Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is thursday june 18th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. A gunman is on the loose right now after shooting and killing nine people at a prayer meeting inside Historic South Carolina church. One of the most historic africanamerican churches in the country in charleston South Carolina. A frantic search underway for a suspect that is described as a white male in his early 20s. The police chief calls this a hate crime. It took place at the emanuel a. M. E. Church. This is the largest africanamerican congregation and oldest congregation south of baltimore. This is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. It is senseless and it is unfathomable that somebody in Todays Society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives. I can assure you we will do everything in our power to find this individual to lock him up and make sure that he does not hurt anyone else. Lets go live to charleston and bring in producer as
The suspects have been named at said and cherif kouachi. They fell off the radar screen enough to carry out the attacks. One left an Identity Card in the original get away car before twot car jacked another vehicle. Sharif was arrested in 2008 for funneling fighters to iraq. They were yelling avenge the prophet as they fled the scene. Last night police raided their last known address in one of the oldest cities of france the capital of the campaignhampagne region. A third and much younger man who was originally named adds a suspect said to be a brother in law to one of the two brothers turned himself into police not far from france after hearing he was wanted. His friends are saying he was not involved he was in school at the time. The main concern is a possibility of a new attack in paris and there has been one this morning. A female Police Officer was shot in the back on the outskirts of paris. Reports are now she has died. A street sweeper was also shot in the attack. One of the gun
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Late today for the first time we heard from the captain of the British Airways jet involved in a fiery aborted takeoff from las vegas. The londonbound 777 was thundering down the runway yesterday afternoon when at the first sign of trouble the pilot slammed on the brakes, bringing the jet to a safe stop. But it was the decision to evacuate before flames began eating away at the wing and fuselage that is earning high praise today for the crew whose actions may have saved lives. Nbcs Hallie Jackson picks up the story from las vegas. Speedbird, mayday, mayday. Reporter the mayday, using British Airways call sign speedbird, came just before takeoff. We are evacuating on the runway. We have a fire. I repeat, we are evacuating. Reporter that calm voice captain chris henkey, a pilot with 42 years of experience. Talking to nbc news late today. There was a loud bang and the aircraft
President Cathedral Church of st. Luke and cnns ed lavendand is at Lake Eola Park where the vigil will be taking place. Organizers stress this is not a religious or political event but simply one to celebrate the lives of those lost and to mourn. It speaks volumes to how many people they are expecting here, thousands and thousands expected to turn out for this candlelight vigil just exactly a week since the deadly rampage at the pulse nightclub. Its interesting, fredricka, after you spent time here the last few days and you walk around the city theres the need and the frurj many people that you speak and see around town to feel that bod and connection and thats what this vigil is supposed to do in many ways. So a long line of speakers. Organizers say they are expecting perhaps some survivors and victims relatives to show up here this afternoon. But as you mentioned, thousands and thousands expected. Traffic being cordoned off to make room for the people expected to turn out here over t
That her name was on several Bank Accounts apparently, and that her name was on the Life Insurance policy. We also know that in april, he had deeded over for just 10 his portion of a home that was owned i geuess jointly by him and his sister, and he deeded it over to his sister and bro this in law for just brotherinlaw for just 10 and the police said that it is a clear sign that he was not only just planning for the attack, but planning to die in the attack. And you can look back at the schooling, drew, and you know that there were warning signs . Yes, all of the way back from the third grade on, and behavioral issues, but we just learned tonight that very specifically in 2007 at a Law Enforcement academy in which he was attending, we knew that he was excelled from the school, and at the same time lost his job with the department of correction, and now we believe that we have gotten records that show that he was actually talking to someone about the potential of bringing a gun to the c