And the race to find a 6yearold girl, 300 miles away. Good evening. Its great to have you with us here on a very busy friday night. We begin with a Deadly Police shooting. Two officers shot and wounded. The suspect shot and killed. Tonight, theres video of the harrowing scene as it unfolded. Police struggling with an armed suspect. One officer seen falling to the ground. Authorities still trying to figure out if the officers were shot by a suspect, or if there was friendly fire. Pierre thomas is on the scene tonight in washington. Reporter disturbing Video Shows Police swarming over the suspect at the end of a dramatic foot chase. As shots ring out. Its not clear what triggered the gunfire or who shot first since the officers are in such close quarters, struggling with the suspect. But four shots can clearly be heard on the video. At least one apparently striking this officer, who can be seen falling forward to the ground. Both officers were wounded. The suspect later died of his wounds at a d. C. Hospital. Police say they recovered a handgun and are investigating whether the suspect fired his weapon and is responsible for wounding the officers. Theyre also investigating the possibility of friendly fire. We recovered a weapon from the suspect, and we believe that was fired. And we believe one of the officers fired their weapon. Reporter so you dont know who shot first . Its unclear. Reporter both officers will survive their wounds but the encounter shows the daily dangers officers increasingly face. In 2016, 64 officers were killed by gunfire, up 56 compared to the previous year. 21 of those officers were killed by ambush, a 163 spike over 2015. Much of the violence against police now caught on tape. We have Young Offenders and old
with access to weapons, and what appears to be an increased willingness to use them. Reporter is it your feeling that suspects are much more willing to combat police . If you look at the national trend, it appears that way. Pierre, the officers had body cams. Will the recordings be released . Reporter police are reviewing the video and the mayor will decide whether to release it. Tonight, authorities stress that the video seen online only shows one angle, so the public should not draw any conclusions. David . Pierre, thank you. Tonight, were learning more about the chemical agent used in the middle of a busy airport. Authorities believe the worlds deadliest toxin was used to kill kim jonguns halfbrother. It happened as passengers were seated and walking nearby. Two women using the vx nerve agent, rubbing it on his face. Its colorless, odorless, and Authorities Say one of the women became violently ill moments after. Heres terry moran. Taking us stepbystep tonight through the surveillancsurveill. Reporter the bizarre assassination at Kuala Lumpurs busy airport, now classified as a terrifying Weapon Of Mass Destruction attack after Malaysias Police chief revealed today the stunning toxicology results. It is the vx nerve agent, which is a Chemical Weapon. Its one of the most lethal creations that man has ever come up with. Reporter vx is odorless and tasteless. A tiny amount will trigger uncontrollable muscle contractions, causing first confusion, drowsiness and nausea before leading to death or paralysis. And it killed kim jongnam, halfbrother of north Korean Leader kim jongun in minutes. Just after he saunters into the airport, a woman lunges at him from behind, rubs his face for an instant, and moves quickly away. Another woman was also involved. Kim immediately reports to
airport authorities, gestures to his face, and soon collapses. Experts say the assassins were risking their own lives by handling the vx so openly. That they held a rag over his face and rubbed it in, that individual is putting themselves massively in harms way. Reporter both women survived, though one was vomiting after the attack. The airport now being decontaminated. Vx can last for days. The brazen assassination, the latest in kim jonguns bloody reign, taking out his estranged halfbrother, a possible rival. And his regime, estimated to have up to 5,000 tons of Chemical Weapons. And terry is with us live from london. Now that investigators know what killed him, will they be able to trace the source . Reporter theres a very good chance of that. Teams of Chemical Weapon specialists from Around The World will look at swabs taken
from kim jongnams eyes and face, and look at the chemical fingerprint. They may get a chance to see where it came from. This may be a real window on the north korean capabilities. Terry, thank you. Back here at home, and severe storms hitting at this hour, the system moving from the midwest to northeast. Drivers facing blinding snow, trucks jackknifing off interstate 90. Near austin minnesota. More than a foot of snow on some highways ch. Weather alerts up from iowa all the way to the east coast. Alex perez from indiana. Reporter tonight, treacherous driving in the midwest. Whiteout conditions on the move, heading east. In southern minnesota, tractor trailers overturning. People pushing cars. Authorities urging residents to stay off the roads. Today would be a good day just to stay home. And if you do travel make sure you plan ahead. Reporter more than a foot of snow now on the ground in rochester. This, as nearly 30 million are at risk for damaging winds and tornadoes. Up to quartersized hail already in indiana, all from a system that claimed at least four lives in separate crashes in utah. And in idaho, this Chain Reaction crash involving two school buses on a snowcovered road. Nearly 60 fifthgraders on board, one student taken to the hospital. And david, here in indiana and parts of the ohio valley, they are bracing for a long night of powerful storms and even the possibility of tornadoes. David . Alex, thank you. Lets get right to rob marciano with a track of the storm. He joins us live. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. The storm is bumping into some bigtime record heat, so a volatile situation. And the radar is popping. Indiana, ohio, michigan, very rare to get thunderstorms this far north. So it could get rough. And meanwhile, the backside of the blizzard still going. I35, des moines, just a mess. The snow will wind down tonight, show showers into chicago. And look at The Rain And Thunder along i95. Maybe some flooding where the
