suspect apprehended after a more than 24-hour man hunt. someone with a very long wrap sheet who has posted dozens of videos online spewing deranged tirades, how police found him, and where this investigation is likely to go from here. but first a visceral reminder of the brutality of the war here in ukraine. a mother in anguish, as she finds the body of her son dumped in a well near kyiv. she is wailing, my little son, as she falls to her knees. she says she will not leave. her world completely changed forever like so many thousands others in this country, as the russians continue their invasion and brutality. new satellite imagery shows russian forces continuing to redeploy and move into eastern ukraine. that is where the stage is being set for a major offensive in the donbas region. this comes as president biden has called ukraine s president zelenskyy he did so today to pledge another $800 million in military aid for ukraine. and this just in, other new satellite ima
currency is it working? and the female coach who just made mlb history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone from the mayor of new york city tonight, we got him. and with that, millions of anxious transit riders breathing a sigh of relief after word of an arrest in yesterday s terrifying rush hour subway shooting spree in brooklyn that left ten people shot. a massive and roughly 30-hour manhunt ending this afternoon in this moment, frank robert james led away after being taken into custody on the streets of manhattan s east village neighborhood nypd detectives releasing video of james yesterday morning as he entered the subway in construction attire before the shooting. a video trail part of what they call significant evidence gathered that includes a gun left at the scene that authorities say they were able to quickly trace back to james. police say james fired over 30 rounds on a subway car after setting off two smoke canister
yesterday in his nightly address continues to plead with the west for more weapons. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, april 14th. let s begin with ukrainian officials saying their forces damaged a key russian warship in the black sea. the governor of odesa, port city in the south, said ukrainian forces struck the cruiser with two missiles causing serious damage. russia s defense ministry confirmed the ship suffered damage and its crew was evacuated but claimed it was because a munitions detonated on board as a result of a fire. nbc news has not been able to independently verify either claim. the ship called the moskova is the flagship of the kremlin s black sea fleet. it made headlines in early days as it demanded the surrender of ukrainian forces on the small island in the northern black sea remember that? sparking a very colorful response from the ukrainians. a colorful response from you know, i m just curious, willie. i mean what is worse,
u.s. customs took a look his passport, said, okay, you were in ukraine. are you bringing any weapons back? he said no. he said, okay, come on in, and that was the end of that. there you go. jake tapper, rest up. see you tomorrow night. thank you, sir. thanks, don. this is don lemon tonight. two big breaking news stories here at home and overseas. manhunt first. police urgently searching for a subway passenger in brooklyn who they say put on a gas mask, deployed a gas canister and began shooting at rush hour commuters as a train pulled into the station earlier today, firing 33 times. wounding at least ten people. thankfully, though, no one was killed. police believe he only stopped firing because the gun jammed. now, the nypd tonight saying that they are looking for a man, look on your screen now, calling a person of interest. they are not calling him a suspect. frank james, that is the person of interest they are looking for. they say that he rented a u-haul van, conn
i m john vause life in lviv, ukraine with the latest on russia s military buildup for the eastern offensive as the u.s. president accuses russia of committing genocide. we begin this hour, though, with that manhunt for the brooklyn subway shooter. police say the suspect set off two smoke grenades tuesday morning before firing his gun 33 times, shooting at the crowds both on the train and the subway platform. at least ten people were hit. no one was killed. police have identified the man you see right there, and they have identified him as a person of interest, because he is believed to have rented a u-haul van whose keys were actually found at the scene. now he has not been named as a suspect. authorities are investigating any possible connection he could have to the shooting, and we will have much more on this story in a moment. but first, we want to bring you the latest on russia s war in ukraine. thank you, paula. for the first time u.s. president joe biden is accusing