the new threat in the west rare blizzard warnings in southern california al roker is here >>> new clues in the toxic train derailment in ohio. the ntsb saying it was 100% preventable the preliminary report finding an alarm went off just before the wreck. what investigators say about the crew's actions and the potential cause. >>> the shooting spree in florida a tv reporter and a 9-year-old girl killed new body cam of police arresting the suspect. the new details. >>> and the emmy winning star of "abbott elementary," sheryl lee ralph, on the obstacles she has overcome and inspiring a new generation >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country's most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didn't shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecution's strongest evidence murdaugh from the witness box admitting

al roker is here >>> pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital why he is seeking treatment. >>> tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars the potential danger with the self-driving system >>> a devastating diagnosis for bruce willis what his family revealed today >>> and remembering an all-star catcher and hall of fame broadcaster. the legendary tim mccarver >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, and thank you for joining us today for the first time, president biden addressed in detail what is known about those three high-flying objects shot from the skies of north america last weekend, offering more about what they weren't than what they were the president saying the objects are not believed to be foreign spy balloons or to have had nefarious intent instead, offering official speculation that they were more likely private, research, or even recreational balloons. pointedly, the president said they were not related to china's balloon program, which gained attention after an alleged chinese spy balloon transited u.s. airspac

al roker is tracking it. >>> our nbc news exclusive. defense secretary lloyd austin, his first interview since the u.s. shot down those three mystery objects in the sky should the u.s. have spotted them sooner? we asked him, was there an intelligence failure? >>> and remembering a hollywood sex symbol the legendary raquel welch.

al roker tracking it all for us. >>> the deadly crash a city bus slamming into a day care. the charges the driver is facing. >>> the alex murdaugh murder trial halted for hours. why the courthouse was suddenly evacuated. >>> the family terrorized with racist threats caught on doorbell cam the charges announced today, but why did it take police more than a year to make an arrest >>> our nbc news exclusive. on the ground with the u.s. troops training somalians to take on one of the world's biggest terror threats. >>> and all hail the king, lebron james earning his place in nba history. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. the clock and the calendar say time has nearly run out to find survivors in the rubble of the massive earthquakes that rumbled across turkey and syria, but heart and raw determination tell another story as rescuers continue to

and the new threat in the west after a blizzard struck california al roker is tracking it all for us. >>> also tonight, the energy department reigniting the debate over the origin of covid. was it leaked from a lab in china what the white house is saying. >>> the surging violence among israelis and palestinians now there's word that an american citizen is among the dead >>> the epa allowing the removal of that toxic train waste to resume in ohio after other states said it was shipped to them without warning. where it will now be sent >>> the defense in the alex murdaugh trial resting its case and will the jury be allowed to visit the murder scene what the judge ruled today. >>> the dramatic bodycam. a home in new jersey exploding with firefighters inside. incredibly, all survived >>> and they're helping families become more close-knit and inspiring america. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and thank you for joining us we start off tonight with yet another late winter punch of severe weather across the country as we begin this week including mu

al roker is tracking it. >>> our nbc news exclusive. defense secretary lloyd austin, his first interview since the u.s. shot down those three mystery objects in the sky should the u.s. have spotted them sooner? we asked him, was there an intelligence failure? >>> and remembering a hollywood sex symbol the legendary raquel welch. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and thank you for being with us. official assurances that all is safe near the site of that ohio toxic train derailment aren't playing well with many area residents tonight, not with people experiencing physical dying by the thousands in nearby streams. it has been almost two weeks since the train jumped the tracks in

al roker is tracking it how bad is it going to get? >> it is going to be bone chilling and dangerously cold for at least 24 hours. 56 million people from the dakotas all the way to new england and everywhere in between looking at wind chill warnings and advisories friday morning, minus 45, that's what it's going to feel like in duluth minus 20 in chicago. minus 10 in detroit. here's what's going to happen the warmest temperatures are going to be early tomorrow morning, and then watch them tumble during the day, dropping down into single digits and below 0 temperatures the bottom drops out saturday morning with morning lows, it will feel like minus 23 in binghamton minus 4 in state college. minus 29 in boston but the good news is as you see in the next several days by monday, low 30s to mid 40s with those temperatures warming up nicely. >> al roker, thank you. >>> just breaking tonight, the pentagon is tracking a suspected chinese spy balloon that's been flying over the northern u.s., and officials say they've even considered shooting i

