lester? >> health officials trying to connect the dots tonight miguel, thank you. >>> uncertainty about the coronavirus battered financial markets again today. the dow losing another 357 points in a week-long market meltdown retailers and other businesses preparing for significant losses and shortages. let's get more on all that from nbc's jo ling kent. >> reporter: tonight, wall street sinking deeper into the red as fears of coronavirus grow. >> that's a wrap on an ugly week. >> reporter: the dow having its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis, plummeting 12% in just five days. the president reacting late today. >> well, i think it's just people don't know it's the unknown i think they are not very happy with the democrat candidate when they see them i think that has an impact. >> reporter: also calling on the federal reserve to intervene. >> i hope the fed gets involved you know, i'm not a big fan of the fed, you know that. i think they make a lot of mistakes. >> reporter: earlier the

i'm lester holt.d night, everyone ♪ >> ♪ i hope you never lose ♪ your sense of wonder ♪ g ♪ but always keep that hunger ♪ may you never take ♪ one single breath ♪ leave you empty handed ♪ i hope you still feel ♪ small when you stand ♪ beside the ocean ♪ whenever one door closes ♪ i hope one more opens ♪ promise me that you'll give ♪ faith a fighting chance ♪ and when you get the choice ♪ to sit it out or dance ♪ i hope you dance ♪ i hope you dance ♪ i hope you dance ♪ i hope u ♪ i hope you stilll bide the oc♪ ♪ whenever one door closes ♪ promise me that you'll give ♪ faith a fighting chance ♪ and when you get the choice ♪ to sit it out or dance ♪ i hope you dance [cheers and applause] what's up! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." all right. let's see who chose

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching good night and have a great weekend. >>> right now at 6:00 new accusations in san francisco's corruption scandal. a contractor says he lost city work because he wouldn't pay to play. >> someone in the city. >> plus, he is accused of killing his girlfriend in an airbnb. the details we're uncovering in a deadly san jose stabbing. >>> first the new weapon for firefighters on the front lines. it's called the cal fire hawk. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us on this friday. >> it is a game changer is how cal fire describes its new fleet of helicopters. the cal fire hawk is unlike any other chopper and will be available this summer. >> we'll go to mcclellan airfield in sacramento for an inside look at the $20 million chopper. jodi? >> reporter: cal fire currently has 61 firefighting aircraft in the fleet but nothing like what it is about to launch. at $24 million a pop the hawk is about to take flight. >> it is a huge game changer. >> reporter

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching and good night >>> tonight, president trump and the state of the union, an extraordinary moment in american history as the president comes before the house that impeached him and the senate that in less than 24 hours will pass judgment. >> the president and a divided congress in one room as a divided nation looks oat the outset of an election year with the vote ten months from tonight, a referendum on donald trump himself. this will be a night to remember. >> announcer: from nbc news, "the state of the union," live from washington. here are lester holt and savannah guthrie. >> good evening, everyone, and thanu

lester? >> all right. tom costello tonight, thanks. >>> actress shannen doherty is speaking out about her devastating diagnosis. doherty says she has been secretly battling stage 4 breast cancer for the past year. the star was first diagnosed in 2015, but announced two years later she was in remission. the news comes less than a year after the death of "90210" co-star luke perry from a stroke. >>> there is news tonight from one of the biggest retail names in malls all across the country. here is nbc's jo ling kent with that. >> reporter: tonight macy's is dramatically downsizing and rethinking what the future looks like. the legacy department store announcing it will close 125 locations over the next three years, eliminate 2,000 corporate jobs, or 9% of its workforce, and shut down its cincinnati headquarters, moving all operations to new york. macy's ceo acknowledging the cuts are deep and impact every area of the business, but they are necessary and a better fit to compete in today's retail environment.

lester >> quite alarming. all right.om costello, thanks >>> up next, the american who made history in space finally home >>> finally, the successful journey home for an american astronaut after she made history in space. here's kevin tibbles >> reporter: after nearly 11 months circling the globe nasa astronaut christina koch is safely back on mother earth. >> thumbs up and a huge smile. >> reporter: completing a 328-day mission, the longest for a woman in space, even celebrating holidays 240 miles up. her time aboard the international space station full of achievement. six space walks including the first all-female space walk. >> i'll be able to do that >> reporter: the russian soyuz carrying koch and crew landed today in kazakhstan. now the nasa scientist goes under the microscope herself, the focus of several studies on the effects space has on women >> christina, welcome home >> her next assignment, celebrating all planet earth has to offer including a trip to the beach. kevin tibbles, nbc news >> we add our welcome h

