Perched on top of the krumpled bus, tipped on its side wedged between two trees. The emergency call went out about 3 30 this afternoon. It is occupied with children. They believe there is ejections. Reporter on board 35 children, kindergartners through fifth graders. I can see an arm moving but i dont know if anybody can get to it. Reporter 23 taken to hospitals. A bus crash involving schoolchildren is every Public Safety nightmare. Reporter 8yearold darrion griffith escaped with only bumps and bruces. Glad youre safe, buddy. Reporter its unclear why the driver lost control of the bus. Tonight parents are gathering 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 indeed cooperating with the investigation. Lester . Absolutely horrible, kerry, thank you. There are latebreaking developments for a hunt in the 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 town in three states in a 24hour period. It has been an exceptionally deadly year for the nations lanf officers. 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. The suspect seen in new Surveillance Video pacing nervously outside San Antonio Police headquarters sunday morning, walking inside at 7 45 for just 20 seconds. He asked a question, the clerk said that they would help him with that and he said nevermind and walked out. Reporter four hours later detective down in front of headquarters. I immediate ems right now in front of headquarters. His killer taking off in the black mitsubishi sedan. This was nothing short of 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, missou. 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 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 like this one have a chilling effect, naylor says. People see this, why do i want to be a cop if im going to get shot for no reason . Reporter minutes ago the San Antonio Police chief confirmed they arrested 31yearold otis tyrone mccain, about a 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 easier tonight. Lester . Jacob, thank you. 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 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 it. Reporter here in syracuse new york, theyre used to snow but not this much this early. Keep in mind none of this was here 24 hours. Are you surprised how much snow youre getting out of here . Its reporter marks snowemployeer is not ready for the snow. 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 treacherous into connecticut and the rest of new england. 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. Crazy. This year, 1 million more americans will be traveling for thanksgiving compared to last year, with the travel rush just beginning, tonight many find themselves going nowhere fast. Here in syracuse 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 the storm going and what are we looking a holiday . We have problems, lester. On the radar we are starting to see this tapering off, another one to three, maybe six inches in some of the higher elevations. As far as travel were going to see a parade of storms 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 as far as travel i94, i65, i70 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. Lester, of course well continue to track it. 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, evacuation orders. This is the same area where a Nuclear Power plant was destroyed by a tsunami aever a devastating quake five years ago. We get the latest from nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter the quake jolted japan as the sun was 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. 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 coast of fukushima prefecture, with a warning reverb rating 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 destroys 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 registered at two to three feet. There are no reports of any damage at the Nuclear Power plants. Lester . Miguel almaguer tonight thanks. President elect donald trump met today with more prospective members of his administration as his 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. Our Transition Team is working very smoothly. Reporter donald trump listing off his tenpoint plan. On imfwrags, i will direct the department of labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the american 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, everything, every law will be complied with, every i and t will be done. 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 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 bank that financed trumps acquisition of that property and these others is under 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 ties in saudi arabia, even he assailed the Clinton Foundation for its links to the foreign government. Why dont you give back the money youve taken from certain countries reporter some of trumps biggest deals coming from india, pictures now surfacing of some Indian Business partners 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 theyre obvious. Theyre foreseeable. Separately, late tonight different video is surfacing thats raising some concerns. It shows an altright conference in washington where one of the speakers praised donald trump with language similar 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 that speaker Richard Spencer telling nbc news he intended his words to be ironic and exuberant insisting the altright is not an neonazi movement. President elect trump has continued to 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 rebelheld part of aleppo, leaving 250,000 people with severely limited access to critical care. The u. N. Humanitarian chief say the situation has gone from terrible to terrifying, and now barely survivable. Our latest now from chief Foreign Correspondent richard engel. Reporter cameras captured the moment bombs hit what was one of just two hospitals left in eastern aleppo. Team from Al Jazeera Television was filming inside. 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 hospital left. Tonight we spoke to a member of the aleppo medical council. Were so worried for the final hospital. Reporter if this final hospital is bombed what will it it will surely 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 completely. Reporter food is running out. Okay. Theres something now. Reporter if you need to go with me, you just happening up, okay . The 250,000 civilians in eastern aleppo are trapped, bombed, and now have almost n care. Richard engel, nbc news, new york. We need to take a break here. In a moment well look at the holiday week ahead for the black friday shopping craze, could it be coming to an end . How to get those deals online now. Back with news on the big day coming up this week. Not thanksgiving, were talking about the day after, black friday. Companies competing four this year the holiday deals are already here and as jole kent explains it could be the end of black friday as we know it. If shopping like this makes you cringe, good news black friday madness could be a thing of the past. Its five days of savings where youre able to save money on everything under the sun. Reporter sales in stores on black friday were down 12 last year, and this year shoppers plan to spend half their holiday budget online. In fact, many retailers have already kicked off their online black friday sales. Your couch, starting now. Fill up your shopping cart, and as the black friday deals come out, sign out of the site all together. Stores want to you complete the sale so when you log back in you may get new discounts or Free Shipping. Outsmart retailers searching for better deals on different device, shop on your phone, tablet and computer. Prices may change by device because retailers tracking your Search History and past shopping habits. Dont ignore the le ask for a coupon or Free Shipping or a discount. You can actually ask them, hey, is there anything you can offer me today and they might say not today but we have a secret flash sale tomorrow so log back on. Reporter join the club, if you spend a lot on amazon it probably pays to sign up for prime and many stores have programs for loyal shoppers that offer deeper sto discounts and points skip the crowds but not the savings. Were back in a moment with a scary moment caught on camera involving a popular toy this some good news to report in health news about dementia. Study from the university of michigan found the rate of dementia in seniors has dropped since 2000. Theres no cure for dementia, but researchers say the drop may be due to more education keeping minds active, and more effective treatments for diabetes and heart disease, which are also linked to memory problems. Sabra is issuing a voluntary recall for some of its popular mum husband products. The reason . Listeria was found at one of the companys manufacturing facilities but not in any tested finished product. Best before date of january 23rd, 2017, or earlier. And four days to black friday, toys r us is pulling a tonka truck model off the shelves, one of the 12volt rideon dump trucks burst into the flames in the back of that adult sized truck and it caught fire again when the owners returned it. Toys r us said it was an isolated incident and theyre working with the toy company to find out exactly what happened. When we c finally tonight, living proof that youre never too old to. You are sue your out of the movies. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has the story of a guy inspiring mark and oh, by the way, inspiring a lot of us in our 50s by turning back the hands of father time and making history on the field. Reporter dont let the backpack or the ball cap fool you. Joe thomas sr. Is not your typical college student. Going to work every day, coming to class five days a week, its very tough. Reporter the 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 Quarter sense Savannah State thomas took this handoff for a threeyard gain but yard sticks could not fully measure the impact of this carry. 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 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 just a few years ago. At first everybody 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. Hes brushed off comparisons to rudy. Wrudy was a smaller guy, wasnt he . Reporter but he calls it the happiest moment of his life. I reached my goal. Reporter a goal now a life lesson. Just never give up. Always stay focused. Reporter so whats next . Graduation, a new career, and maybe hell even try wrestling, he says. After all, at 55, hes just getting started. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, orbu there was a lot of grim news in this newscast but a great story to end on, and we invite you to submit your own inspiring america stories on our facebook page. Thats going to do it for us on a monday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for announcer its a viral video that shocked millions. [ crying ] announcer now in a doctors exclusive, we have the heartbreaking truth behind the video. Dr. Travis why did you do that . Announcer and then we have a shark in the ho personal tragedy that threw him into action. 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