lembrick is suspected of killing americus police officer nicholas ryan smarr and and georgia southwestern state university jody smith melisa raney has more. vernon keenon/gbi director: "it is over with." for more than 24 hours -- police hunted minquell kennedy lembrick. who police say took the lives of two of their own. vernon keenon/gbi director: "he was a very dangerous individual. he was a convicted felon and had a criminal history record of 32 pages." wednesday americus police officer nick smarr responded to a report of domestic violence. southwestern state university officer jody smith -- heard the call -- and decided to help. chief mark scott/ americus police department: "nick and jody were very close friends. they've been friends since high school" police say lembrick opened fire. killing smarr and injuring smith. smith was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries late thursday. chief mark scott/ americus police department: "they're both heroes in my opinion. they were there together. they were there together through it. even after the shooting, they were together throug

nicholas ryan smarr, 25 years old with americus police department. he is dead. and then his best friend, that is jody smith, four years on the force with the georgia southwestern university police department. when the first officer responded from the americus police department yesterday to the domestic dispute call, it wasn't as if his friend over at georgia southwestern was involved in the call, but he just decided to back up his friend. so, they went to the first address. it then spilled out to another address. and shots were fired. the authorities have confirmed that the americus police ficer was wearing a body cam. they do have video of it. they say the officers were able to return fire but, sadly, one of those officers died. the other one in critical condition. hallie? >> kerry sanders, thanks much. we're watching and wait noorg news conference to begin. a lot of questions. hopefully we'll get some answers. when it happens, we'll wring it to you live. >>> in the meantime we're taking a look at politics. fellow road warriors, kristen welker at trump tower, ka

last wednesdasy - americus police officer nicholas smarr responded to a 9-1-1 call about a domestic dispute. his best friend - jody smith - also responded. smarr was shot and killed at the scene. smith later died from his injuries. the suspect took his own life. then yestserday -- two more police officers from byron were shot during a drug operation. they were part of a task force serving a search warrant. the officers were shot as they entered the home, but were able to fire back and kill the suspect. both officers are expected to recover. and then last night -- two officers from lavonia, georgia pulled over a driver. they learned the car was stolen and when they tried to arrest the suspect, he took out a weapon and fired at the officers before taking off. the suspect was eventually taken into custody and now faces multiple charges. the officers are expected to be ok. a threat in the skies forcing a plane to make an emergency landing in new york ... the plane was en route to frankfort, germany from houston, texas. someone reportedly called in a bomb threat to lufthansa headquarters yesterd

on wednesday -- americus police officer nick smarr responded to a report of domestic violence. southwestern state university officer jody smith -- heard the call -- and decided to help. police say minquell lembrick opened fired on the officers....and for more than 24 hours -- police hunted him. then yesterday -- authorities got a tip call that lembrick was hiding in a house. swat teams arrived...but before officials the latest now in the charleston church shooting trial. prosecutors say they plan to play dylann roof's recorded confession during his federal death penalty trial. yesterday -- the jury watched gruesome video of the crime scene where 9 parishioners were shot and killed...as well as video of roof entering the church...and leaving with a gun in his hand. roof was taken into custody a day after the shooting. officers testified roof surrendered without incident. the officers say they found a pistol in roof's car. meanwhile - roof's lawyers say his mother suffered a heart court yesterday...after listening to opening statements. no word on her condition. winter weather is

. >>> tonight an urgent manhunt under way in americus, georgia, the suspect gunman accused of shooting two police officers. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off the streets. >> 9:40 a.m. the officers responded to a dispute at an apartment complex were shots were fired. the officers hit and minguell southwest university on lockdown. message sent saying please secure all doors and windows. >> within minutes of the call our campus was on lockdown. >> killed today, officer nicholas ryan smarr. 24 years old, four years on americus police force. >>> the other officer, jo fighting for his life. this has been a deadly year for law enforcement, 63 officers shot and killed in the line of duty. a 66% increase over last year. georgia, among the top five most deadly for those who wear blue. >> it's a tragedy beyond words. it's one of our family members, has been taken from us. >> tonight, police say the suspect was already wanted for kidnapping. his family saying when they saw him today after the shooting, he said he expected police to kill him. kerry sanders, nbc caught on camera,

