Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 6

just breaking tonight late details on a mass shooting at a high school graduation shots ringing out on the VCU college campus near a high school graduation at least seven people shot two suspects in custody Witnesses saying they got down on the ground as people started running the investigation just beginning tonight the catastrophe unfolding in Ukraine a critical Dam destroyed putting hundreds of thousands in danger the new fears about the potential impact that a nearby nuclear plant with Russia and Ukraine trading blame for the blast plus air quality alerts across the U.S 100 million at risk why it's so bad out there and what you need to know to stay safe Gulf World shake-up a merger blindsiding top players and fans alike as the PGA unites with its bitter rival but will all be forgiven as a backlash blows across the globe Prince Harry makes history taking the stand in a high-stakes trial against British tabloids his riveting testimony and what he said about his mother Princess Diana Chris Christie's campaign kickoff the one-time Trump loyalist laying into the former president as former vice president Mike Pence readies to get in the race despite a red-hot job market why some employers are pulling job offers already promised to new College grads and taking the scenic route one man's walk around America inspiring us along the way this is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening and welcome everyone it has happened again we are monitoring what appears to be another mass shooting this one has students and their loved ones were gathering for a high school graduation in Richmond Virginia on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University Police say there are multiple injuries Dana Griffin is following the story and joins me now what's the latest Dana Lester in the last few minutes police have confirmed two of the seven shooting victims have died in what they call a chaotic scene where they initially thought there may be more victims 5 13 PM officers working a high school graduation in Richmond Virginia hear gunshots outside of Theater Park we have an active shooter congratulations within minutes police discovered their city is home to America's latest mass shooting it's just incredibly tragic that someone decided to bring a gun to to this incident and Rain Terror on on our community police initially detained two people but now say just one person a 19 year old was involved in the shooting the threat to the community is over but the moment of fear shattered what should have been a celebration for high school seniors inside parents say they thought they heard bangs then started running maybe about 10 feet off to the back of us we heard like fireworks going off a motive behind the shooting remains unclear but what is clear the frustration over America's epidemic of gun violence kids can't take it teachers can't take it our families can't take it anymore I beg of you to stop when shots were fired Witnesses say people tried to run back into the theater causing additional injuries police say a nine-year-old girl was hit by a car she is expected to recover all Richmond Public Schools will be closed tomorrow and Lester all graduation scheduled for this week are canceled meanwhile in Ukraine the apparent purposeful destruction of a major Dam has left up to 80 Towns at risk from deep and fast-moving flood waters the attack has already forced 16 thousand people from their homes Ukraine's president calling it a war crime but Russia accusing Ukraine for the attack it comes amid signs Ukraine is back on the offensive Molly Hunter is there tonight water still racing through the kahovka dam in southern Ukraine entire neighborhoods in her son flooded Rescuers evacuating more than a thousand people when the dam exploded this morning dramatic videos showing the entire middle sections swallowed up by the nepro river these satellite images showing the devastating aftermath the U.S has Intelligence that is leaning toward Russia as the perpetrator of the attack according to two U.S officials and one Western official but no final determination yet we cannot say conclusively what happened at this point what we absolutely can say is that the damage to the Ukrainian people and to the region will be significant Ukraine pointing the finger directly at Moscow president zielinski calling it a terrorist attack and a war crime saying tonight up to 80 Ukrainian Villages could be at risk Russian State media first denied Fenn blamed Ukraine the kahov kadam is one of six dams on the nepro river it provides vital drinking water it provides power and it provides water for the cooling pools at the Zappa region nuclear power plant one analyst estimates some 300 000 civilians could be without clean drinking water by tonight and some 500 000 will be affected by power outages and flooding tonight Ukraine's nuclear energy Chief telling NBC News the zap arija plan occupied by Russia has enough water for now there is no immediate three entry in that and the level is normal in their presence inside and this is my biggest concern they just showed us today what they can do and then they do not stop meanwhile tonight the Washington Post reports that three months before the attack on Russia's nordstream gas pipeline the bind Administration learned from a close Ally that the Ukrainian military had planned a covert attack targeting it the paper citing multiple officials familiar with the matter which does not say if the plan was carried out NBC News has not confirmed the report Ukraine has previously denied involvement Maui if we can Circle back to the attack of the dam I know Ukraine believes Russia was trying to derail its long-awaited effort to take back Ukrainian territory from Russia Lester that's right Ukrainian officials saying tonight that they believe Russia was attempting to cut off that southern route for Ukrainian troops but president zielinski very clear tonight saying the attack did not hinder any counter-offensive plans Lester Molly hunter in Ukraine thank you turning now to the air we breathe with 100 million people at risk under air quality alerts today blamed on pollution they even smoked from wildfires hundreds of miles away Emily aqueda has details tonight hazy skies are blanketing wide swaths of the country from Boston to Philadelphia to New York City where you can barely make out the skyline coffin chest is tight asthma I can know and your Syracuse and eerily yellow tin in the South and Midwest 35 million under air quality alerts as a result of high concentrations of ozone or