Right now tensions are building in a highstakes operation in the waters near yemen. U. S. And allied warships poised and at the ready ready for a potential standoff on the high seas. Senior defense officials tell nbc news an iranian convoy appears to be on its way to yemen. Those ships are expected to be carrying weapons for the Houthi Rebels who seized large parts of yemen from its exiled, u. S. Backed president , but there are forces waiting for them. In addition to the u. S. Coalition in addition to the u. S. , i should say, a coalition of warships from egypt, saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a blockade in place to intercept any armed shipments. Potential military confrontation could not come at a worse time as the u. S. And other countries try to reach a final agreement on Irans Nuclear program. The penalty phase of the boston bombing trial begins today. The same jury that convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombing will now decide whether he receives
Involved in the case. Reporter the Justice Department announced tuesday its conducting its own investigation into how freddie gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody. On monday Police Released a timeline of the arrest. Get off me, yo. Reporter gray was taken into custody around 8 40 a. M. , seen in cell phone video provided by the familys attorney. Sometime between this moment and paramedics being called less than an hour later, grays spine was nearly severed. The 25yearold succumbed to those injuries sunday. What we dont know and what we need to get to is how that injury occurred. Reporter in the days that followed, hundreds have taken to the streets, peaceful but persistent in their search for answers. Were very, very concerned this is a pattern here in baltimore city. Reporter over the past four years more than 100 people have won Court Judgments or settled with baltimore over Police Brutality and civil rights violations. Even more gathered tuesday marching
Day, she has a weird way of showing it. Violent shows elsewhere and down south. Texas can expect more severe storms today after this yesterday major flooding. A foot deep in corpus christi. Rains dumped on the fields below. A man was mowing the lawn when this happened. Trees and power lines snapped across the area. In new York One Trade Center turned into a giant lightening rod, but if that is bad, australia is dealing with heavy rain and wind. Nbc bill joins us later in tell us what we can expect today. Now a political storm in washington could be coming to an end. Its five months but in just a few hours the senate is expected to vote on the confirmation as attorney general. Five have voiced the support for the nomination and join 46 come crates making up the 51 votes needed. That was resolved by a political battle. Yesterday the Senate Approved a bill i am ed at battling human trafficking. It stalled over an anteabortion rate. The bill and lynches confirmation can move forward. Now t
Student who loves to play baseball, basketball and football. Can 7yearold boy now fighting to stay alive. Its just giving me comfort at this point. Reporter she grips her grandsons pants. Its a small comfort in whats been a nate marryightmare. He was shot in the chest and hand. Hes only 7. Es. Reporter the police are looking for five men they believe were behind the reckless shooting outside this apartment complex at 5 20 wednesday early wednesday evening. They fired up to two different hand guns. Childrens toys were strewn across the front lawn. It was a Memorial Party and barbecue for someone who had passed away. People running down the street towards our place, screaming, crying people were scared. And we could hear someone yelling that a boy got shot a little boy got shot. Reporter from the pattern of the evidence markers it appears it may have been a driveby but the police have not confirmed the details. This is not that great of a city but i dont think its cool. Anybody can get h