the grand jury on donald trump s possible interference in the 2020 election. key parts of its report released today. what it says about possible perjury charges. the tornado threat in the south and the winter storms slamming the midwest. 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
bill: he is one of nearly 40 on the watch list arrested at the border so far this year. fiscal year 2023 which started in october, okay? your october, november, december, january, we re already at that number. the problem is growing under president biden. republicans today will begin the process trying to hold him accountable. dana: one hour from now house republicans hold the first hearing on the border crisis. the focus will be on smuggling and the influx of deadly fentanyl. bill: arizona sheriff mark dannels says the situation is untenable. i m coming to d.c. to address the reality of what s going on in our community, talk about the destruction and disarray and crisis on our border. there is no political spin. this is reality coming at them this morning. i appreciate chairman jordan bringing this committee together to address this today and have me here. i m looking forward to it. dana: former border patrol chief rodney scott is here in reaction. let s begin with
and a hall of famer in the broadcasting booth. harry smith now on the legendary tim mccarver. reporter: tim mccarver was a very good baseball player. not hall of fame great, but essential, durable, and smart. he was the favorite catcher of two hall of fame pitchers. the cardinals intimidating bob gibson, and the phillies phenom steve carlton. mccarver loved the game. the culmination of everything that you ve ever dreamed of as far as baseball is concerned. that s what it s all about. people say they re nervous. there is really no need to be nervous. it s more fun. you like to capture those moments forever. good evening, everyone. i m tim mccarver. reporter: it was as a broadcaster, though, that earned mccarver his place in the baseball hall of fame. he teamed with joe buck on fox for 18 memorable seasons. the emmy-winning analyst was too inside baseball for some. but his diligent dissection of data and player habits made him seem downright prescient.
i thought he was very gracious and dignified and a neat way for him to let everybody know all at once with a video and hopefully he has a great day and then a fox analyst. bill: when jim gray did the podcast two days ago and played the clip yesterday learning from people who have talked to him for many years. that was a sign that he was leaning toward the broadcasting booth. a colleague of ours now and we welcome you to the fox family, tom, for many years to come. congratulations on an awesome career that may never be duplicated in the history of the nfl. dana: good to have you as a colleague. we have more to come. here we go. staying in the house and staying warm. trying to get as much done before it gets bad. dana: millions of americans in the path of a dangerous ice storm making roads treacherous from texas to kentucky. it is also having a major impact on you guessed it air travel.
there has been a major loss in the sports world. john madden, the legendary hall of fame coach and mainstay in the broadcasting booth has died at the age of 85. joining us now is ted shaker who was john madden s producer at cbs for 14 years and was with him during the coverage of seven super bowls. thank you so much for joining us this morning to talk about just so much of his career from player to coach to broadcaster. and i love something you said about how when he was becoming a broadcaster learning what it is like being in the booth and you said he doesn t know anything about the routine other than what he learned from getting interviewed as a coach. he got up in the booth and said what is this, i m a mile away from the field. i got to be down on the field, saying it was just so foreign to him to be up in the booth and