emilie ikeda, nbc news, jersey city. >> who's got them in their bracket? that is nbc nightly news this sunday lester holt will be back with you tomorrow i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, stay safe, and have a great night. >>> i will come, because there are so many refugees. >>> right now at 6:00, hopping on a plane to help refugees. we'll hear from the woman leaving in hours to offer support for those displaced in the war. also, how worried do we need to be? what the top doctors are saying about the new omicron variant. >>> around workers at a refinery planning to strike as gas prices continue to climb. >>> the news at 6:00 starts now.

sam brock, nbc news. >>> that's "nightly news." by the way, you ca catch a new edition of "nightly news" kids edition streaming now. thank you for watching, everyone i am lester holt please take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news, they say they unknowingly hung out with a murderer. >> we didn't notice anything except that there's like a bar on the bedrooms. like you can't just enter easily. >> a bizarre story about two bay area men visiting hawaii. >>> also, is the a's ballpark in trouble? what comes next after last night's vote which surprised the team. the a's president says las vegas is still in play. >>> going after house flippers by taxing them. a bold and controversial new plan. >>> the $400 gas rebate. we have new details. >>> this is nbc bay area news tonight, i'm raj mathai. interesting

we are getting a firsthand look from our nbc news correspondent. >>> also, you just saw her story on nightly news, a ukrainian family starting a new life in the bay area. >> i wanted -- life. >> asylum seekers are still stuck at the border. we'll explain what's keeping so many people out. >>> getting the second booster, should you do it? one of our covid experts has some guidance. >>> this north bay home, slips down a hillside, and it's not rain

our exclusive with angelina jolie >>> back now with our nbc news exclusive with angelina jolie. e was at the white house today to celebrate the renewal of the violence against women act with new provisions she lobbied for alongside ruth glenn of the national coalition against domestic violence they sat down with kate snow. >> reporter: at the white house today, president biden celebrating a milestone with advocates looking on. >> it took time to change the culture, and you did it. >> reporter: angelina, you lobbied for the violence against women act to be reauthorized you were all over capitol hill this day has to feel big for you. >> well, we lobbied. we lobbied >> yes, we did >> this is a long time coming. >> reporter: ruth glenn leads the national coalition against domestic violence what is the significance of this being signed into law? >> many, many survivors who have not had their needs addressed previously will now have their needs addressed. >> reporter: the act includes kayden's law. we've reported on the seven-year-old who was brutally murdered by her own father followi

this truck's not going to make mistakes. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, chandler, arizona. >>>n we come back, unbreakable bond children showing the meaning of true friendship . . . . >>> there's good news tonight about love and acceptance, and the bond between two children who have become fast friends despite their differences. 2-year-old jack witman loves roller coasters. and has a laugh that lights up any room tell me a little bit about jack what's your son like >> a super happy kid smiling, loves to laugh, loves to goof around >> he actually had a stroke at birth, so he's not able to walk or move around the same as most typical 3-year-olds. >> reporter: that's because jack has cerebral palsy, a condition impacting his ability to walk. his family moved to the orlando area last year so jack could attend a school that integrates special needs children his parents, jeremy and andi, worried how other kids might react. >> my whole worry was that he was going to feel different >> reporter: but then this happened. jack's new classmate, jylese, saw through his disability, making him

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winds confirmed in iowa >>> and a new turning point as new york city lifts covid mandates plus our nbc news exclusive. inside the cdc's emergency operatio center and our one on run with cdc director rochelle walensky. we ask her when will the pandemic be over and her new message on masks. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news” with lester holt reporting tonight from lviv, ukraine. >>> good evening from lviv in western ukraine. a key way point in a refugee crisis with dimensions that are historic civilians very much a part of this war, but reliable escape routes amid heavy fighting are growing harder to come by. wars can be defined by single moments in graphic images a warning, you're about to see one of them, video of four people including family members killed by a russian mortar as they tried to evacuate this evening a u.s. defense official says it appears russia's full pre-invasion force is now fully engaged in the fight yet, ukrainian armed forces continue to resist richard engel remains on the front lines here in ukraine and leads us off tonight >> reporter: russian troops are now on

