Lester holt. Substituting tonight, Peter Alexander. Good evening. Tonight investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a man with a machete to go on a rampage at the new Orleans Airport, a popular destination for millions of americans each year. It happened last night. He targeted travelers and tsa agents alike. Tonight were learning it could have been much worse. We begin with nbcs Kerry Sanders in new orleans. Reporter two minutes of sheer chaos in concourse b at the new Orleans Airport friday night. There was just a lot of screaming and everyone was running and hiding behind stairs and everything. Reporter panicked travelers ran and ducked for cover from a man deputies have now identified at 63yearold richard white. Witnesses who recorded the rampage say white began spraying insect repellant at tsa officers and passengers at the security screening area. He then pulled a machete from his waistband and began swinging. He swung the machete several times. The agent actually
Headquarters in new york. This is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. Good evening. Days after his stunning 11th Hour Campaign declaration that there would not be a palestinian state on his of what, Israels Benjamin Netanyahu did an equally stunning turnabout today. It came in a one on one interview with our Andrea Mitchell. That is making headlines tonight and drawing a strong response from the white house. Fresh off his election victory, netanyahu tried to explain to andrea a series of statements he ma that caught the world off guard, seemingly to dash hopes for a Palestinian Peace agreement. Reporter it was Benjamin Netanyahus last Minute Campaign promise when he thought that he might lose. Promising to reverse decades of policy. Stunned by a Furious White House reaction today he tried to walk it back. I havent changed my strategy. I want a sustainable twostate solution but for that circumstances have to change. Reporter but youre reelected on the mandate, certainly isr
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. They were the faithful, adults and children, who had gathered for friday prayers only to be targeted for death on a massive scale in a pair of suicide bombings. As many as 137 people are dead and more than 350 injured tonight. Victims of the attack against two mosques in sanaa, the capital city of yemen. Its a place where the u. S. For years now has been actively hunting down al qaeda terrorists. But a recent government overthrow has changed an already volatile landscape. And tonight for the second time this week, it is isis claiming responsibility for a deadly terror attack that has rattled the region and beyond. Nbcs katy tur has the latest developments. Reporter the first bomb went off inside the mosque, the second at the gates as those left standing tried to escape. In the pandemonium, worshippers rushed the wounded away while others prayed over the dead.
Nightly news with lester holt. Substituting tonight, Peter Alexander. Good evening. Tonight investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a man with a machete to go on a rampage at the new Orleans Airport, a popular destination for millions of americans each year. It happened last night. He targeted travelers and tsa agents alike. Tonight were learning it could have been much worse. We begin with nbcs Kerry Sanders in new orleans. Reporter two minutes of sheer chaos in concourse b at the new Orleans Airport friday night. There was just a lot of screaming and everyone was running and hiding behind stairs and everything. Reporter panicked travelers ran and ducked for cover from a man deputies have now identified at 63yearold richard white. Witnesses who recorded the rampage say white began spraying insect repellant at tsa officers and passengers at the security screening area. He then pulled a machete from his waistband and began swinging. He swung the machete several times. T
York, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. They were the faithful, adults and children who had gathered for friday prayers only to be targeted for death on a massive scale in a pair of suicide bombings. As many as 137 people are dead and more than 350 injured tonight. Victims of the attack against two mosques in sanaa, the capital city of yemen. Its a place where the u. S. For years now has been actively hunting down al qaeda terrorists. But a recent government overthrow has changed an already volatile landscape. And tonight for the second time this week, it is isis claiming responsibility for a deadly terror attack that has rattled the region and beyond. Nbcs katy tur has the latest developments. Reporter the first bomb went off inside the mosque, the second at the gates as those left standing tried to escape. In the pandemonium, worshippers rushed the wounded away while others prayed over the dead. Moments later, two more explosions at another mosqu