jose >> jesse kirsch in detroit, thank you. and don't miss the lions in tomorrow's playoff game against the tampa bay bucs coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern right here on nbc. >>> we're back in a moment with the dramatic rescue caught on camera this man buried by an avalanche now speaking out >>> we're back with heart-pounding new video of a man rescued after he was buried by an avalanche. and tonight he is speaking out to our dana griffin. >> reporter: tonight we're getting our first look at the shocking moments just after an avalanche buried a man in utah last week. everyone go to search! turn your beacons on, go to search >> reporter: you can hear the screams after the wall of snow barreled down utah's american fork canyon. underneath it all 60-year-old bob tillotson, who was riding his snowmobile >> how many? how many >> one i know of i'm not sure >> reporter: within minutes another group of snowmobilers race to the rescue >> oh, my gosh >> reporter: using avalanche beacons pinpointing bob's exact location >> get the sno

it's a comeback mirrored by the city of detroit itself, now on its own path to redemption our jesse kirschs stand big at ford field we'll get to him in a moment and we do have to star with the major political shake-up today, ron desantis suspending his presidential campaign ahead of the new hampshire primary making the republican primary effectively now a two-person race between former president donald trump and former u.n. ambassador nikki haley dasha burns reports from the campaign trail in new hampshire. >> thank you >> reporter: tonight, the republican presidential field one candidate smaller. >> i can't ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don' have a clear path to victory >> florida governor ron desantis dropping out of the race. >> i am suspending my campaign. >> reporter: the decision coming just days after desantis committed to staying in through the south carolina primary at the end of february. >> are you in through the end of march? do you have the money, staff and the ability to compete through the end of march >> yes 100%, we can do that

we're learning more tonight about the victims and also new insights about the shooter jesse kirsch ishere. >> reporter: tonight, new questions about potential warning signs missed before that deadly school shooting in perry, iowa one student telling nbc news roughly two years ago they told a guidance counselor that alleged shooter, dylan butler suggested they start a shootout with police. the school district board president declined to comment. >> i'm curious what your district did with that information? >> i do not know that information. that is news to me what you're sharing right there. >> reporter: meanwhile, this chilling photo posted on tiktok appears to show the 17-year-old suspect in a bathroom stall before the rampage and as some collect their belongings from the school, we're hearing more stories of survival 15-year-old isaiah christianson and his 16-year-old sister olivia were at jazz band practice. rehearsal. >> and all of a sudden we hear this like loud pop, you know, people were thinking something fell i thought like someone popped a balloon. >> reporter: authorities say

here's jesse kirsch. >> when the semi went up in flames overnight police say they found the driver safely outside the truck, but there were several more lives trapped inside the trailer along an indiana highway. police say the semi was carrying ten circus animals, five zebras, four camels and a miniature horse rescued by officers suddenly standing on the side of an interstate and even posing for pictures. >> that's definitely a very unique situation to have to deal with, not only with the semi fire or vehicle fire, but yeah w those types of animals in the state of indiana >> police believe an equipment failure sparked the blaze. it was extinguished according to authorities who said two first responders received treatment for smoke inhalation at the hospital before being released >> it's awesome to see the team work when they get together and they do their onand they will go inside of a trailer that has smoke that's filling up because the cab is completely engulfed in flames one responding agency said our public professional of all stripes worked together to get over the hump on this job,

jesse kirsch, nbc news, canton, ohio >>> and that's "nightly news" for this thursday.ryone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on "nbc bay area news tonight," he survived. we talk to a man who was buried in yesterday's avalanche. >> and that's when i could hear the person above me just go, i found him or we got him. >> what was going through his mind as he waited to be rescued? >>> plus, the new details about

jesse kirsch, nbc news, canton, ohio. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this thursday.e. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. . >>> we have breaking news right now. sky ranger overhead a large police presence. multiple agencies are responding an armored vehicle has pulled up to

