Welcome to very scary people. Im donnie wahlberg. The Serial Killer known as btk began terrorizing the city of wichita, kansas, in 1974, stalking and savagely killing his victims in their homes, then Taunting Police and reporters with disturbing letters detailing the carnage. Demented, elusive, btk was actually hiding in plain sight, but his true identity and motive would remain a mystery for decades. It all began on an ordinary day with the otero family. This is part one of btk bind, torture, kill. Rader i came to the back door, cut the phone lines, waited at the back door had reservations about even going or just walking away, but pretty soon, the door opened and i was in. Jordan the otero family was a family of seven, headed by Father Joseph and his wife, julie. They had both been born in puerto rico, but they moved to new york as children and there, they met in high school. Otero my family was your typical military family. My father was an air force sergeant, and my mom was a staya
Except in the water. Well tell you how that turned out. And its a hard days night for sir ringo. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight. It happened on one of the coldest nights of the year here in new york city. Fire ripping through an Apartment Building in the bronx killing at least a dozen people from a 1yearold girl to a 63yearold woman. Four of the victims from one single family. And today we learned just how it happened and how it spread so quickly. A young child playing with a stove sparked the flames in one apartment and, with the door left open, the blaze had plenty of oxygen to keep it going. It is the deadliest structure fire in the u. S. Since the blaze in a converted oakland warehouse last december. And tonight so many families are in mourning. We begin with anne thompson. Reporter it was, in every sense, horrific. In this stretch is burned. Its crazy. Reporter this scene sparked, Officials Say, by a 3yearold boy playing
And that will be the continue to see the system push through the east it, will bring us some accumulatowfa. Light in nature, if you will, storm scan3, take a look at systethis making its way toward the east as i mentioned, already starting to seelying, and into portions every chester county, as well as portions everyevennts flakestter of time before we nagging their way right into philadelphia. We have Winter Weather advisory, those go into effe about an hour so starting at about 6 00 a. M. ,as , that does include philadelphia, as well as everyre county, Chester Montgomery county pretty much all of the south jerseyake loot temperatures, 20 degrees right now in philadelphia, 19 insigni, so yes, anything that does fall is going toor some very slick road conditions, and today is a big travel day for folks that are the new years eve, new years holiday. Keep that in mind. From tbe maybe hole off until tomorrow when roads will be in better condition. Steady snow thih for those slic, around c
But first we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Threatening weather conditions across the country. Temperatures plummeting, the record lows. It is cold enough that part of Niagara Falls to freeze up. Winter rages as revelers brace for the big chill. 2017 is departing with a cold slap across the face. Im hoping it gets sunny and hot. It is not going to happen. Not a chance. Look at this Massive Action on u. S. 31 near lake michigan. 40car pileup. Another one going in. It is freezing. The count down has begun. Millions of people will be here in time square braving some of the coldest temperatures in time square hist ory. It is so iconic. When you come here, you have to see the ball drop. A toddler may have caused the first worst in new york city in a quarter srncentury. Playing with the burners on the stove. A deadly swat case in kansas. Ladies and gentlemen, i give you russell westbrook. That is nasty. Caught on camera, a woman under arrest in