NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Jan. 15

♪♪. >>> TONIGHT, BREAKTHROUGH, MAJOR. NEWS IN THE MIDDLE. EAST, ISRAEL AND HA. >>> TONIGHT, BREAKTHROUGH, MAJOR. NEWS IN THE MIDDLE. EAST, ISRAEL AND HAMAS. FINALLY REACHING A. CEASEFIRE AND HOSTAGE. DEAL AFTER 15 MONTHS. OF WAR. THE CELEBRATION IN. GAZA AS WORD OF THE. TRUCE SPREAD AROUND. OF THE TRUCE SPREAD AROUND THE. INCLUDING AMERICANS, PRESIDENT BIDEN. ANNOUNCING THE DETAILS. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. DOZENS OF HOSTAGES, INCLUDING AMERICANS, EXPECTED TO BE.

RELEASED DURING THE. FIRST SIX-WEEK PHASE. THE BLOODY CONFLICT. THAT BEGAN WITH THE. DEADLY HAMAS TERROR. ATTACK ON ISRAEL. LEADING TO ALMOST. 47,000 DEATHS IN GAZA. WHEN WILL THE DEAL. TAKE EFFECT, WILL IT. HOLD? RICHARD ENGEL IN. JERUSALEM. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE. DESPERATE SEARCH FOR. MORE THAN TWO DOZEN. PEOPLE MISSING AS. WILDFIRES RAGE IN. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE DEATH TOLL NOW AT. LEAST 25. >>> THE CONFIRMATION. HEARINGS ON CAPITOL. HILL FOR SEVERAL OF. PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP'S PICKS. INCLUDING HIS CHOICE. FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, PAM BONDI. WHAT SHE TOLD.

DEMOCRATS WHO FEAR MR. TRUMP WILL USE THE. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO. GO AFTER HIS POLITICAL. ENEMIES. >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN'S. FAREWELL ADDRESS IN. PRIMETIME, HIS FINAL. MESSAGE TO THE NATION. AFTER DECADES IN. POLITICS. >>> THE SOUTHWEST. FLIGHT DELAYED FIVE. HOURS, THE PILOT. ARRESTED FOR DUI. >>> THE FDA BANNING A. RED DYE USED IN. EVERYTHING FROM. BEVERAGES TO CANDY. THE POTENTIAL CANCER. RISK. >>> AND AFTER. CALIFORNIA'S FIRE. DISASTER, THE SMALL.

BUSINESSES READY TO. RISE FROM THE RUINS. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME. THE MIDDLE EAST IS ON. TENTERHOOKS TONIGHT AS. NEWS SETTLES IN OF A. CEASEFIRE DEAL BETWEEN. ISRAEL AND HAMAS THAT. WILL SEE THE RETURN OF. HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA, THE RELEASE OF SOME. PRISONERS HELD IN. ISRAELI JAILS AND AN. END TO THE FIGHTING. 15 MONTHS AFTER THE. OCTOBER 7th HAMAS. ATTACK ON ISRAEL, THE. TERMS OF THE.

MULTIPHASE AGREEMENT. WERE HAMMERED OUT IN. THE GULF STATE OF. QATAR, CALLING FOR. ISRAELI TROOPS TO PULL. BACK FROM GAZA. BEGINNING THIS. WEEKEND. OF THE 94 HOSTAGES, 34. ARE BELIEVED TO BE. DEAD. SOME WILL BE GRADUALLY. RELEASED OVER A. 42-DAY PERIOD WHILE A. PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE. IS NEGOTIATED. THERE ARE BELIEVED TO. BE THREE AMERICAN. SURVIVORS AND. ACCORDING TO SENIOR. ADMINISTRATION. OFFICIALS TWO OF THEM. WILL BE AMONG THOSE. RELEASED IN THE FIRST. PHASE.