an americus police officer and an officer from georgia southwestern state university responded to a domestic dispute. >> gunshots were exchanged and the two officers were wound. >> reporter: police say 25-year-old americus officer nicholas smar was killed and jody smith was critically wounded. 32-year-old minguell lembrick as the gunman and offering a reward for his arrest. >> he is considered armed and dangerous. >> reporter: the georgia bureau of investigation and the fbi and at least 20 law enforcement agencies are working together to find lembrick. on his facebook page the suspect allegedly wrote he was not going to jail. >> this is a very dangerous individual and we need to have him off the streets. >> reporter: police say he has outstanding warrants for kidnapping and other charges related to a previous domestic incident but the two officers did not know his background when they responded to the 911 call. georgia southwestern university went into lockdown as a precaution, though the shooting happened off campus. >> campus is safe and at no time were any students involved or in danger.

on wednesday -- americus police officer nick smarr responded to a report of domestic violence. southwestern state university officer jody smith -- heard the call -- and decided to help. police say minquell lembrick opened hunting for him for more than 24 hours. then yesterday -- authorities got a tip call that lembrick was hiding in a house. swat teams arrived...but before officials could talk to him...lembrick killed himself. detroit police are now searching for the man who shot and killed a wayne state police officer last month. they thought they had the right guy... and initially arrested that man...but recently released him. police hope this newly-released surveillance video of a man on a bike will help find the man who killed police sergeant collin rose. rose was killed w break-ins near campus. president-elect donald trump... now saying he will stay on as executive producer of the apprentice reality show. n-b-c confirms mr. trump will remain in that role even after he is sworn is as president... which could pose a conflict of interest for the network... whose news division

smarr.was an officer for the americus police department. and smith. officer for a neighboring college campus. smith and smarr grew up side-by- side. were room mates for a time.and graduated from the police academy together. both smith and smarr leave behind two brides-to-be. the departments say they are struggling with the loss of these two outstanding officers and appreciate the support they are receiving across the country. the rain means more accidents around the bay area. but the c-h-p says that many of the crashes are avoidable. to make their point.this week they were out doing something about it. when it rains, there are some rather important rules of the road one must follow to avoid crashes >> britteny: to the week and expects saturday morning we see most of the rain falling during into the afternoon sunday looks like things will try out for us to monday and tuesday a different story 58 degrees in san francisco temperatures fairly mild and san jose and evermore a 56 and rainfall totals right now show that ran north of san francisco the weather

officials say the shootings are all -r last wednesday - americus police officer nicholas smarr responded to a 9-1-1 call about a domestic dispute. his best friend - georgia southwestern university officer jody smith - also responded. smarr was shot and killed at the scene. smith later died from his injuries. the suspect took his own life. then yesterday -- two more police officers from byron were shot during a drug operation. they were part of a task force serving a search warrant. the officers were shot as they to fire back and kill the suspect. both officers are expected to recover. and then last night -- two officers from lavonia, georgia were shot during a traffic stop. the officers had pulled over a driver. they learned the car was stolen and when they tried to arrest the suspect, he took out a weapon and fired at the officers before taking off. the suspect was eventually taken into custody and now faces multiple charges. the officers are expected to be okay. make an emergency landing at j-f-k international. officials say the flight was en route from houston, texas to germany... whe

confrontation and lembrick killed smar and wounding officer smith. >> reporter: smar with the americus policetment since 2012 was just 25. >> it's a tremendous loss to our family. it's been many, many years since we have had an officer fall in the line of duty in americus. >> reporter: smith also shot was air-lifted to a local hospital in critical condition. >> someone who shot two police officers and killed one of them is very dangerous. if he resists, we will overcome that resistance. >> reporter: shortly after the shooting the 32 yer-year-old lembrick made posts on his facebook page including this 40-second video. overnight the manhunt for him intensified with 20 difference agencies, including the fbi in pursuit. >> at this time, we don't know where he is. we ask people don't encounter him. don't try to approach him. just let us know where he is so we can take him into custody. >> reporter: police here are offering a $30,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of lembrick. meanwhile, we have good news for you this morning. officer jodi smith who was allegedly shot by lembrick

