It. We begin with the intrigue unfolding within nucleararmed north korea. An isolated and fortified regime that defies the world. The official newsagency says the uncle of kim jong un was executed, that after a public shaming. What is remarkable is not just the extreme punishment, but he had more power than anyone else in north korea. Stefanie dekker reports. The public humiliation of a powerful man. These images were taken last week when the uncle of north Koreas Kim Jong un was removed from a meeting. This is nothing compared what was to come. Named a traitor and executed. There was a long list of allegations. It reads he was called despicable human scum, worse than a dog and adds this is the latest move in what appears to be a significant reshuffle of people around kim jong un, aimed at solidifying power in the hands of the young leader. This is a figure who, himself, controls significant Material Resources and personnel within the security apparatus. He headed one of the two main i
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening on this, the oneyear anniversary of the Newtown School massacre. Were learning details of the latest act of school gun violence. This one yesterday in a denver suburb that left a teenage girl badly wounded and the shooter, a fellow student, dead. Police say it all happened in just a minute, 20 seconds. 18yearold karl pierson marched into his school with a shotgun, a machete, and molotov cocktails apparently prepared to take many lives in what may have been conceived as an act of revenge. But Officials Say there are no indications pierson timed his actions to coincide with the newtown anniversary. Nbcs ron mott is outside Centennial High School with the latest for us. Good evening. Reporter hey, lester. Good evening. Police say they have a lot of work ahead in this investigation and theyll take their time to do a thorough investigation but did release new details just late this afternoo
With lester holt, and erica hill, live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. And im lester holt. Lets talk about the big winter storm. It stretched over 1,000 miles, finally making its way across new england today and heading out to sea. But it left a lot of misery in its wake. There were a number of deaths, four reported. The storm dumped a foot of snow in some places. That total could go even higher today up in maine. While it has been a major hassle for a number of people, dangerous in so many areas, it is not all bad news for everyone. Paul goodlow is in maine where all that snow is exactly what skiers have been hoping for. Good morning, paul. Reporter good morning. Were talking six days away from the official beginning of winter, and ten days away from christmas, and Mother Nature has definitely brought a nice powdery gift to sugarloaf. Not the best for the roads, though. Although while this is definitely fun here across this
On this saturday night, revenge shooting . What we now know about the High School Senior who opened fire at his school, who he targeted, and the investigation into why this happened again in colorado. Winter blast. The massive storm battering the northeast and the midwest causing big problems on the road and in e air. Moon mission. Celebrating at Mission Control as china becomes the third to land a spacecraft on a lunar surface. The outrage. Is being rich a defense against killing four people . The novel argument that kept a teenage drunk driver out of jail. And in her honor, remembering a young victim of newtown by building a safe place for the creatures she loved. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening on this, the oneyear anniversary of the Newtown School massacre. Were learning details of the latest act of school gun violence. This one yesterday in a denver suburb that left a teenage girl badly wounded and the shooter,
Good morning. A snowy mess. That massive storm that pounded half the country finally on its way out this morning leaving travel headaches and a mass cleanup in its wake. Just as we finish digging out, there could be another wintery blast moving in. Final journey home. Nelson mandela laid to rest following an Emotional Funeral Service where he was honored by stars, royalty and world leaders. Hats off, pope francis sharing a playful moment with little guy who decided to wear his skull cap, reenforcing his title as the peoples pope, today, sunday, december 15, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. Lets talk about the big winter storm. It stretched over 1,000 miles, finally making its way across new england and heading out to sea. About 1200 flights were grounded across the country already this weeke