NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Jan. 18

LET BACK INTO THEIR HOMES IN LOS ANGELES, HOW THE FOOTBALL. LOS ANGELES, HOW THE FOOTBALL TEAM IS GETTING READY TO. TEAM IS GETTING READY TO INSPIRE THE CITY IN THE BIG. INSPIRE THE CITY IN THE BIG PLAYOFF GAME. >>> THIS IS NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. THE BATTLE OVER TIKTOK'S FATE . THE BATTLE OVER TIKTOK'S FATE . GOING DOWN. GOING DOWN. >>> GOOD EVENING, THE BATTLE. >>> GOOD EVENING, THE BATTLE OVER TIKTOK'S FATE IS NOW. OVER TIKTOK'S FATE IS NOW COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE. COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE. IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE JUST. IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE JUST HOW IMPORTAN. IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE JUST A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE JUST A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MANY.T.

A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MANY.T AS TIKTOK IS FOR SO. AS TIKTOK IS FOR SO MANY AMERICANS. MANY AMERICANS. IT IS NOT JUST A PLACE FOR. IT IS NOT JUST A PLACE FOR GOOFY DANCE VIDEOS, BUT IT IS A. GOOFY DANCE VIDEOS, BUT IT IS A COMMERCE SITE, A COMMUNICATION. COMMERCE SITE, A COMMUNICATION TOOL, AND A SOURCE OF INCOME. TOOL, AND A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MANY. FOR MANY. BUT AS THE CLOCK HITS MIDNIGHT. BUT AS THE CLOCK HITS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, IT VERY WELL COULD. TONIGHT, IT VERY WELL COULD SHUT DOWN HERE IN THE U.S. .170. SHUT DOWN HERE IN THE U.S. .170 MILLION AMERICAN USERS SHUT OUT. MILLION AMERICAN USERS SHUT OUT AND BILLIONS OF VIDEOS. AND BILLIONS OF VIDEOS VANISHING ALL DUE TO THE. VANISHING ALL DUE TO THE POLITICAL STANDOFF WITH NO. POLITICAL STANDOFF WITH NO CLEAR OFFRAMP IN SIGHT. CLEAR OFFRAMP IN SIGHT. TODAY, TIKTOK, THE COMPANY IN. TODAY, TIKTOK, THE COMPANY IN THE WHITE HOUSE, IN A WAR OF. THE WHITE HOUSE, IN A WAR OF WORDS. WORDS. THE BIDEN DEMONSTRATION SAYS THE. THE BIDEN DEMONSTRATION SAYS THE APPS FATE IS IN THE HANDS OF.

APPS FATE IS IN THE HANDS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BUT. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BUT HOURS AGO TRUMP SPOKE. HOURS AGO TRUMP SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO NBC, WEIGHING IN. EXCLUSIVELY TO NBC, WEIGHING IN ON THE STANDOFF. ON THE STANDOFF. THE STAND OFF. >> Reporter: TONIGHT TIKTOK IS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT TIKTOK IS DEMANDING ACTION FROM THE BIDEN. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TIKTOK IS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, TIKTOK IS DEMANDING ACTION FROM THE BIDEN. DEMANDING ACTION FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, SAYING THAT. ADMINISTRATION, SAYING THAT WITHOUT NECESSARY CLARITY AND. WITHOUT NECESSARY CLARITY AND ASSURANCE, THE APPLE BE FORCED. ASSURANCE, THE APPLE BE FORCED TO GO DARK FOR THE MORE THAN. TO GO DARK FOR THE MORE THAN 170 MILLION AMERICAN USERS. 170 MILLION AMERICAN USERS TOMORROW. TOMORROW. AN USERS TOMORROW. >>. >> IT HURTS, LIKE IT HURTS ME. >> Reporter: USERS FLOODING THE.

>> Reporter: USERS FLOODING THE. >> Reporter: USERS FLOODING THE VIDEO SHARING TOOL WITH. VIDEO SHARING TOOL WITH FAREWELL MESSAGES. MESSAGES. MESSAGES. >> I THIN. >>GOING TO LIE. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT-ELECT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP SAID DELAYING THE NEED FOR. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP SAID DELAYING THE NEED FOR A SHUT DOWN WITH I A THINK IT.