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announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. in what has already been an especially perilous year for law enforcement, the shooting death of a police officer in illinois today touched off a massive man tunt in the air and on the ground. it happened well north of chicago in the community of fox lake. the veteran police lieutenant was shot during a foot chase and was found stripped of his weapon. schools were locked down and people told to stay indoors as police swarmed the area in search of the suspects. it comes as police fatalities nationally from all causes are rising dramatically. nbc s john yang is near the scene in fox lake with late details. reporter: from the air and on the ground a massive intensive manhunt for the killers of a veteran police officer. s.w.a.t. teams, canine units all closely searching nearby wooded areas, local businesses and homes. the suspects are considered armed and ....
famously asking who am i to judge about gay priests. now he wants the church to extend that mercy to catholic women who ve had abortions, writing that for the year of mercy starting in december any woman with a contrite heart can go to confession and be forgiven for an abortion by any priest. and those priests must do so by expressing words of genuine welcome to the women while reflecting on the gravity on the sin. what does this mean for catholic women? i thought it was very important that today he talked about the circumstances that women find themselves in in these situations, and that is so characteristic of him. reporter: the letter comes three weeks before francis s visit to this country, where abortion remains a divisive issue in and outside the church. at least one theologian sees in the timing a message directed at the u.s. he s saying abortion is still wrong but we need to be more welcoming and we need to ratchet back the language of damnation and condem ....
president. eagles put the packers in their place. those stories, but first let s go outside to meteorologist chris sowers. reporter: it is looking good and feeling good out here, the temperatures are easy to handle. we re sitting in the 80s. tarnlsville in the # tanersville, in the 7. pilots, 82. center city, 87. glassboro, 8 #. look at the cooler nbltion on numbers on the delaware bay, you re down in the mid 70s. avalon, 81. woodbine 83. satellite and radar it s a beautiful afternoon. we have mostly sunny skies, just a couple of high, thin clouds approaching from the south. delaware bay region you re seeing thin clouds overspreading the region right now. that s about it. otherwise it s a gorgeous day, mostly sunny conditions. get out there and enjoy it. it will be slightly warm and we re forecasting a high of 90. i think we re all used to this. 90 degrees is not all that bad. we have the 5th heat wave of the year it starts today and each and everyday of this ....
fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. right now on fox 29, a local first grader brings what cops say is heroin to school. the entire class ended up in the hospital. why the child s mother may be in serious trouble tonight. and attacked in the ocean. a delaware teenager explains how he fought off a shark that bit his arm and wouldn t let go. plus, flash flooding stalls the evening commute. tonight we re tracking fog that could slow you down in the morning. but we begin with developing story. police are working hard right now to find out how a local first grader got her hands on what police believe is heroin. good evening, i m dawn timmeney. i m iain page. six year old took several bags of the illegal school to her west philadelphia elementary school. fox 29 s chris o connell is live at southwest detective that is night. chris? reporter: iain, first and for most then tire classroom of 20 first graders have been medically clear ....
did they know and when did they know it? questions swirl around the cia and the fbi as we learn more tonight about what happened in the days leading up to the bombshell resignation of cia director david petraeus. money trail. new concerns about whether millions in donations are actually reachin families left shattered by sandy. tonight, our nbc news investigation. moment of crisis at one of the most trusted institutions in the world. explosive allegations against a popular tv star, now a shake-up all the way at the top. reunited, separated during the storm, we re there for the emotional moments when families find the pets they thought were lost forever. and paying tribute to those who served and those who continue to serve. tonight, honoring our nation s heroes on this veterans day. good evening. the fallout from the surprise resignation of cia director david petraeus after admitting to an extramarital affair has taken two tracks tonight. first with the bombshell landi ....