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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. we mark two months into the war in ukraine and an advisor to the ukraine president confirmed u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin were in kyiv today meeting with ukraine's president zelenskyy. it was the first time since the conflict ganny cabinet official has set foot in ukraine as zelenskyy to pleegd for more weapons and support. today was orthodox easter in ukraine but that didn't stop air raid sirens from sounding and reports of more fatalities, including children aaerin mclaughlin is covering it all from kyiv. >> reporter: for the first time since the beginning of the war two top u.s. officials met with president zelenskyy in kyiv sunday according to an advisor to the ukrainian president. no official confirmation from the u.s. government so far. a press conference before the meeting at one of the capital's subway stations doubling as a presidential bomb shelter i asked president zelenskyy about his message to the u.s. secretary why is it impor

news, washington >>> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. >>> next on nbc bay area news, a sun splashed friday. it comes with a warning. we are hours away from a red flag warning. heat and wind, a dangerous recipe for wildfires. >>> with no end in sight in ukraine, the fighting california firefighters are going into the war zone. >> a fire engine, one is on its side, one hit by a rocket. the other is burned up. >> a man leading a team into ukraine. how they

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow >>> good evening in ukraine tonight it is about what is about to happen and who is in charge that has the nation and the world fearing the worst. russia's vladimir putin has put a new general in charge of ukraine operations who is best known by his nickname the butcher of syria for the vicious way he conducted that war russian troops poised for a deadly new offense in eastern u.s. navy seal after 50 people died on a train station on friday jake sullivan revealed today that u.s. intelligence shows there were plans at the heist level of the russian government to target civilians and after a surprise visit by the british prime minister to ukraine this weekend the white house is weighing in on whether president biden will visit ukraine. we begin tonight with that. >> reporter: tonight a dangerous new phase of russia's invasion underway as putin's forces prepare for a fresh assault across the east these satellite images show an eight-mile column of russian tanks and artillery amassing near kharkiv. and in mariupol invading troops now cl

that is nbc nightly news for this sunday i'm kate snow. for all of us here, stay safe and have a great night. large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us. [ gunfire ] >>> right now at 6:00, gunfire erupts in downtown sacramento, not far from the state capitol. >> my son has a wife, he has children. all that. and all that's gone! >> we're live in sacramento with the latest on the investigation and search for the shooter. >>> also, putting the city's drug problem on blast. the new bill board set to go up. >>> that new video from the war zone. our first look inside the mariupol

congrats to all the students that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time and good night >>> right now at 6:00, where is alexis gabe? it's been more than two months and the search continues. how the community is rallying around her family this weekend. >>> also, you will need one less thing to get into concerts and sporting events. the bay area venues loosening those covid rules. >>> plus, thousands of passengers dealing with delays and cancellations. what airlines are saying to frustrated flyers tonight. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i am audrey asistio. >> i am terry mcsweeney. it's been two months now since a woman disappeared under strange circumstances. but today, some searched for her while others worked to raise money to keep the search for answers alive. nbc bay area thom jensen reports. >> reporter: in brentwood, a search command post was set up as dozens of volunteers joined family members and others in the search for alexis gabe. >> i am still pretty confident that we'll be able to ge

and on the "nightly news" podcast feed that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. kate snow will be here tomorrow night. i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time. and good night test test. test. test test. test. test test. test. . test test. test. test. test. . many ♪♪ >>> we begin with breaking news out of san jose. a huge plume of smoke, maybe you have seen it coming from the home depot on blossom hill road. this is across from oak ridge mall. we can see it on our traffic cameras. you see it right there, it is huge. this video just into our newsroom now. let's take a look. this is a viewer walking into home depot, into the section that is burning. i can't say for certain, but i can see that the products in the foreground are paint-related products. i don't know if this is the paint section that's burning. that would explain the incredible smoke and the incredible flames, but this is what we're seeing right now as we have this viewer video giving us a walk into it. people are not running, they're not afraid. they're looking in. they can se

nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening u.s. officials are not yet confirming it, but ukraine's president announced today secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of defense lloyd austin will travel to ukraine for meetings tomorrow. it will be the most high profile visit yet of an american delegation since the war began. and it could not come at a more critical time russia today began a new assault on the port city of odesa, once a beach destination for russians and ukrainians the attacks left multiple dead, including a baby and it may be the final battle for mariupol that city has been completely destroyed by russia, but a few ukrainian soldiers and civilians have managed to hold the city now, russian soldiers are moving in on where they made their last stand. we begin tonight with matt bradley inside ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, a major announcement from president zelenskyy claiming he'll meet with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of defense lloyd austin in ukraine tomorrow nbc hasn't independently