i'm lester holt.hank you for watching, everyone, and good night ♪ ♪i want you to want me ♪i need you to m ♪i'm beggin' you to beg me ♪i'll shine up the old brown shoes ♪put on a brand-new shirt ♪i'll get home early from work ♪if you say that you love me ♪didn't i, didn't i, didn't i ♪see you cryin'? ♪oh, didn't i, didn't i, didn't ♪i see you ♪cryin'? ♪oh, didn't i, didn't i, didn't ♪i see you ♪cryin'? ♪i'll shine up the old brown shoes ♪put on a brand-new shirt ♪i'll get home early from work ♪ ♪didn't i, didn't i, didn't i see you cryin'? ♪oh, didn't i, didn't i, didn't i see you ♪cryin'? ♪feelin' all alone without a friend i see you ♪cryin'? ♪i want you to want me ♪cryin'? >> kelly: welcome, y'all. that is a great tune to get you on your vote. feet.i love that song. cheap trick released that in 1977. i have sung this song several times on the road. the crowd sings along. everyone knows it. not too many words. it's the best song for crowds. i love it. let's find out who requested it. where is leslie?

>> reporter: lester, this is all about uncertainty. remember, the most valuable asset we have is information whether you' 500, or a ceo, right now we're trying to get as much information as possible to make good decisions. as far as concrete, well, think about what's driven the economy -- consumer spending we're hearing right now lots of advice to take precaution. stay home. spend a little less time outside, in restaurants, in crowded places and what does that do? it impacts the economy. >> stephanie, thanks that uncertainty you speak of, of course, being driven in large part by the spread of the coronavirus throughout the world, leading to increasingly drastic action in some places. kelly cobiella is in south korea tonight. >> reporter: tonight coronavirus is on every continent but antarctica and surging in south korea more than 500 new cases reported today and nearly 10,000 in quarantine at u.s. bases, long lines. everyone gets a temperature check. classrooms in south korea and japan are empty. both countries considering keeping scho

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching everyone and good night.t now at 6:00, we're following breaking news. five people hit by a car in san francisco's mission district. we're live on the scene with several witnesses. the news right now starts right now. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we've been tracking this on air and online for the last 90 minutes. this is what we know. it started at mission and 23rd. a man driving a prius hit two people and then drove on to a sidewalk and hit a muni bus and passenger. in all, five people hurt. >> it is a chaotic scene. let's bring in nbc bay area's jean elle who is there for us and just talked to witnesses and the sfpd. jean, what are you hearing? >> we're here on what would be normally a very busy mission street. it's shut down for several blocks while police update this hit-and-run. police are saying a man driving that marine took off and later returned. let me walk you through this. he apparently turned right off of 23rd, on to mission against a red light and hit a san francisco man, a 39-year-old as he was cross

i'm lester holt. good night >> julie: i think it's only fitting that since you got engaged here, you should have the wedding reception here, and i have some cracker-jack ideas for you two lovebirds. >> eli: i think gabi's kind of got the ideas covered. >> julie: of course she has. the talented bride. and i promise, i am going to focus on my part of the ceremony, and... i can't tell you how thrilled and touched i am that you want me to officiate. [dishware clinking] and you know what i think is the most wonderful part of all of your wedding plans? that jj is gonna be your best man. [stammers, sighs] it just does my heart good to see the family getting along together so wonderfully. >> lani: somehow, gabi was able to hack into the device, and with the touch of an app on her phone... [sighs] gabi has the power to... blow up julie's heart. >> jj: so she--she threatened to kill julie if you didn't walk away from eli? >> lani: yeah. that is what gabi is holding over me: julie's life. >> julie: i think it's

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening it was one of the biggest cyber attacks in history, stealing the personal information of nearly half of all americans from our social security numbers to birth dates. now in a stunning announcement the u.s. justice department is accusing a branch of the chinese military with the 2017 hack of the credit rating company equifax and indicting four chinese nationals. tom costello has details. >> reporter: the scale of the equifax hack was staggering 145 million americans' names, birth dates and social security numbers stolen in some cases, driver's license and credit card information, too today the attorney general said forensics teams traced the hack back to china. announcing indictments against four members of a chinese military cyber unit called the 54th research institute. though, the fbi concedes it's unlikely they will ever face prosecution. >> this theft not only caused significant financial damage to equifax but invaded the privacy of many millions of americans. >> reporter: it happened in 2017 after equifa

