At 2 12 in the afternoon Miriam Careys car turned into this drive way and hit temporary fencing and started backing up striking a secret Service Officer causing minor injuries. From there she speeds up pennsylvania avenue toward the u. S. Capitol going 80 at one point. Police thought it was all over when she got just below the u. S. Capitol when they managed to get her stopped but it escalated. She jammed it into reverse striking a patrol car and took off again. This time they fired trying to stop her. Nine shots but she kept driving looping around traffic circles and on up past the Capitol Building with bullet holes visible. It ends on the other side of the capitol. She was coming up constitution avenue when police opened fire. She saw these barriers that pop in the street had been raised so she shifted in reverse to try to turn around and police say in the course of that she backed into this police guard booth. 17 shots in that location. Only afterward did she discover her 1yearold c
New view of the grand canyon like you have never seen it before. Nightly news begins now. Good evening, im lester holt, sitting in for brian tonight, with the president ial race locked in a tie for the polls, president obama and governor romney are engaged in a fast and furious campaign blitz, the president launching an assault in some of the places vital to his election. He is on a two day trip, spending the night on air force one. Romney is calling it a sign of being desperate, even as romney was racking up his own air milings. Well check in with the romney camp, but first, Brian Williams has been given full access to the campaign swing. He checks in tonight from denver. Reporter well, lester, good evening, having approached both campaigns about getting access and spending time with them as we get close today finds us in the middle of roughly 24 hours riding along during several stops with the Obama Campaign. Earlier today that meant a stop in iowa. We had an opportunity to sit down
In the modern country he formed and the light of the world, he was the hope around the world, Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. While this news was inevitable, it has still come as a shock to the world a realization a be don of forgiveness is gone. A nobel prisoner turned nobel laurea laureate, for so many years, a giver of peace. Late this afternoon after visible activity and worry outside the mandela home, South African president went on Live Television and broke the news to his country. Fellow South African, our beloved Nelson Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has died. The news was followed by president obama at the white house. Weve lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings any of us will share time with on this earth. He no longer belongs to us. He belongs to the ages. Part of ap emotional appearance late today by president obama in the White House Briefing room. Nbc news correspondent based in south africa was outsid
Moment in the struggle against apartheid, and look behind one of the most famous photos of mandela, taken the day he was released from prison. Good evening, from soweto on the streets where so much blood was shed in a long and bitter battle against apartheid. Streets tonight have been a place of celebration for the life of Nelson Mandela. Much more on that in a few moments. But our top story tonight comes from california, where an 85yearold american man is home after a sevenweek ordeal as a prisoner in north korea. The end of a tense standoff came suddenly, the north korean government saying Merrill Newman, a korean war vet with a heart condition was released for humanitarian reasons. Nbcs mike taibbi is in palo alto with more porous. Good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. The north korean officers say they deported Merrill Newman, others say he was freed after a detention that never should have happened. The exmarine for a trip that lasted much longer than it should have is home
Getting specific reports . Thats right, roads are starting to get bad. Thats what a lot of folks are telling us, even around areas of loudoun county. Some of the picture that is have come into us. This one out of warren county, virginia. You can see the snow covered on the ground just there in the distance. And as chuck just showed you, leesburg toward warrenton, thats where that snow line is. Virgin virginia saying she has her car covered already with snow. Back off to the west, one of the area that is i think will get hit the worse with not only snow but ice is i81. Scott bowserman talking about snow coming down in this area quickly. Falls church to our west, virginia, reporting snow. This report from garrick boyd. A lot more reports to show you. Of course, if you are away for any reason and have to go outside, want to make sure that you can always stay abreast with whats going on with our weather app. Storm team 4 weather app. Go to the itunes or google play and download that app. C