NBC Nightly News S2025E343 - Dec 22 Mon

President Trump said the U.S. is actively pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker. It comes amid the president's escalating pressure campaign against Venezuela. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports. Some Epstein survivors said the DOJ has redacted too much information in the Epstein files that were released to the public. The DOJ said that its redactions include information about victims. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports. When a California woman learned burglars were targeting her house with her mother and children inside, she raced home. She was so panicked, she rammed into a car outside her home, which turned out to be the burglars' getaway car. NBC News' Dana Griffin reports. 82-year-old Barry Manilow took to social media to announce that doctors discovered lung cancer when performing an MRI, after weeks of bronchitis. He'll take time off his tour for doctors to remove the cancer, but plans to be back on stage by February of 2026. An annual holiday light display for patients at a children's hospital as hundreds gather outside to wish them goodnight and spread holiday cheer.