ten victims, loved by their families, their friends, their community. and we hear from their loved ones tonight. in other news this wednesday night, president biden tapping vice president harris to now tackle the worsening scene on the southern border. tonight, the biden administration finally allowing cameras inside a facility housing 700 unaccompanied minors in texas. roughly 16,000 unaccompanied minors now in border patrol custody. the coronavirus here in the u.s. cases on the rise in at least 15 states. in michigan, for one, cases tripling in just one month. is there a correlation in the rise in cases to people who have not been vaccinated yet? age groups now being seen with these new cases with patients being seen at the hospital. what we re learning tonight. the new video tonight from the attack on the capitol involving officer sicknick, who later died. the abc news exclusive. parents speaking out about the death of their son following an alleged hazing incident
vice president in charge of the growing crisis at the border. progress stalled. with coronavirus infections rising in nearly half the country, the nation s top infectious disease expert says we still haven t turned the corner on the pandemic. the move from the white house tonight to get students back in school. moment of attack: the up-close images of a fallen capitol police officer under assault. why these pictures could reveal what killed him. and, the new court filings. did extremist groups coordinate the january 6 riot? pandemic, hidden health risk a cancer screenings. could you have missed an important diagnosis because of covid? and, from mega-hit to music history. how this number-one song is now part of america s permanent muca this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. norah is off tonight. i m margaret brennan. we re going to begin wi
what we found and the stunning number of kids there who have tested positive for covid. how they re being cared for. covid on the rise again in 20 states and the push to reopen schools with students being left behind. the disturbing new video of the attack on a capitol police officer who later died what it reveals. the storm threats on the move tonight. millions at risk our exclusive with soccer superstar megan rapinoe. the fight she s taking all the way to washington and grandparents and their grandkids and the moment they have waited a year for. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone why did he do it knowing, of course, won t erase the pain for the families of the ten people killed in monday s colorado supermarket rampage. yet we are driven to understand and learn more about the suspect. maybe the clues are in the troubled history of the man now charged with the murders a history of violence that has emerged as police try
investigators trying to piece together the motive. the alleged gunman will face the judge the first time tomorrow. investigators trying to determine why the 21-years-old chose that particular super market, king soopers market as his target. that market was about 30 minutes from his home. there were many closer. at this moment there is a growing memorial at the site of the massacre. these are live pictures you see on your screen. cards and flowers lined up at the shopping center. a touching tribute to one of the victims, officer aeric talley. he was the first at the scene, he leaves behind a wife and seven children. we are learning new details of some of the other victims including the 20-year-old denny stong. he worked at the store. he was a hero and believered that he tried to stop the gunman. in a moment i am going to speak to one of denny s closest friends and also neven stanisic. he was leaving the super market after being called to fix the machine. she was shot in the pa
compounded by familiarity. this is for accoloradans the thd mass shooting in a generation. i don t need to wait another minute let alone an hour to take common sense steps that will save the lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the house and senate to act. we can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country. once again, we can close the loopholes in our background check system, including the charleston loophole. the united states senate, i hope some are listening, should immediately fas two-house bills that closed loopholes in the background check system. these are bills that receive votes with both republicans and democrats in the house. this is not and should not be a partisan issue. that is an american issue. it will save lives, american lives, and we have to act. tonight we ll talk about the chance for meaningful gun legislation with senator chris murphy who worked hard for reform after the killings at sandy hook elementary. we re joined