THE CEASEFIRE COMING. TOGETHER WITH DAYS. LEFT IN THE BIDEN. PRESIDENCY. THE PRESIDENT SAYING. HE'S DEEPLY SATISFIED. THIS DAY HAS FINALLY. COME. THE AGREEMENT ALSO. CELEBRATED INSIDE. GAZA, WHERE MORE THAN. 46,000 HAVE BEEN. KILLED ACCORDING TO. THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH. MINISTRY. RICHARD ENGEL IS IN. THE MIDDLE EAST. TONIGHT TO START US. OFF. >> Reporter: IN GAZA. THE REACTION WAS. IMMEDIATE AND JOYFUL. RELIEF THAT THE WAR IS. COMING TO AN END. CROWDS GATHERED IN. ISRAEL TOO, BUT WITH.

MIXED EMOTIONS. THE HOSTAGES ARE DUE. TO COME HOME, BUT IN. SOME CASES ONLY THEIR. REMAINS. >> AFTER MORE THAN 400. DAYS OF STRUGGLE, A. DAY OF SUCCESS HAS. ARRIVED. >> Reporter: THE DEAL. WAS NEGOTIATED BY. QATAR, EGYPT AND THE. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING. IT WAS BUILT ON A. FRAMEWORK HE PROPOSED. LAST MAY AND. CONDITIONS FINALLY. MADE IT POSSIBLE. >> AFTER MORE THAN 15. MONTHS OF WAR, HAMAS'S. SENIOR LEADERS ARE. DEAD.

WITH NOWHERE TO TURN, HAMAS FINALLY AGREED. TO RELEASING HOSTAGES. >> Reporter: THE STATE. DEPARTMENT SAYS THE. INVOLVEMENT OF. PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP'S ENVOY IN THE. TALKS WAS ALSO. CRITICAL. TODAY, TRUMP POSTING. THE EPIC CEASEFIRE. AGREEMENT ONLY. HAPPENED BECAUSE OF. HIS ELECTION VICTORY. PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS. ASKED WHO DESERVED. CREDIT. >> WHO DOES THE. HISTORY BOOKS CREDIT. FOR THIS, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU OR. TRUMP? >> IS THAT A JOKE? >> Reporter: THE DEAL. IS FRAGILE AND. COMPLEX, TO BE. IMPLEMENTED IN THREE. PHASES.

PHASE ONE WILL LAST. SIX WEEKS. HAMAS WILL RELEASE. SOME HOSTAGES IN. RETURN FOR HUNDREDS OF. PALESTINIAN PRISONERS. HELD BY ISRAEL. AND ISRAEL WILL. WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM. POPULATED AREAS IN. GAZA. BUT A PERMANENT END TO. THE WAR AND THE. RELEASE OF ALL THE. HOSTAGES STILL NEEDS. TO BE NEGOTIATED. IN ISRAEL, LITTLE. CELEBRATION, IN TEL. AVIV SQUARE WHERE THE. FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES. USUALLY GATHER, NBC'S. DANIELLE HAMAJAN IS. THERE. >> Reporter: A FEW.

PEOPLE GATHERED. TONIGHT IN HOSTAGE. SQUARE. ONE FAMILY MEMBER. TELLING ME THEY WANT. TO SEE ALL THE. HOSTAGES BACK BEFORE. THEY CAN CELEBRATE. >> Reporter: JIMMY. MILLER'S COUSIN AND. CHILDREN, A. 10-MONTH-OLD BABY AND. 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WERE. KIDNAPPED. >> I WILL BELIEVE TO. EVERYTHING WHEN I WILL. SEE IT IN MY EYES, THAT IT'S HAPPENING. I WILL BELIEVE IT ONLY. IN THE SECOND I SEE. >> Reporter: THIS. LATEST CONFLICT BEGAN. ON OCTOBER 7th, WHEN. HAMAS MASSACRED MORE.

THAN 1,200 PEOPLE IN. ISRAEL AND TOOK 150. HOSTAGES, AMONG THEM, 12 AMERICANS, ONLY. THREE THOUGHT TO BE. STILL ALIVE, TWO ON. THE LIST FOR PHASE ONE. RELEASE. LESTER SPOKE TO THE. FAMILIES OF THE. AMERICANS, INCLUDING. THE SISTER OF THE. 20-YEAR-OLD EDAN. ALEXANDER, WHO IS NOT. ON THE LIST. >> IT'S BEEN A YEAR MY. BEST FRIEND I WAS. GROWING UP WITH HAS. JUST BEEN LIKE GONE. FROM MY LIFE. I'M SORRY. >> IT'S OKAY. >> IT'S BEEN VERY. DIFFICULT. >> Reporter: IN GAZA.

