Good evening, im lester holt sitting in for brian. We shudder at the thought as to how the lead of this broadcast might have rea thats because the story begins with an armed man entering a grade school and pulling the trigger. The word of shots fired inside Mcnair Discovery Learning Center in decatur, georgia, was quickly followed by images of s. W. A. T. Teams surrounding the school, children being hurried to safety by teachers. A scene we have witnessed far too many times with horrifying outcomes. This time thankfully no one was injured, but as the School Year Begins around the country, todays scare raises new and difficult questions about what we have really learned from the newtown tragedy. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez joins us from decatur now with details. Gabe . Reporter lester, all 800plus students have been accounted for tonight, and no injuries have been reported. Visitors are supposed to be buzzed into the school, but somehow the suspect got through. A terrifying scene in suburban at
Good evening. The white house tonight is presenting new evidence that sarin gas was used in a chemical attack in syria, as it tries to convince congress to authorize a military strike there. Its unclear if lawmakers will approve the request when they return next week from recess, but already, the decision to ask for support has had ripple effects both here and around the world. We have complete coverage tonight, and we begin with Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. Kristen, good evening. Reporter carl, good evening to you. The decision to give congress a vote is a political gamble by president obama. One white house official tells me the strategy moving forward will be to flood the zone and that effort started today with the chief of staff, Vice President and president making a flurry of phone calls to lawmakers and other top officials, holding a rare holiday briefing today on capitol hill. With the president s credibility on the line, secretary of state john kerry fanned out on th
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