Frontier announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone back to school jitters were never quite like this this morning the yellow buses lined up and School Bells rang for A Million children in the nations largest school system, many walking inside a physical classroom for the first time in a very long time their first lesson, as it has been for kids across the country, science. Understanding how to safely resume learning against the persistent backdrop of covid. Tonight with over 243,000 Child Covid19 cases reported last week, the second highest number since the pandemic began, there is growing impatience for Vaccine Approval for younger Children Tonight we ask when. And the answer is encouraging. Also, a new study questions the need for booster shots. The Covid Battle Being waged on new fronts this evening we begin with Stephanie Gosk in new York Reporter with excitement and some fanfare, new York City kicked off a new school year. Despite the masks, it fee
shelter in place after the desert turned into a giant mud pit, closing the one escape route for most vehicles. and millions in the northeast tonight bracing for dangerous heat. our weather team standing by. also tonight, authorities say an escaped convicted killer has been seen on camera. the manhunt intensifying out philadelphia for the prison inmate convicted of fatally stabbing an ex-girlfriend 38 times. homeowners warned to stay inside as police close in. shot at random. a college student gunned down at the start of the school year. the alleged gunman seen talking to him before opening fire. the suspect admitted to killing the victim for no discernible reason and saying he might have shot more people if he hadn t run out of ammunition. frightening new video just coming in. the gender reveal horror. a small plane releasing pink smoke then crashing to the ground. what we have learned about the pilot. friday night lights mars by violence. a 12-year-old is shot in balti
from jacksonville, florida. the shooter seen entering a store before opening fire. three victims killed in what s being investigated as a hate crime. new information about the young man behind it, including swastikas found on one of his guns. first spotted at a historically black university nearby, a security guard forcing him away. alex presha reporting from jacksonville. also developing, that dangerous storm taking aim at florida s gulf coast. residents stocking up on supplies. and filling sandbags. tropical storm idalia gaining strengths. when and where will it hit? plus, the record breaking heat in the south and raging wildfires in louisiana. somara theodore timing it all out. the deadly crash overseas. three u.s. marines killed when their osprey went down in military exercises in australia. new questions about the aircraft s safety after five deadly crashes in just over a decade. as millions prepare to travel for labor day, a new report finding nearly 5,000 pilot
to cnn this morning. it is sunday, august 27th. i m amara walker. i m rahel solomon in for victor blackwell. we are following several developing stories this morning. at least three marines are dead and several others hurt after their helicopter crashed during a training exercise overseas. we have new details just ahead in a live report. the shooting was racially motivated. three black victims gunned down at a store in historic black neighborhood in jacksonville. more about the white gunman and his hate-filled manifesto. and we are monitoring two storms in the atlantic that will impact the u.s. this week. meteorologist allison chinchar with the forecast. a pivotal week for former white house chief of staff mark meadows. he fights to get his case moved to federal court. we begin with breaking news. three u.s. marines were killed and 20 others injured after their aircraft crashed during military exercises in northern australia. yeah, officials in australia say tha
all on the most reliable 5g network nationwide. you really shouldn t walk out the front door without it. switch today at xfinitymobile.com. good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, august 27th. 8:00 in the morning. i m amara walker. and i m rahel solomon. and thank you for spending part of your morning with us. we re following several developing stories and at this hour we begin overseas where three u.s. marines are dead and 20 others are injured after their eric crashed during military exercises in northern australia. australian police say the marines were flying in a u.s. osprey helicopter when it crashed on an island 50 miles north of the city of darwin. and we are joined now from sydney with more. angus, what do we know about the circumstances of the crash and the osprey helicopter does have a controversial history? reporter: it does. and this happened some 12 hours ago now. but information has been slow to come out. we still don t kn