cities searching for solutions as the threat against the homeless grows more imminent emilie ikeda, nbc newsw york >>> the nypd is also hunting for a suspect wanted in a stabbing attack at the famed museum of modern art. video caught a man leaping over a reception desk and stabbing two employees on saturday. police have identified him as a former member denied access after repeated disturbances. the victims had no life-threatening injuries >>> in 60 just seconds, a disinformation war over ukraine how russian propaganda is resonating in some circles here >>> why new covid shutdowns in china could impact getting some of your favorite tech products. because platforms this innovative aren't just made for traders —they're made by them. thinkorswim® by td ameritrade ...the burning, itching. the pain. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfya®... ...most people saw 90% clearer skin at 16 weeks. the majority of people saw 90% clearer skin even at 5 years. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an in

twitter and facebook telling nbc news, they're actively removing accounts now and the pages of pro-russian networks. joining us, nbc news senior reporter, ben collins and katarina sadova is a research fellow and has family in ukraine. so ben, facebook, tiktok say they're also taking action. talk about the breadth of what's going on and what do we know about the impact that these trolls are having. >> sure, so, you know, russian propaganda has targeted ukraine for a long time. specifically in this case, with those fake faces that you just saw, the entire point is to make it look like ukraine is a failed state. and that they would be welcomed -- russia would be welcomed as liberators in ukraine. that's obviously not what's happening. as you can tell by the reality on the ground. russia is sort of losing the threat with its propaganda right now. both internally in russia. they're not getting the sort of widespread support that they thought they would get.

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blking russi >>> now to an nbc news exclusive, the man w >>> now to an nbc news exclusive the man who stood at the center of some of the storms that engulfed the trump presidency is breaking his silence tonight. former attorney general william barr in his new memoir "one damn thing after another" opens up about his relationship with the former president and ahead of the book's release he opened up to me. >> people really started going after me when they saw that i was not going to take the rubbish that was the russia gate pseudo scandal. i was going to deal with it. >> defiant in his convictions bill barr gives no ground to his critics. >> the narrative and we live in the age of narratives, it was that i was a toady to trump and would do trump's bidding and the media constantly went with that story. >> were you? >> well, i think, no, because i tried to take every issue that came to me and decide it, what i thought was the right thing, and i didn't really care what people thought about me. >> the criticism that framed barr's time in the trump administration actually started before he e

that's right nbc news has learned an american ma osprey carrying four servicmbers we downnorthern norway it was a part of a inigation.ere, the news come the hitakes call between presid biden and his s counterpart. >> reporter: in a critical test, president biden held a nearly two-hour video call with chinese prent xi jinping, warning there would be support ussichina provides itvasion of ukraine, according to the white house. >> china has to make a decision for themselves about where they want to stand >> reporter: the backdrop to the call tense after u.s. officials accused russia of asking china for military and economic aid something both countries deny the secretary of state added to the urgency thursday with this >> we're concerned that they are considering directly assisting russia with tary equip to use in ukraine >> reporter: in an apparent apt t down concerns, chin r of call said prest xi told mr. biden thraine thn't wantth see, addinnflict annfrontatior not in anyone's interest but china still has not condemned the invasion >> we'll continue to watch until we see what actions the

nbc news correspondent and anchor with news now savannah sellers joins us this morning.videos popping up on social media on the war in ukraine to show you how they are verified. this time we'll look at viral videos in both ukraine and russia to tell you how our social news gathering team, that's what they are called here at nbc news, makes sure that the videos that you see online are the real deal. so, first, let's play that one again if you're just playing. you just mentioned this. this, of course, has been going around on social media verified by our teammate who shows an anti-war protester interrupting a russian news broadcast on state tv. when i first saw this, i was waiting for our social gathering team to verify it because i was wondering could this real? turns out this is actually an employee of that news station. i want to show you something that happened right after this. right after the video started to go viral, notice a twitter account debunked blaming to be that woman popped up. this account is fake. he established that the fake account was just created this

