Ballard yesterday around noon. He had been on the force for more than eight years. He was just 32 years old. We begin tim furlong, who is learning more about this fallen trooper. Ballard had years on the force. You see his hat is on the hood there. Im told this trooper when he saw something unusual, he checked it out to make sure things were okay. That was what he was doing yesterday when he was killed. Governor carney asking for prayers for another family and Law Enforcement agency now coping with a tragedy. The actions of steven yesterday exemplified the dedication that he brought to the citizens of delaware. We spoke with the commander here. Heavy a good cop who specialized in dui entorsment. In the year and a half since he was transferred here, he had a significant can impact and will be missed. His troopers wont let this tragedy from protecting the citizens they serve. We may be out of sorts for a little while, but well be there for them and thats whats important. Reporter ballard
Why so many kids are clambering to join his club. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Possibly another recent story generated the level of universal outrage quite like the video of a bloodied man being dragged from his airplane seat. Now there is late word a settlement has been reached between united aligns and that passenger kentucky doctor david dao who was injured after being forcibly being removed to give his seat to a crew member. The sum was announced on the same day united released an internal report on the april 9th incident and a series of changes to prevent it from happening again. In an exclusive interview, uniteds Ceo Oscar Munoz described. I dont wish any lower point than this on anyone in the world. Reporter oscar munoz hoping this low point will be uniteds turning point with what it calls an amicable resolution, the airline settling with dr. David dao as it confron
Why it may prompt you to plan a trip this summertime. Summertime. Well have that ahead in the skinny. It is thursday, april 27th. Here it is slightly transformed announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Well does give, get you in the mood. Though we are in the middle of spring. Summertime summertime huge news. We are going to delve into that in the skinny. But we want to get to the breaking news, happening at this hour. In delaware. That standoff between police and accused cop killer after a trooper was killed. The standoff started yesterday afternoon. Police tracked the suspected gunman to his house. They blew the door off. But didnt actually enter. They continued to try to negotiate a surrender. That house is about 15 miles from where an encounter with a now all of this started at a Convenience Store when the trooper approached what he described or what was described as a car with two suspicious people inside. Police say a man who was in the vehicle got out and opened fire on
Why it may prompt you to plan a trip this summertime. Summertime. Well have that ahead in the skinny. It is thursday, april 27th. Here it is slightly transformed announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Well does give, get you in the mood. Though we are in the middle of spring. Summertime summertime huge news. We are going to delve into that in the skinny. But we want to get to the breaking news, happening at this hour. In delaware. That standoff between police and accused cop killer after a trooper was killed. The standoff started yesterday afternoon. Police tracked the suspected gunman to his house. They blew the door off. But didnt actually enter. They continued to try to negotiate a surrender. That house is about 15 miles from where an encounter with a now all of this started at a Convenience Store when the trooper approached what he described or what was described as a car with two suspicious people inside. Police say a man who was in the vehicle got out and opened fire on
Why it may prompt you to plan a trip this summertime. Summertime. Well have that ahead in the skinny. It is thursday, april 27th. Here it is slightly transformed announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Well does give, get you in the mood. Though we are in the middle of spring. Summertime summertime huge news. We are going to delve into that in the skinny. But we want to get to the breaking news, happening at this hour. In delaware. That standoff between police and accused cop killer after a trooper was killed. The standoff started yesterday afternoon. Police tracked the suspected gunman to his house. They blew the door off. But didnt actually enter. They continued to try to negotiate a surrender. That house is about 15 miles from where an encounter with a now all of this started at a Convenience Store when the trooper approached what he described or what was described as a car with two suspicious people inside. Police say a man who was in the vehicle got out and opened fire on