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 taken has killed some of those on board. Hospitals were put on alert to receive patients this afternoon as rescuers worked to extricate victimft 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 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. 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 professionals worst 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 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 latebreaking developments for a hunt in the suspect in the ambush shooting style death of a texas 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 Law Enforcement 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, wag 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 ben marconi was shot twice in the head. I have an officer 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 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 there with him and wo 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, 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 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. 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 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 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 outrageous. 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 remain 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. Try to get out before everything gets 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. 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 at as we head cleeser to the 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 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 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 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 aever a devastating quake five years ago. We get the latest from nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter the quake jolted 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. 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 coast of fukushima prefecture, with a 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 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 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 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 imfwrags, 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 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 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 bank that financed trumps acquisition of 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 youve taken from certain countries reporter some of trumps biggest deals coming from india, pictures now surfacing of some i 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 in washington where one of the speakers praised donald trump with language similar to that in nazi germany. 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. President elect trump has continued t 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 say the situation has gone from terrible to terrifying, and now barely survivable. Our latest now from 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. 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 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 mean for the people in eastern aleppo . 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. 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 no access to medical care. 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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. 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 Quarter sense Savannah State thomas took this handoff for a threeyard gain but yard sticks could not ll 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 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 just a few years ago. 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. 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 fod. 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, orangeburg, South Carolina. 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 night. They looked like human pin yacht toes out there. Cody kessler suffers yet another concussion, and hes out for this week. Josh mcgown proves he can take a licking and keep on to where we started winless. We want to win a game, we have to help our defense out, and we have to score more points. Great advice from terel prior, but can it be done. Stick around. This should get interesting on a special edition of channel 3 news at 7. From the st it impossible, this is channel 3 news, brought to you by universal windows direct. Youll be saying i love my windows. Now, channel 7 news at 7. Heres running around in the end zone. Then the ball comes loose. Thats the way the steelers on it. He runs, and he zigzags to the 20. He got back at the 26yard