>> a motorcycl and lester holt. >> lester holt.ttle man right there, 5-year-old jovanni epps, he loves lester holt. his mom s they watch nightly news on nbc religiously, and he habeen watching wither since he was a baby. liz says that her son looks for people on tv c tonect with and that lester holt is a positive role mod forhim. now, mr. holt is a positive role model for me. >> everybody. lester holt better watch out becape he may grow one day and take over his place, but i think lester would actually >> yeah, he is that kind of guy. >> it seems there is a trend where a good number of people are in favor of last minute shopping for holiday gifts. acan rgd to a study by kpmg, almost one-third have people till have about half of their holiday shopping left. remember, it's just five days before christmas. many more still havep to a quarter of their shopping list to do, according to the same survey, and you won't be alone. if you procrastinate until the 24th, the national retail fedetion says 7% of holiday hopping is done on christmas

as ainde lester holt is up from los angeles. >>> tonight, breaking news, countdown to shutdown, only hours to go but president trump refuses to support any deal without funding for his border wall. >> it's possible that we'll have a shutdown. i would say the chances are probably very good. >> the uncertainty tanking stocks, the dow's worst week in a decade. >>> shock waves in washington and around the globe after defense secretary james mattis quits over clashes with the president. chaos inside the national security team. who can fill the void and how are america's allies reacting to the >>> new health scare for ruth bader ginsburg. the 85-year-old justice hospitalized tonight after cancer surgery. >>> the new twist in a missing mom mystery, her fiancee now under arrest. >>> holiday travel havoc, heavy rain, floods, powerful winds from florida to maine. millions facing dangerous conditions, thousands of flights canceled or delayed. al roker is tracking >>> terrifying crash, a car hitting a barrier launching into the air. by some miracle, the driver is okay. >>> uber's self-driving ca

i'm lester holt, for all of us, >>> right now at 6:00, gone in seconds. what thieves put in the back of that truck that makes this crime a felony. >>> but first, only on nbc bay area, the salacious tape that has one police department under the microscope. >> a police sex scandal in the heart of silicon valley. two rookie officers have been fired and two veteran officers in trouble. damian trujillo broke this story in sunny vail with the exclusive story. >> reporter: i'm told these allegations are reverberating throughout the department. the female officer allegedly in that video has been on the force for a year and a half and now is in the center of a huge controversy here in sunnyvale. the allegations are stunning. sources say the female officer made a porn video with her husband while she was a cop in hawaii. they allegedly streamed it live on porn hub.com. it

lester holt is next. >>> tonight, a major earthquake strikes alaska triggering a tsunami alert and sending people running for their lives. scenes of sheer terror at the airport. schools, stores, homes and businesses badly damaged and newsrooms knocked off the air. new aftershocks rocking the region tonight. >>> a police officer now charged with murder for shooting and killing her unard neighbor in his own apartment that she says she thought was her own. >>> a colossal breach at marriott. half a billion customers' private information exposed, hotels including sheraton, weston and the w and regis. putiand the a hh stakes summit with president trump lashing out over his former lawyer's guilty plea. >>> an nfl player caught on camera attacking a woman and kicking her while down. >> i was assaulted. i need help. >> why was he never charged or suspended, and what did the nfl know? >>> it took seven miles for cops to pull over this tesla, and police say the driver was not only drunk but fast asleep at the wheel. >>> panic on the plane. passengers screaming when they looked out the window and the