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching and good night >>> right now at 6:00, the search widens from the ground and from the air. crews are looking for that missing couple from palo alto. >>> plus, coming down from the ceiling, a high tech and unique idea to help combat the bay cri. >>> first, escaping one quarantine zone for another. the new flight carrying americans lands in the bay area. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. those americans flew back on two cargo jets, one brought 177 people to travis air force base last night. we've just learned moments ago that some of those passengers are infected and now at hospitals near the base. jodi hernandez joins us from fairfield with the very latest. the numbers just keep changing. do we know how many people were taken to the hospital? >> reporter: jessica, we just learned four of those people who tested positive have been taken to local hospitals near travis air force base

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting from las vegas, the site of tonight's democratic debate >>> good evening, everyone the stage is set tonight for a high stakes democratic debate a critical moment in this battle. five candidates who have been behind these podiums before and then there is the sixth, newcomer michael bloomberg, the billionaire former new york mayor who has surged into the top tier of this race now for the first time is about to go toe-to-toe with his fellow challengers including bernie sanders, looking to cement his lead just three days before the nevada caucuses but there is a lot on the line for everyone on this stage tonight. kristen welker starts us off >> reporter: tonight the democratic candidates out in force before hitting the critical cal debate stage >> i feel good i'm ready for this debate >> reporter: one of the keys to watch, how will former new york mayor michael bloomberg do in his debate debut with his rivals blasting him for spending $380 million of his own money on ads >> you shouldn't be able to buy your way into the presi

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching everyone and good night.and applause] ♪ ♪ many times i tried to tell you ♪ ♪ many times i cried alone ♪ always i'm surprised how well you ♪ ♪ cut my feelings to the bone ♪ have we become a habit ♪ do we distort the facts ♪ now there's no looking forward ♪ ♪ now there's no turning back ♪ when you say ♪ we belong to the light ♪ we belong to the thunder ♪ we belong to the sound of the words ♪ ♪ we've both fallen under ♪ whatever we deny or embrace ♪ for worse or for better ♪ we belong, we belong ♪ we belong together ♪ close your eyes and try to sleep now ♪ ♪ close your eyes and try to dream ♪ ♪ i hear your voice inside me ♪ i see your face everywhere ♪ still you say ♪ we belong to the light ♪ we belong to the thunder ♪ we belong to the sound of the words ♪ ♪ we've both fallen under ♪ whatever we deny or embrace ♪ for worse or for better ♪ we belong, we belong ♪ we belong together ♪ together [cheers and applause] >> kelly: give it up for my band, y'all! [screams] [cheers and applause] welcome to "the kelly clarks

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening breaking tonight as we come on the air, a mass shooting in milwaukee has left multiple people dead the dreaded alert we've come to know, active shooter sending police tactical teams racing to the molson coors beverage company campus and schools and nearby businesses placed into a lockdown during a gunman's deadly ram nbc's kathy park has made her way to the scene and starts us off with the latest. kathy, what can you tell us? >> reporter: lester, we now kno six people were killed in this work place shooting including the 51-year-old gunman there is no longer a threat the gunfire erupted at the molson coors beverage company in milwaukee. >> shooter still at large. >> reporter: police responded to calls of an active shooter. law enforcement officials say the gunman was recently fired, five employees of the company were killed in the bloodshed. police found the shooter dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> five individuals who went to work today, just like everybody goes to work, and they thought they wer

lester >> all right, what an awful situation. all right, thank you >>> the man behind the biggest ponzi scheme in history, bernie madoff, says he's dying from kidney disease and is seeking a compassionate early release from prison. madoff has served 11 years of a 150-year sentence for stealing billions of dollars from investors he says he only has 18 months to live >>> the sixth and final accuser in harvey weinstein's new york rape trial took the stand today. she is also one of two women whose allegations have led to a separate criminal case against weinstein in los angeles here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: today at harvey weinstein's rape trial in new york, a preview of the sexual assault case against him in l.a lauren young, an accuser in that case, took the stand as a supporting witness she said weinstein sexually assaulted her at a hotel in 2013 during a meeting to discuss a screen play, young told the court weinstein asked her to his room so he could get ready for an event. young testified that she followed him into the ba

lester holt is next. >> we'll be back at:00, ho 6:00. hope to see you then, bye. >>> breaking news tonight, the deadly workplace shooting at a major beer company multiple people killed at the molson coor complex in milwaukee law enforcement officials say the gunman, a fired employee went on a rampage. the massive police response employees on lockdown. the images just coming in >>> also, the coronavirus crisis, president trump coming before the cameras tonight to address the nation his administration under fire for its response after days of mixed messaging. >>> plus, we go inside the high security lab. >> inside this lab here is where we keep the live virus. >> reporter: the live virus? >> the live virus, yes. >> reporter: the first human trial for a treatment as the outbreak spreads. >>> the critical battle for south carolina, bernie sanders facing new attacks after that fiery debate and what nancy pelosi said about some democrats' fears a sanders' nomination could cost them the house >>> a major winter storm on the move from the midwes