getting a few early details about what might have caused that alaska airlines emergency here's jesse kirsch. >> reporter: hours into the investigation of that gaping hole aboard the alaska airlines flight, tonight, one expert says early signs point to a possible manufacturing issue. >> this airplane was about two months old, and that was it, and had about less than 150 flights on it. >> reporter: former ntsb and faa official jeff guzzetti says this boeing 737 max 9 was modified, requiring fewer emergency exits because it had fewer passenger seats. that missing section was a covered door >> it was deactivated and then paneled over, so, it's something that alaska airlines maintenance folks wouldn't normally be touching >> all of a sudden, i heard a big bang >> reporter: he believes the scary scene was caused by cabin pressure pushing out on increasingly thin air as the plane climbed. >> it happened really at a lower altitude than i would expect, which kind of tells me that that door was really not doing its job in keeping the pressure inside of the fuselage >> reporter: cabin depressurization

jesse kirsch has the story. >> reporter: when the semi went up in flames, police say they found the driver safely outside the truck. but there were several more lives trapped inside the trailer along an indiana highway. police say the semi was carrying tent circus animals, five zebras, camels and a miniature horse, suddenly standing on the side of an interstate posing for pictures. >> that is definitely a very unique situation to have to deal with, not only with the semi fire or the vehicle fire, but yes, with those types of animals in the state of indiana. >> reporter: police believe an equipment failure sparked the blaze. it was extinguished, according to authorities, who say two first responders referred treatment for smoke inhalation at the hospital before being released. >> it is awesome to see that team work that they get together, and they do their job, and you know, they will go inside of a trailer that has smoke that's filling up, because the cab is completely engulfed in flame flames. >> one responding agency writing on facebook, our public safety professionals of all stripes wor

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let's start with nbc's jesse kirsch in a very cold and snowy grand rapids, michigan. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura and peter. definitely snowy here and frankly picturesque here on saturday morning. this kind of snowfall we're seeing across the great lakes region. unfortunately, these conditions proving to be dangerous and at times deadly already. according to officials in wisconsin, a 69-year-old man had been snow blowing his driveway and found unresponsive and pronounced dead. take a look at the conditions across the region. omaha, nebraska is a whiteout there. they recorded around a foot of snow already. driving conditions are definitely tough. be careful if you are heading out on the roads. if you have a flight to catch this weekend, you might want to look for alternate arrangements. at chicago's busy o'hare, more than 800 cancellations. they are already recording more than 150 more cancellations for today. take a look at that. flight aware misery map here is not just the midwest, but northeast with boston and new york with flight issues beca

nbc's jesse kirsch is covering the story and has the very latest. e, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. the faa says the temporary grounding impacts roughly 171 airplanes worldwide. now, federal investigators are asking for the public's help tracking down the missing airplane door as they try to figure out what went wrong. after that alaska airlines midair scare over portland, oregon, this morning, thousands of people are dealing with the amp math of dozens of flight cancellations. >> safety first. i get it. i totally understand why alaska is doing this. >> reporter: federal investigators are on the ground in portland trying to figure out why a section of this plane's fuselage detached in the sky friday with almost 180 people on board. >> we have an emergency. we need to descend down to 10,000. >> reporter: the ntsb says the chaotic scene unfolded just ten minute ps after takeoff at around 16,000 feet, roughly half of cruising altitude. >> think about what happens when you're in cruise. everybody's up and walking, folks don't have seat

that is where we find our jesse kirsch this morning. jesse, a huge day in detroit for those long-suffering lions fans. >> reporter: good morning, willie. lots of stories to be keeping an eye on here in motor city. a decade ago detroit was bankrupt. and while there are debates about whether or not investments are going to the right places, helping the right communities, there are signs of progress here. and that makes the lions heating up in the playoffs really just the latest reminder of something that's becoming familiar here. detroit making a comeback. this morning motor city is revving up. the detroit lions hours away from kickoff against the tampa bay buccaneers. tickets to the nfc ticket to the championship on the line. detroit under the national spotlight with signs of progress across town ten years after the city went bankrupt. >> it means a whole lot to the city. >> reporter: the lions led by quarterback jared goff who was cast aside by the l.a. rams, the team he beat last weekend. >> for the first time in 32 years, your lions ha

