Good evening. There is a lot to tell you about tonight. We want to start with the threat of dangerous weather. Strong storms and the potential for tornadoes popping up across a huge part of the country this hour. Storms from texas all the way to connecticut. It started what is looking like a severalday outbreak. Lets turn to al roker who joins me in the studio. Al, where is the biggest risk tonight . Right now, texas, lester. In fact we have a tornado watch in effect for northern texas and a Tornado Warning currently just south of amarillo. Were watching this cell develop. It was a funnel cloud on ground. Warning is in effect until the top of the hour. For tonight we are looking at this risk of strong storms from lubbock, houston, austin, but we also have an enhanced risk, including dallas. 22 Million People at risk for severe storms and 70mileperhour wind gusts and tornadoes, twoinch hail. Tomorrow the risk moves to the east. New orleans under the gun. 24 million folks at risk. Damagi
Aaron alexis act alone. We are hearing the radio chatter of the First Responders as all this began 24 hours ago. We have on the 4th floor a male with a shotgun. Multiple shots fired, multiple people down. Well give you an update on the building location. We have an officer down building 187 on the third floor. Martha people walking out of the building with their hand over their head afraid they will get shot if they appear to be anybody but themselves. Alexis was a former navy h reservist. And no word on what the motive could have been for the shooting spree. But he had thee weapons at his disposal including an ar15 Assault Rifle which we have seen in several of these tragedies recently. We also know some of the names of the victims. All civilian employees at the navy yard. Some of these people were in the navy for many years before becoming civilians. Bill this is how it went down. 8 37, metro Police Confirm an active shooting at the yaifty yard. Yaifty at the navy yard. 9 45 a. M. ,
Hands even further with the authorization he sent up here. Late yesterday afternoon, president obama defended his request as the most responsible way to ensure the defeat of a group whose actions have resulted in the brutal death of tens of thousands of muslims as well as american hostages like kayla mueller. This is a difficult mission, and it will remain difficult for some time. Its going to take time to dislodge these terrorist, especially from urban areas. But our coalition is on the offensive. Isil is on the defensive, and isil is going to lose. Nbcs luke russert joins me live from capitol hill. Lets break down the areas of critique of the president s request and start with the republicans. What are you hearing in terms of what their objections might be to the request . Well the republicans object similar to what you just mentioned, joy, which is they feel the president is tying his own hands because of a timetable. Essentially this would be a threeyear mission. Also by saying the
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