Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Just hours after the president s speech to the nation the white house said today possible targets had already been identified and selected for air strikes. While the administration will not call this a declaration of war against isis, this terrorist group the likes of which we have never quite seen before, it does appear the administration believes they can do this by air power while leaving any Ground Fighting to other countries. We begin tonight with our senior White House Correspondent Chris Jansing in the Briefing Room in the west wing. Chris, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. The white house is putting on a full court press tonight with members of the administration lobbying from the middle east to capitol hill. Today, senior officials were given interviews here and abroad. There is a sense of urgency about pushing forward the president s message from last night that america must now br
60 degrees in reading. 67 in Atlantic City and temperatures will range between 74 and 77 degrees. Well cooldown even more heading into the weekend. Well check in with jillian for a closer look at traffic. Still quiet on this friday. Starting off in bucks county, a live look at route 1 at pennsylvania avenue looking great out there in both directions. The vine street expressway is quiet in center city. This is westbound side as drivers make their way out to 76. This is where we can see a slowdown later in the morning. For now we dont have any delays to report. We are following a few spots of construction including here on route 130 near 173 blocking the right lane in both directions expected to be out there with active construction until about 6 00 this morning. Chris . Lets get back to breaking news out of south africa. For six months weve followed the drama. Within the last six minutes, the judge read her verdict finding him guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his gir
Delaware county. In Lawrence Township, route 206 is closed in both directions. Thats expected to be out there until 6 00 this morning. Go ahead and take princeton pike or route 1. Lets get back to breaking news were following this morning. Oscar pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend. A live picture here from that courthouse in pretoria, south africa. The verdict came down around 4 to o4 4 20 our time. Vai sikahema is tracking the developments in our digital operations center. Reporter this may be odd to those of us who watch and observe Court Hearings here in the u. S. But this is just how they do it there. The judge started reading the verdict yesterday and just wrapped up this morning and somewhere embedded in her notes is the verdict. Pistorius is found guilty of culpable homicide, which is equivalent to manslaughter here in the u. S. System. Yesterday that judge said that he was not guilty of murder but she did say he was negli
Average speeds southbound mid 50s stretching into center city, philadelphia, 53 Miles Per Hour is average speed. No delays to report on 95. Weve not had a single accident on majors all morning long and it continues to be that way in pennsylvania, delaware and new jersey. Were following breaking news in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial right now. Court is on break as the judge decides if pistorius should remain free until sentencing following his conviction for what they call culpable homicide. Chris cato is live with developments. Court is expected to readjourn in a few minutes. Well monitor when that happens and bring it to you. If you are just waking up and tuning in. The big headline this morning, Oscar Pistorius, the former olympic sprinter hero of south africa has been found guilty of culpable homicide. Thats the equivalent of manslaughter in the u. S. Culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius showed no emotion as that verdict was read w
President s state of the Union Address, the stalemate in washington and more. Brown ray suarez gets an update on the South African olympic athlete known as blade runner charged today with murdering his girlfriend. Woodruff and we close on this valentines day with love letters from president Lyndon Johnson to bride to be lady bird. Reading them i thought, these are beautiful, these are wonderful. Thats exactly sort of thing that we all would like to receive. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank yo