here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: seeking emergency use authorization, tonight nbc news confirms pfizer has submitted new data to the fda hoping to green light a second covid booster shot for americans 65 and older, citing waning immunity several months after a third dose the company's ceo says a fourth shot would dramatically improve protection against infection. are americans really going to be willing to get a second booster or a fourth shot >> i think we've seen problems with people getting their first boost. i mean, we only have 50% of eligible people boosted right now, and that's already a big problem. >> reporter: pfizer's push comes as covid cases spike in pockets of the globe cases in mainland china up 377%. in the u.k. infections have surged over 52% dr. fauci attributes three major factors to behind england's rise, omicron subvariant ba.2 is more transmissible though not necessarily more severe relaxed mandates like no longer masking indoor also having an impact as is waning immunity from vaccination and infection. with the covid risk low in every part of the country tonight

erin mclachlan, nbc news, lviv, ukraine. >> the world finding ways to come together. of the union address at 9:00 on nbc. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night, everyone >>> tonight, president biden and the state of our union. the president one year into office, facing massive challenges at home and abroad. on the domestic front, record inflation causing prices to rise and the president's approval rating to drop. overseas, russia invading ukraine. a conflict that could reshape the map of europe. all this as the nation tries to emerge from a pandemic that's taken the lives of nearly 1 million americans and widened political divisions.

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stephanie gosk, nbc news >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night . >>> right now on nbc bay area news, tonight chris rock back on stage. it is the first time since that slap. so did he verbally slap back with a joke? what he said to his audience tonight. >>> also, the academy now admitting it asked will smith to leave the oscars and that he refused. >> how do you escort him out? you have armed security come in and take him by -- one grab each arm and drag him out of the theater? >> we're joined by comedian brian copehand and says the actions the academy should take moving forward. >>> a second booster shot approved. so should you get it? we're getting answers from your covid experts.

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i'll bring you a cup tweets from mark murray talking about the new nbc news poll of joe biden. here's a tweet that says the new national nbc news poll shows biden's overall job rating among adults. 40% approve, which is down three points from january 2022, 55% disapprove which is up one point from january of 2022. this of course, the poll was taken from march 18-22 and has a plus or minus percentage point of 3.1%. biden on the issues according to the new nbc news poll, covid handling, 51% approve it, up seven points from january. 46% disapprove, down seven points from january. on handling of the economy, 33% approve which is down eight points, disapprove is at 63% which is up three points. handling of foreign policy, approval is at 42%, which is up five points. disapproval is at 51%, which is down three points. once again, that's from the new nbc news poll on what americans think about the job that president joe biden is doing. let's talk to bonnie who is calling from greenville, south carolina, on the independent line. bonnie, good morning. caller: good morning. good morning. a

honestly in these few weeks. >> reporter: new purpose and a new way to hit the open road jesse kirsch, nbc news, chicago. >>> now to news overseas and a royal controversy. there's been a change of plans for william and kate the duke and duchess have cancelled a long-planned stop on their car caribbean tour after some residents in belize protested their visit. the pair was set to visit a farm there, but villagers said weren't consulted, so the two would not be welcome. >>> when we come back, miracle on ice celebration this inspiring teenage hockey player will never forget . . . ♪ >>> there is good news tonight about what it really means to win and the minnesota hockey team that gave its favorite player an inspiring sendoff. it was the night last month 13-year-old owen nigh will never forget look at that, an arena packed with fans, all there to honor the minnesota teen number 88 playing hockey for the last time as a member of the st. paul capitals pee wee league owen and his hockey coach dad chris, the sendoff was the surprise of a lifetime >> it was incredible and overwhelming >> owen, how did y

said the race away from a war zone is over, now the battle against cancer resumes kerry sanders, nbc newsmphis. >> that's nightly news tomorrow a report from brussels ahead of the nato summit thank you for watching i'm lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. goodnight. - through the darkness, artists create light. they illuminate a path to health and well-being for all of us. and now, their light is shining on our stage, the blue shield of california theater at ybca, where artists and audiences create community together. - come join us inside. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, record breaking heat. jeff ranieri explains what's causing this march warmup and if there's any hope of late season rain. plus it spreads more rapidly than omicron, and today we've learned that ba.2 is now the dominant strain of covid in the bay area's most populous county. but health experts say it isn't something to seriously worry about just yet. >>> also they had to go into a 16 inch pipe to rescue a man trapped in the ground. >> i was just trying to figure what was going to be the easiest

