joe fryer, nbc news. >>> convicted killer robert durst has died. the wealthy new york real estate heir was serving a life sentence after he was convicted in september of murdering his long-time friend susan berman durst was also suspected of killing his wife kathleen who vanished in 1982 and a neighbor who was shot at durst's apartment in 2001. robert durst was 78. >>> coming up, the dangerous cold wave gripping much of the country. al roker tells us where and for how long >>> and the u.s. figure skating dream team now heading to beijing. >>> an arctic blast is bringing the coldest temperatures in years to parts of the country. al roker is tracking it. what are you watching, my friend? >> well, we are watching this big arctic blast that's coming down. it is sub freezing temperatures the jet stream has dipped down to the south. and, so, these are the coldest temperatures we have seen in three years in parts of the northeast. and, in fact, overnight lows windchills of 2 in pittsburgh, minus 1 in new york city, 10 in d.c., minus 9 in chicago. the good

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. >> sandra: fox news alert, robert durst has died. confirmed via statement from his lawyers a short time ago, 78 years old. real estate heir and convicted killer, they say he died of natural causes from many health issues. jonathan hunt has been following the story from the los angeles bureau, and we are joined with details as we get them. jonathan, he had covid last year, put on a ventilator, and battling bladder cancer, he is now dead we are able to confirm. >> yeah, he had a long list of medical issues and for those of us who spent any time alongside him during his trial in that courtroom not far from our office here in los angeles when he was convicted of the murder of his long time friend, susan berman, it was easy to see the illness and the struggles he was going through. he was convicted of the murder of susan berman back in september. his lawyers have repeatedly told the judge he was suffering from all manner of illnesses and as you say, he did indeed contract covid. he was serving his life sentence, by the way, in a prison in

. >>> a man received a heart from a genetically modified pig, and robert durst has died. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "los angeles times" reports on the death of real estate heir and convicted murderer robert durst. the 78-year-old died of natural causes yesterday in a hospital outside the california prison where he was serving a life sentence. he was convicted last year of killing his best friend, susan berman, at her los angeles home in 2000. prosecutors say he killed berman to prevent her from telling police that she helped cover up the killing of durst's wife. durst was a longtime suspect in his wife's disappearance. >>> "the baltimore sun" says university of maryland doctors performed the first successful transplant of a pig heart into a human. doctors say 57-year-old david bennett is doing well after receiving the genetically modified pig's heart last friday in a last-ditch effort to save his life. he had been diagnosed with terminal heart disease but was not eligible for a conventional heart transplant. >> we've never done this in

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robert durst was 78. authorities in south florida are investigating the death of actor and comedian bob saget. he was found unresponsive in an orlando hotel room sunday. correspondent phil keating has the latist tonight from miami. >> i am stoked whatever that means. >> millions of americans grew up watching bob saget on tv. stand-up comedian at heart, he was best known as the neurotic but lovable dad on the show "full house." apparently dying in his hotel room in orlando. >> we don't have too many people in hollywood these days who kind of bring everybody together. i hope that's what bob's legacy will be. >> according to the orange county sheriff's office, it received a call about an unresponsive man and found saget dead inside his room sunday at the ritz carlton. detectives say they found no signs of foul play or drug use. the medical examiner reports his left arm was across his chest and no signs of trauma were seen. saget was in florida across his "i don't do negative comedy tour" seeming extremely ha

. >>> robert durst is dead the 78-year-old convicted murderer and real estate heir died as a result of multiple medical issues that's according to his lawyer robert durst was serving a life sentence after a jury convicted him in september of killing a close friend more than 20 years ago. he was also awaiting trial on charges he murdered his first wife back in 1982. durst won a self-defense acquittal in 2003 for the death of a neighbor while he was on the run and hiding out in galveston. he was the subject of an hbo documentary series called "the jinx." in it he appeared to confess he killed them all, of course. >>> a new york city man arrested, charged with threatening to kidnap and kill former president trump if he refused to leave the white house after the 2020 election. that's according to a criminal complaint filed just today according to prosecutors, the man phoned in the threats directly to secret service officers the man's name is thomas well nicky, 71 years old from rockaway beach in queens according to the complaint, he left his voicemail in january 2021, "i'm going to do anyt

. >>> convicted murderer robert durst dying in a prison hospital. >>> the arctic blast of cold and up to two feet of snow al roker is here. >>> the amazing medical breakthroughs. the first successful pig to human heart transplant. >>> and dramatic body cam. officers pulling a pilot out of a crashed plane seconds before it's hit by a train. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the numbers remain staggering tonight, stretching our patience and our capacity to fix all that covid has broken. from the millions forced to isolate at ho

convicted killer robert durst is dead. his lawyer said he died of cardiac arrest while in custody this morning. durst was serving a life sentence at a prison in stockton. the former heir to a vast manhattan real estate empire was convicted in october of 2021 for the murder of his friend. he was suspected in two others over four decades. >>> governor gavin newsom is presenting next year's state budget. scott mcgrew has been listening to the governor speak so far. california is one of the few states that can brag about a surplus. >> that's right. no deficit. no spending more than we bring in. a budget surplus. so let's take you live to sacramento. that's where the governor is speaking currently. as you said, we've been monitoring that speech. now this is video provided by the governor's office itself. as you might imagine, there's money in the budget to fight coronavirus and there's more money for law enforcement to fight among other things, retail theft, those gangs of criminals that are attacking malls and shopping centers