al roker is tracking it all. what are we looking at here? >> well, lester, as you look to the north, you can see snow around the great lakes to the south. we've got heavy showers and thunderstorms. and in fact right now tornado watches into this evening. as this line pushes to the east, it's going to bring heavy rain. we've also got 13 million people at risk for severe weather. and this enhanced area here from huntsville all the way down to hattiesburg, the risk of ef-2 tornadoes, nocturnal tornadoes twice as deadly. so we have to watch that carefully. also heavy rain right now from montgomery all the way up to knoxville. and as you move to the north, we're looking at heavy snow in northern maine, and lighter snow amounts from 2 to 4 inches into michigan. lester? >> al roker, thank you. >>> police providing new insight about the man who shot and killed three students at michigan state university and wounded five others. officials say he was found with two handguns and a note. jesse kirsch has details. >> reporter: as police reveal new detail

roker, a check of the weather?northeast, strong storms along the southeastern atlantic coast a bit of a chill down in texas sunshine in the planes and even the southwest. saturday, chilly in the northeast. a southern storm along the southeast. and above average in the plains. then on sunday, sunday, we've got a coastal storm developing but mild from the great lakes, into the midwest, and we're looking at sunshine for texas,ie weather. >> thank you, mr. roker. >>> when we come back, we all know what they say about carrots and your eyesight, but is it true >> you never saw bugs bunny wearing glasses. >> that is true. we break down some common health myths. but first, this is "today" on nbc. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> welcome back when it comes to healthy trends, they seem to change, to try to keep up with them. >> from eating egg whites only to showering every single day, there are a lot of so-called rules that we all heard of but how do you know what is real and what is simply a rumor let's sort it out.

al roker is tracking it for us. al, what are we looking at >> well, lester, on the north side of the storm, 32 million people from the four corners to michigan under winter weather advisories, winter weather warnings, and then to the south of it, we've got severe weather, especially tonight. we are looking at 14 million people at risk for damaging winds, hail and dangerous tornadoes, in fact, ef-2 tornadoes or stronger nocturnal, and these are twice as deadly as daytime tornadoes. anywhere from about a thousand miles from cleveland down to new orleans, severe weather tonight for 25 million people, two to four inches of rain especially through the southern plains and to the north, lester, from michigan all the way to iowa, anywhere from two to eight inches of snow >> all right, al, thanks very much for that. >>> let's get to that announcement now from former south carolina governor nikki haley, the first major republican to challenge former president trump even after saying she would not run against him. she spoke wi

al roker is tracking it all al, what are we looking out for tonight? >> lester, we are looking at a very volatile situation right now. tornado watches in effect for the lower mississippi river valley and into the mid-mississippi river valley till 11:00 tonight. we've got sporadic tornado warnings popping up 10 million at risk for severe weather with damaging winds and tornadoes. this area in red, this is where we could see ef-2 or stronger tornadoes overnight, nocturnal, twice as deadly, plus, from buffalo all the way down to louisiana, 50 million people under wind advisories, high wind warnings, where we could be looking at downed power lines and trees, areas of possible flooding down through the gulf anywhere from two to four inches of rain, and on the back side of this thing, lester, we're looking at two to five inches of snow from iowa all the way to northern michigan >> all right, al, thank you. >>> turning overseas now, ukrainian president zelenskyy making a surprise visit to the uk today meeting with both king charles and prime minister rishi su