sam brock, nbc news, atlanta. >>> when we return, the peace corps is back why it means so much for theseolunteers to get the chance to serve. >>> there's good news tonight about the call to service for more than 60 years, peace corps volunteers have dedicated themselves to helping others. two years ago, covid shut the program down, but this week it restarted. the service, once again, fulfilling not just vital needs but the dreams of those who serve. >> i feel like it was always a lifelong dream of mine. >> i can do something that really matters. >> hope i can bring a little bit of peace back to the world. >> reporter: two years ago, these peace corps volunteers were living out their dreams adam burgess had just arrived, >> you're thrust into the situation with 80 strangers, at that time, meeting strangers, and by overnight had a new family i achieved more change and growth internally in those eight days that i was than i ever have in my life. >> reporter: joe was a former military veteran was sent to senegal. >> i was going to be a health volunteer even though i couldn't understand every

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> the january 6th committee investigation is coming to a head tonight on multiple fronts with reports of a seven plus hour gap in president trump's phone logs from that day and two more of his former advisers face being held in contempt of congress with more on all of that, here is garrett haake. >> reporter: the january 6th committee taking aggressive new steps to secure cooperation from critical witnesses, fighting to enforce their subpoenas by voting to recommend holding two more top trump aides in contempt of congress. >> it is very important for us not to let people just blow off the congress of the united states. >> reporter: senior aides, dan scavino and peter navarro each claimed executive privilege over conversations with then president trump. >> they refused to show up you can't just say i'm not even going to bother to come. if you believe you have a claim of privilege, you come. >> reporter: mr. trump, standing by false claims about the election in a statement reblicat tough and smart and not let them get away with the crime of the century. t

news" for this wednesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night . >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbcng social media. why he's so he effective. >>> the russian invasion's impact on travel. our consumer investigator has things to think about if you're planning on flying overseas. plus -- >> we know about the vaccine. >> reporter: my interview with the ceo of pfizer and the new time line for vaccines for kids under the age of 5 and why this company had to delay the rele >>> good evening, i'm raj mathai. a lot of late developing stories, including the resurrection of san francisco. can it happen? we'll hear from

we ask her when will the pandemic be over and her new message on masks. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightlys” with lester holt reporting tonight from lviv, ukraine. >>> good evening from lviv in western ukraine. a key way point in a refugee crisis with dimensions that are historic civilians very much a part of this war, but reliable escape routes

a claim that has not been independently verified by nbc news. meantime, the president sticking by comments he made over the weekend during a speech in poland, when he said, russian president vladimir putin cannot remain in power. >> i'm not walking anything back. the facts of the matter is, i was expressing the more outrage i felt towards the way putin is dealing and the actions of this man, which is just, just brutality. >> all right. with us now to start off the coverage, nbc news foreign correspondent, molly hunter is in the ukrainian port city of odesa. nbc news international correspondent keir simmons is in istanbul for us. and nbc news washington correspondent, yamiche alcindor, also the moderator of "washington week" on pbs is with us as well. so keir, get right to it for us. what are we learning from these negotiations happening in istanbul right now? >> reporter: yasmin, the negotiations took place in the building behind me here, right about four hours, 10:00 until 2:00 in the afternoon. i'm just going to look down to take you through t

officials cautioned estimates are hard to narrow down and nbc news hasn't been able to independently . meanwhile, "the new york times" writes the reality of war -- joining me with the latest from moscow is nbc news foreign correspondent ralph sanchez. thanks for being with us. there's report that morale is low among russian troops, but inside russia are concerns about what the future holds for their country. >> reporter: we're hearing reports all across russia of mothers and fathers getting despairing messages from their sons fighting in ukraine. the ukrainian ambassador read what he said was a russian soldier's final text message to his mother where he said, mamma, we were told we were being sent to ukraine to liberate the people here. instead they are calling us fascists and throwing their bodies literally in front of our tanks to stop us advancing. jose, overnight the russian defense ministry for the first time giving the russian public a sense of how many of their service members have been killed in ukraine. the defense ministry says 498 have died in the first week of fighting. i'