lester >> yes, and those pictures not soon to be forgotten glad that he made it out alive. thank you. >>> now to the coronavirus. officials in cambodia scrambling to track down hundreds of americans who may have been exposed in the virus after a passenger on a cruise ship there tested positive here is miguel almaguer >> reporter: tonight confusion in cambodia days after an american disembarked from this cruise ship and then tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering alarm for thousands of passengers and crew that may have been exposed. frank king, who has been tested and has no symptoms is already back in the states >> i had to break out of the hotel i had to go back through security they tried to stop me. >> reporter: 260 americans are in cambodian hotels, while 92 others remain on board the westerdam, all told to self-quarantine again. with china now restricting the movements of 760 million people, more than double the entire u.s. population, one of wuhan's top doctors died after contracting the virus. >> it was a nightmare. >> reporter: the molaskis who arrived back

lester >> all right. stephanie gosk here in manhattan tonight, thanks >>> we'll be back in 60 seconds with outrage over a 6-year-old arrested at her florida school new body cam video just released. >>> and the first full-sized supermarket with no cash and no checkout >>> a major winter storm is on the move tonight from missouri to maine, 30 million people under alert the storm could bring up to 6 inches of snow and cause significant travel delays. by thursday, parts of new england could get up to 8 inches >>> one more chapter in the college admissions cheating scandal unfolded today as a snack food heiress was sentenced to prison in boston. nbc's steve patterson has the latest >> reporter: tonight, after ducking into federal court one last time, hot pockets heiress michelle janavs finally learned her fate the judge sentencing her to five months in prison after she admitted to paying $300,000 to cheat college admissions for three of her daughters. prosecutors name her one of the most culpable parents charg

i'm lester holt in manchester good eveningheading back home.rning to palo alto after being quarantined because of the coronavirus. plus: the polls are closed...and the results are pouring in, as we speak. the latest from the new hampshire primary, including the presidential candidate who just called it quits. but first: where )s the rain? the abnormally dry beginning to the year has many wondering: is it time to worry about a drought? the news at six starts right now: good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m jessica aguirre. and i )m raj mathai. its the middle of winter -- but today -- parts of the bay area hit 80 degrees. >>> news at 6 starts now. good evening. >> parts of the bay area hit 80 degrees and there's no rain in sight. a lot of concerns now about a possible drought. >> the questions mount. we spoke with some experts. he joins us along the banks of the gaudalupe river in san jose. damian? >> jessica, i've seen some februarys where the water levels are twice as high as they are right now here along the gaudalupe. but no one is pan

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone, and have a good night.s >>> we just got to that neighborhood, what have you learned? >> reporter: the manhunt continues out hooray long side mission boulevard. this basically happened on a frontage road around 3:30. neighbors say it all went down in the home, in the back here, that two-story home. that's where multiple people allege lid we allegely went into the house and opened fire. a woman was holding a baby when she was sgrazgrazed by the bull. the baby was also injured. it may have been dropped in the shooting. both were taken to a trauma center to be treated. fremont police are trying to find the suspect. but detectors belieives believe have gotten away in a car. police are saying that they don't think this was a random shooting and not

i'm lester holt. good night [cheers and applause] >> kelly: to all of you "grease" fans. ♪ guess mine is not the first heart broken ♪ ♪ my eyes are not the first to ♪ i'm not the first to know ♪ there's just no getting over you ♪ ♪ you know, i'm just a fool who's willing ♪ ♪ to sit around and wait for you ♪ ♪ but baby, can't you see ♪ there's nothing else for me to do? ♪ ♪ i'm hopelessly devoted to you ♪ ♪ but now there's nowhere to love♪ aside ♪ ♪ i'm out of my head ♪ hopelessly devoted to you ♪ hopelessly devoted to you ♪ hopelessly devoted to you [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, y'all, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for our dancers! i use the terms a lot with music, mike, it was a c thought we would make fun of that for valentine's day, because it's valentine's day. le fun with "grease" today because who doesn't love "grease"? it the best.

