Malaysias government is pressing for answers after the prime ministers senior aided and a former ambassador to the u. S. Are killed in a helicopter crash. Witnesses say they saw the helicopter explode in mid air before it plunged to the ground outside of koala lum purr. The helicopter was carrying guests back from the wedding reception for the prime ministers daughter. On board the helicopter the prime ministers chief of staff and also former malaysian ambassador to the u. S. Meanwhile, in south korea today family members of last years ferry disaster marched through the streets of seoul. The ferry sank in april last year while on a routine journey to a holiday island. Students on a stool trip were on board. 304 people were killed. 400,000 is being offed for each student that died. Families want an ininvestigation into what caused the ferry to sink. Increased security for worshippers at churches in kenya after thursdays massacre that targeted christians. Bill nealy is in nairobi. Report
And im hearing there may be more people. As we wait to see how many more officers are involved, the Police Officers association is making its own move with this video. Im officer albert johnson. And im tracy. Were apart of the most diverse Police Department in the world. [spanish]. Were about these disgraceful messages that come from extremely small fraction of our department. Were talking less than point 2 members involved. As for the four officers involved the public defender is looking at convictions that may have to be thrown out. We estimate that theyll be as many as 1,000 cases that will have to be reviewed. The District Attorney has joined in the review just as the Police Department moves to request more officers and no matter what turns up in the upcoming days, many are requiring justice for officers who cross the line. I believe were on the same page that we find this a polling and unacceptable and were not going to tolerate it. The skwe what is the Department Going to do abou
News with lester holt. Substituting tonight Peter Alexander. Good evening. Just days after storming a University Campus killing 148 people most of them students, the somali terror group behind this weeks attack in kenya is warning kenyan cities will run red with blood. That threat coming as that countrys president is vowing a fierce response. The victims were singled out because they were christian. And tonight for the first time were hearing how one young survivor escaped the carnage. We begin tonight with nbcs bill neely in nairobi. Reporter after the shock, anger. Relatives fighting at a mortuary desperate to see if their brother was among the dead. They soon find out. Another victim of kenyas massacre identified. For nearly 150 families this is agony. And this is the third day. Kenya is on high alert fearing another attack arresting five suspects in connection with the killings. To add to the pain of the bereaved the somali based Al Shabaab Terror Group that did this has once again
We begin tonight in kenya where terroriststerrorists are promising an attack on a university that killed at least 148 people this week is just the beginning. The terror Group Alshabaab now says kenyan cities will run red with blood. Today, kenyas president , Uhuru Kenyatta declared three days of National Mourning promising he will respond to the threat in the fiercest way possible. Our forfathers bled and died for this nation, and we will do everything to defend our way of life. Axelrod we are now hearing extraordinary tells of survival from some who managed to make it through the attack. Debora patta is in nairobi with those, and with the gutwrenching wait for parents who still dont know if their child is dead or alive. Reporter this is what the aftermath of a massacre looks like the agonizing wait to identify bodies at chiromo mortuary relatives home hopefor a miracle. It seldom comes. Parents who do not find their childrent morgue come here to Nyayo Stadium in kenyas capital, Nyayo
This morning instead of the 55 we found yesterday morning. But, still beautiful out there. Lets take a look outside shall we, and find the ben franklin bridge all lit up for easter. We head over to the shore and the sun is going to be coming up very soon, and Sunrise Services will have a beautiful morning for that. Here is a really pretty picture. Now, sometimes it is a little dull looking, i have to admit when we look out at the city of philadelphia, this time of the morning. But look at the moon reflecting on the Delaware River. Just gorgeous. 43 degrees, the temperature out there at the present time. We have not much going on on storm scan3. Not really much in the way of clouds. Looks like a Beautiful Day coming up for us. Fortythree in philadelphia, right now in the 30s, in our outlying areas winds about 13 miles an hour but they will be gusty again today. We should be finding wind gusts up to 45, or rather, 35 miles an hour, temperatures this afternoon though, much milder than yes