"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm tamron hall in for lester. tonight we begin in california, where nbc news has exclusively obtained new video that gives us a look inside that oakland, california, warehouse, not long before it killing 36 people. and now, this video could raise even more questions about what people who live there call an open secret. did authorities know that lives could be in danger well before the inferno? nbc's stephanie gosk starts us off in oakland.

nightly news begins now. >>> from nbc news, world headquarters in new york, this is nbc's nightly news with jose diaz. >>> good evening, president elect donald trump is once again turned to the world of business to fill an all important cabinet position in his administration. the role is secretary of state. nbc news learned that trump apparently chosen rex tillerson, chairman and ceo of exxon mobile who has spent entire career with international oil and gas giant. the two met this morning at trump tower. we get more tonight from correspondent who was first to report the choice of tillerson earlier today. >> reporter: tillerson has worked at exxon mobile for 41 years. much of it spent building a relationship with the kremlin. he was named president of the oil company's operations in russia. exxon mobile won access to prized arctic oil resources in 2011 after tillerson took the ceo job. in 2013, he was awarded the order of friendship by vladimir putin. tillerson was also an outspoken opponent of u.s. sanctions against russia over ukraine which lead to cancellation of arctic oil deal with

time now to check in with kristen welker for a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." evening. >> hi. great to see you. coming up tonight, the brutal, cold wave about to hit a big part of the country. plus, our new nbc news poll on how americans feel about the trump transition and the impact of the russian hacking controversy. also, with the new must'ovie ab the boston marathon bombings coming out, our inside look at the investigation. that's in a few minutes for "nbc nightly news." now, back to you. >> looking forward to it. thank you. we'll be right back. >>> a hanukkah tradition in center city. the latkepalooza took place. more than 3,500 were served up from some of philadelphia's most popularrestaurants. this is the 14th year of the event. looks delicious. er erika has a final check of the forecast. >> that's the food we need, especially when it is that cold overnight. so quickly. we went from 60s today, 50s and 60s. by early tomorrow morning, all i can say is bundle up headed out to school. kids and parents, bundle up. you will need it. these are actual temperatur

and what bonded them for a lifetime. >>> "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz balart. >>> good evening. 56 million americans are under winter weather advisories tonight and a promise of some of the coldest weather the country has seen this year. still days before winter officially begins. today snow and ice making for deadly driving. at least 10 people have been killed on the roads in five states stretching from california to the carolinas. hundreds of accidents have been reported. and that is where we begin tonight with our morgan radford. >> reporter: temperatures dipping below zero out west. more snow expected in the east. creating a deadly combination tonight for drivers on the road. a chilling moment caught on cell phone video. a tractor trailer bursts into flames moments after slipping off an icy highway bridge, jumping the barrier, and plummeting to the ground below. that crash set off a chain-reaction. its debris causing a 55-car pile up killing two and injuring several others. mirror i

we'll have that on "nbc nightly news." a gre ted, have a great holiday. >> merry christmas to you, as well. see you at 6:30. back in a moment. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >>> from the expedition 50 crew, merry christmas and happy holidays. >> a christmas celebration in space. american and french astronauts marked the holiday on board the international space station. the crew enjoyed a dehydrated feast of traditional food from their hometowns. >>> we're following breaking news that's coming in. singer george michael has passed away at the age of 53. more on that coming up next on "nbc nightly news." thanks so much for being with us. i'm head greenberg. for erika and all o

. >> and nbc "nightly news" will have much more on the attack in berlin and the search for those responsible. look for live coverage starting at 6:30, right here on nbc10. >>> bundle up. this lady right here, she's got the right idea. a cold start to the day in center city, philadelphia, by the time christmas arrives, you won't need as much of that winter gear at all. >> first alert meteorologist krystal klei joins us now. >> right now, it is cold out there, some of us didn't even make it above freezing as we move throughout today. 23 is where we are right now in mt. pocono. 29 for redding and pottstown and right now 33 degrees in philadelphia. we are going to see that jump-starting tomorrow. these temperatures are a little warmer than what we saw yesterday, but the climb really hits as we move into your wednesday. this is a nice wide view showing off a whole lot of nothing. we have some clouds that are sitting off to the north and west of us. throughout the day we have been clear, we have seen a lot of sunshine and no rain. we have a dry forecast moving forward and that goes through tonight

