the superstar hits back >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening. dangerous, deadly weather is slamming much of the u.s. right now. blizzard conditions crippling parts of the rockies, midwest, great plains, even arizona. and this is just the beginning. more than 70 million people will also be hit with gusty winds, flash floods, and tornadoes. treacherous conditions for the 55 million traveling home from the holiday. airports are on alert, cancelled flights and thousands more delayed. we're tracking multiple storm systems this hour. kathy park starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, powerful storms creating chaos for post-thanksgiving travelers as snow, heavy rain, and strong winds barrel across the country. in colorado, hurricane-force wind gusts whipping snow in all directions, creating whiteout conditions >> these winds are really whipping through here >> reporter: tough even for this meteorologist to stand, and dangerous for those daring to drive on the roads in arizona, a massive pileup on the interstate with trucks stuck for hours. a snowy grand

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. the timing of this brutal round of winter storms could not be worse. today is literally the biggest air travel day in u.s. history. and we're looking at paralyzing whiteouts, epic wind gusts and blinding conditions for pilots and drivers as we come on the air, 61 million are under winter weather alerts in 20 states. there are already thousands of flight delays and a rising number of cancellations as more than 3 million americans try to fly home after the holiday. and this storm system is just beginning to hit major highways in the east tonight with even more bad weather moving in on monday. we have all of it covered beginning with cathy park in albany, new york, tonight. cathy? >> kate, good evening to you. the snow here in albany is coming down hard and fast and accumulating so quickly you can barely see the lines on the roads. when this storm finally moves out, albany could see up to 18 inches of snow. tonight a major storm system striking much of the nation. wrapping up a with a wi

nightly news" is brought to you by cosequin joint health supplements. help keep your pets moving with cosequin >>> finally tonight, we're jumping into the weekend with a world famous festival taking adventure to incredible nail biting new heights. here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: they lined up by the hundreds. >> i'm so excited, man. >> reporter: parachutes on their back but no plane in sight. >> most fun with your clothes on. >> reporter: instead, leaping into the great beyond from a platform before even a catapult. >> that was awesome. >> reporter: this is west virginia's famed bridge day, the only legal day base jumpers can hurl themselves into the river gorge the crowd fired up i think they want you to jump. [ laughter ] >> reporter: while above a man dressed as eeyore is stoked when he spots his mom. >> praying everything goes well. >> oh, my god. >> three, two, one >> reporter: around 900 feet below, landings range from spot on to a little rocky and some soaking wet. a few bumps and bruises and footage galore and if you're curious, here is a litt

the light show you won't want to miss >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kristen welker in for lester on this christmas eve, president trump is sharpening his attacks against democrats as the standoff over the impeachment process intensifies. speaking from his mar-a-lago resort, the president accused house speaker nancy pelosi of hating the entire republican party, and the president also addressed north korea's ominous warning of a christmas surprise, all of it creating a sharp contrast to his holiday greetings to troops overseas. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest from west palm beach >> reporter: on this christmas eve, the president is making his own list of who's nice, like mitch mcconnell. >> very smart guy, very good guy, and a very fair guy. >> reporter: and who is not, like nancy pelosi. >> she is doing a tremendous disservice to the country she hates the republican party she hates all of the people that voted for me >> reporter: it's a familiar refrain from the president, frustrated as negotiations over a sena

nightly news" is brought to you by cosequin joint health supplements. help keep your pets moving with coes quinn. >>> finally student, we're jumping into the weekend with a world famous festival taking adventure to incredible nail biting new heights. here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: they lined up by the hundreds. >> i'm so excited, man. >> reporter: parachutes on their back but no plane in sight. >> most fun with your clothes on. >> reporter: instead, leaping into the great beyond from a platform before even a catapult. >> that was awesome. >> reporter: this is west virginia's famed bridge day, the only legal day base jumpers can hurl themselves into the river gorge i think they want you to jump. [ laughter ] >> reporter: while above a man dressed as eeyore is stoked when he spots his mom. >> praying everything goes well. oh my god. >> three, two, one >> reporter: around 900 feet below, landings range from spot on to a little rocky and some soaking wet. a few bumps and bruises and footage galore and if you're curious, here is a little taste of what it

