Away. Families facing tough struggles forgetting all their troubles on the open seas. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. It was an act of terror but with no clear motive. Remarkably a day after a young kuwaitiamerican man shot up a pair of military sites in tennessee investigators have yet to uncover the telltale pieces you would normally expect to find answering the question why. It was confirmed today that Police Fatally shot Mohammad Abdulazeez but not before he had taken the lives of four u. S. Marines. Most of them we also learned today were war veterans. The question tonight is if he believed strongly enough to kill why didnt he leave behind an explanation . Our team has been working the story all day. We want to start with kate snow. Kate good evening. Lester good evening. The fbi this evening saying they have tracked down 70 leads and though so far there is no evidence to sugg
Centers. Andrea, tell us more. Reporter lesli, in fact, the armys chief of staff says having troops at these Recruitment Centers carrying guns may cause more problems than it solves and some people we talked to around here agreed. On a warm summer day in downtown Silver Spring Children Play and diners enjoy eating outside, all just steps away from Recruitment Centers for the armed forces. Already youre not protected going over there fighting and you mean to tell me just to go into a Recruitment Center now i have to worry about being protected . At the end of the day, its like how do you protect yourself when it comes to that or if somebody wants to attack anybody with the military . Reporter weapons are currently prohibited at these Silver Spring recruitment offices, but a nationwide recrew of the security of places like these is review of the security of places like these is now underway. One option now being considered is have military personnel or others carry weapons. I think thats
Base in delaware to be prepared for their final honors. Today the government said it is investigating the shooting attack at two military sites in chattanooga, tennessee as an act of terror, and we have learned a great deal more about the gunman and those he took from us. Dean reynolds begins our coverage. As strangers neighbors and friends pause to reflect on their loss flowers and flags expanded a makeshift memorial. Ashley miller brought her fiveyearold son blake in his marine dress uniform to salute the fallen. His father is a lieutenant in the marine corps. I just wanted to come down and have him pay his respects and my respect, as well. Reporter ava hastings was overcome. This really makes me sad. This just really makes me sad for the families. Reporter throughout the day the names of the marines slowly emerged, some who had fought in wars abroad ambushed here in chattanooga. 40yearold Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Sullivan of hampden, massachusetts, a purple heart recipient and vetera
Flying over a wildfire firefighting planes cannot. For 26 minutes firefighting planes were grind friday according to fire officials when they should have been putting out this fastmoving wildfire that crossed over a Southern California freeway. In the air instead five drones according to the u. S. Forcest service. Ground crews tracked down the Drone Operators and forced the drowns down. Its very serious. Fire prevention specialist says theres no way to know exactly how many structures or vehicles were lost because of the delay. She says grounding operations when a drone is overhead is not negotiable. You could have a midair disaster forks firefighters on the ground. Their efforts to educate drone enthusiast including this psa by the fire center, warning of drop dangers. Bus this is has become a new threat and people dont know about it the with a we educate the public is doing this, speaking to you. Reporter Southern California u. S. Congressman paul cook introduced legislation banning
Day. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Everyone was screaming. Cars wonere fire blowing up. A wildfire sparks chaos on a california interstate. Pushing multiple cars forcing motorists to run to safety. A nice drop right on those cars. Trehey trying to cuts thi thing off. The damage left behind looks like something from an apocalyptic movie. My car is gone. Chattanooga city a town is in mourning. A city filled with love. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez had three guns on him. To be an act of terrorism. S it ilifen prison for a mom who killed two of her kids and hid the bodies in the freezer. You will never get out. A circus elephant in denmark didnt like being hit so it took out its frustrations on a car. The car crashed through a building in luco. Mbia it hit one person. No one was seriously hurt. Icy mountains and plains. T allhat lebron james made a trip to vegas, front row seat, bam. And all that matters. President obama met the country