NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Dec. 22

Weather & Travel - Life-threatening flooding is possible across parts of California, impacting holiday travel [5][6] - A major storm is expected to hit the East Coast with rain and snow, coinciding with the holiday travel rush [1][6] - Approximately 122 million Americans are estimated to travel this holiday season [11] - Southern California is expected to experience the worst storm during the Christmas holiday [13] Geopolitics & Sanctions - The U S Coast Guard is in active pursuit of an oil tanker, "Bella 1," near Venezuela, which is under U S sanctions [2][17] - The U S is increasing pressure on Venezuela by seizing oil tankers loaded with Venezuelan oil [16] - The U S accuses Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro, of being an illegitimate narco-terrorist [19] - Maduro's regime accuses the U S of hijacking and theft of 4 million barrels of oil [20] Crime & Justice - A shoplifting suspect in Ohio pulled a gun on a police officer and attempted to shoot him [3][29][30] - A California mother rammed into burglars' car to protect her children inside the house [3][32][33] - Criticism surrounds the Justice Department's release of files on Jeffrey Epstein, with concerns about redactions and missing information [2][22][26] Community & Human Interest - A Kansas City Chiefs game incident involved a water bottle thrown into the stands, narrowly missing a child [4][36] - A Midwest community gathers nightly outside a children's hospital in Detroit to wish the patients sweet dreams with holiday lights [4][37][38]