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.the land alone is worth billion dollars. and that )s why the futu >>> right now at 6:00, the land alone is worth $1 billion. that's why the future of reed hill airport is up in the air. what county leaders are debating tonight. >>> plus, it's a jammed meeting, the topic, google's plans for san jose. >>> but first, it is cloudy, dark and wet. those are rain drop on the lens there. we're in the middle of a new round of rain. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. the rain is back and gearing up for more. not too bad for now, but it will hamper the drive home for many on the road. >> it's just starting to pick up right now. storm ranger, mobile doppler radar shows a heavier pocket into the north bay. we'll take you into the top spots. to get you prepared if you're heading anywhere over the nextt. likely continuing into novato by 6:28. off to

lester holt joins us with "nightly news." >> we'll see you at 6:00. bye. >>> tonight, a massive storm before christmas set to snarl travel for millions of families on the move. airports bracing for delays from north to south. al roker is here with the latest forecast. >>> a bombshell from president trump suddenly declaring victory over isis and ordering u.s. troops to withdraw from syria. the decision causing confusion at the pengon, and a major backlash in congress. >>> the cliff-hanger over a government shu 48 hours until the deadline, and still no deal. we'll look at where both sides stand. >>> the growing firestorm over a report that facebook gave companies access to read your private messages. users angry, #deletefacebook trending. >>> our nbc news investigation into popular robotics surgery. more people are choosing it for quicker recovery and no big incisions, but many are not aware of the risks. >> reporter: so somewhere in the course of the surgery, you were burned. >> uh-huh. >> tonight, what every patient should know. >>> the mad dash at th

. >>> as a reminder, lester holt is next with nightly news. >> we'll be back at 6:00, hope to see you then. >>> there is breaking news tonight on the downfall of a hollywood titan. ousted cbs chief les moonves won't get his $120 million payout. instead, he'll get nothing. what investigators found in a bombshell report. we have late details. >>> closing in on a government shutdown, both sides digging in over money for the border wa, and american families caught in the middle, a fear of no paychecks just before christmas. >>> criminal charges against ex-business associates of former trump national security adviser michael flynn. what the feds say they were plotting, and tonight, an angry james comey unloads at republicans in congress. >> there is a truth, and they're not telling it. their silence is shameful. >> what set the former fbi director off. >>> a market meltdown, another major plunge on wall street hitting your 401(k). >>> is he a war hero or war criminal? a decorated u.s. green beret charged with murder in the death of a suspected taliban bombmaker. >>> the big, gathering stor

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i'm lester holt.or all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and have a good night. >>> michelle obama has been an inspiration for me my whole life. >> coming face-to-face with her idol, the young people who met michelle obama in the south bay today, and the one thing they all had in common. >>> a major blow, pg&e admits to lying. we investigate how pg&e falsified safety records. >>> first, rain returning to the bay area. a look at our satellite and the evening commute. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm janelle wang sitting in for jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. let's take you outside for a live look in san francisco. this looks beautiful. this kicks off a busy weekend for a lot of us. holiday parties and christmas shopping. jeff, we noeed to plan accordingly. >> by this weekend some heavier rain on tap. we're dealing with the first system that's lingering with us and then we have the second storm system offshore. let's get a closer look on mobile doppler radar. it's interm

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. heated confrontation betn >>> right now at 6:00. body cam foot and released hours ago. confrontation between police and a suspect. the moments before the officer fired deadly shots. >> i'm tracking two more rain chances ahead tho week. and what it could mean this winter. >> first a worldwide problem for uber. causing a lot of headaches for customers and drivers. >> the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening. >> it was a widespread outage and put the brakes on uber this evening. started around 4:00. when people started to complain they couldn't use the app. and the problem stretched around the world. >> business and tech reporter joining us at san jose international. it's been a hemic couple hours for the company and the customers. >> here's what we know. at this point as far as we can tell, i have been talking with app developers. the app was unable to connect riders with drivers. there was no ride sharing or food delivery. the uber eats for about an hour. >> ride sharing came back onl

