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the tiny school pulling off a stunner in its first tournament appearance in 40 years >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone the u.s. tonight offering compelling evidence that russian fighter jets were the aggressors in a confrontation with an american air force drone over the black sea this week. newly declassified pentagon video from the drones camera captured a russian warplane spraying jet fuel directly in the path of the pilo...

janet yellen today appearing before congress. what she said about the safety of american banks. the u.s. threatening to ban tiktok over national security fears. how the popular apps owner is responding. the cross-country storm, tornado warnings and hail in texas. snow in the midwest, and caught on camera, the daring flood rescue in los angeles. nbc news investigates, why is this school still open near a plant the epa says emits a toxic chemical? families demanding answers. the ...

a very good wednesday morning to you, im jim sciutto. >> and im erica hill. we begin this hour with new details about the victims and also the gunman in that deadly mass shooting at michigan state university. first, the three people killed who have now been identified and so young, 20-year-old brian fraser, 19-year-old arielle anderson and 20-year-old alexandria verner. the 43-year-old gunman weve learned apparently did leave behind a note and a criminal history that includes a gun cha...

59 minutes, 38 seconds and counting until the first polls close on Election Night. Thank you so much for joining us for this election count down and here is what is going to be happening, every friday night from now until election day we are going to be right here, at this hour at this board, bringing you the latest in polling, the latest data, the latest on the Ground Reporting and expert analysis as we draw near one of the most anticipated Midterm Elections in modern memory. Thats going to be ...

pelosi like youve never seen her not only talking politics but opening up about her family, her future, and the secret to her success. is that part of your super power, being tough and relentless? and later, the voice every "frozen" pan knows, the "let et go" and what made it a hit and her eight seconds of panic that changed her career. >> oh my god. why is this happening to me? this is my dream come true to be at the oscars. get over yourself. stop having a pity party. brad pitt is ...

events that are around the community and there are so many lunier new year events going on who wonder whether they should send their kids to school even and even as much as i said that they should continue doing that, i could feel the fear in their voices. so it is with great relief that we can tell them this shooter is no longer a threat and that they can feel safe and that they can do the things they would normally do during this lunier new year period supposed to be the highlight of...

round action this morning, just a day after his longest night and record—breaking comeback in melbourne. and it is never cold and frosty start today in england and wales. a storm for scotland and northern ireland, said to turn milder this weekend. all the details here on breakfast. its saturday 21 january. our top story: labour is calling for the prime minister rishi sunak to sack nadhim zahawi as the conservative party chairman, after reports he paid a penalty to hmrc as part of a m...

office to settle a disagreement about his tax affairs. its understood the dispute over mr zahawis taxes was resolved while he was serving as chancellor of the exchequer. president zelensky says hell keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. hundreds of people have been protesting for the right to wild camp in dartmoor national park in the uk. last week the uks high court ruled that the permission of la...

are preparing for the start of the lunar new year. the year of the rabbit is considered the luckiest of the 12 zodiac animals. youre watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — im hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. more boos and second from bottom everton lose again... with their owner and board in the stands to see the protests. the minute we are in a tough time it upsets everyone at the club and everyone is to try and stick together and mov...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> and we are 24 days, 19 hours, 59 minutes, 38 seconds and counting until the first polls close on election night. thank you so much for joining us for this election count down, here is whats going to be happening every friday night from now until election day, we are going to be right here, at this hour, at this board, bringing you the latest in polling, the latest data, the latest on the ground reporting and expert analysis as we draw near one of the most anticipated mid...