NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Dec. 31

>>> TONIGHT, THE FINAL. COUNTDOWN TO 2026. MASSIVE CROWDS IN. TIMES SQUARE RIGHT NOW. WITH THE NYPD ON HIGH. ALERT. THE ENTIRE FORCE ON. DUTY WITH A MILLION. PEOPLE EXPECTED FOR. TONIGHT'S CELEBRATION. SECURITY RAMPED UP. ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NATIONAL GUARD TO. NEW ORLEANS. ONE YEAR AFTER AN. I.S.I.S.-INSPIRED. TERROR ATTACK THERE. CITIES AROUND THE. WORLD RINGING IN THE. NEW YEAR. >>> 20 MILLION PEOPLE.

NOW UNDER STORM. ALERTS. SOME AREAS BRACING FOR. THREE FEET OF SNOW. THE NEW RAIN BRINGING. A MUDSLIDE THREAT TO. CALIFORNIA. WE ARE TRACKING THE. NEW YEAR'S FORECAST. >>> THE JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT SCRAMBLING. TO REVIEW AND RELEASE. MILLIONS MORE PAGES OF. THE EPSTEIN FILES. THE NEW REPORT, WHAT. AN 18-YEAR-OLD. MAR-A-LAGO EMPLOYEE. SAID THAT PROMPTED. PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BAN. JEFFREY EPSTEIN FROM. HIS CLUB. >>> THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION HALTING. ALL FEDERAL CHILDCARE.

PAYMENTS TO MINNESOTA. AFTER NEW ALLEGATIONS. OF FRAUD. THIS TIME, AT SOMALI. RUN DAYCARE CENTERS. >>> A SECOND PATRIOT. STAR FACING ASSAULT. CHARGES. WHAT THE TEAM'S COACH. ESCAPING WITH MILLIONS. IN CASH, GOLD AND. JEWELRY. >>> DARING RESCUE. THE OFFICER RUSHING TO. SAVE THE DRIVER INSIDE. A BURNING CAR. >>> GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. ABOUT OUR WISHES FOR.

THE NEW YEAR. HIDDEN IN THE CONFETTI. THAT WILL RAIN DOWN IN. TIMES SQUARE WHEN THE. CLOCK STRIKES. MIDNIGHT. >>> THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM. LLAMAS. >>> GOOD EVENING. I'M PETER ALEXANDER IN. FOR TOM. THE FINAL AND PERHAPS. MOST FESTIVE NIGHT OF. THE YEAR. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST. CHALLENGING. CITIES ACROSS THE. COUNTRY PREPARE FOR. THOSE NEW YEAR'S. CELEBRATIONS. LOCAL, STATE AND. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.

ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR. POTENTIAL THREAT IN. THE WAKE OF THE RECENT. ANTI-SEMITIC RAMPAGE. IN AUSTRALIA AND LAST. NEW YEAR'S DEADLY. TERROR ATTACK IN NEW. ORLEANS WHERE TONIGHT, THE NATIONAL GUARD IS. ON PATROL. AHEAD OF THE BIGGEST. PARTY OF THEM ALL IN. TIMES SQUARE, AUTHORITIES SAY THERE. ARE NO SPECIFIC. THREATS. MUCH OF THE WORLD IS. ENJOYING 2026, WITH. FIREWORKS. SPECTACULARS. ALL GOING OFF WITHOUT. A HITCH. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. EMILIE IKEDA IN TIMES. SQUARE.

>> Reporter: BEFORE. THE CONFETTI, COMES. THE SURGE OF SECURITY. TIMES SQUARE WELCOMES. SOME 1 MILLION PEOPLE. TO WITNESS ITS FAMED. NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL. DROP. >> THIS IS THE BIGGEST. EVENT OF THE YEAR. >> Reporter: WHILE THE. NYPD SAYS THERE ARE NO. SPECIFIC CREDIBLE. THREATS, THE. DEPARTMENT HAS BEEFED. UP ITS PRESENCE AT THE. CROSSROADS OF THE. WORLD AMID A. HEIGHTENED THREAT.

