Reporter this is amerin peo terrified its happening in their town i thought i was going to watch my daughter get shot down in front of me reporter workers evacuated today at gannett virginia headquarters, after a report of a former employee with a gun we do have a lot of police now approaching the front of the building reporter authorities found no evidence of violence. But similar scenes across the country. Panic in new yorks times square last night, emma heaton capturing the moment that set off the stampede people were tripping over each other, kids on the floor, shoes all over the place reporter seeking safety wherever they could find it. Nbc news Lindsey Wolfson saw the fear firsthand the first instinct was oh, my god, this is an attack mkingbir actor gideon glick tweeting screaming civilians tried to storm our theater for safety the audience starting screaming and the cast fled the stage. This is th near salt lake city, shoppers ran for cover at west valley mall, mistaking a falling sign for gunshots be quiet. Reporter these preschoolers in san diego preparing for the real thing 3 and 4yearolds in an active shooter drill. The cold wars duck and cover drills for a Nuclear Attack replaced by an alltooreal danger back now in times square where new York City Police officers keep a consistent presence with heavy weapons teams you can see and undercover officers you cant. That is true again tonight lester those rattled nerves understandable anne, thank you. Prid dayton and el paso today, cities deeply wounded and deeply divided over whether to welcome the president. Kristen welker has more from el paso reporter tonight President Trump in two cities devastated e also went room to room, talking to survivors these images captured by the white house. Reporters were not allowed in. I think the victims and the First Responders were grateful that the president of the United States came to dayton. Reporter and aiming to strike a note of unity in el paso everybody is talking about it and i wanted to thank you. Reporter some critics say he shouldnt have come, that his address to the nation earlier this week in one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. Reporter was overshadowed by his divisive language on race and on latino migration. Thats an invasion. It is an invasion. You know that. Trumps anger, hate and divisiveness, and doing nothing, nothing. This Community Needs to heal, does not need more division from this president reporter the president defending himself morning my critics are political people theyre trying to make points. In many cases theyre running ry low in the polls reporter tonight in el paso people are in mourning and divided. I think we need to hear from him, what hes going to do do you think the president should be visiting today no. He calls us everything in the book and then to come, you know, we dont pardon me, we dont forget what he said about us and what hes created here reporter and on his way here to el paso, the president escalating feuds with his political rivals, calling out joe biden and beto orourke by lester all right kristen welker, thank you. Were learning more about both Mass Shootings tonight including 911 calls just released, the heroes who helped save people, and new insights about the suspects we have two reports beginning with Gabe Gutierrez in dayton. Shortly before his rampage. This Surveillance Video obtained by cnn shows him at a nearby bar with a woman that appears to be his Sister Police say about an hour later he would open fire, killing her and eight others as people ran for their lives. We have an active shooter on 5th street there were shots and everybody laid down. I dont know where my friends are. Reporter for the first time the gunmans family is out with a written Statement Read by police, saying theyre shocked and devastated they offer their most heartfelt prayers and condolences to all the victims, their families, and friends. Reporter lindsay dahl said she dated the gunman in high school, and he told her he heard voices the voices told him to harm others he was afraid he would end up harming others, which is absolutely haunting now. Reporter should people have paid more atten flags . Yes, absolutely reporter 57yearold derek fudge was the oldest victim. He died in his sons arms. He just stopped moving. We got to get out of here, but he never got up. I just laid on top of him and hugged him and kept telling him i love you reporter here, the loss is unimaginable so is the strength Gabe Gutierrez, nbc news, dayton, ohio reporter im Miguel Almaguer in el paso. Tonight for a community grieving, the walmart parking lot is a symbol of both heartbreak and hope. 22 lives were lost here, but many more were saved i passed by the store today for the first time and i just got a bunch of ks help reporter when Gilbert Serna realized gunfi the walmar rushing dozens of people out of back doors as shots grew louder, serna ushered more than 150 customers into shipping containers, perh theyre running out of the fire exits. S reporter tonight, a set to begin friday. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, el paso, texas. And with pressure growing on lawmakers, it appears there may be momentum tonight to pass something known as red flag laws, less controversial than other gun laws it would allow police to remove weapons temporarily from people who might be a threat. Kate snow has more on that tonight. Reporter as communities grieve and demand action, republican senator Lindsey Graham plans to introduce a socalled red flag bill with support from democrats and the president. Were not trying to take re the hands of people who are dangerous who might kill themselves or somebody else. Reporter red flag laws exist extreme Risk Protection or are there any firearms in person whos a danger to this house reporter in indiana all these guns were confiscated in a fourmonth period. My son lives with paranoid schizophrenia and when hes not on his medication, he becomes incredibly aggressive and violent. Reporter Darlene Patrick lives in maine where the state