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this is from nbc news. the headline says russia says it used hypersonic missiles as zelenskyy calls for talks. the cost will be so high you will not be able to rise again for several generations. this article from nbc news says russia's military said it had used a hypersonic missile in combat for the first time, destroying and am edition depot in ukraine. a major general said the missile system was deployed friday. in a video on estate media, he added it destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition. nbc news was not able to verify his claims, which came after ukraine's president called for talks with moscow to stop the invasion and restore territorial integrity and justice. that is from nbc news. let's go to rhonda in new jersey. you say yes. caller: because we are doing everything possible. even at our own risk. dealing with a psychopath like vladimir putin. this is genocide. what upsets me, this is a national problem. the united nations should get involved in this. w

matt bradley, nbc news, lviv, ukraine. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this friday. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, new information about that fiery cal train crash on the peninsula. how two quick thinking people likely saved some lives. also, russia tried to control the message about ukraine by blocking social media. is that really stopping the people from getting the real story? we'll show you how russians are getting around it. >> it's been a long two years for all of us, i think. >> our exclusive interview with the health officer dr. sarah cody. the pushback, the death threats and how covid has been politicized as we mark the two-year milestone. good evening on this friday night,

his wife speaking out to nbc news. what she fears has happened to him. >>> also tonight, former president donald trump filing a new lawsuit against hillary clinton and her allies what he is alleging about the 2016 election >>> is relief on the way from sky high gas prices a growing number of states take matters into their own hands. >>> and peacock pride. can the march madness cinderellas pull off another miracle in the sweet 16 >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from brussels >>> and good evening from brussels. one month since the start of russia's military surge into ukraine, president biden and 29 other nato leaders met here in brussels today looking to project unity and outlining next steps to help supply ukraine, strengthen the defense of nato's borders, and further isolate russia one of the voices resonating from that meeting, ukraine's president zelenskyy. he appeared remotely and accused the leaders of failing to save lives in a few moments the response to those comments

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from lviv, ukraine. >>> good evening, everyone the horror and outrage grows here in ukraine and around the world tonight after a children's and maternity hospital came under attack in the southern port city of mariupol. ukraine's president accuses russian troops of shelling the hospitals, leaving children trapped and over a dozen people injured. in a tweet, president zelenskyy suggested the world is an accomplice, ignoring terror by not imposing a no-fly zone. russia claims it doesn't fire on civilian targets, yet newly released before and after satellite photos taken prior to today's hospital attack appear to show heavy damage to homes, stores, and other civilian infrastructure in mariupol also the u.s. today closing the door on a transfer of polish fighter jets to ukraine. and there are new concerns about the condition of the chernobyl nuclear plant, now in russian hands. all this as u.s. officials tell nbc news they are concerned russia could potentially be preparing to use chemical or biological weapons

i'm hallie jackson in washington along with our nbc news team.lot to get to this afternoon. kelly o'donnell is with the president in warsaw. gabe gutierrez is in western ukraine. dan delouis is at the pentagon and we're joined by former ambassador to ukraine william taylor and by brigadier general peter locke who served as senior attache to russia. dan, you have the newest news, if you will, coming out of this dugs with a senior defense official that russia is bringing in reinforcements now from georgia and may be losing control of a city that it seemed like they had been in total control of a few weeks ago. bring us up to speed. >> that's right. these are really interesting developments. in kherson in the south, which was one of the first major cities the russians captured early in the invasion, in the first week of the invasion, and now we're hearing that they no longer fully control the city and that there's heavy fighting going on. there's not much precise detail but just the fact that the russians no longer have full control of the city is s