. >> in is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening, the fbi said they're presuming the shooting at a naval air station friday was an act of terrorism. and they're working hard to uncover the motive of the saudi man who opened fire. saudi classmates who were also training with the u.s. navy in pensacola are being told to stay on base. we have learned the gunman recently traveled to new york with some fellow students. tonight, the three victims of the shooting are all being praised for what they did to save other lives. we begin with blayne alexander in pensacola. >> reporter: as pensacola giving a final salute, more questions are swirling about the shooter. mohammed alshamrani. >> our main goal is to confirm if he acted alone or was he a part of a larger network? >> reporter: while officials have yet to determine a motive they are investigating it as an act of terrorism. alshamrani walked into this building with a glock .9 millimeter hand gun and head the only gunman, investigators say. there have been no arrests in the case. but law enforcement sources tell nbc in the week leadi

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening. if you're not already where you want to be for the holiday this is week, you may want to listen up. the numbers of americans heading to airports, train stations and hitting the road is up from last season and those millions of travelers are running into ice, freezing fog and rain. nearly 4,000 flights were delayed today and frustrating situations at a couple of major hubs. we begin with morgan chesky. >> reporter: tonight the holiday travel rush brought to a scary halt. a nearly 70-car chain reaction accident, shutting down 64 in both directions near williamsburg. >> i got out of my car and i went and assisted a woman whose leg was pinned inside her door. >> reporter: capturing this video after his car slid on black ice, crashing into the massive pile-up. somehow he walked away as crews took 51 others to nearby hospitals. >> we do not know the cause of the accident at this time but we have factors such as heavy fog and icy road conditions that morning. >> reporter: despite potentially

pay, the big deal days may be over but you can still save on holiday shopping >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening as we come on the air tonight, we're nearing a momentous vote that could bring president trump to the edge of impeachment before this night is over. all day we've been monitoring a marathon session of the judiciary committee, a tense partisan back and forth all leading up to that potentially historic vote happening tonight on articles of impeachment brought by house democrats peter alexander is tracking it all. >> reporter: tonight, a partisan showdown, the house judiciary committee debating a momentous move, whether to approve two articles of impeachment against president trump. >> let's be clear. this is about facts and the constitution >> they don't care facts be dammed. >> reporter: the first article, abuse of power. that alleges president trump solicited a foreign government, ukraine in the 2020 u.s. presidential election. >> we're here today because the president abused his power we're here today because he solicited foreign interf

that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm kristin welker reporting from new york. have a great night, everyone >>> a storm is moving into the bay area and tonight we are tracking it all. news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. it's been a cold couple of days, and now we're about to get some wet weather. you can see it's dark. traffic is moving. beli believe it or not, it's chilly. >> don't let that beautiful view of clear skies fool you because it is very cold. only in the 50s right now. this is our view of the city. you can make out the bay bridge right there. if you are heading out now to dinner, bundle up. we're in the 50s. 50 degrees in palo alto. 50 degrees in san francisco. satellite right now is showing a little of that cloud cover rolling into the north bay. we'll start to see more of a marine layer tonight into tomorrow morning. but that rain is expected to make its way from north to south. you can see that rain developing just off the coast. now, this system is a cold storm, so that means we're going to get a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone was it a hate crime after all? riveting surveillance video shining light on yesterday's deadly new jersey gun battle the shooter is appearing to target a kosher grocery store in jersey city where they staged the shootout as dozens of children huddled in fear at a synagogue next door. a detective and three bystanders were killed. tonight the evidence raising questions about the motive our gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: the stunning moments before a rampage a white van parks on a bus street when a man calmly gets out with a long gun. his passenger follows. people desperately start to run but the suspects don't shoot, instead, they head directly into a kosher grocery store, only one person appears to make it out. >> i think it hurts each and every jew all around the world. >> reporter: police identify the two people that stormed the store as david anderson and francine gram. authorities say they also had a pipe bomb in their van three law enforcement sources tell wnbc anderson was a one-time

that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm peter alexander. for all ofs here a ut olympic games, the nhl, the indianapolis 500, the premier league, and prime time's number one show, "sunday night football." only on nbc. >>> "sunday night football," it's in the 40s in beautiful seattle. the nfc west title and much more is on the line tonight. jimmy garoppolo and the 49ers, though, with a win, they game home field advantage for the first time since 1997. meanwhile, russell wilson and the seahawks know that if they win they'll get a home playoff game. and who's back to help?

