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judge jeanine pirro, harold ford jr., jesse watters, and greg gutfeld. it s 5:00 in new york city, and this is the five. talk about adding insult to injury. there is a new migrant outrage after these illegal immigrants gave america two middle fingers while walking free without bail and then use false names to flee to california. new york city is planning to dole out $53 million in prepaid credit cards to migrant families being housed in hotels. this rapper 50 cent, is that how you say that? said that the prepaid cards might be used to motivate to vote against biden in 2024. maybe trump is the answer. but he said that 57 has got it all wrong. we have to recycle this money back into our local economy. we are spending this money anyway. they are going to go to bodegas. grocery stores, supermarkets. local businesses are going to benefit. it s focused on baby supplies and food. i told 50 cent to hit me up. i would love to explain it to him so that he could go out ....
hello to you. and welcome to the programme. is the bloody battle for bakhmut over? the head of russia s wagner mercenary group says its forces will hand over the city to russian forces as it declares victory and withdraws. kyiv, though, says it still controls pockets of the city. also in the programme: migration is not out of control. the uk prime minister says the number of people coming to the uk is still too high after new figures show net migration hit a new record high. as business demands more workers, we ll assess proposals for a new skills based visa system. armed officers descend on central london after a car crashes into the gates of downing street. police say a man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related. and after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid s vinicius junior, the president of la liga denies that the spanish football league is racist, but he calls for new powe ....
tonight may soon be the top story in the markets or even on main street. the president summoning leaders to the white house scheduled for next week to face what they re now calling a far more urgent threat of default with some republicans threatening to take the economy hostage. the final deadline is earlier in the month, republicans doubling down on threats which you may recall picked up in the obama years that instead of voting against new spending, which is the standard way that a politician or a legislator can curb the size of government, totally fine, you say, hey, let s not spend as much. nowadays you may have heard, republicans try to hijack the process of paying the bill, the debt, and they do that as a sort of a voodoo to scare the market, scare the white house, e tract concessions and keep the government from paying the bills it has, that includes naturally bills run up by both democrats and republicans, including recent spending under former president trump ....
when the weather is good. a golf driving range and now a tent city that will only get larger. first wave after arriving from texas. it will be more than more like the city providing three meals a day. fluff and fold laundry service. phones, video games, wifi and popcorn machines for the initial 500 men housed there. eric adams saying the key word here is care. history of this country has always been tied to welcome in those who are fleeing harm. that is the spirit of this country. it must be done in an organized way and i believe that we will always be responsible as new yorkers to make sure whoever comes here we re going to do our job and that s what we ve done. i think new york has been a role model on how to effectively use our infrastructure to address the crisis and make sure we treat people in a humane way. that s what we have done. dana: laura engel is live on randall s island. what have you seen today? we haven t seen any buses yet. today is the day th ....
college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new year s eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critically injured in a snow plowing accident. what we re learning. and our tribute to a tv trailblazer. the legendary barbara walters. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is good to be back with you and happy new year. this holiday season that has seemingly been bookended with severe weather is spawning some new and dangerous threats tonight. as we come on the air, tornado watches are in effect, stretching from east texas to arkansas and louisiana. alre ....