Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with Brian Williams. Good evening. To the First Responders who arrived, it looked like the deafen oifgs terrorism. Inside a synagogue in jerusalem two palestinians entered with cleavers, knives and a gun. Five people dead, three rabbis. Among the dead three americans. Its the deadliest single attack in six years. It comes at a time of already high tensions. Tonight israel has ordered the homes of the killers be destroyed, and in terms of retaliation, they may just be getting started. Now this has the worlds attention. We begin there with bill neely. Reporter outside a jerusalem synagogue, police are targeting two killers. Its just minutes after the men have shot and stabbed four people to death. In the exchange of fire, one policeman is shot and injured before both gunmen are killed. Inside, its a blood bath. Around two dozen men have been praying when they were attacked with axes, butchers knives and a pistol by the two palestinian men. We heard one shot, two shots, then a flurry of shots, at least five, six or seven shots. We all ran out. Reporter there was panic as police searched for for gunmen and disbelief. Of the dead three were rabbis and three were born in america. One, rabbi Moshe Twersky was the son of a renowned boston rabbi. The death of someone who had such a significant rabinic role and was connected to so many rabbis around the world is going to send shock waves through the entire jewish world. Reporter from the synagogue where they had prayed together just hours earlier, the four men were buried together. And israels Prime Minister vowed to respond with what he called a heavy hand. The killers were cousins from east jerusalem. Their families mourned, some palestinians celebrated. The men hailed as heroes. President obama condemning them. The murderers todays out ranlous acts represent the kind of extremism that threatens to bring all of the middle east into the kind of spiral from which its very difficult to emerge. Reporter and there was more trouble. Clashes between palestinians and police where the two killers lived. Jerusalem, the holy city, is an ever more tense and deadly one. Brian, the policemen injured in that shootout has now died. So five dead plus the two killers. And fears here tonight of a sharpening religious edge to the long political conflict here. Fears, too, that all this violence could be building towards a third palestinian uprising. Jerusalem tonight is a city on edge. Brian . Bill neely live for us tonight to start us off from jerusalem, bill, thanks. Back to this country, and again tonight its a weather emergency making news. A bitterly cold night in store for most people in this country. Officially as of this morning temperatures were below freezing at least somewhere in all 50 states. And yes, that includes hawaii. Being on the water, however, is not a good thing tonight in the northeast. Take what they call the lake effect in buffalo, new york, where theyre expecting 70 inches of snow before this is over. Right now falling 4 to 5 inches per hour. Right now theres 35 inches. More snow on the lake front than there is at the airport just five miles inland. National guard is being called in to help. Weather channel meteorologist mike bettes is about 12 miles outside of buffalo for us tonight. Reporter whiteout. Blizzard conditions. The Great Lakes Region is under siege. Buffalo all by buried with more than 51 inches of snow and its still falling. 100 miles of i90 is shut down. 100 vehicles stranded. Many may be forced to leave with rescuers tonight. Its a very serious situation. Many travel bans and roads closed, highways closed. Reporter semis and cars stuck with nowhere to go. From the air, you could see it coming. A huge wall of snow moving into the city. And as time lapse video shows how it just hasnt stopped. Relentless piling up overnight and all day. Ive lived in buffalo my whole life, and ive never seen it like that. It was scary. I have just received confirmation directly from the governor that the National Guard will be deployed. Reporter the Niagara UniversityWomens Basketball team stuck nine hours on the new york thruway while headed home from pittsburgh. The wind is blowing, the snow is falling at a pretty high rate. Reporter people at home posted online snow day, barely visible backyard. Ive lost my house, and no way this dog is getting through the doorway. Snow piled up outside this mans garage door. Michigan also hit hard by the lake effect snow. And in wisconsin, snow up to the stop sign. Six feet in one week. The Milwaukee River completely frozen over. Record low temperatures for this time of year in ten cities. In louisville, kentucky, the big chill fell on churchill downs, canceling racing for the first time in nearly 30 years. This mornings low in florida, just 42 degrees near jacksonville. Thats colder than oregons mt. Hood at 44. The snowfall totals impressive, to say the least, some places pushing 50 inches. And it is still coming down. These numbers will all go up. Now, in addition to the snow, an icy grip across the country from the great lakes all the way to the southeast coast. Potential record lows overnight. And then wednesday temperatures cold again now reaching to the east coast. And then we have to get through another night of potential record low temperatures for