We are following the latest news as its coming into our newsroom. Police have now detained three people who may have been involved in a shooting. Shots were fired in a parking lot of a nightclub that was hosting a teen party in ft. Myers, florida. This happened at a club called club blu. 17 people in total have been shot and two of them are dead. Theyve not been identified at this hour. Were watching that part of the story as well. Multiple people, we are told, are fighting lifethreatening injuries right now inside the hospital. Some inside the club were as young as 13 years old. Witnesses on the scene describing it as mad house with others saying they heard around 30 gunshots that bystanders say may have come from multial guns. They say the shooting may have lasted as long as ten minutes. A woman who was at the club when the gunman opened fire used Facebook Live to talk about the chilling events. Listen to this. They running behind but you dont know who they shooting. They just runnin
Good evening. Great to have you with us on a friday night. U. S. Air strikes, breaking news in iraq. Dropping precisionguided bombs. These images from the aftermath. And americans on the ground, and desperate survivors without food and water. And president obama, now saying this. Tonight, so many at home, asking why now . First, Martha Raddatz leading us off. Good evening. Reporter the u. S. Military now has a green light to launch as needed in iraq. Today, pounding multiple targets, trying to stop the militants from threatening the lives of americans and others trapped on that mountain. The first strike, 12 45 p. M. In iraq. Broad daylight. The two heavilyarmed f18 fighter jets launching from the carrier uss bush in the persian gulf, roaring high above northern iraq, where isis militants were shelling forces trying to defend erbil from attacks. The u. S. Fighters dropping precision 500pound bombs on the isis mobile artillery unit. The smoke from the strike, visible for miles. You let
Good evening. Great to have you with us on a friday night. U. S. Air strikes, breaking news in iraq. Dropping precisionguided bombs. These images from the aftermath. And americans on the ground, and desperate survivors without food and water. And president obama, now saying this. Tonight, so many at home, asking why now . First, Martha Raddatz leading us off. Good evening. Reporter the u. S. Military now has a green light to launch as needed in iraq. Today, pounding multiple targets, trying to stop the militants from threatening the lives of americans and others trapped on that mountain. The first strike, 12 45 p. M. In iraq. Broad daylight. The two heavilyarmed f18 fighter jets launching from the carrier uss bush in the persian gulf, roaring high above northern iraq, where isis militants were shelling forces trying to defend erbil from attacks. The u. S. Fighters dropping precision 500pound bombs on the isis mobile artillery unit. The smoke from the strike, visible for miles. You let
Boy versus gator. A 9yearold speaks out about the fight of his life, attacked during a dip in a lake. I felt its jaw. I felt its teeth. How he managed to fight the sharktoothed beast off and the souvenirs to prove it. And good morning. Were going to get to the news in just a moment, but first this is a huge day for us here at gma. Paula faris officially joining us as the weekend coanchor. Having been your friend and having been your friend and your colleague for three years now, im extremely, extremely pleased youre here. I know sara haines feels the same way. Even ron claiborne. Im very excited. Okay. Faris and harris. 15 seconds into the know. We knew that would happen. Im so thrilled to work alongside what i believe to be the best tv team in all of the world, not just in front of the camera but for all those people that are working diligently behind the camera, and im so grateful for this opportunity. This is going to be a fun ride. Were happy to have you. Coming up, were going to d
Of survival. The latest person to take on the ice bucket challenge. The big question now, who will she pass the bucket to. Today is saturday, august 9, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe. The latest on the ebola crisis. Its killed 1,000 people. This morning we will hear from one of the two u. S. Aid workers recovering in atlanta. A girl swept away in a tsunami ten years ago is found alive and well. How she became to be reunited with her family who thought she was gone forever. Overnight, another drop of humanitarian aid. This as questions are growing about the u. S. Militarys involvement. Jim is following all of this this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. This is a crisis that gets worse by the day as the u. S. Military made the secondary drop of food and water. The problem is th