touching down, cutting off a community. we re in the storm zone. also tonight, the new twist in the deadly hijacking of a transit bus in atlanta. the suspect by chance speaking to tv cameras hours before the chaos. what he said about his struggles with mental health. the mass casualty incident in illinois. three sheriff s deputies shot as they entered a home with a barricade suspect. president biden in italy for the g7 summit. the new security agreement he s expected to sign with ukraine as russian warships reach cuban waters 90 miles off the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south fl
cherokee county about 30 miles north of atlanta and opened fire, killing four people and injuring another. police say he then drove south to atlanta and shot and killed three people inside the gold spa. he then crossed the street, according to police to the aroma therapy spa and killed another woman there. investigators say surveillance video shows the suspect and his car at all three crime scenes. he was arrested driving south about 150 miles from atlanta. officials say six of the eight victims appear to be asian. this comes amid an increase in attacks on the asian community since the coronavirus pandemic. the new york police department says it will deploy counterterrorism officers to asian communities in the city out of abundance of the caution. a lot going on with this concern about hate crimes, willie. yeah. let s go down to atlanta where we find blane alexander. good morning. are the police saying yet what the motive may be here? obviously people drawing a lot of concl
Committed to replacing obamacare the same day it is repealed . Cnn newsroom starts now. Hello again. Thank you for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. We have distressing new video from inside that ft. Lauderdale airport. Showing when the gunman opens fire in the baggage area. This video is difficult to watch. It is crucial in understanding the context of this shooting. This is a freeze frame, now, of what appears to be Security Camera footage, obtained by tmz. The man in the blue shirt is believed to be accused gunman, esteban santiago. We will play the video one time throughout this hour. It is silent. And it is security footage. And it is disturbing. Pay attention to the left side of your screen, where the man in the blue shirt enters the frame. He is due in court. He is facing serious charges. All of them eligible for the death penalty, fred. Boris sanchez. At ft. Lauderdale airport. I want to bring in Matthew Haras and paul shmek. Good to see you. Your reaction to the video . I th