dozens of cities in the east. Obviously, weather in november that were not all used to and november weather thats one for the record books. Brian . Mike bettes just outside buffalo for us tonight, mike, thanks. We have something new to report tonight on that recall of defective air bags. Until now, this has been limited to parts of the country where high humidity could cause an air bag inflater to rupture. But now as of tonight the feds are demanding automakers expand it to all states. Peter alexander with us from our washington newsroom tonight with more. Good evening. Reporter good evening to you. Federal officials are calling on the Japanese Company takata and five manufacture manufacturers to recall those equipped with takata, ford, honda, chrysler, mazda and bmw vehicles generally with models years 2008 and before. It affected cars mostly in areas along the gulf coast with high temperatures and humidity, but the government says its making this new move after learning about two incidents outside those areas. Officials say drivers should keep wearing seat belts and can continue to drive until their vehicles can be repaired. If takata and the automakers do not follow through, the government says it will force them to. Peter alexander in our d. C. Newsroom live tonight. Peter, thanks. Now to the middle of the country, ferguson, missouri, and this tense standby period waiting the grand jury decision on the white Police Officer who shot and killed an unlarmed black teenager. Tonight the National Guard is ready should police and protesters clash violently once again and disregard all these calls for peace. Our report tonight from nbcs ron allen in ferguson. Reporter with protesters back on the streets, anticipating a grand jury decision whether to indict officer Darren Wilson in Michael Browns death as a member of the Ferguson Commission reporter today months governor named his commission, 15 citizens tasked with finding solutions to problems like poverty, education, policing, which has fueled the demonstrations. Im not preparing for war. Im preparing for peace. Reporter as the focus remains on the governors decision to declare a state ofmental and activate the National Guard criticized by protest organizers as provocative. Are you going to be peaceful . Were intending to make it peaceful. Reporter after months of mostly peaceful gatherings, for many the governors steps remind them of the street battles following browns death. A state of emergency was declared back then. This leads to the issue why people are protesting, being heavy handed. Reporter police are offering a softer approach wearing regular uniforms whenever possible but insisting violence wont be tolerated. An fbi warning that extremist groups may try to use protests as a cover to attack police. They all are essentially hoping for violence, hoping for a big, huge meltdown. Reporter at local schools, some closed up to six days in august, teachers have given students assignments to do at home just in case. And look for alternative routes for hundreds of buss if roads are blocked. School Officials Say they do expect to get some advantage notice when a decision has been reached. Today prosecutors only would say theyre still presenting the case to the grand jury. Brian . Ron allen, ferguson, missouri. Ron, thank you again. Back east, d. C. We go. The long debated keystone xl pipeline has fallen short of the 60 votes it needed to pass the senate. The oil pipeline, if it were to get the go ahead, would run from canada through the u. S. To the gulf of mexico. Had this senate vote gone the other way, the white house has strongly hinted the president would veto it. There is other news from washington tonight. This may be an example of the most theyve gotten done at the capital for years perhaps because its happening over the heads of congress. We got a rare look at a spectacular restoration project under way. Our report on that from our capitol hill correspondent kelly odonnell. Reporter have you noticed the change . Americas symbol of freedom is a monument to pardon our dust. The u. S. Capitol dome shrouded in metal and mesh. For months a giant puzzle climbed the outside. Today we got a rare closeup view from the rooftop. The dome, dating back to the days of abraham lincoln, is riddled with 1300 cracks. Made of cast iron but meant to look like stone, the shell is worn by weather, water damage and history. 14 layers of paint. Some of them were upwards of over 150 years old. So everything will bet completely removed. Reporter right now the dome is surrounded by 52 miles of scaffold pipe, and the whole structure here weighs more than 1 million pounds. The idea is to give the dome another 50 to 75 good years and, yes, the hat and glasses were required. The last dome facelift happened when Dwight Eisenhower was president. But this time 25 levels of decking make a Construction Zone in the sky. So it freestands in between these levels without touching the actual skin of the dome. Reporter with a 60 million budget, this capitol makeover will take another year, to give washington a fresh look for the next president s inauguration. Kelly odonnell, nbc news, from the roof of the capitol. Big health story making news tonight that will be of particular interest to the millions of americans who take an aspirin a day for the sake of their heart. A large study of people over age 60, those at high risk, found taking a lowdose aspirin every day may not significantly protect against a heart attack or stroke. This news, of course, raises more questions about who should be taking a daily lowdose aspirin. For patients who have had a prior heart attack, we know that taking a baby aspirin every day can prevent another one from happening, but this is not without potential complications such as bleeding. 