lester >> all right, tom. this conversation will continue long after this story airs. thank you. >>> you know how your dog greets you when you get home from work and acts like you haven't been home in a year well, imagine the reaction if you were actually gone for a year because you spent a year in space. that's astronaut christina koch getting a heartwarming welcome home from her dog lbd after that record-setting stint aboard the international space station. where you been, he's saying >>> up next, an unforgettable valentine from a place called loveland. >>> with valentine's day just hours away, cupid's getting a little help from one of america's most romantic towns joe fryer takes us there. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine a better destination. a postal truck filled with valentines in ah land known for love. ♪ call you sweetheart ♪ >> reporter: this is loveland, colorado >> oh, here we go. >> reporter: where each year thousands choose to send their valentine cards so volunteers can hand-stamp them with a loving message before sending them on to their final destinati

lester >> all right, tom. this conversation will continue long after this story airs. thank you. >>> you know how your dog greets you when you get home from work and acts like you haven't been home in a year imagine the reaction if you were actually gone for a year because you spent a year in space. that's astronaut christina koch getting a heartwarming welcome home from her dog lbd after that record setting stint aboard the international space station. >>> up next, an unforgettable valentine from a place called loveland. move over e-sc there )s some new competition. mopeds. but they don )t come without complaints. how a bay area city is making thousands off this new way to get around town. >>> mopeds are new competitions for e-scooters but they come in for a lot of complaints. how a bay area city is getting around it, next at 6:00. >>> with valentine's day just hours away, cupid's getting a little help from one of america's most romantic towns joe fryer takes us there. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine a better destination. a postal truck filled with valentine's in a

as a reminder, lester holt joins us next. >> we'll be back at 6:00, hope to see you then. bye! >>> breaking news tonight. the sentence handed down roger stone, president trump's longtime ally ordered to spend more than three years in prison for obstructing the russia investigation. the judge's sentence falling short from what prosecutors recommended after attorney general william barr intervened in the case the question now, will the president pardon stone? what he said about it late today >>> also tonight, can michael bloomberg bounce back? the billionaire taking blutle blows in the most heated debate yet on our stage, and front-runner bernie sanders hypotheticinting ht way by the nominatio rules. is the party headed for convention chaos? >>> the massive explosion on the highway. >> oh! >> the tanker carrying thousands of gallons of jet fuel bursting into a fireball. the good samaritans who rescued the driver from the flames. >>> the fiery emergency landing, flames shooting out of a jet skidding across a runway without landing gear what we've learned tonight about those on boa

this is nbc "nightly news" with lester hospital >>> the first challengers facing the test by the voters themselves as the iowa caucuses get under way. the first stop on the long road to the nam nation a frenzy by the contenders, the campaigns desperate to find a breath of new light and the momentum that will propel them to the next context. >> reporter: after a year of campaigning, voters here in iowa finally get their say. joe biden today making one last appeal. >> thank you. >> reporter: pete buttigieg rallying his core supporters. some of there's competitors tonight shuttling back from the impeachment trial in walk. no favorite but one priority outweighing all others >> hour number 1 job is beat donald trump >> it is the beginning of the end for donald trump. >> democrats remain divided and more mad ras messaging. >> there is a tuition between progressives and moderates, does that worry you >> i think it's up to us the way i look at it is the less 2020 resembles 2016, the better >> reporter: biden telling savannah guthrie he can win back obama voters who went to trump. >> what electa

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> i did not want to leave, i even told the mayor, i don't want to leave. >> right now at 6:00, firing back at her critics, we talk to oakland's former police chief for the first time since she was fired. >>> plus, attacked while collecting cans. the viral video that has the attention of bay area investigators. >> first, on the hunt for an arsonist. the neighborhood in san jose on alert because of this exclusive video. the news at 6:00 starts right w.od ening and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a san jose neighborhood on edge after a house is firebombed. now watch this video. you can see someone throwing what appears to be a molotov cocktail at a house that had people inside. tonight why and who is behind it. in a story you'll see only on nbc bay area robert handa with what he's uncovered. robert? >> reporter: yes, we're here in that east san jose neighborhood where home

>> reporter: that's right, lester this is far from over. he's facing two felonies including rape in los angeles. he's going to have to be extradited out there to face his accusers. >> all right stephanie, thanks very much. >>> in los angeles today a powerful memorial for basketball legend kobe bryant, his daughter gianna and seven others who died in that helicopter crash in california bryant's widow speaking publicly for the first time since his death in an emotional tribute. miguel almaguer was there. ♪ everywhere i'm looking now i' surrounded by your embrace ♪ >> reporter: tonight the tribute, the heartbreak and the still unbearable loss. this, the final good-bye to kobe bryant and daughter gianna. >> bye, baby girl. >> reporter: an overwhelming wave of emotion as vanessa bryant took the stage speaking publicly for the first time, celebrating her daughter, gigi. >> her smile took up her entire face like mine kobe always said she was me, she had my fire, my personality and sarcasm. she was tender and loving on the inside. >> reporter: the

