Tonight, the major winter blast barreling east, a nor'easter developing right now,

set to hit tens of millions as remaining Thanksgiving travelers try to make their way home.

The storm sending cars skidding. This one, straight into a phone pole.

White out conditions, even thunderstorm snow, pummeling states from Missouri to New York.

Airports digging out from the busiest travel day on record, now bracing for a new onslaught of winter weather.

The White House meeting on Venezuela as the President threatens military action there

and the admission from the White House today about those lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean

as calls for an investigation into the Pentagon's actions grow.

Luigi Mangione back in court.

The key evidence his lawyers are trying to get thrown out and the 911 call from the McDonald's

he was captured in, played in court.

Manhunt for a killer after a birthday party shooting left multiple children dead.

The youngest, only eight years old.

The new leads tonight.

Horrifying moments a man mauled to death after sliding down a tree into a lion enclosure,

why the zoo is defending the animal.

In New York, officers jumping into

freezing cold water to save a struggling swimmer, while in L.A. neighbors rush to save a little

girl from a fire. And the Christmas tree won't be the only thing shining in Rockefeller

Center this week, the iconic statue, getting a makeover with real gold. Nightly News starts right now.

This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas.

And good evening. For millions across the country, they'll return to work after the holiday

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