NOT ONLY DO REVELLERS. HAVE TO PASS THROUGH. ACCESS POINTS LIKE. THIS, BUT THE NYPD. WILL HAVE MOBILE. SCREENING TEAMS. PATROLLING WITHIN. TIMES SQUARE. >> IF WE SEE ANYTHING. THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS, WE WILL HAVE TEAMS IN. PLACE TO DO. APPROPRIATE SCREENING. >> Reporter: OTHER. MAJOR CITIES TAKING. SIMILAR MEASURES. PHILADELPHIA UNVEILING. VEHICLE BARRIERS. IN NEW ORLEANS, THE. NATIONAL GUARD IS ON. THE GROUND.

ONE YEAR AFTER THE FBI. SAYS A TRUCK RAMMING. TERROR ATTACK KILLED. 14 ON BOURBON STREET. >> YOU ARE GOING TO. SEE AN INCREDIBLE. VISUAL PRESENCE IN THE. FRENCH QUARTER. WE WILL HAVE CLOSE TO. 800 LAW ENFORCEMENT. DOWNTOWN. >> Reporter: THE FBI. REVEALED IT THWARTED A. BOMBING PLOT IN LOS. ANGELES. AROUND THE WORLD, SOME. OFFICIALS PULLED THE. PLUG ON CELEBRATIONS. INCLUDING A LIVE. CONCERT IN PARIS, AND.

A COUNTDOWN EVENT IN. TOKYO. SYDNEY HELD A MOMENT. OF SILENCE FOR THE 15. PEOPLE KILLED IN THE. SHOOTING AT A HANUKKAH. EVENT ON BONDI BEFORE. IT WELCOMED THE NEW. YEAR WITH FIREWORKS. BACK IN NEW YORK --. >> I HAVE SEEN A. POLICE EVERYWHERE. THEY HAVE HAD. BARRICADES UP EARLIER. THAN I THOUGHT THEY. WOULD. >> Reporter: THEY ARE. REASSURED BY THE. POLICE PRESENCE. >> FOR ME, THIS IS. LIKE A DREAM COME. TRUE. IT IS WORTH IT.

>> EMILIE IKEDA IS. BUNDLED UP. TELL US ABOUT THE. SECURITY MEASURES WE. CANNOT SEE. >> Reporter: THERE'S A. VAST ARRAY OF SECURITY. CAMERAS, OFFICERS IN. PLAINCLOTHES AND AN. INTELLIGENCE TEAM. SCANNING SOCIAL MEDIA. LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE. SIGNS OF THREATS AHEAD. OF TONIGHT'S BALL. DROP, WHICH COMES WITH. A BONUS CELEBRATION AT. 12:04, THE. CONSTELLATION BALL. WILL SPARKLE RED, WHITE AND BLUE IN. HONOR OF AMERICA'S. 250th BIRTHDAY.

>> HAVE FUN. BE SAFE. APPRECIATE IT. >>> TO THE WINTER. WEATHER SLAMMING MUCH. OF THE COUNTRY. SNOW STILL POUNDING. PARTS OF THE MIDWEST. AND NORTHEAST AS 20. MILLION ARE UNDER. WINTER WEATHER ALERTS. MAGGIE VESPA HAS THE. LATEST. >> Reporter: A NEW. YEAR'S EVE WHITEOUT. HEAVY SNOW PUMMELING. PARTS OF THE MIDWEST. AND NORTHEAST. >> THERE'S, LIKE, TWO. FEET OF SNOW RIGHT.

NOW. >> Reporter: SOME. AREAS ALONG THE GREAT. LAKES BRACING FOR UP. TO THREE FEET OVER THE. NEXT COUPLE DAYS. IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO, MULTIPLE SEMIS AND. CARS STRANDED ALONG. HIGHWAYS. >> GO TO THE STORE, GET SUPPLIES YOU NEED. STAY OFF THE ROADS. >> Reporter: PEOPLE IN. SYRACUSE CAN'T FIND. THEIR CARS. >> WHAT? >> Reporter: IT'S. LATEST SEVERE WEATHER. WRENCH THROWN INTO A. HECTIC HOLIDAY WEEK. WITH STORMS CAUSING.

