Actor robert wagner, a person of interest in her death. And panic on a plane. Fire erupting in the cabin when a phone charger suddenly explodes. Passengers jumping into action. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to our viewers in the west. In a country virtually numbed by the frequency of School Shootings, what happened in a Los Angeles Middle School today came as a stunning shock. A 12yearold girl in custody accused of bringing a gun into the classroom where shots rang out, striking some of her classmates. Five were injured, one left seriously wounded. And tonight distraught parents who spent part of this day anxiously awaiting word about their children, are asking why. Our Steve Patterson is in los angeles today with late details. Reporter terror inside a middle school classroom. Shooting at 1575 west second street. A better location is castro middle school. Reporter shortly before 9 00 this Morning Police responded to reports of a shooting at sal castro middle school. Police detained a 12yearold girl and recover a weapon. We do not know yet how our young person on this campus ended up having the ability to have access to a firearm and bring it on to a campus. Reporter police say five were wounded including two students struck by gunfire, a 15yearold boy and a girl. The girl shot in the wrist, the boy rushed to the hospital in Critical Condition after being shot in the head. Doctors say hes now expected to make a full recovery. This child was extremely lucky the trajectory and the bullet did not hit any vital structures that were an immediate threat to life. Reporter so far this year there have been nine School Shootings nationwide. Statistics show boys are three times more likely than girls to carry a weapon. Every parents worst nightmare. A lot of kids are injured. And i feel really bad for them. Reporter today in los angeles they waited pore any information about their loved ones. Just going to panic. You dont know what to do. Theres no news from the school. And everybodys just here waiting to see what we can find out. Reporter campus was on lockdown for hours as police swept the school, patting down students. Now investigators are asking how a 12yearold was aible to get to get a weapon into school in the first place and why it went off. Of course, questions now swirling about the motive including whether or not the shooting was targeted or even intentional. Investigators are questioning that 12yearold girl and other witnesses inside the school to determine a motive. Lester . Steve patterson in los angeles, thank you. Turning to another big story now as team usa prepares for the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics just a week from now, weve learned of a secret email showing a top u. S. Olympic committee official was told of the sex abuse allegations against dr. Larry nassar far earlier than the committee previously acknowledged. More than a year before the story would go public. Nbcs Senior National correspondent kate snow has the new details for us. Reporter for the women who have spoken in court and their attorneys, todays revelation is a bombshell. Theyve engaged in a coverup of the worst child molester perhaps in american history. Reporter nearly a year before the public would first learn about accusations against dr. Larry nassar, a top official at the u. S. Olympic committee knew. The head of usa gymnastics at the time, steve penny, sent an email to the current chief Security Officer for the u. S. Olympic Committee Larry buendorf. The email detailed what a private investigator had found, a source described it to nbc news. Usa gymnastics has recently been made aware of potential Sexual Misconduct committed against one or more of its National Team athletes by a member of its medical staff. It went on to name dr. Larry nassar, and described graphic allegations from three unnamed gymnasts we now know were Maggie Nichols and Mckayla Maroney and aly raisman who have been questioning what the u. S. Olympic committee knew. Why has the United States Olympic Committee been silent . Reporter according to a spokesperson for the usoc today buendorf never told anyone else at the usoc about the email because he was told not to share it. The email was labeled highly confidential and usa gymnastics had told the u. S. Olympic committee the fbi was handling things. I represent close to 30 little girls who were, you know, young teenagers, who were molested after they received that email. Reporter Emma Ann Miller was treated by nassar in 2016. Im possibly the last child he will ever assault. Reporter even though nassar has pleaded guilty and already been sentenced in two cases, in a radio interview today his attorney Shannon Smith questioned whether the 265 accusers were actually molested. There is a huge part of me that does not believe that every one of those girls was victimized by him. Reporter nassar later distancing himself from his own lawyer saying the attention should be on the statements of these victims. Kate snow, nbc news, new york. Less than 72 hours until the kickoff for super bowl lii, but this