roker, a check of the weather. >> a fun thing here.lows put it out to minnesotans to name them. here are the winners you're a blizzard, harry blizzo clear-o-pathra, better call salt han snowlo blader tot hotdish scoop, there it is and sleetwood mac. well done, minnesota your eight new snowplows for the class of 2023. you're not going to need snowplows in the eastern half of the country for the next several days feeling like spring. mountain snow, windy, back through the rockies. we've got a wintry mix in the pacific northwest. >>> good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we are starting out with fog and cold temperatures, but it's going to turn windy today and we will see a mostly sunny sky. by tomorrow, spotty rain and we'll see temperatures turning much colder as those gusty winds continue. we'll only see a high of 53 degrees. back to the sunshine on wednesday and then just watching >> and that is your latest weather. guys >> al, thank you. >>> i have a question. have you ever truly been star-struck? >> oh, yes. >> you

roker.he ice storms look pretty bad. >> it is pretty much what we've been saying over the last 48 hours. 30 million people impacted from the pacific, i should say from new mexico right on through arkansas and parts of the appalachians. you can see the temperatures. 36 in lufkin. it's raining. but 26 in abilene. you've got an icy mix there. this is the story for the day. we will see rounds of the next round of ice, impact can from tennessee, down to texas, and hazardous travel, downed trees, power lines, it is going to be a real mess. tomorrow, it's more of a warm sector thing so we're going to be looking at the heavy rain spreading through the southeast, high rainfall rates, there is the risk for some flooding, throughout the southeast, and then by friday, the front moves off the coast, isolated showers and storms, over northern florida, but then it gets out of here. again, though, the ice crippling potentials from san angelo, dallas, lubbock, odessa, into little rock and memphis and texarka

gabe, thank you. >>> right to al roker who is tracking this massive storm. al, what do we need to know? >> lester, 69 million people under some sort of winter weather advisory from the northeast all the way to the california coastline, and we are looking at snow stretching from the rockies across the upper midwest all the way into new england with icy conditions in between. this system will move through thursday pushing blizzard conditions with snow and wind throughout the upper midwest, another round of snow moves into new england, power outage and difficult travel stretching from new england all the way to wisconsin because of ice, upwards of a quarter of an inch and we've got snowfall amounts anywhere from four to six inches, especially in the upper midwest and, lester, record-setting temperatures tomorrow from orlando up to louisville and washington, d.c. lester. >> what a contrast. all in february, al, thanks. >>> in poland president biden reaffirming support for nato countries in the shadow of russia, just two days before the one-year anniversary of th

and there's no break for storm-weary california rocked by more rain and snow today al roker will take us through it all in just a moment but first let's go to morgan chesky in oklahoma where they are picking up the pieces from tornadoes tonight. >> reporter: tonight oklahoma facing a mangled mess homes shredded and cars tossed. from terrifying tornadoes striking overnight. >> there's possibly a tornado going over us right now. >> reporter: the storm spawning nine reported twisters slamming the southern plains with devastating waves, drenching rain and hail >> hello everybody okay in there? >> reporter: the city of norman, oklahoma suffering a direct hit. >> my house is destroyed. my property, as you can see, is destroyed. >> reporter: can you salvage anything >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: but dinah corehummel worried less about her home than her barn full of beloved horses when the storm ripped the roof right off >> so as you walk in you don't know what to expect >> i'm thinking every horse is dead. and all of a sudden all the noses are coming out and i'm going oh, my god it is heartb

al roker is tracking it. >>> our nbc news exclusive. defense secretary lloyd austin, his first interview since the u.s. shot down those three mystery objects in the sky. should the u.s. have spotted them sooner? we asked him, was there an intelligence failure? >>> and remembering a hollywood sex symbol. the legendary raquel welch. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and thank you for being with us. official assurances that all is safe near the site of that ohio toxic train derailment aren't playing well with many area residents tonight, not with people experiencing physical symptoms and fish dying by the thousands in nearby streams. it has been almost two weeks since the train jumped the tracks in eastern ohio near the pennsylvania border spilling tanker cars carrying hazardous chemicals. after a controlled burn meant to avert a catastrophic explosion, officials signaled it was safe for evacuated residents to return, but tonight there is worry, skepticism, and anger about what is really happening