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"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm peter alexander, in for lester. tonight, donald trump is once again raising eyebrows for his glowing words about russian president vladimir putin. it comes just hours after the russian leader announced he would not retaliate against the u.s. for imposing new sanctions following russia's attempts to interfere with the election. trump's response, great move on delay by vladimir putin. i always knew he was very smart. also tonight, our first look inside one of those luxurious compounds the russians are being forced to leave. we begin tonight with nbc's hans nichols. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect trump, tweeting more praise for vladimir putin. after putin's unexpected move not to expel any u.s. diplomats from russia. putin, holding fire after president obama ordered 35 suspected spies out of america and sanctioned top russian officials for hacks aimed at influencing the election. putin writing, we will not create any problems for u.s.

"nightly news" begins right now energy from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good even there's late word tonight from yahoo of a massive and stunning security breach, the company revealing that hackers may have stolen the personal information for more than a billion yahoo workers. what's more, the eye-popping breach is apparently separate from the major attack announced by the company a few months ago. miguel almaguer has late details. >> today yahoo confirms data from more than 1 billion user accounts was sold in 2013. private names, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, even encrypted security questions and answers have been exposed. >> the scale of this attack is something we have never seen before, but we're going to keep seeing these things, now the internet has been around a long time. scrambling to identify the person or group who ben traited the firewalls tonight the internet giant says "we're working closely with law enforcement. but this isn't the first attack. three months ago yahoo revealed another massive

nightly news begins now. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightlyews" with jose diaz balart. >>> good evening. we begin with an unfolding tragedy in northern california where it appears there could be a staggering death toll after a fire broke out at a warehouse being used for a party. it happened last night in oakland, just across the bay from san francisco. officials say they are preparing for the possibility as many as 40 people may have lost their lives. and the questions about safety in that building are growing tonight. nbc's gadi schwartz is there and reports on the very latest. >> reporter: overnight in oakland a late night party turned into a warehouse inferno. inside, dozens unable to escape what firefighters described as a worst case scenario. >> there is just a tragedy and there is no easy answers right now. >> reporter: today as the smoke clears, yellow tarps confirming a gut-wrenching death toll expected to climb. firefighters say about 75 people were inside the warehouse known as the oakland ghost ship when a fire broke out on the sec

"nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm tamron hall in for lester. tonight we begin in california, where nbc news has exclusively obtained new video that gives us a look inside that oakland, california, warehouse, not long before it went up in flames, killing 36 people. and now, this video could raise even more questions about what people who live there call an open secret. did authorities know that lives could be in danger well before the inferno? nbc's stephanie gosk starts us off in oakland. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tamron. tonight, fire officials say they don't expect the death toll to rise above 36. meanwhile, nbc news has learned that the oakland police were inside that warehouse as recently as two months ago. exclusive video obtained by nbc news, shows oakland police officers in the warehouse known as the ghost ship in october of this year. part of an incident residents say, tied to a neighbor's party. landlord derek almena, helped police get access to the warehouse rooftop. >> through m

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz balart. >>> good evening. i'm peter alexander in tonight for jose. breaking news on this christmas eve as president-elect donald trump is trying to calm the controversy over potential conflicts of interest before he takes the oath of office now less than a month away. tonight trump announced that he'll dissolve the donald j. trump foundation, a charity that bears his name and remains under investigation by the new york state attorney general. nbc's kelly o'donnell brings us the latest on the breaking news from outside trump's estate. >> reporter: the surprise christmas eve announcement. part of a still unfolding plan to detangle the billionaire from a maze of business and family ties that could hinder his new administration. trump's reasoning? he writes "to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as president." trump praised the foundation's philanthropy. i'm very proud of the money that has been raised for many organizations in need. th

