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floats. then it just opened up, that familiar, you know, semi gunfire. just a rain of shots. >> nbcs rehema ellis has been monitoring this. rehema, what do we know right now? >> reporter: not much more than what you talked about, steve, because this is unfolding as we speak. you pointed out the police are looking for a suspect. this event happened, this mass shooting happened just a short while after the fireworks, the fourth of july festivities, were getting under way. as you reported...

they are very involved and remain point throughout all of this. >>. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> not information i can release yet. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> not information i can release. we still consider him armed and dangerous. >> reporter: is it one shooter? >> at this time thats the information we have. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]. >> were still working on that. well take two more questions. were not going to go into the specifics of where the gun was recovered but a firear...

treat victims compared it to those sustained in a war zone. >> we heard gunshots people thought for five seconds that it was fireworks until people started screaming bodies down, bodies down and everyone started running. there were six people who i saw who were horribly, horribly injured from the gun shot, and the gunshot wounds that these people sustained are like war injuries. ive never served, but ive been in the emergency rooms and ive seen horrific things. the bodies that i saw --...

they say disturbing posts and videos were discovered on social media. there are questions tonight about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. were also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dedicated to helping her community. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the trai...

motive. tonight there are new questions about how the suspect was allowed to legally buy several guns despite previous threats of violence resulting in the confiscation of more than a dozen of his knives. correspondent garrett tenney is outside the lake county courthouse in waukegan, illinois. good evening, garrett. >> bret, good evening to you. today we learned the alleged gunman waived his miranda rights when taken into custody and shared details with investigators how he carried out...

for drug charges in russia how the white house responded today. the four vietnam veterans awarded the highest honor, the bravery that earned them the medal of honor the news tonight of the last surviving member from the famous band of world war ii heroes. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, recording from highland park, illinois >> reporter: good evening from the chicago suburbs, the latest site of the deadly mass shooting another community grieving of gun vi...

experts tell us what we can all look out for online. >> garrett: im major garrett in the nations capitol with other top stories. new detals in the investigations of fatal police shooting in akron, ohio. severe weather threat for tens of millions. were tracking the dangerous storms and triple-digit heat. brittney griners wife speaks out. we talked to the wnba stars partner about the effort to bring her home from a russian prison. and american heros honored. four vehement veterans receiv...

and new parents killed in the july 4th attack. tonight we hear their stories including irina and kevin mccarthy and how their two year old son survived. >> a tragedy averted. police in richmond, virginia, praise a hero citizen who called er white hr heaesnffer may haveo cipollag meewithomeebehindlosede or b grer a boron the brink. will the british prime minister resign. >> the job of the prime minister in difficult circumstances is to keep going. >> odonnell: and the $500 tip that is s...

doing important things always does. melanie, i hope you werent up all night following these twists and turns. getting this bill out of the senate, they ran into some head winds and rocks along the shore in the name of senator kyrsten sinema. how did it play out? >> as chuck schumer put it, it was a bump on the road. there was some drama before this bill got to the finish line. senator kyrsten sinema was concerned about the 15% corporate minimum tax, impacting small businesses. so she j...

him. the parade highland park as well attended by families, with young kids every year. thats wouldve fourth of july parade should. be the local high school marching band was performing when the shooting began. absent night seven people have died after being shot at the parade. 47 people were wounded. the victims range in age from 88 years old till eight years old. the alleged shooter is 21 years old. he is currently in custody. authorities say they believe hes been planning the attack...