announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt good evening, everyone we re getting a much fuller picture of the apparent plot, the frightening near-miss for another community, and the heartbreaking depth of loss following the july 4th attack on parade goers in highland park, illinois today, the state s attorney there saying the 21-year-old now charged in the murders of seven people has confessed and that he went into details about what he had done officials revealing that after the highland park shootings, robert crimo iii considered unleashing a second attack 2 1/2 hours away in madison, wisconsin. while a possible motive is unclear tonight, a series of numbers is being examined as possible clues. his history with police and the guns he owned also under scrutiny as a grieving community opens its aching heart for a child orphaned in the shooting tom llamas starts off our coverage reporter: tonight, officials say robert crimo iii has confessed. telling polic
Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocumented students heading to high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North Carolina. Four months later, he remains locked up, facing deportation to honduras. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peac
Year in police custody. Will anyone be held accoununtab . Fo m more ofcersrs sll facee trial. Wewe will l speak an n attoey r the grayay family and prprominen baltorore past. Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocucumented studentnts headio high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North
Year in police custody. Will anyone be held accoununtab . Fo m more ofcersrs sll facee trial. Wewe will l speak an n attoey r the grayay family and prprominen baltorore past. Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocucumented studentnts headio high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North
And with adriana benjumea, director of the bogotabased Human Rights Group humanas colombia. Then, we return to the United States to look at debtors prisons in arkansas where a county has been jailing poor people who owe fees for writing bad checks. Well speak with a woman who once wrote a check for 1. 07 for a loaf of bread. The check bounced and her debt ballooned after fees and fines to nearly 400. Well also speak with nikki were Kristen Clarke represents a mother who spent 35 days in a county jail after she accidentally bounced a 20 night check five years ago. Then a federal judge has denied a request for lifesaving hep c drug for Mumia Abujamal. He found penciling his protocol or who gets the drug in prison is unconstitutional. Judge recognizes with the commonwealth is doing and has been doing for years is not only unjust, but not right. Unconstitutional. A violation of phenomenal dish environmental fairness and the human right to life. Amy we will speak with Mumia Abujamal plus at