During pre game introductions. An update on the mascot today, saturday, november 2nd, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Alongside Maria Schiavocampo who is in for jen a and dylan dreyer. Jen a, of course on maternity leave. The top story. The deadly shooting of the tsa agent in los angeles airport. The 39yearold victim the first officer to be killed in the line of duty in the agencys 12year history. The suspected gunman and several others remain hospitalized this morning and investigators trying to answer the question who set the shooter off as they continue to look for clues. Miguel almaguer is in los angeles this morning and has the latest for us. Good morning. Reporter good morning, lester. The suspect is 23yearold paul ciancia. Police say he entered terminal 3 here at lax, opened fire, killing a tsa age
Three shots fired from a 9millimeter glock. Each bullet leaving the barrel at 1,230 feet per second. With Rayshard Brooks 18 feet away. When two of those bullets ripped into his back and killed him. The other bullet hit one of the cars in the wendys parking lot that had three people in it. And the bullet that hit that car added to the charges against Garrett Rolfe for firing in the direction of bystanders. District attorney howard used the violations of the Atlanta Police rules as the basis for a charge you almost never see in cases like this, violation of oath by a public officer. Because Atlanta Police officers take an oath to serve and protect the public and abide by the rules of the Police Department, this prosecutor added the charge of violation of oath by pues. Those charges are, one, felony murder for causing the death of Rayshard Brooks by shooting him. Two, aggravated assault for shooting brooks with a Deadly Weapon. Three, aggravated assault for kicking brooks after he was sh
Murder. He did what prosecutors rarely do in cases like this. He accused the two Police Officers involved of every single violation of law that he could find in their conduct, virtually all of which were captured on video and con refresh his memo firmed by eye witnesses on the scene. It will come as a surprise to many that most shots fired by Police Officers miss their target completely. No matter how much Firearms Training Police Officers get, they usually miss what theyre aiming at in the street. And that happened in this case. Three shots fired from a nine millimeter glock. Each bullet leaving the barrel at 1,230 feet per second. With Rayshard Brooks 18 feet away. When two of those bullets ripped into his back and killed him. The other bullet hit one of the cars in the wendys parking lot that had three people in it. And the bullet that hit that car added to the charges against Garrett Rolfe for firing in the direction of bystanders. District attorney howard used the violations of th
A noreaster joined forces with a storm system connected to hurricane joaquin. The result, the worst rain parts of the carolinas have ever seen. At least five people have been killed. More than 200 rescues have taken place in South Carolina since saturday night. More than a foot and a half of rain fell in gills creek, 17 inches in the wateree river. 14 plus in charleston and nearly 10 inches in columbia where major highways and bridges are now closed. David begnaud is there. Reporter it is an emergency situation in South Carolina. More than 100 water rescues have taken place sunday across the rainravaged state. Governor Nikki Haley Says the soaking is unprecedented. We havent seen this level of rain in the low country in a thousand years. Thats how big this is. Reporter in downtown columbia the states capitol, a dam break flooded major thoroughfares, stranding motorists trapped in their vehicles. Some areas received up to 10 feet of water. Residents have been warned to stay off the road
The United States and around the world. We start this hour with the very latest on the two murders, two journalists in the United States. It happened on Live Television. Rattling the nation and sparking renewed debate over gun control here in the country. A few hours ago, a group that is working to End Gun Violence held a vigil for Alison Parker and adam ward. The gunman, Vester Flanagan, a former do worker at wdbj killed him and later killed himself. The woman parker was interviewed at the time of the shooting, Vicki Gardner was also shot during the attack. We understand she is in good condition. More on the victims, 27yearold ward had just gotten engaged to a producer at that television station. 24yearold parker had just celebrated her birthday and had moved in with her boyfriend whos an anchor at wdbj. Earlier, he shared more about Alison Parker and the journalist that she was. Listen. She was a nerd at heart and yet displayed a beauty that i had never seen before in person and i wa