year new concerns as one of the biggest events in all of sports collides with the worst flu season in nearly a decade. Today we learned this seasons flu shot is even less effective than previously thought. Nbcs catie beck with the extreme measures theyre taking in minneapolis. Reporter super bowl madness in minneapolis has 8yearold henry walter wideeyed, but in the thick of a brutal flu season has his mom share raw watching out for germs. Washing hands and sanitizing and kind of very mindful. Reporter as the flu continues to tackle health, filling hospitals across the country, concern is high about spreading illness at the biggest u. S. Sporting event of the year. Were, of course, all kind of nervous, you know. Reporter sanitizing surfaces for the 65,000 fans expected sunday and close to a million at surrounding events throughout the week. More chances to get infected, says one of the nations top Infectious Disease experts. Its not a one hit wonder here. Its the whole week of one hit wonders. Reporter while doctors have been telling us the defense is a flu shot, today researchers reported in canada vaccines this season have been just 17 effective overall and only 10 among working age adults. Its essential we have a new and better flu vaccine. Reporter with flu shots making the company big profits, theres little incentive to spend billions in research. Its money and also the leadership, who is going to take charge of this on a global basis and actually help bring this through. Reporter this week the flu struck patriots cornerback malcolm butler. After several trips to the hospital, hes cleared to join his team on sunday. Fighting for a victory and to stay flufree. Im good now, man. 100 . Reporter here in minneapolis, the event organizers are taking extra precautions disinfecting and wiping down whatever they can, telling fans to wash their hands often and bring their own sanitizer, because as these studies show, even those with the flu shots arent guaranteed protection. Catie beck, thank you. Over the strong objections of the fbi, President Trump is expected to approve as early as tomorrow the release of a controversial secret memo accord to a senior white house official. The president has now read the memo, aides say, and one white house official tells nbc news that the white house is still reviewing possible redactions but leaning toward not making any. The memo compiled by House Republican staffers is believed to allege antitrump bias within the fbi and justice department. The fbi opposes the memos release expressing grave concerns about its accuracy. Democrats call the memo an attempt to undermine the special counsels russia investigation. Tonight a warning for the more than 3 million Breast Cancer survivors in this country. While they are surviving at unprecedented rates, theres another health risk to be aware of. Doctors say some treatments can put you at greater risk for Heart Disease. Nbc news correspondent rehema ellis has the details to discuss with your doctor. Reporter the treatments that saved women like connie hagen from Breast Cancer may also damage their heart, says the first major report on the link between the two diseases. We have never talked about what it was doing to our heart. So i was in a state of shock. Reporter today the American Heart Association said women over able 65 are more likely to die from Heart Disease than Breast Cancer. Doctors warn three to four months of chemo and radiation can cause Heart Failure and patients to gain ten pounds and lose 30 of their fitness. Having the conversation early about their cardiovascular risk makes all the difference. Thats why prevention is the key. Reporter today is connies first appointment with dr. Susan gilchrist who runs the nations first clinic for Breast Cancer patients to treat cardiac risks like high Blood Pressure and obesity with a healthy diet and exercise. I have a grandson for the first time. So i want to be around to experience some of the years in his life. And obesity with a healthy diet and exercise. I have a grandson for the first time. So i want to be around to experience some of the years in his life. Reporter while doctors agree the benefit of Cancer Treatment still outweighs the risks, the message today, be sure to take care of your heart, too. Rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. Now to a stunning new revelation in americas deadly opioid crisis. Congressional investigators say a tiny town in West Virginia was overprescribed pain killers at a staggering rate over the last ten years. Enough for 6500 pills for each resident. Gabe gutierrez is there in our continuing series one nation overdosed. Reporter nestled in the hills of apalacha is williamson, West Virginia, population 3200. But investigators say in little more than a decade more than 20 million prescription pills were sold here. An average of 6500 per person. How readily available are these pills in this part of West Virginia . Theyre everywhere. Reporter this woman is now in recovery after years of agony. It was awful. Because you want your pills. You dont want your marriage. You