President calling in the nypd to arrest more than 100 propalestinian protesters a day after she testified before congress about antisemitism on campus. The widespread 911 outage in four states. Millions unable to call for emergency help. The cause now being traced to a single light pole. The 18yearold arrested in maryland threatening to shoot up schools. The chilling 129page document and more that led a friend to call police. The close call at Reagan National airport. Two planes nearly colliding on the runway. Youll hear the frantic call from the tower. 15 members of rfk jr. s family sending him a sharp rebuke, blasting his president ial bid and endorsing President Biden. And the Southern Rock Legend and the cofounder of the allman brothers band. Remembering the iconic dickey betts. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. The trump Hush Money Trial appears to be speeding towards Opening Statements tonight, more quickly than many imagined, with 12
Trial. They said we have our jury after seating the 12 people that will decide the former president s fate, including an Investment Banker, a retired private Wealth Manager and Speech Therapist and the two jurors that were dismissed, a nurse and i. T. Worker. Why they were excused. Our team at the courthouse. Also tonight, Columbia Universitys President Calling in the nypd to arrest more than 100 propalestinian protesters a day after she testified before congress about antisemitism on campus. The widespread 911 out age in four states. People unable to call for help. It was traced to a single light pole. The 18yearold arrested in maryland threatening to shoot up schools. The 129page document and more that led a friend to call police. The close call at Reagan National airport. Two planes nearly colliding on the runway. Youll hear the frantic call from the tower. 15 members of rfk jr. s family sending him a sharp rebuke, blasting his president ial bid and endorsing President Biden. And So
Bench . No. Will he still get the job . Mysterious deaths. Police in toronto, canada, is investigating this morning after a billionaire and his wife are found dead in their home. Neighbors in disbelief over the deaths, as police call the deaths suspicious. All that plus anita hill heads to hollywood to help the Entertainment Industry take control of rampant Sexual Misconduct allegations. Thousands of people fall ill on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. And a Close Encounter of a different kind, as an asteroid gets dangerously close to earth today, saturday, december 16th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Sheinelle Jones a jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining us. Imsh im craig melvin. Dylan dreyer standing by, as well. This Close Encounter, are we going to it is not going to hit the earth but itll come the closest its been since 1974. It wont be this clear until 2093. F
That conversation. Steve senator bob corker, republican from tennessee. When did you first think about moving from business to politics . Sen. Corker you know, i was leading an effort in our community to try and make sure everyone had an opportunity for decent, fit and affordable housing. I was doing that as a civic endeavor and i was asked to serve at the state level and i ended up going on a real board, if you will, at the state level. It just sort of migrated. It was not about politics. It was more all about public policy. And so, i ended up one day, i had sold my First Company at the age of 37 and a few years later decided it was something i really wanted to pursue. Steve your First Company was construction . Sen. Corker yes it was. Steve how did that start . Sen. Corker i had started working like most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends and migrated to being a construction laborer and a rough carpenter when i graduated from college. I ended up being a Construction