care? it would be devastating. norah: nearing the end of the alex murdaugh double murder trial. totity of evidence na. hold, hold, hold. norah: minutes to go, spacex scrubs a mission with astronauts aboard. that didn t work. welcome to the 29th annual screen actors guild awards. the award goes to. this is not just for me. this is for every little girl that looks like me. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. we begin a new series, retirement ready with a look at the millions of americans worried about not having enough money to retire. especially with the stock market and dwindling 401(k) plans. speaking of retirement, we sit down with tennis great serena williams and witchy he think about that word after leaving tennis five months ago. first, the severe weather causing havoc coast-to-coast. large parts of the northeast are under a winter storm warning from new jersey to maine. a massive system expected to brin
assisted with the screening of more than 480 homes under the voluntary screening program offered to residents. and no detections of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride were identified. we understand the residents are concerned as they should be and they have questions, that s all understandable. and you know, we are going to get to the bottom of this. try and figure out an answer to what occurred. sandra: and answers people are not getting at this hour, which makes for a very interesting white house briefing that is set to take place this hour as health concerns grow in east palestine, ohio, despite the administration s best efforts to assure the public everything is just fine. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: john roberts in washington. it may be friday but a lot of news. america reports, today marks two weeks since the norfolk southern train went off the rails in a small town near ohio s border. testing in the air and water shows
charges he faces. the new storm threat taking aim at california with an untold number of residents still trapped by record snow. we re tracking it. the crash that killed a norfolk southern conductor, the company s third accident in ohio in just over a month after those two derailments. and the special investigation, the ntsb announced today into the company. my report tonight on how a letter from a prisoner led to a 20-year-plus search for the truth is now the subject of a hit nbc news podcast. and the bluegrass star and the obstacles he overcame to become one of the best fiddlers in the world. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. a violent kidnap drama that targeted a traveling group of four americans in matamoros, mexico, is over, sadly with word two of them were killed. the others recovered alive in what may have been a case of mistaken identity in an increasingly lawless area near the texas bord
on day four of the trial of gwyneth paltrow about her role in a skiing accident, the actress is preparing to give testimony. we will have the latest. the state visit of king charles to france has been postponed. the french and british governments took the decision following a phone call between president emmanuel macron and the king and follows the widespread protests over france s pension reforms. the interior ministry says more than a50 protestors were arrested and 440 members of the security forces injured. more than one million people took to the streets on thursday to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62 to 64. here s some of what mr macron said about postponing the king s visit. translation: i believe that you see l the situation linked to the protestsl because of pension reform in france. from the moments last night when the unions announced a new day of mobilisation on tuesday, and with the king s visit planned from monday to wednesday, i think we w
questions about his 2024 ambitions. let s get to cnn s arlette saenz. she joins us from delaware where president biden is spending the weekend. what more do we know? reporter: well, jim, this will mark a significant shift in the leadership at the white house as cnn has confirmed chief of staff ron klain is expected to step down from his post in the coming week. sources saying that that is expected to happen after the state of the union address set for february 7th, but klain would stay on for a transition period as they work toward his replacement. now this comes as klain has steered the ship at the white house since the beginning of biden s presidency. seen accomplishments such as steering the country and getting covid-19 relief passed up on capitol hill. there was also that massive infrastructure bill, as well as historic investments when it comes to climate change initiatives. of course there have been a host of challenges facing this administration that klain has over