NBC Nightly News Full Episode – Feb. 16

>>> TONIGHT, WE ARE. >>> TONIGHT, WE ARE TRACKING THE DEADLY. >>> TONIGHT, WE ARE TRACKING THE DEADLY FLOODING EMERGENCY IN. TRACKING THE DEADLY FLOODING EMERGENCY IN KENTUCKY, FROM THE. FLOODING EMERGENCY IN KENTUCKY, FROM THE HUGE WINTER STORM. KENTUCKY, FROM THE HUGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM. HUGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM. AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE. SYSTEM. AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED BY THE RISING. AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED BY THE RISING WATER. KILLED BY THE RISING WATER. EMERGENCY CREWS. WATER. EMERGENCY CREWS LAUNCHING MORE THAN. EMERGENCY CREWS LAUNCHING MORE THAN 1,000 RESCUES. LAUNCHING MORE THAN 1,000 RESCUES. NEARBY, LEVEE BREAK.

1,000 RESCUES. NEARBY, LEVEE BREAK. THE IMPACT ON TRAVEL. NEARBY, LEVEE BREAK. THE IMPACT ON TRAVEL. FLIGHTS DELAYED OR. THE IMPACT ON TRAVEL. FLIGHTS DELAYED OR CANCELED TODAY ALONE. FLIGHTS DELAYED OR CANCELED TODAY ALONE. WE ARE TRACKING ALL OF. CANCELED TODAY ALONE. WE ARE TRACKING ALL OF IT. WE ARE TRACKING ALL OF IT. >>> THE SECRETARY OF. IT. >>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE MIDDLE. >>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AHEAD OF TALKS TO. STATE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AHEAD OF TALKS TO END THE WAR IN. EAST AHEAD OF TALKS TO END THE WAR IN UKRAINE. >>> FEDERAL WORKERS BRACING FOR MORE LAYOFFS. BRACING FOR MORE LAYOFFS. THE QUESTION TONIGHT. LAYOFFS. THE QUESTION TONIGHT ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR. THE QUESTION TONIGHT ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR IRS WORKERS WITH TAX. ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR IRS WORKERS WITH TAX SEASON IN FULL SWING. IRS WORKERS WITH TAX SEASON IN FULL SWING. >>> DRAMATIC VIDEO AS. THE RACE TO GET THE CREW OFF SAFELY. >>> A PILEUP IN A. CREW OFF SAFELY. >>> A PILEUP IN A TUNNEL. >>> A PILEUP IN A TUNNEL. WHY THEY ARE STILL. TUNNEL. WHY THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO CLEAR. WHY THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO CLEAR WRECKAGE FROM THE. WORKING TO CLEAR WRECKAGE FROM THE SCENE. YEARS OF "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE." THE SECRET TO WHAT. NIGHT LIVE." THE SECRET TO WHAT MADE THE SHOW RELEVANT. THE SECRET TO WHAT MADE THE SHOW RELEVANT FOR HALF A CENTURY.

MADE THE SHOW RELEVANT FOR HALF A CENTURY. >>> GOOD EVENING. FOR HALF A CENTURY. >>> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE COMING ON THE. >>> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE COMING ON THE AIR WITH EMERGENCY. WE ARE COMING ON THE AIR WITH EMERGENCY CREWS RACING TO RESCUE. AIR WITH EMERGENCY CREWS RACING TO RESCUE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN. CREWS RACING TO RESCUE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN DEVASTATING FLOODING. PEOPLE TRAPPED IN DEVASTATING FLOODING IN KENTUCKY WHERE AT. DEVASTATING FLOODING IN KENTUCKY WHERE AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE. IN KENTUCKY WHERE AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, INCLUDING A MOTHER AND. HAVE BEEN KILLED, INCLUDING A MOTHER AND HER 7-YEAR-OLD. INCLUDING A MOTHER AND HER 7-YEAR-OLD. THEIR CAR SWEPT AWAY. HER 7-YEAR-OLD. THEIR CAR SWEPT AWAY AWAY. THEIR CAR SWEPT AWAY AWAY. AT LEAST ONE HOSPITAL. AWAY. AT LEAST ONE HOSPITAL EVACUATED. AT LEAST ONE HOSPITAL EVACUATED. NURSING HOMES, TOO, EVACUATED. NURSING HOMES, TOO, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS.