that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. kate snow here tomorrow with an inspiring story about a little girl with big dreams who became a professional ballerina despite a debilitating spinal condition. i'm jose diaz-balart live from new >>> right now, at 4:00 p.m., it is a super saturday night for the 49ers. we are coming live to you from levi stadium. the 49ers and the rams on the field, at least. so special teams are, as we countdown to kickoff. the players are getting ready and so are the fans. 70,000 people making their way into the levi stadium. we've got some crazies out there, not before a very good tailgate party. this is the scene in the parking lot at levi's. >>> good afternoon, thanks for being with us for this special pre-game newscast here at levi stadium. before the 49ers game. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm janelle wang. a saturday night prime time game under the lights, the rams facing off against the 49ers. >> are you ready for a great game? >> we are on the 20 yard line and some of the players are out on the field.

our update on a remarkable young singer stay with us >> announcer: "one nation" on "nbc nightly news" is sponsored by liberty mutual insurance only pay for what you need >>> we're back now with the royal family's christmas there is news tonight about where prince philip will be spending the holiday, who isn't going to be there to celebrate and who is missing from the photos seen during the queen's christmas message. molly hunter is in london tonight >> reporter: after four nights in a london hospital, 98-year-old prince philip has walked out just in time for a royal christmas. good news for a royal family in need of some holiday cheer. prince philip will be home at sandringham for the queen's annual christmas message. she will allude to a rough year saying, quote, the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference. >> the queen has been dragged into a constitutional crisis over brexit. so perhaps it's only wise the mother of the nation sets a very calming note >> reporter: speculation is rampant whet

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nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there are grim fears tonight over the fates of tourists including americans after the volcanic island they were visiting in new zealand exploded and a deadly shower of ash and steam. as a new day breaks on that side of the world, reconnaissance planes are searching for signs of life. janis mackey frayer is in new zealand. >> reporter: two explosions, a huge tower of ash and steam shooting up 12,000 feet. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: the eruption captured by anxious tourists as their boat pulled away from the island. >> reporter: michael shade and his family had just finished their tour. >> it was hard to stop crying long enough to take the photo and take the photo and start thinking about it and start crying again. >> reporter: rescuers are struggling to reach the island, now smothered in two feet of searing ash. reconnaissance flights confirm there are no signs of life at least five people are dead, eight are missing. at least two americans are among the injured. matthew ryan and his wife lauren. >> there were two groups on the island thos

nbc news >>> go amy, that is "nightly news" on this thursday night i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great night >>> right now at 6:00 a burglar smashes through the front door of a south bay bakery, and business owners say it's booking too common. >> christmas will never be the same for several east bay families after a late night crash leaves three teenagers dead. but first -- >> it was very easy to make him happy. >> she's the sister of the man killed by a falling tree in muir woods during a christmas eve hike. tonight she's speaking only with nbc bay area. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle rang. >> and i'm anoushah rasta. a sister sheds light on how a giant redwood killed her brother. >> her brother was visiting from minnesota for the holidays. police investigate this freak tragedy. >> they were on a nature hike in the muir woods near the mill valley with his sister and boyfriend. nbc bay area spoke with the sister today about how it all happened and the change she would like to see at muir woods. >> me

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. as we come on the air tonight, there is breaking news. let's get late details from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: lester, authorities in hawaii ares confirming an active shooter situation in pearl harbor naval shipyard in honolulu. the base access is open as authorities investigate what happened tonight, shots fired at pearl harbor. the naval shipyard locked down following reports of three people injured after an active shooter was spotted on the base. >> we want to know what's going on and responders wer called to the scene at 2:30 local time. witnesses report hearing loud popping noises while the p.a. system urges people on base to take cover >> i'm hoping for the best, i guess. >> reporter: our affiliate khln reporting the situation on the base is now contained and that happened just three days before the 78th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor at this time no update on the condition of the injured. i'm steve patterson in los angeles. now back to lester in new york

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening democrats tonight have laid down the gauntlet spelling out in detail the likely impeachment charges against president trump. after weeks of hearings, the hous intelligence committee today released its impeachment report it offers new evidence it says shows the president abused his power by soliciting foreign countries to help him win reelection and then ecedted campaign to obstruct congress our peter alexander has details. >> reporter: tonight house democrats mapping out their case for impeachment in a 300-page report, accusing president trump of abusing his power by pressuring ukraine to help benefit his reelection, and in obstructing congress' too is the evidence of his obstruction of congress >> first of all, this is not about ukraine this is about our democracy. and if we don't care about this, we can darn well be sure the president will be back at it doing this all over again >> reporter: democrats arguing by pushing for investigations into the bidens and the 2016 election while military aid was being withh