CRASHES ACROSS THE. MIDWEST, FLIGHT DELAYS. AND CANCELLATIONS. NATIONWIDE SOARING. INTO THE THOUSANDS FOR. DAYS ON END. MEANWHILE, IN L.A., EVACUATION WARNINGS. ISSUED TODAY WITH RAIN. RAISING FEARS ABOUT. MORE MUDSLIDES. CLEANUP HERE HIT HARD. BY STORMS LAST WEEK. SOME 18 MILLION PEOPLE. THERE UNDER FLOOD. ALERTS. WITH 2026 SOON GETTING. OFF TO A WILD WINTRY. START. MAGGIE VESPA, NBC.

NEWS. >>> LET'S BRING IN. BILL KARINS NOW WITH. THE LATEST ON YOUR. FORECAST. WHAT'S IT LOOKING. LIKE? >> WE ARE TRACKING. LIGHT SNOW THAT IS NOW. OVER AREAS IN DETROIT, TO CLEVELAND, TO. PITTSBURGH. ALL INDICATIONS ARE AT. THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT. THAT COULD BE OVER. TIMES SQUARE. COULD LOOK FESTIVE. WITH THE SNOW MIXED IN. WITH CONFETTI. THIS LIGHT SNOW WILL. MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL IN PENNSYLVANIA. AND THEN LATER TONIGHT. IN SOUTHERN NEW. ENGLAND. NOT A LOT OF SNOW.

BUT A COATING TO AN. INCH OR TWO. THEN WE WILL GET. HIGHER TOTALS COMING. OFF THE LAKES OVER THE. NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WE HAVE A RAINY NEW. YEAR'S EVE. SAN FRANCISCO, LOS. ANGELES, SAN DIEGO, EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN, IT'S A VERY WET, WET. FORECAST THROUGH THE. NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WE COULD EASILY SEE. SIX INCHES IN THE. MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE OF. LOS ANGELES. COULD HAVE FLASH. FLOODING PROBLEMS. WE HAVE GOOD. BUT WE ALSO HAVE BAD. TO WORRY ABOUT AS WE. HEAD INTO THE NEW. YEAR. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> NEW DEVELOPMENTS. TONIGHT IN THE EPSTEIN. FILES INVESTIGATION. WE ARE LEARNING THERE. ARE MANY MORE. DOCUMENTS TO REVIEW. THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN. ACCORDING TO A SOURCE. FAMILIAR WITH THAT. PROCESS. MORE THAN 5 MILLION IN. ALL. HERE IS GABE. GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: THE. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS. SCRAMBLING TO REVIEW. DOCUMENTS RELATED TO. EPSTEIN, ACCORDING TO. A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH. THE OPERATION. THAT'S A NUMBER HIGHER. THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN. TWO SOURCES FAMILIAR. WITH THE PLAN TELL NBC. NEWS THE DOJ IS TRYING. TO ENLIST ABOUT 400. EMPLOYEES FOR THE.

EFFORT, WHICH IS. EXPECTED TO RUN UNTIL. JANUARY 20th. THAT'S A MONTH AFTER. THE DEADLINE SET BY. BIPARTISAN LAW. CONGRESS PASSED TO. RELEASE ALL EPSTEIN. FILES. THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY. GENERAL POSTING TODAY, REQUIRED REDACTIONS TO. PROTECT VICTIMS TAKE. TIME. THEY WILL NOT STOP THE. MATERIALS FROM BEING. RELEASED. THE DOJ HAS PUBLICLY. RELEASED TENS OF. THOUSANDS OF. DOCUMENTS. PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO. HAS NEVER BEEN ACCUSE. OF WRONGDOING RELATED. TO EPSTEIN, HAS LONG.

SAID HE CUT OFF. CONTACT WITH HIS. ONE-TIME FRIEND IN THE. EARLY 2000s. >> PEOPLE THAT WORK. FOR ME HE STOLE. HE DID IT AGAIN. I THREW HIM OUT. >> Reporter: "THE WALL. STREET JOURNAL" CITING. FORMER MAR-A-LAGO AND. EPSTEIN EMPLOYEES AS. REPORTING ON AN. INCIDENT IT SAYS LED. TRUMP TO BAN EPSTEIN. FROM HIS MAR-A-LAGO. SPA. ACCORDING TO THE. JOURNAL IN 2003, AN. 18-YEAR-OLD BEAUTICIAN. RETURNED TO THE CLUB.

