Charlotte police say the deadly shooting inside a mall on Christmas Eve was not a random act of violence. Sarah hagen reports from North Carolina. Well an active shooter by the offduty officer who shot the armed man is now on paid administrative leave police say the man who was killed Daquan Westbrook has a long rap sheet, including a charge for shooting a 12year old a few years ago. Brussels police have arrested a man in connection with the november 13th terrorist attacks in paris that killed 130 people, bringing the total number of arrests in belgium to nine. The arrest took place tuesday on a street in the belgian capitals Central Business district. The man was identified as a spokesman said prosecutors delayed announcing the arrest to avoid alerting potential accomplices. Prosecutors said abdoullah c. Was suspected to have been in contact with the woman killed in a police raid in saintdenis, france, days after the paris attacks. He was detained on suspicion of terrorist murders and
Tens of thousands of faithful gather today for Christmas Day celebrations at vatican as pope francis delivers his traditional message. Last night the pontiff celebrated Midnight Mass at st. Peters basilica and urged the worlds 1. 2 billion roman catholics not to be in his words intoxicated by possessions and also sounded ary to right injustice. Today, american troops posted overseas are also taking time to Mark Christmas and remembering family members celebrating without them back at home. Heres nbcs Kelly Cobiella. Reporter it was a somber Christmas Day in afghanistan where they honored six Fallen Soldiers killed in a motorcycle bomb attack called earlier this week. Especially important here where we got the opportunity to remember those who we have also lost. Reporter more than 200,000 members of the military are spending the holiday far from home in 100 countries on every peninsula in japan to the middle east. 3,000 are in turk to and another 5,000 just arrived in the arabian sea an
Come down . Hopefully you all had a merry christmas, and that you dont mind staying where you are for the night because a winter storm will move through the area. Parts of northern and western siouxland will see the heaviest snow with up to 6 inches possible in those areas under a wier storm warning. Christians around the world celebrated christmas today, the president offered a message of hope. While troops overseas honored those killed this week. Nbcs Edward Lawrence has more from washington. They thanked those serving in the military while reminding the nation about the christmas spirit. sot president obama no super 35 42 treating one another with love and compassion. Caring for those on societys margins the sick and the hungry, nats pope francis no super vatican city burned in reuters 43 55 pope francis also offered his message of hope. He called for renewed talks between israel and the palestinians. The pope spoke out against terrorism and prayed for those affected by terrorist at