"nightly news" begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york. this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening, i am kristen welker in for kate snow tonight. >> we begin with the dangerous weather. frigid air mixed with freezing rain created travel mignightmares claiming 16 lives and nine states from california to maryland. a weekend of multi cars piled up. windchill advisories issued areas affecting 22 million tonight and tomorrow morning. chicago with the coldest weather, that's where we find nbc's blake mccoy. >> it is frigid and missouri. this arctic air is not done with us. here in chicago and detroit and many cities, temperatures are set to plummet once again. >> reporter: a travel treacherous across the country. in denver, nine inches of snow caught airlines off guard leading to cancelled flights and problems inside the terminals. >> if your flight have been cancelled. it wi bags are at baggage claim. >> drivers spent twelve hours stranded in freezing temperatures at the bottom of the hillside. his vehicle rolled after sliding on b

. >> nbc news national krauntd peter alexander joining us now. he's going to anchor nbc nightly news after our broadcast. >> yeah, thanks for being with us, peter. there's still a lot coming out about is do we make of vladimir putin's decision not to retaliate? is it some sort of an admission or do you think he's waiting for trump to move into the white house? >> right now, you're witnessing this clash of the titans, president obama, donald trump, now vladimir putin involved as well. obvious he's effectively trying to cultivate a relationship with donald trump that he did not have with president obama. he says he reserves the right going forward to punish the u.s. in some form, but what was striking is when we spoke to administration officials today, they were surprised by this move. theyimented there would be some form of a tit for tat response, and even top democrats were telling us they were surprised, they viewed it as a shrewd mood, trying to flatter donald trump. >> what do you make of the president-elect's tweet today, calling putin's actions very smart? and on the other

"nightly news" begins >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, i'm tamryn hall in for lester. we begin in georgia, where a manhunt is under way after a shootout involving police. two officers were shot, one killed. the suspect with a criminal record is now on the loose and tonight, a community is on lockdown as authorities admit ey gunman is. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >>> tonight an urgent manhunt under way in americus, georgia, the suspect gunman accused of shooting two police officers. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off the streets. >> 9:40 a.m. the officers responded to a dispute at an apartment complex were shots were fired. the officers hit and minguell southwest university on lockdown. message sent saying please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call our campus was on lockdown. >> killed today, officer nicholas ryan smarr. 24 years old, four years on americus police force. >>> the other officer, jo fighting for his life. this has been a dead

"nightly news" begins now. >> from nbc world headquarters in new york. this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >>> good evening, the warehouse was known as the ghost ship. artists worked and live here. friday night. survivors say the flames moved so quickly. it was difficult to escape. so many stories of families awaiting words and lives cut short. >> today, the grim news that many feared. the death tolls soaring to 33. officials are certain more bodies will be discovered beneath the rubbles. it could take days of recovering the dead. >> it is mind blowing, heartbreaking. >> the deadliest fire in oakland history exploding. nearly 100 people are gathered inside for a late night dance party. survivors had only seconds to escape the building. there were just two exits for massive space. ? the warehouse known as the ghost ship theme, was home to 25 artists who lived higher and cluttered in art work. the building had a makeshift stairwell making out of palettes leading to the second floor where most of the bodies recovered. >> never experienced friend from

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm tamron hall, in for lester. he was the last of america's first astronauts. john glenn, the former astronaut and u.s. senator has died in ohio at the age of 95. tonight, he is being remembered not just accomplished, but also for what he helped the nation believe about dreaming beyond the stars. tributes are pouring in tonight, including from president obama, who said, the last of america's first astronauts, has left us, but propelled by their example, we know that our future here on earth compels us to keep reaching for the heavens. on behalf of a grateful nation, god speed, john glenn. tom costello has more life. >> five, four, three, two, one, zero. >> reporter: john glenn was more than an american hero. for more than half his life, he was a 20th century icon, perhaps best known for what happened on february 20th, 1962. >> two, two, one, zero. >> reporter: the first american to orbit the earth and put america with the soviet union. >> rog