TONIGHT, PEOPLE WERE. HANGING ON EVERY WORD, AS NEWS TRICKLED IN. THAT A DEAL WAS. COMING. WHEN IT WAS CONFIRMED, THE STREETS WERE. JAMMED, PALESTINIANS. OVERJOYED THE BOMBINGS. WILL STOP AND MORE. FOOD AND MEDICINE WILL. COME IN. ACCORDING TO LOCAL. OFFICIALS, NEARLY. 47,000 PALESTINIANS. WERE KILLED DURING THE. WAR. AS FOR HER REACTION, NARMIN SAID, "HOW CAN. I CELEBRATE TONIGHT. WHEN MY FATHER, BROTHER AND UNCLES. WERE KILLED?".

>> RICHARD, YOU SPENT. A LOT OF TIME IN THAT. PART OF THE WORLD. THIS DOESN'T LOOK. EASY. A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. AT WORK HERE. >> Reporter: THERE ARE. MANY MOVING PARTS. FIRST, THE DEAL HAS TO. BE FORMALLY APPROVED. BY THE ISRAELI. GOVERNMENT TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH THAT'S. EXPECTED. AND THEN AS WE'VE BEEN. STRESSING THIS DEAL. TAKES PLACE IN PHASES. THE FIRST BATCH OF. HOSTAGES, 33, ARE ONLY. SUPPOSED TO BE. RELEASED OVER THE. COURSE OF 42 DAYS. AND IF THAT GOES.

SMOOTHLY AND ISRAELI. TROOPS PULL BACK, THEN. WILL THINGS ADVANCE TO. THE NEXT STAGE, WHICH. STILL TO BE. NEGOTIATED. LESTER. >> RICHARD, THANK YOU. AS RICHARD MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING. WITH THE FAMILIES OF. THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES. FOR MONTHS NOW. A SHORT TIME AGO, I. SPOKE WITH ADI. ALEXANDER, THE FATHER. OF AMERICAN HOSTAGE. EDAN ALEXANDER. I ASKED HIM HOW HE'S. FEELING WITH THE NEWS. OF THE DEAL. >> I'M VERY HAPPY AND. GRATEFUL THAT FINALLY, FINALLY THIS DEAL IS. BEING SEALED. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. >> THERE ARE SO MANY.

AMERICAN FAMILIES WHO. YOU ALL CREATED THIS. INCREDIBLE BOND. WE'VE TALKED TO YOU. OVER THE MANY MONTHS. WHAT IS YOUR FEELING. FOR THE ENTIRE GROUP. NOW OF AMERICANS. ESPECIALLY? >> MIXED FEELINGS, I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT. EVERYBODY, BUT ON THE. OTHER HAND, WE HAVE. FOUR AMERICAN HOSTAGES. THAT WERE MURDERED ON. OCTOBER 7th AND STILL. BEING HELD THERE. BUT HOPEFULLY THE. PARENTS WILL GET THEIR. LOVED ONES FOR THE.

PROPER BURIAL AND. WE'LL GET OUR LOVED. ONES TO LIVE OUR LIVES. HAPPILY EVER AFTER. >> WHAT DO YOU KNOW. ABOUT THE CONDITIONS. EDAN HAS BEEN IN? >> OTHER THAN THE LAST. VIDEO ON THE. THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, WHICH SHOWED US A SIGN. OF LIFE, WE HAVE NO. ADDITIONAL. INFORMATION. >> HAVE YOU PLAYED. OVER IN YOUR MIND WHAT. THE MOMENT WILL BE. LIKE WHEN YOU'RE ABLE. TO EMBRACE YOUR SON?