FROM A HOUSE CALL TO. EPSTEIN AND REPORTED. TO MANAGERS THAT HE. HAD PRESSURED HER FOR. SEX. WHEN A MANAGER SENT A. FAX TO TRUMP RELAYING. THE ALLEGATIONS, THE. JOURNAL WRITES, TRUMP. TOLD THE MANAGER, IT. WAS A GOOD LETTER AND. SAID TO KICK HIM OUT. POLICE AND FORMER. EMPLOYEES TOLD THE. JOURNAL THE INCIDENT. WAS NOT REPORTED TO. PALM BEACH POLICE. TONIGHT, WHITE HOUSE. CALLING THE REPORTING. FALLACIES AND. INNUENDO, ADDING NO. MATTER HOW MANY TIMES. A STORY IS TOLD AND. RETOLD, THE TRUTH. REMAINS. PRESIDENT TRUMP DID. NOTHING WRONG AND HE. KICKED EPSTEIN OUT OF.

MAR-A-LAGO FOR BEING A. CREEP. >> LATE TONIGHT, WE. HAVE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. ABOUT NATIONAL GUARD. DEPLOYMENTS? >> Reporter: YES. PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST. ANNOUNCED HE IS. REMOVING NATIONAL. GUARD FROM CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES AND. PORTLAND, OREGON. THE MOVE COMES AFTER. THE SUPREME COURT. REJECTED THE CLAIM. THAT THE SITUATION IN. ILLINOIS HAD THE. CRITERIA FOR. DEPLOYMENT. >> GABE, THANK YOU. >>> THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION TONIGHT. SAYS IT IS HALTING.

FEDERAL FUNDING FOR. CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN. MINNESOTA. PROSECUTORS HAVE. CHARGED SOME MEMBERS. OF THE SOMALI. COMMUNITY FOR STEALING. HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. OF DOLLARS FROM LOW. INCOME MEAL PROGRAMS. NOW A VIRAL VIDEO FROM. A CONSERVATIVE ON. YOUTUBE IS SPARKING A. NEW CLASH OVER FRAUD. CLAIMS AT DAYCARE. CENTERS THERE. HERE IS JULIA AINSLEY. >> PEOPLE WILL BE IN. HANDCUFFS.

>> Reporter: THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT. IS FREEZING FEDERAL. FUNDING FOR CHILDCARE. IN THE STATE. WILL REQUIRE. JUSTIFICATION AND A. RECEIPT FROM ALL. PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE. THE FUNDING. >> ANY DOLLARS STOLEN. BY FRAUDSTERS IS. STOLEN FROM THOSE. CHILDREN. >> Reporter: GOVERNOR. TIM WALZ POSTING, WE. HAVE SPEND YEARS. CRACKING DOWN ON. FRAUDSTERS. ADDING THE PRESIDENT. IS POLITICIZING THE. ISSUE TO DE-FUND.

PROGRAMS THAT HELP. MINNESOTANS. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. INVESTIGATION INTO. FRAUD IN MINNESOTA. DATES BACK YEARS, BEGINNING IN THE BIDEN. ADMINISTRATION. THIS VIDEO POSTED BY A. RIGHT RING YOUTUBER. WENT VIRAL. >> WHERE ARE THE. CHILDREN? >> Reporter: ALLEGING. SOME DAYCARE PROVIDERS. ARE FRAUDULENTLY. RECEIVING TAXPAYER. DOLLARS. AFTER HE VISITED TEN. DAYCARES AND DIDN'T. SEE CHILDREN AT ANY OF. THEM. HE HAS NOT RESPONDED. TO NBC NEW'S REQUEST.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT. WHEN THE VIDEOS WERE. TAKEN. >> THE CLASSROOM HERE. >> Reporter: AT LEAST. TWO OF THE DAYCARES. NOW DENYING THE FRAUD. ALLEGATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF ABC. LEARNING CENTER SAYS. IT IS OPEN EVERY DAY. INCLUDING THE DAY HE. VISITED. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE. NOT FEELING SAFE. SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE. HIM. >> Reporter: THE. MINNESOTA AGENCY. OVERSEEING DAYCARES. SAYS IT'S RE-VISITING. ALL OF THE CENTERS IN. THE VIDEO. ONE CLOSED YEARS AGO. THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED IT.