police departments. peter? >> kerry sanders on the ground at americus, georgia, with good information where police appear to be more comfortable with the situation and prepare to take a deceased away from that scene as they try to conclude a manhunt there. >>> we move to another major topic on this diay which, of course, is politics, the trump tigs and the balancing act. the president-elect still deliberating over the secretary of state selection while filling the rest of his cabinet. he's engaging in twitter battles and headed back out on the road this afternoon. nbc's kristen welker is covering all sides of all things trump today. she's parked outside trump tower right now. kristen, if we can, let's start with the latest pick which is getting, i think, as much attention and scrutiny as any of the others, as the backlash now following the choice of scott pruitt, oklahoma attorney general, to head up the epa. a lot of reviews of this guy. certainly from environmentalists and democrat, they're not good. >> reporter: the backlash has been fierce, peter. there's no doubt about that. the reason, scott pruitt is cu

one of them, an americus police officer, the other a friend of his from a nearby university police departmentponded because he didn't want his friend to not have backup. both of those men you're looking at on your screen were schott and killed. one of them was engaged to be married, the other was going to be his best man. in 2016 one of the deadliest years for officers in the last 10 years 64 shot and killed in the line of duty. they range from rookies to veterans, from west coast to east coast and it seems brooke anyone who put on a badge this year in america was a target for a gunman. brooke? >> you talked to police officers and they say it's a frightening time to be a police officer but we need them, we need them, we need them. nick valencia, thank you. >> you got it. >>> coming up next, nfl greats jim brown and ray lewis also pastor daryl scott will be joining me here live. what they discussed in trump tower with the president-elect today. plus why did trump meet with kanye west this mornin inging? hear what they said coming up. i really did save hundreds on my car insurance with geico. i

this is from the americus police chief who says lembrick was known to his office and to the officersre but they did not know when they responded to this call that he was the suspect, that he had open warrants related to kidnapping charges and other charges relating to a previous domestic dispute. there was a woman and a child who were found at that location. they are safe. but this is a real concern for georgia's southwestern state which is so close to where this happened. the shooting did not happen on campus but there was a lockdown at the university, at local grade schools. the university is now, they finished with their finals yesterday and we know the grade schools are open there but with extra security. when it comes to the question of where could this suspect be, the police chief there says he doesn't know where he could be, but they are getting tips in. they are checking those locations so this manhunt is broad and growing and again, in just the last few moments we learned that information leading up to that arrest, up to $70,000. >> victor blackwell live for us. we'll be rig

that is one officer who has died from the americus police department and then another officer who is at the hospital in macon, about an hour from here, who is in critical condition. the authorities from the georgia southwestern university, which is where officer smith, who was shot and is in critical condition, where he worked, they say that they don't even know whether he has been told that his best friend -- these two officers were best friends -- was shot and killed. he's in critical condition. we don't even know whether he is conscious or not, but at this point so much sadness, but the conclusion at least into what is almost a 26-hour manhunt for a cop killer. >> kerry sanders reporting in georgia for us. kerry, thank you very much. i appreciate it. >>> we've also been following this breaking news out of nevada. authorities in reno just holding a news conference updating the investigation in the police-involved shooting of a 14-year-old high school student. that teen now hospitalized. we've got the very latest on the details and questions about did police use appropriate force. w

americus police officer was killed and jodi smith is in critical condition. demarco morgan is at the command center in americus, georgia, with police warnings about the suspect. demarco, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the flags are at half-mast outside of the command center lembrick is on the run. he had outstanding warrants for kidnapping and other charges related to a prior domestic s dispute. but the two officers responding to the call wednesday morning had no idea. >> enough violence has occurred today. we want you to call 911 and arrange to turn yourself in. >> reporter: investigators in georgia pleaded with lembrick, the man police say shot and killed one officer and critical w surrender. >> contact us to end this in a peaceful manner. >> reporter: officers nicholas smar and jo di smith respond to do a domestic dispute wednesday morning at this apartment flex in americus, georgia. after they arrived the officers encountered lembrick. >> a confrontation and lembrick killed smar and wounding officer smith. >> reporter: smar with the family. it's

