now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight who is interviewing president obama in chicago just hours before the president's farewell address. we'll have more from him in just a moment. but we begin with a very busy day in the presidential transition from obama to trump. and a grueling first hearing for one of trump's most controversial nominees, senator jeff sessions spent more than eight hours today fielding questions at a hearing about his nomination for attorney general. pete williams has our report. >> senator sessions served as an -- >> reporter: jeff sessions held a granddaughter in his lap prepared to go before the very committee he was a member of but voted against him in 1986 when he was nominated to be a federal judge, concerned about his record on several rights. >> the caricature credited of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then and it's not accurate now. >> reporter: in a hearing interrupted nine times by protesters, he said he would be against any blan

. >> up next, nbc nightly news with lester holt and we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, shock waves in chicago -- plagued by violence, now the feds reveal patterns of shocking behavior by police. racial bias, excessive force, reckless shootings. secrets and lies exposed. >>> america on ice. a massive life-threatening storm moving in, stretching 1,000 miles from texas to ohio. >>> stunning statements by civil rights icon, congressman john lewis. what he just told nbc news about president-elect trump. >>> the reality of hope, one-on-one with president obama. looking back from where it all began. >>> kidnapping mystery bombshell, snatched from the hospital as a baby, found alive 18 years later. the woman who raised her as her daughter, under arrest. >>> and sea of blue, an emotional farewell for a hero. who taught us all about the power of forgiveness. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> it is about as harsh a judgment as can be made against any police department. c

i'm lester holt reporting from fayetteville, north carolina. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. the eye of the storm is strong winds, rain and poible floodin >>> right now at 6:00, the eye of the storm is here, strong winds, rain and possible flooding. and this is just the first of three storms. we'll see our coastline slammed by powerful waves. we'll track the storm's appro h approach. >> we are in the thick of it now, and don't expect the rain to let up for hours. want to take you outside, give you a live look at san francisco and san jose, we've seen rain on the camera lenses all day. it's going to continue into the evening. this is live doppler radar right now. we have a team of reporters in place, we begin with rob mayeda. what can we expect this evening? >> right now is really the peak of storm number one in terms of wind and rain. you can see moderate rain across the coastline. you can see this next round of heavier rain moving into san francisco, san mateo, and eventually across the south bay. strong gusty win

lester holt joins us next live from michigan. >>> breaking news tonight, shock waves as president obama commutes the sentence of chelsea manning, the army intelligence soldier giving information to wikileaks. manning to be freed but what about edward snowden? >>> critical condition. with obamacare on the brink of repeal, would a replacement cover those with pre-existing conditions? >>> unsolved mystery as a three-year search ends. is flight 370 lost forever? >>> across america. we're in the home of the reagan democrats who delivered big for donald trump. their hopes and fears as he prepares to take office. >>> a boom in boomers paying for college. tonight, inside the fastest growing age group left saddled with student debt. >>> a stunning medical miracle no one saw coming as they gathered to say good-bye. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from warren, michigan. >>> good evening from macomb county, michigan. the ice rink in the city hall part of a beautiful city square here in warren which helped deliver one of th

. >> president obama will also sit down with nbc's lester holt as he prepares for his farewell address

i'm lester holt.or all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good nighte rain...but no relief on the ground . >>> right now at 6:00, a brief break from the rain, no relief on the ground. collapsed roads and flooded fields, just part of the latest damage from the bay area's biggest storm in years. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. >>> the bay area still recovering from these powerful storms and more rain is on the way. we have a team of reporters across the bay area covering the many problem spots. we begin with jeff ranieri, how much of a break time do we have? >> we have about another 6 to 8 hours until more consistent rainfall moves in, right now what we're seeing on the doppler radar is light rainfall, still kicking up roadways on the roadways tonight. more showers from santa rosa down toward san rafael. the largest flooding concern still remains right now at least widespread on the russian river from bridge haven over to mira bell heights. this i

i'm lester holt reporting from fayetteville, north carolina.ll of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. clooney baby mystery. >> are they or aren't they expecting twins? now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra . >>> george and amal's pregnancy headlines. the frenzy of rumors they're expecting two babies. we break dowwe break down every. >>> new photos, j. lo's date night with drake. is the surprise couple getting serious? >>> donald trump versus tom ford. why the president-elect is blasting the famous designer. >> we reveal who will dress melania for the inauguration. >>> then -- >> i've got fox news' sean hannity taking on the backlash. >> what do you think of members of congress not attending the inauguration? >> stay home. who cares? >>> plus -- >> i'm melania trump at fashion. >> melania's extra guest reporter. the trumps through years. >> watch "extra" or you're fired. >>> kim kardashian's new "oceans 8" shocker. is she really shooting a jewelry heist scene just months after her terrifying paris robbery? >>> plus, mrs. matthew mcco

