bus crash that killed five youngsters. police say the driver was speeding at the time of the crash. that driver has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving and is being held on bond. 37 students ranging in age from kindergarten to fifth-grade were on the bus. at least one mother when youngsters on the bus as she complained about the driver's erratic behavior. called the board of jerk nbc news learned from state records that walker had his license suspended in 2014 for 25 days for failing to show insurance. he was involved in other minor school bus accident two months ago. no one was injured in that incident. president-elect on trump is in florida for the thanksgiving holiday. today, he tied up loose ends in manhattan. chuck met with editors of the

same trump complained about how the times treated him but also said he respects the paper wants to make peace. in your times as also reporting trump said he does not favor another investigation into how the clintons emails. if you are one of the 4 million american workers looking forward to getting overtime pay next week, a federal judge is blocking the new regulation from going into effect. president obama announced new labor department will back in may increasing the salary special for overtime pay the workers earning $47,000 a year. 21 states sue to block that will before it took effect on december 1. today, the us district court in texas at the nationwide culinary injunction until the rules legality can be examined. we are learning more tonight about why kanye west is in the hospital. several media outlets report

observation. this after abruptly canceling the rest of his national tour. phosphorylation follows a week of controversial

rangers to the west. snow showers and the storm system coming eastward. as it does so he can help but notice these rain showers coming into indiana. through my name we're still dealing with partly sunny skies,-clouds will thicken and we will have to contend with the chance for showers west as we get into the middle part of the day tomorrow. not expecting this to be raising. you could see random snowflake nextgen if you're in masel. mostly would be rain showers that come and temperatures, southeasterly breeze will

will actually come in the evenings to overnights. if you leave our people coming in to town. 90 midnight tomorrow, they'll probably have to contend with rain showers. temptress likely to be in the upper 30s. we could have snowflakes mixed in from time to time. thanks giving morning will start of the scattered rain showers around, if you're going to do some jogging this different five case and what not. you have to deal with scattered showers. the showers will be few and far is look at one donation forecast. we have a dry start today with cloudy skies. shower chances will pick up slim in the afternoon. better chances in the evening as we head into the overnights, will be in the upper 40s for thanksgiving day. trying things out slowly as he had for the weekend. things will warm up as we get started monday. commute, college football playoff rankings came out tonight. where did ohio state land?

played his college will ring is released tonight. we have number two versus number three on saturday. saturday will be the 100 saturday will be the 113th all- time meeting and ohio state michigan. be the 11th meaning with each

these is it possible. although, orchestra all-time the series, and officially 12 the last 14 meetings. this is urban meyer is doing what tim tressel did. but so much emphasis on this game working on it all year long. >> i appreciate rivalries. probably more than most because i have such, that's the way it always been. i think that came from coach hayes. both programs have tremendous respect for each other. both coaches. i just remember that. jim harbaugh is old one in the game as head coach of michigan. over his last last year. score like that would be a shock this season. wolverines were rolling. 9-0 after defeating radical the second-best team in the country they've lost in iowa for

indiana. as the season goes on, can the saturday at noon. what's the best part? >> fair, healthy, honest competition. every game i don't look at it as a pie chart. that was my favorites. this is a server. it's like your kids. i love them all 100%, each game. >>ol regular-season game. buckets when you get three field goals. that's the final seconds. akron had a few chances, they dropped this one. it was a touchdown to win. ohio is 9-3/5-7. ncaa ordered notre dame to vacate or 21 wins from the 2012, 2013 football season in an academic list the

situation. the average are four and seven on the year. browns are off today. i was loved the stories. the time the players give act on their day off. current players helped the families at townhall restaurant. this is the fourth year for the team to meet. for those in three males were served there. we also gave their surf. replay the schedule game, i don't think it's happening against the giants, maybe the bengals. is there one win in their? cavs tend to. lebron james had to give a deposition in a lawsuit involving former players union. after sue for wrongful

million in salary and benefits. the claim is undermined it to a lockout. this fire 2013. you'll be with the team tomorrow . you thought she was applauding your sportscaster.>> i saw you do that too. >> every sportscaster there.

thanksgiving eve tomorrow. the forecast looking at the next few days. it's not too bad. rain showers around but the snow will not be a factor. we begin at 4:30 am. have a great night, we'll see

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tonight, school bus tragedy. the disturbing record of the driver of a school bus that crashed, killing five children. as our investigation reveals, an alarming number of school bus drivers who may be unfit for the job. travel nightmare, the storms that could make thingsis americans traveling this thanksgiving week. about face. the president-elect backs off his promises to investigate hillary clinton and says the law is on his side, when it comes to conflicts of interest. cancer message. the passionate plea from a hollywood star for men to get the test that may have saved his life. and high honors for an extraordinary group of high achievers. a remarkable afternoon at the white house.

from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. there is profound grief and bewilderment in a tennessee community rocked by a school bus crash that took the lives of five elementary-aged children late yesterday. and shock over the circumstances. the 24-year-old driver of the bus, stands charged with their deaths, accused by police of recklessly bus careened out of control and wrapped around a tree. tonight with as many as a dozen kids hospitalized, we're learning details of the driver's history and of the lives that were taken. kerry sanders has the latest from chattanooga. >> reporter: tonight, a community in mourning, remembering the five lives lost in monday's tragic school bus crash. >> he was hurt. one of them was bleeding bad. one of them had passed out.