thank you, jesse kirsch. we'll let you go get warm inside.t is 40 degrees below zero in chester, montana this morning. wow. how long is this frigid cold going to be with us? >> hi there, ana. they're not alone with those temperatures. they're potentially life-threatening. you can have frostbite between five and ten minutes if you have any exposed skin out there. a little better on wednesday and another arctic blast comes in thursday and friday. all eyes on iowa today. right now it feels like minus 29 in spencer, iowa, feeling like 35 below in mason city, 25 below zero in ford dodge. des moines feels like 27 below zero. we're talking really dangerous temperatures. we're not going to improve as we go throughout the day. jesse mentioned the winds. we're seeing winds gusting from 20-30 miles per hour. as we go through the afternoon, still looking at temperatures in the single digits. windchill minus 32 in ford dodge later this afternoon, minus 34 in waterloo and minus 33 in des moines. this will be tough not only today, tomorrow. we moderate a li

nbc's jesse kirsch is outside the courthouse in pontiac, michigan.th us is former federal prosecutor, and msnbc legal analyst, glenn kirschner. what else has happened in court today? >> reporter: we just got some new documents moments ago. these were filed a sort time ago, this is from ethan crumbley's defense team, and just to give people the back story here, ethan crumbley, of course, admitted to killing four schoolmates, he is serving life without the possibility of parole. his defense team is appealing the status of how much time he will spend behind bars, as of now, without the possibility of parole for life. his mother's defense team, jennifer crumbley who's currently on trial for involuntary manslaughter. her defense team is asking the judge to compel ethan to testify in his mother's defense trial, and the judge is questioning how that would work, why she should be doing that, asking the defense to point to legal precedent, which would give cause for her to compel that, of course ethan crumbley has the right to not incriminate himself and asse

nbc's jesse kirsch is braving the cold for us in frigid grand rapids, michigan. e, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. the tough times are when we get these blasts of cold air making things tougher to deal with and the snow blows around even more. we have more snow falling definitely than we did yesterday. i want to give you an idea how things have accumulated in western michigan. this is the top of a parking meter pay station. it's the brutal cold temperatures across stretches of the country. take a look at what we've been seeing, below zero temperatures all over the map, and some people could be seeing the feel with the windchill factored in, the feel as low as negative 50 degrees. there has also been plenty of snow particularly in the great lakes region, western michigan where i am and western new york. take a look at the buffalo bills' home stadium, high mark stadium, a video they took yesterday. that's supposed to be the field, where the field is, covered in snow in these blizzard-like conditions. people are dealing with that there. that led to t

first, let's get to jesse kirsch in a downright chilly detroit. feels negative 11. i don't know what negative 11 is, but i can tell you, i'm not surprised to know that is what it feels like. we got a breeze again. it is colder in other parts of the country. look at the live picture of vermont. it is 2 degrees there. if you think that is scenic for winter, be my guest. check it out. i'll stay where it is warmer in the 5 degree weather. unfortunately, what we're dealing with has not just been uncomfortable, but dangerous across the country. from coast to coast, officials have confirmed 59 deaths. in tennessee, 19 deaths reported in that state alone. this death toll is climbing as a frightening scene played out on the virginia road on friday. state police say the single engine plane made an emergency landing on the roadway. there were no reports of injuries or other vehicles being struck. further north in philadelphia, that city was under a snow emergency yesterday and buffalo, new york, got nearly 9 inches of snow yesterday with snow trickling into

nbc's jesse kirsch starts us off. >> reporter: from near whiteouts to record cold, tens of millions of americans are caught in a series of dangerous winter storms that already appear responsible for at least four deaths. all weekend from the west coast to the great lakes, communities getting belted with a wintry mix, some seeing more than 3 feet of snow. in new york, near blinding conditions causing buffalo bills playoff game against the pittsburgh steelers to be postponed. fans helping dig out the stadium. new york governor kathy hochul. >> the storm is not over. it could have been far worse. but it's still not safe conditions to go out. >> reporter: meanwhile, grand rapids, michigan, hit with snow for the sixth day straight. kim davis deciding to walk roughly 90 minutes round trip to the pharmacy. >> but when you feel that wind -- >> it feels really -- i felt like my jaw was freezing. >> reporter: from the pacific northwest to florida much of the country experiencing temperatures well below average. some windchills making it feel like negative 60. in kansas city, missouri, the chiefs

