lester holt: but not a surprise. he'd been home alone with barbara jean all morning, and hadn't called 911 to report her missing. while police accused john, they did not arrest him, and continued to investigate. they quickly found five eyewitnesses who'd seen a man lugging the cardboard box. he walked across st. vincent street, set the box down, as if to catch his breath, because it seemed like it was heavy. lester holt: a sketch of the suspect was made. a white male, 5' 6" to 5' 8" 160 to 180 pounds, about 30 years old. this is a composite sketch of the guy that's wanted for yesterday's murder of that little girl. the neighborhood has been saturated with police all day and all night, passing out the composite drawing of the suspect. lester holt: dozens of detectives search for leads, as barbara jean's murder gripped the city for days. then weeks. it even got national attention. hundreds of tips poured in. tom lowenstein: they got so many calls about one guy, they followed him for six months. lester holt: when journa

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. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. new york city police are on the trail of a killer who gunned down the ceo a major healthcare company and have amassed a string of potential clues and images as part of a massive man hunt. today, the police released a pair of full-faced photos of a person of interest in the deadly ambush of unitedhealthcare brian thompson. over the past 36 hours police traced the killer's movements including a stop at a starbucks shortly before the attack where he purchased and then discarded items now pieces of evidence. tonight, the investigation placing that person of interest at a hostile where police believe he stayed. and back at the crime scene, bullet shell casings were recovered that may hint at a motive. sam brock is tracing late developments. sam? >> reporter: yeah, lester, good evening. this behind me is the youth hostel on the upper west side were lice are investigating whether or not a guest here paid cash and used a fake i.d. at the same time, lester, the three law enforcement officials

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austin tice's parents speak to our lester holt. >>> a ranch in las vegas is helping first responders remember how to take care of themselves after they put eir lives on the line for others thanks to horse therapy. >>> around the nominations are out. did your favorite get a nod? we break it all down on this tuesday, december 10th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin with the arrest of a suspect in the killing of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. 26-year-old luigi mangione was arrested at a pennsylvania mcdonald's yesterday after an employee tipped off police. new york prosecutors have charged mangione with murder along with forgery and weapons charges according to online court documents. mangione was also arraigned in pennsylvania last night on gun and forgery charges, ordered held without bail and did not enter a plea. stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: 26-year-old luigi mangione is arrested in pennsylvania, arraigned on felony gun charges and lying to police about his identity. >> we have a strong person of intere

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. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. welcome. >>> with the writing on >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. >>> with the writing on the wall, fbi director christopher wray revealed today that he will step down from the job he has held for the last seven years, his departure announcement not unexpected after president-elect trump recently put forth the name of kash patel to take over the job, leaving wray the choice of resigning or being fired. wray telling employees resignation is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray. wray and the fbi are frequent targets of mr. trump's ire, often complaining the agency has become politically weaponized, which wray has denied. and turning to kash patel, who will require senate confirmation, the incoming president would have a fiercely loyal defender leading the agency. peter alexander has more, including mr. trump's reaction. >> reporter: fbi director christopher wray tonight revealing to bureau employees he'll

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. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening. i'm morgan chesky. in for lester. we begin tonight with the growing investigation into a deadly plane crash on a commercial flight bound for russia and how dozens on board somehow survived. witnesses capturing the terrifying moments on cell phone video showing the embraer 190 passenger jet's rapid descent in kazakhstan followed mere seconds later by a fiery impact. the flight departing from azerbaijan was bound for the russian city of grozny, what's typically a 90-minute flight, when it crashed well off course. local authorities say at least 38 people were killed including both pilots. but tonight we've learned as many as 29 people including three children survived that initial crash, some even walking away from that horrific scene. russian aviation officials say a bird strike may have been to blame but the cause remains under investigation. our kelly cobiella starts us off. >> reporter: a terrifying scene in the skies over the caspian sea. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: an azerbaijan airl

