NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas - Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Episode Date: January 28, 2026

DHS: Two officers fired weapons in Pretti shooting; New video shows moments before Pretti shooting; Death toll rising from dangerous winter weather; and more on tonight’s broadcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Breaking news tonight, the report just out that two officers opened fire in the deadly encounter with that ICU nurse, as President Trump makes a dramatic reversal calling for de-escalation, the new video capturing the moments before Alex Prattie was killed. What we're learning about who opened fire? And the president speaking out about the commander he just ordered out. Plus, our new reporting about the president's meeting with the Homeland Security Secretary is Christy Nome's job, jeopardy. The death toll rising from the dangerous cold, drivers stranded on frozen roads for hours, trees falling on highways. Three young brothers killed falling through an icy pond. This man

racing to rescue a woman from the cold as rescuers save a dog from freezing waters. And with hundreds of thousands without power, you'll meet a family huddling together for warmth. The final report on what caused that American Airlines mid-air crash one year ago. The chilling animations showing the final moments from the cockpit. New body cam video of the husband accused of murdering his wife so he could be with his au pair, seeming to break down in tears after being told she died. The fiery rocket launcher attacked targeting a mayor how he narrowly survived. A skier triggering an avalanche getting swept up in the massive shelf of snow miraculously somehow walking away. And there's good news tonight. Our Al Rowe's,

soccer celebrating a major milestone, 30 years on the Today Show. His most iconic moments going beyond the forecast. Nightly News starts right now. This is NBC Nightly News with Tom Yamas. And good evening. We begin with that breaking news tonight. The Department of Homeland Security revealing that two federal agents opened fire in the deadly encounter that killed an ICU nurse in Minneapolis. The new details coming during a dramatic shift and a major team shakeup by President Trump after the death of Alex Preddy. The president's saying late today he wants to de-escalate and promising a thorough investigation into Preddy's death. We have new video tonight. You see it here providing another look at the

chaotic moments both before and after Preddy's killing. That killing prompting new outrage overnight with protesters. You see them here at a hotel where they believe now former Border Patrol commander Greg Beveveh. Vino was stained. The president today explaining why he removed Bovino, but there are new questions tonight about the fate of his Homeland Security Secretary, Christine Hone. We'll have a report for Minneapolis in a moment, but we begin tonight at the White House with Gabe Gutierrez. Tonight, in a notice to Congress obtained by NBC News, the Department of Homeland Security says two officers fired their weapons five seconds after an agent had yelled and Alex Pready had a gun.

It all comes as President Trump tries to turn down the temperature. in Minneapolis, promising what he's calling a big investigation into Preddy's shooting death. I'm going to be watching over it. I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I have to see it myself. And detailing why he made that dramatic shakeup following pressure over Preddy's death. I do that all the time. I shake up teams. Borders are Tom Homan, who served five presidents, including Democrats, taking over immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where he's tasked with working with Democratic Governor Tim Wals and Mayor Jacob Fry, who we met with today. We have Tom Holman there now. We put him in there. He's great. And they met with the governor,

the mayor, everybody else, and we're going to de-escalate a little bit. While Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, known for his aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, has been sent back to his previous job in California, according to two administration officials. Bovino is very good, but he's a pretty out there kind of a guy. And in some cases, that's good. Maybe it wasn't good here. Senior administration official tells NBC News the president had grown increasingly disturbed by images of the violence taking place on the ground in Minneapolis, adding he doesn't like chaos unfolding on his watch. Three administration officials also confirmed the president met with Homeland Security

Secretary Christy Noem and her top aide, Corey Lewandowski, last night at the White House. Christy Noam's going to step down. No, I think she's doing a very good job. The border is totally secure. But today, the president contradicted initial state. by his deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who called Prady an assassin. Who is that? Mr. Priddy, your deputy chief of staff. The president also pressed on whether he agreed with Nome's initial statements, criticized by several Republican lawmakers that Prattie was a domestic terrorist. I haven't heard that, but certainly he shouldn't have been carrying a gun.

Very, very unfortunate incident. I don't like that he had a gun. I don't like that he had two fully loaded magazines. That's a lot of bad stuff. DHS says Preddy came to protest federal agents armed with a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun and two extra clips of ammunition. Videos show he never brandished it at officers. Gun rights groups, including the NRA, have strongly pushed back on the idea that legal gun owners cannot carry a firearm at a protest. And Gabe, let's go back to those comments from Stephen Miller about Prety being an assassin.

Tonight, Miller is speaking out again? Yes, Tom Miller says the initial statements from DHS, were based on reports from customs and border protection agents on the ground. He says extra personnel sent to Minneapolis should have been used to create a physical barrier between agents and protesters. And it's not clear why that protocol was not followed. We've reached out to DHS for its response. Tom.