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc >>> right now, at six, the reason people at an east bay apartment complex say they are facing an unfair deadline this weekend. >>> what google is doing tonight to help ease concern. >>> first, a pharmacy robbery ends in a police chase. a three-hour man hunt that ends in costa continuera. >>> people robbing pharmacy for drugs rather than cash. jodi hernandez was on the scene. this was a wild chain of events. what exactly happened? >> reporter: well it all started right here, the for the second time in the last few months, this store was targeted. thieves broke in and made off with narcotics. >> they entered the store, went back to the pharmacy area and robbed them of several bags say what led to a pursuit and man hunt. three suspects drove to pleasant hill where they

nightly news with lester holt coming up next. >> merry christmas, everyone. >>> tonight a migrant child dies in u.s. custody. for the second time in a month. the tragedy as parts of the government remain shut down, a border battle with no end in sight. the president vowing he will build a wall. >>> indonesia on edge. a warning about another potential tsunami sends people scrambling as the death toll rises and the desperate search for survivors grows. >>> plus, thousands of patients from a surgery center are warned they may be at risk for hiv and hepatitis. the urgent calls tonight for people to get tested. >>> an international mystery playing out more than 200 miles above the earth. capsule attached to the space station? russia weighs a criminal probe. is an american to blame? >>> a life line for veterans. the program that's giving our nation's heroes comfort and advice from some of their own around the clock. >>> billions celebrate christmas. our trip around the world starts in the birth place of jesus. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm pe

>> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester. tonight we begin with what many are viewing as an unacceptable emergency. across the country on thursday and today, people in some areas trying to dial 911 call centers instead got a business signal. local authorities urged residents to go back to calling local phone lines, numbers most people just don't know. federal regulators opened an investigation into what happened. we get the latest from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: for the second day in a row, potentially millions of americans dialing 911 would not have gotten this. >> 911, what's address of the emergency? >> reporter: an extensive outage at telecommunications company century link knocked some emergency call centers offline for certain callers around the country highlighted in this map from the website down detector. in a series of tweets beginning late said its engineers quote identified a network element and that the problem would be restored within four hours, but today more than 14 hours later,

. >>> thanks for joining us at 5:00, lester holt joins us next. >> hope to see you at 6:00, bye. >>> tonight from washington, the 41st president of the united states now lying in state at the capitol. after a final flight to washington, an evening of solemn pomp and pageantry for an american hero. the extraordinary tribute unfolding now for george h.w. bush. tonight, we're live at the capito >>> also tonight, lock him up, president trump unloads on his former lawyer calling for the judge to throw the book at michael cohen while praising roger stone. critics say it's potential obstruction of justice. >>> horror on the highway, a bus packed with children returning from a championship game suddenly overturns. a child killed, dozens injured. >>> caught on camera, the moment a plane comes crashing out of the sky, slamming into an office park in a giant fireball. >>> michelle obama unfiltered. the former first lady making waves with her four-letter take on "lean in" and having it all. saying that's a lie and sometimes that bleep doesn't work. >>> and an "snl" star's public plea about menta

. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. the long farewell to an american president is underway tonight. the country reflecting on the life and honoring the memory of george herbert walker bush, who died last night at the age of 94. a source close to the family confirms his final words, i love you, too. spoken over a speaker phone to his son president george w. bush, who told his father he had been a wonderful dad. the senior bush was a world war ii aviator. he devoted much of his life to public service, as a congressman, ambassador, cia director, vice president and ultimately president of the united states. >> i come before you and assume the presidency at a moment rich with promise. ♪ >> for george bush, becoming president was the capstone of a service that would also include being the father of a president. in fact, the bush family has been among the most prominent in american political history. while george herbert walker bush grew up in wealth and privilege, and went to the best schools, he also learned the importance o

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lester holt joins us in about 25 minutes from los angeles. >>> that streak of light with the curly tail? that was a meat meite meteor. >> surviving meteors, if this thing has happened over the ocean i would be all over it and trying to find this thing. >> the burst of lightas bright. the pieces of rock that fell to earth are tiny, as you can see in the sample box. scientists say on average, meteors travel at 45,000 miles per hour when they enter the earth's atmosphere. >>> early morning fog covered most of the area causing problems at the airports. not good for people trying to get out of town for the holidays. take a look at sfo where it is clearer now compared to this morning. a lot of flights this morning were delayed or canceled. a live look at downtown san francisco you can see the clouds there. let's get a check of where things are headed. here's chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> the main thing we're starting to track is rainfall. it will help to wash out the fog at least tonight. looks impressive, but really the bulk of this, 99% of that moderate to heavier rainfall will remai

