emilie ikeda is in the middle of it all in upstate new york. emilie, good evening >> reporter: lester, this is an area that is used to winter weather, but as you can see in the drooping tree branches, this colossal storm dumped heavy snow, problematic just not for cleanup but for power lines too. tonight the northeast digging out from a dangerous deluge of rain and snow. >> this is the worst snowstorm i've ever plowed it's crazy. >> reporter: parts of the region unrecognizable now buried beneath three feet of snow from a last gasp winter wallop now marking a preliminary record for massachusetts. the treacherous conditions didn't stop state police from rescuing a pair of hikers stranded overnight, and while the snow has now tapered off, high-powered winds gusting above 60 miles an hour continue to wreak havoc on travel plans. >> delayed until 9:20, and it was supposed to depart at 3:15. >> reporter: thousands of more flights today delayed. this is the result of that heavy snow and whipping winds across the region a tangled mess of downed trees an

emilie ikeda reports from swift city. ♪ >> reporteter: tonightht, tayloror swift fanans' wildldest dreamsmsre cocoming true.e. ♪ are youou ready foror it ♪ >> reporter: as the megastar kicks off her first tour in five years. ♪ you need to calm down ♪ >> reporter: and, no, swifties will not calm down on a scale of one to ten, just how excited are you? >> 13. >> aaagh. >> it's all i've been talking about for months i've annoyed everyone in my life >> reporter: just how sweeping is the swift sensation. just ask swift city. officials here literally changed the name of glendale today and tomorrow in the singer's honor. >> the fans thought that was so cool that they have now named me mayor swiftie. >> reporter: and mayor swiftie says the weekend's tourism could rival turnout from this year's super bowl. >> we've been getting calls from all over the world. ♪ we are never ever ♪ >> reporter: and visitors are sparing no expense how much money are we dishing out for this moment >> i'm also going to vegas next weekend to see her too. so, a lot. thousands of dollars >> reporter: a boom for businesses l

season represents a watershed moment >> tonight we frigging broke that glass ceiling. >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news. >>> that's "nightly news" for this monday. join us tomorrow when i talk exclusively with the faa's acting administrator, billy nolen. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight, take a look. another atmospheric river just hours away. we have the updated timeline and when the worst of it is expected to hit. >>> just the necessary things, blankets. just nothing. we came here. >> we're going to take you down to monterey county where rescues are still happening. >>> and long lines outside of svb after the collapse. >>> gev

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lester >> emilie ikeda, thank you >>> bill karins is tracking the storms on both coasts. bill, when will the effects of the nor'easter pass? >> not until tomorrow afternoon, lester good evening we are watching this storm still producing areas of heavy snow. a lot has already fallen the winds are still going the crank as we go throughout the overnight hours. this snow was like cement on the trees. it was hard and wet. and with the winds blowing, it's going to bring down more trees we still have 28 million people under wind alerts and wind warning up the coast to portland, where tonight the winds will howl in the 50-mile-per-hour range in the area of concern tonight in california is for the atmospheric river is from santa barbara to los angeles and the mountains outside of l.a it is going to rain hard much harder tonight than it did with the last atmospheric river. we could see anywhere between 2 to 5 inches of rain in southern california, which is a big deal by southern california standards. so unfortunately, more flooding and devastation is possible tonight. >> all right

let's go right to little rock now, emilie ikeda, you were forced to take shelter a while ago. what can you tell us? >> reporter: lester, that's right. a twister barreling through across the river. this area seeing back-to-back tornado warnings, and as we see reports of injuries and damage pouring in, the govern of nsas tonight declaring a >> go, go, go, go. >> reporter: life-threatening danger in the heart of arkansas. this not a possible tornado. this is a tornado in progress. >> reporter: a confmed toado hing down around little rock, cars and trucks flipped, and storefronts ripped apart. >> the scariest thing i've ever been in. sheets of rain and then the trees, like toys being picked up. >> reporter: residents frantically trying to find safe shelter. >> made it into one of the little salons over here, got in, and as i got in, huddled up against the cement barrier, every single glass window blew out, and people were blown back, and i held on, and it must have been a minute just huddled. i thought i was a goner for sure. >> for your safety, please remain calm. >> reporter: ou

