chloe melas now with our nbc news exclusive. >> reporter: tonight, the accuser's law firm telling nbcped her when she was 13 years old is expected to undergo a voluntary polygraph test tomorrow. this after our exclusive interview with the now 38-year-old mother from alabama found inconsistencies with her account. we agreed to conceal her identity as an alleged sexual assault victim. what made you finally want to talk about it? >> i mean, nobody was going to believe me back then. like, nobody. >> reporter: in the wake of our reporting, jay-z's attorney is pushing a judge to dismiss the accuser's lawsuit. >> we expect mr. carter to be fully cleared of all of this in the coming days. almost nothing that she says has checked out. because this never happened. >> reporter: on the night of the mtv video music awards in 2000, the woman says sean "diddy" combs' limo driver took her to an afterparty at a white house with a u-shaped driveway. there, the woman says she spoke to musician benji madden and his brother. >> i'm talking to benji madden about his tattoo that's the last supper. >> report

i reached out to nbc bay area responds, because i see that bay area responds when nbc reaches out. it's true. conan got her piano back. we often get results you can take to the bank. companies returned $959,388 to viewers like you since we started the year. one story from 2024 that will continue watching in 2025 is a $100 million construction company's collapse. homeowners all around the bay area tell us they paid anchored tiny homes up front to build an adu in their backyard, but now they have little or nothing to show for their money. we've been on hand, as the families have told the state and the fbi that they suspect fraud. now we are following the company owners through bankruptcy. the ceo previously told us it was a failed business and that he hated that it happened. customers have one main question. i want to know where my money went. we're asking the same question and we will continue to. if you have a consumer complaint, 100 million, 100 or just even $1, you can let us know. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. back to you. j

and nbc news' review of corporate findings suggests even nassiri may be active in it.ted under his brother's name. the website links to social media belonging to nassiri, which includes quotes like this one, the most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. >> and liz, at the heart of this, we're talking about people. and it's hard to imagine there's so little oversight. >> it really is stunning, lester. in fact, nevada is one of a handful of states that has passed laws that give the state board of health the power to regulate businesses like med ed labs. but five years now after they passed that law, the agency has yet to begin any enforcement. >> thank you for that. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, the performance of "the nutcracker," that almost wasn't. how the communicate came together to save the christmas classic. that was almost nothing. how the class came together to save it in the nick of time. t for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function. dupixent is not for su

nbc bay area will break into programing and send an alert from our nbc bay area news app. our full coverage will include expert analysis on that jury's decision. well, new shocking video to show you at 11. it shows a barista protecting his cafe against a would be robber. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live from san francisco. and, bob, you spoke with a man who helped subdue the assailant. correct. just spoke with this person. good morning to ginger and scott. and he has a message for people, for criminals, namely causing problems here in the city. he says there are more people like him who are willing to intervene than there are the criminals. this is surveillance video from inside carlin's cafe. this is on valencia street here in san francisco. this is from around 645 this past friday morning when you see a man in a hoodie enter the business and he tries to steal the backpack of a customer sitting up against the window. that's when the barista. barista. excuse me. here, the manager identified as nick grant, leapt into action. he rammed the suspect with a food cart. he

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here's nbc's priya shridhar.lack sea as two russian oil tankers, each carrying 4200 tons of oil, split in half during a powerful storm, the accidents triggering a massive oil spill in what greenpeace says is a potentially serious disaster. this video, apparently taken by crew members inside the bridge of one of the tankers, appears to show their ship snapped in two, the bow sinking into the water as waves crash onto their deck. then, not too long after, this video shows another russian oil tanker just moments before it was also sliced in two. not far away from the first ship, according to russian authohorities, least one person was killed, but 13 other crew members were evacuated. part of the ship ultimately getting stuck in shallow water around 260ft away from shore. tonight, russian news agencies reporting the search continues for four people unaccounted for in the icy waters. and that crew action during bad weather conditions caused the accidents. priya sridhar, nbc news. a police chase ends in a crash in butt

edition of nbc bay area news. a tough fight ahead for the 49ers. they've got to beat the bills in a snowstorm in order to keep their playoff dreams alive. anthony flores joins us from buffalo. then 18 people rescued after a boat capsizes in san francisco bay. how this emergency on the water unfolded. then the sjsu volleyball season comes to a close after today's loss. it follows a series of protests and forfeits over a transgender player on the squad. why? some say the fight is not over. thanks for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area news. i'm gia vang i'm terry mcsweeney. the 49ers back in buffalo getting ready to battle the bills and the elements tomorrow evening, and they're hoping to keep their playoff dreams alive. new video for you from highmark stadium in. can you see anything? it's a lot of white. much? erie county, new york snow blanketing the stands. it's hard to even see through all this. try to be a quarterback out there, right? i know. okay, so meanwhile, the 49ers faithful, they braved

sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news. a different kind of assignment for several bay area first responders today. the san mateo county sheriff's department's second annual shop with a hero event happened at a target store in redwood city. 100 underprivileged kids from across san mateo county paired up with first responders, including deputies and firefighters, to do a little christmas shopping. each child got $200 to spend on whatever they wanted. sheriff christina cabrillo street spoke about the event and how what it means to her community. we're able to connect with kids in our communities, and, you know, we have kids here that come from, you know, families that are in need right now. we also have children that have been victims of crimes. and so we're really able to brighten their day by bringing them to target. the kids also had breakfast with the first responders before they began that little shopping spree. very nice. okay. such a wonderful event. let's talk about our weather. big storm moving in. and this one carry

david noriega, nbc david noreaga, nbc news, los angeles. angeles. >> david, thank you. >>> this christmas eve marked by celebrations around the world, just two weeks after the notre dame cathedral in paris reopened, we saw its first christmas eve mass since tha devastating fire in 2019. pope francis led christmas eve mass at the vatican, beginning with the opening of the holy door and calling for peace around the world, including the middle east. >>> and in bethlehem, usually filled with tourists and pilgrims this holy night, the streets are nearly empty with the region rocked by war. raf sanchez joins us from israel. good evening >> reporter: we spent the day in bethlehem. a city struggling how to figure out christmas amid ongoing war. in the little town of bethlehem. christmas is barely a whisper. palestinian scouts parading the streets, but without their traditional instruments at the end of a difficult year for this holy city. christmas usually looks like this. the main square dominated by a towering tree. this is where that tree should

. >>> and hollywood legend dick van dyke sharing with nbc news how he escaped the malibu wildfire on the eve of his the -- his 99th birthday. >>> 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 now says it appears the suspected killer of brian thompson managed to leave manhattan at a different point in time than first believed, making his way to pennsylvania with stops that included philadelphia and pittsburgh. ultimately caught in altoona with a supply of cash on hand. tonight, 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

here's nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. in 2024, in a democratic state, fifth largest economy in the world, a city can be held captive by criminals, and nobody's doing anything about it. and nobody listens and nobody responds. i mean, that's this is the united states. this is this is not acceptable. that's how many people in vallejo are feeling. as they say, criminals continue to target the city without fear. police guy, somebody ring the policece. on tueay, a band from london stopped for coffee off the freeway in vallejo and got called police, they were told to file an online report. welcome to vallejo. you come from the uk. you're a prominent band. this happens to you. and that's the responsyou get from the city that you were robbed in. not a good look. vallejo native paula connolly says residents are fed up. she started an online petition urging the governor to send in the chp. what we want is for the governor to help us. he's helped oakland. he sent officers to oakland. it's made a huge improvement in so many of their i

jay gray, nbc news. up next, swarms of unidentified drones flying over neighborhoods on the east coast. one even flew over a meeting of pentagon leaders here in california. the high tech hunt now underway to track them down. and still ahead, an iconic piece of cinematic history after being stolen and then recovered. the slippers judy garland wore in the wizard of oz sold at auction. we're going to tell you auction. we're going to tell you how much they sold you know you want a burger. so make it my smashed jack, rated the best burger in fast food. it's even got more beef than a big mac. chin up, ronald. maybe you'll get a participation trophy. my smashed jack, now on sourdough. welcome to jack in the box! your business needs a network it can count on... even during the unexpected. power's out! -power's out! power's out! comcast business has got you covered, with wifi backup to help keep you up and running. wifi's up. let's power on! let's power on! -let's power on! it's from the company with 99.9% networ