lester holt joins us next from washington, d.c. >>> tonight, the extraordinary farewell in washington for george h.w. bush. presidents, princes, and prime ministers packing the national cathedral for a moving goodbye. >> the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> the 43rd president's emotional salute to his father, the 41st. >>> breaking news, an intense search for after two military haid of gm confronted by our correspondent over those massive job cuts and plant closures. >>> the mystery investigations by mueller. what does mike flynn know? >>> a deadly crash between a truck and school bus. students on their way to a christmas play. >>> the amazing gift of life for a woman born without a uterus, able to give birth to a baby of her own. an incredible story. >>> and steven spielberg's mission. >> i think this is maybe the most important time to rerelease this film. possibly now, an even more important time. >> a hollywood legend on making sure the world never forget. >> announcer: this

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening, everyone. breaking news as we come on the air. a deadly attack and a dramatic . at least two people are dead, and many more have been injured in the shooting near strasburg's famous christmas market. police are calling it a terror investigation. we get late details now from nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: panic, screams, people fleeing, a deadly terror attack tonight near a christmas market. one victim on the street, another shot nearby. further away, two more. the gunman struck around 8:00 in the evening. the victims apparently random. witnesses report a dozen shots fired in bursts.o th christmas market. i heard some shots, six or seven shots. and then i saw two people on the ground and many people, of course, screaming and starting to run. >> reporter: armed police poured in, but the gunman was on the loose. the historic strasburg market is visited by millions every year and heavily guarded. the attack was just 400 yards away. authorities placed the city center on lockdown, warning people to s

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. the world of washington politics took a rare pause in of president george herbert walker bush today on this national day of mourning, royalty, every living president and evenost bitter of political rivals gathered under the national cathedral to pay tribute to him. the tears flowed and the laughter resonated as speakers remembered the friend, the ge leader, and foge w. bush, the father. our peter alexander has details. >> reporter: tonight marking the end of an era, george h.w. bush remembered as the nation's last great ldier statesman that put service before self. the late president's hearse passing his former home on pennsylvania avenue. his arrival at the national cathedral heralded with the highest of american honors. the bush family looking on. inside partisan politics taking a pause, a rare moment nity, president trump greeting president and mrs. obama and the clintons for the first time sinceg office and george w. bush paying a visit handing candy to michelle obama, every livin

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. anxiety on so many levels tonight. president trump's political gambit to fund a border wall leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers heading into christmas week unsure when they will see their next paychecks. n a midnight shutd several government agencies seems a virtual certainty at this hour. this as questions grow influence in the wake of yesterday's protest resignation of defense secretary james mattis. of the uncertaintt all, no friend of the financial markets, stocks tumbling again today. let's begin our coverage with nbc's hallie jackson. >>r. vice president, forward? a path >> reporter: shutdown shuttle diplomacy with the vice president and top whe house officials back and forth on capitol hill mast-minute maneuvering aim at a breakthrough. it's up to the democrats whether or not we have a shutdown. >> reporter: president trump today insisting the democrats now own it. what do you make of pr thident's assessment that st ping a shutdown is in the hands of your pay? i

i'm lester holt. thank you for being with us. ♪ >>> last year there was only a tiny sense of time left, of sand running through the glass. this year i must confess i'm more aware of that. no fear, no apprehension, just a feeling like let's go. there's so much to do and there might not be a lot of time left. >> i'm a man who sees life in terms of missions. >> world war ii veteran, texas oilman, member of congress. u.n. ambassador, republican party chairman, envoy to china. cia director, vice president to ronald reagan. >> a father who gave unconditional love. a grandfather devoted to his grandchildren and a beloved husband of the sweetheart he married a lifetime ago. >> i've held my family very close and my heart break and my joy. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. i'm lester holt. thank you for joining us as we take a look back at the life of george herbert walker bush and hear from him in his own words. george bush was raised to serve. politics and public service were in his blood, inherited from his father and passed o

