good evening. the only thing that could have made yesterday s school shooting in ohio any worse happened today. two more students have died of their wounds in that attack, an even more crushing blow for a community 30 miles outside of cleveland that s absolutely torn apart. while today was the accused gunman s first court appearance, and while we learn more about him, nothing will bring back what those families and this town has lost, including the sense of safety at school. we begin there again tonight. nbc s kevin tibbles is in chardon, ohio. kevin, good evening. reporter: brian, 17-year-old t.j. lane was near tears and here to say i m sorry, i m sorry, after a judge ordered him held in custody for his own sayty and that of this community. is in chardon, ohio, ribbons in the high school colors and condolences for the town of 5,000, devastated by the loss of three of its children. there s a student with a gun. reporter: today, police released dramatic 911 tapes recor
on this earth day we re getting a rare look at the sun. these are the first shots nasa s new solar dynamics observatory satellite took, just launched in february. nasa says the snapshots will change our understanding of the sun and how it impacts our lives. well, some airports had to suspend flights again today because of the winds blowing ash over scandinavia. scientists in iceland say the volcanos produced little new ash today. nbc chief science correspondent robert bozell is live there in iceland today. what does it look like on the ground? reporter: a little cold on the ground but the volcano is shrouded in clouds so we can t see it. the radar from the icelandic
a free market was never meant to be a free license to take whatever you can get however you can get it. tough talk on wall street. president obama proposes sweeping financial reform but what s it mean to main street? on the verge of collapse, an oil rig in the gulf of mexico could sink into the ocean. that is the latest fear. we ve got a live report in moments. yeah, what a riot. security guards run for their lives after hooligans at a soccer game get rowdy. and royal wedding in the offing? new speculation today about prince william and his long-time love kate middleton. and a good afternoon to all of you. i m alex witt. thanks for joining us. president obama traveled into the belly of the beast today paying a visit to the center of the financial world with a speech delivered at cooper union in lower manhattan. he is trying to close the sale of his plan for the reforming of the financial industry. here is the closing they heard today. i believe in the power of the free ma