Tonight, President Donald Trump's first full day in office in the growing fallout after he pardoned the January 6 rioters.

The president coming before the cameras late today as he faces backlash.

We're pardoning more than a thousand January 6 defendants, including many found guilty of assaulting police officers.

The leaders of the far-right proud boys and oath-keepers among nearly 200 walking free today.

And Mr. Trump's sweeping executive orders on immigration,

already facing a flurry of legal challenges as Texas installs new buoy barriers in the Rio Grande,

our political team breaking it down.

Also tonight the deadly once-in-a-generation winter storm blasting the south from Texas to

Florida.

Houston and New Orleans slam with snow.

Nature on the roads and more than 2,000 flights canceled.

Al Roker is here.

The new mandatory evacuations as wildfires

fueled by powerful winds erupt in Southern California. The possible break in that series of

burglaries targeting pro athletes, the arrests that could be linked to the break-in at Cincinnati

Bengals' quarterback Dil Burroughs home, a memorabilia allegedly found in the suspect's car.

This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome.

We begin tonight with the growing controversy over President Trump's decision

to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 1,500 defendants who took part

in the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol.

Late today, Mr. Trump again defending that action.

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