>> JUST HUG HIM AND. HOLD HIM AND JUST TO. HEAR WHAT HE. EXPERIENCED IN THOSE. 16 MONTHS. >> AND WHAT WILL YOU. WANT TO SAY TO HIM? >> THANK YOU FOR. HOLDING. YOU'RE OUR HERO. AND BE STRONG. AND JUST, JUST HUG HIM. AND KISS HIM. >> ADI, THANK YOU SO. MUCH FOR BEING WITH. US AND SHARING YOUR. STORY NOT ONLY TODAY. BUT OVER THE MANY. MONTHS. >> THANK YOU, LESTER.

>>> LET'S TURN TO THE. WILDFIRE EMERGENCY IN. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NOW WITH THE BATTLE. AGAINST THE TWO. BIGGEST FIRES FAR FROM. OVER. TONIGHT SIGNS OF. PROGRESS, THOUGH, AS. SCHOOLS OPEN THEIR. DOORS TO DISPLACED. STUDENTS. HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY. WITH THAT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, SIGNS OF PROGRESS AMID. DISASTER. >> IN THE PAST 24. HOURS THERE'S BEEN. LITTLE TO NO FIRE. GROWTH ON BOTH. INCIDENTS. >> Reporter: RED FLAG. WARNINGS FINALLY. EXPIRING OVER THE MORE. THAN 60 SQUARE MILES. LEFT BLACKENED AND. CHARRED.

THE 14,000-ACRE EATON. FIRE NOW 45%. CONTAINED. THE LARGER PALISADES. FIRE AT 19%. CONTAINMENT AND. COUNTING. SEARCH AND RESCUE. TEAMS CANVASSING BURN. ZONES WITH 26 PEOPLE. STILL MISSING. FOR THE FAMILIES WHO. LOST EVERYTHING, TODAY. A TURNING POINT. >> WE HAVE SCHOOL. TODAY. >> Reporter: THE DALE. FAMILY GETTING THEIR. GIRLS READY FOR THEIR. FIRST DAY BACK AT A. BRAND NEW CAMPUS AFTER. LOSING THEIR BELOVED. HOME AND SCHOOL. >> I THINK OUR. COMMUTE, WE HAD IT. ABOUT THREE MINUTES IN.

PALISADES. AND SO WE'RE ABOUT. PROBABLY OVER AN HOUR. TODAY. >> WOW. >> WHAT? >> Reporter: AN EXTRA. EARLY MORNING MADE. EASIER WHEN THE GIRLS. MET OUR CREW'S. MICROPHONE. [ LAUGHTER ]. WITH DONATED BACKPACKS. READY TO GO. >> GOOD MORNING. >> WELCOME. >> Reporter: THEY. ARRIVED AT A BRENTWOOD. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOW. ABSORBING HUNDREDS OF. DISPLACED STUDENTS. >> THEY CAN PLAY WITH. THEIR FRIENDS AND HAVE. A NORMAL DAY. WE'RE SO HAPPY TO GIVE. THEM NORMALCY.

BECAUSE THEY WHEN SO, SO HAPPY THIS MORNING. IT'S REALLY NICE. >> IT'S A LOT. >> YEAH. AND IT COMES IN WAVES. WE WANTED THE KIDS TO. BE WITH THEIR TRUSTED. TEACHERS AND THEIR. TRUSTED PRINCIPALS AND. SUPPORT STAFF DURING. THIS TIME OF ANXIETY, STRESS AND CRISIS. >> Reporter: BACK ON. THE FIRE LINE, CREWS. WORKING AROUND THE. CLOCK. 12-HOUR SHIFTS. HOW ARE YOU GUYS. HOLDING UP? >> SPIRIT, EVERYTHING. IS GOOD. ASKING A LOT, AND. PUTTING 100%. >> Reporter: THE.

MISSION, SCOUR THE. CHARRED EARTH TO KEEP. HOT SPOTS FROM. STARTING YET ANOTHER. BLAZE. >> IT'S TOUGH FOR THE. PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND. WHY IS THE FIRE NOT. CONTAINED, I'M NOT. SEEING ANYTHING. BUT THIS IS REALLY THE. IMPORTANT STUFF. >> AND MORGAN JOINS US. NOW. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE. THE KIDS GOING BACK TO. SCHOOL. YOU'RE IN THE. PALISADES. ANY UPDATES WHEN. DISPLACED RESIDENTS. WILL BE ALLOWED TO. RETURN? >> Reporter: YEAH, LESTER, OFFICIALS TELL. ME THEY WANT PEOPLE. HOME QUICKLY AS. POSSIBLE BUT ADMIT. THEY'RE RUNNING INTO.