what it could mean for your holiday packages >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> a massive deadly storm is ripping through several parts of the country today a dangerous night expected in the deep south where numerous tornado watches and warnings are in effect at least one person died after an apparent tornado hit in louisiana. the violent storm destroyed a cool, toppled trees and power lines. miguel almaguer has late details. >> reporter: tonight in louisiana and mississippi a tornado emergency near alexandria in central louisiana, a near disaster, a school turned debris field incredibly no injuries with roofs ripped off gas stations, reports of twisters slicing through communities, the path of this tornado stretching some 63 miles. at least one storm fatality reported with mangled trees covering homes, roads and buildings. with so many at risk in the south. >> four plows. >> reporter: 11 million remain in the grip of dangerous snowstorms in the midwest to the northeast. at least nine died in weather-related crashes. parts of missouri still digging out after

why you could be paying more if you ship next week >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone it was just four months ago a whistle blower flagged a phone call between president trump and the president of ukraine it was the start of a path that brings donald trump just one step away from impeachment the democratic led house judiciary committee setting two articles of impeachment to the full house where approval is likely next week his removal from office however would be a question for the republican-led senate and the prospect of acquittal there is leaving the president defiant. kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight president trump on the cusp of impeachment after a historic vote in the house judiciary committee with every democrat voting yes. >> aye >> ms. garcia votes aye. >> aye >> reporter: every republican voting no. >> mr. jordan? >> no. >> mr. jordan votes no mr. buck >> no. >> reporter: two articles of impeachment passing, the first one charging the president abused his power but soliciting the interference of a foreign gover

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. the harsh reality of being impeached may not quite have settled in for president trump who said today it didn't feel real but tonight democrat house speaker nancy pelosi is reminding the president and republican leaders she still has one more card to play before sending the articles of impeachment over for a senate trial kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, with the stain of impeachment still setting in, president trump firing back. >>> what does it feel like to be the third president in u.s. history to be impeached? >> well, i don't feel like i'm being impeached because it's a hoax it's a set-up. it's a horrible thing they did >> reporter: and bringing in one of the two democrats who voted no on both articles of impeachment. new jersey congressman jeff van drew, now switching parties to become a republican. >> we're really happy to have jeff on board. >> reporter: but now a new showdown over what happens next on wednesday night after democrats impeach the president, hous

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm peter alexander in for lester tonight we're learning new details about what may have motivated armed men in two separate attacks to invade places of worship over the holidays in texas the hero who stopped a gunman inside the church is speaking out about that terrifying confrontation. and in new york, federal prosecutors now filing hate crime charges against the man accused of bursting into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration. tonight authorities revealed the suspect's anti-semitic messages. and that's where we begin with nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: tonight a chilling look at the moment police say thomas launched an attack at a jewish congregation celebrating hanukkah today court documents allege he said "no one is leaving" as he charged through a packed rabbi's home in a suburb of new york josef gluck used his table to fight off the attack. >> i saw he's looking at me. i smashed it in his face. >> reporter: hours later police found thomas in manhattan in his car smelling

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and merry christmas. i'm kristen welker in for lester we begin with the mounting tensions over north korea and its nuclear program. tonight the united states is making a new move, reportedly flying four surveillance planes over the korean peninsula in response to the country warning of a christmas surprise. president trump undoubtedly tracking the developments from his mar-a-lago resort in florida where he's spending the holiday. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest from west palm beach tonight. >> reporter: u.s. officials bracing for new aggression of north korea's ominous warning of a christmas gift today, deploying four american surveillance planes over the peninsula according to south korean media reports the pentagon has not responded to nbc news request for comment. it comes as increasing concern over what pyongyang is plotting like perhaps a long-range missile launch soon. that hasn't happened since 2017 when kim stopped testing during a window of diplomacy with preside

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and merry christmas. i'm kristen welker in for lester we begin with the mounting tensions over north korea and its nuclear program. tonight the united states is making a new move reportedly flying four surveillance planes over the korean peninsula in response to the country warning of a christmas surprise. president trump undoubtedly tracking the developments from his mar-a-lago resort in florida where he's spending the holiday. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest from west palm beach tonight. >> reporter: u.s. officials bracing for new aggression of north korea's ominous warning of a christmas gift today, deploying four american surveillance planes over the peninsula according to south korean media report. the pentagon has not responded to nbc news request for comment. it comes as increasing concern over what pyongyang is plotting like perhaps a long-range missile launch soon that hasn't happened since 2017 when kim stopped testing during a window of diplomacy with president