pollutants paired with heat and in more than a dozen states 65 million facing poor air quality due to smoke from out of control blazes in Canada already this year 9 million Acres torched there the is a scary time for a lot of people not just in Alberta but right across the country smoke from those towering Flames drifting hundreds of miles into the U.S and raising alarm Bells among medical experts when we're breathing Wildfire smoke um that smoke is getting into our lungs and they may feel uh irritation a tingling sensation in their throats sometimes their eyes will tear experts say poor air quality can be hazardous to anyone but especially seniors children and those with respiratory conditions the health risk posed by Wildfire smoke continues to worsen in the U.S as the number of people experiencing at least one day of unhealthy air quality has increased 27 fold over the last decade to stay safe limit the time you spend outdoors and limit the amount of physical activity the strenuous physical activity that you're doing as the threat continues this week all eyes remain on the sky Emily Ikeda NBC News New York not only seismic shake up for the golf floral tonight the PGA uniting with its bitter rival saudi-backed live golf Miguel almaguer now and why the Fallout from the new partnership goes far beyond the Fairway striking a deal that blindsided the Sports World today's merger between the PGA and saudi-backed live golf transcends the game some of the Sport's biggest names join live just a year ago launching a bitter rivalry on the fairways pitting top players against each other creating geopolitical tension dividing fans and triggering a slew of lawsuits I think the golf world including the biggest names in the sport were stunned I don't think anybody saw this coming why did it happen money at the end of the day money and Discovery down the line that was ahead with lawsuits that were pending for both sides with billions of dollars to be invested by Saudi Arabia often criticized for human rights violations Yasser Al ramayan becomes chairman of the new entity thank you we've recognized that together we can have a far greater impact on this game than we can working apart for PGA commissioner Jay Monahan a dramatic reversal from a year ago when tour players were leaving for lucrative deals with live angering 9 11 families I would ask you know any player that has left or any player that would ever consider leaving have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour I don't know the answer to how palatable this will ultimately be but you know there are a lot of people who aren't going to be happy about it but I think it was really damaging to the game of golf the way the situation existed for the last what was it year and a half star s like Phil Mickelson and Brooks kapka joined live and were suspended from the PGA I understand I'm gonna get for it and I'm totally cool with that tonight it appears they'll be welcome back the news cheered by some players like Mickelson While others caught off guard and angry the question now will fans Embrace or tee off on the new tour Miguel almaguer NBC news we are learning more tonight about the passengers and pilot aboard that Doom private jet that crashed Sunday in a Virginia Forest including the unusual connection a mom and her baby on board had with a couple who owned the aircraft here's Tom Costello the tragic end to Sunday's private plane crash is only compounded with the details of the victims who died the owners of the plane John and Barbara rumpel of Florida tell NBC news they had adopted 49-year-old Adina Azaria when she was 40 because she reminded them of another daughter they'd lost in a scuba accident Azaria was headed home to New York with her two-year-old child Arya and their Nanny Edmond Smith the question why did the pilot Jeff Hefner fail to respond to air traffic controllers within 15 minutes of departing then fly for two hours presumably on autopilot the F-16 fighter jets that intercepted Hefner's plane could see he was slumped over and unresponsive did he suffer a medical emergency was he rendered unconscious due to a sudden loss of cabin pressure and were his passengers also incapacitated no one radioed a Mayday call and the fighter pilots reported the passenger window shades were down half was a retired Southwest Airlines Captain I knew him personally NBC News Aviation analyst John Cox says Hefner should have received a cockpit warning if the cabin was losing pressure that 14 000 feet you will automatically get the deployment of oxygen mask without oxygen hypoxia can quickly set in headaches and nausea trouble concentrating then loss of consciousness for a second day investigators today have been inspecting and documenting the crash scene in a remote and rugged Virginia Forest the airplane pilot qualifications maintenance records basically everything is on the table investigators plan to use a helicopter to remove the wreckage within a few days Lester all right Tom Costello thank you tonight former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is now the latest former Ally of President Trump to openly take him on for the Republican nomination Gabe Gutierrez has late details on a Big Field getting more crowded tonight Chris Christie making it official kicking off his White House bid in New Hampshire back in 2016 Christie endorsed Donald Trump there is no better fighter than Donald Trump but now the Brash former New Jersey governor is a fierce critic arguing he's the strongest to take on Trump and slamming other Republicans for not doing the same it kind of cozy up to him they hope that he implodes and that if they're nice to him that they'll inherit his voters he joins a growing GOP field 10 Republican candidates by the end of this week with former vice president Mike Pence expected to announce tomorrow a former president Trump Remains the clear front-runner they're at one percent some are at zero I hear Chris Christie's coming in what's the purpose and he's polling at zero but some New Hampshire Republicans tell us they're looking for a trump alternative would you prefer Chris Christie over Donald Trump right now I'm afraid yes too many issues where he's too self-absorbed others backing the former president I like everything he'd done about the wall I love immigrants but I just like him coming in Legally Trump's top rival Governor Ron DeSantis today touting his economic record in Florida in Washington they're adding trillions of more in debt in Florida we're running budget surpluses Chris Christie is taking his campaign here in New Hampshire but he faces an uphill