shortly after americus georgia police officer nick smarr's flag-draped coffin arrived at the funeral home, word that a second officer had now di who had clung to life for a day, died in the intensive care unit. the two, best friends. >> jody was there for nick. he heard him dispatched to that call, he knew he was nearby, and he responded. >> reporter: the two cops were childhood buddies, went to the police academy together. both killed by minquell lembrick. late this morning, following an intensive manhunt, a dramatic conclusion, 26 hours after the gunman shot both officers and went the cop killer, desperate and holed up in the back room of a house, three miles from the initial shooting committed suicide. lem brook had a lengthy record 32 pages long. >> he was a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and he wreaked havoc on this community. >> reporter: investigators say smarr and smith each got off one shot even after they were blindsided by the gunman while responding to a the police chief said the incident was captured on a body cam. >> it tells us they both did exactly what t

. >> reporter: he has been with the americus police department since 2012 was just 25 years old. >> it'sremendous loss to our family. it's been many, many years since we had an officer fall in the line of duty. >> officer smith was airlifted in critical condition. >> someone who shot two police officers and killed one is very dangerous. 23 he resists we will overcome that resistance. >> shortly after the shooting the 23-year-old made a series of posts to what appeared to be his facebook page including this four-second video. overnight the manhunt for lembrick intensified with at least 20 different agencies, including the fbi, in pursuit. >> at this time we don't know where he is. we just asked the people, don't encounter him. don't try to approach him. just let us know where he is. >> police are offering a reward for any information that can help lead to the arrest of lembrick. meanwhile we have some good news to report. officer smith who was allegedly shot by lembrick made it out of surgery late last night. but is still in critical condition. >> he is out of surgery. thank you very much

police officers in georgia-- shot in just six days... two officers died after they were shot while responding to a domestic dispute in americus last wednesday... the suspect took his own life. then yesterday -- two more police officers from byron were shot during a drug operation. they were part of a task force serving a search warrant. they were shot as they entered the home...but were able to fire back and killed the suspect. both officers expected to recover. georgia-- two more officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop. police say the officers discovered the vehicle was stolen and tried to arrest the suspect... that's when the suspect opened fire. the two officers are being treated for non-life threatening injuries. police are still searching for the suspect in this case. an officer-involved shooting in california has left an elderly man dead police say 73-year-old francisco serna pulled out a gun when officers killing him. investigators later said no gun was found at the scene.. the family says serna had dementia, and police were called to his home before without incident. the officer who killed serna is on administrative leave

police officers and one of them has died. the shooting happened as the officers responded to a reported domestic dispute near georgia and southwestern state university which is in americushe police department and the wounded officer worked for the university. he's listed in critical condition. >>> two juveniles are facing charges in connection to that devastating wildfire or croup of fires that killed 1 people in tennessee. the teenagers have been charged with aggregated arson. the fire originated in the chimney tops area and spread to gatlinburg and pushed by 90 miles per hour winds and tinder dry conditions. officials say nearly 1,700 structures were damaged or destroyed by the fires. >>> president-elect donald trump is promising some new announcements and appointments soon this, as "time" magazine named him person of the year. >> i dlfrd to the president-elect and his senior adviser and his chief of staff a letter signed by 14 mayors put together from across the country about our dhaka students. >> reporter: rahm emanuel is hoping president-elect donald trump will protect dhaka students. >> they are trying to achieve the american dream. they are something we should h

. >> pelley: late today, a second police officer died of wou police officer died of wounds suffered in an attack yesterday in americusa. officers nocholas smarr and jody smith were shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call. the suspect, minquell lembrick, fled. he was discovered today hiding in a nearby home. the police say that he shot himself to death as the swat team prepared to move in. for the first time in more than 20 years, the life expectancy of americans has declined to an average 78.8 years. for men, it's fallen to 76.3 years, and for women, it's down to 81.2 years. heart disease is still the number one killer, but accidental deaths are up. a pioneer of 1970s progressive rock has died of cancer. guitarist greg lake cofounded the groups king crimson and emerson lake & palmer. ♪ oh, what a lucky man he was >> pelley: e.l.p. sold 48 million records, blending rock, classical music, and elaborate staging. greg lake was 69. and we'll be right back. ♪ this holiday, the real gift isn't what's inside the box... it's what's inside the person who opens it. give your loved ones ancestrydna, the simple dna t

