Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Our country appears to have once again been struck by an act of terrorism. The question tonight, from where . Four u. S. Marines are dead gunned down by a loan shooter during a attacks on two u. S. Military facilities. The gunman identified at Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez was also killed. The motive for the attacks unknown. The Justice Department only saying this is being investigated as an act of domestic terror. Lets get right to gabe ambiguitygutierrez. Reporter the fbi is on the scene taking the lead in the investigation. This is the building where the gunfire started and amazingly, everyone inside survived. Just a few miles away the violence turned deadly. Terrifying moments today in chattanooga. There is a mass casualty. Reporter as a hail of bullets tore through two military centers. This woman heard it unfold. As soon as i turned he was ducking down on the phone and we heard the shots fired. It was loud and fast. Reporter police say around 10 35 this morning a gunman shot more than 20 rounds into this Armed Forces Recruitment center and drove seven miles to this navy and Marine Corps Center and opened fire again. You dont ever think it will happen where you live but it can happen anymore. We are conducting this as an act of domestic terrorism. Reporter the chaos lasted half an hour. Four marines were killed so was the gunman. Law enforcement officials identify him as Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez. Its not clear whether he took his own life or was shot by police. An officer was shot in the ankle, several other people were wounded. It is incomparable to see what happened and the way that individuals who proudly serve our country were treated. Reporter the shooting spree prompted lockdowns at Chattanooga State Community college and the State Capitol and Governors Mansion more than 135 miles away. The department of Homeland Security deployed a strike team and air space over chattanooga was briefly closed. Repeat constantly on social media. So important, so many people so many of you say pray for chattanooga, pry for our city. Reporter tonight, this community is remembering the lives lost and wondering how the this could happen here. President obama was briefed on the situation just after it unfolded and tonight, the department of Homeland Security is stepping up patrols at certain federal facilities out of an abundance of caution, lester . Gabe how can it happen . Why could it happen . As we ask what inspired or motivated the attack the fbi is busy gathering what it can about the shooter. It has taken the lead in the investigation and we get that part of the story from our Justice Justice correspondent pete williams. Reporter they swarmed to the house where 24yearold Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez lived. U. S. Officials say hes the son of a chattanooga City Employee and naturalized u. S. Citizen from kuwait. The shootings have become the subject of a fastmoving federal investigation. We expect probably by the end of the day, we will have several hundred fbi resources on scene to conduct this investigation. Reporter federal Officials Say tonight several factors point to the possibility that the attacks may have been ter therorism the choice of targets and military person in uniform. Isis has relentlessly urged followers to stage attacks against the military federal government and anyone in uniform as the fbi warned Congress Last week. There is a group of tweeters in syria and their message is too prompt come to the socalled cal fate and live the life of some sort of glory or something and if you cant come, kill somebody where you are. Kill somebody in uniform. Kill anybody. Reporter several Officials Say there is indications this may be an act of foreign inspired terrorism but declined to offer specifics. They are carefully checking the gunmans car and looking at emails, phone calls, internet use and building a list of everyone he was recently in contact with. Tonight Officials Say they think abdulazeez acted alone and do not believe there was a warning this attack was coming but three days go days ago in a blog he said life was short and bitter and stressed jihad. To a major story were covering tonight, late word of a guilty verdict in the colorado Movie Theater mass cure trial. The jury deliberated for 13 hours before deciding james holmes fate for the mass shooting that killed 12 in 2012. His attorneys argued he was not guilty by reason of insanity. Jacob rascon with late details. Reporter it took jurors two days to decide. Guilty of murder in the firstdegree. Reporter guilty of murder in the firstdegree. 911, where is your emergency . Reporter james holmes shot 82 people inside a packed colorado Movie Theater killing 12 of them. His capital murder trial lasted two and a half months. Nine women and three men considered thousands of pieces of evidence and testimony from 256 witnesses, including ashley who lost her 6yearold daughter veronica and unborn baby in the shooting. I was told that she had, that she didnt make it that she passed away. Reporter in closing argue thes the District Attorney said to reject holms claim he was insane and focus on his elaborate planning of the attack detailed in a diary. This guy walked into that theater and tried to murder everyone in it. Reporter defense Attorney Daniel king who admitted his client carried out the attack reminded the jury that every Mental Health expert that testified said holms suffered from some form of schizophrenia. You cannot divorce the Mental Illness from this case or from mr. Holms because the Mental Illness caused this to happen. Reporter the guilty verdict is a relief for many in colorado and especially for the family and friends of the 12 victims and hundreds of survivors of the Movie Theater massacre. There are 165 verdicts, one for each charge. The jury rejected the insanity defense and now we move onto the penalty phase of the trial, which is expected to last about a month and after which, the same jury will be asked to choose between life in prison and the death penalty. Lester . Jacob rascon for us thank you. A remarkable image today as president obama got a firsthand look inside this countrys criminal Justice System in a way no sitting president ever has. Walking into a federal prison. He met with a group of inmates at a prison in oklahoma. All of it to under score his recent push for criminal justiciary form. For from our senior White House Correspondent chris jansing. Reporter it is a dramatic image, the first sitting