From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening on a very busy monday, we begin with breaking news, a terrible story developing out of chattanooga, tennessee, where a school bus carrying 35 Elementary Students has crashed, and it has killed some of those on board. Hospitals were put on alert to receive patients this afternoon as rescuers went out of control, wound up split in two around a tree. Lets get the very latest now from nbcs kerry sanders. Reporter photos on twitter taken by the Chattanooga Fire Department show rescue teams at work. One firefighter perched on top of the crumpled bus, tipped on its side, wedged between two trees. The emergency call went out at around 3 20 this afternoon. School bus flipped off the roadway. It is occupied with children. They believe there is kindergartners through fifth graders. I can see an arm moving, but i dont know if anybody can get to it. Reporter 23 children were transported to the hospital. A bus crash involving schoolchildren is every Public Safety professionals worst nightmare. Reporter 8yearold darrion griffith escaped with only bumps and bruises. Glad youre safe, buddy. Reporter its unclear why the driver lost control of the bus. Tonight parents at chattanooga elementary school, anxiously praying for their young children. Tonight in chattanooga the authorities tell nbc news there are multiple fatalities. There are reports there could be a dozen dead children in this accident. The medical examiner is now at the scene. The Authorities Say that the bus driver is indeed cooperating with the investigation. Lester . Absolutely horrible, kerry, thank you. There are also latebreaking hunt for a suspect in the ambush shooting style death of a texas police officer. The 50yearold san antonio pd detective was one of four law men gunned down in three states in a 24hour period. It has been an exceptionally deadly year for the nations Law Enforcement officers. Nbcs jacob rascon is in san antonio with the latest. Reporter tonight after a twoday Manhunt Police have captured the man they say executed one of their own. We arrested 31yearold otis tyrone mccain. Suspect seen in new Surveillance Video pacing nervously outside San Antonio Police headquarters sunday morning, walking inside at 7 45 for just 20 seconds. Four hours later, detective ben marconi was shot twice in the head. Ive got an officer down in front of headquarters. I need ems right now in front of headquarters. Reporter his killer taking off in this black mitsubishi sedan. The fbi, texas marshals all searching this was nothing more than an assassination of a police officer. Reporter marconi was the fourth Law Enforcement officer shot in 24 hours. An ambush in st. Louis, missouri, a driveby shooting in sanibel, florida, another officer shot in gladstone, missouri. So far this year, 58 officers across the u. S. Have been killed by gunfire, compared to 36 such killings all of last year. Detective marconi graduated from the San Antonio Police academy 20 years ago, retired detective roy naylor was right there with him and worked alongside marconi for 20 years. It was tough. Because it wasnt the way somebody should go, especially somebody that was respected as well as he was. Reporter ambushes like this one have a chilling effect, naylor says. People see this, theyre like, why do i want to be a cop if im just going to get shot for no reason . Reporter minutes ago, the San Antonio Police chief confirmed they arrested half hour from here. S. W. A. T. Team members took him into custody without incident. He was with a woman and a 2yearold child. He was arrested, as i said, without incident for what they called a cold and calculated murder. The mayor said we can all breathe a little easier tonight. Lester . Jacob, thank you. Now to the winter wallop hitting in the middle of fall, a big snowstorm blanketing part of the country right now and it could mark just the beginning of lingering travel nightmares as we head into this very busy Holiday Travel week. Al roker will be here in a moment, but first the latest from nbcs blake mccoy out in the thick of it. Reporter whipping winds and whiteout conditions as the first major snowstorm of the season is now hammering the northeast. More than two feet of snow has fallen in parts of upstate new york, crippling cities at the start of this busy thanksgiving travel week. We woke up with all this. Im like whoa she likes it but mommy is not really feeling just not this much this early. Keep in mind, none of this was here 24 hours ago. Are you surprised how much snow youre getting out of here . Its outrageous. Mark roushs snowblower on the fritz, not quite ready for all this snow either. Uhoh. Reporter its making a mess of the roads. Near marathon, new york, a bus slid onto its side while swerving to avoid a spunout car. Eight students suffered minor injuries. Tonight, driving remains treacherou in new hampshire, two deaths are being blamed on icy roads. Air travel being impacted