suspect accused of assault with a deadly weapon in a mall store. one of the bullets police fired ricochetted off the ground and through a wall, fatally striking the teen. nbc news correspondent emily acada has the story. reporter: just an utter tragedy. we re told the 14-year-old had just recently moved to the united states. her parents saying she had big dreams, but now will never be realized. newly released video shows police making their way through a busy department store just two days before christmas. guns drawn. officers rush in, responding to a radio call for an assault with a deadly weapon in progress, according to los angeles police. she s bleeding. reporter: finding the suspect in front of a fitting room before opening fire. at least one round killing the man police say attacked other customers. but another ricochetting off the ground and piercing a wall on
our thanks to emily acada for that report. in neighboring new mexico, all 21 passengers that were stuck midair over night in two tram cars have been rescued. crews used ropes and helicopter to bring everything to safety. the incident occurred on the sandy peak tram way as employee were going home after finishing their shift. officials said the tram stopped my way as fast cumulation of ice on one of the cables. we ll speak with one of the rescue employees coming up. yeah, that s a bad way to end the year. i would not have made it. it s a bad end to the workday. i don t like trams as it is and they were stuck up there from 9:00 to about 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning.
27 minutes past the hour. some colorado residents are returning to their neighborhood to see what s left at the state s most destructive wildfires ever. more than a thousand homes are destroyed and two people with still unaccounted for. emily acada has more. reporter: in colorado the road to recovery means walking in the scars of the monster fire through snow to face what s left which for nearly 1,000 families see nothing. reporter: if you can count the number of items on one hand that you can savage. it s gone. reporter: the view from above captures the historic blazes but to see it in person is heartbreaking, bringing his family to tears. reporter: at one point did
plus, 0% interest for 36 months on all smart beds. ends monday. we are hearing from alex baldwin for the first time on camera since the deadly shooting on the set of his latest movie. the actor/producer refusing to address the investigation but describing cinematographer halyna hutchins as a friend. nbc s emily acada has more. reporter: alex, a frustrated alec baldwin spoke out, hoping to grant him relief from the constant media attention. he does not think they will be resuming production on the movie rust. she was my friend. she was my friend. reporter: alec baldwin on camera for the first time since the deadly movie set shooting in
some new measures have to be taken, rubber guns, plastic runs, no real ammunition on set. it s urgent that you understand, i m not an expert in this field, so whatever other people decide is the best way to go in terms of protecting people s safety on film sets, i m all in favor of and i will cooperate in that in any way i can. reporter: the baldwin parting with this plea for privacy. my kids are in the car crying. reporter: alex, you heard baldwin call halyna hutchins his friend, saying he took her to dinner his first day on set. the 42-year-old mother will be laid to rest in a private funeral later today, alex. it s all terrible, appreciate it, emily. katie phang, a trial lawyer and msnbc contributor, joins us. katie, do you expect criminal charges in this case? what about a civil lawsuit?