Then found new success on the field. Nightly news begins right now. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from havana. Good evening. Well have coverage of a remarkable outpouring in the streets here today over the death of fidel castro over the weekend, but we lead off with late details on todays bloody knife attack on the university. The suspect, who injured 11 people, after plowing his car into pedestrians, and then attacking people with a knife, was identified late today as a somaliborn, osu student. His rampage ended when he was shot and killed by police. The campus put on lockdown, leaving thousands confused and terrified. The fbi has joined the investigation and this evening officials have not ruled out terrorism. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has the latest. Pedestrians struck by a vehicle. Reporter a chaotic scene at Ohio State University this morning. Shots fired, one down. Reporter students just getting back to class, after the long Holiday Weekend, when the university tweeted a shelter in place alert, at 9 56 a. M. Just six minutes later, another more urgent alert. The 60,000student campus was locked down. Images emerging of students barricaded in classrooms, as authorities tried to secure the scene and surrounding buildings. Six gun shots going off, and then sirens. I was going to class and just saw people were running. And was nervous. Reporter eyewitness nicole was walking to her first class, when she saw a gray car plow into people on the sidewalk. That car just swerved and just hit, like ran into the whole group of people. And it hit a cop really bad. I could tell he was in a lot of pain. Suspect came out of the car with a knife and started swinging at students. Reporter police after hitting pedestrians, the suspect cut multiple individuals. The officer engaged the suspect and shot and killed the suspect. Reporter social media posts showed a body laying on the ground. That body, the lone suspect, identified by officials as 18yearold osu freshman Abdul Razak Ali art an. His photo shows his car arriving on campus moments before the attack. Despite reports of an active shooter on campus, only his car and a only gun was followed by the osu police. The officer being in the right place at the right time. He was able to see this whole thing happen and take immediate action. Reporter 11 people were hurt, a mix of faculty, staff, and students. Thankfully all are expected to survive. Students here at ohio state were still riding high after a big football win over the weekend, when this attack took place. The governor of ohio, john kasich, who got the school magnificent, tough, and strong. And as an example of that, lester, classes are set to resume tomorrow. Stephanie gosk, thank you. Now the big question everyones asking this evening, that, of course, is why did this happen. Investigators are looking into the attackers background, trying to find out what motivated him. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams has been working his sources and has late details for us. Reporter police and federal agents tonight are searching the apartment where they t Abdul Razak Ali artan lived. Theyre going through his social media and interviewing family and friends, looking for a motive. Law enforcement Officials Say shortly before art an plowed into students with a car, this rant was posted on what appears to be his facebook page, saying attacks on muslims around the world, quote, led to a boiling point. I cant take it anymore. Authorities say he was born in somalia, fled with his family to pakistan in 2007, and came to the u. S. Through jfk airport in permanent u. S. Resident. Investigators are looking at whether he was inspired by overseas terrorist propaganda. Both isis and al qaeda have urged followers to carry out attacks with vehicles or knives. Just two months ago, isis claimed credit for a knife attack that hurt nine people at a minnesota shopping mall. And French Police say a truck attack in july that killed 84 people in nice was inspired by isis. University police say theyre confident artan came to the carried out the attack by himself. Now theyre investigating whether anyone else was involved in planning it. Lester . Pete williams, thank you. Theres high drama once again tonight at trump tower. President elect trump pushing baseless claims that millions voted illegally in the election, costing him the popular vote. Theres no evidence of that. Meantime, there are reports of deep divisions over perhaps the biggest decision the president elect will have to make before making office. We get details from reporter reality show drama at trump towers revolving door with another possible pick for secretary of state. Retired general david petraeus. Very good conversation and well see where it goes from here. Reporter a top transition source tells nbc news, petraeus is being considered for multiple highlevel post,s, despite pleading guilty for mishandling classified information, and Donald Trumps attacks against hillary clinton, investigated for doing the same. Later cleared by the highlighting the infighting over who should lead the state department. In trumps orbit, backers of rudy guiliani, a longtime loyalist, and mitt romney, a former never trump leader, coming under unusually public scorn from one of trumps top aides. We dont know if he voted for donald trump. Reporter romney, set to visit new york tomorrow for more talks with the president elect, whos stayed silent so far on something else. His unsubstantiated twitter claims that millions of people now, now pushback from the election offices where he claimed voter misconduct. New hampshire, virginia, and california, all denying it. These allegations and accusations of people voting illegally in california and other states are unfounded. Unless mr. Trump has evidence. If he does, bring it forward. Reporter Donald Trumps transition team, today providing 45 pages of documents they say backs up voter fraud claims. Citations debunked after analysis by the nbc news political unit and other its really unprecedented in American History to have a candidate who won the election, denouncing