Continue. Protests in the wake of the goernlz verdict. Los angeles protesters blocking traffic and breaking windows. Race not an issue in deliberation, that claim from one of the jurors. George had a right to protect himself. Eric holder looking into filing criminal civil rights charges. Showdown today on capitol hill. Republicans continue their filibuster of president obamas nominees. Democratic leader harry reid has threatened to invoke the Nuclear Option allow an executive nominee to be confirmed by a simple majority. At least seven dead in egypt following clashes between supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi and the police. Expected to intensify, nine states under heat advisories from the northeast to the middle of the country. Stay in the ac. Thats all you can do. The president of man make claimed his country seized a north korean ship with undeclared military cargo. Shot a tiger. Filmed diving to the bottom of the baltic sea. Has won the home run derby. Heard of the term b
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. It was the saddest news this weekend. Over 230 People Killed in a single, horrifying incident. And beyond the tragedy itself, it made so many people think of their own lives and situations theyve been in, and incidents like it in the past. A nightclub in brazil, packed with happy people on a saturday night, listening to a band at 2 30 in the morning. Suddenly, a fire. Started small and then engulfed the club, filling it with smoke and hundreds of people in a panic. It got more urgent and complicated when some of the victims werent allowed out. And today we learned of arrests and an investigation that is just getting under way. Nbcs keir simmons is with us tonight to start us off from santa maria, brazil. Keir, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. The death toll here is almost unimaginable. The gymnasium behind me became a makeshift morgue. 250 lives were lost and scores more
Broadest overhaul of this countrys Immigration Law in nearly three decades. The president will make his announcement in las vegas the day after a Bipartisan Group of senators up veil their plans. Nbcs tracie potts is in washington with more. Tracie. Good morning. Reporter are good morning, everyone. The white house said what the president will say in las vegas is similar to what we saw that group of democrats and republicans lay out here on capitol hill yesterday. But the white house plan is ready to go. A piece of legislation that if congress drags its feet, this is something theyll be able to vote on. The hallmark of that plan is what to do about the 11 million Illegal Immigrants already in this country. Conservatives dont want to hear the a word and that group of democrats and republicans who brought out their plan yesterday said it wont be amnesty because it will be background checks, taxes, theyll have to learn english just to get in the back of the line to earn citizenship. But t
Nbcs tracie potts is live with more. Good morning. Reporter mara, good morning. The president and lawmakers are talking about it. This time we could see action because both sides are motivated. If congress drags its feet on immigration, the white house has a plan ready. President obama will lay it out today in las vegas. The white house says its similar to what democrats and republicans introduced monday. We are going to get pushback but americans are saying lets get it fixed. They are in line for citizenship after paying fees and learn english. No one should expect the members of the senate are going rubber stamp it. We will never put them on a path to citizenship until we have fully secured our borders. Reporter advocates for reform will push the plan. We are marching and rallying. We have to support our haitian brothers and sisters. Republicans make no bones about it. Its police cal. The Republican Party is losing the support of hispanic citizens. 70 voted for president obama last f
Evening. The girl is in stable condition, but will have to stay the night. Reporter the 8yearold is being kept here at the hospital overnight. The grandmother tells me, she fears for her familys safety. A third grader is playing in the front yard of a relatives home. A car pulls up. Several people start to get out of the vehicle, when a second car drives up, and starts shooting. Bullets shattered the window of a black suv. We also counted four bullet holes on the front windows of the home. One bullet struck the girls leg. It takes an 8yearold girl to get shot for them to even come to you are 0 neighborhood. Reporter this Man Says Police rarely patrol this neighborhood. They let all of these guys act the fool. Do donuts, deal drugs, they dont even come around here. I do believe in our leadership. I do believe in our police chief that hes going to do the right thing by oakland. Reporter police chief Howard Jordan responded to the scene. He said he wants residents to know he cares and is