here's emilie ikeda. >> and the oscar goes to -- "everything everywhere all at once." >> reporter: likee critically acclaimed film, michelle yeoh is everything and more. >> michelle yeoh. >> reporter: now the first asian woman to win an oscar for best actress. after heunning performance as a laundromat owner sucked into the multiverse. yeoh dedicating the historic moment to her 84-year-old mom and sharing these words of encouragement for the next generation. >> for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. >> reporter: a message resonating around the world. the malaysian-born actress catapulted into the international spotlight with films like "crouching tiger, hidden dragon" and "crazy rich asians." but she never scored an oscar nomination until now, at 60 years old. >> and ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. >> reporter: "everything everywhere" taking home almost every major award. >> this is the american dream! >> reporter: just 23 of 1800 acting nominees in american history could be find as

here's emilie ikeda. >> reporter: it's a phone call john bridges will never forget. >> i said, what'st's wrong? she goes, i've had an accident, and i need your help. >> reporter: his daughter panicked and crying before another voice gets on the line. >> he goes, i'm wanting to give your daughter back to you, but i need some cash. >> reporter: bridges says he didn't end up giving money to the scammer thanks to his quick-thinking wife who called their actual daughter to confirm she wasn't being held hostage, but he got close, even grabbing cash from home and driving it to a meet-up location. >> when i first heard my daughter's voice, i mean, it was my daughter's voice. it convinced me that that was her. >> reporter: calls like this have the federal trade commission sounding the alarm this month warning of advancing artificial intelligence used to simulate someone's voice in impostor scams, the most commonly reported fraud in 2022 with losses jumping to $2.6 billion last year. >> it's critical that people are aware this technology is out there and that it's really very good. >> reporter:

nbc's emilie ikeda takes a closer look. >> reporter: it's that time of year again. at 2:00 a.m.time traveling tradition has plenty of people sounding off from the big screen. >> and i want to end daylight savings time. >> reporter: to perhaps more fitingly on tiktok. >> don't get me wrong, i'm excited to have the sun setting later in the day again, but why can't it just be like that all year round. >> reporter: every march, we spring forward to daylight saving time to allow for more light in the evenings. we lose an hour of sleep. we provide more light when we wake up. for many, shifting schedules can take a toll in bodies. research shows a spike in car accidents, and workplace injuries. >> we're talking about one hour of time, but you're saying it can have serious consequences. >> it is. we are creatures of habit, and our bodies are meant to do certain things at certain times. everything gets shifted by an hour, and it takes longer to adjust to it. >> reporter: the majority of americans would do away with the time changes according to a new poll. and more would prefer locking t

emilie ikeda here on set with me. what happened? >> so this alarming incident as you saw in the video there playing out before a crowded plane and just minutes before this cross country trip was set to make a landing in boston, investigators say that the suspect allegedly tried to stab the flight attendant three times in the neck area before thankfully fast acting passengers and crew members jumped into action. this morning, a united airlines passenger is facing federal charges following a terrifying incident on board a boston bound flight. >> i will kill every man on this plane! >> according to court documents, about 45 minutes before landing the cross country trip from los angeles, the flight crew was notified that emergency exit door on the plane had been disarmed. a flight attendant discovered the door's handle was moved out of the fully locked position. another flight attendant reporting 33-year-old francisco torres had been near the door, leading the crew to believe he had tampered with it. when confronted, torres allegedly re

al, of course, standing by with the forecast, but firs nbc's emilie ikeda joins us now from troy, new york. hey, emilie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, there, hoda, the worst of the snowfall is over, leaving behind a blanketed northeast and an icy one at that you can hear the crunch as i step in the snow but we are still experiencing these powerful wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour and that is the biggest source of concern among official, power outages, we're seeing hundreds of thousands of them on both coasts this morning. overnight, treacherous travel, a last gasp of a powerful nor'easter pummelled the northeast. the storm dropping heavy snow on the region, more than 30 inches in some areas. >> definitely the worst this year >> reporter: slick roads causing hundreds of accidents across new england and new york. >> we're sliding left and right. almost straight into the poles and off the road. >> reporter: and in connecticut, two people were taken to the hospital, when a tree toppled on to a plow truck. this city bus and a truck skidding off the road in massachusetts. gusty winds imp