and our own jesse kirsch has more on the history-defying season for detroit. >> reporter: in detroit,he lions are roaring. >> for the second time, the lions are one win from making the super bowl. >> they deserve it. they deserve this. >> they deserve to enjoy this. >> reporter: motor city moving on to the nfc championship after host asking defeating the tampa bay buccaneers. plays like this helping seal the victory. >> touchdown, detroit. >> reporter: with lions fans loving it. >> the atmosphere is crazy. everybody is going wild. >> detroit's win a letdown for tampa bay. the lion favored and followed through. just the latest example of the city meeting the moment. >> it's a little different in detroit than other places. it is a run of joy right now. >> detroit leading dallas 38-6. >> reporter: since detroit's last big playoff run ended in early 1992, the city has filed for bankruptcy and started fighting back. mayor mike duggan leading the rejuvenation. >> the lions have not won a championship in my lifetime. it means everything to us. gener generations of fans are waiting for this.

we have it all covered for you tonight beginning with jesse kirsch in a very snowy grand rapids, michiganm near white outs to record cold, tonight tens of millions of americans are caught in a series of dangerous winter storms that already appear responsible for at least four deaths. all weekend from the west coast to the great lakes, communities getting pelted with a wintry mix. some seeing more than three feet of snow. in new york near-blinding conditions causing today's buffalo bills playoff game against the pittsburgh steelers to be postponed. [ cheering ] >> fans helping dig out the stadium. new york governor kathy hochul. >> the storm is not over. it could have been far worse, but it's still not safe conditions to go out. >> meanwhile, grand rapids, michigan, hit with snow for the sixth day straight. kim davis deciding to walk roughly 90 minutes round-trip to the pharmacy. >> but when you feel that wind -- >> i felt like my jaw was freezing. >> from the pacific northwest to florida, much of the country experiencing temperatures well below average. some windchills making it feel like

beyond iowa with tens of millions of americans dealing with frigid cold, icy roads and high winds jesse kirsch reports tonight from michigan. >> reporter: tonight an arctic blast still marching across the country, fueling storms that are believed to be responsible for at least ten deaths nationwide almost 80% of the u.s. below freezing making it treacherous for many to be outside. vehicles stranded and flipped over hundreds of flights canceled 90 million people are under wind chill alerts with some areas feeling like 50 degrees below zero the bitter freeze stretching across much of texas where tonight officials are asking residents to conserve electricity if it's safe amid record-breaking demand meanwhile, the typically snowless south pelted today as the great lakes keep getting hit with feet of accumulation. >> the wind chill when it hits you it just gets to your bones >> reporter: snow falling in grand rapids, michigan for a week straight. over the last seven days how many times have you had to do this to the car? >> oh, man probably six >> reporter: you've been out here six times in the las

peter and laura. >> jesse kirsch, thank you.chelle grossman is back with the weather. you have the playoff football forecast. >> i call it a day of snacks with a side of football. >> you are speaking my language. >> we have good games coming up despite the eagles not in it. chiefs and ravens for sunday. winds gusting 25 miles an hour. pockets of rain. that will not slow them down. that game is at 3:00 eastern time. we slide toward the west and this is a nearly perfect forecast. packers and 49ers. 6:30. partly cloudy skies and light winds. i'm hoping for a packers and ravens game. >> i should correct this. lions. >> that's what i meant. >> if you picked the pack anner packers, they don't have a shot. >> i meant lions. i know about warm weather. the top five warmest weather with the five dots. peter, 80 degrees yesterday in d.c. warm weather. 46 in new york city. 59 in charleston. look at next week. warmer than average temperatures. that's the look >>> good saturday morning. it's 5:36. storm tracker up to sonoma county and parts o