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome.e was once the president-elect's surprise pick for attorney general. but tonight a years-long report lays out in lurid detail accusations against former congressman matt gaetz. accusations that ultimately derailed his bid to lead the justice department. over the course of dozens of pages of chat logs and financial transactions the ethics committee found that gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars for sex including in florida, where it is illegal. had sex with an underaged woman and took illicit drugs. the doj investigated gaetz for similar accusations but in the end did not bring charges. gaetz has denied breaking the law throughout. and as ryan nobles reports remains defiant as ever tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a bombshell report on capitol hill. the house ethics committee revealing the results of their investigation into former congressman matt gaetz. determining there is substantial evidence that gaetz violated house rules related to prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. it appears the manhunt may have come to an end for the person of interest sought for the ambush murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson in new york city, a man police say matches the police photos was tracked down in altoona, pennsylvania, where local police brought him in for questioning after he has spotted at a mcdonald's. new york's mayor eric adams calling him a strong person of interest. police sayay his belongings at the time of the apprehension, a gun similar to the murder weapon and a three and a half page document expressing ill will toward corporate america, potentially pointing to a motive. mangione has eluded police for a week, despite a trail detailing his movements across new york city. he's under arrest in altoona and facing weapons charges as new york authorities continue to investigate them. stephanie gosk joins us with latest developments. >> reporter: according to police documents, mangione was sitting at a table with a medical mask using his laptop. when the

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. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. new york city police are on the trail of a killer who gunned down the ceo of a major healthcare company. they have amassed a string of potential clues and images as part of a massive manhunt. today, they released a pair of photographs of a person of interest of the deadly ambush of the 50-year-old head of united healthcare, brian thompson. over the past 36 hours, they traced the killers movements including a stop at a starbucks shortly before the attack where he purchased and discarded items that are now pieces of evidence. tonight, the investigation places that person of interest at a hostel where police believe he stayed. back to the crime scene, bullet shell casings were recovered that may hint at a motive. we are tracking late developments. >> reporter: good evening. behind me is the hostel on manhattan's upper west side and they are wondering if he paid and used a fake i.d. and three law enforcement officials are operating under the belief that the suspect traveled from atlanta o

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nbc's lester holt sat down with the new d.a.sive interview. >> reporter: how would you describe the amount of pressure you're feeling in the menendez case? >> you know, it's not pressure. >> reporter: the job, leading the nation's largest district attorney's office. >> i nathan hockman -- >> reporter: nathan hockman was swept into office amid a voter backlash against what critics saw as soft on crime policies of his predecessor, george gascon. and rising violent crime. your predecessor is referred to as a progressive. what does that make you? >> what it makes me is common sense. i reject the extremes. the decarceration which predetermines that certain crimes and certain criminals would not be prosecuted, not withstanding the facts and the law. and the other extreme of mass incarceration. >> reporter: hockman, a republican turned independent vows to operate from what he calls the hard middle, including in his approach to the menendez case, in which the previous d.a. asked a judge to resentence the brothers, who were currently ser

lester holt joins us from new york right now >>> tonight, the urgent manhunt in new york city after the ceo of one of america's largest health insurers was shot in a targeted attack caught on video. the scene playing out on surveillance camera. the masked gunman lying in wait, shooting the victim on the sidewalk and escaping on an e-bike last seen in central park. the victim struck twice outside a hotel. the threats he recently received. the high security for tonight's rockefeller christmas tree lighting. the nypd's plea for help. >>> pete hegseth defiant. the pick to lead the pentagon said mr. trump told him to keep fighting as allegations threaten to sink his nomination. could he be replaced by former trump rival ron desantis? >>> the shooting at an elementary school in california, two students injured. what we know about the gunman. >>> the new arctic blast threatening millions from north dakota to maine. heavy snow and powerful winds. >>> the search for the grandmother believed to have plunged a sinkhole while looking for her cat. >>> counting down to tonight's lighting of the world

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome.t appears tonight the manhunt may have come to an end for the person of interest sought for the ambush e murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson in new york city. a man who police say matches those widely disseminated police photos was tracked down and brought in after he was spotted at a mcdonald's. mayor adams saying he's a strong person of interest in the killing. police say among his belongings at time of apprehension, a gun similar to the murder weapon and 3 1/2 page document expressing ill will toward corporate america, potentially pointing to a motive. mangione's eluded police for almost a week despite a digital and evidence trail of his movements across new york city. he's under arrest in altoona facing weapons charges as new york authorities continue to investigate him. stephanie gosk joins us with late developments. >> reporter: lester, according to court documents, when police arrived at mcdonald's, mangione was at a table with a medical mask using his laptop. when ask

