Zoo says no animals are missing. Calling out nicki minaj over her tweets. Are there artists tweeting into the fray . Today, wednesday, july 22nd, 2015. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome on a wednesday morning. Lets ask the guys in the control room to put the images up of a massive warehouse complex fire in north brunswick, 40 miles from manhattan. It has grown to five alarms. Well have much more on that story coming up. But on this wednesday morning, lets start with another breaking story overnight. A United Airlines crew reported being the target of lasers at a new york area airport. This after a dozen similar incidents there last week. Nbcs tom costello covers aviation. What can you tell us . This problem has been growing worse over the past few years. Laser pointers start out with a small light but as the distance grows, that beam of light grows bigger and bigger. So big it can light up a cockpit and blind the pilots. This morning, the police
Well good thursday morning. We begin with the dire new warnings about the threat of isis here in the u. S. Attracting thousands of followers through social media. The alarming message from the fbi, isis is more of a threat than al qaeda. Abcs bazi kanani has more from us from washington. Reporter a new warning about the islamic states new strategy. They have invested about the last year in pushing a message of poison. Reporter fbi director james comey says isis propaganda spread via a slick social Media Campaign is working. Some 21,000 English Speaking followers worldwide. The terrorist Group Constantly urging those who cant travel to fight with them in the middle east to strike at home. Isil is not your parents al qaeda. Its a very different model and by virtue of that model its currently the threat were worried about most of all. Reporter unlike Al Qaeda Comey says isis will says anybody, even unstable drug users which is how Mohammad Abdulazeez is described by his family. Comey says
New sighting. The frantic call. New eyewitnesses coming forward. Can you believe their lion eyes . Hey, good morning, everybody. Paula is taking some welldeserved time off. But were happy to have the wonderful cecilia vega onboard this weekend. The things i have heard already. Yes, yes. Ron claiborne. I can promise you that rob and sara will be on their best behavior. I can make no guarantees on ron claiborne. Ill try. Clean it up. Speaking of wild cards, our top story, look at this wild scene out of las vegas. Smoke billowing over the strip. The fivestar cosmopolitan, a magnet for celebrities. Terrified guests running for their lives. This morning, the investigation into how it started. Abcs alex perez is right there with the very latest. Good morning to you. Reporter authorities this morning trying to pinpoint exactly what triggered this. Guests were at the pool. Enjoying the day. When all of a sudden, everything went wrong. Oh, my god. This is unbelievable. Unbelievable unbelievable
Reporting tonight, kate snow. Good evening. Were learning much more tonight about the man who stood up in a Movie Theater on thursday night in louisiana and opened fire killing two people injuring nine others. The family of john rusty houser describes a history of mental illness. In 2008 they had him committed to a hospital against his will. And yet last year houser was able to legally purchase a gun in alabama. Its the latest mass shooting to raise questions about potential cracks in the federal background check system. We begin tonight with nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in lafayette, louisiana reporter the question is why the gunman had no ties to the community. Only his uncle died here three decades ago. Investigators say he was a drifter and they are now digging deep into his past. Today newly released dispatch recordings of responders racing to the three they are. Need you out to the Grand Theater on johnson. Reporter two people shot dead. Headquarters to the unit at the grand. It is safe t
The new sighting in the city of the milwaukee. The frantic calls. New eyewitnesses coming forward. Can you believe their lion eyes . Hey, good morning, everybody. Paula is taking some welldeserved time off. But were really happy to have the wonderful cecilia vega onboard this weekend. The things i have heard already this morning. Yes, yes, ron claiborne. I can promise you that rob and sara will be on their best behavior. I can make no guarantees about ron claiborne. J j. Ill try. Bill the wild card. Speaking of wild cards, our top story, look at this wild scene out of las vegas. Smoke billowing over the strip. A fire at one of the citys swankiest hotels the fivestar cosmopolitan, a magnet for celebrities. Terrified guests running for their lives. This morning, the investigation into how it started. Abcs alex perez is right there with the very latest. Alex, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Authorities this morning trying to pinpoint exactly what triggered this. Guest