but let's start with jesse kirsch is in detroit with a bunch of happy lions fans, i'm sure. hey, jesse. >> reporter: it's about 19 degrees out here, feels like roughly 6 when you factor in the windchill and that might sound cold but it's actually a warm-up compared to where we were over the weekend. and detroit is not alone. on the heels of this wide-reaching, dangerous cold, many of us this week could start to see something of a thaw-out. after the brutal arctic blast that's been punishing the country with bone-chilling cold, this morning for millions, a much needed warm-up could soon be on the way. for days, much of the country has been stuck with temperatures well below average, freezing everything from roads to noodles. but things could begin turning around starting today. by mid-week, new york city could hit 43 degrees. atlanta 64. the about-face comes after days of record-setting dangerous cold from coast to coast with at least 72 weather-related deaths reported nationwide since january 12th. meanwhile, this warming shelter in carolina, has helped dozens in recent days.

nbc's jesse kirsch is outside of the lions' home at ford field in detroit. jesse, good morning.ns fans have been waiting generations for this as they sit on the brink of the super bowl. >> reporter: willie, good morning. they're trying to go somewhere no lions have ever been before. detroit has not played on super bowl sunday in the history of the nfl. but fans are hoping that will soon change. this morning motor city is revved up. >> go lions! >> reporter: how confident are you you're going to win? >> 100%. >> reporter: detroit lions fans rallying with a drone light show saturday as the team prepares to play the san francisco 49ers in tonight's nfc championship. >> you practice the same way, you put your socks on the same way. the problem is all this. >> reporter: at the helm, quarterback jared goff. detroit beat tampa bay. >> we're fulfilling a dream. it's something we've been chasing forever. >> reporter: the lions have not made it this far in the postseason since 1992 to reach their first-ever super bowl, they'll need to topple the 49ers led by quarterback brock purdy. >> mr

nbc's jesse kirsch reports from pontiac, michigan. >> this is the first time a parent is on trial inhis or her child's mass shooting. prosecutors argue both james and jennifer crumbley share the blame for their son, ethan's rampage. they've both been charged with involuntary manslaughter, and this week, jennifer, became the first to go on trial. >> ethan crumbley killed four classmates at oxford high school in november, 2021. but prosecutors argue his parents, james and jennifer crumbley, are also responsible for the massacre. >> at first, it didn't seem real. >> computer crimes expert and bear grass key testifying friday about several messages prosecutors portraying jennifer crumbley as a negligent mother. >> okay, the house is now -- >> grassley testified on march 2021, the shooter claimed he took a picture of a demon, asking his mother, can you at least text back? >> prosecutors revealing that around the time, the shooter sent those messages, his parents or out writing horses. his mother later calling. >> so, that's about an hour and a half after he talks about the house being hun

live look at mackinaw city, michigan, where it's about a warm 13 degrees right now, not nbc's jesse kirsch is south of there in grand rapids for us. welcome, again,. jessie how much worse is it gonna get this weekend? >> alex, it's tough to imagine it's getting much worse than the wind that we're feeling out here right now, but for some people, it could potentially be seen even worse. what we're seeing right now is really a flurry. it's been on, again off again here in grand rapids, one of the bigger issues right now in the great lakes region is 30 to 40 mile per hour wind gusts. we are certainly feeling that biting cold right now in western michigan. this area, as well as western new york and buffalo, could see a good amount more snow in the next couple of days in buffalo. that area, you could be seeing up to three more feet of snow coming by monday. as you mentioned, and nfl game between the bills there, is now being postponed there. back here in michigan, though, for people watching us at, home some people are watching this in warmer parts of the country. like, oh my gosh, all that snow

showing jurors her bullet wounds as she described how she tied her ttourniquet, and trum blee jesse kirschning us from pontiac, michigan, what are we expecting today as this trial moves forward? >> we've been hearing more testimony so far this morning, i'm just checking our monitor of the courtroom there. still in a brief break right now, but what we're hearing from right now is a former detective who was just describing a short time ago on the stand watching the videos, the surveillance videos from the school of the shooting again and again, and he was describing the various encounters that ethan crumbley had with his victims and the shootings and the way these victims fell to the ground in some cases, and you could hear sniffling off camera, and then we were able to see that jennifer crumbley the defendant appearing to be wiping away tears, appearing to be emotional hearing. >> jennifer crumbley is expected to testify in her own defense according to her lawyers. when might that happen? >> reporter: yeah, so at this point the prosecution is still in the early hours of presenting its case.