. >>> up next the nightly news with lester holt. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. >>> tonight, critical condition. a high-stake showdown now under way over obamacare. republicans vowing to repeal and replace. democrats vowing to fight. what does it mean for the 20 million americans whose coverage is hanging in the balance? >>> off the rails. a pair of frightening commuter crashes. nearly 150 injured in all. what happened? >>> plow talk. a rude awakening from the better business bureau. a popular pillow advertised on tv goes from an a-plus rating to an f. >>> first babe at 50. pop superstar janet jackson gives birth shining a light on elder moms. tonight, a reality check. >>> and whiz kid, a scholar with autism all the way to oxnard. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world head quarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's looking more and more like obamacare as we know it is on life support tonight as a republican majority in congress took the first step

this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. reporting tonight from washington. >>> good evening on this historic night in washington. donald j. trump, the brash 70-year-old new york real estate titan turned reality tv star is now the 45th president of the united states. the oath of office was administered just after noon today, marking the end of the obama era, and the start of the trump era, with an inaugural address to the nation filled with vows that sounded a lot like the candidate we saw on the campaign trail. the entire trump family celebrating at the parade along pennsylvania avenue before heading into the white house, getting ready for tonight's inaugural balls. all of it part of a day perhaps even the new president himself didn't foresee when his improbable run began. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. >> donald trump's path to the presidency might be the most unusual and unorthodox we have ever seen. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> but today, that journey ending, steeped in the tradit

i'm lester holt.t weekend, and we'll see you from new york on monday night. >>> the inauguration of donald trump. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. reporting tonight from washington. >> good evening from washington where our coverage continues now. the inauguration of donald trump as the 45th president of the united states. all across the country, americans watches as mr. trump took the oath of office, capping off a wild and unpredictable rise to the highest office in the land. then for the first time as president, trump addressed the nation in his inaugural speech. and as he laid out his vision for the country, it departed in major ways from speeches we heard from those capitol steps in the past. the country, we turn to nbc news white house correspondent hallie jackson. >> reporter: his speech to the nation, more a message to his movement. >> the establishment protected itself. but not the citizens of our country. >> reporter: throwing verbal grenades at that very establishment surrounding h

i'm lester holt.tching, and good night. >>> a new president begins a new era in washington. >> from this day forward, it's going to be only america first. >> as supporters celebrate, protesters take action. as america awaits a new future after the inauguration of donald trump. a live look at the white house where donald trump will spend his first night as president of the united states. but the night is still young. the president and first lady have three inaugural balls to attend later tonight. here's the live lookns

lester holt joins me now. >> good day, andrea. >> congratulation, this was extraordinary. also fascinated by that night, election night, and the decision by hillary clinton, i was told that hillary clinton's decision to concede shortly after john podesta said we're going to fight on, 2:00 in the morning, after a conversation with barack obama. he knew it was over. >> i didn't get the exact timing but he talks about as you heard him say he was blind-sided by what had happened, and he did take it personally. in this interview he goes on to reflect about what he could have done and talks about being obviously occupied with the duties of president and wishing he'd gotten more down into the grassroots, those places that maybe turned the election, so i think he's taking some personal responsibility for the outcome. >> there's so much to unpack here, and we have to see tonight's program, but you also talked to him about those poignant moments, his speech during the funeral service for the pastor killed in the charleston, south carolina, church shootings and a speech that resonate