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm peter alexander in for lester tonight we're learning new details about what may have motivated armed men in two separate attacks to invade places of worship during the holiday. the hero that stopped a gunman inside the church is speaking out about that terrifying confrontation. and in new york, federal prosecutors now filing hate crime charges against the man accused of bursting into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people during a hanukkah celebration tonight authorities revealed the suspect's antis-semitic messages and that's where we begin with nbc's kathy park. >> reporter: tonight a chilling look at the moment police say thomas launched an attack at a jewish congregation celebrating hanukkah today court documents allege he said "no one is leaving" as he charged through a packed rabbi's home in a suburb of new york joseph used his table to fight off the attack. >> i saw he's looking at me. i smashed it in his face. >> reporter: hours later police found thomas in manhattan in his car smelling of bleach a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone there are several stories breaking as we come on the air tonight. we start near miami where a violent robbery turned hostage drama turned wild chase in a carjacked ups truck ended just a short time ago in a flurry of bullets in the middle of rush hour traffic the van surrounded by police as the bullets flew all of it aired locally on live television morgan chesky with what we know so far. >> reporter: tonight, gunfire chase through the middle of miami rush hour traffic an armed robbery police say it started when two men robbed a coral jewelry store, but the owner had other plans opening fire on the suspects that shot back injuring one bystander. >> this is what dangerous people do to get away, and this is what people will do to avoid capture. >> reporter: just minutes later, a confirmed carjacking the suspect allegedly holding a ups driver at gunpoint before taking control for half an hour, the men led police on a chase through northern miami dodging trafficking driving downside walks and swerving past

why you could be paying more if you ship next week >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone it was just four months ago a whistle blower flagged a phone call between president trump and the president of ukraine it was the start of a path that brings donald trump just one step away from impeachment the democratic led house judiciary committee setting two articles of impeachment to the full house where approval is likely next week his removal from office however would be a question for the republican-led senate and the prospect of acquittal there is leaving the president defiant. kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight president trump on the cusp of impeachment after a historic vote in the house judiciary committee with every democrat voting yes. >> aye >> ms. garcia votes i. >> aye >> reporter: every republican voting no. >> mr. jordan? >> no. >> mr. jordan votes no mr. buck >> no. >> reporter: two articles of impeachment passing, the first one charging the president abused his power but soliciting the interference of a foreign governm

news. >> what a beautiful moment for both of them that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone >>> right now what fremont plans to do about the real estate signs around the town. >> plus more than just flood waters, the toxic mess people are cleaning up after raw sewage bubbled up during the weekend rain. >> i think we need to do something so this doesn't happen again. >> a family devastated when their dog is mauled to death by another dog with a violent past. what changes them to make. the news at 6:00 starts now. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. that attack on the little dog unbelievable. now he's learning that the pit bull that killed his beloved pet had attacked before but was no longer classified a dangerous dog. >> laura joins us now with this exclusive story. laura. >> reporter: yeah, raj, it all happened right here at this interception. a young boy tells me he was taking his dog for a walk when a pit bull appeared out of nowhere. ka he was like a little guy and we loved him so much.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is a lot to get to tonight, including charges rolled out today, but still breaking as we come on the air, the new jersey neighborhood turned into a deadly urban battle zone. six people killed after an hours' long gunfight at a grocery store. the shooting of a police officer turning into a violent standoff gunfire ringing through the neighborhood, forcing residents to take cover. the dead include a police officer, a father of five, along with three civilians and the two suspects rehema ellis is in jersey city. >> reporter: police moving in towards the supermarket as the horror unfolds on a residential block in jersey city. moments earlier, a hail of gunfire. a shootout between police and suspects holed up inside the building tonight, authorities say at least one police officer and three people were killed inside the supermarket along with two suspects >> we entered the building about ten minutes ago. there are multiple deceased inside the building. >> reporter: senior law enforcement officials tell wnbc

. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> good evening. the harsh reality of being impeached may not have settled in for president trump who said today it didn't feel real but tonight house democrat nancy pelosi is reminding the president and republican leaders she still has one more card to play before sending the articles of impeachment over for a senate trial kristin welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, with the stain of impeachment still setting in, president trump firing back. >> what does it feel like to be the third president in u.s. history to be impeached? >> i don't feel like i'm being impeached, because it's a hoax. it's a set-up. it's a horrible thing they did >> reporter: and bringing in one of the two democrats who voted no on both articles of impeachment. new jersey congressman geoff van drew, now switching parties to become a republican. >> we're really happy to have jeff on board. >> reporter: a showdown on what happens next after wednesday night democrats impeached the president, nancy pelosi throwing the process int

gadi schwartz, nbc news, norwalk, connecticut. >> that's a great move that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone, and good night >>> right now at 6:00, kamala harris is out. the california senator no longer in the race for the white house. the mistake one prominent supporter said her campaign made. >> more wet weather is on the way. we have the updated forecast. >> first, protecting renters, new strict action san jose is about to take to get land lords to follow the law. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. it's happening as we speak. the san jose city council is voting on a big change in how it treats land lords. >> city leaders say renters are more vulnerable than ever and it's ready to protect them. scott budman joins us from city hall with the latest. scott. >> reporter: they're talking money, jessica. in fact city leaders like a financial incentive to make sure land lords follow the law. renters love the idea. the land lords tell us it's another layer of bureaucrac

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the postthanksgiving re-entry has been no eaer alerts tonight the snow falling here in new york city right now at the height of the evening rush with more to come, part of a rf nor'easter sweeping from tennessee to maine, delaying and stranding returning thanksgiving weekend travelers, burying many communities in snow and leaving several people dead. our team is in place to cover it all, starting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight the first major snowstorm of the season is slamming the northeast. >> i'm happy i have off work because i wouldn't be prepared for this. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are without power across the region. massachusetts and connecticut are bracing for more snow overnight. the powerful system now being blamed for at least seven deaths nationwide. >> last year we had a good winter, so you know, take it as it goes, i guess. >> reporter: seven counties in new york are under a state of emergency. 300 national guard members deployed 42,000 snowplow foerators are on >> reporter:

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>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and thank you for joining us as we come on the air tonight there is breaking news. let's get late details from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: lester, authorities in hawaii are responding to an active shooter situation in pearl harbor naval shipyard in honolulu. first responders were called to the scene at 2:30 local time. they confirm at this time there are local injuries on the ground at the base. however it is not known how many are injured or if anyone has died at this time. the naval base is currently on lockdown. all gates are closed as authorities and security teams sweep the scene. our affiliate, as you see there, khnl, is reporting the scene is somewhat under control but it is not confirmed if that means the shooter is down at this time. there were reports of loud popping sounds. we're told base personnel were alerted to take cover over the p.a. system as this all started. this is obviously a very fluid situation on the ground as reporting is coming in but at this time, this remains an active shoo

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone there are several stories breaking as we come on the air tonight. we start near miami where a violent robbery turned hostage drama turned wild chase in a carjacked ups truck ended just a short time ago in a flurry of bullets in the middle of rush hour traffic the van surrounded by police as the bullets flew all of it aired locally on live television morgan chesky with what we know so far. >> reporter: tonight, gunfire after a frightening chase through the middle of miami rush hour traffic an armed robbery turned carjacking of a ups truck. police say it started when two men robbed a coral gables jewelry store, but the owner had other plans opening fire on the suspects that shot back injuring one bystander. >> this is what dangerous people do to get away, and this is what people will do to avoid capture. >> reporter: just minutes later, a confirmed carjacking the suspect allegedly holding a ups driver at gunpoint before taking control for half an hour, the men led police on a chase through northern miami

nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there has been a stunning and tragic twist in the sdav disappearance of a texas mom and her newborn daughter heidi broussard found dead and her baby alive and well and tonight, the arrest of one of her long time friends on kidnapping charges has shocked their austin community as police begin unraveling a sordid mystery. our sam brock is there tonight with late breaking details >> reporter: texas rangers and fbi agents flooding the home tonight of a woman who was once heidi broussard's close friends. authorities say say they discovered broussard's body in the trunk of a car her baby margot was safe inside the house. >> we had all prayed we would be able to find heidi alive we are thankful that through combined efforts here we were able to recover baby margot >> reporter: magen fieramusca, also known as maygen humphrey, now charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with a corpse this photograph a sharp contrast to her today. >> i was disgusted i was heartbroken. i was shocked. i didn't expect this >> reporter: how many times this

record-breaking holiday rush is on but a double threat of storms impacting travel >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there has been a stunning and tragic twist in the disappearance of a texas mom and her newborn daughter heidi broussard found dead overnight, her 3-week-old bab alive and well and tonight, the arrest of one of her long time friends on kidnapping charges has shocked their austin community as police begin unraveling a sordid mystery. our sam brock is there tonight with late breaking details >> reporter: texas rangers and fbi agents flooding the home overnight of a woman wh was once heidi broussard's close friend authorities say say they discovered broussard's body in the trunk of a car her baby margot was safe inside the house. >> we had all prayed we would be able to find heidi alive we are thankful that through combined efforts here we were able to recover baby margot >> reporter: magen fieramusca, also known as maygen humphrey, now charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with a corpse this photo of the old friends together t

