along the same lines when i was reading the initial eyewitness accounts yesterday, before we really knew the full scale of what had happened. people talked about finding the ways to the staff areas of the floor, off the floor, people running through the stock areas and jumping off the loading docks to try to get away yesterday, and reading those eyewitness accounts yesterday, i realized, i worked stocking shelves. i have been in those sorts of places in stores. but in a panic, would i know to do that? would i have my wits about me? we shouldn t have to think about these things in civilian life. that is how we have to live as americans. in part because our political system is broken. yeah, we have to think about all the different things wherever we go, and the list of places we have to worry about expands. it constantly expands. yeah. indeed. thanks. thank you, rachel. thank you. well, american mass murder came to the grocery store yesterday. and now we know, when we e
his profile is familiar by now, a young man with mental illness and access to lethal weapons. the washington post reports he was 1 of 11 siblings in a family that immigrated from syria two decades ago. new york times reporting that in high school fellow students recall him as having a fierce temper that would flare in response to setbacks or sleights. the boulder shooting came six days after eight people were killed in a series of shootings in metro atlanta. we learned the names of the victims in boulder ranging in age from 20 to 65, store employees, a retiree, police officer, the first to respond to the scene. denny strong, 20 years old. suzanne fountain, 59. terry leicher, 51. kevin mahoney, 61. lynn murray, 62. jody waters, 65. our hearts go out to all of the victims. eric talley, an 11-year veteran of the force and the father of seven children. his youngest is just seven years old. for more on the tragic story out of colorado we are joined tonight by the state s d
hospital in a brazen ambush back in custody tonight. but while they were on the run, police say they may have killed two people. what we re learning. also tonight, the blockbuster lawsuit. the justice department accusing apple of having an illegal smartphone monopoly. what it could mean for your iphone. the new ntsb report on an american airlines plane running off the runway in dallas. the error investigators say caused the brakes to fail. the u.s. turning up the pressure on israel, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages held in gaza. back-to-back spring storms bringing snow from the midwest to the northeast. the stunning news involving baseball superstar shohei ohtani. his interpreter suddenly fired. the allegations of massive theft and illegal gambling. the medical milestone. for the first time ever, the kidney from a pig transplanted into a human. and a powerful new memorial. reclaiming a site with a painful past. the emotional journ
spring storms bringing snow from the midwest to the northeast. the stunning news involving baseball superstar shohei ohtani. his interpreter suddenly fired. the allegations of massive theft and illegal gambling. the medical milestone. for the first time ever, the kidney from a pig transplanted into a human. and the powerful new memorial. reclaiming a site with a painful past. the emotional journey and the moment i made a very personal discovery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. we start with breaking news tonight. the manhunt now over for an escaped idaho prison inmate and his alleged accomplice. authorities say both men were arrested this afternoon after a short car chase. no shots were fired in contrast to yesterday, when three corrections officers were shot and wounded, one by apparent friendly fire during the escape. and now authorities say they are investigating two homicides that they say may be connected to the f
They started crying. it was very uncomfortable. reporter: one of the two people who died from the saddlewood fire that swept through a mobile home park is an 89-year-old woman. that fire is 25% contained as of today and burned at least 820 acres. cal fire confirms the fire started from burning trash dumped off of a trash truck. investigators are trying to determine whether criminal charges will be filed for that fire and at this point there are firefighters that continue to work around the clock, they re on the front lines, trying to check these hot spots and trying to contain these fires as fast as possible. arthel. arthel: you hate to see the loss of life, for sure, and loss of property and all those acres. thank you, christina he coleman. eric. eric: arthel, two people were wounded in a shooting during a wedding at a new hampshire church this morning. the gunman police say was taken down by the guests. they say a man opened fire