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now we are issuing a microclimate weather alert. across the bay area we're seeing wide spread rain and heavy snow in the sierra. and a live look at our radar, you can see lots of green and yellow meaning no place is dry right now. the news at 6 clarstarts right . i'm janelle wang >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. we have a team of reporters covering the weather. let's start with our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> on doppler radar you'll be able to see that we have a wide spread coverage of rainfall, certainly some heavier mopocket we have been detects in the last 45 minutes. it's moved over towards the east bay. and i want to take you to that. you can see the zone of rain, lafayette 6:22, walnut creek at 6:36. hercules 67:18, rodeo 6:25 and crockett at 6:42 tonight. in terms of our flooding threat that's through the santa cruz mountains, where we could see mudslid mudslides. what's on tap as the storm system m

that story is coming up after this newscast on nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> back here the engineer in the train detrailment that killed eight people is suing amtrak. >> he's seeking more than $50,000. he says that investigators concluded his train was never hill by a projectile. they found he was distracted by reports that a nearby train had been hit. >>> drug and missing safety equipment could be to blame for a deadly amtrak accident in chester. amtrak train 89 derailed last april, slammed into a back hoe and killed two workers. investigators first revealed missing safety equipment on the track. the ntsb found the engineer had marijuana in his system. amtrak says it is working to strengthen its drug policy. >>> we have new video of a barber shop that took a direct hit from a car in delaware. the car plowed into the shop in wilmington. you saw the damage there. thankfully no one was seriously hurt. the crews are checking to see if that shop can stay open. >>> south jersey lay offs are beginning at the progresso soup plant. 338 employees will lose their job ws when the facility clos

up next nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> tonight hours from power. the trump's arrive in washington. pomp and pageantry as the president-elect prepares to be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. >>> roads and waterways on lock down. a massive force across the nation's capcapital. >>> grilled on the hill. democrats unload on trump's pick of treasury secretary forcing him to admit his family foreclosed on military families. >>> many dead in frantic search for dozens trapped inside the rubble of a snow covered hotel. >>> trump's pastor. rare interview with the woman often called trump's spiritual a advis

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and >>> right now at 6:00, he's already lost his hot tub and deck. he's not giving up. he's shoring up his hillside before the new storm drenches it again. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. raj is on assignment. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we are hours away from round two. it looks clear right now, not much happening but boy is that about to change. this is the live satellite radar. the leading edge of that storm is in the north bay. we're in a microclimate weather alert. we begin with meteorologist rob mayeda. rob? >> some of the things we're watching with storm number two, similar to what we saw last night, gusty winds and potential for thunderstorms. this time around, high surf getting above 20 feet during the day tomorrow. overnight tonight, wind advisory and the hills could get gusts from 1:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. reaching the marine and sonoma coastline, you can see the st

nbc's lester holt will join me with some of his exclusive interview with the president. the full thing airs tonight. >>> the inauguration of president-elect trump just a week away. we'll bring you the latest on the transition later in the show. we are also following developments in this week's other big news, the fallout from the russia hack. fbi director james comey and the director of national intelligence, james clapper, were on the hill to brief members of the house intelligence committee on russia's hacking activities. members of the senate were updated yesterday. one of those senators joins me now, dick durbin, democratic senator from illinois. senator durbin, good to talk to you. thank you for being with us. i want to get your reaction to what you learned yesterday. obviously, you knew a lot of what was coming on because of what had been reported in the media, but you got a more private -- a classified briefing. what's your reactions? >> i can't remember a bigger turnout in this classified briefing. of course, we had the fbi and cia and director have national inte

plus, as we get closer to the inauguration, lester holt will be traveling the country talking to folks coast to coast. we'll check in with lester. finally, my conversation with bernie sanders, two months after the -- rather, a year after -- what am i trying to say? two months after the election. what he is saying now about our country, what he has learned over the past year and a little bit of a spoiler here. it is a positive message he has. we will let you hear it coming up. >>> we start this martin luther king day talking about a feud the president-elect and his team are having with civil rights icon john lewis. the congressman called trump an illegitimate president and then trump and his team struck back at him and the state of his district. lewis had a chance to take a swipe this morning at a prescheduled breakfast speech for mlk day, but instead he kept his message positive. >> never give up! never give in! stand up, speak up. when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something and not be quiet. >> my colleagu

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. a chaotic scene...unfold chasing and arresting a bank >>> right now at 6:00, a chaotic scene unfolding on live tv. police were surrounding, chasing and arresting a bank robbery suspect and his accomplice. this ends for what we're being told a tense manhunt which started yesterday near scots valley. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a massive police presence. i want to show you what it looked like an hour ago. a man believed to be the accomplice of the alleged back robber running from officers and ditching into a building. he was finally arrested. we have team coverage for you this evening. we begin with michelle roberts. it's been chaotic, lots of information coming in initially if this was the suspect and now find out he's the accomplice. >> reporter: three people have been arrested. they were arrested all in this general vicinity, downtown san jose. we're in japan town. we know this started at 2:30 this after

