Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. A break in the hunt for who is behind a series of bomb threats against jewish institutions. A 31yearold man is jailed in st. Louis, tonight accused of making threats against Jewish Centers in four states. But Authorities Say hes not behind the big wave of over 100 similar threats that have sent children and staff evacuating jewish institutions across the country. Instead, theyre calling the suspect, a copycat who was trying to settle a personal score with an exlover. Our justice correspondent, pete williams, has more. Reporter for months telephone bomb threats to Jewish Centers and schools have alarmed the jewish community. Now the fbi says this man, 31yearold Juan Thompson of st. Louis, made eight of those threats, copycat calls, intended to get back at a woman who broke off a romantic relationship with him eight months ago. Law enforcement at all levels is a close friend of the jewish p
A ground operation is now also underway. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us a year into Donald Trumps presidency the United States remains a country wracked by Political Division on the very day marking the First Anniversary of trumps swearing in ceremony the federal government has shut down after congress failed to reach a last minute deal on spending it means government workers will stay at home halting all but the most essential operations recriminations have already begun. It was a night of partisan politics at the capitol despite hours of debate and last minute deal making there was no agreement on a government funding deal the issues are fifty two days or forty nine. The motion is not agreed the Republican Leadership couldnt find the sixty votes needed to keep the government open the Government Shutdown means hundreds of thousands of Public Servants night have to stay home. Following the senate vote the white house said the democrats were b
Unity ahead of a vote that could decide the countrys political future will they back Coalition Talks but on the american conservatives well have the latest from berlin. And a new exhibition in Basel Switzerland celebrates the work of georg basel thats the german artist has turned the art world upside down in more ways than one. Place. I my ass waiter thank you for joining us. Turkey has begun a military operation against Kurdish Militia in Northern Syria turkeys army is calling the offensive Operation Olive Branch the move follows a week of threats from her to inflame the conflict in syria especially as one of the militias that turkey is targeting is backed by the u. S. On saturday turkey announced the beginning of operation all of branch soon after the armys offensive became visible in the mountains of syrias afrin region turkish fighter jets carried out raids as Ground Forces shelled the area Turkish Forces are targeting positions of the y. P. G m a in the Kurdish Militia backed by w
A new exhibition in Basel Switzerland celebrates the work of getting out basel thats the german artist has turned the art world upside down in more ways than one. My ass waiter thank you for joining us turkey has begun a military operation against Kurdish Militia in Northern Syria turkeys army is calling the offensive Operation Olive Branch the move follows a week of threats from cred inflame the conflict in syria especially as one of the militias that turkey is targeting is backed by the u. S. On saturday turkey announced the beginning of operation all of branch soon after the armys offensive became visible in the mountains of syrias afrin region turkish fighter jets carried out raids as Ground Forces shelled the area Turkish Forces are targeting positions of the y p g a mainly Kurdish Militia backed by washington the group controls the afrin region ankara sees it as the syrian arm of the Kurdistan Workers Party or p k k which it considers the terror group a the Turkish Military has b
Out in the pouring rain but critics blast the president for politicizing Independence Day also coming up they stormed hong kongs parliament now theyre in. Talks exclusively to 3 young protesters defying hong kongs rulers and demanding democracy. Costars rescues dozens of migrants from the mediterranean our reporter has more from the island of lampedusa tensions are high after a charity ship forced its way into the port last week. And shes president elect of the European Commission but what do germans think of their defense minister was about funded by getting europes top job well have a surprising results of a new survey. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us u. S. President donald trump has led 4th of july celebrations in washington d. C. The holiday marks americas independence from british rule and is usually focused on National Unity trump sidestepped tradition though with what he called the show of a lifetime a speech to donors flanked by military vehicles even by his s