president ever to walk the halls of a federal penitentiary looking inside cell 123 and calling for change. We have to reconsider whether 20 or 30 or life sentences for nonviolent crimes is the best way for us to solve these problems. Reporter hes talking about people like barbara following a drug bust she was sentenced to 30 years in prison leaving behind an infant daughter. I thought i would, to be blunt rather be dead than deal with this. Reporter on monday president obama commuted the sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders like barbara. The u. S. Is the worlds biggest jailor, one out of every 9 america9 americans is behind bars the majority black of hispanic. Reform is getting bipartisan support, today for the first time the speaker of the house got behind criminal justice legislation. I would like to see it on the floor. Reporter the president commuted barbaras sentence last year after 20 years away from her daughter. I had to do it either nonexist tablet or second hand and it was devastating. Reporter now barbara is in college and a president sitting with prisoners for a documentary says more people should have a second chance. These are young people who made mistakes that arent that different than the mistakes i made and the mistakes that a lot of you guys made. Thats what strikes me. There but for the grace of god. Reporter you can hear in the president s voice that this is a moral as well as legislative priority for him and when he went inside the cell in the prison behind me he pointed out it would also help with overcrowding. The room just 9 x 10 he says it often has to now house three grown men. Lester . Thank you. Police here in the new york area are looking for whoever target add dozen commercial planes with a laser last night. All of those flights landed safely but its the most recent example of what fed federal authorities call an especially dangerous activity that can blind pilots in the most krit kim moments in a flight. Tom costello reports for for pie lengths landing at newark wednesday night. We got a green laser shining. Reporter for 90 minutes one report after another. Were getting a laser at 10 00. Who . United 330. Reporter in all, 12 planes, 12 flight crews. I didnt get it straight in the eye, i saw it out of the corner of my eye and a few more times hit the top of the cockpit. Reporter surprisingly it happens on average 12 times a day in the u. S. But last night, there were 35 reported cases and the problem is growing. In 2010 more than 2800 reports last year nearly 3900. Police often launch helicopters in this case in florida, the police held cop tomorrow itself was lit up and officers tracked the person thought to be behind the laser. Very often, the suspect is male in teens or 20s. It could be somebody whose bored, somebody who got a brandnew laser, somebody who has a beef against an airline or pilot. Reporter the laser can light up the cockpit, making it impossible for pilots to see instruments in some cases causing permanent eye damage. The lower the plane is to the ground the greatestr the risk but the airlines say their crews know how to respond. They are trained to fly the airplane, first and foremost. Its a twopilot environment so they can transfer controls. Reporter the danger insists, the faa, is serious. They take this seriously. The penalty for pointing a laser at a plane is 20 years in prison and a quarter million fine lester . In chicago and beyond questions are being asked how a young woman died after being held in a texas jail after a series of events starting with a traffic violation. We get that story from john yang. Reporter how did a traffic stop escalate into a confrontation and end three days later with 28yearold sandra bland dead in a texas jail cell . Bland was prairie view outside houston to start a new job. The last message i had from her said hey, sister, guess what . I got the job that i came down here for. And ill talk to you soon. Reporter texas Officials Say she hanged herself, her family called that unfathomable. On friday bland was stopped by Texas State Police for changing lanes without signaling. Blands family believes this video shot by a by stander and not verified by nbc news shows her arrest though it doesnt show the moments leading up to it. Officials said bland was argumentative and uncooperate and charged her with assault on a public serveant servant. The next day she called her older sister. She was very aggravated. She seemed to be in pain. Reporter monday morning, officials said bland was found dead in her jail cell. The fbi and Texas Rangers are investigating. I will admit it is strange that someone that apparently seemed to have everything going her way would have taken her own life and thats what is very very important that a thorough investigation is done. Reporter social media exploded with skepticism about the official account of her death. Black lives matter. Reporter bland herself used to post facebook videos called sandy speaks committing on race in america. Her own death, her family says would have been a likely top pick. Sandy in pure sandy speaks fashion would create a clip to layout the facts and ask you to seek to understand. Reporter tonights blands family heads to texas in search of facts and understanding understanding. Still ahead tonight, the will to live from the moment her plane went down to the moment she found rescue after two knights alone. A teenager shares her harrowing tale of survival. The speech so many have been talking about, if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. 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Reporter alex watched from 50 rows back at the award ceremony. He transitioned to male only recently. If she had deliver that speech when you were younger, do you think that would have helped you come out . I would have seen myself in her, and how powerful a thing is that to see yourself in someone else and i dont know its indescribable because you dont feel alone in the world. For that reason alone, trans people deserve something vital, they deserve your respect. Reporter and that is resinating far beyond the trans community. We want to be ourselves and we want to be loved and thats universal truth for anybody. Its not just about me its about all of us accepting one another. Were all different. Thats not a bad thing. Reporter a powerful message from a champion for change. Hallie jackson, in nbc news los angeles. That will do it for us on this thursday night. Im lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. 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