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. and intensity we could flood runs=07 ==raj/take vo== one of theiggest stormsn >>> we could flood. >> right now at 6:00, one of the biggest storms in more than a year is about to hit us. wind, flooding and power outannalout outages. we're live across the bay with the latest information. the news at 6 starts right now. i'm raj mathai >>> and i'm janelle wang. we're hours away from the first raindrops. take a look at our live satellite radar. you can see the storm building and getting closer. let's begin with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> this is the pineapple express that's aimed towards the bay area through this upcoming weekend. and that's the main reason we have all of the rainfall in the forecast that will lead to an elevated flood threat saturday and sunday. currently as our stormranger scans around, you can see a few light showers right now. but we could see it pick up a little bit by late tonight. in advance

i'm lester holt.nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. we know we have a big fi ahead of us." runs: 07 ==raj/take vo== right now at 6: the bay area reacts to presiden' >>> it's a fight. we know that we have a big fight ahead of us. >> the bay area reacts to president trump's immigration crackdown and more changes are on the way. >>> president trump following through on his key campaign promise, and it's led to worry, across the bay area tonight. the president pledging to build his much promised wall along the mexican border, to hire 500 new border patrol officers and triple the number of ice officers. mr. trump says the construction of the wall makes both the u.s. and mexico safer. and that it will actually improve relations between the two countries. >> we're in the middle of a crisis on our southern border. the unprecedented surge of illegal migrants from central america is harming both mexico and the united states. >> mexico official the aren't buying it, though. the issue of who will pay

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching.ght. >>> suffice it to say we will be prepared. >> right now at 6:00, washington, d.c. a getting ready for donald trump's nag ratii na >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm raj mathai >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're one week away from naugs day. it's not just the transfer of power. but here in the bay area the demonstrations start tomorrow many the south bay. david trujillo is live in the south bay. dami damian. >> reporter: there is actually one big rally tomorrow. these are the organize nicrs at big immigration rally. this is one of the signs they're making for tomorrow's rally in san jose. police say they will be ready. the anti-trump protests in san jose in june made national headlines for turnl violent. san jose police say this will not happen again. >> we're not going to tolerate violence. that is something that's not going to happen. >> reporter: they're working with organizers of two scheduled protests during inauguration weekend. they realize that people not affili w

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.swe're at the tail end of onet of storms ... but another, stronger system is ready to move in. >>> right now at 6:00, we're at the tale end of one set of storms, another stronger system ready to move in. we're tracking when it will hit and what's being done to brace for what could be a monster storm. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us. >> raj and jessica have the night off. rain is falling in much of the bay area, we have team coverage tonight. let's begin with jeff ranieri, what are we looking at right now? >> the ground is so extremely saturated from a lot of this happening in a 36 hour period. look at the tremendous totals here up in the north bay, over four inches in kent field. 4 to 7 inches on average for the santa cruz mountains, back to walnut creek over 2. morgan hill, 2 1/2. even some light to moderate rain that's lingering. our mobil doppler radar, it is it producing this after storm effect and really reducing visibility, from san francisco down t

lester holt will bring us up to speed with the latest on nbc nightly news. you can get updates the moment we get new information on the nbc 10 app. >>> all new at 6:00, nbc 10 getting answers from the state of pennsylvania in the case of a murdered montgomery county teenager. grace packer was found dismembered back in october. now her mother sarah is a person of interest and is charged with endangerment sarah packer as a foster mother had more than two dozen children placed in her home. we learned how the state is investigating. >> reporter: any concern for you as to how many children were in her care, knowing now what you know? >> of course i have concern. i have concern about many aspects of the case. >> reporter: ted dallas is the secretary of health and human services for the state of pennsylvania. the agency that supervises the foster care system. he said individual counties are responsible for managing the foster care system and says when it comes to how sarah packer was certified as a foster mother, that would be up to the county or counties that deem