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Part of the reason, jet fuel prices have dropped 17 from a year ago. But dont look for any savings at the ticket counters. Flying nonstop this thanksgiving will cost you 10 to 15 more than last year. In denver, this week, mounting frustration. The cost was enough that i almost didnt come. Absolutely outrageous. I paid 881 for his ticket. I definitely think they should pass on the savings. Do i expect it . No way. Reporter even the first week of december, typically the cheapest time of the year to travel, Airline Tickets are pricey. We asked fare compare to run some numbers. Detroit to san francisco, 591. A year ago it cost 508. Seattle to dallas, 403. A year ago 347. Some 2 million of us fly every day in this country, but with so many Airline Mergers over the last ten years there are fewer airlines and fewer seats. Still, the airlines know customers will only pay so much. Airline have to fill every empty middle seat. 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Adrian peterson, the star running back for the minnesota vikings, has been suspended without pay for the rest of the nfl season. Two weeks ago he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault. He was accused of whipping his 4yearold son with a switch. The league said he showed no meaningful remorse. Peterson says he will appeal. Our friend tracy morgan of snl and 30 rock fame still faces a long road to recovery. In addition to his physical wounds and broken bones requiring months of physical therapy, his attorney said today in court morgan suffered a traumatic deep brain injury in the accident that killed one passenger, injured three others, when a walmart big rig slammed into their limo van when they were driving back from a show in atlantic city. Not one but two signs of the times tonight. Just 70 years ago they were the scourge of the world. Now germany has been named the worlds favorite country according to a brand survey which tracks 50 different trends. 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They died because they responded to help others. So much of their management ranks were wiped out in an instant. Chiefs, captains, lieutenants and, of course, the firefighters who make it all go, but in the years that have passed, its now time for a child of one of the fallen to make her own history. We get her story tonight from nbcs rehema ellis. Reporter this is the day Josephine Smith has dreamed about her whole life. Probationary firefighter Josephine Smith. Reporter today she graduated from the new York City Fire academy, just like her dad did more than three decades ago. For josephine, today brings a mix of emotions. Proud, happy, excited, sad that my father couldnt be here. Reporter thats because her father, kevin smith, was working on 9 11 and rushed to ground zero. He died when the north tower fell. Smith is the first daughter of a fallen 9 11 firefighter to join the ranks of the fdny. Josephine, out of that tragedy, devoted herself to service. Reporter josephine says her father is still very much a part of her life. She still has a photo of him in her hat and wears his bracelet every day. You carry him with you everywhere you go. Everywhere. Reporter reaching this milestone wasnt easy. After 18 weeks of grueling training shes now one of new york citys more than 10,000 firefighters and one of just 44 women. Since her father died there have been three words shes repeated to herself every day. What are those three words . Make him proud. Reporter youve done that. I have. Reporter shes attended the annual 9 11 memorial ceremonies where her fathers name is engraved on the wall along with thousands of others. She may be just 53 tall, but those who know her say shes got what it takes. Shes made him proud, shes made us proud, but most important, shes made herself proud of what shes accomplished today. Reporter proud to mark the end of one heartfelt journey and the beginning of another as one of new york citys bravest, just like her dad. Rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. A Great Department just got even better. Thats our broadcast for a tuesday night. Thank you for being here with us. Im Brian Williams. We, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. Good night. Jennifer lawrence reveals her secret obsession with mario lopez. My crazy interview with the star of the hunger games now on extra. Marios night with his biggest celebrity superfan. We watched save by the bell every morning before school. I love that. J. Laws first words about dating since her rumored split from chris martin. And guess whose star mansion she just bought. Nude pics. Kim kardashian squeezed into skintight pink latex. How kim spoofed herself on australian tv. You dont have as big a butt as i do. Bill cosbys second accuser blasting him as a serial rapist. 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