let's bring in al roker al, how does this play out? >> we've got another 24 to 48 hours as we mentioned, 31 million people stretching from new mexico all the way to the virginias. winter storm watches, warnings and ice storms and you can see, the problem has been we've had recurring areas of frozen precipitation from texas all the way to kentucky and tennessee. that's going to continue we're talking more sleet and freezing rain, especially a good chunk of texas is going to get about a quarter of an inch that means power lines down, power outages, and and heavy rain with localized flooding possible. texas on into the mississippi river valley plus the arctic highs, we're talking wind chills of 5 to 20 degrees below. and into the weekend, 17 in burlington, 15 in cincinnati. >> all right, al thank you. >>> also breaking tonight, new details about the fatal shooting on the set of the movie "rust" as actor alec baldwin and the film's armorer were formally charged. >> i do have some very unfortunate news to tell you. >> what? >> she didn't ma

quite a bit of life in england and wales, just producing the odd roker shower around which will tendin the day, but some sunshine around, best of which in part of scotland. light winds here. it will be quite pleasant. top temperatures around 7-10 pleasant. top temperatures around 7—10 and that generally settled theme to the weather continues through the course of the week, temperatures, average for this time of year, but some rain likely in the south. goodbye. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines... the prime minister, rishi sunak, will meet the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, on monday as he tries to secure a new brexit deal for northern ireland. a joint statement said they would work towards finding a solution. at least 59 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. i pray for every one of them, for the missing and the other surviving migrants. the israeli government and the palestinian authority say they will take immediate steps to end a deadly upsurge in viol

roker!hat are you doing -- >> the scene, you're flying! ♪ you're here there's nothing i fear ♪ >> you two are so cute >> sorry you had to see that sorry you had to see that. >> we're just glad you're back so glad. >> we're looking at 31 million people, winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, stretching from the plains all the way into northern new england. we are looking at severe weather down to the south. tornado watches there. we've got snow up into the plains and parts of the great lakes! for today, snow and wind for sections of the great lakes. we're looking at a severe risk from the ohio valley, down to the gulf coast tomorrow, heavy morning rain from new york down to georgia. then colder air expanding in, as that front exits the east coast. so the heaviest snow, about 6 to 8 inches in northern maine and as we head around the great lakes, we're looking at about 2 to 4 inches of snow. but some places getting up to 6 as you stretch davenport, des moines, on into nebraska city t

roker.isconsin some showers lovely, pennsylvania, partly cloudy, 56 degrees lovehill georgia, 67, partly sunny. romance, missouri, rain and 57 darling, arizona, some snow. >>> we love this time of the morning. "popstart." >>> so "popstart." we are going all in on the love theme this morning first up let's talk rom coms vanity fair is out with the ranking of the best romantic comedies of all time you want to know >> yes. >> coming in fifth, an unexpected, daniel day lewis, "phantom thread." >> that's not a rom com. >> fourth spot goes to a true classic, "bridget jones' diary," based on the beloved book and the 2001 flick with renee zellweger and inspired a couple of hit sequels in third, "as is," it could be anything i know "clueless. cher horowitz has become so iconic, she had a commercial with the super bowl. top of mind. and what would a rom com ranking be without a tom hanks movie "vanity fair" gave the number two spot for "you've got mail," tom hanks and meg ryan. and are you ready? >> i

. >> we're here to meet al roker [ cheering ♪ >> good morning, everybody. here as hoda has some time off we have a lot of folks outside a rolling spring break season. we'll get out there in just a moment. >>> a can't miss story for you tomorrow on "today," on a couple who went from, imagine this, a family of two, to a family of six, in less than two years. after welcoming back-to-back sets of identical twins. >> whoa. >> whoo. >> our resident twin jenna will help share their remark al story and the whole family live. >> a lot of coffee and not enough sleep. >>> a winter storm that could be one for the record books is makes its way across the country. blizzard warnings are up in the mountains, the plains, parts of the midwest, too al's got the full forecast but let's get started with gabe gutierrez, he joins us from minneapolis this morning, which is really going to get it. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning brutal conditions here we've got that first wave of snow overnight, and now, we're expecting a much more intense wave of snow l