. >>> late today a second police officer died of wounds suffered in an attack yesterday in americus, georgia. officers nicholas smarr and jody smith were shot while responding the suspect, minquell, lembrick, fled. he was discovered today hiding in a nearby home. the police say that he shot himself to death as the s.w.a.t. team prepared to move in. >>> for the first time in more than 20 years the life expectancy of americans has declined to an average 78.8 years. for men it's fallen to 76.3 years, and for women it's down to 81.2 years. heart disease is still the number one accidental deaths are up. >>> a pioneer of 1970s progressive rock has died of cancer. guitarist greg lake co-founded the groups king crimson and emers emerson, lake & palmer. ? ooh, what a lucky man he was ? >> elp sold 48 million records, blending rock, classical music, >>> tonight the flag at the capitol flies at half staff. john glenn once said he never thought of himself as a hero. but then, heroes never do. >> you know, i guess i'm not untypical of this country in that we all have so many opportunities thom lot

police in the city of americus say the suspect is ninge ningel lembrick. responding to a domestic disturbance call in southwestern state university. one of them, an pd officer was killed in that shooting. a university public safety officer is said to be in very critical condition. the school has been placed on lockdown. as a precaution. horrific, sad tragedy this afternoon in georgia. we're going to continue to stay on it for you. more for you as we get it. >>> so foreign diplomats are flocking to the hotel in washington raising alarms about ties between the administration and the incoming president's business empire. chief national correspondent ed henry live in washington. ed, we hear that business is booming at the trump hoelt behind you which is the old post office and leased it and built a hotel there. we understand it's creating questions about conflicts of interest. do tell. >> reporter: business is booming so much that the embassy is having a hanukkah party here next week. that's not something you would expect or hear every day. the government of b

police officer. half on the right - 25-year-old americus officer nicholas smarr. tonight colleagues are saying the two men were best friends.and had graduated from high school and the police academy together. a u-s navy admiral used his speech at the pearl harbor anniversary to publicly call out 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. admial harry harris' remarks came during a ceremony across the harbor from where the u-s-s arizona sank 75-years ago. kaepernick has been kneeling during the national anthem before games in what he says is a protest of police brutality and the treatment of minorities. thousands of people gathered at the event yesterday. they reacted to the admiral's comments with a lengthy standing ovation and cheers. president-elect donald trump is still making big decisions about his cabinet while working at trump tower in new york. but he also continues to make time for some controversial >> catherine: the s&p climbed four points. that includes what he's saying about a union leader in indiana. elwyn lopez has the story - from washington, d.c. more inve

there was a day-long manhunt for lembrick after police say two officers in the small town of americusa about 100 miles south of atlanta, responded to a call about a domestic dispute at an apartment complex. officer jody smith with the southwestern state university campus police. lembrick started firing shots, killed one officer. at last check, officer jody smith is in critical condition. we have learned in just the last few minutes that there was some interaction between officer smar and lembrick the day before this fatal shooting involving a domestic dispute. the sheriff there in sumpter county, sheriff pete smith, says there was some involvement between this officer and lembrick. we have learned about these two officers and their connection to one another. this is a small town but these two were roommates, each engaged to be married, and now one fiance will plan a funeral instead of a wedding. the other will have to focus on helping her fiance recover. we're waiting for some updates on the specks s on the specks pecifics of how t ended pretty quickly after this day-long manhunt ther

police... searching for a man who they say shot and killed an officer in americus, georgia. officials say menguell lembrick shot at two officers at an apartment complex yesterday near southwestern state university campus... killing one and leaving the other in critical condition. no word yet on what led up to the deadly showdown. a 30-thousand dollar reward is now being offered to find lembrick. officials say a shoplifting suspect stabbed a female officer inside a walmart. police have posted this picture of the stabbing suspect - who is still on the run. the officer was taken to a hospital... and is in stable condition. columbia police are also looking for an escaped inmate. they say he could possibly be the suspect. michael williamson was serving a life sentence for armed robbery and assault and battery with intent to kill. meanwhile... in chicago... police say officers have been shot at five times... in the last ten days alone. various incidents... including one with a graze wound from a bullet. nationwide... 48 officers have been killed this year... compared to 41 last ye

