severe thunderstorms threaten holiday traditions and travel, delaying thousands of flights. there will be some storms firing up later on today. the question is will they be gone by fireworks time? not to philadelphia or police say a gunman is in custody accused of killing at least five people last night and wounding two children. gun violence also turned deadly in fort worth, texas, three people were killed and eight others wounded to. jericka: a shark spotted in florida swimming alongside beachgoers. and in new york a fourth person is bit in just two days. passport ready? what led to a summer surge of americans traveling to europe. the traffic and the crowds have never been crazier. the amount of people that are here is definitely a little bit overwhelming. with the army struggling to recruit soldiers, a new approach making it easier to serve. came to fort jackson to lose weight and qualify for the real boot camp. we are meeting them halfway to give the
wave that has kicked off in phoenix. it is going to be like the 90s and the northeast and triple digits in the south. jericka: controversial cluster bomb. the new $800 million aid package for ukraine, concerns tonight about one weapon s impact on civilians. every weapon system ukraine is using, it is using to defend its people. a federal judge sentenced patrick crusius to 90 consecutive life sentences for the 2019 massacre at an el paso walmart, which left 23 people dead. crews continue to battle a fire on a cargo ship in new jersey that has already taken the lives of two firefighters. loved his wife, loved his kids. he loved the job. that fire now in its third day. jericka: malaria warning. for the first time in 20 years, the cdc says mosquitoes are infecting americans on u.s. soil. how to protect your family. the mosquitoes love my wife. they hate me. jericka: consumer alert. a popular children s bike is recalled because the handlebars
to the russian president s authority means for the dictator. we are all concerned by any potential for instability in russia. norah: deadly storms and tornadoes hit the south and midwest, as 57 million americans brace for more dangerous weather. large hail, wind damage with power outages, and the flood threat. watches and warnings have expanded. three san antonio police officers of been charged with murder. for the way they handled the call involving 46-year-old melissa perez. the shooting officer s actions were not consistent with the policy and training. somebody came down and said we lost contact. we are hearing from a family member who lost both her son and her husband on the titan submersible. both of them really, really wanted to do that for a very long time. speak with the drugmakers behind ozempic are now racing to develop a daily pill for peopleo want to lose weight. norah: and how one tiktok creator helped a community. in peoria, illinois, ma
he delighted us with his dancing. now, twitch s widow speaks out for the first time about her husband. her powerful message jamie foxx breaking his silence weeks after his hospitalization. plus, the new crackdown on pharmacies making their own versions of popular weight loss drugs. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening the words that have struck dread in so many american cities and workplaces, active shooter, sent s.w.a.t. teams rushing to a hospital complex in atlanta s midtown neighborhood this afternoon where they discovered the horrible aftermath of another mass shooting. a man opened fire in a waiting room hitting five people. at least one of the victims was killed all of those shot are women. within minutes of launching a massive manhunt, police released surveillance images of the suspected shooter to the public, a 24-year-old man. with the killer on the run, workers and patients were advised to take shelter as police cordoned off
democrats seats. also tonight in a new report in the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan the white house largely blaming the chaos and decisions by former president trump on the actions it says the u.s. should have taken even sooner. the rising tensions in the middle east. israel striking back tonight after the biggest barrage of missiles from lebanon in more than 16 years. tracking severe storms on the move tonight in the midatlantic on the heels of that deadly tornado outbreak. nbc news investigates after our report on toxic air concerns near a louisiana school. what the epa is now doing about it. and it was 20 years ago we lost a member of our nbc news family covering the war in iraq. tonight my conversation with david bloom s widow about the lives his story may have saved. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. the tears of grief that consume nashville, tennessee, just ten days ago over the murders of young children and