>> hi, lester. as you know, we had to go through a lot of levels to get permission in order for me to john lapinski is head get to come behind this velvet rope that's because inside this room sequestered is nbc's decision desk, and they don't talk to anybody while they're making sure they can announce a winner confidence john lapinski is head of this kingdom. good to see you. >> thank you >> you guys still haven't called iowa >> we need to hit the 99.5 threshold, and we never met that in iowa. >> when do you expect that's going to happen? >> we're going to wait until the party finishes counting up the votes. >> new hampshire >> we're looking for a couple of things we want to see who turns out. it's very important. and also, new hampshire is a retail politics place. so it's really important to see over these last few days if anybody picked up momentum we just had a debate there, and we're going see tonight. >> and how do exit polls figure into >> one of the interesting things we have hundreds of peop

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching have a great weekend and good night ♪ i open up my heart ♪ you can love me or not ♪ there'so all come right in ♪ i wanna make some mistakes ♪ i wanna sleep in the mud ♪ i wanna swim in the flood ♪ i wanna go 'til i'm done ♪ i like whiskey on ice ♪ i like sun in my eyes ♪ i wanna burn it all down ♪ so let's start a fire ♪ i wanna be lost ♪ so lost that i'm found ♪ naked and laughing ♪ witmy am here ♪ ♪ i am here ♪ i've already seen the bottom ♪ so there's nothing to fear ♪ i know that i'll be ready ♪ when the devil is near ♪ i am here, ♪ i am here ♪ all of this wrong ♪ ut i'm still right herei don't have the answers ♪ ♪ but the questions is clear let me ask you ♪ ♪ where does everybody go ♪ when they go ♪ where does everybody go ♪ when they go ♪ where does everybody go ♪ when they go ♪ let me ask you ♪ where does everybody go ♪ when they go ♪ where does everybody go ♪ when they go ♪ where does everybody go ♪ when they go ♪ let me ask you ♪

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone, and good night [monitor beeping] >> victor: will you cut that out? calm the hell down. >> xander: how am i supposed to calm down? mickey will die if she doesn't get a bone marrow transplant. we're sat here like a couple of idiots waiting for the test results when we both know they're testing the wrong parents. >> sarah: i'm a doctor. i know that these things take time, but this waiting is killing me>> eric: well, at leas little one doesn't have a care in the world. >> sarah: i mean, you can tell that she's having sweet dreams, can't you? >> eric: it's a miracle that she came into our lives. now we just need to pray for another one. >> sarah: i'm counting on you in the prayer and miracle department. that direct connection that you have with the big guy upstairs. 'cause one of us has to be a match, eric. it's the only way that we can save her. >> steve: yes. gun in my hand... john at my feet. it took every ounce of self-control not to squeeze that trigg

i'm lester holt.ll of us at nbc news, thank you for watching have a great weekend and good night >>> right now at 6:00, right place at the right time. the student describes the moment he helped save a man at a b.a.r.t. station. >>> and wind is returning as we head throughout this weekend. we'll let you know when it picks up and how gusty it will get. >> but first, containing the coronavirus. several people at local hospitals with symptoms. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. tonight, five people at travis air force base being quarantined at fairfield are showing signs of coronavirus. they were evacuated from the epicenter of the virus in china. the fifth one was on the first flight that arrived from china and was being transported to a nearby hospital wednesday. thom jensen is live. so these are not confirmed cases, these are suspected cases at this point? >> reporter: that's right. showing symptoms but not yet diagnosed.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, her we go. tonight the democratic field of hopeful presidential challengers facing their first test by the voters, themselves, as the iowa caucuses get under way. the first stop on the long road to the nomination today a frenzy of last-minute appeals by the contunede tenders -- contenders. the campaign desperate to fight a breath of new life and melt item that will propel them to the next context in new hampshire. >> reporter: after more than a year of campaigning, voters here in iowa finally get their say. joe biden today making one last appeal. >> thank you >> reporter: pete buttigieg rallying his core supporters. some of there's competitors shuttling back from the impeachment trial. in washington, no clear favorite one priority outweighing all others. >> our number one job is beat donald trump >> it is the beginning of the epnd for donald trump. >> reporter: democrats remain divideed from the popular pitch from bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and more moderate messaging by biden, buttigie