polices have to isn't to. >> domestic disputes. it's the leading cause of death. the latest in americus georgia. two officers were killed. you can see in this body cam video. smith joined his friend. when backup officers arrived they found the two. he died at that time day. in smith the next. something i was supposed to bet married in may. >> here in new york city, police of high alert for new year's celebrations after deadly terror attacks in europe. they say they're setting up more heavy duty trucks like the one you see here, to block any attackers trying to drive into the crowd. that's hour terrorists killed dozens of people in attacks in nice, france, this year, and in germany. what else are police saying, rich? >> reporter: this year will be stricter than ever with more officers mark checkpoints, more heavy equipment and a close are scrutiny of the cloud. the most note able will be the sand trucks to create a perimeter that authorities say can't be penetrated by an attack in a vehicle. and 7,000 uniformed officers on duty, along with counterterrorism team and snipers on roof teatops and metl detectors and k-9 teams

americus. authorities have named minguell lembrick as the suspect. no word on what lead up to the deadly altercation. a 30-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for the arrest of lembrick. police in nevada shoot a knife- wielding suspect in a reno high school. authorities say the suspect is a 14-year- old high school student....and was threatening others on campus. a him. the teen is in critical condition. no one else was injured. the school was placed in a code red lockdown. classes are expected to go on as scheduled today. ahead on wakeup -- which stores restocking their shelves with hatchimals. where you can find one of this season's hottest toys - coming up. also this morning - a boat washes up in california with no one on it....but officials make a huge discovery. just how much marijuana was on the boat - after the break. plus - how the city of oakland is looking to improve building regulations after a deadly ware force the mayor is creating - blustery and chilly this morning with wind chills in the single digits. expect flurries and some light snow showers throughout the day. high temperatures will reach into the middle and upper 20s with wind chills in the teens. overni

aassive manhunt in georgia, a man accused of shooting two police officers and killing one of them has been on the run. kerry sanders is in americus, georgia, with the latest. i understand there's a big development happening right now. >> reporter: we're about 26 hours into this chase for the suspect. i'm going to step out of the way to sort of show you what's happening. the suspect's name is lembrick. he's accused of shooting two police officers, killing one leaving the other in critical condition, just a short time ago, the authorities may have gotten a lead on him being holed up in this neighborhood here. we're back quite a distance from where several s.w.a.t. teams arrived from different cities at the sheriff's department and moved in and around various streets of this neighborhood where, for those who know the americus area, were on martin luther king boulevard at the corner of allen and martin luther king. the authorities brought one resident out of the area, an elderly woman. she didn't seem to know too much of what was going on. the authorities said they were trying to get her to a safe distance. it's believed that the sus

police officer and critically injuring another. officer nicolas smarr was responding to a domestic violence call in americus, georgia. another officer heard the call and responded. smarr was shot and died at the scene and the otherofficer is in critical can. >>> we heard that an american hero has died. former senator john glen has passed away at his home in ohio. he was the first one to orbit the earth. still a relevant name decades later. >>> and a big game tonight for the oakland raiders as they take on the kansas city chiefs. >>> and more wed weather as we approach the weekend here. plenty of snow to talk about in the sierra. we'll talk to our meteorologist mark tamayo. over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. to have health insurance starti

police officers...killing one of them. the other officer is in critical condition. it happened at an apartment complex near georgia southwestern state university campus in americus. authorities have named minguell lembrick as the suspect. no word on what lead up to the deadly altercation. a 30-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for the arrest of lembrick. presidnet-elect donald trump kellyanne conway says the job of e-p-a administrator... will go to oklahoma's attorney general scott pruitt. pruitt has long been a fierce critic of the e-p-a. he even sued the agency over its regulations of power plants. the move could be a sign the president- elect's administration is intent on reversing president obama's moves to curb climate change. president-elect trump also nominating former w-w-e c-e-o linda mcmahon to serve as head of the small business administration. he says he chose mcmahon because of her role in helping to grow co-founder of the w-w-e along with her husband vince mcmahon. and the president-elect picks general john kelly as head of the department of homeland security. milwaukee sheriff david clarke was passed over -- fox6 reached out for comment..