tribute tonight to those who died and a show of support to the families of the victims that demonstration of gratitude to the police officers who prevented many more lives being lost. first lady jill first lady jill biden blade flowers and stood alongside officials of the vigils among them the police chief whose officers acted so heroically in confronting the shooter appeared our police officers have cried and i have cried with national and the world beer to from your support, we gather strength and the will to gary on and thef our city. speak of the of 9-year-old have said that she was shocked that she will try to pull a fire alarm. both nine years old were also killed as well as adult staff members cynthia, mike hill, the school head katherine koonce whose officials suggested died trying to protect the children. saying that would have been typical of her. she was an absolute champion for her students. her students knew that she was in their corner. we have learned mor
brian will be here to talk politics. so last night, i came across an interview with former fbi profiler mary ellen o toole and she backs up something i ve been ranting about every time something like this happens. she told the daily mill and pretty much everywhere should brace for cope cats due to the effects of the media. threats increase in schools nationwide after a shooting has occurred anywhere in the u.s. sadly, evil seems to inspire more evil. it s the same reason they keep making more sex in the city movies. [laughter] greg: but the media helps. now, she knows this to be true because after the columbine shootings in 1999 the fbi studied eight previous shootings and found the copycat shootings were real. information on these themes become instantly available in minute detail and what do they share a love for? infan any. that s why they keep press clippings from previous shooters and why they boast about the infamy before it happens like the nashville shooter did.
china retaliation. we have to start talking about it that way. fox news poll shows trump s lead is growing in the g.o.p. primary race. 64% is disprove. top numbers on the economy, the border, on all kinds of things. elon musk and other major tech leaders calling for a pause on artificial intelligence. bret: they are worried about the risks developing machines smarter than humans. foreign adversaries are still going to be developing it. brian: we begin with a fox news alert and it s not good news. two u.s. army helicopters crashing overnight in kentucky with multiple deaths reported. a parent complication happening during a training mission northeast of fort campbell in trigg county. steve: about 10:00 last night. the blackhawk helicopters crashing in a field. emergency crews are at the scene. the choppers involved are used to transport soldiers to the battlefield and perform medevacs and also deployed for special operations. ainsley: quent s governor rel
draining their bank accounts. for some victims it s fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son s death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they re demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospit
pension reform plans. it took minutes for this peaceful process to turn violent peaceful process to turn violent. masked protesters viole nt. masked protesters taking violent. masked protesters taking on the police. and the bbc is granted rare access to london s new £5 billion super sewer aimed at cleaning up the river thames. welcome to the programme. we begin today in the united states, where police who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28 year old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children, all nine years old, and the school s head teacher before being shot and killed by officers. let s take a look at gun violence in the us. a mass shooting is defined as four or more people being injured or killed. it s only march and there ve been over 130 mass shootings across the us so far this year. and there ve been more than 60