Announcer thitsz this its the overnight news. Joining us now, John Dickerson, anchor of face the nation from the white house, Margaret Brennan. John, your takeaways from last night. We dont want to go too far in overreading the result in alabama. One republican put it, today, we dont expect to have anybody accused off sa ed of assaulting people in the races. Major take away for the republicans what kind of candidates will they nominate in nevada and arizona. Hard line candidates that thrill the primary audiences or ones that can win in the general election. For democrats the take . Away is in the virginia the president thrilled the democratic base. Got them to turn out. If thats true, in 2018, thats great news for democrats. Margaret, the president did endorse roy moore, but initially backed a different candidate. How is the white house reacting to all of this today. Well the president is disappointed but he said a win is a win. And he called doug jones invited him here to the white ho
Games . I was like, i dont know, a black guy on the ice. I dont know if thats something for me. This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. Were going to begin tonight in florida where six days after the parkland shooting, dozens of students are on their way to the State Capitol to protest gun violence. This afternoon, as the students rode a bus, the Florida House voted down a measure to consider a ban on assault weapons. Also today, four of the dead were laid to rest. In washington, the president moved to prevent conversion of legal rifles into machine guns. We begin here with adriana diaz on the road with the students heading to tallahassee. Adriana. Reporter jeff, were on our journey to tallahassee, and students have been spending their time on the bus talking about what they plan to say to lawmakers. They organized this trip themselves in just a few days, and they say this is just a taste of their determination. This is about a discussion. This is about us deman
Growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. I thought all asians were good at math. You all look the same to me. No, where are you really from . 9 11 was your fault. How do you see out of such small eyes . Go back to your country. I guess i wish that people knew. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. We are not all the same. President trump tweeted that thee has been much tougher on russia than his predecessor was. So what does the record show on this . Here is Major Garrett tonight. He has been tougher on russia in the first year than obama was in eight years combined. Reporter Sarah Sanders defending President Trumps posture towards the kremlin. Last week, special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 russian nationals and three call companies. The defendants allegedly conducted what they called Information Warfare against the united states. But the president has soft pedalled criticism of russia and its president vladamir putin. Casting blame at a top h
Congress could do this rapidly, but republicans have shown no interest in moving this kind of legislation. Major garrett at the white house tonight. Thanks. We turn now to syria in the civil war that has lasted seven years. Some of the worst acts of violence have come in the last 48 hours. At least 200 civilians have been killed in government shelling and air strikes. The assad regime propped up by russia is trying to bury the opposition in ghouta, on the outskirts of damascus. Charlie dagata has more on this. Reporter after another air strike, residents scrambled to find survivors and protect themselves from the next one. Even by the standard of the syrian war, activists describe what has happened in the past 48 hours in ghouta as a bloodbath. With help from their russian al lies, the syrian regimes bombs half the left hundreds dead. Syrias civilian rescue crews, the White Helmets captured the chaos, evacuating terrified residents, rushing the wounded to the hospital. Medics pleaded w
Men . Despite generating millions more in revenue . Nightly news beginnings now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A Training Exercise turned deadly for Police Officers inside a richmond, virginia Greyhound Bus station today when a man suddenly opened fire for no apparent reason, shooting a state trooper at close range, sending civilians running in panic from the building. Tonight the gunman is dead and at least two other people are being treated for injuries after a bizarre and tragic turn of events. Nbc justice correspondent Pete Williams has late details. Reporter the urgent call went out around 2 30 this afternoon. Gunfire at the richmond, virginia Greyhound Bus station. We have an active shooting, 2910 north boulevard. They are still actively shooting. Reporter witnesses reported a panic to get away from the gunshots. Others were just about to go inside. I had my hand on the door handle when i heard two gunshots go off. I didnt think they were guns