as a reminder, lester holt is back with nightly news. >> we'll be back at 6:00. hope to see you then. >>> tonight, a stunning moment in american history. the president's long-time former lawyer and fixer michael cohen sentenced to three years in prison for hush money payments to a former playboy bunny and a porn star. prosecutors say then-candidate donald trump directed him to do it in order to keep them quiet before the election. cohen telling the court, i felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds. >>> tonight the deal between the feds and the publisher of "the national enquirer" that could spell trouble for others in the trump campaign. >>> new turns in the massive terror manhunt for the radicalized gunman who opened fire at a christmas market. >>> it's the deadliest drug in america. more overdose deaths than heroin. the anguish of a mom who lost her son to fentanyl. >> my heart is broken. i don't know if i can handle another loss. >> her warning to all parents. >>> the sting operation targeting porch pirates. stealing holiday packages. police teaming up

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lester holt has more on the life, career and legacy of president george h.w. bush. >> i come before you and assume the presidency at a moment rich with promise. >> reporter: for george bush, becoming president was the capstone of a lifetime of public service that would also include being the father of a president. in fact, the bush family has been among the most prominent in american political history. but while george h.w. bush grew up in wealth and privilege and went to the best schools, he also learned the importance of serving his country. a navy pilot during world war ii, he was shot down over the pacific and rescued by a passing submarine. the moment incredibly captured on camera. he returned home, married his sweet heart, barbara pierce and started a family. moving to texas in 1948 to get into the oil business. they suffered the loss of daughter robin to leukemia, but raised five children. in 1964, the year he turned 40, bush got into politics running for senate. >> i certainly hope and i'll bet you do too, that our children can grow up knowing what fre

and tonight's special guests of honor, several prominent american journalists, including our own lester holt. they have a really cool job. they get to press the button that will start that crystal ball on its one-minute journey into 2019. organizers say that they want to put a focus on freedom of the press heading into the new year. live in times square, chris pollone. marlie, melissa, back to you to you. happy new year. >> all right, chris, thank you. happy new year. >>> meteorologist michelle grossman is here to talk about that very thing. looks like people might get a little wet tonight. >> they're going to be standing out there hour after hour, so they definitely need the dry layers, because we are looking at a wet night. chris mentioned the warm air, though. so the trade-off will be the warm weather. we'll see a temperature of 49 degrees. last year windchills were below zero. typically our high for this time of year in new york city is 39 degrees, so we'll be ten degrees above that at midnight. so, that's the good thing. otherwise, heavy rain from the gulf coast all the way up to the oh

we'll continue to monitor what's happening in houston right up until "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. coming up at 7:00. >>> at least we had some sunny skies today. it was cold,o but at least rain. we have a storm that we don't know where it's going to be landing. >>t's so funny. a tweet said so they're saying it cerld be or 40 inches. >> no in >> won $7 or a billion dollars in the lottery. it's amazing becauwo systems coming together. if they come together, if they -- >> phase.he >> if phase, we get a big snowstorm. if they don't, we get thing. it's really that simple watching these systems coming together. 40 degrees -- that hs theh today. 40 degrees. the high in d.c. 34 in winchester. this is january-type weather. our average high temperature in january, the coldest week in, the average 41. even below the coldest average we get across our region. 38 degrees, winds out of the north west at 8 miles per hour. mostly clear skies. 25 winchester, so it's a chill i night tonight. we're not seeing much in the way ofwind, but we are seeing a couple of flurries. most of us won't see anythin

