this funnel cloud plowing toward nashville live on tv this firehouse destroyed. residents trapped in homes. the same storm dumping snow in the rockies sending this van spinning where the storm is heading next also breaking. the president of the ivy league university of pennsylvania resigning after criticism of how she's handled anti-semitism on campus. will other university presidents be forced out? major reversal the texas supreme court blocked this woman from having an emergency abortion her lawyers say her baby won't survive birth, and the mother's health is at risk what happens next? time is running out. the 700th million dollar man the biggest contract in american sports history just announced. ready, set, return inside the billion dollar industry of returning those holiday gifts. the retailers that are now charging you to send some items back and coffee clash the top secret mcdonald's spin-off has just opened. the line 4 hours long. can it topple starbucks? >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. good evening we are tracking a massive and dangerous storm system impacting more than 65 million people this weekend. a string of tornados tore across parts of the south today. as we come on the air nashville is under a tornado watch and the national weather service is reporting homes and businesses damaged in the surrounding areas. take a look at the left the firehouse on the right what it looks like now destroyed. thousands are without power throughout the area, and we're hearing reports of multiple injuries. but the storm is far from over. take a look at this. the storm stretches from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast and in the next 24 hours it is heading right for the north east we are following it all for you tonight, and we begin with priscilla thompson in mississippi. >> can you see it right there? >> reporter: tonight severe storms battering the south. this tornado on the ground near nashville leaving homes destroyed and people trapped. an observed tornado on the ground in clarksville, tennessee. this massive funnel looming over these houses throughout this neighborhood, the air filled with debris as tonight rescue efforts are under way to free people trapped in destroyed homes. >> there are some people that are injured. their houses have been hit. >> reporter: moments before another twister ripping through the town of rutherford were you all scared? >> well, definitely everyone around me was freaking out >> reporter: ethan captured these images and was shocked by the devastation. >> a fire station had been destroyed there was metal everywhere >> reporter: this is all that's left of the fire station emergency vehicles covered by debris. 65 million people in the path of this massive storm system stretching from the great lakes to the gulf coast, marching east and creating havoc along the way. this dash cam video capturing a scary moment on a utah highway friday as a van slid in front of a state trooper. >> it caught me my surprise i missed it by a foot or two it was pretty close. i thought i was going to hit him >> reporter: in colorado drivers struggled through white out conditions this 21-vehicle pileup injured five, state police say, shutting down interstate 70 for hours. >> and priscilla joins us now from jackson, mississippi. priscilla, that part of the south is facing a risk of severe weather later tonight. >> reporter: that's right, jose. the city is at risk for damaging winds, hail, and a possible tornado with a watch in effect through midnight jose >> priscilla thompson in jackson, mississippi, thank you. and that same storm system is set to create major problems then north east in the next 24 hours. meteorologist anglei lassman joins me >> jose, the flood alerts are already up for 15 million people stretching from maine down to washington, d.c. as this system works a little farther to the east. as we get into your sunday, all that moisture arrives for the eastern third of the country bringing potential for heavy rainfall, some snowfall, and on top of that the winds. those winds don't really ramp up sunday night into monday, but they stick around for the beginning of our workweek, and they can be intense at times. rainfall rates impressive, and that lead us to the potential for 3 to 4 inches of rain by the time this is all said and done snowfall up state new york and vermont, 10 to 15 inches, and those winds 52 mile per hour gusts possible in montauk, jose, and downed trees and power lines a possibility. >> angie lassman, thank you so very much our other big story tonight the president of the university of pennsylvania has just resigned it comes following a contentious back and forth in congress this week over her comments about anti-semitism on campus george solis reports from penn. >> reporter: after days of mounting pressure president of the university of pennsylvania is now out. the ivy league school board of trustee chair writing in a letter president liz magill has voluntarily tendered her resignation. during 5 hours of congressional testimony on tuesday, it was just a momentary exchange that created a fire storm for the university head. >> i am asking, specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment >> if it is directed and severe and pervasive, it is harassment if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment, yes. >> conduct meaning committing the act of genocide >> reporter: new york congresswoman elise stefanik pressed, but magill's failure to flatly reject calls for genocide resulted in widespread backlash including from the governor of pennsylvania >> liz magill failed to meet that simple task mchb. >> reporter: following the hearing she tried to clarify her remarks with this video. >> i was focused on our university's long-standing policies aligned with the u.s. constitution, which say that speech alone is not punishable. i was not focused on what i should have been, the irrefutable that that a call for genocide of jewish people is a call for some of the most terrible violence human beings can perpetrate it's evil, plain and simple >> reporter: but that video didn't quiet her critics with some of the school's mega' donors threatening to pull hundreds of mill ybz of dollars, the trustee community today quoted magill saying it has been my privilege to serve as the president of this remarkable institution. >> george solis is on penn's campus tonight. george, what comes next >> reporter: jose, according to that letter from the board chair, liz magill will remain here at penn as a tenured faculty member and in the days to come plans will be announced. >> thank you that anger boiling over at colleges comes as the war in the middle east reaches a new level of desperation. today we're learning new details about the death of a hostage during an alleged rescue attempt by israeli forces hallie jackson is in tel aviv for us tonight. >> reporter: israeli strikes pounding gaza tonight as we're learning more about an israeli hostage killed there. 