voted against the measure last year her son is doing well right now, but twice shes had to figure out how to keep weapons out of his home reporter if you had a way to call the police and make sure your son didnt have a firearm, what would that do for you well, that would give me some peace of mind, for sure, that he wasnt going to hurt himself or anyone else. It would also instill a lot of anxiety on what was going to happen to him afterwards reporter the nra does not outright oppose red flag laws but wants due process protections which is what concerns colorado sheriff steve reams. They dont have a chance to defend themselves. They dont have a chance to plea their case reporter and today concerns of a different kind from the Senate Democratic leader who called the proposed red flag measure tepid and not nearly enough is there any evidence that these red flag laws work to reduce the number of shootings reporter early studies suggest that seizing guns can reduce suicide but when it comes to homicides and Mass Shootings, the evidence is less clear so far advocates of stronger gun laws, lester, say they do favor these, because they think it does reduce deaths. Kate, thanks very much. Also tonight backlash is growing against equinox and soul cycle after it was revealed their billionaire owner is set to hold a fundraiser for the president. Stephanie gosk reports it has some celebrities calling for a boycott and customers canceling memberships. Reporter highend fitness brand equinox gym got their members heart rates racing in an entirely different way today. Criticism and threats to boycott the gym and the spinning soul cycle when it came out the owner steven ross, is holding a lavish fundraiser for President Trump later this week. Talk show host andy cohen raged outside a gym so, equinox and soul cycle are giving our money to the Trump Campaign reporter but later added he was keeping his membership its everybodys right to give money to whatever candidate they want. Reporter equinox says neither equinox nor soul cycle have anything to do with the event and do not support it. In a statement, ross writes, i have always been an active participant in the democratic process. I have known donald trump for 40 years. While we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others its the latest example of people using their wallets as political hammers. Some recently boycotted nike for removing a line of shoes with the betsy ross flag. And multiple studios have threatened to pull billions of dollars in business from georgia over that states restrictive abortion laws. Today was different, anger igniting not over an issue but Financial Support for an election campaign, raising the stakes for an already charged political climate. Stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york also breaking tonight, theyre calling it the largest immigration raid in more than a decade i. C. E. Agents making 680 arrests at seven Food Processing plants in mississippi 600 agents carried out the sweeping raids in small towns around jackson where latino immigrants make up much of the workforce. Tonight the International Manhunt weve been following for two teens suspected in a killing spree has come to an end nbcs ron mott has late details for us reporter for three weeks, two suspected teenage killers have evaded capture despite multiple sightings, including today, a break in the case authorities announced the discovery of two bodies in northern manitoba, believed to be 18yearold Bryer Schmegelsky and 19yearold kam mcleod im confident it is them, but to identify them officially and to be sure, we have to go to autopsy reporter the teens were on the run after the deaths of three people, including american chynna deese and her australian boyfriend lucas fowler, both were shot to death, their bodies found july 15th. Days later, leonard dyck, a University Lecturer found dead near a burned pick up truck the teens had been driving its huge to be able to hopefully give some people an opportunity to exhale, not being afraid of whos out in the woods anymore. Reporter a killing spree apparently ending in the dense woods of the canadian wilderness far from where it began. Ron mott, nbc news ahead for over 50 Million People late today a tornado touching down in northern new jersey as severe storms take aim from North Carolina to new hampshire. Al roker is here al, where are the threats headed right now, lester, were watching the radar weve got severe thunderstorms back through the great lakes, the central plains, and here in the east, major problems, high water rescues in philadelphia. 22 states, 60 Million People from the great lakes, central plains, midlantic states on into the northeast. Damaging winds really heavy rain and isolated tornados possible. Rainfall amounts, two to three inches from the delmarva peninsula all the way into new england. Weve got airport delays, boston, new york, d. C. , pittsburgh, and buffalo. 4,400 delays and cancellations, lester, and that number is just going to keep up as we move into tonight. Lester all right, al, thank you. Tonight one of americas biggest olympic stars is blasting usa gymnastics. Ac fourtime Gold Medalist simone biles at an event in kansas city today tearfully accused the organization of not doing enough to stop former team doctor, larry nasser, from sexually abusing them its hard coming here for an organization and having had them failed us so many times. And we had one goal. Weve done everything that they asked us for even when we didnt want to and they couldnt do one damn job you had one job. You literally had one job, and you couldnt protect us. Biles and over 300 athletes have accused nasser of abuse hes serving a prison sentence of up to 175 years in a statement usa gymnastics says it has, quote, made a lot of progress in strengthening our athlete Safety Measures and putting our Athletes First but we know we have more to do the fbi is appealing for help from the public tonight su after a brazen armored car heist in philadelphia. 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