WILL BEGIN HEARINGS. ABOUT FRAUD IN. MINNESOTA NEXT WEEK. HAS INVITED GOVERNOR. WALZ TO TESTIFY. >> THANK YOU. >>> LESS THAN 24 HOURS. AFTER STEFON DIGGS WAS. CHARGED WITH A FELONY, ANOTHER PATRIOTS. PLAYING IS CHARGED. >> Reporter: IT STEMS. FROM AN INCIDENT IN. AUGUST WHEN. 26-YEAR-OLD CHRISTIAN. BARMORE IS CHARGED. WITH MISDEMEANOR.

BATTERY. THE MOTHER OF THE. CHILD CLAIMS AN. ARGUMENT TURNED. PHYSICAL. HE THREW HER TO THE. GROUND AND GRABBED HER. BY THE SHIRT. SHE WAS SEVEN WEEKS. PREGNANT. MIKE VRABEL SAYS THESE. ARE ONLY ALLEGATIONS. BARMORE AND DIGGS. SHARE THE SAME. ATTORNEY. EVIDENCE WILL SHOW NO. CRIMINAL CONDUCT TOOK.

PLACE. UNCLEAR IF EITHER WILL. END UP ON THE EXEMPT. LIST. >> ANOTHER CHALLENGE. FOR THE NFL AND THE. PATRIOTS. MORGAN CHESKY, THANK. YOU. >>> TO THE ECONOMY. WE HEAD INTO 2026, GAS. PRICES PLUMMETING TO. FOUR-YEAR LOWS. THE PRICE OF A CAR IS. GOING IN THE OPPOSITE. DIRECTION. SO MANY AMERICANS. WORRY ABOUT THEIR. BOTTOM LINE. HERE IS CHRISTINE. ROMANS. >> Reporter: THE $300. MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT A.

THING OF THE PAST. CAR SHOPPERS ARE. STRETCHING THE LENGTH. OF THE LOAN TO AFFORD. NEW CAR PRICES. REACHING A RECORD. $50,000 ON AVERAGE. THE TYPICAL NEW CAR. PAYMENT, TOPPING $750. THIS YEAR, WITH LOANS. TYPICALLY STRETCHING. 84 MONTHS AND EVEN. LONGER. >> CARS ARE COSTING. MORE. SOME OF THAT IS. TARIFFS AND SUPPLY. CHAIN ISSUES. SOME OF THAT IS THE. TECHNOLOGY THAT'S. BUILT INTO CARS NOW.

EVEN REPLACING A SIDE. VIEW MIRROR CAN BE A. LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. THAN IT USED TO BE. BECAUSE OF THE LANE. ASSIST TECHNOLOGY AND. CAMERAS. >> Reporter: STRETCHING OUT THE. LOANS ADDS THOUSANDS. OF DOLLARS OF INTEREST. TO THE ULTIMATE COST. OF THE CAR. FOR SOME DRIVERS WHO. WANT TO TRADE IN. BEFORE THE LOAN IS. PAID, THEY COULD FIND. THEMSELVES UNDERWATER. ON THE CAR. THEY OWE MORE THAN. IT'S WORTH. >> MAYBE YOU SAVE $100. OR $200 A MONTH. YOU END UP PAYING 5 OR. 6 OR $7,000 MORE OVER.

THE LIFE OF THE LOAN. >> Reporter: WHAT. SHOULD YOU AIM FOR? >> IT'S GENERALLY. RECOMMENDED TO FINANCE. NO LONGER THAN ABOUT. FOUR YEARS FOR A USED. CAR OR ABOUT FIVE. YEARS FOR A NEW CAR. >> Reporter: EXPERTS. SAY WHEN CONSIDERING A. PURCHASE, ALSO. REMEMBER THAT. INSURANCE RATES HAVE. RISEN AS WELL.TO. IDENTIFY THE GETAWAY. CAR. >> THE MANHUNT BEGINS. THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE BACK WITH. THE RESCUE. AN OFFICER SAVING A. DRIVER INSIDE A. BURNING VEHICLE.