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military officials tell nbc news the u.s. now has intelligence indicating russia believed the azerbaijan airlines plane was in fact a drone and shot it down usinan air defense system. joining me now, nbc news international correspondent danielle in london. i know this is late breaking but what more do we know? >> reporter: well, those two military u.s. military officials telling nbc that the russians believed it was a drone and engaged their air defenses in part because the aircraft's regular flight pattern and because of the altitude, they say. and they both stressed that the investigation is still ongoing, but one of them also saying that russian officials may have suffered from what this person says is confirmation bias, because another ukrainian drone had been shot down just 17 miles away. now, i should point out that the kremlin, again, has refused to comment, saying don't jump to conclusions. the investigation is still ongoing, but we did hear today from the head of the russian federal agency for air transport, who says

here's nbc's christi smith. the overwatch collective is a 500 and 1c3 nonprofit and podcast founded by myself and jessi colter. it started three years ago with a very specific goal get help for those who we rely on to help everyone else. greg grogan is a police officer in daly city and explains the critical mission of the overwatch collective to reduce the number of suicides amongst our first responder and veteran community, and creating a smooth and confidential process for our community to get in touch with culturally competent therapists across the country in a matter of days with no stigma, with financial assistance provided. a few years ago, grogan lost a friend and colleague to one of the biggest dangers first responders face. it is a very common thing amongst our first responders and military community to unfortunately lose members to suicide. recognizing that there was a problem, we tried to come up with the best system that we can in order to at least save one life. since august of 2020, the overwatch c

christie smith, nbc, bay area news. the state capitol is back open after an intense morning for lawmakers. it was because of an email threat. according to information obtained by our sister station in sacramento, everyone in the capitol and nearby state buildings were ushered out and evacuated, and staffers were told to work remotely. the chp determined there was no credible threat, and our reporter in sacramento noticed people did return back to the building about four hours later. this presidential election broke records for fundraising and today we're finding out exactly where that money went. the details come from the new campaign finance reports filed with the fec. the harris campaign raised and spent roughly twice as much as president elect trump in the final days of the race, and the weeks that followed. the largest shares of both campaigns spending went on media buys and ad production. according to the reports, the harris campaign also spent more than $45 million on events, event spending for the trump campaign

nbc bay area responds.ke us all in the east bay. vicki in san jose and khanna in san francisco. she asked us to make some noise when a piano mover failed to deliver her heirloom baby grand and went silent. i reached out to nbc bay area responds, because i see that bay area responds when nbc reaches out. it's true. conan got her piano back. we often get results you can take to the bank. companies returned $959,388 to viewers like you since we started the year. one story from 2024 that will continue watching in 2025 is a $100 million construction company's collapse. homeowners all around the bay area tell us they paid anchored tiny homes up front to build an adu in their backyard, but now they have little or nothing to show for their moneyey. we've been on ha, as the families have told the state and the fbi that they suspect fraud. now we are following the company owners through bankruptcy. the ceo previously told us it was a failed business and that he hated that it happened. customers have one main question

>> 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 anno not expected 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 resign bef

nbc's susan mcginnis has the details. today, president elect trump, heading into his second term with a list of day one priorities, among them mass deportations of undocumented migrants. on day one, i will launch the largest deportation program in american history, trump assigning the task to incoming border czar tom homan, who warns anyone trying to impede deportation efforts. but guess what? they're getting arrested, too. so i'm going to get exactly what you don't want. more arrests in your communities. soon after president biden took office, immigration officials no longer detain families crossing the border illegally. homan tells nbc news the great majority lose their case for asylum, but don't leave. it's like between 6 and 10% of family units who get those order removals actually leave the country. now, detention centers are back on the table. as for separating families, homan suggested undocumented parents will deport with their children. i think most parents will keep their families together and we'll we'll do wha

nbc bay area marianne favro live in scotts valley. talking to witnesses right now, though, we want to get to cinthia pimentel with more on how and why. we saw a tornado touched down in the bay area. cthia. yeah, i want to move the satellite radar back to that time that we were observing. look at all of these colors coming into scotts valley. those dark reds right there. that was all of the moisture, the wind wrapping around, making that connection from that cloud to the surface. we had all of that instability there in the atmosphere. so the elements were right for that tornado to touch down. we see that rain just pushing on through right there, scotts valley at around 140 this afternoon. and yes, we do have to wait for an official warning that goes for the enhanced fujita scale zero through five, and we'll know that in the coming days. of course. now, while tornadoes are rare in california, they do happen. we have about 11 a year with all of those records that date back to about 1950. we have seen the strongest one, 1998, in sunnyvale