the election after the fact is unfair. Reporter the president elect slashing out not just at the system but at a recount initiated by the green party, happening in wisconsin and new tonight now, pennsylvania also. This recount, has almost no chance of actually changing the election results. A point the president elects team has been making. All right, hallie jackson, thank you very much. Back here in havana at the plaza of the revolution, theres no end in sight to this line of people going inside the memorial here to pay respects to fidel castro. The line goes as far as you can see. They go inside past photos, and sign a pledge of loyalty to the ideals of fidel castro. This is not the passing of an era, as this is still a communist country in the hands of castros brother raul, but it comes at a critical time in the relationship between the massive line snaked into the square. Tens of thousands stood in the hot sun, clutching flags and photos, waiting hours to pay their respects to their controversial, former leader, fidel castro. Its important for people to be here and everybody is here. Precisely because of what he said. You see soldiers crying, old ladies crying, men crying. Reporter at the top of each hour, the havana during this official nineday period of mourning. Out of power for a decade now, in death as in life, his name sparks deep emotions. Castro, the hero and freedom fighter. Castro, the ruthless tyrant. The world that even some here still debate his legacy. Love it or hate it, he was an incredible man. You can agree or not with him, but he was incredible. He did many, many things for cuba. Reporter castro leading a Guerrilla Force that toppled cubas u. S. Backed dictator. At first he championed democracy. I did not come, i do not agree with communist. Reporter but before long, established a communist state. Over the decades, castro boosted health care and literacy for the poor, but it came with a price. Denying cubans basic human rights, his critics charged, forcing more than a in miami, news of castros death sparked celebrations. I just wish my dad would have been here to see this, to hear it himself. He died like three years ago. But im sure he knows. Reporter president obama recently has worked to thaw tensions between the two countries, loosening trade restrictions, reopening the u. S. Embassy in havana. Another major milestone, the first commercial flight in decades departed the u. S. For havana today. Bu j took off, president elect donald trump tweeted that he may reverse the plan to open cuba. The relationship between these two countries, as complicated as ever. And to punctuate that, the white house said today that neither president obama or Vice President biden plan to attend castros funeral. Back in the u. S. , jury selection began in the trial of a Church Massacre that shocked the nation. African american worshippers at a church in charleston, South Carolina last year. Today the judge ruled he can act as his own attorney. Reporter wearing his striped jumpsuit in court today, dylann roof began representing himself. The judge granted the request to serve as his own lawyer, but warned it was strategically unwise. Ruth mostly listened as the judge jurors. One juror said the Death Penalty is always justice for murder. Roof faces 33 federal hate crime charges for the massacre of nine worshippers at a black church in charleston in june of 2015. The survivors say they forgive roof and some even say they dont believe in the Death Penalty, even in this case. Now they may have to testify in court. One of dylann roofs goals may be to put the victims of the of him, make them as uncomfortable as possible. Reporter it could take weeks for a jury is selected and Opening Statements scheduled. Kerry sanders, nbc news. Turning overseas where the battle for aleppo appears to have reached a brutal turning point. Syrian troops have now seized large stwawaths of that city, forcing thousands to flee, including a brave 7yearold girl we met last month who captured the worlds attention by sharing her struggle to survive on social media. We get the latest from nbcs richard engel. Syrian regime today bombed neighborhoods in aleppo into submission. For months, 7yearold bana ala bed and her mother have been tweeting a voice of resistance from rebelheld eastern aleppo. When we filmed at her home last month, bana said, we have the right to live. Were not terrorists. Now shes on the run. One of her last tweets said, tonight, we have no house, its bombed. She later wrote, i got minor injury. I am hungry. I want to live. I dont want to die. Banas home was near a Northern Park in aleppo where rebel defenses collapsed. Rights groups say the rebels have lost a third of their territory in aleppo since saturday. We managed to speak to banas mother tonight who said here daughter is okay, but the situation in aleppo is desperate. Aleppo is bleeding. Really its bleeding. Very much. Reporter today, syrian state tv showed civilians celebrating as they left rebel areas and changed sides. Syria wants to show aleppo is being liberated. Activists say they and the city are being decimated. 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After landing a passenger allegedly pulled the emergency exit and jumped out, as the plane taxied to the terminal. We get more from our miguel almaguer. A lady just opened the door and jumped out of the plane. Reporter a stunned passenger in houston recorded the incidents just after it unfolded. United Airlines Flight 1892 arriving early from new orleans, sitting near the open, after a woman reportedly opened the door and bolted. Jumping onto the tarmac, running away from the plane. The jarring exit recorded on surveillance camera. As passengers took pictures of Law Enforcement later boarding the plane with the woman in custody. This isnt the first unruly exit. In april, a united Airlines Flight attendant pulled the emergency chute and slid off a plane, also in houston. Siea jetblue Flight Attendant did the same thing. A security camera, catching the man in the act. Back in houston, no word today on the passengers motive during this moat unusual exit. Miguel almaguer, nbc