>>> THE VIDEO, A CAR. >>> BACK NOW WITH A. DARING RESCUE. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE. HARROWING MOMENTS. AFTER OFFICERS IN OHIO. ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. OF A CAR FLIPPED OVER. AND ON FIRE. THE DRIVER TRAPPED. INSIDE. ONE OFFICER BREAKS THE. SUNROOF TO PULL THE. MAN OUT. ANOTHER USES A FIRE. EXTINGUISHER. THE HEROISM LIKELY. SAVING THE DRIVER.

>>> IN OHIO, VIDEO. CAPTURES THE MOMENT. THIS CAR BARRELS INTO OF LUR. MANY YEARS. >>> FOR DECADES, IT. HAD A HOME INSIDE. ALMOST EVERY NEW YORK. TOURIST AND RESIDENTS'. WALLET. SUBWAY RIDERS WILL. HAVE TO PASS THEIR. TONE TO PASS THROUGH. THE TURNSTILE. NEW YORKERS GATHERED.

TO HOLD A FUNERAL FOR. THE ICONIC CARD. SENDING IT INTO. RETIREMENT WITH A. FINAL FAREWELL. >>> GOOD NEWS ABOUT. THE SPECIAL MESSAGES. ON THE CONFETTI THAT. WILL DROP INTO TIMES. >>> ANOTHER LOOK AT. TIMES SQUARE. THE COUNTDOWN IS ON. FOR THE NEW YEAR. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. USED SPECIAL CONFETTI. TO WRITE OUT THEIR. WISHES FOR 2026.

THESE ARE THE FACES. BEHIND MORE THAN. 100,000 WISHES. >> IN 2026, I HOPE TO. BE ON TRACK TO. COMMISSION AS AN ARMY. OFFICER. >> I WISH FOR AN END. TO THE DIVISIONS IN. OUR WORLD. >> I WISH TO BE WITH. FRIENDS. >> HANDWRITTEN ON. SMALL PIECES OF. CONFETTI THAT WILL. RAIN DOWN ON REVELLERS. IN NEW YORK CITY. >> WE WISH TO BECOME. PARENTS. >> I WISH TO FIND. LOVE. >> AS THE WISHING WALL. IN TIMES SQUARE, ANYONE WAS WELCOME TO.

ADD THEIR OWN. >> MY WISH IS FOR MY. DOG TO NEVER DIE. >> HAPPINESS, GOOD. HEALTH, PROSPERITY. >> DONNA COLLECTED. WISHES FROM MORE THAN. A DOZEN MEMBERS OF HER. FAMILY. >> I LOVE MY FAMILY'S. ENERGY IS PART OF. THAT. >> A CHANCE TO SPREAD. JOY AND TO THINK BIG. >> MY WISH IS TO STUDY. ABROAD AND TRAVEL. MORE. >> MY WISH IS TO. GRADUATE COLLEGE. >> COMCAST FOR THE. CARSONS. >> THAT'S AILEEN. CARSON'S WISH AS HER. SON GETS SET TO MARRY. HIS LONG TIME. SWEETHEART.

THE NEW YEAR IS A. CHANCE TO TURN THE. PAGE. >> I'M WISHING FOR. SPIRITUAL GROWTH. >> A REASON TO. CELEBRATE THOSE WHO. LIFT YOU UP. >> I WISH FOR MY MOM. TO HAVE A GOOD. RETIREMENT. >> A HEALTHY AND HAPPY. YEAR FOR MY PARENTS IN. 2026. I JUST WANT THEM TO. HAVE THE BEST YEAR. EVER. >> THOSE WHO NEED OUR. LOVE. >> I WISH FOR MR.

RODGERS TO BE CURED. AND MY FAMILY IS SAFE, Y. >> I WISH FOR HARMONY. IN MY FAMILY. >> A REMINDER WHILE WE. CAN'T PREDICT ALL OF. WHAT 2026 WILL. BRING --. >> I WISH TO BUY A. HOME FOR MY DAUGHTER. AND I TO CALL OUR OWN. >> WITH A LITTLE. EFFORT AND LUCK, THOSE. WISHES CAN COME TRUE. A GREAT TRADITION. THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS". FOR THE FINAL TIME. THIS YEAR. FOR ALL OF US AT NBC. NEWS, WE WISH YOU A. HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2026. AND, OF COURSE, A SAFE. NIGHT. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. GOOD NIGHT.