25-year-old seen here in this video released by hamas they claim he died in an israeli resh cue attempt. but israel late tonight blames hamas for his death. the idf also said it tried to free hostages in a raid in which two soldiers were badly hurt it's only the second time the idf has publicly acknowledged trying to rescue abducted israelis. this private freed during the first attempt in october in tel aviv tonight other now former hostages released in last week's truce describing how every day felt like hell in captivity. barely fed, barely sleeping, constant fear benjamin's brother still is not home, kidnapped as he learned just last week >> after 56 days we don't hear some information about him. >> reporter: a devastating hanukkah without her sister romi >> my family and i we're not lighting candles this year. our life is in captivity. >> reporter: israel hunting hamas including in schools they say like this one in the north and releasing this video of soldiers ripping open a stuffed teddy bear inside a rifle >> guys, all this is inside the schools that we're seeing right now. >> reporter: nbc news hat nauz verified that footage. in the south of gaza, which used to be a safe zone, the injured flooding a hospital after air strikes. at another hospital, a child in the arms of a first responder. and near the border at this camp, people lining up for bags of flour desperate for food the biden administration saying another border crossing is expected to open soon to help inspect aid trucks even as the u.n. secretary-general warns gaza is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse. >> hallie joins us now. hallie, we're seeing more fall out from that u.s. decision to block a united nations security council vote to call for an immediate cease-fire >> that's right, jose. ther there's new praise tonight from the israeli prime minister but condemnation from others like syria and iran warning u.s. support of israel could explode the situation. jose >> hallie jaks in tel aviv, thank you. tonight an urmgant twist in the country's battle over abortion the texas supreme court has blocked a ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman to get an emergency abortion, which she says she needs to protect her life liz kreutz has more. >> reporter: tonight a major legal battle over abortion rights unfolding in texas with the state supreme court step in to temporarily block a pregnant woman from seeking an abortion she's seeking after learning her fetus is nonviable. >> i'm extremely disappointed but not really surprised >> molly duane is the attorney representing kate cox, the mother of two suing because of the six-week abortion ban cox he's 21 weeks pregnant recently told nbc news said doctors proceeding with her pregnancy can pose significant risk to her own health and her ability to have children in the future >> i was shocked when i found out i would not be able to get the medical care i need here in my home state. >> reporter: on thursday a texas judge ruled cox could terminate her pregnancy, but overnight the state supreme court temporarily halted that ruling in response to an appeal from state attorney general ken paxton this legal battle now becoming one of the most high profile abortion cases yet since the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade in last year's dobbs case what is the significance of this case in terms of the broader debate over abortion access? >> what's significant here is that we're now trying to hammer out some of the nuances of the supreme court's decision in dobbs. and what we're finding is that things are a lot more complicated than simply the right to abortion or not the right to abortion. >> issuing a temporary stay on the lower court's decision will now give the texas supreme court more time to issue a final ruling but cox's attorney says meantime cox's health is in limbo >> for kate this is health care that every hour, every minute, certainly every day really counts. >> liz, given the urgency of this case, what comes next? >> well, jose, a decision from the texas supreme court could come at any time, but cox's attorney says time is really of the essence, that cox has already been to the emergency room four times due to complications from this pregnancy >> liz kreutz, thank you very much. coming up, mcmystery revealed the new mcdonald's spin-off finally open. can it take on starbucks? also, mlb's new $700 million plan. team that landed the baseball star with an astonishing new deal it is the mcdonald's mystery that has left fast food fans hungry for dedales. what is their secretive new spin-off chain? today we have our answer maggie vespa reports from the restaurant opening outside chicago as the golden arches prepares to enter the battle for your coffee cash >> hi, welcome to cosmc's. >> reporter: tonight the hot new contender finally unveiled after a flurry of mystery. complete a super sized rager in its parking lot america's first ever cosmc's is bringing suburban traffic to a standstill today's drive-thru line stretching a mile at this shopping center wait time topping 4 hours. >> i've been waiting in this line since 9:45 this morning. it's about 1:17 right now. >> i have my owner on a post it. >> you've got your order written out. >> we wrote it at home >> reporter: cosmc's is for now the only drive-thru