that's where you would normally see a famous bridge there, but we're going to go right now to nbc's jesse kirsch, who's in grand rapids for us. welcome, chevy. how bad is it where you are? how much worse is it going to get, not only there, but across the nation as well? >> yeah, alex. i don't know if you could hear it, but it is the wind that's hitting us hard right now. we are in grand rapids, michigan. the western part of this state. this part of michigan, as well as western new york and the buffalo area, could be seeing a lot more snow over the next couple of days. there's a possibility in the buffalo area, because of lake effect snow bands, that we could be seeing three more feet of snow in the buffalo area in some parts, stretching into monday. the bills were supposed to have a big game this weekend. that game has been postponed because of the weather conditions that are expected in that parts of western new york. over the next couple of days. it's just these wind gusts here and in the grand rapids area that are really a punch to the face right now. we're actually doing better, temperature,

titles, and a remarkable seven national championships nbc's jesse kirsch joins us with more on arguably, good morning. jaw-dropping news. if you're having a debate about the greatest college football coach of all time, nick saban has to be on your list and now the crimson tide are marking the end of an era of dominance on the gridiron. this morning, the tide is changing at alabama, with head football coach nick saban announcing his retirement. the 72-year-old icon writing in a statement, it is not just about how many games we won and lost, but it's about the legacy and how we went about it saban was a college head coach for 28 years >> i can't tell you how pleased and honored i am to be your coach at the university of alabama. >> reporter: spending the last 17 of them at alabama, turning the crimson tide back into a powerhouse program >> they got him! >> some crimson gatorade >> reporter: he won six national championships there, most recently in 2021, against ohio state. >> and i'm so proud of this group for what they've been able to accomplish and going undefeated and winning a nationa

jesse kirsch is at the courthouse for us. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. witnesses expected back on the stand in the courtroom behind me here today after an emotional first day of testimony. survivors describing the massacre. the defendant, jennifer crumbley at times sobbing, and arguing the shooter's father beared more responsibility when came to gun safety in the home. sharing shooting range videos, messages and photos in court thursday, michigan prosecutors showing evidence suggesting that ethan crumbley's parents were well aware of his interest in guns before he carried out a massacre at oxford high school. >> jennifer crumbley didn't pull the trigger that day, but she is responsible for those deaths. >> reporter: facing trial this week ahead of her husband, jennifer crumbley is accused of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each schoolmate her son killed. both parents have pled not guilty. jennifer and her husband are accused of failing to act even hours before their son's attack when a school official showed them their son's handwritten note sayi

jesse kirsch, thank you. >> the fuzzy feelings are not outside. >>> let's look at the numbers here in sioux city the cold. it is not just in the midwest. this extends all the way down into texas. so we have windchill advisories, watches, warnings in effect for 105 million people. take a look at some of the cold temperatures we will see. des moines 30 degrees below zero. chicago feels like 26 below. nashville, feels like 0 where we've already had more snow on the ground in nashville than we have in philly, d.c., new york city, and temperatures are going to stay on the cold side, chicago a high on monday of only -- or today of 1 below zero, that's the actual air temperature. tomorrow we get up to 1. wednesday is a little bit better, 17 degrees and then we're going to continue with cold temperatures finishing off the week in buffalo, stay in the lower 20s with the lower 20s with the lake-effect snow and it is going to just remain brutally cold but this sets the stage for some snow that's going to make its way to the northeast, peter. >>> we move on to a grim milestone in the middle east