I am tracking 80 for the end of your weekend. Cooler temperatures and the chance of showers back in your sevenday forecast. I will go over all the details coming up the effects of yesterdays fire at a suburban chicago Flight Control center are still being felt across the country. More than 600 flights were canceled at chicagos two international airports. Down for more than 2000 yesterday. There are still reports of long lines at ohare where many stranded travelers spent the evening. Southwest airlines, the dominant carrier at Midway Airport is hoping to resume a full flight scheduled by the end of the day. Authorities say the fire was deliberately set by a contract employee at the control center in aurora. The search for the suspect in the deadly ambush of two Pennsylvania State troopers is entering week three. Authorities say information found on eric freins computer proves he has been planning that attack for years. Investigators say frein opened fire on the State Police Barracks in
Clooney, his fiancee and friends arrive in venice to kick off the superexpensive wedding bash. When and where the longtime bachelor will tie the knot. Find out soon enough. Good morning. Check out the new pictures out of venice this morning. The man who once publicly promised permanent bachelorhood, were not talking about Ron Claiborne here, George Clooney, now tying the knot. George clooney and Amal Alamuddin hosting twin parties. Shes a stunner in this red dress. A report from venice on the Wedding Party ahead. But the birth that could impact the future of the white house. Chelsea clinton delivering a baby girl. The questions, will being a grandmother make Hillary Clinton a stronger candidate or make her not want to run at all. Lets get it over to the newest member of the abc news team, tom yamas. Good morning. Thank you so much. This morning bill and hillary are grandparents. Chelsea giving birth to a baby girl. Charlotte is the name. How will this affect hillarys future, grandmothe
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with a heartbreaking story out of oklahoma where a College Softball team trip ended in tragedy on a busy interstate. Four young women were killed after the bus they were on collided with an 18wheeler. All the victims were members of the Softball Team at North Central texas college. The youngest of those killed was 18, the oldest 20. And tonight back in texas their tightknit College Community is gripped by a profound sadness. Kerry sanders is in ardmore, oklahoma, tonight for us. Kerry, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. The womens Softball Team was about 40 miles shy of their destination when their bus was hit by a tractortrailer that crossed that wide grassy median down there here on interstate 35. The crash happened on a stretch of interstate 35 in oklahoma where the speed limit is 70 miles per hour. A tractortrailer headed north, a College Teams bus driving south
Well, good monday morning to you. We begin with the new revelations from president obama on what we did not know about isis. As the brutal militant Group Threatens to swallow up entire swaths of the middle east, were getting a clearer picture why isis grew so big so fast. Susan saulny is in washington for us. Good morning, susan. Reporter good morning, t. J. , good morning, reena. The president is now describing isis as a cancer, one that was underestimated. U. S. Fighter jets in the persian gulf. Ready for takeoff 24 7. The latest indication of the expanded American Mission in syria, where u. S. War planes are bombing isis targets considered safe havens for the militant islamic group. While air strikes against isis are ongoing in iraq. The campaign is intensifying on the ground with kurdish and iraqi fighters taking on the isis militants who have brutally murdered american and british hostages. They continue to spread terror over iraq and syria. Prompting this question on the cbs news
In alameda this morning, firefighters rushed to eight different fires in a sevenblock area. Officers say they caught two men who had torched the homes, businesses and cars, maul the space of four hours. Nbc bay area Christie Smith joins us from the Shopping Center where the news is tragic for some businesses. Christie . Reporter good evening to you terry and peggy. Business ownersni and neighbors theyre stunned by this. We spoke with them, and they say they dont know why anyone would want to set a series of fires that caused this kind of damage. They say someone actually stayed in that unit up above. Down below you see a series of minivans. Were told those were used for deliveries for a business. And now some Business Owners say it will be a real struggle to bounce back. The fires popped up quickly overnight one after another, keeping firefighters moving in alameda, cars, trash bins, businesses, and even homes damaged. And i looked out the window, and it was justxd fire. Claims all the