. >>> nbc news exclusive. jay-z's accuser speaks out. >> it was the word of two celebrities against mine. >> the inconsistencies in the story she told us that have jay-z's lawyers saying the case should be thrown out. >>> and is time up for daylight saving time? what president-elect trump is now promising. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. as the sightings of mystery drones grows to more states beyond new jersey and new york, the federal government is under increasing pressure to do something about it. today the national security council made up of multiple federal agencies, including the faa and the department of homeland security briefed the press on what they're doing and what they believe people are spotting in the skies. one fbi official saying that all large and fixed wing reported sightings have been manned aircraft. that official described the concerns of dangerous drones as a, quote, slight overreaction. but for residents who have been seeing these objects flying

and then, of course, before that, nbc nightly news is next. 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

nbc's alice barr has more from washington. a shifting picture today for president elect trump's defense secretary. pick as potential replacement names surfaced from florida governor ron desantis to iowa senator joni ernst. pete hegseth is pushing back on reports that he's on the outs. i spoke to the president elect this morning. he said, keep going. keep fighting behind you all the way. so you're in this all the way. why would i back down? but the former fox news host and decorated combat veterans nomination appears in jeopardy with multiple republican sources telling nbc news roughly six gop senators are not comfortable right now supporting hegseth nomination. that amid mounting allegations about his treatment of women and history with alcohol. president trump is the best judge of what's in his best interests, and i defer to him on that. in an interview today with megyn kelly, hegseth again denied a 2017 allegation of sexual assault that he says was consensual. he was never charged with a crime. he did pay the accuser a confi

jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. tonight, we're getting a look at exactly what happened in the moments before a bart police officer shot a woman at the union city station parking lot. bart just released body cam footage of that altercation and announced that an independent investigation is underway. now, i do have to tell you, the video is a bit disturbing. you've got to stop. here's my keys. ma'am, i'm. you're scaring me. stop! you're scaring me. stop, stop, stop! you're scaring me. ma'am. i'm gonna. ma'am, this is what the department is telling us. bart. police stopped 32 year old jasmine gao last month after getting a report of someone driving recklessly. when they pulled her over, officers say they found her car registration expired and that she was acting erratically. in the video. you just saw the two officers speak to gao. the officers asked her for her keys and she could been seen snatching drivers license back from them. one of the officers then reaches inside the car, grabs her arm. they have a struggle. ga

nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest. this morning, the case against luigi mangione, the 26 year old accused of murdering ceo brian thompson in manhattan, appears to be getting stronger. nypd investigators say they've made significant forensic breakthroughs on the gun found on the alleged killer when he was arrested in pennsylvania. we were able to match that gun to the three shell casings that we found in midtown. the police commissioner also says mangione's fingerprints match those found on a water bottle and kind bar wrapper found near the crime scene. we've already got some powerful evidence for the prosecution. according to two sources familiar with the investigation. in addition to three handwritten pages, mangione also had a notebook with this written inside. what do you do? you whack the ceo at the annual parasitic bean counter convention. it's targeted, precise, and it doesn't risk innocence. mangione's attorney says his client plans to plead not guilty to the charges. the murder of an executive at one of the lar

in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news.ell, clearly the busiest man in town is santa delivering toys across the world. some shoppers were also working late into the evening, picking up those last minute gifts. we're talking about last minute. we stopped by eastridge mall in san jose. shoppers were getting everything from groceries to toys to clothes. we caught up with one shopper at ross, he says, although he's a little last minute, you can usually find everything he's looking for. the bad thing is it cuts the. you know, i have to rush to wrap, of course. and it kind of, you know, kind of deal with the last minute lines, which could be long. but this is the last of the last. i think these are kind of like it's dwindling down though. so. we also caught up with a local family owned toy store on this christmas eve, where last minute shoppers snagged presents from automobile in los gatos. keeping employees busy until the early evening. i mean, it's been super crazy for a couple of weeks now, but today it was very insane. lots o

monty's pool from nbc sports bay area. thank you so much for sharing your perspective and insight on rickey henderson. guys, anytime you and reaction. still pouring in tonight. jose canseco rickey henderson was an incredibly talented player, but an even better human. i'll never forget all the incredible memories we created together. memories i'll never forget. rest easy, my friend. the raiders calling henderson baseball's stolen base king and an east bay legend. thoughts and prayers of the raider nation are with the henderson family at this time. the san jose earthquakes writing his legacy will endure in the communities we inspired. we send our deepest condolences to his family, and we're going to have more on the life and legacy of rickey henderson tonight at 11:00. you can hear from his former teammates how they're remembering their long-time friend. until then, you can follow the latest updates and reactions on our website, nbcbayarea.com. also tonight, a tentative agreement striking hotel workers in san francisco say t