lester holt is next with nightly news. >> see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, a knockout blow from a massiveg cities paralyzed buried under feet of snow and a brutal deep freeze now. a race to restore power and get thousands of cancelled flights back on track. >>> outrage as a former fraternity president charged with sexual assault is allowed by a judge to cop a plea deal and serve no jail time. his accuser says she was violently raped and she's devastated by the decision. >>> help wanted after a shakeup at the white house. why aren't contenders knocking down the door for a job at the center of power? >>> a mother screams as officers try to pull her baby out of her arms. >> oh my god what police are saying about

lester holt will be part of a group of journalists pushing the square.in times the group will be special guests at the event and will be seen by billions of people around the world in the minutes9 before 2 begins. >> now to politics and a sur advising exit interview by chief of staohn kelly. he says the president will not get his wall. kelly spoke with the l.a. times. he says that mr. trump abandoned the notion of a sol concrete wall early on in the administration. he proposed the wall when he announced his candidacy back in 2015 b 2015. the president still says wall. often times he'll say barrier or fencing and now he is tended toward steel slats. kelly's last day is wednesday. >> we're entering the second week of t partial government shutdown and wit the new congress gaveling in on thursday here's no definitive end in sight. more than 800,000 federal workers don't know when they'll get paid. you may not be able to visit your favorite smithsonian museums including the national zoo. theni smith museum is going to run out of money on january 2nd and will be cloforced to cl. zoo officials

if you stay home, tune to nbc bay area shortly before midnight to see our very own lester holt push the crystal button that lowers the official new year's eve ball in times square. he will be representing the committee to protect journalists and celebrating journalism and free speech around the world. >>> a developing story and live look at the big board this morning. up 174 points on the dow. today is a trading day, and, of course, we're coming off one of the worst decembers since the great depression. >>> the partial government shutdown is now in its tenth day. senator lindsey graham met with president trump at the white house on sunday and says the president may be willing to compromise on funding for the wall for a border between mexico and the united states. nbc's jeff genne nbc's geoff bennett has the latest. >> reporter: the partial government shutdown is heading into its tenth day, with both sides stuck in a standoff over the proposed border wall, talk of new optimism on the part of the president. >> he was in a very good mood, and i think he's receptive to making a deal if it a

lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> we'll be back at 6:00. then. >>> tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. a dramatic end to the terror manhunt in france. a shoot-out with the gunman suspected of the christmas market massacre. >>> here at home, a nationwide wave of hoax bomb threats, the feds racing to find out who's behind them. we have late details. >>> a potential mass shooting stopped at a middle school. an urgent tip sending police racing to the scene, exchanging fire with an armed 14-year-old. >>> the u.s. senate with a dramatic move defying president trump and pointing the finger of blame squarely at the saudi crown pmurder of that "washington post" journalist. >>> firefighters caught in a terrifying back draft. >> oh, my god! >> the sudden, violent emergency as crews battle

. ♪ >>> hello, everyone, i'm lester holt, thank you for joining us, as we take a look back at the remarkableife and journey of george herbert walker bush, and hear from him over the years in his own words. george bush was raised to serve. politics and public service were in his blood. inherited from his father and passed on to his children. here's brian williams. >> george herbert walker bush came from great wealth and privilege, he was also taught early on about obligation. >> yes, i was privileged, if i got sick, my dad could may a hospital bill, during a time when a lot of kids weren't getting a good education, i was. we were far more privileged, and the values we got from our parents, right and wrong, help others. kindness. >> he excelled at andover, an upper crust prep school. he joined the navy and became a fighter pilot in world war ii. >> the time i was in the service was critically important to me, because i came out of it, admittedly privileged background. and the next thing i know, i was thrown into combat or going to preflight school, i was 18, just turned 18. >> george bush bare

i'm lester holt, thank you for being with us. >>> i'm richard lui with your hour's top stories.day for george h.w. bush, dead at the age of 94, the father to the 43rd president of the united states, bush led a remarkable life, it included heroics in world war ii, success in the oil business, congress and a top job at the cia in addition to the presidency. bush's body will lie in state at the u.s. capitol starting on monday, wednesday will be a national day of mourning ahead of thursday's funeral service in texas. now, to the rachel maddow show. >>> today in washington, d.c., the president's campaign chairman was back

