Begin. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Did police in the nashville area prevent another horrific Movie Theater attack . What we know right now is that a 51yearold man inside a theater and reported to be armed with a gun, a hatchet and pepper spray was shot to death this afternoon in an exchange of gunfire with police. One person received a minor wound but no one else was killed as Police Responded quickly to reports of an active shooter. The entire incident a frightening echo of what happened only two weeks ago in lafayette, louisiana and of course three years ago in colorado. Mark potter is in antioch, tennessee with the latest. Reporter Nashville Police say it was just before 1 15 local time that reports came in of a man carrying a gun and a hatchet at the Hickory Hollow cinemas. Countywide dispatch to all cars we have shots fired, officer involved at 901 bell road. 901 bell
The gunman and as a jury decides the fate of james holmes, convicted in the killing of 12 people at a theater in 2012. Social media lit up today with messages of shock and concern. Now, police say they have been training for this type of incident and praised the officers for responding so quickly, keeping all this contained to just one of the eight theaters here. Perhaps preventing any loss of life among the moviegoers. Lester . Mark potter tonight. Thank you. It was the news family members long feared and perhaps expected. Confirmation from the malaysian government today that flight mh370 was in fact lost at sea. That piece of wing found washed up on a Remote Island beach conclusively part of the plane that disappeared without a trace last year with 239 people aboard. Bill neely reports from toulouse, france, where the part was brought for examination. Reporter they came to help solve the mystery, and in just three hours these experts concluded the debris found on reunion island is fr
1020 mph. Inland areas could see a dusting of snow tonight. If you are traveling to now lets get to tatiana cash for a look at the roads traffic buildingincident free zoo int zipper merge on i94 east is gone and theres a change on hwy 100 on ramp milwaukees Common Council should vote today on whether to require screens on most windows in rental properties. The vote comes after the tragic death of a twoyear old over the summer. His family thinks a window screen might have saved his life. Pete zervakis is live with more on the proposed policy right now in milwaukee the Building Code requries all windows needed for ventilation typically one per room to be covered by a window screen. The proposed ordinance windows in rental units to be at least 1 3 covered with a screen. It would in most cases be the Property Owners responsibility not the tennants to install the screens. The council is voting on this proposal about three months after twoyear old Michael Mccoy the third tried crawling feet
Bus driver swerved off the road. We have 5 confirmed deaths. We have of those deaths, 3 were in the fourth grade, one was kindergartner and one was a first grader. While the cause of the crash is still under Investigation Police say speed is a strong factor. Arresting 24yearold driver overnight. Johnthony walker is being charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, Reckless Endangerment and reckless driving. Of the 37 elemenry School Students on board 24 were rushed to the hospital. Here at erlanger hospital several of those children are still fighting for their lives in desperate need of blood. Its why local blood banks are asking for volunteers to meet the need and the community is coming out in droves to support. The most unnatural thing in the world is for a parent to mourn the loss of a child. A tragic loss just days the ntsb its personal. We send our condolences to the parents of those children. My daughter rides the school bus every day. I understand that. We will do everythi
It is also very warm, upper 70s and low 80s here. 81 tampa. 77 plain city. Normally a little bit warmer along the coast. Temperatures are in the 80s all the way down the sarasota. Right now we are rain free. Were not seeing anything out there right now just a few sprinkles offshore. As we go throughout the day, we have that onshore flow similar to yesterday. A shower will be possible along through the first half of the day. By the afternoon the rain chances shift inland, east of i 75. Overall fewer thunderstorms expected today. Your temperatures will stay above average. We will hit 91 later today. Your morning only drops to 79 degrees. Warm afternoons and steamy mornings lie ahead. We will take a look at the very active tropics in just a little bit. Were following breaking deputies are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on english help court. A man walked into a residence hill court. A man walked into a residence and said he was shot. He was taken to the hospital with non