dont want your kids. You want your pills. Reporter the house energy and Commerce Committee has just sent letters to two Regional Drug distributors asking why they oversupplied this town and others. Theyre making a fortune off of our downfall. Reporter one of those distributors, h. D. Smith, tells nbc news it operates with stringent protection of our nations healthcare supply chain. The other, miami luken, says we are working very closely with the committee to address their questions. Mark troy is an attorney who has several pending lawsuits against drug distributors. Who is to blame here, the drug manufacturers, the pharmacies and the doctors . Yes, yes, and yes. Its a gigantic problem. Reporter we went to the two williamson pharmacies mentioned in a congressional report just two blocks apart. Hi there. Gabe gutierrez with nbc news. One refused to speak to us. No comment. Reporter the other declined to go on camera but the owner told us she thought the congressional report was misleading. She said the familyrun business served not just williamson but a large surrounding area, and that it fills legal prescriptions. Everybodys addiction. Theyve got to be getting it somewhere. Reporter now in treatment, she has hope that shining a light on an epidemic can help her and this town. Tonight there is frustration here as to how this community was flooded with pills. The Congressional Committee says it will continue to investigate and attorney general Jeff Sessions has Just Launched a crackdown in the coming weeks to try to stop the oversupply of opioids across the country. Lester . Absolutely stunning revelation. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Tonight with the Opening Ceremony, the olympic game just eight days away, athletes from around the world are beginning to arrive in pyeongchang. That now includes the north korean delegation who will march under a united flag with south korea. Despite the Nuclear Tensions between the two countries some of the rival athletes will compete as a team even if they arent staying together at the games. Our Miguel Almaguer is in pyeongchang. Reporter setting foot in south korea, tonight these north korean olympians are making history. Arriving at the athletes village the a crush of media and curiosity where their flag now flies in a country theyre technically at war with. Its good to see them. I was wondering how they look like or what they speak. But we can now see them with our own eyes. Reporter north and south will march together under a unified flag, competing as teammates and rivals. In all, 22 athletes from the north are here. Including 12 added to the souths womens hockey team sparking a backlash among the public even among the players. American sara murray is their coach. It is a tough situation to have our team be used for political reasons, but, you know, its kind of something thats bigger than ourselves right now. Reporter the north and south korean teams will be staying here at athletes village with olympians from all around the world, but they wont be living together. Theyll be staying in separate buildings. Just 60 miles from the most dangerous border in the world, the olympic spirit is about bringing countries together. More countries the merrier. Reporter now the stage is set for rivals to become partners, if only for a few days. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, pyeongchang. Still ahead here tonight, the mystery thats baffled hollywood for nearly 40 years. What happened the night screen icon natalie wood drowned . And whats driving the new intrigue surrounding her husband, actor robert wagner. Also after a woman tried to bring a peacock on a plane, another airline is cracking down on emotional support animals. We are back now with that new intrigue tonight in one of hollywoods most compelling real life mysteries, the death of natalie wood. Ever since she drowned decades ago, questions have lingered about her final moments. Was her drowning an accident or Something Else . All these years later a Police Investigator is calling her husband, actor robert wagner, a person of interest in her death. Nbcs blake mccoy has the details. Reporter from child star to Silver Screen icon. I feel pretty oh so pretty reporter tonight renewed interest in the mysterious death of Actress Natalie wood. In a new interview with cbs news 48 hours an l. A. Investigator says actor robert wagner, natalies then husband, remains a person of interest in her debt now more than ever. As we investigated the case over the last six years, i think hes more of a person of interest now. We know now that hes the last person to be with natalie before she disappeared. Reporter he bases that on new interviews with two people from a nearby boat who said they heard the couple fighting on their yacht on the night she drowned. Wagner, who is now 87, hasnt commented in years. They came to the conclusion that she had slipped and had hit her head and rolled into the water. Tragic, tragic night. Reporter what happened on that boat remains the source of much speculation. People love a mystery, and this is