on this sunday night, mall shooting. the identity of the shooter and his victims revealed as hard questions are raised about mall security. to the streets, the deepening crisis and growing violence at a country divided. tonight, we're on the battle lines of ukraine. good enonough to eat? this man says yes. and in his store, everything will be cheap for those willing to ignore those sell-by dates. and bragging rights. they may be on the field in new jersey, but the battle for super bowl dollars, new york is their kind of town.

good evening. we now know who he is, but why he opened fire in a crowded maryland mall yesterday and what his ultimate plan was remains a mystery tonight. two store workers were killed along with the shooter now identified as 19-year-old darion aguilar, who took his own life. he had plenty of ammunition and even crude explosives. on the heels of other recent mall attacks comes the question, can we better secure these sprawling complexes? >> reporter: 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 20-year-old tyler johnson were killed when 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar opened shooting in zoomies, where the two worked. a family friend of aguilar, who

police say was a manager at the dunkin' donuts near the home he shared with his mother. a woman who identified herself as his mother said she was devastated and didn't know her son owned a gn. >> he's never, never had a gun before, never been interested in guns, never been interested in anything like that. i don't know what happened. i just don't know what happened. i don't know what happened. >> reporter: police said today surveillance video shows a cab dropping off aguilar at the mall around 10:15 am. he was carrying a backpack and stayed on the first floor for at least an hour. at that moment, according to authorities, he fired six to nine shots in and around the second-floor store, killing the two victims and shooting another victim in the foot on the first

floor. his body was found next to a mossberg shotgun. there were homemade explosives in a bag nearby. >> with the help of our colleagues with the fbi state fire marshal we were able to render those devices safe. >> reporter: as reality set in, shoppers returned to retrieve their items this afternoon, still haunted by the experience. >> i was scared. obviously, i didn't really know what was going on, so i just kind of ran with everybody else. >> reporter: in nearby washington, some lawmakers said recent shootings in public places beg the question, is more security needed? >> it does highlight the vulnerability of shopping malls to shootings, soft targets like we saw in the kenya shopping mall case. that's the kind of scenario we do not want to see happen in the united states. >> reporter: but the county executive of this grieving community says it's a larger problem. >> we live in a democracy and we are not going to secure our way out of our freedom. we're not going to have metal

detectors at every grocery store and every shop iping center and every mall. we're better than this, as a country. so we have to figure out as a society how to do a better job at these things. >> reporter: now, police say they still don't know the motive behind the shooting. they say aguilar bought that shotgun legally at a store in maryland last year. he didn't have a criminal record. authorities say he did leave behind a journal in which he expressed depressed feelings. while this investigation continues, this mall will reopen tomorrow afternoon. lester? >> chrkristen welker in columbi thank you. in eastern europe, the violent revolt against the government of ukraine deepened today as opponents of the president took over another building in the capital and rejected his offer to include members of the opposition in his government. nbc's ian williams has the latest tonight from kiev. >> reporter: it was before dawn that protesters surrounded and then took over, fighting against

security forces using it as a base. by daybreak the battered building was theirs to clean up. p protesters are now in control of five official buildings across kiev. they've also stormed government buildings in at least a dozen other cities across ukraine. on a hill close by, thousands then gathered for the funeral of a young protester, who died in clashes last week. among the mourners, opposition leaders who, hours earlier, rejected a compromise that would have given them senior government positions. but would almost certainly have provoked a mutiny among the hard-line nationalists, who are increasingly influential here. the deadly violence of the last week has hardened attitudes among protesters who now want to topple the government. even this priest told me the people should stay strong and not retreat in the face of lies. we were taken to the roof of a trade union building that serves

as headquarters of the protest movement and below which lies their sprawling, frozen camp. we really get a sense of what a vast encampment this has become and they continue to expand the fortified boundaries. thousands more gathered near the barricades. among them, we met 16-year-old nestia, brimming with youthful hope. >> this is our future so we have to fight for this. and if we won't do this, who will? >> reporter: on the charred front line, they looked battle weary today, warming themselves from a respite from combat, weapons ready, eyeing the ranks of the riot police beyond. little sign of resolve iing thi increasingly dangerous conflict. ian williams, nbc news, kiev. just before coming on the air here tonight, we lerch elea from the u.s. military that u.s. military forces have launched a military strike in somalia.

senior al qaeda leader and al shabbab leader we're told. they're still trying to assess whether it was successful. a stomach turning experience for hundreds of people aboard a cruise ship. today, the explorer of the seas was in st. thomas and the u.s. virgin islands where the officials from the centers of disease control were looking into the outbreak of a highly contagious stomach virus. more tonight from gabe gutier z gutierrez. >> reporter: today, health officials from the centers for disease control boarded a cruise ship, struggling to contain a norovirus outbreak. >> i was one of them. >> she was one of them. >> it was awful. >> reporter: vomiting and diarrhea symptoms. >> it was a terrible experience. i've been on this boat before. we had an amazing time when we were here. this time, it's just been awful.

