are they the greatest of all-time? nightly news from rio begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. good evening, from the olympics. full coverage of the headlines from here ahead, but our top story is back home where the death toll and the misery index is rising because of louisiana. at least switch deaths reported, 12,000 others are living in shelters. the number of rescues has reached 20,000 after a staggering amount of rain, as much as 2 1/2 feet inside 72 hours in some places. from overhead, baton rouge this evening, we re looking at a watery scene that is in some ways reminiscent of the aftermath of katrina. nbc s gabe gutierrez is in louisiana with the latest. massive, wide swathes of louisiana under water, now a federal disaster area. what are we looking at right here? once a shopping center, and clearly a major retail area here is compromised. reporter: today a break from
i don t have to be worried. reporter: malik watson, darrin wilder and hakim branche-jones planned the attacks. the arrest report states at least one of the victims worked with hakim branche-jones to mail drugs from las vegas to philadelphia. postal inspectors were actively investigating hakim branche-jones, leading the victim to believe he was owed believe led to the violence. the three suspects planned the confrontation. witnesses told the police they came to the house and said you can t keep threatening us. and they poured gasoline around the house and set it on fire. michael contreras saw the blaze and rescued some of them inside. the body had good burns on it. reporter: detectives tell us after hearing news reports there those survivors led the detectives to the detectives who were arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping. that police report also states that those three men are members of a well-known gang in the philadelphia area. they ar
The Housing Authority of the City of High Point, North Carolina (HPHA) has released its annual report, highlighting positive improvements, new programs, and milestones for the community.