a great quintessential hollywood mystery involving a beautiful movie star who died under undetermined circumstances. Reporter the only other people on board, actor Christopher Walken and captain Dennis Davern who spoke to today after the case was reopened. I made mistakes by not telling the honest truth. Was he responsible for her death . Yes, i would say so, yes. Reporter an old hollywood mystery that tonight remains just that. Blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. Weve got a lot more to tell you about tonight. Coming up, a sudden explosion inside a passenger plane. Scary moments caught on camera. And shopping wars. The new service target is launching in the battle against amazon and walmart. All right. Lets tell you about a new salvo tonight in the war for your shopping dollars. Looking to battle back against the likes of amazon and walmart, target is introducing sameday delivery of some 50,000 items via the shipped app. Thats shipt. Stores in birmingham, alabama, got the service today. By the end of the year so will your target store. Maybe you heard the story of the woman who tried to bring her emotional support peacock on an airplane. Well, after united told her no, the airline is tightening the rule on comfort animals. Starting march 1st, owners must vouch that their animals have been properly trained and get health and vaccination forms signed by a veterinarian who must also confirm the animal poses no risk. Delta imposed a similar crackdown last month. A scary scene on an aeroflot flight in russia. After a cell phone charger exploded. That caused quite a bit of panic. Passengers stepped into action. They rush to put it out any way they could. Some stepping on it, others grabbing Water Bottles to douse it. Not a good place to have a fire break out. Up next if theres anyplace. Up next, a sneak peek at ads that will have everyone talking about the super bowl. Next at 6 bay area, the scathing new ad condemning a former local councilman running for office and could it really happen . Lebron james coming to the warriors . Kevin durant weighs in on the buzz. That s next finally tonight, for many theyre the best part of the super bowl, the commercials. And this Year Companies are spending more than ever to capture your attention. Heres jo ling kent with your sneak peek. Reporter from superheroes long live the king. Reporter to titans of industry. How is that even possible . Reporter big names are going for big laughs this super bowl sunday. Im the luckiest reporter and advertisers are forking over big bucks. Wow. Reporter with an estimated 110 million americans tuning in, theres no bigger audience anywhere. This year a single 30second spot went for a record 5. 05 million. Hi, cindy. Reporter this years major theme unity, steering clear of polarizing politics and the sexier ads of years past. Advertisers are actually playing it pretty safe. That theyre leaning toward either humor or trying to touch people and make them feel good as opposed to getting towards anything that could be a third rail topic. Reporter some companies are using the big stage to show off their charitable side. Two beer Companies Spending millions to tout their work providing water to disasterravaged areas at home and abroad. Other advertisers are going off the beaten track. Skittles is promoting an ad that wont be shown on tv at all. Because theyre only showing it to one single person. Reporter they say theyll screen it to a teenager in california and live stream his reaction on facebook to drum up social media buzz. Every advertiser who is putting the money in for a Super Bowl Ad is trying to figure out how to make the most noise around that, and so thats why were seeing a lot of gimmicks roll out. Reporter a place for your tv and smartphone, with your attention as the end zone. Jo ling kent, nbc news. That is nightly news for this thursday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for a new attack ad against a longtime so we find his actions are vile and repugnant. New at 6 00, a new attack ad against a local politician. Why a local group is comparing him to President Trump and roy moore. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Thanks for joining us. Im jessica aguirre. Im roger mat tie. The media ad is slick and sharp. The me too movement is hitting home for a south bay candidate. The ad alleges the politician has a history of Sexual Harassment. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo has more. Reporter his office is here on Cherry Avenue in willow glen. The ad affiliates the politician with him too, a take on the me too movement which brings attention to Sexual Misconduct. The ad shows a picture of President Trump, roy moore, and it links the candidate to them with the hashtag me too. The ad highlights allegations of Sexual Harassment against o oliverio while he was a city councilman. He ended up settling with the city for 10,000 even though the city still claims the suit had no merit. We find that his actions are vile and repugnant and his behavior is repren
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