snow will be melting up north. The cold front does come through, and it does get cold. Temperatures will feel like the teens come sunday, so we hope folks in the east enjoy todays warmth. Rob, thank you. Next tonight, President Trump taking aim at the fbi. Telling the Intelligence Agency it cant even find the leakers within the fbi itself. Amid new questions about what the white house asked for from the fbi involving investigations into possible contact with the russians. Heres jonathan karl. Reporter today, President Trump basked in the glow of a friendly crowd. I love this place. Love you people. Reporter then he slammed his own Top Law Enforcement Agency for failing to stop what he called illegal leaks. They cant even find the leakers within the fbi itself, the president tweeted. Classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on u. S. Find now. The president is especially outraged at a New York Times story quoting unnamed u. S. Officials alleging repeated contacts between the Trump Campaign and russian intelligence. Over the weekend, Chief Of StaffReince Priebus said the story was nonsense. I know what they were told by the fbi. Ive talked to the fbi. I know what theyre saying. Reporter now, the president is furious about new Reports Priebus pressured the fbi to knock the story down. Such pressure could violate longstanding policy prohibiting white house interference in ongoing investigations. Im against the people that make up stories and make up sources. They shouldnt be allowed to use sources unless they use somebodys name. Reporter but ironically, the white house itself today organized a briefing for reporters on the story and insisted that officials be quoted anonymously. One Top White House official at
the briefing, who insisted his name not be used, said there was no pressure on the fbi. In fact, the official said, fbi director james comey dismissed the New York Times report into the russian connection as, quote, total garbage. Director comey was at the white house just last month, praised by the president. Hes become more famous than me. Reporter but when Chief Of Staff priebus asked comey if the fbi would publicly dispute the New York Times story, the fbi director said he could not do that. None of this seemed to matter to the crowd at cpac, the largest annual gathering of conservative activists in the country. Trump skipped it last year. This year, a triumphant return. How is this cpac different from previous cpacs . I mean, just the buzz and excitement, and were winning. Were in the white house. I mean, its just exciting. Reporter this hasnt always been exactly trumps crowd, but it sure was today. The core conviction of our movement is that we are a nation
that put and will put its own citizens first. All usa usa usa and jon with us live from the white house tonight. We understand there was a press briefing today, but only some News Organizations were allowed in . Why some, not others . Reporter some of the largest News Organizations in the country, including the New York Times and cnn, were denied access to that briefing. While smaller conservative outlets were allowed in. Its highly unusual to exclude major News Organizations that cover this building every day. What the white house said, is that they wanted to do a smaller, more intimate briefing because the president was giving a major speech today. This briefing was held in sean spicers office, a smaller area. Jon, thank you. Tonight, Hillary Clinton returning with a message to the
66 million who voted for her. The dnc releasing a new video of clinton, whom the nation watched attending the inauguration. Keeping her promise to attend. Heres a clip of what she said. Being your candidate was the honor of a lifetime. Nearly 66 million votes are fueling Grassroots Energy and activism. And everywhere, people are marching, protesting, tweeting, speaking out and working for an america thats hopeful, inclusive, and bighearted. So, keep fighting. And keep the faith. And ill be right there with you, every step of the way. Hillary clinton in a new video posted today. The dnc votes on a new party chair tomorrow. We move on. Next tonight, the deadly shooting near kansas city, raising concerns about rising attacks against immigrants in the u. S. The suspected gunman, allegedly targeting two indian engineers inside a crowded sports bar. Killing one, injuring the other. Witnesses reportedly hearing him yell, get out of my country. Tonight, were hearing from a third customer or witness, wounded trying to stop the gunman. Heres linzie janis. Reporter tonight, the new details on the deadly shooting at this kansas sports bar. Now being investigated as a possible hate crime. Ive got two down. Gunshot wound to the chest. Ive got a third with a wound to the hip. Reporter an eyewitness says just before 7 15 p. M. Wednesday night, Adam Purinton harassed two men, reportedly shouting, get out of my country. Before allegedly opening fire. Police arresting him 80 miles away. Two of the victims, immigrants from india. Srinivas kuchibhotla died of his injuries, and alok madasani, recovering tonight. I thought i heard nine shots. I guess i miscounted. Reporter ian grillot leapt
into action, and was shot after he thought the gunman ran out of bullets. I was just doing what anyone should have done for another human being. Its not about where he was from or his ethnicity. Were all humans. Reporter david, the widow of the man who was killed said she was worried about shootings in this country, but says her husband said good things happen in america. David . Thank you. And theres still much more ahead on World News Tonight this friday. The amber alert across six states today. And the 6yearold girl taken. The urgent effort to get to her. And the developments as they came in this afternoon. The teacher who vanished more than a decade ago. Now, a former student at that school facing murder charges. And america strong, the dog finally free after 15 years, chained. A new owner tonight. Look at the smile, and what shes now giving to that dog. L, and i switched to sprint. And right now sprint has this
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