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. ♪ >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart >>> good evening the details are still coming in atthis hour a mass shooting at a mall in columbia, south carolina it happened on this holiday weekend, parents and kids there to get their picture taken with the easter bunny when gunfire broke out. there was then chaos at the mall. customers and employees scrambling for safety, many evacuating, others seeking shelter in stores which then went into lockdown mode at least ten people were shot, two others injured in mayhem that followed, and more than one person was detained in connection to the shooting. jesse kirsch leads us off tonight with late-breaking developments. >> reporter: tonight police say three armed persons of interest are in custody after a mass shooting at this columbia, south carolina mall left 12 people injured authorities say ten were shot, two more victims were hurt during a stampede according to police, who say no one cwas killed >> i need a medical call. >> reporter: police say the first 911 call came in just after 2:00 p.m., someone hearing gunfire at a gap in

i feel her presence in almost everything that i do >> kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> that's nightly news for this wednesday. thank you for watching, everyone please take care i don't have yourself and each other. good night . >>> right now a big storm is headed our way. we are under a micro climate alert. just how much rain and snow. >>> wearing masks on flights and trains and buses, the rules seemed to be changing by the hour. >> it is very confusing. >> we'll help you sort through all the confusions and one of our experts have some guidance on whether or not is a good idea to go maskless. >>> he was wrongly convicted, spent the last 30 years in jail. we are there as he's finally released and reunited with his family. >>> it is something you only

catie beck, nbc news. >> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night i'm mark and i live in vero beach, florida. my wife and i have three children. ruthann and i like to hike. we eat healthy. we exercise. i noticed i wasn't as sharp as i used to be. my wife introduced me to prevagen and so i said "yeah, i'll try it out." i noticed that i felt sharper, i felt like i was able to respond to things quicker. and i thought, yeah, it works for me. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. news tonight, a lot of confusion about the mask mandates for airports and public transportation after it was struck down. >> we were actually surprised. we hadn't heard the news when we flew out of tampa. >> why are some places the bay area keeping masking in place? we're cutting through the confusion. >>> the government is now no longer going to say you must, but i would say to you you should. >> also, if you are not sure if you should go maskless we have some valuable insight. >>> he is accused of burning a

that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night . >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight after a gut wrenching 20 hours baby brandon is home tonight. but who kidnapped the 3-month-old and why? we have exclusive video and details. >> this suspect appeared at the residence with a baby carrier. we do believe this was planned. it wasn't some random act. >> we're piecing together how and where the baby was found and speak to the quick thinking good samaritan who called police. and our newsroom. >> my heart is overwhelming because this was a bad situation that turned good. >> also vice president harris tests positive for covid just days after her bay area visit.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening as our regular viewers know, we often caution before a particularly disturbing or graphic piece of video runs. tonight, let me warn you from the start, many of you will want to look away for our top story. it's about the unspeakable trail of horror retreating russian forces left behind in the kyiv suburb of bucha. bodies in the streets, evidence of summary executions, torture, mass graves filled with bodies, reports of rape. late tonight, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, saying more than 300 people were killed and tortured in bucha. moscow claims it's all staged, calling the images a provocation earlier today, president zelenskyy toured the carnage in bucha for himself saying it will be recognized by the world as genocide. and so tonight, while we may want to look away, it is becoming harder and harder to close our eyes to what's happening richard engle again leads our coverage from ukraine. >> reporter: when russian troops pulled out of the kyiv suburb of bucha, they exposed the horrors of their f

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt". >>> good evening all the denials in the world cannot ease or diminish the impact of the disturbing images we're about to show you and what they tell us about the terror inflicted on the town of bucha, ukraine, and who did it. the body, the blood-stained street, a bullet-riddled car displaying a white flag. a child placing items on a freshly dug grave. tonight, journalists including our own richard engel are on the ground answering the call the moment demand, bearing witness to brutality we thought belonged to another century the world's outrage has so far been no match for russia's cruelty. ukraine's president zelenskyy speaking to the u.n. security council today asking that russia be held accountable and describing the atrocities in bucha in horrifying detail, but no more graphic than what survivors and eyewitnesses are describing to richard directly here's his report, and once again, let me remind you the images are highly disturbing >> reporter: to enter bucha now, you have to drive past a graveyard of russian tanks ukrainians kicked