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. after a lengthy and very public casting call through the lobby of trump tower, the president-elect ended the suspense today over one of the most coveted jobs in his administration. donald trump picking an oil company ceo to be his secretary of state. with no government experience, rex tillerson, the exxonmobil boss, is being praised as a seasoned international deal maker in business, and it is those business connections, specifically his ties to russia, that are raising the most serious concerns about him tonight. and putting trump at odds with members of his own party. nbc's kristen welker starts us off with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump, likely setting up his first confirmation fight with members of his own party, officially tapping rex tillerson to be his secretary of state. touting what he calls tillerson's deep understanding of geopolitics. the pick of the exxonmobil ceo, praised by republicans, including

stay tuned for this developing story ahead on nbc "nightly news," complete coverage of today's announcement is coming up at 6:30. >>> confetti filled times square this afternoon as preparations are being held for new year's eve. today officials held their an confetti test. it was also the last opportunity to write down your new year's eve wishes to be added to each piece of confetti. the mummers are getting set for their annual new year's eve strut down broadway. today the groups geared up for the long running philadelphia tradition. nbc10's cydney long is taking it all in at the convention center. they have waited all year for this. >> reporter: they have, because all 12 of the fancy brigades, they decide on their themes back in february. the downtowners just had their plastqu practice right here, the spartans are moving in, they're setting up their set. each club or brigade will have about an hour and a half practice or dress rehearsal to get it down pat in time for new year's day. all fancy brigade hands are on deck. from the vikings to the down towners to the golden ground and casino ma

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm tamron hall filling in tonight for lester holt. we begin with president obama's unprecedented response to a cyber attack against this country. a strong strike back against russia for its hack of american political figures. which the intelligence community says was meant, in part, to influence the presidential election. the late day announcement levies savetions on top russian government officials, companies, and hackers, and will force dozens of their diplomats to leave the united states. the administration also declassified information it says prufedz the methods russians used to hack. congressional leaders of both parties are endorsing the move, but with three weeks left in an obama administration, will a president trump back the decision? >> just as i told russia to stop it -- >> reporter: today president obama made good on that promise to retaliate. targeting russia's top intelligence agencies with sanctions. officials in vladimir putin

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. president obama today defended his level of response to russian hacking, aimed at influencing the election, while for the first time appearing to directly point a finger of blame at vladimir putin. the white house blew the whistle on the hack in october without great detail. today acknowledging some of what we reported exclusively this week, the president said at the time, he wanted to play the information straight in the midst of a hyper partisan election. but nbc news has learned some details of secret operations to thwart further russian mettling. our chief investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden has more tonight. >> reporter: nbc news broke the news this week that russian president vladimir putin directed russia's mettling into the u.s. election. and this afternoon, president obama all but confirmed it.dlin the u.s. election. and this afternoon, president obama all but confirmed idling the u.s. election. and this afternoon, president

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin with a follow-up to our exclusive reporting last night that u.s. intelligence has determined vladimir putin has a direct hand in the russian effort to disrupt our election. now today president-elect trump may be signaling he's giving some credence to the russian link, while raising questio questions about why the white house didn't act more boldly on his findings about putin. tonight, we may have learned the answer. how the political climate apparently caused the obama administration to pull its punches against russia's mettling. nbc's cynthia mcfadden continues her reporting. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump seems to be pivoting a bit after our nbc news exclusive report last night that vladimir putin personally directed a russian clandestine operation to interfere in the u.s. election. tweeting, if russia or some other entity was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act? why did they only complain after

the bank hostage stand off and psychedelic drugs may help cancer patients when we see you for nbc nightly news after >>> it's being called a scientific breakthrough a leagd candy maker says it's found way to reduce sugar in the products. find out if less sugar means less taste. also, are you getting your peat holiday gift? lot of us do so what are you getting your furry friend. >> we have ideas when we talk >>> welcome back. last night we told you about the controversy at the olive garden restaurant and ricky smith. >> looks like olive garden is trying to make good. the restaurant is donating 5,000 dollars to smith's nonprofit organization rake known as random acts of kindness everywhere. this comes after smith claims he was asked to leave the parma location when he asked for a party she doesn't like serving blacks. >>> happening right now a summit county favorite is revived. the west point market opened reopened in the fair lawn location the 80-year-old grocery store closed a year ago and phase two of the project is expected to start at the beginning of 2017. >>> the flats could get a taste o