lester holt joins us at 5:30. >>> now to our other top story. she was a tv legend and inspiration to women across the country. mary tyler moore has past died at the age of 80. ♪ who can turn the world on with her smile ♪ >> she passed away in a connecticut hospital. her husband of 30 plus years was by her side. she started on the dick van dyke show and she won multiple emmys for the mary tyler moore show as a sent career woman. a large breath of roses have been placed on her star at the hollywood walk of fame. no word on a cause of death but moore had long battled type 1 die sgeets had an operation in 2011 to remove a brain tumor. >>> two searches on two different waterways. both looking for people who disappeared. they were looking for a missing kayaker. kenneth maldonado of san jose. also a limited search continues for jayda jenkins. now with the very latest, robert. >> reporter: it has been a very disappointing day for family and friends of both possible victims as search crews used a lot of resources to try to find them but came up empty. th

i'm lester holt.of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> our memorable night in moscow. the very trip at the center of his salacious new scandal. >> now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra >>> as the president-elect blasts the russian sex scandal as witch-hunt -- >> i'm also very much of of a germaphobe, by the way. >> we uncover "extra" footage from the trump trip inside the hoe pell. >> you're looking very russian. >> now i belong. >> then -- >> my best friend. >> before mr. obama's tear-jerking final speech -- >> what the president and first lady told us about their love story. >> do you remember the moment you knew the president was the guy for you? >>> plus, alec baldwin's plans for the firstl" after the inauguration. >>> new couple alert. selena gomez dating the weekend. new photos of their cozy first public outing. >>> oprah conquers her biggest enemy -- her weight. >> oh, lord. is that my body? >> her new "people" magazine reveal, 42 pounds lighter. >>> days after their lovey-dovey

. >> up next nightly news with lester holt. >>> tonight, president trump supreme court pick. a prime time announcement. the white house ratcheting up the drama. both finalists summoned to washington. >>> you're fired fall out after the president dismissing the acting attorney general who refused to use his travel ban, ich the white house says isn't a travel ban at all. why do they keep using the word? >>> deadly american raid. a member of the famed seal team 6 killed along with an 8-year-old girl. the daughter of a u.s. born al qaeda leader. what happened? >>> wake up call about all those over the count counter sleep aids millions are taking to sleep. many misusing them and not knowing it. >>> all the buzz. a boy and his principal inspiring america. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. it's one of a president's most impactful decisions with the ramifications being felt for generations. one that tonight, just 12 days into his presidency, donald trump is about to make. he'll be naming his choice to replace antonin scalia on the u.s. supreme court. tonight with his

lester holt is next with "nightly news." an officer gunned down, another dies while searching for the suspect, accused of fatally shooting a pregnant mother. a city in fear with an armed and dangerous man on the loose. >>> family ties. president-elect trump names his son-in-law, jared kushner, as a top adviser inside the white house. a storm of controversy over anti-nepotlaws and possible conflicts of interest. >>> school bus inferno. dozens of children saved in the nick of time. the driver being hailed as a hero. >>> buyer beware. popular over-the-counter pills marketed as a boost for your memory, now the feds say there's no evidence they work. >>> golden moments with hollywood's biggest stars, but it's the pint-sized shutterbug behind the camera who's inspiring america. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. >>> good evening. after a 2016 that will be remembered as an especially deadly year for the nation's police, nine days into this year, the orlando area is in mourning after a dramatic day that left two law

i'm lester holt.c news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> the death of tv icon mary tyler moore. >> her final hours, our favorite memories, now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra >>> america says good-bye to sitcom legend mary tyler moore. her family's good-bye at a connecticut hospital as we remember our best moments with mary through the years. >> let's do this. >>> new photos. brad pitt's secret all-night party. is he celebrating a settlement with angelina? >>> plus, another star divorce, why scarlett johansson's two-year marriage is over. >>> trump aide kellyanne conway, the comedienne, lost video of her stand-up comedy act. >> never thought i was funny until this very moment. >>> plus, the president sits down for his first interview since the inauguration. >> will american taxpayers pay for the wall? >>> in the "extra feed," new video of britney breaking a sweat. andree shoots scenes with sandra bullock and sarah paulson. >>> plus all-new star real estate as we take you inside some of hollywood'