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the further our cameras travel along the bloodied, gnarled path of the russian war machine, the more the apparent russian strategy reveals itself: destroy everything arriving at the kyiv suburb of borodyanka, it becomes clear there was no safe place and no regard for civilian lives. destroyed buildings in the kyiv suburb now sitting atop the remains of hundreds who may have taken shelter, their bodies still to be unearthed. tonight, the russian forces after leaving their grotesque calling card in places like this may be now heading to join in the destruction of mariupol where the mayor says more than 90% of the city's infrastructure has already been destroyed. today the white house announced more sanctions, including against some of vladimir putin's adult children and the head of nato offering a blunt reality check. the fighting, he said, could last many months or years richard engel has the latest from ukraine. >> reporter: their destroyed tanks are all that remains of russia's occupation of the tow

i feel her presence in almost everything that i do >> kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> that's nightly news for this wednesday. thank you for watching, everyone please take care i don't have yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ >> kelly: ♪ get down on it, get down on it ♪ ♪ get down on it, get down on it, come on and ♪ ♪ get down on it, get down on it ♪ ♪ get down on it, get down on it ♪ ♪ how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance ♪ ♪ by standing on the wall? ♪ ♪ tell me ♪ ♪ how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance ♪ ♪ by standing on the wall ♪ ♪ 'cause i heard all the people sayin' ♪ ♪ get down on it, come on and ♪ ♪ get down on it, if you really want it ♪ ♪ get down on it, you gotta feel it ♪ ♪ get down on it, get down on it ♪ ♪ get down on it, come on and ♪ ♪ get down on it, baby, baby ♪ ♪ you know it, when you're dancin', yeah ♪ ♪ you show it, when you move, move, move ♪ ♪ you know it, when you're dancin', yeah ♪ ♪ you show it, as you move across the floor ♪ ♪ get down on it, co

the golf legend comeback >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the lines of history in the course of this nation's racial legacy intersected at the nation's capitol today. there we saw the first black woman vice president kamala harris presiding over the official senate confirmation vote of ketanji brown jackson to become the country's first black woman supreme court court justice. on a 53-47 vote. with all democrats and three republicans voting aye, jackson is set to replace justice stephen breyer later this year. the confirmation celebrated at the white house with a hug between jackson and president biden, captured in this photo. after the two watched the vote take place together a full circle moment for the president who vowed as the candidate to nominate a black woman to the court a moment almost upstaged by a curious delay. peter alexander reports. >> reporter: a shared embrace punctuated by an enduring moment president biden in the white house with judge ketanji brown jackson, celebrating the senate vote securing her historic place

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone from the mayor of new york city tonight, "we got him. and with that, millions of anxious transit riders breathing a sigh of relief after word of an arrest in yesterday's terrifying rush hour subway shooting spree in brooklyn that left ten people shot. a massive and roughly 30-hour manhunt ending this afternoon in this moment, frank robert james led away after being taken into custody on the streets of manhattan's east village neighborhood nypd detectives releasing video of james yesterday morning as he entered the subway in construction attire before the shooting. a video trail part of what they call significant evidence gathered that includes a gun left at the scene that authorities say they were able to quickly trace back to james. police say james fired over 30 rounds on a subway car after setting off two smoke canisters. in the confusion, making his escape on another train across the platform tonight, the suspect, his criminal history, and the search for a motive ron allen starts us off now with

>>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening a veiled threat from vladimir putin to the west tonight as russian forces feel the bite of american-supplied weapons to ukraine putin vowing a lightning-fast response to outside interference and strategic threats to russia saying, we have all the tools for this during the conflict, putin has reminded the west of his advanced nuclear weapons capabilities undeterred, officials in the biden administration say they are preparing to send congress a request for additional ukraine aid, described as massive in scale. moscow, meantime, pulling the trigger on energy exports today cutting two nato allies off from russian oil and natural gas supplies it's a move that immediately sent energy prices higher that's where we begin tonight with nbc's tom costello >> reporter: vladimir putin's new threats have europe and the world on edge tonight. after moscow cut off poland and bulgaria, two nato allies, from natural gas and oil supplies after they refused to pay in rubles rather than the standard dollars and euros. speaking to russian l

catie beck, nbc news. >> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ♪♪ i walked along the avenue ♪ ♪ i never thought i'd meet a girl like you ♪ ♪ meet a girl like you ♪ ♪ with auburn hair and tawny eyes ♪ ♪ the kind of eyes that hypnotize me through ♪ ♪ hypnotize me through ♪ ♪ and i ran i ran so far away ♪ ♪ i just ran i ran all night and day ♪ ♪ i couldn't get away ♪ ♪ reached out a hand to touch your face ♪ ♪ you're slowly disappearing from my view ♪ ♪ appearing from my view ♪ ♪ reached out a hand to try again ♪ ♪ i'm floating in a beam of light with you ♪ ♪ a beam of light with you ♪ ♪ and i ran i ran so far away ♪ ♪ i just ran i ran all night and day ♪ ♪ and i ran i ran so far away ♪ ♪ i just ran i couldn't get away ♪ ♪ i couldn't get away ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! what got a totally rad our celebrating the decade. it was the time when we saw the birt

