A mother in mourning wants to know why someone killed her son and kept going. We start with breaking news where a boy killed his brother. Brian . Reporter cindy, this is a stunning tragedy. A 6yearold boy somehow gets ahold of his mothers loaded gun then accidentally shoots yearold, right in the head. It happened on the front porch of this yellow Single Family home at 112 norman just after 11 00 a. M. Today. East Orange Police and the Essex County Prosecutors Office are investigating just how the boys got their hands on the weapon and why it wasnt secured. A city spokeswoman confirms the 4yearold boy was hit in the head and rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Neighbors here simply cant believe this could even happen. This is crazy because they should have a safe place. Thats been going on in the news over and over where you hear about these incidents going on. So people should not have a gun around a 4yearold and a 6 yearold. Reporter we tried to talk to the people inside of
Across roads and through homes. Late today, president obama signed a disaster declaration, making federal funding available for flood victims in three counties. Reporter searchandrescue teams, some on foot, some by boat go door to door in rainelle, west virginia, looking for survivors from thursdays historic flood. It looks like a war zone. Reporter state trooper c. S. Hartman worries among the destruction will be more bodies. Thats theas to do but were prepared for it. Reporter the onceacentury flood left the small town of clendonin nearly under water. Counties were inundated. The National Guard and fema have been called in to help. Thousands are without power. At least 100 homes suffered significant damage or were destroyed. Everybody lost everything. Reporter Becky Mcclung struggled to take in the destruction as she waded back to left. We never thought it would be this bad. Reporter once the First Responders check a house, they put that orange x on a window. In this one they label i
He grew up in united states. He knew better. I dont know why did he do what he did. We look at reactions from around the world as the worst mass shooting in u. S. History causes an outpouring of global support. The Lgbt Community is coming together in a show of strength as the world tries to make sense of what happened. It is monday, june 13th, and this is a special edition of world news now. Nightclub massacre the terror in orlando. We do say good morning on this monday. Im kendis gibson. Im diane macedo. We start this half hour with new details in that nightclub shooting massacre in orlando. It was the deadliest mass shooting in u. S. History. This morning the death toll stands at 50. 53 others were wounded. Many critically injured. Investigators are now looking into the life of gunman omar mateen, a bomb squad was at his apartment in ft. Pierce, florida, for hours but has just left. Were learning more about the victims as well. The city of orlando is starting to release the names of
Wild conspiracy theories. In the wake of a national tragedy. Nightly news from orlando starts right now. Announcer terror in orlando, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from orlando. Good evening. First, the shock and now the soulsearching questions. Tonight we now know virtually minute by minute how a single gunman perpetrated the deadliest shooting in American History and about the three phone calls between the terrorists and a 911 operator during the siege. The questions focus on how a man previously investigated by the fbi over jihadist sympathies still managed to slip below the radar, to buy guns and commit this hideous attack. And there are questions about the police response, and the timing of their assault. A day of rapid developments about the killer, his motivations, the victims, and those they leave behind. And we begin our expanded coverage with nbcs miguel reporter tonight new images inside pulse. The gay nightclub during its popular last night. M
Krau courthouse. He said he hoped agents would raid his apartment and assault his wife and child so he could martyr himself. During two rounds of questioning by the fbi, he said it was all done over anger and discrimination by his coworkers. Mateens name surfaced in another investigation of a man who became a suicide bomber in syria, but no significant connection was found. President obama has heard from several World Leaders who have expressed their condolences and condemned the violence. The president spoke from the oval office today. He said easy access to firearms is a big part of the problem. And we make it very easy for individuals who are troubled or disturbed or want to engage in violent acts to get very powerful weapons and thats a problem. Its a problem regardless of their motivations. Well, in just a few hours the Orlando Community will be coming together for a vigil in downtown not far from the club where the massacre happened. Aaron gilchrist is there. Aaron, what is it li