we'll send it over now to nbc's lester holt. . >> this is an nbc news special report. president obama's farewell address, from chicago, here's lester holt. >> and good evening from mccormick place convention center in chicago, from in just a moment, president obama will give his farewell address to an audience of 20,000 here and millions more watching at home. tonight, which will hear from the president in his adopted home town, reflecting on his eight years in the oval office. just a short time ago, i concluded by interview with the president aboard air force one. later we spoke in one of his diners in hyde parg. he told me he hopes to face his challengesers from his successor, politic donald trump who takes over the office in just ten days time. i am joined here by nbc's kristen welker. kristen, on the airplane coming here today, there was a sense of nostalgia among his senior staff. >> his senior advisers toll me this is an incredibly emotional night. so many people in this crowd have supported him from the very beginning. this is the place where he calm back to cel

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this is "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. the best laid plans of republicans are the head of steam and an ambitious to do list went off the rails this opening day of the new congress after a tweet from donald trump. trump calling out some of his fellow republicans after they quietly voted last night to strip power from the officer of congressional ethics. the president-elect tweet sent gop lawmakers in full retreat and damage repair mode. overshadowing a day they intended showcase a new agenda in washington politics. kasie hunt has details. >> reporter: the first day of the new congress was supposed to be a show of force for republicans ready to remake government with incoming president, donald trump. these headlines directly at odds with drain the swamp campaign promise. late monday night, the house gop voted to gut the office of congressional ethics. the outcry was fierce with republican leadership on defense all morning. >> the reforms do not change the entity. >> reporter: until donald trump tweeted, with all that congres

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. thank you for watching and good night. >> so i'll be leaving fox news at the week's end. >> we texted yesterday quite a bit back and forth. >>> a hello from nbc's matt as megyn delivers her fox bogood-b. i'm natalie morales. nobody knows the risks better thanat

i'm lester holt.ing and good night. >>> erin andrews' secret battle with cancer. >> the "dancing with the stars" co-host stunning health confession now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra >>> "dancing's" erin andrews revealing her cervical cancer diagnosis, how she got the crushing news at 38 just months after battling her stalker in court. her emergency surgery and how she's doing today. >>> kellyanne conway's fistfight at the inaugural ball? all new details who trump's top aide allegedly punched just hours after the president's swearing-in. >>> was michael jackson murdered? his daughter, paris jackson's headline making new interview in "rolling stone." >>> "la la land's" titanic morning, tying leo's famous movie with oscar nominations. >> the two stars originally lined up for the roles. >> denzel, viola, octavia and naomi. >> one of diverse oscars ever. >>> chen priyanka chopra on her steamy "quantico" sex scenes and her real-life dating confessions. >> i don't see anything on my finger. >> she turned into b

and lester holt asked president obama about why he ordered a report on russia's involvement in hacking during the election. hear what the president had to say coming up in less than ten minutes. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with thieves breaking into several montgomery county homes while people are asleep. the homeowners are waking up to find some pretty big items missing. nbc 10 is joining us live to explain. deanna? >> reporter: not only are the items big but pretty valuable. and the thieves went after them while people were sleeping stealing cars right from the garages of unsuspecting homeowners. it's a crime cathy, from lower gwyneth has heard of before. >> in one instance somebody broke in when the owner was there. >> reporter: getting the cars from garages out without anyone waking up? >> very near where we live. >> reporter: police say the homes were entered between midnight and 6:00 a.m. they say while the people inside slept, the thieves helped themselves to valuables in the home and cars from the garages. >> i have a secure ity system. >> reporter: and you set it

i'm lester holt. you for watching and good night. >>> megyn kelly leaving fox news for nbc. >> her first words about her high-profile new job now on "extra." >>> the queen of fox news jumping ship. megyn kelly confirms she's headed to nbc. >> why the new gig is being described as a, quote, triple role. >> and did she land one of the biggest paychecks in tv news history? the most sex-crazed season of "the bachelor" ever? >> i'm going to have sex with him. my heart is gold, but my [ bleep ] is platinum. >> topless women, a shocking one-night stand, new batchelor nick is here hours after the racy premiere. >> the bombshell, he already slept with one of the women. is he secretly engaged and can he handle this season's crop of crazy? >>> few photos, mariah and her man after the scandal, where she's hiding out as the new year's blame game continues to erupt. >>> ryan gosling, natal portman, nicole kidman gearing up for award season 2017. who nicole calls her red carpet fashion police. >>> plus, you've seen

