legislation following a pair of deadly mass shootings, proving that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence not a progressive country, by the way. just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to get this done? reporter: well, the secret is it wasn t even that difficult. there were these two mass shootings last month. they were extremely rare. people were outraged. they took to the streets. but they weren t just dismissed as tragedies, dismissed as part of a problem that is too difficult to confront. the people got together. the government got together. lawmakers from a variety of political parties put their differences aside, a
Interest. A military veteran and firearms instructor said to be armed and very dangerous. This morning a shelter in place order is in effect. Our team is on the scene in lewiston, maine, right now. Republicans finally elect a speaker after three weeks of chaos in the house. Who is louisiana congressman mike johnson . The house gets back to work with a shutdown looming. Growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. Hospitals forced to close as fuel runs out, with israel ramping up its air strikes. Driving to a deal. United autoworkers and ford reach a tentative deal. Nearly six weeks after workers first starrted walking off the job. What it could mean for two other major automakers . New scrutiny for Clarence Thomas, facing ethics and tax questions after reportedly taking 250,000 loan from a friend that he never had to pay back. The strongest hurricane on record to hit Mexicos Pacific coast. And one of the fastest rapid intensifications on earth. Pummelling the popular resort area. Ginger is tra
Casualties mount. Tanks and troops massed on the border ready to invade. Hundreds of americans trapped in the territory, unable to get out. This is on hamas. Israel intensifies bombing targets on three fronts threatening to ignite a wider conflict. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells troops its do or die time as air strikes intensify and broaden even further. Also tonight new u. S. Military moves in the region amid growing threats from iran and its allies in the region. Im ian lee near the israel Lebanon Border where tensions rise along with fears this could become a second front in the war. Here at home, speaker soap opera. Three weeks and counting. At least nine republicans now seeking the gavel. Plus murder investigation. The latest on the death of a synagogue president in detroit. Pacific storm. The new system set to drop temperatures and deep snow from montana to the dakotas. Later, an amazing puzzle made of corn with roots and miles of twists and turns in minnesota that start
Trying to elevate things to another level as we do every day on good day dc. Today its flat out freezing up there. Need to warm it up a level. And send blankets asap. Thursday december 28th, 2017. If you have any goals you set at the beginning of the year you best to get them done. Four days. Hurry up. Also ahead this morning the mad dash to pre pay next years property tax before those new tax laws kick in and as if its not already confusing enough, the irs may have just added some extra drama. Well tell you why coming up in a live report. Try to sort it all out. Very confusing. Good luck. It is confusing. I dont even really understand all the different rules. I dont think irss does either to be honest with you. First we got to talk about the weather were in store for the coldest december day. Really a decade when the ball drops in times square for details tuck, tell us to bundle up and stay in and watch the ball drop on tv this year. Distracted by the g. J giles band in my ear. Freeze
Including a van carrying seven people and multiple people were taken to the hospital. Our annie yu is lie on the scene in herndon now. She has the latest. Annie. Reporter maureen and steve, that crash happened at this intersection behind me. This is centreville road and frying pan proceed here in herndon, virginia. It was shut down to traffic for hours and it reopened early this morning. But police say it all started around 8 oclock last night when this man, em knocked on n the door of a home on autumn drive which is not too far from here. They say a young child answered the door. The man assaulted that child, then fled in a stolen vehicle. He then crashed into a man at a nearby shopping center, carjacked that guy, assaulted him and then he left the scene. Now, officers responding to the child assault call spotted him on the road and after a pursuit, the suspect crashed into a van carrying seven people near this major intersection. He then got out of the car, ran into the woods and tha