. >>> new york real estate heir robert durst is dead. he was just a few months into a life sentence for murder for killing his long time friend susan berman. he is also suspected of three other murders including the killing of his wife back in 1982. durst was part of an hbo documentary in 2015 where he seemed to confess to the killings in a recording. that got the whole investigation going. his lawyer says he died of natural causes. he was 78 years old. >>> now to the latest on the tragic apartment fire in the bronx. authorities confirm 17 people died, eight of them young children. fire crews and investigators worked through charred rubble and debris today. new york city's mayor describes this as one of the worst fires in modern times. officials say the fire was sparked by a malfunctioning space heater as people fled the apartment where that fire started. what was supposed to be a self-closing door to the unit apparently remained open, allowing flames and smoke to spread. >> i opened the front door to look in the hallways. oh, the smoke,

millionaire convicted murderer robert durst has died in prison at the age of 78, according to his lawyer. durst died as a california prisoner after pleading guilty in september to killing his friend susan berman. he murdered her to stop her talking to police about his wife's disappearance. police believe he killed two others. russian officials said during high—level talks in geneva that they have no intention of invading ukraine, according a top us diplomat. reports say that around 100,000 russian troops have been deployed near the border with ukraine, prompting fears of an incursion. the us has said there would be sanctions if russia were to attack. wa nt to want to bring you to strain out of a pilot in los angeles. who crash landed on a railway line, as a commuter train approached. as our correspondent sophie long reports, it turned out to be a very lucky escape. the moment disaster was averted. this remarkable bodycam footage shows the moment lapd officers pulled a pilot to safety without a second to spare. go, go, go, go! horn blares. the plane had taken off from the runway at whit

a real estate heir and convicted murderer robert durst has died at the age of 78 durst was serving a life sentence in stockton, california, for the 2000 murder of his best friend susan berman. he was also facing trial in new york for the killing for killing his wife, kathy, who disappeared back in 1982. durst attorney says the death was from natural causes due to a number of ailments. new york city fire officials have corrected the death count in sunday's deadly apartment fire. the fire has claimed 17 lives. that's 2 fewer than originally reported. 8 of the victims were children. officials say the fire was sparked by a malfunctioning space heater happened in the city's bronx neighborhood. more than 60 people from the building have been hospitalized, mainly for smoke inhalation. this is the deadliest fire in new york city in 3 decades. in sports. back here at home, the san francisco forty-niners. they're headed to the playoffs. the red and gold beat out the rams yesterday in overtime. the niners got off to a rough start but they overcame a 17 point deficit to go into over time and tak

. >> new york real estate heir robert durst has died in stockton 3 months after being sentenced to life behind bars for murder. durst had been battling a series of health issues during his recent murder trial during which even test positive for covid-19 and was briefly connected to a ventilator. his lawyers say his condition worsened at other medical problems and then it is they who confirmed his death at the san joaquin general hospital today after being taken there for testing. durst was convicted in september of killing his friend in 2000 who is also suspected killing his neighbor in texas in 2000. one as well as his wife in new york in 1982, he was 78 years old. local comedians and fans are paying tribute to bob sagna. tonight, the actor and comedian was found dead. >> yesterday in his orlando hotel room, it was less than 24 hours after performing at a standup show in jacksonville, florida. an autopsy report found no foul play or drug use, but an official cause of death could take weeks. kron four's rob nesbitt shows us how seconds career affected the bay area and its local comedy s

convicted killer robert durst has died 3 months after he was sentenced to life in prison for the death of his friend susan berman. >> durst was also linked to the death of his wife, kathie, who went missing in 1982, why his health had been failing for years and he tested positive for covid-19 last year, which is lawyers say were sent his other medical problems. durst died after going into cardiac arrest at the san joaquin general hospital today. his lawyers say that he had been taken there for testing. durst was 78 years old. no breakthroughs to report after another round of talks between russia and the u.s. today's meeting in europe a bit defusing tensions over russian military buildup on the border with ukraine. our washington correspondent kellie meyer has the latest. >> face to face talks between old adversaries and so far neither side is blinking. it was not what you would call a negotiation. u.s. deputy secretary of state wendy sherman calling the discussion with the russian deputy foreign minister, candid and business like as the 2 countries try to understand each other's asks.

robert durst has died. he was the subject of an hbo documentary in which he was heard off camera apparently confessing to murder. he died at the age of 78. well, a new lawsuit accusing 16 elite schools including yale, georgetown and many more of sharing formulas used to calculate a student's financial aid needs, a practice that is illegal and leads to price fixing. more than 170,000 former students going back 18 years may be eligible to join the suit. finally, florida governor ron de santis selling t-shirts that read escape to florida, after democrats were seen maskless and enjoying their freedoms in florida. aoc has tested positive for covid. those are your headlines. maria: all right, thank you so much, cheryl. the united states and russia remain at a standstill this morning after the first day of negotiations had this week over russia's military buildup at the border of ukraine. the two sides remain at odds over moscow's demands that ukraine be barred from joining nato. u.s. deputy secretary of state wen