nbc bay area news.ou saw showers this morning, but the heavy rain is over and it should be clearing out across the bay area. here's meteorologist kari hall with our forecast as we take a look at the storm system that moved through the bay area this morning. all of the activity is tapering off. we will have a brief break in the rain before the next storm system arrives. as we go into the day after christmas, so it looks like we are trending much bebetter. better weather conditions for the today and as well as into tomorrow. but then our next rainmaker will be here with some spotty activity early on thursday. but then the more widespread rain moving in late thursday night. and this could have an impact as we go into the weekend as we continue to see the rain totals adding up, that may cause some flooding. soo wee watching that and we'll take a look at our 7-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. thank you kari. a bitter three month strike involving thousands of san francisco hotel workers is now ov

emma goss, nbc, bay area news. with the holidays now just days away, a san jose nonprofit has a plea for help tonight. they need more donations. sacred heart community service in san jose is hosting its annual toy drive. today marks the third day of the drive. thousands of families picked out toys to give to their kids for the holidays, but the nonprofit has seen a decrease in donations this year compared to last. sacred heart is about 3000 toys short of its goal, so it's reaching out to the community asking for your help this holiday season. specifically, our biggest thing is we want to ensure that families don't have to make that difficult decision between putting food on the table and providing the essential needs for their family members. and i guess for us to come here and to give toys and to give support to those families of people who need it, it's pure joy. you can donate online or drop off a toy at sacred heart's facility in san jose. as for next week, the organization has limited service and will do its r

. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >> 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 e

anne thompson, nbc news. >> and that is "nbc nightly news."i'm lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. good night. person of interest in the shooting that shook our city last week. the search may be over.

nbc bay area news.ay area families are feeling especially grateful this christmas night, with a new addition to the family. this morning, each family received a puppy delivered by the humane society of silicon valley. parents and kids. very excited. deliveries like these are not the usual thing. deliveries? are you kidding me? for the humane society workers, they don't do that. but the facility actually caught on fire a few days ago. and that destroyed half the building. no humans or animals were hurt. that's the good news. the setback is bringing out the best in people this holiday season. we have some amazing donors who stepped up and have donated all of the adoption fees until our shelter is clear. you heard her right. humane society desperately searching for homes for more than two dozen dogs starting tomorrow. yes, you heard new pet owners can adopt dogs at zero cost. busy day on the slopes at lake tahoe today. this is what it looked like this evening at palisades. not too crowded. probably a lot o

nbc's beijing-based correspondent janis mackey frayer joins us now. move came as a surprise. >> reporter: that's right. after an extraordinary night, the president is facing calls for his impeachment while the white house just said it's relieved he's reversed course after declaring martial law. tonight dramatic scenes of chaos in south korea. one of america's key allies. protesters scuffled with police outside the national assembly building. some windows shattered and helicopters overhead after the president declared martial law. aimed at stopping what he called north korean anti-state forces in the government. only hours later being forced to revoke it when opposition lawmakers held an emergency vote to defy the president and scrap martial law. some of them scaling fences to get back inside for it. outside the parliament protesters pushing against armored vehicles while inside furniture piled high to keep soldiers out. the u.s. announced they had no warning of yun's plan, in a country where nearly 30,000 american troops are stationed. >> we are watch

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's "nightly news" for wednesday.ster holt. take care of yourself and each other. good night. two children have been shot at a northern califor

here's nbc's thom jensen.re was no way to come away from this board meeting with a good feeling. the mergers may have been avoided, but these budget cuts will be tough to swallow. tell us the truth. with projected budget deficits now totaling $100 million next year, the oakland unified school district board had to make cuts somewhere. and after voting down mergers tonight, hiring freezes and staff cuts will have to be made across the district, possibly dozens of full time positions. they were so focused on the mergers, and i don't think they really understand that. the budget cuts are actually probably having more impact on every single school in the district. staff analysts said merging the administrative costs of ten schools into five would save up to $3 million annually, an idea that didn't sit well with many teachers or with parents. but neither do the budget cuts. i'm tired of you lying. i'm tired of you lying to us, saying that you're going to vote no tonight, but you're still going to go to merge these