roker. >> good morning, everybody good morning to you, as well.et weather in texas will eventually make its way into the east coast we have a marginal risk for severe weather from corpus christi to huntsville. tomorrow we ramp that up moving north and east from lake charles, new orleans, to evansville, 6 million folks, possibility of tornadoes in that area in yellow as this front produces these showers from new york city all the way down into texas, late day storms develop later over the southern plains tomorrow those storms rumble across the gulf coast, start firing into the mid-mississippi river valley and the ohio river valley as well some places could see upwards of 4 inches of rain, especially northern texas as you get on into southern illinois we're going to get to your loca forecast in the nes xt 30 secÓnds. case h plus card from capital one because it gives us unlimited two percent cash back on everything, we buy. and it has no preset spending limit, so our purchasing power adapts to our business needs. we use our two percent cash back to

tv's al roker, bloop >>> first up, "fraiser," cheers!un for the series. no word yet if we'll be seeing any of his old bar buddies around >> norm! >> norm! >> you beat me to it >> norman? >> that would be amazing >> how's life treating you, norm like it's a dog eat dog world and i'm wearing milkbone underwear. >>> "rolling stone" announcing their most stylish musicians of 2023 coming in at five is lil' nazx the genera-bending chart topper never fails to make a statement on the red carpet. number four, we have our super bowl performer, rihanna. can't wait to see that third, rose leah known for her looks with a bit of a rock n roll edge. number two is dojacat. can't miss this singer. >> wow >> at the paris fashion week, also grabbed headlines for her standout ensembles like that and others finally, there it is your most stylish musician of 2023 that is steve lacy, often spotted with those big wraparound sunglasses. "rolling stone" calling him a fashion king do you know steve lacy ♪ bite my tongu it's bad habit ♪ >> where's lenny kravitz >>

al roker is tracking it. >>> our nbc news exclusive.efense secretary lloyd austin, his first interview since the u.s. shot down those three mystery objects in the sky should the u.s. have spotted them sooner? we asked him, was there an intelligence failure? >>> and remembering a hollywood sex symbol the legendary raquel we

al roker is here >>> pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital why he is seeking treatment. >>> tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars the potential danger with the self-driving system

treacherous conditions cars sliding on the road al roker is here with the latest. >> also tonight, our nbc news exclusive, the object floating over the northern u.s., is it a chinese spy balloon? what the pentagon is saying and what is the military going to do about it >>> the mystery in new jersey a councilwoman found shot outside her moment the search for a suspect and a motive. >>> the vote on capitol hill house republicans ousting democrat ilhan omar from a key committee over her past remarks that have been condemned as anti-semitic. her defiant speech on the floor. >>> the deadly russian strikes on a city in eastern ukraine as vladimir putin makes new threats to the west >>> the weight loss drugs proven to help people struggling with obesity, so why won't insurance cover them >>> and inspiring america, one new york

al roker is here >>> pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital why he iseeking treatment. >>> tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars the potential danger with the self-driving system >>> a devastating diagnosis for bruce willis what his family revealed today >>> and remembering an all-star catcher and hall of fame broadcaster. the legendary tim mccarver >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, and thank you for joining us today for the first time, president biden addressed in detail what is known about those three high-flying objects shot from the skies of north america last weekend, offering more about what they weren'th

nearly 2,000 flights canceled al roker is tracking it for us. >>> also tonight, alec baldwin officiallyhter in the deadly "rust" shooting court documents revealing new details. >>> the active shooter with an ar-15 inside a target store in nebraska. how police took him down >>> as tyre nichols' family prepares for his funeral, the growing questions about the now disbanded police unit whose members brutally beat him >>> the fbi searched president biden's office for classified documents back in november why wasn't it disclosed before now >>> george santos, the congressman who admitted lying about his background making an announcement today about his committee assignments while he is under investigation. >>> dramatic testimony in the alex murdaugh trial. did he confess on tape to killing his son >>> and our nbc news exclusive -- the two astronauts receiving a rare honor for making history in space >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening it is winter at its most challenging an ice storm gripping areas from central texas all the way to west virginia tonight