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debate and discussions surrounding president trump's executive order join nbc10 nightly news with lester holt on 6:30. >> now to a snowy scene at the jersey shore today. nbc10 along a snow covered boardwalk. that was just some of the snow we saw. some areas got more sne this afternoon. >> there could be more tomorrow. let's get your most accurate forecast. >> so this morning was a light snow that lingered through the morning hours. we saw that collection two to three inches around delaware and the jersey shore. this afternoon we saw a snow squall or a quick moving period of more steady to heavy snow than those snow showers passed through. it moved through philadelphia to the point where this camera we're looking at here made it where you could not see any of the buildings but now, we got the sun out, clear conditions for us as we end our day. so that's how quick this is moving through and it's breaking apart quite a bit as well. take a look at where the line was right there you see it through philadelphia now where it is in new jersey. this is quickly moving in the last hour or so. take a loo

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i'm lester holt.t nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. . >> whatever happens, happens. but now i'm the new boss. >>. >>> with two weeks before he officially takes office, hard to believe on so many levels why president-elect trump tweeted insults at his "apprentice" replacement arnold. i'm natalie morales and we'll show you how

i'm lester holt reporting from sacramento. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> if she was connected, then she may have known more than she was coming out and saying. >> right now 6:00 we have the exclusive video, the fbi makes an early morning arrest in the east bay involving the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter. good evening, thaungs for bug with us on this holiday, i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica acquiguirre. tonight she's behind bars. arrested by federal agents at the family's home in ro ro day yo. jodi hernandez is live with more. >> reporter: she's faced with charges of aiding, abetting and obstruction of justice. we obtained the exclusive video of this morning's fbi operation. it took federal investigators just 11 minutes to arrest her at her mother's rodeo home. >> it's a proiivate family. they live alone. rarely see them outside. windows closed all of the i'm. >> reporter: but this man's quiet neighbors got a surprise visit this morning. sheriff's deputies and the fbi pulled up

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.ashianhysterics, silence about her paris robbery. >> now on "extra." >> "extra," "extra." ♪ >> kim kardashian reliving the most terrifying night of her life. >> they're going to shoot me in the back. >> her very first words about her showdown with armed robbers and kanye's mental breakdown months later. >>> stremeryl streep, gwyneth paltrow, meg ryan inside the packed memorial for ficarrie fisher. how mer russell wilson re-created this moment. >>> the president-elect bashes the terminator and his "celebrity apprentice" reboot. >> trump calling himself a ratings machine. were his ratings really better than schwarzenegger's? >> final countdown to the golden globes. >> a good party. >> the nominees to host jimmy fallon. >> i'm in l.a. >> all the last minute secrets. >>> and -- >> i'm with fashion expert "o" magazine's glaadam glassman. who does hit the weekend? >> and kate's weight. >> i couldn't take it off. >> renee is on the set of "ncis los angeles." can you speak code what ll cool

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> it is about as harsh a judgment as can be made against any police department. civil rights abuses, excessive force, shooting people who didn't pose a threat. just some of the damning findings in a u.s. justice department report about the chicago police department. the country's second largest police force. tonight, that city, already plagued by soaring gang violence, has agreed to a set of reforms after the chicago pd was excoriated by the feds, for abusive behavior felt most profoundly in minority communities. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> the blistering report blasts chicago police, which the department of justice said had systemic problems. violating the constitution. >> cpd does not give officers the training they need to do their jobs safely effectively and lawfully. >> the government launched the year-long investigation after the release of shocking dashcam video showing officers shoot laquan mcdonald, 16 times. in another case betty jones, a a mother of five, was killed

i'm lester holt.or all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good >>> mary tyler moore's tough final days. all new details as oprah, dick van dyke, and bob newhart remember the trail-blazing tv icon. >> now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra . >>> mary tyler moore, blind and battling pneumonia before her >> when i heard the news it took me back to 1972. >> her tv colleague bob newhart, oprah calling into "extra," remembering the day she finally met her idol. >> i went into the triple ugly cry. >> then from her two divorces to her son's death, her private heartbreak. and we unearth her first "extra" interview. >> what has been your secret? >>> scarlett johansson's surprise night out with the husband she's reportedly divorcing. are they or aren't they breaking up? >>> melania trump's new revenge. >> how the first lady is getting ready to strike back. >>> plus kellyanne conway returns fire at contributes of her inauguration outfit. >>> new video from "mariah's world." did bryan tanaka talk her out o