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nbc's jesse kirsch has those details. >> oh my god! >> reporter: the harrowing moment of impact caught on camera in killeen, texas. a pickup truck crashing through the doors of a mall there on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >> oh my god. they shot him. >> reporter: just moments later, you can hear what sounds like gunshots. >> oh my god, they shot him. my god. >> reporter: people running for their lives. according to the texas department of public safety, a state trooper tried pulling over a driver for possibly driving while intoxicated. that's when he took off, veering off the road andnd into the jcpenney's. >> they shot him. oh any gosh. oh, my gosh, they shot him. >> reporter: a authoriti opened fire, killing the suspect, 53-year-old john darrel schultz. >> it was a handful of gunshots. so i go and i hold the door open to help people out, because people are panicking. >> reporter: officials say five people were hurt as the truck barreled through. jcpenney saying they have been in close contact with the individuals imp

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garvin thomas nbc, bay area news. if you know of someone doing something extraordinary in your community, we want to hear about it. send garvin an email. you can reach him at bay area proud at nbcbayarea.com. or you can tag nbc bay area on social media. we've got another snowy night in the sierra. taking a live look at uc berkeley. sierra snow labs camera. this is soda springs. you can see some snowflakes drifting past the camera. researchers posted this picture on their social media. they say the lab received just under an inch of snow overnight. that's not much, but it's a total of ten inches over the last two days. that's pretty nice. that number is going to grow over the weekend. researchers also say the snow has been mixed with rain, causing soggy and heavy snow conditions. and they're going to keep getting that snow this weekend. they are. those conditions will remain with that same mixture with the rain and snow in the wind. and there's a winter weather advisory still in place, so please be careful if you do pl

chris pollone, nbc news, washington. the legacy of former president jimmy carter is one that will be remembered for generations to come, and some of his notable moments of his presidency happened in his first year in office. on day two in the white house, he proclaimed a presidential pardon for draft evaders in the vietnam war. a few months later, in march, he arranged aeeting between his staff and lgbtq activist. it's credited as the first ever formal discussion of gay rights within the white house. later in that year, he posthumously awarded the presidential medal of freedom to doctor martin luther king, jr. nearly a decade after the civil rights activist was assassinated, the new york stock exchange will close january 9th as part of a national day of mourning. our coverage of former president carter's life and legacy continues on our website. there you can look at carter's life in pictures. just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link. you'll find it up in the homepage. an icon of the stage and screen has died. l

nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking another winter blast. i can't remember how many times we've said lake-effect snow. >> and we're only at the beginning of the season, frances. many more rounds of this lake-effect snow to go i have a feeling. we do have it happening right now. 5 million people under winter alerts. you can see across the snowbelt area, no surprise here that we're going to pick up additional snow from what we dealt with even last week. places downwind of the lake, that's where you'll see the heaviest of the snow bands setting up on lake ontario and lake erie. this is going to be happening through the day today. we'll see a lot less tomorrow. some of the lighter snow bands may stick around, but that starts to wrap up. between now and then we have a potential for a couple of feet in some of those most persistent bands, but i think more widespread, about a foot to foot and a half across this region. meanwhile, chilly air has filtered in. we have bitter cold warnings for parts of the upper midwest. temperatures into the single di

jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. new details tonight about the killing of the unitedhealthcare ceo. investigators say luigi mangione was never insured by that company. unitedhealth. mangione is accused of shooting the ceo, brian thompson, in new york. nypd says mangione wrote about being angry at large corporations. they believe that he may have targeted thompson because of the size of unitedhealthcare. mangione is still being held in pennsylvania, where he's fighting extradition to new york. his next hearing is scheduled for december 30th. and still no verdict in the nima momeni trial. he's facing one count of murder for the deadly stabbing of cash app founder bob lee. day six of jury deliberations wrapped up today. they're combing through six weeks of testimony and three days of closing arguments. attorneys for both sides have been called into the courtroom a few times today to listen to questions that are being posed to the judge by the jury, but no verdict. deliberations continue monday. fighting back the port of

nbc's david noriega reports.ht, a nationwide voluntary recall of pet food linked to bird flu, with the oregon department of agriculture blaming a raw pet food product for the death of a house cat. the case prompting northwest naturals to recall a batch of its feline turkey recipe product, telling consurs across 12 states to toss any 2 pound frozen bags with sell by dates in may or june of 2026. it's only the latest case of a domestic cat catching the virus. viruses are very sneaky. they mutate very easily. viruses are always looking for the next species that they can enter into. with health authorities in los angeles still investigating the death of two cats linked to bird flu in raw milk, experts say this strain of avian influenza can be deadly to mammals, and cats are especially vulnerable. that includes big cats, with the virus claiming the lives of 20, including a tiger at a sanctuary in washington state. what should pet owners do to protect their pets, especially their cats, from bird flu? the most common th