The family of the man who was killed, and in support of the strikes against isis. A very busy news hour ahead. Lets get to it. Now Shepard Smith reporting live in amman, jordan. Good evening again from the jordanian capital where no one is believing the story. Jordanian government officials in washington and here in amman are, quote, highly speckty cal, unquote, of the Islamic States claim that a Jordanian Air strike killed an american hostage. Cia is investigating the claim about this woman Kayla Mueller. Islamic state showed no proof at all, no pictures or video. That is unlike every other time the Group Announced a hostages death. Militants captured Kayla Mueller a year ago early august 2013 in syria, 300 miles north of where we are now in amman. Kayla mueller went to syria to help refugee children. She fed them, played with them and painted with kids who had no homes. Some of them no families. She explained in her own words in a video posted on youtube. I am in solidarity with the
Exactly why. Perhaps he saw him reaching for a suicide vest. It then appears that the man is still alive, appears to be shot once again and then as time to either detonate his suicide device or it was on some sort of automatic trigger. That gunman had an ak47. Lets just play that video one more time so you can fully see for yourself how at least some of this unfolded. You see some people in the airport running away from the gunman who is there with an ak47. He appears to be shot by a policeman who is about to appear very close above the gunman. The policeman approaches, his gun drawn and appears to shoot, at least once again and runs off again, unclear exactly why. The gunman appears to still be alive and we dont know if it was a suicide belt or vest. That appears to be another gunshot wound and then the detonation. Thats just one of three bombers who struck and this is new video again now of people fleeing. Weve just gotten this new video in, running as fast as they can and then secon
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A vicious punch thrown at a protester at a donald trump rally and caught on camera, led to criminal charges being filed against one of his supporters today amid concerns over the increasingly hostile environment at many trump events. In recent weeks, trump has fired up crowds by ordering protesters removed in ways that some fear might encourage violence. But hitting still closer to home is an allegation tonight of violence against Trumps Campaign manager, from a reporter who claims she was physically harmed. The Trump Campaign tonight strongly denying it. Nbcs Peter Alexander has full details. Reporter stunning new video capturing a trump supporter sucker punching jones in the face. The officers escorting jones away last night. Jones yelling at the jeering crowd before he was blindsided. Get out of here. Go home to mom. Reporter sheriffs deputies walking right by the attack,
That does it for us. Cnn with don lemon starts right now. This is cnn breaking news. We begin this broadcast with breaking news. Cnn has the first photo and the name of one of the possible brussels terror attackers. Its unknown if he was probably involved in the attacks at the subway station or the airport. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Also the two brothers who detonated explosives. One at the airport, the other on the subway were on the u. S. Counterterrorism watchlist. Those developments as Police Across europe cracking down on alleged terrorists. In brussels staging antiterror assaults and arresting at least nine people. Near paris, a police raid disrupting an alleged terror plot that Officials Say was in an advanced stage of planning. Arresting a suspect they say is linked to the deadly paris attacks last fall. In germany, what could be a stroke of luck for officials during a routine Security Check at a train station. Police came across moroccan man whose cell phone contains
Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the middle east. Good evening from the air base in the united arab emirates. We returned just a few hours ago from a day in baghdad where secretary of defense, ash carter, who said 200plus americans will be deployed to iraq, and some additional firepower will likely join the fight in addition to these fighter jets based here that are part of the ongoing campaign. The breaking news from iraq and exclusive interview with the secretary in just a moment. But first, to the breaking news back home. A record flood emergency in houston. People are trapped in homes across the city, pulled from cars swallowed by flash flood. At least two are dead. Nbcs Janet Shamlian starts us off from houston and the major rescue operation there tonight. Reporter a flood for the ages. The nations fourth largest city at a standstill, submerged by as many as 16 inches of rain. I was not expecting that. Reporter major highways under water,