BOTH SAFETY AND. INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. AMONG THEM, BROKEN GAS. LINES, DOWNED POWER. LINES AND PLENTY OF. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. LESTER? >> MORGAN CHESKY, THANKS. >>> ON CAPITOL HILL. TODAY PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP'S CHOICES FOR. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND. SECRETARY OF STATE. WERE AMONG THOSE. FACING QUESTIONS AT. SENATE CONFIRMATION. HEARINGS. RYAN NOBLES NOW WITH. LATE DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A. SPLIT SCREEN MOMENT ON. CAPITOL HILL. HALF A DOZEN. HIGH-STAKES. CONFIRMATION MEETINGS. FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP'S CABINET PICKS,

INCLUDING HIS CHOICE. TO LEAD THE JUSTICE. DEPARTMENT, FORMER. FLORIDA ATTORNEY. GENERAL PAM BONDI, WHO. VOWED TO KEEP POLITICS. OUT OF THE. PROSECUTORIAL PROCESS. >> THERE WILL NEVER BE. AN ENEMIES LIST IN THE. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. >> Reporter: BONDI. REPLACED TRUMP'S. ORIGINAL CHOICE FOR. THE JOB, FORMER. CONGRESSMAN MATT. GAETZ, WHO WITHDREW. WHEN IT WAS CLEAR HE. COULD NOT WIN ENOUGH. REPUBLICAN VOTES. BONDI IS EXPECTED TO. BE CONFIRMED BY THE. REPUBLICAN SENATE. >> I'M GLAD HE PICKED. YOU. HE KNOWS YOU, TRUSTS. YOU, AND YOU'RE HIGHLY. QUALIFIED. >> Reporter: BUT TODAY.

SENATE DEMOCRATS. GRILLING HER OVER. POTENTIAL TRUMP. PARDONS FOR SOME. JANUARY 6th. PARTICIPANTS. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT. THOSE WHO'VE BEEN. CONVICTED OF THE. JANUARY 6th RIOT. VIOLENT ASSAULTS ON. OUR POLICE OFFICERS. SHOULD BE PARDONED? THAT'S A SIMPLE. QUESTION. >> SO SENATOR, I HAVE. NOT SEEN ANY OF THOSE. FILES. BUT LET ME BE VERY. CLEAR IN SPEAKING TO. YOU. I CONDEMN ANY VIOLENCE. ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT. OFFICER IN THIS. COUNTRY. >> Reporter: AND THIS. HEATED MOMENT OVER. TRUMP'S COMMENTS ABOUT. LIZ CHENEY. >> I'M ASKING YOU. SITTING HERE TODAY.

WHETHER YOU ARE AWARE. OF A FACTUAL PREDICATE. TO INVESTIGATE LIZ. CHENEY. >> SENATOR, NO ONE --. >> WHAT YOU KNOW. >> -- HAS ASKED ME TO. INVESTIGATE LIZ. CHENEY. >> BUT THE PRESIDENT. HAS PUBLICLY CALLED. FOR IT PUBLICLY. YOU ARE AWARE OF IT, AREN'T YOU? >> NO ONE HAS ASKED ME. TO INVESTIGATE --. >> BUT THE PRESIDENT. IS --. >> YOU'RE ALSO WORRIED. ABOUT LIZ CHENEY --. YOU KNOW WHAT WE. SHOULD BE WORRIED. ABOUT? >> MISS BONDI, PLEASE. ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. >> Reporter: ALSO. EXPECTED TO BE. CONFIRMED, FLORIDA. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, UP FOR THE POST OF. SECRETARY OF STATE. TODAY SAYING HE. DISAGREED WITH THE.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S. DECISION YESTERDAY TO. REMOVE CUBA FROM THE. LIST OF STATE SPONSORS. OF TERRORISM. >> DO YOU BELIEVE CUBA. IS A STATE SPONSOR OF. TERRORISM? >> WITHOUT A QUESTION. WE KNOW CUBA HAS BEEN. FRIENDLY TOWARD HAMAS. AND HEZBOLLAH OPENLY. >> Reporter: AND RUBIO. FORECASTING THE FUTURE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S. APPROACH TO ENDING THE. WAR IN UKRAINE. >> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR. EVERYONE TO BE. REALISTIC. THERE WILL HAVE TO BE. CONCESSIONS MADE BY. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. BUT ALSO BY THE.