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. official reassurances to the public have only increased the calls for hard answers about unexplained nightly sightings in the skies over new jersey and now several other states. and now dozens of new reports coming in overnight including some from high profile figures. while widely presumed to be drones, the mysterious craft have so far displayed no malicious intent, and their presence haven't seemed to be generating the level of alarm in washington many think is warranted, but that is changing. lawmakers feeling the heat from worried constituents are becoming increasingly vocal from demanding answers about what they are seeing and who is controlling the objects. and now tonight even president-elect trump is weighing in, saying the public has the right to know what's going on. our erin mclaughlin has the latest. >> first drone of the night. just getting home from work. >> reporter: tonight as the mysterious sightings spread from maryland to new york, new jersey. -- >> i've never seen

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. >>> this is nbc nightly news, with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. as new york authorities await the return of luigi mangione from pennsylvania to face charges in the ceo murder, they are not standing still. the nypd's top-ranking detective revealing to nbc news new details about the route mangione took to escape the nypd dragnet formed after the murder, despite the digital trail they were able to build through surveillance photos. the nypd says they think he managed to leave manhattan at a different point and time than first believed, making his way to pennsylvania, ultimately caught in altoona with a supply of cash on hand. tonight, as the suspect's attorney fights his extradition back to new york, the case potentially taking on dark new avenues, as authorities express concern over some of the online reaction to the case, including some who may condone the actions mangione is accused of. stephanie gosk now with our new reporting on the case. >> reporter: tonight, new details about how police say luigi mangione fled new york city after allegedly mur

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. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. we start tonight with the breaking news from germany where a peaceful night out at a traditional christmas market turned to horror and bloodshed. the pictures we're about to show you we warn are shocking and upsetting. in fact, let me pause for a moment for those who may want to look away. all right, now the video. it shows a car being driven at high-speed plowing into crowded rows of shoppers who had no warning or time to escape the racing vehicle. officials in the town of magdeburg say at least two people have died and more than 60 others were injured, some with potentntially life threatening conditions. other video tonight showing the moment police confronted the driver at gun point, taking him into custody without further incident. authorities say the suspect is a doctor from saudi arabia. erin mclaughlin has late developments. >> reporter: tonight horror at a crowded christmas market in germany. a deadly attack just days before christmas eve captured on chilling surveillance vide

lester holt joins us from new york right now. >>> tonight the chaos erupting in south korea. >>> tonightthe chaos erupting in south korea, a major u.s. ally after the country's president declared martial law. violent clashes breaking out with protesters and troops after the president's surprise tv announcement declaring martial law, accusing his political foes of sympathizing with north korea. hours later the president backing down. our live report just ahead. also tonight another massive pile-up involving cars and semis as lake-effect snow pounds the great lakes and northeast. a train slamming a semi truck in the slush, and the new snow threat after several feet already have fallen.

. >> announcer: this is nbc ightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and welcome.rp criticism of president biden's turn-about and decision to grand a full unconditional pardon on his son hunter is reverb inebriating on the political fault lines tonight. the president's criminal cases against his son politicized and unfair seemed to irk some fellow democrats who worry it undermines confidence in the justice system. but it is republicans tonight who are most outspoken in their responses, calling out the president for lying after previously insisting he would not pardon his son. kelly o'donnell is with us now with late developments. >> reporter: after wielding presidential power to protect his son hunter biden from a potential prison sentence with a full and unconditional pardon. tonight, president biden is facing sharp criticism from democrats and republicans, even as some express sympathy for joe biden, the father. >> if it was my son, i would pardon him, too. but here is what i didn't like. don't lie to us. don't tell us you're not going to it and then do it. >> re

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. >>> tonight, in an "nbc nightly news" exclusive lester holt sits down with the faa administrator. intense scrutiny this year, starting in january when that door plug blew off a plane during an alaska airlines flight. lester asks the faa administrator about boeing's next steps following a lengthy strike. >> is boeing too big to fail? >> well, i would say they failed. i think if you look at what happened in january, that was a failure. they're going through a pretty substantial reset. they have the resources to do this reset and rebuild in a much higher quality, safer manner. that's this process. >> whitaker toured boeing's facilities. he said they were prioritizing production over safety and quality. watch that interview tonight on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> excitement is building for the long-awaited re-opening of the notre dame cathedral in paris this weekend. it's been five years since the iconic church was destroyed in a devastating fire. world leaders will be in attendance tomorrow including president-elect donald trump and current first lady jill biden. nbc news