the other officials heard on the tape. the shootout in philadelphia. three s.w.a.t. team members injured. what we re learning about the 19-year-old suspect who was killed. russia arresting eight people it says are connected to that bridge explosion in crimea, and our correspondent in moscow talking exclusively with a top russian official. how he s responding to president biden saying vladimir putin miscalculated significantly in ukraine. with energy prices rising the new alert on how much it will cost to heat your home this winter. and the teacher showing his students a fun alternative to the school bus that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. fire brand conspiracy promoter and talk show host alex jones today once again learned there can be a steep price to pay for false and painfully cruel claims. a connecticut jury today putting that price at a stunning $965 million. ordering jones who was not in the courtro
as we come on the air, new details coming in about the ninth and maybe last january 6th hearing, now less than 24 hours away. what new evidence the committee is planning to share. who they ll hear from, who we won t, and how the committee might use all of those eternal messages that they have their own internal messages that they have their own hands on. a member of the far right militia group oath keepers is on the stand as we speak, what he told the jurors about the massive stockpile of weapons the group was stashing at a virginia hotel on january 6th. how the abortion controversy is changing the play for the race for senate or not. and spoiler, more not. we re live on the campaign trail. i m hallie jackson in washington. good to be with you. with me is nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali and former attorney and former cia official chuck rosenberg. let s start with what we know what we think is the last hearing and we have to caveat a little bit. first, al
Good evening, everyone, from newtown, connecticut, im anderson cooper, back for a special edition of 360 tonight. Police are still combing through every crack and crevice, where the gunman shot and killed six and sevenyearolds. Theyre also at the home of the identified shooter, trying to learn any clues, whatever they can, why he did what he did, in particular. President obama will be here tomorrow visiting the families of the victims, the 20 kids, and six adults, also talking to First Responders. And talking at a prayer vigil tomorrow evening. And we are learning more about these young victims tonight. The 12 little girls, eight boys shot in the classrooms. Most of what we are learning is from their parents, publicly sharing their grief. You were there earlier when the father of Emilie Parker came out of his house and wanted to tell people. Wanted to talk to tv cameras, and just talk in a very human way about his daughter, about what she was like. About the life she lived. Reporter an
Yeah, i dont know. I cant imagine what those conversations are like. I think simply being there, simply showing the support, simply again having people come together. You know, i think suffering in silence, suffering in isolation, you know, dealing with this anguish i think probably makes it that much harder. So i think that he can help with. Let me reset whats going on right now, and i want to welcome our viewers not only here in the United States but around the world. Were standing by for the start of this prayer vigil, this interfaith prayer vigil that will take place here at the Newtown High School. You see the folks are gathering. Theyre trying to comfort each other. Were watching whats going on as the president of the United States. He has arrived here. He flew from the white house, from Andrews Air Force base outside of the white house in suburban maryland, flew to hartford and then drove. The weather here is not good right now, so he could not chopper could not come over by mar
Everything to do with race, the Trayvon Martin story, George Zimmerman, the president s comments, and the generation gap when it comes to race in this country as well. Well start with this. This is a story that has captivated the nation. In more than 100 American Cities this summer day was set aside for crowds of people to gather, demand justice, and remember one name trayvon. Trayvon trayvon all right some of the rallies were small and muted. Others were larger and louder. In atlanta today people who still cant believe the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial shouted and prayed together. This is sanford, florida now where Trayvon Martin was killed and where George Zimmerman was acquitted. People carried pictures of Trayvon Martin there and in nearby orlando. And also in daytona beach. Look at the crowd in Downtown Chicago today. They shouted, no justice no peace. Rally leaders in chicago are joining a nationwide call for federal charges to be filed against George Zimmerman. Trayvon m