danger on the roads and thousands of flights canceled or delayed, and where is it headed next al rokerus. >>> also tonight, president biden's warning in poland to vladimir putin saying russia made a, quote, big mistake by suspending a key nuclear treaty with the u.s. >>> richard engel is in ukraine as the country prepares to mark one year of war >>> reports tonight that donald trump's daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner have been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating january 6th. it comes as mr. trump visits the s toxic train derailment in ohio. how he attacked the biden administration's response >>> will alex murdaugh take the stand at his double murder trial? what his attorneys signaled today. >>> the newly revealed image taken by an american pilot of that chinese spy balloon as it overflew the u.s. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening it is massive, it is powerful, it is historic tonight much of the northern half of the country is feeling at least some of the effects of that coast-to-coast storm with more than 100 million peop

al roker tracking it all for us. >>> the deadly crash a city bus slamming into a day care.rges the driver is facing. >>> the alex murdaugh murder trial halted for hours. why the courthouse was suddenly evacuated. >>> the family terrorized with racist threats caught on doorbell cam the charges announced today, but why did it take police more than a year to make an arrest >>> our nbc news exclusive. on the ground with the u.s. troops training somalians to take on one of the world's biggest terror threats. >>> and all hail the king, lebron james earning his place in nba history. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. the clock and the calendar say time has nearly run out to find survivors in the rubble of the massive earthquakes that rumbled across turkey and syria, but heart and raw determination tell another story as

and the new threat in the west after a blizzard struck california al roker is tracking it all for us. also tonight, the energy department reigniting the debate over the origin of covid. was it leaked from a lab in china what the white house is saying. >>> the surging violence among israelis and palestinians now there's word that an american citizen is among the dead >>> the epa allowing the removal of that toxic train waste to resume in ohio after other states said it was shipped to them without warning. where it will now be sent >>> the defense in the alex murdaugh trial resting its case and will the jury be allowed to visit the murder scene what the judge ruled today. >>> the dramatic bodycam. a home in new jersey exploding with firefighters inside. incredibly, all survived >>> and they're helping families become more close-knit and inspiring america. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and thank you for joining us we start off tonight with yet another late winter punch of severe weather across the country as we begin this week including multip

al roker is tracking it. >>> our nbc news exclusive. secretary lloyd austin, his first interview since the u.s. shot down those three mystery objects in the sky should the u.s. have spotted them sooner? we asked him, was there an intelligence failure? >>> and remembering a hollywood sex symbol the legendary raquel welch. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and thank you for being with us. official assurances that all is safe near the site of that ohio toxic train derailment aren't playing well with many area residents tonight, not with people experiencing physical dying by the thousands in nearby streams. it has been almost two weeks since the train

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the new threat in the west rare blizzard warnings in southern california al roker is here >>> new cluesthe toxic train derailment in ohio. the ntsb saying it was 100% preventable the preliminary report finding an alarm went off just before the wreck. what investigators say about the crew's actions and the potential cause. >>> the shooting spree in florida a tv reporter and a 9-year-old girl killed new body cam of police arresting the suspect. the new details. >>> and the emmy winning star of "abbott elementary," sheryl lee ralph, on the obstacles she has overcome and inspiring a new generation >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country's most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his

winter alerts up in 26 states from california to maine al roker will time it out. >>> alex murdaugh'sviving son taking the stand in his father's double murder trial. what he told the jury about murdaugh's behavior the night of the double murder. >>> the epa ordering norfolk southern to clean up after the toxic train derailment in ohio and pay for it what happens if the rail company doesn't comply >>> our nbc news tv exclusive. the forewoman of the special grand jury investigating donald trump's possible election meddling in georgia speaking out what she says about potential indictments. >>> and the brotherhood celebrating 50 years of excellence on the slopes and "inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and thank you for being here president biden on the world stage tonight in poland where he offered a blistering condemnation of vladimir putin, directly taunting the russian president for underestimating the resolve of nato to stand with ukraine in