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm peter alexander in tonight for lester. another pushing day for your pocketbook, and not because of all those gifts. stocks tonight tallying their worst christmas eve ever, the dow dropping more than 650 points, punctuating its worst week in a decade, and the largest december decline since the great depression. after weeks of chaos including another round of high-profile administration departures and that partial government shutdown, president trump is again lashing out on twitter, renewing his public attacks on the federal reserve. we begin with nbc's garrett haake. >> reporter: this christmas eve the stock market delivering investors a lump of coal. the market down more than 20% from its recent highs. experts say the turmoil in washington isn't helping. >> this has been something that the president has got to own because he has started a fight, he's basically continuing a trade war, he's getting into it with congress leading to a shutdown, and he is threatening to fire the head of the federal reserve.

lester holt joins us next from washington, d.c. >>> tonight, the extraordinary farewell in washington for george h.w. bush. presidents, princes, and prime ministers packing the national cathedral for a moving goodbye. >> the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> the 43rd president's emotional salute to his father, the 41st. >>> breaking news, an intense search for after two military haid of gm confronted by our correspondent over those massive job cuts and plant

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. >>> as a reminder, lester holt is next with nightly news. >> we'll be back at 6:00, hope to see you is breaking news tonight on the downfall of a hollywood titan. ousted cbs chief les moonves won't get his $120 million payout. instead, he'll get nothing. what investigators found in a bombshell report. we have late details. >>> closing in on a government shutdown, both sides digging in over money for the border wa, and american families caught in the middle, a fear of no paychecks just before christmas. >>> criminal charges against ex-business associates of former trump national security adviser michael flynn. what the feds say they were plotting, and tonight, an angry james comey unloads at republicans in congress. >> there is a truth, and they're not telling it. their silence is shameful. >> what set the former fbi director off. >> a

i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. good evenr joining us. i )m vicky nguyen, terry has the night off. we begin with a microclimate >>> the news at 11:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us. terry has the night off. we begin with a moimt weather alert. we're tracking strong winds that will affect most of us. along with the wind, temperatures are expected to plunge as people head out to celebrate the new year. this is a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge. a beautiful shot. rob mayeda is tracking all of the weather for us. >> not too windy right now. the sutro tower camera showing the golden gate just fine. it has been expanded now to include san francisco, bayside locations of the east bay and the lower peninsula, starting at midnight tonight through 10:00 a.m. tuesday. could see gusts up to 45 miles per hour bayside, and the hills could get up to 60 miles per hour. you'll notice these winds picking up as we approach sunrise tomorrow morning. so a larger area being impacted now by the gusty winds. the other side of th

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'mle peternder in for lester tonight. an 8-year-old guatemalan boy dethaied along t u.s./mexico border died in u.s. custody. the second time we know of that's happenedhis month. it's a tragedy that comes as washington is paralyzed by an immigration fight tha shows no signs of easing. tonight as 800,000 federal workers are going unpaid amid a ,partial government shutdoresident trump is vowing to keep much of the government closed until he gets money for his bordewall, a wall democrats promise not to give him. we begin tonight with nbc's garrett haake. i>> well,ant to wish everybody a -- >> reporter: president trump started christmas morning making calls to american service members deployed rl around the >> so john, how is it going in guam? >> reporter: but when the holiday cheer was over he made it clear what's still at the top of his christmas list. money for his border wall. >> i can't tell you when the government will be open. i can tell you it won't be open until we have a wall, a