her tour kicks off tonight in arizona. >> emilie ikeda made her way to arizona.honor of the mega star returning to tour. now fans are counting down the hours until showtime this morning swifties are ready to descend on the desert as taylor swift kicks off the eras tour at state farm stadium tonight. ♪ >> reporter: overnight swift treated fans with a midnight debut of four unreleased songs while details of the concert have stayed under wraps, first clean look at her return to the stage sporting nails inspired by her albums and posting a crystallized guitar decorated by her parents. ♪ >> reporter: the show will mark swift's long-awaited return to touring after a five-year hiatus ♪ >> reporter: and taylor's top fans are having trouble calming down what is it like to actually get to see the open to her tour? >> crazy. >> yeah. she's literally been counting down the days, the minutes, the hours. >> reporter: officials with the city of glendale says tourism for swift's back-to-back shows this weekend is on track to tlievl of the super bowl even local businesses are get

nbc's emilie ikeda joins us with more >> we'll start with that lufthansa flight headed from texas toeriencing multiple steep drops that sent some people to hit the ceiling of the train. the plane made an emergency landing in washington where seven people were taken to the hospital, according to officials. now, earlier in the day, a spirit airlines flight traveling to orlando was also diverted when a battery in an overhead bin caught fire. chaos ensuing as smoke quickly filled the cabin the quick actions of passengers and crew members helped extinguish the fire, though ten people were hospitalized when it landed in jacksonville, according to fire officials. and, guys, this all comes amid a serious scare at a pennsylvania airport where tsa agents found a live explosive device in the lining of luggage on monday. the man accused of checking that suitcase is now facing federal criminal charges mark muffley was arrested at his home earlier this week he's expected to make a court appearance later today and i'll note, we did reach out to his attorney for comment but did not hear back. >> all

nbc's emilie ikeda is here with new details.rning. >> good morning, the alarming incident played out just minutes before the plane was set to land in boston. federal prosecutors say that passenger repeatedly tried to stab a flight attendant, but thankfully some fast-acting passengers and crew members jumped in to stop him. >> reporter: this morning, a united airline passenger is facing federal charges following a terrifying incident aboard a boston-bound flight. >> i will kill every man on this plane. >> reporter: according to court documents, about 45 minutes before landing, the cross-country trip from los angeles, the flight crew was notified that an an emergency exit on the door of the plane had been disarmed. a flight attendant had discovered that the handle had been moved out of the fully locked position. and the man had been near the door leaving crew to believe he had tampered with it. when confronted he allegedly responded asking if there were cameras to prove it. witnesses say that's when he got out of his seat and appr

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but first, nbc's emilie ikeda joins us now from albany she's got the very latest there. >> reporter: and wind gusts potentially up to 60 miles an hour. the dangerous combination, according to officials, because you look at the consistency of the snow, it is wet and heavy, and so that makes those tree branches really heavy, and they could potentially break, cause widespread power outages, already more than 70,000 households in the northeast waking up in the dark, without power. not to mention the treacherous travel conditions we're seeing, more than 300 flights have been canceled in the u.s., and that's just so far today. it comes as california is bracing for more catastrophic flooding, and extreme weather, remember, this is an already water-logged state it is going to be hit again with a major storm event. there are thousands of people there under evacuation orders and warnings overnight one person still missing after firefighters rescued a handful of people from the san gabriel valley, surrounded by rising floodwaters. so hoda, really from coast to coast, we're seeing some severe we

threatening flash floods from a new storm system after already being drenched by rain last week nbc's emilie ikeda joins me from new york also with me, meteorologist angie lassman. talk about this snow is it nice, light fluffy snow or just really heavy, wet and miserable? >> heavy, wet and emphasis on the miserable, lindsey we're seeing this nor'easter bulldoze through more than a dozen states today dumping rain, snow, wind gusts, some coastal regions could see wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour in albany, we saw the snow coming down at 2 inches an hour. it is really piled up. i want to show you the consistency of the snow because it is really quite notable this is heavy, wet snow. that's because the temperatures are hovering around freezing what happens when we get heavy snow, it can break tree branches, it can topple power lines. we're seeing widespread outages already. just in the last couple of hours we have seen the number of people without power more than triple now, more than 240,000 households in the northeast are without power. not to mention the impact on travel nearly 700 flights have be

nbc's emilie ikeda is tracking it all for us.hat can we expect in court today sprks are these incidents becoming more frequent or does it feel like it? >> they're certain turning a lot of heads. francisco torrez is facing a federal charge of interference with crew using a deadly weapon. if convicted he could face up to life in prison. earlier this week in his initial court appearance he pleaded not guilty. today what's happening is something called a detention hearing. the judge will decide whether or not to grant pretrial release. the terrifying incident as you're watching on your screen now captured on camera. investigators say he attempted to open the exit, the emergency exit door mid-flight. later in the flight, investigators in court documents show that he broke a metal spoon, the ladle off the medal spoon and used that to strike a flight attendant three times in the neck. fortunately there were fast-acting crew members and passengers who tackled him and restrained him for the remainder of the flight. we have air traffic con