All right, Gabe Uteris for us, Gabe, thank you. Not a newly revealed videos of the moments before the shooting in Minneapolis, including where we hear Alex Pretti's interaction with federal officers. Camila Bernal now with the new footage. Tonight, new video showing more of the minutes before the shooting death of Alex Pready, where you can see and hear him in a confrontation with federal officers who are trying to push him out of the street. DHS says officers were trying to arrest a suspect with a domestic assault conviction. When protesters start gathering.

Those new images following more clashes overnight. Anti-ice protesters surrounding a hotel where they believed federal officers were staying. I'm here by declare this an unlawful assembly. Police making 26 arrests. While tonight, two women have been charged with assaulting officers at a weekend protest. DHS saying one agent had his finger bitten off. All as there are new reactions here to the news border czar Tom Homan will replace Border Patrol commander Gregory Vivino in Minneapolis. Continuing to do what was done previously with immigration enforcement is necessary, but I don't think that this level of it is reasonable.

And at the growing memorial at the shooting site, emotions remain high. Incredibly angry. Incredibly angry. I won't be able to breathe until they are all gone. That's how I feel. Camila joins us now live. Camilla, I know you have an up. date about that five-year-old who ended up in ICE custody last week after his father was arrested.

That's right, Tom. A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the five-year-old, named Liam, and his father cannot be removed from the country, or even Texas, at least not for now. DHS at the time of the arrest said the father ran and abandoned the child. They also said they were in the country illegally. The family attorney disputes that and says the family was seeking asylum, Tom. Camila, thank you. We turn out to our other major headline tonight. The death toll is rising from that brutal cold with half a million people still without power and dangerously low temperatures. And now we're learning about three children, brothers who have died. George Solis reports tonight from hard hit Nashville. In Louisiana, hundreds of drivers stranded for hours.

The state's National Guard called in to break free this stalled semi-truck that had been trapped in the ice. 18 wheelers lining Interstate 20 this morning. Several stuck out there late today, according to state police. Roads a mess from Michigan with a 17 car pile up in white out conditions to Virginia, where this tractor trailer slid off the road Monday night, firefighters racing in to save the driver trapped inside. In Massachusetts, firefighters battling this three-alarm blaze in sub-freezing temperatures. And tonight, there's no let up in sight from the Arctic air gripping the eastern half of the country. As 72 million are at risks from dangerously low temperatures.

Body heat does wonders and we just get some blankets and get together. For the Martin family in Nashville, it's been three days with no power and no heat, huddling together under blankets for safety. I didn't really heed the warnings and stuff, but I can tell you this in the future. I will heed the warnings. The brutal winter storm and deep freeze that followed, now likely responsible for more than 40 deaths nationwide, including three children who fell through an icy pond in North Texas. In New York, the mayor urging people to watch out for their neighbors.

At least 10 New Yorkers have tragically lost their lives after being found outdoors. The brutal cold being felt on the city's streets and in its rivers, today covered with such large blocks of ice, fairy service had to be suspended. We got you, Bubba. In Missouri, firefighters braving single-digit temperatures to save this dog that fell through ice. And in Texas, dramatic new video showing the manager of a convenience store, rushing a woman who spent the night outdoors to save a safety. inside, paramedics later taking her to the hospital.

How are you doing? Back in Nashville, Tennessee, state troopers going door to door today, performing welfare checks, as some here are trying to fend off the weather without any shelter at all. And I pray a lot. And I tell God, I'm your child. You got to take care of me out of you. All right. With that, George joins us now live. George, we're also hearing reports of children showing up at the hospital there in Nashville with carbon monoxide poisoning as people try to stay warm. Yeah, that's right, Tom. More than 40 since Sunday. Some of those children even requiring oxygen. And getting to a hospital is no easy feet with frozen trees like this. Some still too heavy to move, litter, roadways and sidewalks. Tom. Nashville completely iced over. All right, George,

we thank you for that. We now have a final report on what caused that deadly mid-airplane crash over Washington, D.C. last year. And the NTSB released new video and chilling animation showing exactly what went wrong. Tom Costello was at the hearing. today. Tonight, newly released NTSB video capturing the mid-air crash at Reagan National Airport one year ago this Thursday, an Army helicopter crashing into an American Airlines regional jet. All 67 people died. With family members in the room, NTSB investigators today identified a long list of

contributing factors for the crash. There is no singular person to blame for this. These were systemic issues across. multiple organizations. New NTSB animation shows what air traffic controllers saw that night. The view from the plane's cockpit as the chopper suddenly appears at the last second. And the chopper view as it crashed into the passenger plane. Investigators determined the chopper was flying 100 feet too high, relying on altimeters

that the army knew were inaccurate. The chopper also flying with its ADSB precise location transmitter turned off. And despite 15,000 helicopter and plane incidents since 2021 at DCA, the FAA had ignored controller warnings that planes and choppers were sometimes just 75 feet apart. We should be angry because for years no one listened. This was preventable. The FAA has since restricted chopper flights around Reagan and says it's evaluating other potential hotspots nationwide. Christen Miller-Zahn lost her brother, Dustin, in the crash. I hope to see that nobody else has to go through what all our families have gone through,

because it's, I mean, it's an unbearable tragedy every single day. And Tom, tonight, I know you have a new development involving the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville last November. Yeah, that's right. So UPS says it has now fully retired the MD-11, that cargo plane involved in that crash that killed 22 people, Tom. All right, Tom Costello, we thank you. None of those new measles numbers just in and hitting an unwelcome milestone. The outbreak in the U.S. now the largest since measles was declared eliminated in the country 25 years ago. Ann Thompson joins me now, and what are local health officials they're saying?

