in broad daylight yesterday a quadruple drive-by shooting took place one block from national stadium. a man and woman died as a result. two other victims are in critical condition. what we know there were some individuals at one of the corner stores on the block, a white jeep cherokee came around the corner and an individual began to discharge a firearm. the jeep involved in the shooting is the same one found torched last night. investigators said it was involved in an armed carjacking wednesday night, the night before the shooting. carjackings have more doubled in 2023. d.c. police have so far logged 943. the age most compare for thieves arrested in these crimes, 15 years old. withth ten days left in 2023 the were 225 homicides. the highest number since 1997. that s when the nation s capital was emerging from a violent decade. the white house have shied away from recent questions about rising crime in the district. last month the press secretary said the administration i
carry on his legacy. under fire the ceo of the company that owns the train that derailed in ohio meets with angry residents. i think he was hiding what the white house is now demanding. a high ranking catholic bishop killed in his own home in l.a. his stunned congregation in tears. the investigation into who did it and why one of the long time stars of law and order has died. we remember richard belzer and children s book controversy the publisher rewriting role dahl controvers like charlie and the chocolate factory. are words like fat and ugly too controversial? this is nbc nightly news good evening i m jose diaz-balart in for kate snow we begin with what appears to be a major escalation by north korea. late today north korea launched a barrage of missiles in a provocative show of force. those launches come just hours after they test fired a missile capable of hitting the united states. it came so close to japan the residents there were able to see it fall
dueling decisions, creating a flash point in the fight for abortion rights in texas. a federal judge s halting the fda is more than two decades old approval of the drug medford pretzels own one of the main medications used to provide abortions. but less than an hour later, conflicting court ruling out of washington state judge their order the federal government to protect access to the drug and 17 democratic led states and the district of columbia. the two decisions are the most significant on abortion since the u. s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade last summer, cnn s rosa flores and arlette signs are following all of the developments rosa to you first. why did the texas judge suspend the fda approval of this drug take us through the judge s order? it will. fred this judge did not hold back in this order . 67 pages 67 pages, he rips apart the fda approval of oppressed own, saying that the approval was flawed that the fda did not consider the risks to girls and women. let
where the suspect is being held. good afternoon. if. reporter: good afternoon. that s right, mike, he is being held right here behind me at the monroe county correctional facility, and there s a lot of legal maneuvering going on this weekend about those extradition plans now that he has a public defender who has said that he plans to go back to idaho. he is going to waive his extradition hearing and he wants to go back to fight those charges. as we take a look at that mug shot that we have here from this jail, the attorney says kohberger is waiving that extradition hearing so he can quickly be brought to idaho, adding he s eager to be exonerated. we are also learning more about what led to the sudden stop of the cleanup at the crime scene in moscow, idaho, last week, the day kohberger was arrested here in pennsylvania. something that was briefly discussed on friday by idaho investigators. the house cleanup has been halted, and that came by a legal request from the court.
when he became the first pope to resign and almost 600 years. he cited a quote, lack of strength of mind and body as his reason for stepping down. benedict was born in germany and grew up as the regime was gaining power. after the war. he turned to theological studies and eventually became a professor in 1951. he was ordained as a priest. as work in theology attracted the attention of the archbishop. who asked him to serve his expert assistance at the second vatican council in the sixties , and then in 1977, he was appointed archbishop of munich . three months later, he became cardinal benedict. the 16th was elected pope in 2005 following the death of his close friend, pope john paul, the second at age 78. he became the oldest newly elected pope since 1970. pope benedict the 16th dedicated his entire adult life to the church from 1951 when he was ordained a priest until resigning his pope in 2013, greg palkot, takes a look at his life and legacy. when john paul. the second di