francois hollande. what did suts about these latest raids? reporter: well there was an even bigger raid in belgium than the raids that happened in paris, particularly targeting one home that authorities obviously had under surveillance for some time. the suspects are believed to be fighters who returned to belgium after fighting with jihadis in syria and iraq. a big gunfight erupted when authorities say they attempted to serve a search warrant. gunfire returned at them. two suspects killed another seriously wounded. here s some of what the belgian authorities had to say about what they found inside. we found several weapons. among them were four ak-47s kalashnikovs several small fire weapons, firearms munition and explosives. moreover we found several police uniforms material for communication, walkie-talkies and radios, cell phones false documents, and an important amount of money. reporter: authorities believe they broke up an imminent plot that could have been launch
is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. late today we learned the u.s. supreme court has agreed to take on and likely decide the issue of same-sex marriage in this country once and for all. few issues have ever moved this fast in the history of our american society. just over a decade ago gay couples could not get married anywhere in the u.s. now it s legal in over two-thirds of the country. as the new york times put it late today the pace of change on same-sex marriage and both popular opinion and in the court has no parallel in our nation s history. our justice correspondent pete williams starts us off with late details from the court building tonight. pete, good evening. reporter: brian, good evening. this is the first big showdown of its kind since the supreme court banned laws against interracial marriage almost 50 years ago. now it will decide whether same-sex marriage will be the law of the land. the court agreed to answer two questions, does t
this follows a meeting he had with french president francois allen is in paris. what do you know about the raids and what can you tell us about the press conference that we re waiting any moment now? reporter: well, this was a very significant raid last night in belgium in a town called verviers, some distance from the capital, a significant muslim population there. the target we understand, were young men who recently returned from syria and iraq fighting with isis or other militant groups there. police say they targeted this place because they thought that they were going to pull off or try to pull off an imminent terrorist attack along the line of what happened here in paris last week when 17 people were killed in those attacks at the magazine news magazine and at the jewish grocery store. so a lot of concern there in belgium that something was about to happen and the police moved in to try and stop it. two suspects were killed. another seriously wounded. there was a b
williams. good evening. late today we learned the u.s. supreme court has agreed to take on and likely decide the issue of same-sex marriage in this country once and for all. few issues have ever moved this fast in the history of our american society. just over a decade ago gay couples could not get married anywhere in the u.s. now it s legal in over two-thirds of the country. as the new york times put it late today the pace of change on same-sex marriage and both popular opinion and in the court has no parallel in our nation s history. our justice correspondent pete williams starts us off with late details from the court building tonight. pete, good evening. reporter: brian, good evening. this is the first big showdown of its kind since the supreme court banned laws against interracial marriage almost 50 years ago. now it will decide whether same-sex marriage will be the law of the land. the court agreed to answer two questions, does the constitution require states to