. >> of course, where lester holt is from. also the capital of california, city of almost a half million people. it is also one of the most racially integrated major cities in the country. we also found a diverse group to help us explore the country's challenges. lester holt brings us much more. >> a lot of friendships have been frayed and relationships. do all of you feel safe talking about the election, post election now? >> yes. >> you do? >> i think the people are warming up to the idea that we need to work together. and, so, i feel a little safer that i'm not going to get beat up. >> with that, our group, voters and nonvoters of different political stripes, drilled down to talk about hopes. >> i'm excited about some of the focus on the economy growing, growing the economy, growing businesses and jobs. >> their questions. >> there are so many unanswered questions about how he was elected. >> and their fears. >> my main concern revolves around the negative rhetoric. >> few issues hit closer to home in california than illega

earlier this week, or last week, nbc lester holt traveled with the president to chicago and just beforel farewell speech to the nation, we sat down with him in a favorite restaurant for an intimate conversation about the hope that propelled him into the office. >> i want to show you something, you of course have seen it, grant park. victory night. i want you to watch this. >> the road ahead will be long. our climb will be steep. we may not get there in one year or even in one term, but america, i have never been more hopeful than i am tonight that we will get there. i promise you. as a people, we'll get there. [ chanting ] >> yes, we can. yes, we can did you? >> yes, we did. we did. look, if you had fold told me a beginning of my presidency that eight years later the economy would be stabilized, we would have cut unemployment in half from its peak, that the stock market would have recovered, if you told me that we provided 20 million people health insurance that didn't have it before i would have say, all right, we did okay. >> did you see idealism in that young man, though? >> i did. a

i'm lester holt. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> hollywood's ugliest new divorce war. paula patton accusing robin thicke of violence, drugs, and secret sex parties. now on "extra." ♪ extra, extra >>> paula patton unleashes a dirty bomb on robin thicke. her explosive new court papers accusings him of cheating, wild cocaine binges and domese binge violence. blind si-sided with a restraini order, what the "blurred lines" singer is saying today about the front-page scandal. >>> trump takes aim at madonna. >> what she said was disgraceful to our country. >> the president's no holds barred new tv attack. >>> how are you doing? >> good. >> erin andrews' first words about her secret cancer battle. >> are you cancer free? >>> john legend sounds off about getting hit with an ugly racial slur. >> as anyone black knows, we've dealt with that slur in the way of dehumanizing us. >> tracey has his new interview, what he's saying about having more babies with christy. >> do you plan

. >> president obama will also sit down with nbc's lester holt as he prepares for his farewell address it will include a >>> it is are a wards season in about the golden globe's biggest moment. >> you'll probably see a lot of talk about stree president-elect ollin him by name. >> disrespect invites disrespect. when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. >> streep talked of her outrage when donald trump imitated a disabled reporter during his campaign. trump told the "new york times" that he was not surprised he will be the butt of jokes by liberal movie people. >> streep was accepting a lifetime achievementel awards there. when it came to film, "la la an of the night. >> than me gosling's costar, emma stone, won best actress. that movie won all seven awards it was nominated for, including best motion picture, footage or comedy. >> you just saw some colete lis on the nbc washington app. a lot to still see. i haven't seen "atlanta" or la land hats, your gloves. sheena is tracking to is god. >> a mother pleading for justice, a new call for her son's killer to come f

. >> i had the opportunity to speak to lester holt as america gets ready to watch this event.oining us. t. >> thanks. gorgeous view. >> i know you've been speaking to people across america on this. what have they been telling you? >> ides a wide range. some people have still not come to terms, who were not in favor of donald trump and have not come to terms with it. his critics, many of them are saying, look, let's give him a chance. you've got to put the country first and i think people are going to root for him and hope he'll be successful. in some cases hope they defy their own expectations of him. there are other folks who are excited about having a businessman. a lot of people said that's what we need. >> his ratings are low. traditionally they go up. did you come across people who say they voted for him but now don't support him. >> i didn't find anybody who was willing to switch. i got a sense of we expect change rapidly. this is a candidate that came out and promised a lot of things. isis would be dispatched quickly, then health care would be repealed and replaced. now