treacherous conditions cars sliding on the road al roker is here with the latest. >> also tonight, ourbc news exclusive, the object floating over the northern u.s., is it a chinese spy balloon? what the pentagon is saying and what is the military going to do about it >>> the mystery in new jersey a councilwoman found shot outside her moment the search for a suspect and a motive. >>> the vote on capitol hill house republicans ousting democrat ilhan omar from a key committee over her past remarks that have been condemned as anti-semitic. her defiant speech on the floor. >>> the deadly russian strikes on a city in eastern ukraine as vladimir putin makes new threats to the west >>> the weight loss drugs proven to help people struggling with obesity, so why won't insurance cover them >>> and inspiring america, one new york firefighter's lifesaving gift to another. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening and thank you for being with us. the many brutal faces of winter '23 taking aim at the northeast tonight as we head toward a weekend that could bring some o

al roker tracking it all for us. >>> the deadly crash a city bus slamming into a day care. the charges the driver is facing. >>> the alex murdaugh murder trial halted for hours. why the courthouse was suddenly evacuated. >>> the family terrorized with racist threats caught on doorbell cam the charges announced today, but why did it take police more than a year to make an arrest >>> our nbc news exclusive. on the ground with the u.s. troops training somalians to take on one of the world's biggest terror threats.

al roker is tracking it al, what's the timing on this one? >> lester, a gusty day and night. we've got 73 million people at risk from california allhe way to the ohio river valley for strong winds. winter weather advisories, storm warnings, even blizzard warnings for 58 million people from new england all the way to california. we're looking at a risk of severe weather tomorrow afternoon 8 million people from quincy, illinois, to wichita falls. tornadoes are possible rainfallmounts, heaviest amounts one to four inches of rain in the upper mississippi river valley crippling ice possible from new england all the way into iowa with some places seeing downed power lines and power outages and upwards of 25 inches of snow in minneapolis. lester? >> all right al, thank you. >>> in south carolina, alex murdaugh's surviving son testified in his father's defense saying murdaugh was devastated by the murders of his wife and other son. catie beck now with late details. >> reporter: inside the courtroom for 21 days, buster murdaugh listening to painful testimony. >> i go by buster. >> rep

roker, a check of weather?the country. mountain snows out west. and now, on sunday, sunday, we've got a nice day in the eastern half of the country, really some light snow showers coming up around the great lakes, northern plains, and sunny and warm through the gulf. and >> that's your latest weather. >>> i just want to come over here, not because it is al rocker is my hero, but because it is your birthday. happy 14th what's your name >> annabell. >> happy birthday to you. having a good time >> excellent. >> we love that. all right. >> al, you're all of our heroes. don't you all love al roker? >> yes. >> congratulations on your first trip, mom and daughter >>> all right. coming up next, guys, a powerful and personal story from emilie ikeda honoring the japanese american families whose members were almost lost during a dark time in our country's past but first, ts is "today" on hi >>> we're back, 8:36, with an eye-opening story on a part of our country's history some may not remember. >> this weekend marks 81 ye

here's al roker.d, they wanted to give you a year worth of diapers. sheinelle, you take the rest of the morning off. >> this is amazing >> imagine doing that, all day long, with two >> i know. >> you guys are set with diapers! >> we hope that takes a little bit of the stress off. >> it does >> y'all are heroes to us. you really are >> thank y'all so much thank you for sharing your story and your sweet kids. they are precious! >> they are so cute. >> and by the way, we love how they're running around i had a partner in crime, quite literally. so good luck >> we'll need it >> all right mr. roker, he was on diaper duty, now he's on weather duty >> we have not babyproofed the studio the good thing is, there are no sharp edges. anyway, let's show you what we've got. we're looking at heavy snow still continuing from minnesota on into wisconsin, great lakes, some showers down through the southeast. heavier rain now starting to develop down through southern california where there's going to be record cold, th

roker is back.on the weather this week. >> with the cold air coming across the great lakes, we are seeing lake-effect snow. snow flurries on the plaza, when all is said and done, we will be looking at light stuff, one to two inches of snow on the leeward side of the great lakes. that's what's going on we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. forecast in the next 30 seconds. >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is such a sloppy commute across parts of the bay area, looking at the san mateo bridge, allow some extra time to get to work. we are seeing a round of rain coming in. it is starting to let up for parts of the north bay but still hitting the east bay and peninsula pretty hard at this hour. we'll see it taper off to more scattered activity today, but we're getting ready for more rain sta >> and that's your later weather. >> al, thank you. >>> still ahead this morning, new trouble at the double murder trial of alex murdaugh can his alleged financial crimes be

