Whitecaps Crashing News Today

women the recognition they deserve >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening in a year defined by some of the most extreme heat weve ever seen, along with one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the u.s. mainland, tonight making headlines for unseasonable cold and early snow in the east, autumn interrupted by a sudden and dramatic detour into winter a climate change whiplash leaving 86 million people currently under freeze alerts from the northern tip of t...

after the disappearance of kristin smart, the verdict in the murder trial of her former college classmate. blackouts in ukraine after officials say russia destroyed nearly a third of its power station in little over a week. growing fears for an iranian climber after she competed without a hijab. the worries about her safety tonight. the deadly crash. a plane slamming into a car dealership. the fda pushing to take a controversial pregnancy drug off the market. why some doctors and...

More than a foot of snow, whitecaps crashing on the great lakes. the storm knocking out power for thousands and closing schools. its paralyzing impact stretching into illinois and indiana, where roads today were impassible. snow falling as far south as kentucky and tennessee. the systems powerful punch landing more than two months before the official start of winter. east of the rockies, temperatures are 10 to 25 degrees below average. even seasoned locals shudder. >> reporter: is it a birthday ...