UKRAINIANS. AND THE UNITED STATES. WILL LEND ITSELF. THERE. >> DID THE HEARINGS. IMPACT CHANCES FOR THE. NOMINEES TO BE. CONFIRMED? >> Reporter: LESTER, IF EVERY DEMOCRAT. VOTES NO THESE. NOMINEES CAN STILL. AFFORD TO LOSE THREE. REPUBLICAN VOTES AND. STILL WIN. CONFIRMATION. AND RIGHT NOW NONE. APPEAR TO BE IN ANY. DANGER. IN FACT, GOP LEADERS. ARE HOPING TO MOVE. FORWARD WITH THE. CONFIRMATION PROCESS. ON MONDAY, AFTER. TRUMP'S INAUGURATION. THE FIRST LIKELY VOTE. BEING FOR MARCO RUBIO. AS SECRETARY OF STATE. LESTER? >> RYAN NOEBLDS, THANKS. >>> TONIGHT JUST FIVE.

DAYS BEFORE HE LEAVES. OFFICE PRESIDENT BIDEN. DELIVERING HIS. FAREWELL ADDRESS, CITING HIS. ACHIEVEMENTS AS A LONG. POLITICAL CAREER NEARS. ITS END. HERE'S PETER. ALEXANDER. >> Reporter: AFTER. MORE THAN 50 YEARS IN. PUBLIC LIFE, PRESIDENT. BIDEN SPEAKING. DIRECTLY TO THE. AMERICAN PEOPLE ONE. LAST TIME. AN OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS. PUNCTUATING DAYS OF. FINAL EVENTS. >> AFTER EIGHT MONTHS. OF NONSTOP NEGOTIATION. MY ADMINISTRATION, BY. MY ADMINISTRATION, A. CEASE-FIRE AND A. HOSTAGE DEAL HAS BEEN.

REACHED BY ISRAEL AND. HAMAS. >> Reporter: THE. PRESIDENT INSISTING. AMERICANS ARE BETTER. OFF THAN THEY WERE. FOUR YEARS AGO. >> IN THE PAST FOUR. YEARS OUR DEMOCRACY'S. HELD STRONG, AND EVERY. DAY I'VE KEPT MY. COMMITMENT TO BE. PRESIDENT FOR ALL. AMERICANS. THROUGH ONE OF THE. TOUGHEST PERIODS IN. OUR NATION'S HISTORY. WE NEED TO AMEND THE. CONSTITUTION AND MAKE. CLEAR THAT NO. PRESIDENT, NO. PRESIDENT IS IMMUNE. FROM CRIMES THAT HE OR. SHE COMMITS WHILE IN. OFFICE. >> Reporter: HIS FOCUS. TONIGHT DEFINING HIS. LEGACY AHEAD OF DONALD.

TRUMP'S INAUGURATION. NEXT WEEK. WITH TRUMP ALREADY. VOWING TO ROLL BACK. MANY OF BIDEN'S. SIGNATURE INITIATIVES. >> I'VE BEEN. DISAPPOINTED TO SEE. THE BIDEN. ADMINISTRATION'S. ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE. REFORMS OF THE. AMERICAN PEOPLE AND. THAT THEY VOTED FOR. WE HAD A LANDSLIDE. ELECTION. >> Reporter: STILL, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS NOT. LEAVING THE WAY HE. WANTED. HIS LAST PLIEM-TIME. ADDRESS SIX MONTHS AGO. ANNOUNCING AMID. PRESSURE FROM HIS. PARTY HE WAS DROPPING. OUT OF THE RACE. >> I REVERE THIS. OFFICE. BUT I LOVE MY COUNTRY. MORE.