>> reporter: after departing new jersey on tuesday, the ship bypassed a planned stop in haiti friday to be san advertised in puerto rico before moving on to st. thomas. sao panto, the mayor of eastern pennsylvania is on board, vacationing with his wife. he is not sick, but says other passengers have been quarantined in their rooms. >> lot of activity with cleaning and san advertising the various railings and elevator shafts. >> reporter: norovirus is a fast-moving stomach bug. each year, the cdc says it sickens 21 million people in the u.s. and kills up to 800. just this month, dozens of travelers got sick on another royal caribbean cruise. >> norovirus can spread very readily from person to person. when you have people confined, the spread can be quick and explosive. >> reporter: royal caribbean says sick passengers were responding well to over-the-counter medications. we sincerely apologize for this disruption to our guests' cruise vacation. >> hopefully, we'll have a good

ride going back. >> reporter: tonight the explorer of the seas is scheduled to leave st. thomas, on its way to st. maarten as health officials try to get rid of an unwelcomed guest. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. it's about to get even colder again in much of the eastern half of the country. a new arctic air mass, the coldest of the season, is hitting the midwest and northeast, bringing high winds and dangerously low temperatures. the cold follows heavy snow and ice. whiteout condition that is cause accidents from michigan to kentucky this weekend. almost 1,000 flights were canceled nationwide and another 5,000 delayed. this frigid weather continues to put a strain on propane gas supplies, forcing more than 30 states to issue emergency declarations and pipeline explosion in canada has cut off the natural gas supply to thousands of people, happening not far from the border with north dakota and minnesota and some customers in those states were asked to limit their gas

usage. for more on the cold wave, we're joined by weather channel meteorologist kim cunningham. kim, good evening. >> yes, lester. we'll continue to see that cold aircoming southward the next couple of days. the next big storm will affect even the south. let's go ahead and show you what it looks like, the pattern right now. we have that deep trough over the east. minneapolis tomorrow, 6 below zero. we're talking 30 degrees below your average. chicago, we may go 60 hours or 2 1/2 days with temperatures not even getting above zero. that's how cold this is. atlanta will be in the 30s today. we got near 60 degrees. big temperature change for us all the way in the deep south. new york city, philadelphia, lows to the single digits and teens the next couple of days as well. well below average. south, this will be wintry weather for us. area of low pressure moves by, and look at this forecast. freezing rain. possibly power outages. savannah, charleston and even accumulating snow. three to five inches possible from the outer banks to central

parts of georgia. lester, back to you. >> kim cunningham, it just keeps on coming. thanks. this past week, president obama created a new task force to focus more attention on the problem of sexual assault on college campuses. a report that says college women are at greater risk than ever before. we get more on this from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: a disturbing picture of what's happening to american women on college campuses. one in five have been sexually assaulted at college. only 12% of student victims report the assault. the president says it has to change. >> these young women worked so hard just to get into college. so when they finally make it there only to be assaulted that is not just a nightmare for them and their families, it's an affront to everything they've worked so hard to achieve. it's totally unacceptable. >> reporter: across the country, strong reaction from students. >> if we teach everyone that no

actually does mean no and my body is mine, we won't have this problem. >> i think girls are sometimes scared, what kind of criticisms they would face if they were to tell others about what happened to them. >> reporter: that's exactly what laura dunn thought. >> i didn't know how to talk about it and actually chose to stay silent. >> reporter: dunn says she was raped as a freshman ten years ago by two men on her own rowing team. she didn't report the crime until a year later. why? she blamed herself, because she was drunk. now, a victims' rights advocate, dunn says society has to stop demeaning victims by asking them incriminating questions. >> when were you drunk? why were you there? what were you doing? what were you wearing? all those questions need to go away. >> reporter: the report associates drinking on campus by men and women with increased risk of sexual assault. but the president wanted to make sure his message to young men was loud and clear. >> i want every young man in

america to feel some strong peer pressure in terms of how they are supposed to behave and treat women. that starts before they get to college. >> reporter: for campuses nationwide, the president is promising to have new ideas on how to keep women safe from sexual assault before the semester ends. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. the president will lay out his hopes and visions on other issues when he addresses congress and the american people in his state of the union address tuesday night. for a preview, we turn to cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood. john, what can we expect from the president? >> lester, he is in a very different phase of his presidency. strengthen economy, narrowing to push through initiatives. decent chance for immigration reform, long shot hope for winning minimum wage increase. beyond that, raising middle class incomes, narrowing