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is a lot to get to tonight, including the impeachment charges rolled out today, but still breaking as we come on the air, the new jersey neighborhood turned into a deadly urban battle zone. six people killed after an hours' long gunfight at a grocery store. the shooting of a police officer turning into a violent standoff gunfire ringing through the residents to take cover. the dead include a police officer, a father of five, alon with three civilians and the two suspects rehema ellis is in jersey city. >> reporter: police moving in towards the supermarket as the horror unfolds on a residential block in jersey city. moments earlier, a hail of gunfire. a shootout between police and suspects holed up inside the building tonight, authorities say at least one police officer and three people were killed inside the supermarket along with two suspects >> we entered the building about ten minutes ago. there are multiple deceased inside the building. >> reporter: senior law enforcement officials tell wnbc it bega

plus, there's still time t tips to get those last-minute gifts under the tree >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening millions of americans on the move, or at least trying to tonight, at the start of this christmas week bad weather in the southeast, a deluge of rain got things off to a bad start for some air travelers in florida with a record 115 million americans expected to travel over this holiday stretch, airports across the country are bracing for a crush of passengers and highway travel will likely be a challenge, too kerry sanders is in florida for us tonight. >> reporter: ft. lauderdale's airport back in business tonight. >> i've never seen flooding like this. >> reporter: on one of the busiest days of the year, the airport closed, a rare 4 inches of rain falling in just an hour. over 8 inches total within five hours. area roads and one of the airport's runways shut down. 155 flights delayed, 20 diverted, 6 canceled problems that cascaded throughout the day and for katherine tallah, a hopefully understanding family in detroit. >> i'm supposed t

>>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evening, we come on the air tonight with breaking news late developments in the deadly naval air station shooting in pensacola, florida three people were gunned down in yesterday's attack by a saudi trainee. secretary of defense mark esper today saying it's too early to call it a terrorist attack, but tonight, new details about what the gunman did before the shooting the unusual way he got the weapon, and news about a recent trip to saudi arabia we get the very latest from blayne alexander in pensacola. >> reporter: tonight, as we get our first look at the building, chilling new details about the man investigators believe carried it out [ sirens ] law enforcement officials tell nbc news in the past week, the shooter, mohammed saeed alshamrani, a saudi national, invited three other saudis to his home for dinner where he showed them videos of mass shootings. officials say he regularly socialized with the three. but after a recent trip to saudi arabia, he returned more pius and was no longer interested in hanging out with them.

pay, the big deal days may be over but you can still save on holiday shopping >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening as we come on the here tonight we're nearing a momentous vote that could bring president trump to the edge of impeachment before this night is over all day we've been monitoring a marathon session of the judiciary committee, a tense partisan back and forth all leading up to that potentially historic vote happening tonight on articles of impeachment brought by house democrats peter alexander is tracking it all. >> reporter: tonight, a partisan showdown, the house judiciary committee debating a momentous move, whether to approve two articles of impeachment against president trum the momentous move punctuating a partisan showdown. >> this is about facts and the constitution. >> they don't care facts be dammed. >> reporter: the first article abuse of power that alleges president trump solicited a foreign government, ukraine in the 2020 u.s. presidential election. >> we're here today because the president abused his power we're here today bec