battle a growing GOP field may end up giving Trump an advantage the Christie campaign tells us that it plans to engage Trump and act as a counter punch Lester all right Gabe Gutierrez in New Hampshire thank you in 60 seconds Prince Harry's history-making testimony what he said about the tabloids his privacy and Princess Diana we're back now with Prince Harry's historic testimony in a London courtroom today lashing out of the tabloids he says have invaded his privacy for most of his life Megan Fitzgerald was there tonight a media frenzy outside a London Courthouse as Prince Harry arrived he's the first senior British royal to testify in more than 130 years taking on mirror group newspapers one of several tabloid media Outlets he and wife Megan accused of invading their privacy and gathering information unlawfully the Duke of Sussex Came Out Swinging in the 10th courtroom describing what he calls incredibly invasive media coverage since he was a child and in a written statement alleging journalists and editors had blood on their hands that constant tabloid intrusion inciting of hatred and harassment led to his and Megan's decision to flee to the U.S and that journalists had hacked his mother's voicemail which he said was vile and made him physically sick but the newspaper's attorney hit back exposing gaps in Harry's memory the prince admitting he couldn't recall if he had even read some of the Articles he said caused him distress in his written statement the attorney denied mirror journalist hacked Harry or Diana's phone and said articles about the prince or based on legal sources like Royal press releases tips from those close to him and information from the public soft-spoken Harry remained calm though at times appeared visibly flustered during hours of intense interrogation how did it go in court for Harry today I think given that this was a more aggressive form of questioning he will be quite pleased with how he performed he did keep his composure the prince is expected to be back in court again tomorrow in what should be his last day on the stand lesser all right Megan Fitzgerald thank you we're back with more right after this unemployment is near 50-year lows but some employers are getting worried about a slowing economy and taking on new hires and it's falling on the newest members of the workforce with some college grads losing job offers after they accept them Brian Chung has the story weeks after graduating from the University of Virginia Liliana nabhan's bags are packed to move across the country for her first ever job at a tech company in San Diego so I was just mostly excited to get started with my career but just days before graduating the company that hired her said it was pulling her job offer hearing that I was going to have to go back to the drawing board and refine a job was you know obviously a really disheartening especially being so close to my college graduation nabhan is among a group of young job Seekers increasingly sharing stories about Landing jobs only to have those job offers rescinded rescinded offer comments have risen 50 from last year on Fishbowl a networking platform operated by job site Glassdoor companies like meta and Amazon have acknowledged pulling job offers as they also lay workers off with concern about a slowing economy it's largely a reflection of what we're seeing in a broader job market so this tends to be more white collar related roles and it tends to be interns or new grads LinkedIn says hiring for entry-level jobs requiring a college degree is down 45 percent this year and some with firm offers are being told to wait to start a study from intelligent.com says 28 of business school grads have had their start dates pushed to next year experts advice to grads nervous about those early offers don't stop job searching research the company's Financial standing and cast a wide net make sure that the skills you're working on are transferable to other Industries or other jobs naban is moving to San Diego anyway for a fresh start pick up a waitressing job somewhere or maybe just take some time to kind of pivot and really figure out what I want to do not the new start she was hoping for but a new start nonetheless Brian Chung NBC News when we come back here tonight there are Trailblazers and then there's room at Kenrick We join him on his epic track around the country to inspire America foreign ly tonight we're taking the scenic route around the entire perimeter of the United States Gotti Schwartz with how one conservationist is blazing his own trail and inspiring America to say Ultra hiker Rue mckinrich has a thirst for adventure would be an understatement do you run across a lot of like dangerous animals I had a mountain lion that was continuing to come into camp and I felt the need at some point just to pack up and walk through the night before whoa whoa whoa whoa hold on you decided to pack up and then walk into the darkness yeah I felt like I'd make it on my terms but that is the price you pay when you have a dream as big as his you see rose on a mission to pave the way for the greatest Trail America has ever seen a 14 000 mile American perimeter Trail think the Pacific Crest Trail made famous by Reese Witherspoon and wild oh my God what have I done but the APT would be over five times longer circumnavigating the entire us a track that took him three years to complete the first time he did in some ways I got the easy part out of the way already walking all around the United yeah the hard part now doing it again to lay the groundwork for what he hopes could be a national trail system in the future we have a highway system and you can drive across the country if you if you like I think it's reasonable that we also have trails that mimic that kind of system that connect us to connect us and when it finally came time for us to part ways the sheer magnitude of his dream came into view I've never ended an interview like this but I guess it was goodbye right I think this is the end of the road I'm headed to the car you're literally headed to Oregon yeah I'm just gonna start walking that way maybe I'll beat you there Rue mckinrich a man who doesn't mind taking the Long Way Home Gotti Schwartz NBC News San Jacinto California 900 miles away from Bend and that's Nightly News for this Tuesday thank you for watching everyone I'm Lester Holt please take care of yourself and each other good night foreign thanks for watching our YouTube channel follow today's top stories and breaking news by downloading the NBC News app

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Published: Wed Jun 07 2023