inequality, knowing congress isn't likely to go along. will he pursue steps he could take on his own and hope congress doesn't get in his way. >> perhaps another debt ceiling debate on his horizon? >> not likely a crisis. yes, a debate. both parties are almost as weary as brinksmanship as the voters and every house seat up for election this fall, house republican leadership aide put it to me this way. will there be noise? yes. will there be a real fight? no. >> john harwood tonight, thank you. our coverage of the president's state of the union address will begin tuesday evening at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific time on nbc. when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, all the food that goes to waste in this country. why not sell it cheap? later, we'll take you to a

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will open a new grocery store that sells expired food for pennies on the dollar. >> there's a lot of food out there that's wholesome and healthy that's just being disposed. >> he says he will offer fresh produce. >> to use ingredients or be able to sell. >> fat-free milk. >> reporter: and other dprogroc products at deep, deep discounts. >> it's perfectly sound, it has a sell-by date or best by date. they pull that off the shelf. some do it several days before. it's being tossed. that's a crime. >> reporter: according to a recent study, 40% of food produced in this country is dumped in the trash every year. $165 billion worth of edible food, tossed out. >> those date labels you see on foods, sell by, use by, they are actually not federally regulated and they're not meant to indicate safety. >> reporter: with that in mind,

on this lot outside boston, rowe will open the daily table. his nonprofit store will collect, then sell what other gro grocers won't. it will also prepare hot meals. it knows its concept may be difficult for some to swallow. >> i go by the sell-by date. >> you have to think of the health costs, too. >> reporter: his new store, selling old food, he believes, will have a long shelf life that just may surprise you. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. up next here tonight, try to capture all that money people will spend on the super [ male announcer ] this is the story of the dusty basement at 1406 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. ...and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had the power to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories.

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state. in the run-up to the game there's another battle going on for bragging rights. two states divide d by a river. guess which one is winning. here is nbc's ayman moheldyn. >> reporter: the game is actually being played in new jersey, not the big apple. >> oh, yeah, new jersey. same thing. >> reporter: not if you ask new jersey senator bob menendez. >> peyton manning won't be scoring any touchdowns in central park and richard sherman won't be yelling at anybody in the financial district. it will be happening here in new jersey. >> reporter: you wouldn't know it by looking at the hype around the game, the epicenter known as super bowl boulevard is in the heart of times square. on super bowl tickets and promotional material, new york city's skyline is prominently featured. new jersey, barely noticeable. how do you feel about all the

attention being given to new york but the game is actually being held in new jersey? >> oh, no, that's not fair. >> reporter: the nfl insists the super bowl is shared between the two states with the fair share of official activities being held in the garden state. even the teams who arrived today are staying in new jersey. but this is about much more than bragging rights. >> well, you know, one of the reasons that i and others were big advocates and supporters for the effort to get the super bowl xlviii to new jersey is, yes, the pride of having the game here. but nonetheless the economic impact. we're talking about, you know, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. >> most of the projected revenue brought in is expected to go to new york, but new jersey is footing the bill for additional security and any possible weather contingencies. and while new jersey's business also see achcecsee a spike this week -- the charm of new jersey may have a hard time competing

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youngsters and helping them to learn can be a daunting task when their families are struggling through life. but in one school in albuquerque, new mexico, they've found an unusual recipe for success. our story tonight from nbc's chelsea clinton. >> reporter: cynthia green is 68 years old and raising her great granddaughters on her own. but she doesn't do it alone. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, girls. >> good morning. >> reporter: much of her support comes from this elementary school, run by principal peggy candelara. >> we don't believe in servicing just the child but the whole family. it's not from bell to bell. >> reporter: for busy parents the schoolyard opens two hours

early. there's sing along time for the youngest and dozens of after-school programs teaching both physical and mental moves that reinforce academics back in the classroom. >> we're going to have a big math test. there's a lot of math homework this week. >> reporter: what are some of the things you don't like about homework? >> don't like the hard questions. >> reporter: you don't like the hard questions? >> i'm going to ask chelsea to pass out the homework. >> reporter: the latest edition? the homework diner, weekly tutoring program that's become a family affair. >> helping her with her homework. everything i showed her how to do, it was all wrong. >> reporter: cynthia, and other caregivers, come to keep up with their kids. >> if they feel like they belong here, if they feel comfortable, their children are much more likely to succeed academically. >> reporter: another ingredient central to the homework diner's popularity? a hot meal. two out of every three students struggle with hungry every day. a grant covers the cost of groceries from a local pantry

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