Thats all for this edition of dateline friday. Join us again for dateline sunday at 7 00, 6 00 central. Im lester holt. Thank you for watching. Rock center with Brian Williams starts right now. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the National Broadcasting company. Tonight on rock center, hes the olympic hero turned killer as the world focuses on Oscar Pistorius. Tonight from south africa, Mary Carrillo gives us an unprecedented look at Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend, from the people who knew her best. She would never come to you with a problem. It was always you to her with the problem. Was there anyone in your family that oscar meant to do this to reeva . Also tonight, the chinese computer hackers reaching into American Computers and its feared american society. Tonight for the first time one insider relives the attack that hit his company. Do you remember your reaction . My eyes bulged. Yeah. This is really bad. Also tonight, did the u. S. Marine corps abandon a group of marines and milit
Appearing as a regular kid. This young man was allegedly plotting to kill each and every one of them in this elaborate scheme involving a move to distract First Responders. I think its fair to say that we all have that same sick feeling. I do think that people are quite disturbed and shocked. I know the staff is, i know that im sure students are, as well. An affidavit shows ladue had a huge stash of bombmaking supplies, including some 60 pounds of ball bearings. He had practiced setting bombs off, he had apparently experimented with how to even make them deadlier. He allegedly told police he first wanted to murder his sister and his mother and father to begin. Start a diversionary fire to distract First Responders and travel to the junior senior high school. Once there, he intended to set off numerous bombs during the lunch hour, kill the School Resource officer as he responded to help, set fires and shoot students and staff. He planned to be killed by responding Law Enforcement office
Makes us laugh. Millions of americans coming to the realization hes gone. He committed suicide on monday. A spokesperson says he had been battling severe depression. Now, a man who made us laugh for decades left all of us in tears. Friends, family members, fans, you know, across this country and the world devastated this morning. His battles with addiction well chronicled. His wife of three years, Susan Schneider releasing this statement, this morning i lost my husband and my best friend. The world lost one of the most beloved artists and human beings. I am utter le heart broken. It is the hope the focus is not on robins death, but the joy and laughter he gave to millions. It was decades of joy and laughter. We were entertained, our kids have been entertained. A unique talent. Not in his battles with depression. That is all too common. Michelle turner looks back at the life and death of this extraordinary talent. Reporter his high octane brand of comic was his trademark public persona.
Nations capitol is just waking up. Live pictures of the white house. Earlier today, president obama and the first lady wished americans happenly holidays and spent a special thanks to the troops. It is a bit of Hollywood History wrapped up in a christmas miracle. After nearly being derailed by a north korea cyber attack the interview has made its debut. Hello, north korea the James Franco Seth rogen comedy premiered online yesterday, available for download on youtube at the Google Play Store on xbox and the web. It is the first time a major Motion Picture has ever been made Available Online before its theatrical release. The film dominated twitter within minutes of hitting the web with theinterview trending across the country. One watcher tweeted two thumbs up for the interview movie, brilliant. Another a little less complimentary saying 35 minutes in, wondering if ill ever laugh again. The president took a break from the golf course to weigh in on its premiere. Do you plan to watch th
Shortly after the shooting the victims mother spoke to cnn affiliate kmov. They wont tell me nothing. His girlfriend told me that the police was messing with him. He was fitting to get up and run, when he was trying to get up and run, they start shooting him. They wont tell me nothing. They wont even let me see my baby. They just got my baby laying out there. He been out there for about two hours. The shooting has already sparked some tense protests with Police Officer at one point, demonstrators threw a smoking object toward the officers. Some really tense moments there, as you can see. Let me bring in cnns George Howell in st. Louis. You just landed there, got on the ground. What can you tell us at this hour . Reporter well, randi, we have been in touch with his mother and certainly on any account a mother losing a son or daughter, losing a son in this case, its a tragedy here on this Christmas Eve that, you know, you can only imagine what shes going through, but again, looking at th