announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from buffalo, new york. good evening from buffalo. a still proud but deeply wounded community asking tonight, why us. why a teenager traveled hundreds of miles to this city, to this block, to this grocery store to allegedly seek out black people to kill today we learn the gun attack that killed ten and injured three may not have gone entirely as planned police believe the shooter, pumped up on false and racist conspiracy theories, intended to head down the street and shoot more people. thankfully he was stopped and arrested it came on the same weekend as a mass shooting at a southern california church, an attack on taiwanese church members being investigated tonight as a hate crime that was politically motivated. we ll have more on that in a few moments. let s begin here with the pain, remembrances, and fear in buffalo tonight, buffalo still struggling to come to terms with how someone could turn a s
it take to get formula on store shelves? good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. we start in buffalo, where president biden is expected to renew calls for national gun reform legislation during his visit there today. according to a white house official, the president will ask congress to take action against quote weapons of war, and curb access to guns for people with serious mental illness. this trip comes as information continues to surface about the alleged shooter in saturday s attack. a review of hundreds of pages of internet posts, nbc news reports the 18-year-old suspect was planning the attack for months and intended to continue the violence at other locations had he not been arrested. two possible plot, a black church in buffalo and an elementary school in the city. the author of the posts wrote that they were targeting the school because of its predominantly black student body which they found by looking up tes
Waits as Israel Masses its military might along the gaza border and vows a massive grand invasion of gaza is coming. That could spark a regional conflict in wa what is already a deadly crisis. Good evening i am Jonathan Hunt in los angeles with a special two hours of Fox News Live on the latest developments in the middle east. 7 p. M. Herey on the west coast, 5 a. M. In israel. Israelis and Palestinians Facing Prospect Ofs for you further death and destruction. It may be the beginning of a far more Aggressive Campaign. Israeli warplanes continue to found gaza on what is Monday Morning there with no foreseeable let up, a s sign Israeli Defense forces are paving the way for the next stage of the war that could trigger a broader middle east conflict. That evidence on lebanon where hezbollah launched Cross Border Attacks despite strong warnings from israeli Prime Minister netanyahu. In washington. More ominous words from Secretary Of State Antony Blinken. Who said u. S. Is ready to protect
With lebanon we are now in a doubled Double Battle as hezbols up the taxpayers this as israeli warplanes reportedly hit targets across the gaza strip and the west bank. And in syria at meantime idf troops prepare for a Ground Invasion into gaza that could come at any moment. Welcome to a new hour of Fox News Live i am molly line in for arthel neville. Eric hello everyone thank you for joining us im eric shawna for the Gaza Ground Offensive looms to south north idf is trading fire with hezbollah militants and lets lebanon. Sending more troops and tanks up north like hamas, hezbollah backed by Iran Military experts fear tehran is trying to orchestrate a broader conflict. I think hamas, hezbollah are taking pages from those books and making sure everything now focuses on this is going to get bigger if israels goes in. I think it is important that western leaders to include the United States stand firm in their support. Eric will there be a two front or que quest mixing of Foreign Affairs
The new record set in the stock market. First tonight, the Disturbing Hotel Surveillance Video showing sean combs appearing to assault his thengirlfriend in a hall way. Cnn obtaining Video Showing combs wrapped in a Towel Throwing her to the floor and kicking her, then trying to drag her away. It comes months after federal authorities raided his homes in l. A. And miami. Matt rivers with the images tonight. In louisville, the worlds number one golfer arrested following a confrontation with police in kentucky. Scottie sheffler accused of assaulting an officer, Authorities Say dragging him with his car while the officer was trying to direct traffic following a fatal accident. Sheffler calling it a misunderstanding. After leaving the police department, he was back on the golf course. Tonight the tornado watches right now in several states, the deadly storms already. At least five People Killed in the houston area. A derecho, a straightline wind event, gusting 90 to 100 miles an hour, blow