They're very upset, Tom, because this is a new high for South Carolina and the nation. Since Friday, the state has added 89 new measles cases, bringing the outbreak total to 789, surpassing the 762 cases in Texas last year. Two children died in that outbreak. There are no known deaths in the South Carolina outbreak, which is centered in Spartanburg County. Officials say it was first reported among some families who immigrated from Ukraine in recent decades.

That county has a vaccination rate of just 90%, which is below the 95% threshold for herd immunity, Tom. All right, and we thank you for that. After the short break, the new body, video just out. The husband accused of murdering his wife so he could be with his nanny, seen apparently crying when he was told his wife was dead with the new videos revealing. That's next. We're back now with new developments in the trial of the man accused of killing his wife amid an alleged affair with his daughter's nanny. Newly released police body cam video

shows the moments he apparently breaks down after being told his wife was dead. Here's Stephanie Goss. Newly released body cam video of accused killer Brendan. in Banfield outside his home moments after the alleged murders of his wife Christine and another man. The video shows Banfield being taken to the hospital emergency room, where he learned Christine was dead. Christine, I'm one of the doctors here. Your wife has died. Banfield weeps hearing the news back in February 23. He is now standing trial in Virginia. Prosecutors accuse him and the family's nanny, who he was having an alleged affair with, of plotting Christine's murder. The video being used as evidence, Banfield asks police about his daughter, who was in the house when her mother was stabbed to death.

She's sick. Yes, not. She's looking for her. Prosecutors say it was Banfield who stabbed his wife and shot another man, Joseph Ryan, who had been lured to the house by a fake profile on a sex fetish website. You were there, and it sounds like there was a lot of bloodloss. Moments later, Banfield washes his hands. The nanny pleaded guilty to manslaughter. testified that the scheme was Banfield's idea, but he denies the charges. In the hospital that day,

a chaplain was brought into the room. A year and a half after this prayer, Banfield was charged with murder. The trial in Fairfax has been delayed two days because of the recent snowstorm. When it resumes, the defense says Banfield himself will take the stand. Tom? Stephanie Goss for us. Stephanie, thank you. We're back tonight with scary video out of the Philippines, a local mayor targeted with a rocket-propelled grenade. Look at this. You see a man get out of a car and fire the RPG right at the mayor's SUV. It burst into flames as it gets hit, but the driver manages to get away. Local government officials say the mayor was unharmed somehow, but two members of his security team were injured. And in Canada, skier carving up the slopes and triggering

a major avalanche. Watch closely. You can see the snow on the side of the mountain, just give way. according to park officials, the skier was buried to the waist but was otherwise fine. All right, when we come back, Al Roker's most iconic moments as he celebrates 30 years at the Today Show. That's next. Finally, there's good news tonight. A beloved member of our NBC News family and a good friend to this broadcast is celebrating a major milestone. Al Roker hitting 30 years on the Today Show. Here's what's happening in your heck of the woods.

Happy 70th. birthday. He's a national treasure. Hi, Mr. Roker. Hey, hey there, all right. Al Roker, celebrating 30 years on air at today. My people! Three decades of Plaza reports. Hey, we're on TV.

Critical morning forecasts. We're talking record highs today, into tomorrow. And when big weather hits, he's right there. Wow, let's back off. Hurricane Sandy has won. Reporting, you see so many nights here on night. And you're now tracking another storm just behind it? Absolutely.

It's an insult to injury, Tom. We've got bitterly cold air for 71 million people. Al, taking over for the late Willard Scott back in 1996. Our original weather stead. I'm slightly used. Since then, he sat down with some of the most powerful people in the world. You know, there are times where I miss the work. Last year, I got to show the legend around my neck of the woods.

Muchisima grazia. you gotta go. You gotta say, Carrico. Carrico. I mean, that's delicious. A constant for 30 years in so many lives.

Aloha. Always stylish and quick with a quid. Boy, you can tell we don't rehearse, right? And ready for whatever comes his way. From the people I work with to the people I live with,

I've got an embarrassment of riches. One of a kind and a great friend to all. Al, Alberto, we love you. nightly news for this Tuesday. I'm Tom Yamas. Thanks so much for watching tonight and always we're here for you. Good night.