i'm lester holt. good night >>> right now at 6:00, fed up and frustrated, san jose's police chief says there's a flaw with the justice system after two felons are released. >>> plus, mayor pete campaigns on the peninsula, we're at his three high profile events including one that's still going on. >>> but first, by the president's order, elite border patrol agents are headed for sang sanctuary cities including the bay area. the local mayor saying not in my city. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for being with us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. >> scare tactics that's what the oakland mayor is calling a move by the white house tonight. the trump administration announced to plan 100 border patrol officers to ten sanctuary cities across the country. there's no word that oakland would be one of those cities but the mayor is saying don't come here. >> reporter: oakland's mayor wasted no time responding. her message to i.c.e., don't bring it to oakland. >> oakland does not need abo

i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone, and good night >>> the first confirmed case in the bay area. what we're learning about the man who tested. positive for the coronavirus. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. in our nbc bay area studios. good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm janelle wang. we'll get to that story in just a minute. but first, let's check in with our own raj mathai live in south beach getting ready for the super bowl. >> the biggest sporting event of the year in this country is 48 hours away and we are getting ready. we are coming to you from ocean drive here in south beach. they have closed down the road. it's now thousands of people. it's the biggest festival you could imagine. we are across the street from the cardoza hotel, owned by gloria esteban, a legend here. we'll take you up the road to the versace mansion. and check in with joe montana, an interesting comment he had about sunday's game. and a bay area dancer will be dancing with j.lo on stage during h

lester, savannah?remarkable period in american politics and history we've been witnessing over the last several days or months. so, the state of the union is behind us. the iowa caucus not yet behind us. and tomorrow the senate will vote on the president's impeachment. as we said, the republican majority likely to give an acquittal in that case. >> don't forget, new hampshire results one week from tonight. >> thank you. >> the democratic election -- >> i was just trying to get through this cycle. >> although we have the iowa results by that time -- >> we can only hope. it's a big 2020, busy time. thank you for being with us. >> for savannah, chuck, andrea and all of us here at nbc news, thank you for being with us tonight. i'm lester holt in washington. good evening. . . - ♪ i get up - [screaming] - ♪ put my hands to the sky - [laughing] - all the games that are here are tested and ready to go. well, at least they're ready to go. - ♪ shake, shake, shake - oh, that's a shame. - ♪ hey na ne na ne na - [s

lester >> erin mclaughlin tonight, thank you >>> up next, serious new safety questions about a popular child booster seat obama: he's been a leader

lester holt is anchoring from new hampshire. chuck todd is at the decision desk. "nightly news" starts in 25 minutes. california's primary is march 3rd. our website is a great resource as you prepare to cast your ballots. that includes a complete voter guide. highlighting issues for each county. just go to nbc bay area.com/election data. >> another case of the coronavirus in the united states, this brings the total number of cases in the u.s. to 13. the cdc confirming the person is in san diego county. that's seven people with the virus now in california. here's the map. you can see of the seven, four are in the bay area. now, across the world, more than 43,000 people are infected, 1,018 people have died. there is some good news here. the 195 people quarantined at march air force base -- excuse me, air base in river side county are being released after two weeks in isolation. they evacuated to this air base from wuhan, china, late last month. among them, a mother and daughter who live in palo alto. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez in sll being monitored there. jodi.

as a reminder, lester holt joins us next. >> we'll be back at 6:00, hope to see you then. bye! >>> breaking news tonight. the sentence handed down roger stone, president trump's longtime ally ordered to spend more than three years in prison for obstructing the russia investigation. the judge's sentence falling short from what prosecutors recommended after attorney general william barr intervened in the case the question now, will the president pardon stone? what he said about it late today >>> also tonight, can michael bloomberg bounce back? the billionaire taking blutle blows in the most heated debate yet on our stage, and front-runner bernie sanders hypotheticinting ht way by the nominatio rules. is the party headed for convention chaos? >>> the massive explosion on the highway. >> oh!

. >>> coming up next, the nightly news with lester holt. a coronavirus emergency in tokyo. a look at how the epidemic there may alter plans for the olympic torch relay set to start next month. lester joins us in less than two minutes. >>> then after that, giants night on nbc bay area. the giants will take on the rockies. after the game, a two-hour episo episode of "dateline." >>> a pair of twins celebrating their first and fourth birthday at the same time. how is that possible? we'll show you. these are the twins, miles and walter. miles was born february 28, 2016. minutes later, walter was born on february 29th. the twins celebrated turning four at the berkley hospital they were born. >> this is a really special year, the first leap day we've had since they were born. and we just feel so grateful to have the opportunity to celebrate that. >> well, the chances being born on leap day, one in about 1400. i have to say happy birthday to william, that's my friend's boy's birthday. he's 8 or really 2. >> forever young, pretty much. >> nbc nightly news next. >> bye. >>> breaking

