Execution of hostages held by isis, including the beheading of three americans. Tonight Mark Phillips in london tells us who he is and what we know about him. Reporter hes the masked face of isis in all its brutality, and now he has a name. The executioner nicknamed jihadi john, who figures in at least five gruesome beheading videos is really Mohammed Emwazi, a 27 yearold College Graduate from london. His accent was first hint. This is james foley, an american citizen of your country. Reporter for months, as isis romped across syria and iraq british and American Anti terrorist officials were known to be aware of the masked figures identity, but they refused to release it presumably because they were trying the trace his links to other isis figures. Armed with a Computer Science degree from londons westminster university, emwazi was already on the Security Services radar. When he flew, he said for a safari vacation, from london to tanzania in 2009. There he was stopped by british and lo
Putins fiercest critics who dreamed of democracy over dictatorship. Boris nemt the kremlin considered to be one of the areas skur securest. Today, president putin vow personally oversee the investigation even as other critics of the kremlin are expressing fear for their own lives. We begin tonight with nbcs kelly cobiella. Reporter to russians it was unthinkable. Boris nemtsov, former deputy Prime Minister, now prominent opposition leader, shot four times in the back, gunned down 200 yards from the kremlin. Police say the shots were fired from this abandoned white car. Its not clear whos behind the attack, but russian investigators floated several theories. It was a contract killing. The work of islamic extremists. Or a provocation to destabilize the country politically. To nemtsovs friends, its a political assassination. Hes a martyr now. He was killed for staying there and trying to prove that russia could move into the Brighter Future without violence. And the man paid for his belie
Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. The identity of the britishaccented executioner, the man whos become the face of isis brutality, has apparently been unmasked. Until now hes been known by the nickname jihadi john but a senior u. S. Intelligence official confirms to nbc news that a londonraised former University Student is a sinister figure whose videotape beheadings of western hostages have horrified people around the world. And tonight with the real name we are beginning to unravel his journey from the neighborhoods of west london to syria to the hierarchy of isis. With more, heres nbcs keir simmons. We are an islamic state. Reporter his british accent was one of the few clues to his identity. Isis prop gand ta videos only his eyes showing from behind a hood. But today he was identified. He is Mohammed Emwazi mid20s, came to the uk in 1994. The son of a welltodo family that reportedly lives in this middle class london home where police and reporters gathered today far fro
Announcer from nbc World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. It will soon be possible for licensed gun owners to bring a gun into schools, churches, bars, and airports. Republican governor nathan deal signed it today, in effective july 1, georgia joins five other states that have loosened up restrictive gun laws just this year. The nra tonight says its a victory for Second Amendment rights, but critics say its the most extreme gun bill in america. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in atlanta. Reporter its official name is the state carry protection act, but critics call it the Guns Everywhere bill. Its the most extreme gun bill in america. Reporter gun owners with permits will now be allowed to take their guns into public places, bars, even government buildings that dont have Security Check points. And the law authorizes School Districts to appoint staffers to carry firearms and lets churches opt in if they want to all
This happened around dusk. It was on tuesday, october 4th. You had several groups, but basically around a dozen u. S. Soldiers. Some of them were in their vehicles, others had been separated. They went to go to the village. When they are at the village coming back out of that village, thats when they were ambushed and came under heavy fire, rpgs, machine guns, you had this from this group that is likely linked with isis. A much larger group. 30 minutes into it, you have french fighters that appear overhead. They did not drop ammunitions. Then you have two separate medivacs. The first medivac for american casualties done by french super pumas and then the evacuation of the american dead actually happened by an american contractor. Now, we have sort of been talking to a lot of folks at the pentagon, was somebody left behind . They are disputing that and saying he was separated. This is david johnson, the fourth found 48 hours later. Listen to what general mackenzie said yesterday disputi