Behavior. I never thought of myself as a racist. I never considered it a possibility. But the bottom line is that the words said in that chant were mean hateful and racist. The lawmaker who organized yesterdays meeting says she believes levi pettits apology is genuine and she forgives him. The senate takes up work today on the federal budget one day after the house passed its version. It relies on 5 trillion in cuts over the next decade. Much of the savings from medicaid food stamps and welfare. The two versions will have to be merged in to one before the april 15th deadline. Speaking of budgeting, a couple from pennsylvania has a lot of it to do after a big lottery win or maybe they dont. Joseph and jodi are 7 million richer thanks to a scratch off ticket. He was sent the ticket by his dad. It was tucked in to a get well card because he was recovering from surgery. My dad does that too. He said he couldnt celebrate too much because he was supposed to relax. The couple is married almos
Reporting tonight, lester holt. And good evening. Coming off the 50th anniversary of the march on selma and a weekend in which so much of the nations focus was on racial healing, what has played out at one of this nations major universities may seem particularly galling. It centers on a video that has exploded across the internet. It captures members of a university of Oklahoma Fraternity chapter spewing a racist chant referencing lynching. The target was black students but the hurt has been universal. On that campus tonight widespread condemnation of those on that video from other students and University Officials who quickly moved to shut down the Fraternity Chapter behind it and launch an investigation. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is on the story for us tonight. [ bleep ]. Reporter the video first posted sunday has sparked national outrage. [ bleep ]. Reporter now a second recording from a different angle shows members of the Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon or sae at the university of oklaho
With a wife and young child. Heres the surveillance video. If you look closely the shooter is wearing a Philadelphia Water Department jacket and hat. He came in several minutes after the victim and started shooting. You can see him bend down and fire the fatal shot at norman. Police not sure if the killer worked for the water department. We are working with Philadelphia Water Department their bosses in hopes of trying to identify this person whether hes an active employee or an exemployee or Somebody Just wearing a Philadelphia Water Department jacket. We are working with them and they are working with us. That killer shot the victim in front of shocked customers right in the middle of the day. Right now there is a 25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information is being asked to call philadelphia police. Nbc10 news. Thank you. New information right now about last years deadly gas explosion in Ewing Township mercer county. The new jersey board
Washington. Congressional lawmakers republicans trying to stick it to president obama again. 47 senators fired off a letter to iran casting doubt whether any nuclear deal between iran and the government could last. Vice President Biden said to circumvent the president and constitutional system ochds me as a matter of principle. Senate democratic harry reid reacted with great disdain. This letter is a hard slap not only in our face by our allies. This is not a time. Tracie potts live in washington. Tracie can we expect more reaction today . Reporter we certainly may see more reaction from the white house and republicans, dozens of them who signed onto this letter. We are just five days away from the next round of negotiations. The letter signed by 47 republican senators warned any nuclear deal with president obama can be changed by congress or undone with the next president by the stroke of a pen. Ironic. Some members of congress wanting to make common cause with iran. Top democrat call
Reporting tonight, lester holt. And good evening. Coming off the 50th anniversary of the march on selma and a weekend in which so much of the nations focus was on racial healing, what has played out at one of this nations major universities may seem particularly galling. It centers on a video that has exploded across the internet. It captures members of a university of Oklahoma Fraternity chapter spewing a racist chant referencing lynching. The target was black students, but the hurt has been universal. On that campus tonight widespread condemnation of those on that video from other students and University Officials who quickly moved to shut down the Fraternity Chapter behind it and launch an investigation. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is on the story for us tonight. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ] reporter the v posted sunday has sparked national outrage. [ bleep ]. Reporter now a second recording from a different angle shows members of the Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon or sae at the university of oklah