enrolled in school in north carolina because it was easier to buy weapons state law prohibits having weapons on campus grounds. steber faces charges for having weapons on campus and communicating a threat of mass violence university officials say they discovered the alleged plot when other students alerted security. kate steve patterson, thank you. up next tonight, the new threat from north korea. growing concerns kim jong-un could be building a submarine, capable of firing nuclear missiles nbc s andrea mitchell has the new photo evidence reporter: new satellite images from north korea suggesting what could be a new major nuclear threat from the regime kim jong-un s first submarine able to fire ballistic missiles, according to two national security experts no test appears imminent, but it appears to confirm kim s claim last month when he inspected a new submarine. a nuclear tip missile launch from a submarine would be very hard to track, very hard to target, very hard to preemp
enough traction. also breaking the new mass shooting plot that authorities say they have foiled tonight a student at high point university in north carolina arrested with guns in his dorm nbc s steve patterson on what police say he was planning and how they caught him. good afternoon, sir you re in court today reporter: the 19-year-old suspect appearing in court via video conference today are you accepting this attorney s services as your attorney yes. reporter: prosecutors say high point university student paul steber wanted to carry out america s next mass shooting, but that campus security guards foiled the alleged plot when they confiscated this 9-millimeter semi automatic handgun and 12-gauge shotgun along with ammunition from his dorm room. prosecutors say steber, a boston native, planned to shoot up the school, confessing his timeline to kill people had been planned since december and that he had studied other mass shootings. he definitely had a plan, had been re