. ♪ >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening russia absorbing two major blows in ukraine tonight, one to its prestige, the other to one of its prize warships the "moskva," named for russia's capital, has sunk tonight in the black sea according to russian state tv its 500-member crew evacuated. ukraine claiming its forces struck the massive cruiser causing heavy damage and setting the ship ablaze the russians saying an on-board fire detonated munitions. u.s. officials unable to determine the cause. either explanation a setback for the russian invasion force which tonight is realigning to renew its offensive in eastern ukraine, with early reports of more targeting of civilians. >>> tonight new geopolitical shifts in the offing finland and sweden contemplating nato membership vladimir putin perhaps facing the opposite of what he wants. >>> we begin our coverage now with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: it was one of russia's most important warships, but tonight it has sunk according to russian officials after its crew was evacuated. the ukrainians claim their cruise m

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the wait for a covid vaccine for the youngest americans may soon be over moderna today says it's asking the fda to green light its vaccine for children under 6. approval of a two-dose shot would extend covid protection to the last group of currently ineligible americans, the very young. delays in fielding a vaccine for young kids have proven frustrating for many parents, especially as more americans drop their guard against the virus. according to the american academy of pediatrics, covid cases in younger children have increased by 43% over the last two weeks moderna says trials suggest its vaccine is less effective than the adult version but does well preventing severe illness stephanie gosk has more on today's announcement >> reporter: a year and a half after the first covid-19 vaccine for adults was authorized, moderna now says it has a version for children ages 6 months to 5 years old that is safe and provides robust protection >> when we look at effectiveness, we see excellent level of antibody

nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone vice president kamala harris is isolating at home tonight after joining millions of americans who have tested positive for covid-19 the white house says she does not have symptoms and her list of recent close contacts does not include the president or first lady wh s

>> reporter: gilbert gottfried, gone too soon at 67 kristen dahlgren, nbc news >> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now on "nbc bay area news" tonight the manhunt continues for the gunman who opened fire on the new york city subway train. >> i saw maybe a 16-year-old kid, he was sitting on the step coming out of the train station and he had a bullet in his knee. >> that's sort of a terror that i haven't seen before since 9/11. >> ten people were shot, at least 13 others injured. we are live in brooklyn. we will be joined by nbc's chris pollone. ♪♪ >>> good evening. i'm raj mathai. tonight we are also talking about rising prices. why are we paying so much more for groceries, gas and ot goods? also, the star athlete accused of attempted

morgan radford, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night - through the darkness, artists create light. they illuminate a path to health and well-being for all of us. and now, their light is shining on our stage, the blue shield of california theater at ybca, where artists and audiences create community together. - come join us inside. >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, a lot of wind causing a lot of problems. jeff's going to break down when's behind all these gusts and exactly how long it's going to last. also that five-alarm fire over the weekend, intense, this is at that home depot in san jose. we're learning new information about how the evacuation went down and how homes in the area were saved. >> i couldn't even scream for help because my throat was so burned. >> we're live on the scene. what we're uncovering about this investigation. >>> and putting the masks back on. we saw philadelphia reinstating its mask man

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone for both sides in ukraine tonight there's a lot riding on the battle for mariupol russia in desperate need of a big victory after a series of embarrassing setbacks in the war for ukraine a defeat would change the david and goliath narrative of its outmanned forces standing toe to toe with a giant russia war machine and so tonight in the war of information ukrainian officials say the battle isn't over, rejecting putin's claim of success in the critical port city ukrainian troops, they say, continue to fight back from their last stronghold inside that steel plant. tonight the larger russian plan for ukraine may be finally coming into focus as fears grow over the safety of civilians and what they have had to endure. matt bradley is in the war zone with the latest >> reporter: tonight all eyes on this steel mill in mariupol, ukraine's last stronghold surrounded by russian forces. a day after russian president vladimir putin declared victory over the city, ukraine's president today insisting mariupol con