. >> he's like al roker and the doppler radar. it's humiliating. we're the united states.n general wesley clark and former obama's secretary defense leon panetta felt the need to chime in. >> it's our airspace that we have to protect. so i suspect there are ways to be able to go after this balloon, whether to shoot it down or to intercept it in some way. or whether to interfere with what the maneuverability of the balloon which obviously is of concern. >> bob bear even more blunt in what "the angle" warned about last night. this entire exercise was a trial balloon literally floated by china to see how long it would take for us to react forcefully. >> this by balloon, the chinese would have taken our planes down that weren't even flying in their airspace. they force them down, we'd let it go, we'd keep on appeasing the chinese and they'll keep pushing. >> laura: for all those pentagon groupies that were buying the line that the generals were worried about collateral damage on the ground if they shut it down? get your head screwed on straight. if we can hit home plate in yan

roker, whose forecast is always free. >> we try, of course helping you whenever we can.t now going up to 62 that is 16 degrees above average. boston, 24 degrees warmer than you should be this time of the year 60 several records expected nashville a high of 55 alexandria, 62 tomorrow, look at the warmth. milwaukee, 39 degrees. dodge city, 57 and rapid city, 12 degrees above average and it's going to stay mild in the next week. cleveland, by tuesday, you're at 48 degrees, and 50s in cincinnati, and chicago, and washington, d.c., and temperatures even a 40, into the 50s. right now, in fact, the cherry blossoms are starting to bud in washington, d.c. we'll see what that is going to mean for you the rest of the country, record highs in the mid-atlantic states >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. yes, we are feeling some mild weather, but it does get cooler today and more sunshine in the forecast, as we are going to eventually see clouds this evening, even some spotty showers. through the rest of the weekend, our temperatures will be much cooler than what we h

roker, what have you got? >> we got a lot going on in the weather map. good morning, everybody. let's get started. 24 million people under winter weather advisories, watches, storm warnings, and even some blizzard warnings up around the dakotas. and we've got a risk of severe weather as well, with the system that is developing really rapidly, 14 million people at risk, tornados likely, a few of them, intense damaging hail, and in this red area, significant tornado threat, from memphis, to greenville, ef-2 or greater, these are the overnight nocturnal tornadoes, twice as deadly as the normal ones. and tomorrow, we are even more concerned. 32 million people at risk for severe weather. we're talking about a thousand mile swath, from cleveland, all the way down to new orleans, and with this enhanced risk, it is the first time since january that the storm's prediction center has issued an enhanced risk, there have been eight of them so far since the beginning of this year, that's unheard of, that's climate change helping us, and significant tornado threat, from birmingham, tuscaloosa

roker is very busy on a monday morning.nter weather is on the move. >> the irony, where morgan is right now, norman, oklahoma, that's the home of the severe storms prediction center, the storm prediction center. those are the folks that predict the tornadoes and put out the watches and warnings and the risk areas. so those poor folks had to deal with that. 56 million people from the west coast through the upper midwest, into the northeast, under winter storm warnings, winter storm watch, winter storm advisories especially here in the northeast. from minneapolis, portland, down to new york, and williamsport, we're looking at also heavy showers and thunderstorms, so we've got a risk of severe weather today, just to the south of chicago. and lexington, kentucky, columbus, indianapolis, slight risk of severe weather. system will be pushing to the east, bringing snow and ice, from the great lakes, into the northeast, cold enough here in the northeast, we may see appreciable snow in new york city, and along the i-95 corridor tomo