as well, high winds at new Yorks Laguardia airport causing delays, just three days before thanksgiving. Try to get out before everything gets crazy. Reporter this year, 1 million more americans will be traveling for thanksgiving compared to last year. With the travel rush just beginning, tonight many find tonight, the snow continues to fall. More than 20 inches so far. People are being advised to stay home until this lets up tomorrow morning. Lester . All right, blake, thanks very much. Lets turn to al roker. Where is this storm going and what are we looking at as we head closer to the holiday . We have problems, lester. Right now you can see on the radar we are starting to see this tapering off, talking about another one to three, maybe six inches in some of the higher elevations. As far as travel, were going to see a coming across and heres what were looking at, as far as the air travel, on wednesday, chicagos going to be a problem, periods of rain throughout the day, improving conditions in the evening. Minneapolis a problem, detroit as well, with again, more rain, possible delays, mixture of rain and snow, heaviest rain in the evening. As far as travel, i94, i65, i70 going to be problems as well, st. Louis to pittsburgh, rainy travel, ponding and problems there, and then as we move out west, i5 going to be the big problem from sacramento to seattle, rain and snow over the mountain passes. All right, al, thanks very much. A developing story tonight in japan, where it is Early Morning now. All eyes there have been locked on the sea after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of fukushima, setting off tsunami warnings and evacuation orders. This is the same area where a Nuclear Power plant was destroyed by a tsunami after a devastating quake five years ago. We get the latest from nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter the 6. 9 ua coming up, triggering a serious and immediate warning. Tsunami warning for the coastal areas of fukushima. Reporter local television urged viewers to find Higher Ground quickly. The powerful quake sending a shock wave through the region and fear of powerful tsunami could be even more dangerous than the tremor. With tsunami sirens blaring, the shallow quake hit at 6 01 a. M. Local time off the warning reverberating across a region at rattled before. Translator please evacuate. Reporter in 2011, a 9. 1 earthquake brought japan to its knees, but it was the 25foot wall of water, a massive tsunami, that killed thousands and destroyed Nuclear Power plants. Tonight in japan, another quake, and now the shock wave of fear that comes with tsunami warnings. Those tsunami warnings call for waves up to ten feet high. So far they have only re there are no reports of any damage at the Nuclear Power plants. Lester . Miguel almaguer tonight, miguel, thanks. President elect donald trump met today with more prospective members of his administration as his Team Released a video of trump talking about his legislative priorities. At the same time, questions remained about how trump will separate the work of his businesses from his work on the nations business. We get more tonight from nbcs hallie jackson. Reporter late tonight, a new video from the president elect. Smoothly. Reporter donald trump listing off his tenpoint plan. On imigration, i will direct the department of labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the american worker. Reporter a tape produced by his own team. The press not invited. His aides today forced to fend off new questions about how the president elect can juggle both his business dealings and the business of the country. By the time he takes office, as president of the united states, will be complied with, every i and every t will be dotted. Reporter the focus, his new d. C. Hotel and a recent reception complete with trump wine, meant to woo foreign diplomats. They spent a lot of time talking about the property and how they hope that this would be a property that the diplomats would use. Reporter the sales pitch, raising concerns overseas customers might stay there to win brownie points with the next president. Meanwhile, the foreign investigation by the justice department, a Department Trump will oversee come january. Trumps name not just on hotels here at home but around the world, 15 properties internationally, with a lucrative deal in turkey, and business ties in saudi arabia, even he assailed the Clinton Foundation for its links to the foreign government. Why dont you give back the money that youve taken from certain countries reporter some of trumps biggest deals coming from india, pictures now surfacing visiting last week, despite the president elect in the thick of transition talks at trump tower. The conflicts that are going to follow from his ownership of the Trump Organization while serving as president are pervasive. Theyre obvious. Theyre foreseeable. Separately, late tonight, different video is surfacing thats raising