Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. The force of the impact of that plane crash in the french alps was so strong that even the rugged container that held the voice recorder designed to withstand over 3,000 gs was left twisted. Yet tonight officials are saying they have managed to recover the critical information it carried. Sounds and voices from the cockpit which could help explain why the plane flew into a remote mountainside. Tonight, its the focus of a perilous search and recovery operation. Also today we learned more about some of the 150 people who perished including three americans. We have two reports beginning with bill neely at the staging area in the french alps. Bill, whats the latest from there . Reporter good evening, lester. Investigators are confident they will find the cause of this crash after hearing those final sounds from the cockpit. The victims of this tragedy were from 18
September 11th. Well have details on that just ahead. Plus, with this Terror Threat playing out both overseas and at home, why was state Department Spokesperson marie harf today focused on bill oreilly . Suggesting in the middle of her Daily Briefing that he made some sexist remarks about her boss. Well have that story in just a moment. But we begin with some exclusive new details on the american man suspected of leading the disturbingly successful and critical part of the terror campaign, the social media effort, by the worlds most dangerous terror group isis. Trace gallagher live in our west coast news room with more. Trace. Megyn, that suspect is 32yearold ahmed made the deans list at northeastern university. In 2004 federal prosecutors say he and two other men went to the middle east to attend terrorist Training Camps to learn how to kill u. S. Soldiers in iraq. Once they got to iraq the feds say his two coconspirators became the media wing of al qaeda in iraq which later evolved i
That he made quote sexist remark about her boss . We begin with new details on the american man suspected of leading the disturbingly successful and critical part of the terror campaign, the social media effort by the worlds most dangerous terror group, isis. Trace ghallager is live with more. The suspect is a 34yearold that grew up in a wealthy boston suburb, attended private schools and made the deans list at northeastern university. In 2004, investigators say he and others went to learn how to kill u. S. Soldiers in iraq the feds say his two coconspirators became the media wing of al qaeda in iraq, which evolved into isis. He came back to the u. S. And went back to college, graduating with a Computer Science degree from the university of massachusetts but the fbi says while studying they were trying to amass automatic weapons to shoot up a boston mall, planning to kill two unnamed members of the executive branch and trying to recruit likeminded young people in the boston area the co
It is super bowl sunday. Last night was saturday night live. Joops. One thing we have to talk about is the scandal with the patriots. Well show you more of last nights snl fox and friends begins right now. The day youve been waiting for for a full year. It is super bowl sunday this morning. Good morning, it is february 1st. Were live in phoenix in phoenix, arizona. Site of super bowl glendale, sorry. Were in glendale. Well be in phoenix, scottsdale. The whole state of arizona is ready for the game. Brian is live there. Hes all over. Hes got cheer leaders, marching bands coaches, players. Hes been on party buses. He went on gronkowskis bus. Here in our studio we have our own man cave which ladies, apercently, are allowed in. I want my living room to look like this man caves are here. Were going to show you how to deck out your living room you need the bar, of course. The proper recline per. And the big green egg grilled. And the coach. We have a great show today. First, a fox news alert
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