. >>> and up next, nightly news with lester holt. george clooney wrapped up in a controversy. what he has to say about new claims the company used child labor. >>> a huge push to get trail blazing baseball player and oakland player into the hall of fame. it set in motion a change of events that would lead to free agency and multi-million dollar contracts. today, congressional lawmakers voiced their support for flood being inducted. his widow joined them saying he was the rosa parks of baseball and changed the game forever. >> that has been completely and totally acknowledged and appreciated for how he changed the game we play in america. >> flood graduated from oakland tech before winning two world series titles with the cardinals. he died in 1997 at the age of 59. >> thank you so much for joining us. nightly news with lester holt is up u next. >> we'll bah back at 6 f:00. hope to see you then. bye. tonight as the coronavirus now spreading in the u.s the first case in the country of unknown origin no known link to foreign travel or other patients president trump's message. his

as a reminder, lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> we'll be back at 6:00. see you then. bye. >>> breaking news tonight. the dire new warning about the coronavirus in the u.s the cdc saying the outbreak here at home is inevitable. americans told to brace for major disruptions. schools and businesses advise to prepare for closings coronavirus fears tanking the stock market again, the dow plunging nearly 900 points the message from president trump, it's all under control. tonight our team across the globe as cases spread and the toll rises >>> also tonight, the showdown in south carolina democratic front-runner bernie sanders in the bulls-eye in the final face-off before super tuesday. >>> in the hospital, harvey weinstein diverted on his way to jail with chest pains after he was convicted of sex crimes. the accuser now speaking out what it took for her to face weinstein in court.

lester holt joins us in about a minute. >>> a deal of the decade in san francisco. tickets to the popular musical hamilton will be sold for just $10. for one night only. all seats will be $10 at the orpheum theater, consider considering the tickets sell for a few hundred dollars apiece. there is a catch. you have to win the tickets through a lottery on the hamilton app or the website. the lottery started today and will run for a week. the show will be on march 3rd. >> can i borrow your keyboard. >> can we dial in? >> this is the perfect time to see hamilton. >> lester holt is next from los angeles. >> bye. >>> breaking news tonight, the bombshell new warning about russia and the 202 election bernie briefed his campaign russia is helping his campaign the goal sowing chaos in the democratic primaries. >>> just hours until the nevada caucuses. how sanders is responding it comes after president trump ousted his own spy chief after intelligence officials told congress russia is working to re-elect him. the president's new reaction tonight >>> the dramatic turn in the har

lester holt joins us in just a minute. >>> okay, finally tonight, this is ollie, a electric car. wow, it is about to make new friends at pittsburg high. it will be the star of a through auto shop program. contra costa transportation authority teamed up with the manufacturer to help create it. it will give students experience in building and repairing autonomous cars. lokol motors will send technicians to mentor the students. this is the first program in the state with this level of technical training for electric autonomous cars. >> what a great program. >> oh, man, it is not a tesla. >> that is all right. >> they'll be building the tesla any time. >> great training. >> way ahead of the curve and you leave with a skill. >> every high school in the bay area will implement that. >> before we go, how we r we looking tonight. >> we have mostly clear skies and tomorrow upper 30s and low 40s by the afternoon 70 inland. we drop down cooler on sunday with 62 and some wind. and we're dry over the next sen days. let's take a little side step into the chinese new year parade on saturday. dr

lester business the death toll is around 500 the corona virus is infected tens of thousands of people worldwide countries continue to take quarantine measures companies located in and around china have been throttling back production and there are concerns about global growth. because its global workforce to take unpaid leave as it tries to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus hong kong based airline is encouraging 27000 employees to take 3 weeks off in the 1st half of the year the carrier has cut 90 percent of its services to the mainland china bosses blame the op break out a significant drop in demand foxconn says it won't be able to return to full production in china until the end of the month because of the coronavirus it hopes to partly restart production next week the taiwanese company makes smartphones for global brands including.

my niece lester naseem told us 3 people he knew lost a close relative in the shooting and that terrorist attacks always seemed like something that happened to other people but sadly now it's a reality that has touched many here. and you can find more reports and analysis of the attack in han our at our website dot com and on our twitter and you tube feeds of course as well let's review now and some of the other stories making the news today libya's running gave military leader khalifa haftar said he would accept a cease fire if turkish and syrian met mercenaries leave the country and interview with russian media he also demanded that turkey stop arming libya's internationally recognized government this week for police suspended un hosted ceasefire talks after a half those forces shelled the capital support. ukraine's president has appealed for calm after clashes part by fears that evacuees arriving from china were infected with the coronavirus protests protesters trying to block the bus carrying returning to a quarantine facility authorities say the passengers had been screened twice and