side venture of mcdonald's. though it's named under an '80s era mcdonald's character, cosmc's may be a nod to the future. this is mcdonald's taking aim at america's love for customizable drinks. what the company's ceo called a $100 billion industry dominated by coffee icons like starbucks and duncan >> mcdonald's wants a piece of this business because it's very profitable and it's profitable because customers will visit frequently during the course of the day. they will add flavorsthality will cost them a little bit extra, and they're often very loyal >> reporter: can i get a island pick-me-up punch, please? on our trip through the drive-thru menu choices seemed endless. how insane has this been >> insane. >> reporter: with nine more cosmc's slated to open nationwide next year, the question can this fast food giant drive american coffee addicts to start saying i'm loving it >> that is really good >> reporter: maggie vespa, nbc news, bowling brook, illinois still ahead we take you inside the new ways retailers are trying to make returns easier what you need to know before you hit the stores we're back with an astonishing major deal angels player shohei ohtani just made a $700 million deal to play for the l.a. dodgers. it's the biggest sports contract in american history it came after a wild bidding war for the free agent ohtani is the rare two-way player who both pitches and hits. and it was a lucky night for lottery in california take a look at this gas station. it's a chevron in southern california. listen to this, it sold two winning mega million jackpot tickets last night both winners will split the nearly $400 million jackpot. with more of us shopping online this holiday season, sending stuff back isn't always easy. in fact, it can be a real headache, but now some companies are working to make returns a whole lot easier but others could cost you. here's jake ward with what you need to know before you buy >> reporter: inside this southern california warehouse, they are preparing for their super bowl >> this december we're looking at millions of returns. >> reporter: they come in by the truckload boxes and boxes of clothes that didn't fit and toys that weren't wanted and they say business is booming last year americans returned nearly a trillion dollars worth of stuff but the process -- >> just a hassle >> it can be annoying to leave my house and stand in long lines. >> the process of returning something is terrible >> returns are really the worst part of shopping online. >> david is the ceo of happy returns, one of several companies springing up trying to make returns easier. over 800 companies work them. they have 10,000 drop off locations around the country, and they don't require boxes or labels just bring your product and a qr code and leave it and happy returns is not alone. amazon allows you to drop off an item with no box at various stores, targets lets you return without getting out of your car. but someone's got to pay for it, and sometimes it's you >> retailers are bearing this burden of the free returns, and so now they're trying to balance their books. >> reporter: recently big name retailers like amazon and h & m have started charging for returns. how many do you have are there hidden fees? some charge you to send it back while others offer free return shipping but there may be a restocking fee >> we've sorted them by merchant and now we've taken all lands end returns, and we prepare those items to be sent back to lands end in bulk on trucks that meet here >> this is like a fulfillment center in reverse. >> that's right. >> reporter: and they're ready for when the season of giving turns into the season of giving it back. jake ward, nbc news, santa clarita, california when we come back, there's good news tonight. the firefighters stepping up with hugs and haircuts to help one of their own there's good news tonight. so often the good news doesn't get as much attention as the bad, so every saturday we highlight the many people who spread joy and love these are just some of those stories this week in california that's jacenia nunes' surrounded by family waiting to get the results of her bar exam >> i passed. >> at last, the results they all prayed for she's a first generation salvadorian american who always dreamed of being a lawyer >> my parents are immigrants from el salvador they're farm workers, and i think this moment was like a big moment for our entire family it feels like the american dream >> in connecticut there was this sweet connection caught on camera between ups driver frank sims and 2-year-old owen may who lives on frank's delivery route >> thank you >> you're welcome. >> i love you. >> aw, i love you, too. >> mom lillian watched from the driveway as her toddler gave frank a hug. >> hi, buddy how you doing? how you been >> they're reuniting again during the busy holiday season >> look what i got for you. enjoying love in this world nowadays it's what children should know >> and look at this little fighter the first grader now cancer-free is getting her chance to shine. she was the guest of honor who lit up pittsburgh's downtown christmas tree >> two, one! you lit the tree awesome. >> and in virginia a moving show of support for firefighter jeremy compton. the dad of three undergoing cancer treatment was getting his head shaved at the station when suddenly his fellow firefighters one after another after another cut their hair, too. >> did you know all the brothers were going to get their hair shaved? >> no, i did not i was blown away >> fellow firefighter fike hutchinson said they're all in this fight together >> it was a no-brainer when jeremy started losing his hair, i was going to be there. >> this guy by your side is not just a brother, but he becomes family >> i'm blessed with the support that i have you know, thank you is not enough i tell them all the time, you know, the only thing i can tell you is thank you >> that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday kate snow will be here tomorrow night i'm jose dias bilalart reporting from new york thank you for the privilege of your time good night
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