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone russian intentions are still difficult to sort out, but judging by their actions, kyiv is still very much in their sites tonight. while putin's forces pivot to the east, u.s. military officials say the tempo of russian air assaults has picked up over the last 24 hours and that the capital is very much under threat from air strikes. elsewhere, ukrainian troops say they continue to draw blood against the invaders this video of a russian tank burning recorded in slaboda, a village near kharkiv, which the ukrainians claim has been liberated. and there's word that the chernobyl nuclear plant is no longer in russian hands. troops pulling out today but only after some may have been exposed to the site's decades old radioactive soil richard engel reports from the front lines in eastern ukraine >> reporter: russia's military has suffered shocking setbacks in ukraine, some self inflicted. but today may be one of the biggest yet ukraine state nuclear company says two columns of russian troops left the chernobyl nu

molly hunter, nbc news, odesa. >>> a terrific love story. that's "nightly news." thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone . . . oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. >>> right now, one-on-one with stephen curry. >> does your voice as a leader change because you are not on the court and you get that big three in a crucial moment? >> yes and no. they always listen to me though. >> what steph said about the injury that's taken him out for the rest of the season and when he'll be back in the court. >>> a small patch of snow left, we are way behind when it come t

the surprise wedding at 37,000 feet >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone the pentagon tonight warning americans against travel to ukraine after the death of a 22-year-old u.s. marine veteran who went there to join the fight. the mother of willy joseph cancel saying he wanted to go over because he believed in what ukraine was fighting for that fight this evening still focused in the east but u.s. officials say the russian advance there has been slow and uneven and taking longer than the russians had anticipated. the mayor of the besieged city of mariupol, which is so critical to the russian goal of dividing the country, believes more than 20,000 in that city alone have died since the beginning of the war. the russians once again looking over their shoulders turning some of their attention back to the capital. missiles striking in kyiv, a city where a major russian armored assault was successfully repelled several weeks ago. kelly cobiella is in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: after more than two months of war and countless ukrainians killed

the full story coming up on "nightly news." >> his full story on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. that's at 6:30. >>> americans are worried about a nuclear attack. the american psychological association says 70% of americans fear russia's invasion will lead to a nuclear war, according to this new survey. researchers estimate there are at least 13,000 nuclear weapons spread between nine countries with the u.s. and russia holding the majority of them. the white house stresses that nuclear attack is unlikely. it has not changed the threat level. >>> we invite you to share and follow us on air and online at nbc bay area. >>> president obama returned to the white house to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the care act. he also brought his trademark sense of humor, noting that the current president has made some changes. >> apparently secret service agents have to wear aviator glasses now. the navy mess has been replaced by a baskin-robbins. and there is a cat running around, which i guarantee, beau would have been very unhappy about. >> this is president obama's first visit to the whit

news exclusive as students get the invitation of a lifetime. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening it's on. a new phase of the war in ukraine. ukraine's president tonight saying russia's battle for donbas is under way. its much anticipated attack deep in the ukraine's east after failing to take the capital, kyiv president zelenskyy declaring, "we will defend ourselves. the russians stepping up their aerial strikes today, even hitting targets in the far west city of lviv, killing at least seven people in a city once considered a safe haven. while in the port city of mariupol, a desperate battle rages tonight. the ukrainian military claiming its forces are still holding on in the face of a determined russian assault. the city in ruins. thousands still trapped without food or other essentials ukrainian fighters refusing russia's calls for their surrender. there's a lot to report from there tonight. we begin with matt bradley. >> reporter: late tonight, ukraine's president zelenskyy says russia's new assault against eastern ukraine has begun. the rus

morgan radford, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ♪ ♪ ~~ wait i'm wrong ~ ~ should have done better than this ~ ~ please i'll be strong ~ ~ i'm finding it hard to resist ~ ♪ ♪ ~ show me what i'm looking for~ ~ show me what i'm looking for~♪ ~ save me from being confused ~ ~ show me what i'm looking for~ ~ show me what i'm looking for~ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: give it up my banyon. [cheers and applause] this is show me what i'm looking for. what a connection that song was smart you look fabulous him to start there. >> thank you, thank you for singing a song by the way. that song really connects to me because i grew up in hawaii it's a small town in the middle of the ocean and i came out here and doing drag it takes three hours kelly, three hours of makeup. i remember sitting down to my floor is going to pandora and three hours and get a lot of music and in three hours. [laughs] the song came on and there was a line

nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester as we come on the air tonight russia is lashing out. they're now warning the u.s. to stop sending arms to ukraine saying it is, quote, adding fuel to the conflict and may lead to unpredictable consequences russia also ramping up their military attacks. tonight new video of residents cleaning up from that missile attack in kyiv a city where they are now busy digging graves authorities revealing they found the bodies of more than 900 civilians. russia's likely still reeling from losing its most important battleship they had claimed it sunk after a fire broke out onboard, but now u.s. officials are saying it was, in fact, the ukrainians who took it down gabe gutierrez starts us off tonight from inside ukraine >> reporter: overnight russia says it struck a plant in kyiv that made and repaired ukrainian missiles the blast captured on surveillance cameras and coming just hours after russia's key warship sank a senior defense official says the u.s. is now determi

erin mclaughlin, nbc news, chernihiv, ukraine. >> dangerous work for man and beast. that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: hi, hello, hello! [cheers and applause] welcome! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," y'all! as we can see we are getting started a little differently today and that's because the fall has been really bad around l.a. and is doing a number on my allergies and my voice is gone, so hey. luckily, i know, i sound like a man, it's fine. we recorded some songs just in case a day like today pops up and it is here. i'm so glad we did that, by the way. so let's do a kelly-aoke special, this is radiohead's "exit music for a film." [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ wake from your sleep ♪ ♪ the drying of your tears ♪ ♪ today we escape ♪ ♪ we escape ♪ ♪ and you can laugh ♪ ♪ a spineless laugh ♪ ♪ we hope your rules and wisdom choke you ♪ ♪ now ♪ ♪ we are one ♪ ♪ in everlasting

look for full reports all this week on the today show and nbc "nightly news." >>> you saw it here nbc bay area. president biden laying out new sanctions on russia. more may be on the way. could the u.s. and europeans now targeting the russian invasion. plus, we shine a light on autism awareness month. the programs now available for bay area families. >>> and back street is back. hitting the couch on the kelly clarkson show, kicking off their new world tour after two years of the pandemic. the creative ways they're getting in shape and warming up their pipes at the same time. you can watch kelly clarkson right here on nbc bay area. it is at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> this week we have episode six for you in our new series, saving san francisco. and we got to talk to james, a former english teacher and fitness instructor who became homeless and then divided a quiet community with his alleged obsession with one woman. you can watch now on any of our streaming platforms and online at nbcbayarea.com/savingsan francisco. . >>> nearly a dozen humanitarian corridors are open in ukraine today to

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening russia's vladimir putin is declaring victory over the southern port city of mariupol, ukraine tonight, now vowing to blockade ukrainian forces still holed up in a sprawling steel factory. russia's decision to not storm the city but rather cut it off, an acknowledgement the battle for the strategic city may not be over. in fact, ukrainian fighters are claiming they're still inflicting russian losses there tonight as we have been reporting, mariupol is key to russia's hope of seizing the eastern part of the country. tonight president biden says there's no evidence the entire city has fallen, as more russian troops and equipment flood into eastern ukraine here at home president biden announced $800 million more in military aid including drones and additional artillery. erin mclaughlin reports now from kyiv. >> reporter: tonight russian president vladimir putin declaring victory over the besieged port city of mariupol, telling russia's defense minister congratulations. russia controls nearly all of what's left o

how one phone call can lead to thousands in surprise bills >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone 37 days into russia's invasion it appears ukraine has turned the tables, crossing the border to attack inside russian territory. ukrainian helicopters striking a russian fuel facility. whether it was a daring one-off or a major change in strategy, it got the attention of the russians and the world. tonight, however,

"nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening as our regular viewers know, we often caution before a particularly disturbing or graphic piece of video runs. tonight, let me warn you from the start, many of you will want to look away for our top story. it's about the unspeakable trail of horror retreating

nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone we begin with breaking news. there is word in tonight the justice department will appeal a judge's order that struck down the federal mask requirement on planes and other transport the cdc saying they believe it

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone russian intentions are still difficult to sort out, but judging by their actions, kyiv is still very much in their sites tonight. while putin's forces pivot to the east, u.s. military officials say the tempo of russian air assaults has picked up

news exclusive as students get the invitation of a lifetime. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening it's on. a new phase of the war in ukraine. ukraine's president tonight saying russia's battle for donbas is under way. its much anticipated attack deep in the ukraine's east after failing to take the capital, kyiv

>>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening a veiled threat from vladimir putin to the west tonight as russian forces feel the bite of american-supplied weapons to ukraine putin vowing a lightning-fast response to outside interference and strategic th