Moment they pulled the plug. Nightly news begins now. Good evening. Im lester holt in for brian. What we have learned in the 24 hours or so after a heavily armed man barged into an Atlanta Area School is beyond frightening and comes as a jarring reminder of what happened just eight months ago in newtown, connecticut, and what could have happened yesterday. Police in georgia say the alleged gunman had nearly 500 bullets and was apparently prepared for a violent showdown with police when he entered the mcnair discovery learning academy. Also new tonight details of his criminal record and what his lawyer said today about his mental state. Our National Correspondent kate snow is in dekalb county, georgia weath georgia, with the latest for us. Kate . Reporter good morning, lester. A lot of security here, a double front door, you have to be buzzed in, but the gunman was able to closely follow someone in the school. 800 children were inside the classrooms and yet not one was hurt. A shootout.
Good evening. Im lester holt in for brian. What we have learned in the 24 hours or so after a heavily armed man barged into an Atlanta Area School is beyond frightening and comes as a jarring reminder of what happened just eight months ago in newtown, connecticut, and what could have happened yesterday. Police in georgia say the alleged gunman had nearly 500 bullets and was apparently prepared for a violent showdown with police when he entered the mcnair discovery learning academy. Also new tonight details of his criminal record and what his lawyer said today about his mental state. Our National Correspondent kate snow is in dekalb county, georgia, with the latest for us. Kate . Reporter good evening, lester. This school has a lot of security. A double front door, you have to be buzzed to get in. But the gunman was able to closely follow someone into the school. 800 children were inside the classrooms and yet not one was hurt. Sounded like a shootout. Reporter a selfportrait of michael
No evidence of links to terrorist groups police say that a driver intentionally crashed his car into the death streams in mount vernon but his motives were means on clear. And Israels Benjamin Netanyahu who calls the United Nations a house of lies that as it prepares to vote on a motion condemning washingtons decision to recognize real slim as the countrys capital. Plus the face of a childhood no child should ever have to indoor five year old zahra is a syrian girl and a refugee this image of her has just been named to unicefs photo of the year in a competition dominated by the migration crisis. Im sara kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us voters in catalonia are casting their ballots in a hotly contested election seen as a gauge of support for independence from spain the poll comes two months after the region declared independence following a referendum opposed by madrid spanish authorities responded to that with a crack. Down arresting separatist leaders and calling tod
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