>> Reporter: A HALF. CENTURY AFTER ARRIVING. AS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST. SENATORS IN MODERN. HISTORY, TONIGHT A. FINAL FAREWELL. >> MY ETERNAL THANKS. TO YOU THE AMERICAN. PEOPLE. AFTER 50 YEARS OF. PUBLIC SERVICE I GIVE. YOU MY WORD. I STILL BELIEVE IN THE. IDEA FOR WHICH THIS. NATION STANDS, A. NATION WHERE THE. STRENGTH OF OUR. INSTITUTIONS AND THE. CHARACTER OF OUR. PEOPLE MATTER AND MUST. ENDURE. >> Reporter: PETER. ALEXANDER, NBC NEWS, THE WHITE HOUSE.

>>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE. SOUTHWEST PILOT. ARRESTED, TAKEN OFF. HIS PLANE AND ACCUSED. OF DUI. >>> PLUS. >>> A SOUTHWEST. AIRLINES FLIGHT WAS. DELAYED NEARLY FIVE. HOURS TODAY AFTER. POLICE BOARDED THE. PLANE AND ARRESTED THE. PILOT FOR DRIVING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE. TOM COSTELLO IS. FOLLOWING THIS. FOR US. WHAT HAPPENED? >> THIS HAPPENED AT. SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD. AIRPORT THIS MORNING,

ON A FLIGHT THAT WAS. SUPPOSED TO GO TO. CHICAGO MIDWAY. AIRPORT POLICE REMOVED. PILOT DAVID ALSOP FROM. THE PLANE THIS MORNING. AND ARRESTED HIM FOR. DRIVING UNDER THE. INFLUENCE. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE. CHATHAM COUNTY JAIL ON. A $3,500 BOND. SOUTHWEST SAYS THE. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN. REMOVED FROM DUTY, CUSTOMERS WERE. ACCOMMODATED ON OTHER. FLIGHTS, "AND WE. APOLOGIZE FOR THE. DISRUPTION TO THEIR. TRAVEL PLANS.". UNDER THE FAA'S. SO-CALLED BOTTLE TO. THROTTLE RULE, PILOTS. ARE SUPPOSED TO WAIT. AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS. AFTER THEIR LAST DRINK. BEFORE FLYING OR IF.

THEY HAVE BLOOD. ALCOHOL RATING GREATER. THAN .04, LESTER. >> AND TOM, THE. TRANSPORTATION. DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED. HE'S SUING SOUTHWEST. FOR OPERATING KROB. CHRONICALLY DELAYED. FLIGHTS. >> THE BIDEN. D.O.T. ACCUSED THEM OF. FLIGHTS CHRONICALLY. DELAYED WITH. UNREALISTIC SCHEDULES. SOUTHWEST SAYS IT WAS. DISAPPOINTED, LAST. YEAR IT COMPLETED 99%. OF FLIGHTS WITHOUT. CANCELLATIONS. THE D.O.T. HAS ALSO.

FINED JETBLUE AND. FRONTIER FOR ALLEGEDLY. CHRONICALLY DELAYED. FLIGHTS, LESTER. >> ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. >>> UP NEXT, IT'S IN. SODAS, CANDIES, >>> THE FDA TODAY. BANNING A. CONTROVERSIAL RED DYE. FOUND IN SO MANY FOODS. SOLD IN THE U.S., CITING A RISK OF. CANCER. ANNE THOMPSON IS WITH. US. ANNE, WHY RED DYE? >> WELL, LESTER, THIS. RED DYE IS RED DYE. NUMBER 3, AND IT'S.

WHAT MAKES MARASCHINO. CHERRIES, STRAWBERRY. MILKSHAKES, CANDIES. AND MANY OTHER FOOD. PRODUCTS COLORS SO. APPEALING YOU JUST. CAN'T RESIST. WELL, THE FDA SAYS NO. MORE. IT IS BANNING THE. SYNTHETIC DYE MADE. FROM PETROLEUM BECAUSE. OF TWO STUDIES THAT. SHOWED HIGH LEVELS. CAUSE CANCER IN MALE. RATS. FOOD MANUFACTURERS. WILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO. REFORMULATE THEIR. PRODUCTS. RED DYE NUMBER 3 WAS. BANNED IN COSMETICS. SOME 35 YEARS AGO. THIS IS A BIG WIN FOR.