some concerns. It shows an altright conference here in washington, where one to that in nazi germany. For us as europeans it is only normal again when we are great again. Hail trump hail our people hail victory people in the crowd responding with straight armed salutes. That speaker, richard spencer, telling nbc news he intended his words to be ironic and exuberant, insisting the altright is not an neonazi movement. Adding trump has been good for them. Trump spokesperson responding to that conference says denounce racism of any kind and he was elected because he will be a leader for every american. Lester . Hallie jackson, thank you. There is urgent new concern tonight about the situation in syria, after Government Forces bombed yet even more hospitals in the rebelheld part of aleppo, leaving 250,000 people with severely limited access to critical care. The u. N. Humanitarian chief says the situation has gone from terrible to terrifying, and now barely survivable. Engel. Reporter cameras captured the moment bombs hit what was one of just two hospitals left in eastern aleppo. A team from Al Jazeera Television was filming inside. Patients didnt know where to run. Nurses faced a heartbreaking choice, taking babies out of the incubators keeping them alive, or leaving them in a hospital that had become a target. Now, theres only one hosp member of the aleppo medical council. Were so worried for the final hospital. Reporter if this final hospital is bombed, what will it mean for the people in eastern aleppo . It surely will be a disaster for all of news medical. Reporter by almost any measure, this part of aleppo under attack by the Syrian Regime is already a disaster. There is no food there is bombing now. Reporter if you need to go with me, you just hang up, okay . The 250,000 civilians in eastern aleppo are trapped, bombed, and now have almost no access to medical care. Richard engel, nbc news, new york. All right, we need to take a break here. In a moment, well look at the holiday week ahead for the black friday shopping craze be coming to an end . How to get those deals online now. News out tonight about dementia. Well be right back. 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Is not your typical college student. Going to work every day, coming to class five days a week, its very tough. Reporter the 55yearold at South CarolinaState University is now believed to be the oldest player ever in division one football. So whats your secret . Just eating and working out. Reporter near the end of the first quart against savannah state, thomas took this hand youf for a threeyard gain but yard sticks could not fully measure the how badly did he want this shop . Oh he wanted it a bunch. Hes been wanting it for years. The guy comes in my office and says i want to play. Reporter thomas played ball in high school, but a speech impediment made him think college wasnt for him. Decades later, after the economy tanked and his Construction Business crumbled, he needed a new start. I needed a college education. Reporter majoring in engineering, he started practicing with the same squad where his son, current green bay Packer Joe Thomas jr. , had played at first everybody kind of took it as a little joke, but after a while when he actually was out there working out, coming in the weight room and do the conditioning, we accepted him as one of the regular players. Reporter he was serious. Oh, dead serious. Reporter and since his collegiate debut, hes brushed off comparisons to rudy. Rudy . Reporter yeah. He was a little youre watching 12news winner of the Rocky Mountain 08 me award for best evening newscast. After years of pushing and pulling, will a new deal and the casino worse in arizona . The governor is offering to let us Southern Arizona tribe opera gambling at his condo casino. This is a part of the deal with 10 other tribes that extend gambling opportunities. The deal was announced today. We are verifying the deal. Reporter the governor and the tribes have tried to block this casino and courts and congress. It appears are going to let the nation have what it wants. A fullscale biggest oil casino resort right here in the middle it was like a highstakes game of poker. You are welcome. Wed love to have you at the table and work with you on whats next for the state of arizona. One tribe was in at the table. The governor telling the tribe they can now help with the governor and other tribes have tried to block. That was a message given this morning by the governor. Again, it would be good for all of arizona a revised agreement between the state and tribes to allow the desert Diamond Casino and glendale to offer a biggest sale menu of games like poker, blackjack and roulette. Other tribes could offer new and different gaming and new casinos would be limited in phoenix. I believe its a matter of containing that. You dont want to leave things to chance. Reporter voters approved seven casinos in the valley. It is hurting the others