Stranded. Scrutinizing security and looking for a motive. Defense secretary chuck hagel has arrestedded a review of security at the Defense Department authorities worldwide. There are questions about the gunman. Why did he receive security clearance despite his past trouble with the law. And were learning more about the is it innocent victims. Mike viqueira, where do does the investigation stand right now . We learned new details as this investigation transitions from that active shooter incident we saw yesterday and all day long authorities for hours after the incident at 8 is 8 15 in washington, d. C. Yesterday morning held out that there may have been a second shooter, but today they announ announced that aaron alexis acted alone. He used a valid i. D. Card that he obtained as a naval contractor. He entered the navy grounds and then entered the build 197 whereupon he took out a shotgun. A shotgun that he legally purchased just days ago and began that murderous rampage that ended wit
To be rescued. More than 500 people are still missing. The floods covered 17 counties. The rain started september 11th and state of emergency continues for the affected areas. Jerry sanduskys appeal for now before three judges. The former penn state assistant coach was rushed to trial last year. Prosecutors disagree. Well have much more news at the top of the hour. Ill see you at 11 00 eastern, 8 00 pacific time. Another mass murderer with a history of Mental Illness leaves a country in shock after the massacre at washingtons navy yard. In the past few years there have been mass murders. Also as america weighs intervention in syria, is there a separate civil war now raging, this one within the ranks of assads opponents. How are alqaeda and other extremists affecting the fight against syrias governments. Plus ecigarettes have become a billion dollar business, and is this just another way to target kids . Welcome to consider this. We begin with the navy yard shooter. As authorities check
They loved the navy. They loved the fleet. The fleet that they helped build and sustain. Once again, they have the ceremony under way. One week since the gunman open fired at the nation navy yard e nations capitol. Well live in. The report that no service men were killed. Just civilians and contractors. And that is flat wrong. These patriots designed and built our ships. They sustained and set the standards for our ships. They connected us to each other and to the fleet, and they protected and sustained our headquarters. These 12 members of our navy team, our navy family, they were killed in the line of duty. They died in service to our navy, in service just a that the committed to just as any of us in uniform. For that service we honor them. For that service we will never forget them. I salute these american heroes. I want to bring in my colleague who is joining us from washington, where she is just outside of the ceremony. If you will, jeanne, give us a preview of what we can expect
Arsonists. I dont think we should throw tantrums. An interesting thing to ponder. That your top agenda is making sure 20 Million People dont have health insurance. Shes alone in the revolution good afternoon. The emmys may be over, but theres plenty of serious drama for the president as he arrives in new york to kick off a highstakes week of delicate diplomacy, both with his fellow World Leaders and his opponents in congress. The president and first lady arrived here in the big apple, just a few hours ago, with the president heading straight to a meeting with his nigerian counterpart, president goodluck jonathan. Theyre meeting comes as the world watches, the third day of a terrorist siege at an upscale Shopping Mall in nairobi. And with pressing questions remaining about those involved in the attack, including whether americans were among them, the president pledged the nations full support, as well as our sympathies. I want to express personally my condolences to not only preside pre
Of oz opening tonight at a theater near you and not the way you remember it. Nightly news begins now. Good evening. Sadly this week in america is coming to an end the way it started. There has been another mass shooting, this time in chicago. 20 people were wounded in multiple shootings and one Chicago Police official is quoted as saying its a miracle no one died in a night of rampant and brazen violence. Chicago has been in the spotlight for this very reason. After 500 homicides last year, more than any other city in america, police there were pointing to a 20 drop this year. Then this. The kind of violence that badly wounded a 3yearold child among others in one of this nations great cities. We begin with john yang. Good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. This was the scene of that shooting about 24 hours ago. You can see kids are playing here again. It has been a very violent 24 hours. Even though in chicago the number of shootings is down about 500 from last year and the number