ADVOCACY GROUPS, LESTER, WHO HAVE ARE. BEEN LITERALLY. FIGHTING FOR DECADES. TO GET THIS BAN. >> ANNE, THANKS VERY. MUCH. WE'LL TAKE A BREAK. UP NEXT, STARTUP. CULTURE AFTER THE. WILDFIRES. >>> FINALLY, THE. WILDFIRES HAVE TAKEN. SO MUCH FROM SOUTHERN. CALIFORNIA, BUT JACOB. SOBOROFF REPORTS MANY. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. ARE VOWING TO RISE. AGAIN. >> Reporter: THIS IS. THE EPICENTER OF THE.

EATON FIRE ZONE HERE. IN ALTADENA. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE. THE BACKBONE FOR SO. MANY LOCALS HERE. AND SO MANY OF THEM. HAVE BEEN DECIMATED. THIS WAS A PIZZA. PLACE, SIDE PIE, I HAD. MY SON'S BIRTHDAY HERE. JUST OVER A MONTH AGO. LOOK INSIDE, EVEN THE. OVEN BURNED. KEVIN HAWKINS STARTED. SIDE PIE DURING THE. PANDEMIC. >> I HAVE 13, 14. EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S. LIKE MY HEART BREAKS. >> Reporter: HE AND. HIS PARTNER ROSANNA. RUN SEVERAL SMALL. BUSINESSES IN THE. AREA. YOU CAN'T GET TO YOUR. HOUSE. >> NO. >> AND YOUR DAUGHTER'S. SCHOOL IS CLOSED. >> YES. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT.

JUST THE SMALL. BUSINESS. >> NO. >> Reporter: WHILE THE. ENTIRE SHOP CAUGHT. FIRE, THE BACK. COURTYARD, TYPICALLY. FILLED WITH FAMILIES. AND KIDS, DIDN'T BURN. >> WHAT'S IT LIKE TO. BE BACK HERE? >> WHEN I SAW THE. TABLES I WAS LIKE YES, THIS IS DEFINITELY. COMING BACK. THIS COMMUNITY IS SO. SPECIAL. AND IT'S --. >> SO SPECIAL. >> REALLY SPECIAL TO. HAVE A BUSINESS HERE. >> Reporter: DOWN THE. ROAD THE CHACURA. FAMILY LOST RHYTHMS OF. THE VILLAGE, THEIR. SHOP AND THE ONLY. AFRICAN STORE IN THE. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. >> I SAW THE SHOP.

FULLY ABLAZE. AND I SCREAMED. I FELT SAD. I FELT ALL THE. EMOTIONS. THEN I CAME TO THE. CONCLUSION THAT WE CAN. REBUILD. AND THOSE ARE MATERIAL. THINGS. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT. WE'RE ALL ALIVE. >> WHAT ARE YOU. BRINGING IN? >> Reporter: NOW. THEY'RE USING THEIR. HOME TO COORDINATE. DONATIONS FOR THE. COMMUNITY. >> BEDDING, CLOTHES, SHOES, RANDOM --. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. BRING IT ON DOWN. >> THAT'S THE WAY I. WAS RAISED, BEING. COMMUNAL.

SO IT'S ALMOST DIVINE. THAT WE'RE BACK HERE, BACK AT SQUARE ONE, AND IN A POSITION TO. SUPPORT ANYBODY IN. NEED RIGHT NOW. >> EVEN AS YOU GUYS. ARE HURTING. >> YES. >> OF COURSE, YEAH. >> THAT'S OUR SPIRIT. >> BECAUSE IN MY. CULTURE IF YOU HAVE, I. HAVE. IF I HAVE, YOU HAVE. >> Reporter: A WEEK. AFTER THEY LOST. EVERYTHING, A. COMMUNITY FACING THE. FUTURE TOGETHER. JACOB SOBOROFF, NBC. NEWS, ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA. >> AND THAT IS. "NIGHTLY NEWS" FOR. THIS WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU FOR.

WATCHING. I'M LESTER HOLT.