erin mclaughlin, nbc news, lviv, ukraine. >>> that's "nightly news" for this monday.hank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: what's up, y'all, welcome to "the kelly clarkson show." we are starting things out a little differently today, because well, to be honest, i got almost to zero sleep last night, and my voice wasn't cooperating, and luckily we pretaped a couple songs this season just in case a day like this arise because generally in a season a day like this arrives and the day is here so we are looking you up with a "kellyoke" special, one of my favorite songs from when i was a kid called "love takes time" by mariah carey. [applause] ♪♪ i had it all but i let it slip away ♪ ♪ i couldn't see i treated you wrong ♪ ♪ now i wander around ♪ ♪ feeling down and cold ♪ ♪ trying to believe that you're gone ♪ ♪ love takes time ♪ ♪ to heal when you're hurting so much ♪ ♪ i don't wanna be here ♪ ♪ i don't wanna be here alone ♪ ♪ you might say you don't miss me ♪ ♪ you don't need me ♪ ♪ but i know that y

when it comes to telling stories about the deaf community, "coda" is just the beginning joe fryer, nbc newsy. thank you for ♪♪ thought i found a way ♪ ♪ thought i found a way out ♪ ♪ but you never go away so i guess i gotta stay now ♪ ♪ oh i hope some day i'll make it out of here ♪ ♪ even if it takes all night or a hundred years ♪ ♪ need a place to hide but i can't find one near ♪ ♪ wanna feel alive outside i can't fight my fear ♪ ♪ isn't it lovely all alone ♪ ♪ heart made of glass my mind of stone ♪ ♪ tear me to pieces skin to bone hello welcome home ♪ ♪ woah yeah ♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! that was "lovely" by billie eilish and khalid. why do you love that song so much? it's a cool song. >> thank you so much for playing at my request. it's an amazing song. it's because it depicts internal struggle and whenever you have artist like billie and khalid depicting this to the world, it makes you feel less isolated within the internal struggle, it showed you that there is happiness within your happiness in your sabbath. you'll flow right into happines

when it comes to telling stories about the deaf community, "coda" is just the beginning joe fryer, nbc newsy. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area tonight we've got rain. but is it going to make a dent in our kraut in jeff ranieri joins us with some answers. [ laughter ] >>> oh, wow! >> yep, you have seen it. will smith apologizing for slapping chris rock right there on stage at the oscars. we are live down in l.a. with the latest on the fallout. >>> also be talking about why "coda" winning best picture last night is a big win for the silicon valley. >>> and understaffed and overworked. we investigate how problems at pharmacies may be impacting your prescriptions. good evening,

emilie ikeda, nbc news, new york. >>> coming up, why it will cost you a lot more to travel these days what you need to know before you book. >>> traveling to popular spring break destinations will cost a lot more, and that's if you can get a reservation. kerry sanders on skyrocketing demand and how you can still find a deal. >> what's over there >> reporter: the davenport family has been cooped up for 23 months this spring, they're finally headed on vacation all 18 of them to disney world >> i do feel like there's going to be, kind of emotional, relief going and when our kids can get with their cousins. >> reporter: hotel bookings reveal this month much of america will be on vacation and shelling out top dollar for those lucky enough to have kept their jobs during the pandemic, savings accounts have swelled a mind boggling $3.7 trillion. money that's now burning a hole in americans' pockets on florida's rosemary beach, rooms at the boutique pearl hotel start at $460. for the rest of the month, almost every room booked. >> there's that demand that's out there, more hotels are open. peo

said the race away from a war zone is over, now the battle against cancer resumes kerry sanders, nbc news, memphis. >> that's nightly news tomorrow a report from brussels ahead of the nato summit ♪ ♪ >> kelly: ♪♪ alone in this house again tonight ♪ ♪ i got the tv on, the sound turned down and a bottle of wine ♪ ♪ there's pictures of you and i on the walls around me ♪ ♪ the way that it was and could have been surrounds me ♪ ♪ i'll never get over you walkin' away ♪ ♪ i've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show ♪ ♪ and i thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control ♪ ♪ but i'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain ♪ ♪ to hell with my pride, let it fall like rain ♪ ♪ from my eyes ♪ ♪ tonight i want to cry ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show ♪ ♪ and i thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control ♪ ♪ but i'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain ♪ ♪ to hell with my pride, let it fall like rain ♪ ♪ from my eyes ♪ ♪ tonight i wanna cry ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for m