Good evening. After much criticism for saying the u. S. Didnt have a strategy against isis, president obama today said hed lay out the game plan this week for fighting the militant group. His comments came in an exclusive interview with chuck todd on meet the press. U. S. Warplanes carried out strikes against isis, an effort costing the untcountry 7 millia daflt Kelly Odonnell joins our coverage. Reporter the president says its time to go on the offensive against Islamic State fighters. That is a big turn from his no strategy comments just days ago. Tuesday hell talk about next steps with congressional leaders from both parties and then wednesday hell address the nation as he explained to meet the press moderator chuck todd. Im preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threat from isis. That threat from fighters has taken the lives two of americans and thousands of civilians in the reej yovenlt but on meet the press, the president told chuck todd his response will not be a
Definitely something we need. As long as that stationary boundary is in that area, a chance of more showers and thunderstorms, and looking much better into missouri. Back to you. Kim cunningham at the weather channel. Thanks. Now to the massive manhunt under way in the mountainous terrain of boise, idaho as law officials desperately search for a missing california teenager and her alleged abductor. Nbcs joe fryer reports from the search area. Reporter the desperate search is on. More than 150 highway trained search, surveying this idaho wilderness from the air and trudging through the 350 square miles of rugged terrain on the ground looking for 16yearold Hannah Anderson and the man police say about zucted her, 40yearold james dimaggio. The resources we need search that area safely. Reporter this area is called the river of no return wilderness. Expecting the giant network of trails winding through the back country. The best of the best and will take every precaution to make sure they a
Good evening. We begin here tonight with a developing story out of las vegas. The apparent ambushshooting of two Police Officers. It is part of a violent chain of events that started at a local restaurant and ended inside a walmart with three others shot and killed, including the attackers. Nbcs mike taibbi has been gathersing details for us and joins us from our los angeles newsroom with the latest. Mike . Reporter the incident itself is over. A Police Spokesperson telling us there is no longer any danger to the public. Police say it happened around 11 30 a. M. Two Las Vegas Metro Police Officers were sitting down to lunch at a pizza restaurant on the north side of town when two suspects, a man and a woman walked in and shot them at pointblank range. A witness shouted this is the start of the revolution, and then both suspects left the restaurant, crossed the street to a Walmart Store and shot and killed a civilian by the entrance. Police say the two suspects then entered the store wh
Good evening. We now know who he is, but why he opened fire in a crowded Maryland Mall yesterday and what his ultimate plan was remains a mystery tonight. Two store workers were killed along with the shooter now identified as 19yearold darion aguilar, who took his own life. He had plenty of ammunition and even crude explosives. On the heels of other recent mall attacks comes the question, can we better secure these sprawling complexes . Reporter 21yearold Brianna Benlolo and 20yearold Tyler Johnson were killed when 19yearold Darion Marcus Aguilar opened shooting in zoomies, where the two worked. A family friend of aguilar, who police say was a manager at the Dunkin Donuts near the home he shared with his mother. A woman who identified herself as his mother said she was devastated and didnt know her son owned a gn. Hes never, never had a gun before, never been interested in guns, never been interested in anything like that. I dont know what happened. I just dont know what happened. I do
Avalanche roars inside a neighborhood and buries people inside one home. And will the faithful prove to be a box Office Blessing for a new film . Good evening, we begin with major developments in the crisis in ukraine which tonight is quickly developing into a testy showdown between the u. S. And russia. Within the last few hours, president obama and russias president putin spoke about the crisis by telephone hours after the Russian Parliament gave putin the okay to send troops into the ukraine. Tonight the white house is warning the kremlin against what it calls the continuing violation of law. Earlier the Security Team met to discuss u. S. Options in a rare saturday session. While in ukraine itself there were growing signs that russia has already taken control over the crimea region. We have Coverage Today with bill neely in crimea. Good evening, bill. Reporter yes, the crisis here in crimea is deepening, lester, so too, are worries about an imminent russian takeover. Ukraine is cert