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. much of the world is holding its breath tonight after two horrifying and deadly acts overseas. in berlin, police are asking people to stay home after a truck plowed into a christmas market this evening, killing at least nine people and injuring as many as 50 more, and sparking a new round of terror jitters from europe to this country. the white house calling it an apparent terror attack, and new york city police tonight increasing security at public events. and in ankara turkey, a gunman shouting, don't forget aleppo, shot and killed russia's ambassador to the country in a brazen assassination caught on camera, being called by russia, an act of terror. we have full coverage of both these developing stories, starting with berlin, where there's late word of a suspect in custody. >> reporter: tonight, witnesses describing the hor are as a truck jumped the crowd and plowed through a crowd. >> it went just past me, past my girlfriend, i think it mi

"nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. wintry weather is making for miserable deadly conditions in parts of the country with falling temperatures across nearly ever state. since yesterday there have been several weather-related pileups on the roads as heavy snow makes for treacherous driving in parts of the northeast and midwest. and tonight, as another storm barrels eastward from the pacific northwest, much of the country is also bracing for a brutal blast of arctic cold. we'll get the forecast in a moment. first, nbc's correspondent with the latest. >> reporter: today another deadly day on the roads. in sweden, new york one man died after losing control of his suv. in ohio, another massive chain reaction crash, the third in 24 hours. >> we've got a few more accidents headed eastbound. >> reporter: nearly 50 cars and trucks slammed into each other in the snow. 20 people injured, some had to spend hours in their cars waiting to get out of the cold. while pileup crashes

up next, "nbc nightly news." see you back here at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight.ket horror. scores killed and injured as a driver plows a massive truck through a packed holiday crowd in berlin. was it terrorism? tonight, stepped-up security at home. >>> assassinated on camera. shocking images as russia's ambassador to turkey is gunned down by a killer cght lurking from behind. tonight what the gunman was screaming. how will putin respond? >>> road rage manhunt. a toddler fatally shot in the car while out shopping with his grandmother. >>> are women doctors better? provocative new research that will have you talking about patient care and the difference between life and death. >>> and magic bag full of surprises, carried by a librarian on a mission.

"nbc nightly news" will have reaction on the death of george michael and his legacy that reaches beyondusic, coming up after nbc 10 news at 6:00. >>> a jersey shore man was on his way to catch a bus to visit relatives on christmas morning when he was killed by a hit and run driver. tonight, an emotional plea from the man's family. jersey shore reporter ted greenberg has the story from toms river. >> we're still numb. >> reporter: their christmas celebration cut short by profound grief, when please came to tell keith elliott's loved ones he's dead. >> it's terrible. every mother's worst nightmare. >> reporter: a small tribute, now feet from where toms river police think he was struck and killed by a speeding driver. investigators believe elliott was walking there to catch a bus to his sister's house in leahy township where the rest of his family was already gathered for the holiday. >> to not even have a heart to stop, it's heartless. >> absolute animal. >> that's an animal that does that. >> reporter: police have been serving for surveillance video and other evidence. but so far they do

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from oakland. >>> good evening. there are so many reasons why the tragedy that happened here in oakland friday night shouldn't have. from the illegal living spaces to a make shift stairway electrical cords and stacks of flammable materials. by all accounts, it was a disaster waiting to happen. as we come on the air tonight, the number of bodies recovered as reached 36. authorities believe there will be more. the victims were here for a party in a warehouse known as the ghost ship. an art collective where the very things that made it avant-garde may have also made it a fiery death trap. now tonight, the man who ran the place is talking to nbc news. coverage. >> good evening. firefighters had to stop recovery efrths because the walls of the warehouse threatened to collapse on them. this is now a criminal investigation. murder charges could be filed. firefighters are trying to recover bodies and also possibly preserve evidence. this is where the heartbreak began. buried

hatchimos aren't all they're cra cracked up to be. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm tamron hall, lester has the night off. we begin with scathing words from secretary of state john kerry directly aimed at israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. kerry painting a dire picture when it comes to reaching a peace deal in the middle east. and now israel is questioning if the obama administration has abandoned its important ally. nbc's andrea mitchell sat down for an exclusive interview with secretary kerry following a tense day of heated rhetoric. >> getting personal -- a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jeru