutors 19 times likely encouraging other witnesses to

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. >> announcer: this is show "nbc nightly news >>> good evening, everyone. disgraced former national security adviser michael flynn, who admitted he lied to the fbi, got more or maybe less than he counted on when he appeared in court for sentencing today. the more coming in the form of a blistering rebuke from a judge who at one point wondered why he wasn't facing treason charges. but then a surprise, the judge allowing flynn to delay his sentencing and continue his cooperation with the government. our pete williams has details. >> reporter: michael flynn arriving at the federal courthouse in washington with every reason to suspect he would be sentenced only to probation with no prison time. that's what his lawyer said would be appropriate. and robert mueller's prosecutors agreed. saying he's been cooperating with them extensively. 19 separate meetings in the past year. but in a stunning twist, those hopes ran into a buzz saw named judge emmitt sullivan who said he couldn't hide his disgust for what flynn admitted doing. >> flynn was smiling during the earli

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andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> i'm richard engel. as troops in syria are ordered to leave, tonight several current and former military officials tell nbc news many american commanders are outraged as russia's vladimir putin sees an opening. >> they don't care about bashar al assad. they care about expanding their influence into africa and into the mediterranean. by the way, i think you're doing the wrong thing when vladimir putin says you're doing the right thing. that's dangerous. >> reporter: and some say immoral. for u.s. t's es ctly what many feel they have been told to do. abandoning kurdish forces who fought loyally with them against isis. today, turkey's president erdogan said an offensive, he's so far been able to carry out against the kurds is postponed for the moment, but kurdish leaders are convinced move against them. in desperation, they have threatened to release more than 3,000 isis detainees they captured with american help. and syria isn't the only front now in chaos. president trump announced plans to cut in half th

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> new developments tonight as police expand their search for the body of a colorado mom who has been missing since thanksgiving. investigators now finding a key clue across state lines. nbc's steve patterson has the latest. >> reporter: tonight authorities working across state lines to track down any sign of kelsey berreth's body. >> sadly we do not believe kelsey is still alive. >> reporter: friday police arrested her fiancÉ patrick frazee, held without bond. the 32-year-old facing charges of first-degree murder and solicitation for murder. his public defender providing no comment.now sheri falls, idaho collecting evidence near the tower where her phone was last pinged 800 miles from her home. the solicitation says he's not ruling out a murder for hire plot. >> you don't necessarily have to complete it to have a solicitation charge, but you have to show firmness of what you intended to do. >> reporter: the colorado mom last seen publicly on thanksgiving day shopping with her one-year-old daughter. police now say little kay lee is with kelsey'

kerry sanders, nbc news. ar>>> back here on a warning for those travelers heading home the christmas holiday. a weather system currently dropping snow in the rockies it will cause proems in if air and roads later this ek. and snow in parts of texas and will see flooding rain. by friday it makes its coast. the east >>> the spirit of christmas arrived for billions who celebrate the holiday.th hem hosting the fargest crowd it has seen christmas years. thousands packed the church of the nativity. kathy park reports. ♪ >> reporter: one holida bringing millions together. from around the world a christmas wish. a message of hope from vacan city. celebrating the birth of christ from buckingham palace. >> i believe his message of peace on earth andgoodwill to all is never out of date. >> reporter: the queen joining the royal family at the annual christmas service. president trump with his own family for the holidays making calls to children while also making headlines. >> are you still a believer in santa? because a

tammy leitner, nbc news. >>> in venezuela, the collapse. economy there has had devastating effects and has led to an exodus. 3 million people have left the country, many in desperate need of healthcare. this past week some were able to get the help they needed off the coast of neighboring colombia thanks to a floating hospital from the united states. kerry sanders has >> reporter: on this border, no tear gas, no toysios, just desperation. every day some 5,000 venezuelans leave their country, and like this woman they have no idea if they will ever return. her family fled when both sons needed hernia operations. doctors in venezuela said they could operate, but first she had to buy all the supplies the surgeon would need on the black 15 days looking for anz thesia. >> reporter: with an inflation rate of a million percent she eventually gave up and walked across the border to colombia, hoping to find help in a country already strained by more than a million weary refugees. that help coming in the form of the u.s. navy. just offshore the navy s

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. anxiety on so many levels tonight. president trump's political gambit to fund a border wall leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers heading into christmas week unsure when they will see their next paychecks. n a midnight shutd several government agencies seems a virtual certainty at this hour. this as questions grow influence in the wake of yesterday's protest resignation of defense secretary james mattis. of the uncertaintt all, no friend of the financial markets, stocks tumbling again today. let's begin our coverage with nbc's hallie jackson. >>r. vice president, forward? a path >> reporter: shutdown shuttle diplomacy with the vice president and top whe house officials back and forth on capitol hill mast-minute maneuvering aim at a breakthrough. it's up to the democrats whether or not we have a shutdown. >> reporter: president trump today insisting the democrats now own it. what do you make of pr thident's assessment that st ping a shutdown is in the hands of your pay? i

new numbers from an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll reveals a majority of americans now believe president trump is not telling the truth when it comes to the russia investigation and 6 in 10 americans say president donald trump has been untruthful about the topic, saying the investigation has given them doubts about the presidency. the poll comes after new developments in the russia probe including the sentencing of trump's former personal attorney michael cohen. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more. >> reporter: as holiday host the president looked beyond looming controversies. >> we're going to have an incredible new year for our country most importantly. >> reporter: but his spirit , convicted felon and cooperating witness michael cohen a rat with a capital r. as trump's current attorney airg to discredit cohen. >> you've got a serial liar who taped his own client and lied about it and deceived him. >> reporter: cohen says candidate trump directed him to make illegal hush money payments to two women. but giuliani argues that was personal business and not a campaign finance violation. >> it's

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nbc news. >> let's talk "football night" in america here on nbc. in pittsburgh, ben roethlisberger and the steelers, they took a 23-7 lead at halftime and delivered the turn the game. the steelers lose their star running back james conor to a leg injury. big ben connects with the back up and that tie the game and as the clock ran down to zero, the chargers todd gurley racked up 132 yards and two touchdowns to help the slow starting rams move just a little bit closer in the nfc playoffs. they win over the lions, 30-16. the sputtering packers drop the fifth game in the last six and in the process signed 13-year head coach mike mccarthy's walking papers. he was fired after the loss to the cardinals. to the man having an mvp-like season, patrick mahomes connecting for four touchdown passes and tied peyton manning and tom brady are the onlies to reach >> a lot of usicko weekend. morning, bill. >> the week ahead forecast. we areff quiet and things get active. snow showers heading throughoh . rain in north florida. a new storm throughout wednesday morning