let's talk about it with emilie ikeda and randy bab bit, former faa administrator.ing the suspect, as well as that major turbulence. >> let's start with the pennsylvania, the serious scare there at that airport. i've got the charging documents here, what we're learning from investigators is that 40-year-old mark muffli arrived at the airport allegedly monday morning and he checked his bag at the counter, that bag was then shortly later it was scanned by tsa setting off alarms, and investigators determined that it was, in fact, a live explosive device. and here's the key here hidden inside the lining of the bag. according to the documents, there were various types of powder and fuses within that several inch compound device, and electrical outlets and a can of butane. the fbi was called to the scene, parts of the airport understandably evacuated. he was arrested later that day facing a number of charges. we could learn some more insight around one of the biggest unanswered questions at this point, which is why? why was there that device inside the bag? now, switching

nightmare pre-sale that left many fans frustrated joining us now from glendale, arizona is emily a -- emilie ikedaift city. officials here officially changed the name of the city to swift city today and tomorrow in honor of the megastar kicking off her first tour in five years, as if we didn't already know all-too well that she is one of the most influential artists of this era. again, her first tour in five years and this is pulling from her widespread catalog of work her first album dropping more than a decade ago back in 2006 and state farm stadium here have hosted her kickoff before, but this is the first time that they are seeing any artists hold back to back shows here and that is part of the reason why city officials say the anticipated tourism traffic this weekend is on track to rival that of the super bowl which was held here earlier this year. this all comes on the heels of the ticketmaster meltdown that left many furious fans without tickets and in those hour long queues and they blame it in part on cyberattacks and unprecedented demand but today it seems like the swifties are shaking o

. >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news. >>> we have a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports." let's get right to it. >>> at this hour, a new twist in the ongoing saga involving embattled congressman george santos. his unconventional reaction to a bill making sure he can't profit off lies he's told if convicted. testing the waters, florida governor ron desantis trying out new lines in iowa for a very unofficial kickoff to his widely expected presidential run. the latest legal developments for his potential rival donald trump. what he's saying about the manhattan d.a. investigating hush money payments to stormy daniels. >>> we're also watching now a stock selloff which has been accelerating in the past hour. investigators are spooked by the second biggest bank collapse in u.s. history. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments and we begin with the selloff on wall street this hour. nbc's seema mody is with us. what has investors so concerned about the collapse of the silicon valley bank? >> well, chris, svp is certainly the story of the hour on

california is encounti ering moe flooding emilie ikeda has the latest. >> reporter: overnight, a major the northeast, with heavy snow creating dangerous conditions on roads and causing this semi to jackknife on the side of the highway. the slow-moving storm bringing wet rain and blizzard like winds. it is expected to impact a dozen states through wednesday and already cancelling hundreds of flights. the governor is declaring states of emergency in parts of new york and new jersey. >> we're cautioning people this could be deadly. >> reporter: governor hochul deploying the national guard and 8,000 power crews to areas upstate expecting snowfall in the double digits. >> heavy, dense snow means one thing, it'll take down the wires. >> reporter: in neighboring connecticut, a rush to stock up on forgotten winter necessities ahead of the storm. >> i think people thought winter was going to be done and over with all of a sudden, now we're getting hit. >> snow in new england, about time. >> reporter: in massachusetts, waves churning on the coast, driven by wind gusts that could reach 60 miles a

anyway, joining us now outside the stadium in glendale is nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda.correct you. i'm not in glendale. it's swift city. officials officially named glendale swift city in honor of the megastar kicking off her first tour in five years, as if we didn't already know how influential this artist is, one of the most influential artists of the era this morning, swifties are ready to descend on the desert as taylor swift kicks off the eras tour at state farm stadium tonight. overnight swift treated fans with a midnight debut of four unreleased songs while the details have stayed under wraps, swift showed a clean look sporting crystalized nails and sporting a crystalized guitar the show will mark swift's long-awaited return to touring after a five-year hiatus taylor's top fans are having trouble calming down. >> what is it like to actually see the open to her tour >> crazy. >> she's literally been counting down the days, the minutes, the hours. >> reporter: officials say tourism with swift's back-to-back shows this weekend is on track to rival that of the super b