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester. tonight, millions of americans are traveling or about to and severe winter weather is disrupting their plans in much of the country. a winter storm dumping snow and ice to the north, rain and flooding to the south and east, and it will last into the weekend. the severe storm threat even including a risk for tornados along the gulf coast. ron mott starts us off tonight. >> reporter: in kansas, dangerous wind blown whiteouts overnight, white knuckle driving in garden city sending some drivers off road. the governor declaring a disaster emergency for hardest hit areas. >> beautiful blizzard, shut the entire downtown. >> reporter: elsewhere across the storm zone, high winds in kansas city, hurry up and wait at airports, 5,000 delays and cancellations and growing. getting out of bismarck, north dakota, today a challenge. >> my flight was cancelled. i wasn't going to be able to get out until saturday, so i'm going to get a refund on that ticket. >> reporter: for

survivors are passing away. >> thank you. >> by the way, watch the extended version oft t interview, lester holtand apple tv. thank you, lester. don't leave, okay? >> oh? "popstart"? >> yes. >> i just happen to have an opening in my calendar. >>> here we go. diane keaton got a pleasant surprise. according to an article from the newws york daily a nman from upstate new york discovered a wallet full of old photos in a storage unit he bought in may. after sifting through the photos and i.d., he realized he might be holding to the wallet of diane keaton. keaton couldn't ilieve it. th the craziest story, i don't remember losing this, but i'm not surprised because i have lost my wallet many times. she said it may have been lost 50 years ago. so for all of you out there that lose your walle constantly, dylan dreyer, don't give up hope. >>> james corden's parity an ode to thank you next. over 125 million views. she features re-creations and scenes from famous rom-coms. corden decided to put his own spin on the music video and iud in actor jeff goldblum. take a look. ♪ ♪ and so ragnar rock a classic ♪ pl

a special report anchored by lester holt begins aroundre1:00. >>> t your five-day outlook.d and cloudy today. cold and sunny tomorrow and saturday. still keeping a close eye on the sunday/monday snowserm chance. th chances are melting a bit. >> just a bit. taking a look here at traffic alert. annapolis road near enterprise road in bowie. etill have this water main break. ane getting by each direction. outer loop before allentown road, slowdowns on the outer loop because of an earlier t.ash. >> all ri thank you, melissa. bundle up out there today. another cold one. >> the "today" sho next. we'll be back in 25 minutes. have a great day ita.k.a. hump day.. because getting past me used to take hard work. sweat. sacrifice. but lately, it's all about fun and games and hugs from strangers... and did mention a ridiculous selection of beers?! what happened to laundry night? wednesday! i love you wednesday! you don't. - i do. you don't. -- i do. you don't. ♪ ♪ don goodl morning. fiourney home. the celebrationf president george h.w. bu's life shifts ofhis beloved city hewlett-packard

as ainde lester holt is up from los angeles. >>> tonight, breaking news, countdown to shutdown, only hours to go but president trump refuses to support any deal without funding for his border wall. >> it's possible that we'll have a shutdown. i would say the chances are probably very good. >> the uncertainty tanking stocks, the dow's worst week in a decade. >>> shock waves in washington and around the globe after defense secretary james mattis quits over clashes with the president. chaos inside the national security team. who can fill the void and how are america's allies reacting to the >>> new health scare for ruth bader ginsburg. the 85-year-old justice hospitalized tonight after cancer surgery. >>> the new twist in a missing mom mystery, her fiancee now under arrest. >>> holiday travel

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it was another day to look away, at least for the faint of heart as the stock market took investors on another stomach-churning ride following tuesday's 800-point loss, the dow jones average lost close to another 800 today before final rebounding. the volatile swing spelling nervous times for americans whose nest eggs are in the market driving by tensions with china. a chinese corporate executive arrested in canada on behalf of the u.s. nbc's tom costello has details. >> reporter: day two of wild volatility on wall street as trade tensions with china spooked investors. today reaction to the arrest in canada of an influential executive of a chinese telecom giant. the u.s. requested the arrest in the midst of a trade war truce. >> stocks falling sharply again on more trade tensions with china and growing fears of a slowing u.s. economy. >> reporter: at its worst today, the dow jones industrials were town 784 points. then a stunning rebound. the market coming back 700 points to close dow