. >>> this afternoon our nbc "nightly news" lester holt who anchored the continuing coverage of the impeachment inquiry including in-depth analysis of what to expect next at 5:30 right after news at 5:00. >>> and reaction after a shake-up in the 2020 democratic race. east bay native kamala harris dropped out. president trump responded on twitter writing, quote, too bad, we will miss you kamala. senator harris firing back referring to the impeachment inquiry tweeting, don't worry, mr. president, i'll see you at your trial. >>> happening now, another group of lyft passengers filing a lawsuit against the san francisco-based ride share service claiming they were victims of sexual assault. an attorney is holding a news conference to announce his firm is representing the 21 victims for whom are speaking publicly during this precedent. >>> happening today, big changes are rolling into the millbrae b.a.r.t. station. construction is beginning on a housing development to add 400 new apartments, 100 are affordable that veterans get first dibs on and the ground-breaking is happening as wepe 600 parking spa

nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening millions of americans on the move, or at least trying to, tonight, at the start of this christmas week bad weather in the southeast, a deluge of rain got things off to a bad start for some air travelers in florida, with a record 115 million americans expected to travel over this holiday stretch, airports across the country are bracing for a crush of passengers and highway travel will likely be a challenge, too kerry sanders is in florida for us tonight. >> reporter: ft. lauderdale's airport back in business tonight. >> i've never seen flooding like this. >> reporter: on one of the busiest days of the year, the airport closed, a rare 4 inches of rain falling in just an hour. over 8 inches total within five hours. area roads and one of the airport's runways shut down. 155 flights delayed, 20 diverted, 6 canceled, problems that cascaded throughout the day and for katherine, a hopefully understanding family in detroit. >> i'm supposed to be baking cookies. >> reporter: with a record number of travelers packing airports today, just walking th

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> the post thanksgiving day has been anything but a holiday with all of the snowfall the height of the evening rush with more to come, paro maine, delaying and stranding returning thanksgiving weekend travelers, burying many communities in snow and leaving several people dead. our team is in place to cover it all, starting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight a major snowstorm is slamming the northeast. >> glad i'm out of work because i wouldn't be prepared for this. >> reporter: thousands are bracing for more snow overnight in massachusetts and connecticut, the powerful system blamed for at least seven deaths nationwide. >> last year we had a good winter, so take it as it goes, i guess. >> reporter: seven counties in new york are under a state of emergency. 300 national guard members deployed, 42,000 snowplow operators are on alert for a treacherous evening rush hour. >> get ready for this weather. take it seriously. >> reporter: police have already responded to more than 700 crashes statewide. some parts have seen well over 20

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening everyone today on the eve of his expected impeachment in a rare and dishonored place in american history, president trump had a lot more to get off his chest than a simple tweet would allow. unloading on speaker nancy pelosi in a six-page letter that was less legal defense and more a laundry list of grievances, accusing pelosi of breaking her allegiance to the constitution and portraying himself as a victim kristen welker has details. >> reporter: on the eve of the historic house vote, president trump sending a scathing letter to house speaker nancy pelosi, demanding she, quote, immediately cease this impeachment fantasy. the president calling the effort a crusade that has cheapened the importance of the very ugly word. the letter at times using rhetoric that seemed straight out of a trump rally. the president telling pelosi more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials, and even accusing democrats of declaring open war on american democracy the president also lashing out in fiery re

. >>> tonight on nbc nightly news, lester holt anchors continuing coverage of the impeachment inquiry, including in-depth a analysis and what to expect next. that is at 5:30 right here after nbc bay area news at 5:00. >>> also back here in the bay area, we are watching out for the next storm. >> san francisco, a live look. the clouds hanging low over thet threat. when do we get more rain? >> we'll see that rain moving in tomorrow. we are starting se clouds right now after a foggy start to the day. that's a live look at walnut creek, with our temperatures that will be in the upper 50s. then as we go through the day it doesn't look like we'll see much sunshine before that next storm comes in. in fact, as we track it with storm ranger, we are seeing some dry conditions right now and there may be a few spotty sprinkles but for the most part we are going to see a break in the rain. the next storm system comes in heading into tomorrow. you can see how large it is out there in the pacific. it's also going to bring us some high winds and some heavy rain. so as we take it hour by hour, once ag

on and off fasting not only helps you lose weight but could extend your life >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kate snow in for lester tonight on one of the most beautiful and untouched islands of hawaii at the height of tourist season, seven people boarded a helicopter for a sightseeing tour last night and never returned after desperately searching for hours, late today authorities said the wreckage was found in a remote part of kauai sarah harmon i tour helicopter that has been missing since last night they found the wreckage on a remote area on the island's west side. police now say the search for any survivors is ongoing >> we have no actionable information on the status of the passengers our ground and air crews continue to search for survivors >> reporter: seven people were on board the helicopter, one pilot and six passengers two of them reportedly minors >> what i can tell as you that there's two different sets of family members on the aircraft a party of two and a party of four. >> reporter: officials say they were touring the coast

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