NURSING HOMES, TOO, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS THERE WITH MORE THAN. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS THERE WITH MORE THAN 1,000 RESCUES ALREADY. THERE WITH MORE THAN 1,000 RESCUES ALREADY BECAUSE OF SCENES LIKE. 1,000 RESCUES ALREADY BECAUSE OF SCENES LIKE THIS. BECAUSE OF SCENES LIKE THIS. YOU CAN SEE FROM. THIS. YOU CAN SEE FROM ABOVE, WATER FLOODING. YOU CAN SEE FROM ABOVE, WATER FLOODING THE STREET. ABOVE, WATER FLOODING THE STREET. JUST ACROSS THE BORDER. THE STREET. JUST ACROSS THE BORDER IN NORTHERN TENNESSEE, JUST ACROSS THE BORDER IN NORTHERN TENNESSEE, A LEVEE FAILURE. IN NORTHERN TENNESSEE, A LEVEE FAILURE. AIRPORTS SEEING. A LEVEE FAILURE. AIRPORTS SEEING HUNDREDS OF FLIGHT. AIRPORTS SEEING HUNDREDS OF FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND. HUNDREDS OF FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS. éLARE DEALING.

éLARE DEALING WITH THIS FLOOD. WITH THIS FLOOD SITUATION. WITH THIS FLOOD SITUATION. IT'S GOING TO BE. SITUATION. IT'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT. IT'S GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT. >> SHAQUILLE IS. SIGNIFICANT. >> SHAQUILLE IS JOINING US FROM.

>> SHAQUILLE IS JOINING US FROM KENTUCKY. JOINING US FROM KENTUCKY. SHAQ, A FEDERAL. KENTUCKY. SHAQ, A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION. SHAQ, A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IS NOW IN PLACE FOR. DISASTER DECLARATION IS NOW IN PLACE FOR THE STATE? IS NOW IN PLACE FOR THE STATE? >> Reporter: THAT'S. THE STATE? >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. IT OPENS UP FEDERAL. RIGHT. IT OPENS UP FEDERAL FUNDING AND FEMA. IT OPENS UP FEDERAL FUNDING AND FEMA ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS. FUNDING AND FEMA ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS LIKE THIS THAT HAVE. ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS LIKE THIS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE. LIKE THIS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE STORM. BEEN IMPACTED BY THE STORM. IT'S NOTABLE, BECAUSE. STORM. IT'S NOTABLE, BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST. IT'S NOTABLE, BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST RECENTLY SAID THAT THE. PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST RECENTLY SAID THAT THE AGENCY COULD, QUOTE, RECENTLY SAID THAT THE AGENCY COULD, QUOTE, GO AWAY UNDER HIS LEAD. AGENCY COULD, QUOTE, GO AWAY UNDER HIS LEAD ARESHIP. GO AWAY UNDER HIS LEAD ARESHIP. >> SHAQ, THANK YOU. ARESHIP. >> SHAQ, THANK YOU. >>> CREATING FLIGHT. >> SHAQ, THANK YOU. >>> CREATING FLIGHT DELAYS IN SOME SPOTS. >>> CREATING FLIGHT DELAYS IN SOME SPOTS. MAYA, PROBLEMS TONIGHT.

DELAYS IN SOME SPOTS. MAYA, PROBLEMS TONIGHT AS PEOPLE BRACE FOR. MAYA, PROBLEMS TONIGHT AS PEOPLE BRACE FOR WHAT'S AHEAD THE REST. AS PEOPLE BRACE FOR WHAT'S AHEAD THE REST OF THE WEEK. WHAT'S AHEAD THE REST OF THE WEEK. RIGHT? OF THE WEEK. RIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT'S. RIGHT? >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS. RIGHT. THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS HAVING A HUGE IMPACT. THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON AIRLINE TRAVEL. HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON AIRLINE TRAVEL. TODAY, MORE THAN 8,000. ON AIRLINE TRAVEL. TODAY, MORE THAN 8,000 FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED. TODAY, MORE THAN 8,000 FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MORE THAN 1,300. ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MORE THAN 1,300. MORE THAN 1,300.