24-year-old johnthony walker has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. according to the affidavit, walker was driving well over the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit, on a narrow winding road when he lost control of the bus. tonight nbc news has learned from state records that walker had his license suspended in 2013 for 25 days for failing to show insurance, and he was involved in another minor school bus accident just two months ago, no one was from woodmore leamtary school complains she complained to the school about his erratic driving. >> i done called the board of education. i done called the school. >> reporter: among the five children killed in monday's accident, 9-year-old zoe nash, her younger brother also in the bus, survived, but is in intensive care. >> there's no bringing her back, but we take the memories, you know. we take the memories away and we just try

hopefully we move forward so this won't happen to anybody else's family, you know. >> reporter: today, extra grief counsellors at the victims' school. some students lost their best friends. shamika black told her 9-year-old son his friends are now in heaven. >> i can just tell him that i love him and that it will be okay. that the child, he received the wings and you just have to pray. >> reporter: federal records show the private outsourcing company using here in school bus drivers has been involved in 142 accidents, with three fatalities in just the last two years. tonight the ntsb says the hiring and screening of drivers will be a part of their investigation. lester? >> kerry sanders tonight, thank you. president-elect donald trump did an about-face today on something that became a popular refrain at his rallies on the campaign trail. lock her up. now backing away from his vow to prosecute hillary clinton for her use of a private e-mail server.

many issues trump addressed today, including potential conflicts of interest, involving his businesses. we get details from nbc's hallie jackson. >> she should be locked up. >> reporter: some promises he ran on as candidate, now looking less likely as president-elect. starting with his pledge to prosecute hillary clinton for her e-mail server. >> she has to go to jail. >> reporter: now donald trump confirms what a source close to him fito something that i feel very strongly about. >> well, so much for locking her up, i guess. >> reporter: trump, who doesn't have the power as president to prosecute anyone, tells "the new york times," i don't want to hurt the clintons, adding, she went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways. breitbart, the conservative outlet that's backed trump is blaring the headline, broken promise, with the news now of maybe another one. during his campaign, trump attacked a major climate deal, the

nation in the world. >> we will cancel this deal so that our companies can compete. >> reporter: today he says he has an open mind about the deal. the walkback raising questions about what he will do as president and what he's already done in his businesses and charity. the trump foundation reporting in a new filing, it violated irs rules. tax experts say correcting that could require paying taxes and possible penalties. on the business side, unanswered questions ou off his personal interests from the interests of the country. suggesting on the trail, it wouldn't be an issue. >> i wouldn't even be thinking about the business. i mean, who cares. i would actually say, who cares? >> reporter: now trump's brushing aside fears of conflicts of interest, pointing out, the law is totally on my side. he's right. the president is exempt from conflict of interest laws. but not from constitutional provisions forbidding foreign gifts. the president-elect today also condemned

washington of members of the alt-right. a conservative extremist movement with ties to white nationalism. he added, he doesn't want to do anything to ener jazz that group. lester? >> hallie jackson, thanks. now to the travel headaches that could had by millions getting set to head to the airport for thanksgiving. winter storms from the rockies to the plains and up into parts of the northeast. we have it all covered starting with nbc's blake mccoy. >> reporter: for the northeast, more snow another harsh blow for residents digging out from yesterday's massive snowfall. upstate new york, seeing as much as 40 inches of snow in just the past two days. >> can't get out the side door yet. we got out the back door. [ laughter ] >> reporter: northern pennsylvania, digging out from 15 inches and even bigger snow drifts. >> you don't want to hit those drifts. you'll be buried in your vehicle. >> reporter: minnesota getting socked again. colorado too. all leading to a

nearly 49 million people on the move this thanksgiving, up a million over last year. the biggest travel rush since 2009. you can thank low gas prices and cheaper airfares. chicago o'hair is debuting new automated screening lanes designed to get people through 30% faster. if you do run into problems flying this year, social media could be your friend. >> some of the airlines are answering twitter a lot faster than they would a phone >> reporter: now if only a tweet could dig you out of this. blake mccoy, nbc news, chicago. nbc news meteorologist dylan dryer is here with us. we're about to get hit with one of the busiest travel periods. where should people be on the lookout for the bad stuff? >> the pacific northwest and the midwest, that's where the next two storms are moving through. if we start on wednesday, for those of you traveling by air, we could see most of our delays across the midwest. mostly in the chicago area, because of poor visibility and also the possibility of seeing some heavier