. >> tonight, a seventh victim linked to the gilgo beach murders. >> the evidence is we have mitochondrial dna from a hair. >> the chilling document prosecutors say was used to plan the killings. and what? the accused serial killer, who denies all charges, said in court today. >> there was a visceral reaction to what he was saying. there was scoffing. >> could there still be more victims? plus those viral mugs. it's the kitchenware with those tall, simple words inspiring a must have craze. >> i can pick up a bowl that says think, and it means something completely different to me than it means to you. >> but some going to extremes to get that hard to find peace. who's the artist behind all these? got to have it pieces. >> that lettering is actually my handwriting. and this ain't texas. >> ain't no holding. >> the incredible new record smashed by beyonce. how texas hold'em helped put the superstar hold'em helped put the superstar over the top. when life spells heartburn... how do you spell relief? r-o-l-a-i-d-s rolaids' dual-active formula begins to neutralize acid on contact. r-o-l-a-i-d-s

. >>> another twist in the gilgo beach murders. the serial killer suspect now accused of killing another victim. the dna match that led to the development. >>> congress unveiled a deal to avert a shutdown. but getting it past may take a christmas miracle. >>> another setback for the two nasa astronauts stuck on the iss. the latest delay on their trip back to earth as their space odyssey stretches on. >>> a bombshell for the auto industry. why two of japan's biggest auto makers are kicking the tires on a possible merger. >>> and milwaukee's best. the bucks bulldoze the thunder to win the second-ever nba cup. we have the highlights this wednesday, december 18th. "early today" starts right now. . >>> good morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin with the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. suspect luigi mangione has now been indicted for the shooting. police say they have pieced together the killer's movements the morning he ambushed thompson in new york city. our stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: two weeks after unitedheal

gilgo beach serial killer back in court in new york and facing another murder charge. accused of killing valerie mack more than two decades ago. the 24-year-old new jersey native was a mom and involved in sex work. her parents today embracing other victims' families. >> the lives of these women matter. obviously, no one understands it more than the families. >> reporter: he has now been charged in the murders of seven women which went unsolved for years. six of those victims are frenzically tied to the 60-year-old through hair according to prosecutors. they say a strand found on mack matches the dna profile of the suspect's wife and daughter, who was 3 or 4 at the time of mack's death. hermann was first arrested in 2023 after prosecutors say dna on a pizza crust helped link him to one of the gilgo beach victims. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. >> he has said from day one he is not responsible for these murders. >> reporter: prosecutors today pointing to a document they believe he used to methodically blueprint and plan out his kills. one section lists mill ro

in 2011, near gilgo beach, where they had found other gilgo beach victims, they found the other partsf that body determined to be a female. they still did not know who it was. then, in 2020, they did genetic genealogy. so think about how long that of a time period that was from 2000 to 2020. and they determined that it was a female named valerie mack. she was from philadelphia and she had a son and she was a victim of murder. i want you to listen today to the district attorney of suffolk county, long island, new york. >> the lives of these women matter and, you know, we as investigators, we understand that obviously, no one understands it more than the families. so, again, we're just, you know, delighted and honored and privileged to be able to work with these families and again, you know, there's there's there's not so much we can do, but at least we provide them with a small measure of closure. >> so how does this tie in with rex heuermann? according to the district attorney's office forensics, there was a hair on the left hand near the wrist of valerie mack. it took years to do tha

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. >>> suspected gilgo beach serial killer rex heuermann is now facing charges of murdering a seventh woman. the 61-year-old architect was charged yesterday with killing valerie mack, whose remains were found on long island 24 years ago. she was working as an escort in philadelphia and was last seen by her family in 2000. >> we have dna from a hair that was found on the body of valerie mack. >> i know he is frustrated. he said from day one he is not responsible for the murders. >> heuermann was earlier charged with killing six other women whose remains were found on long island. he's pleaded not guilty to all charges. >>> members of the house intelligence committee received a top secret briefing on the drone sightings over new jersey and elsewhere. they were briefed yesterday by officials, including the fbi and the cia. the lawmakers were told there is no threat to public safety and zero evidence any laws were broken. president biden talked about the drones as he was leaving the white house last night. >> nothing nefarious, apparently. they are checking it out. there's a lot of drones

. >> a former new york another murder charge in a string of deaths that are known as the gilgo beachings. prosecutorsat today chargedial killer rex heuermann in the death of seventh woman 24 year old valerie max. partial remains were found on long in 2000. more of her remains were discovered about 50 miles beach. more thanen years later were identified through genetic testing. heuermann has pleaded not guilty to all of those charges. his attorney claims the technology used to the other victims unreliable. >> are not limiting this investigation to gilgo beach. we've moved off of the beach. >> astrea is a company on the west coast. they're not an accredited lab. a forensic lab, evens les they have never been accepted. p are still looking into other deaths, and that could be facing additional murder charges. we will shift gears abouthe bay area and give you this beautiful live look at the oakland estuary looking off towards san francisco. sort of a layer of clouds shrouding the skyline there of downtown san all in all, a beautiful day across the bay area. let's bring in rosemary oroczo

meanwhile, in new york, prosecutors in the gilgo beach serial killer case on long island are promising major development in the case of suspect rex heuermann is due back in court this morning. heuermann has already within charged with the murder of six women on long island and prosecutors are working to secure indictments for the murders of five others who remain -- whose remains were found near gilgo beach. the prosecution says it will provide update after the 9:30 court hearing. president-elect trump is suing "the des moines register" and its top pollster ann seltzer for fraud over its final 2024 presidential poll. seltzer released her final des moines register sponsor poll of iowa three days before the election. showing vice president harris leading trump by three points. trump ended up winning the hawkeye state by more than 13 percentage points. the lawsuit seeks accountability for brazen election interference. and if fun is on one of your loved ones christmas list this year. we have an out-of-the-box idea for you. franco frank packs empty boxes have the most ridiculous products in

. >>> plus, new charges against the accused gilgo beach serial killer now accused of murdering a seventh woman, the details just released in court. >>> and a new lawsuit from president-elect trump, why he's accusing an iowa pollster of election interference. >>> hello, it's 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pack. reporting from new york, a community in wisconsin is hurting this morning, police in madison set to hold a news conference in a few hours with an update on their investigation into a deadry school shooting. a teacher and teenage student were killed. several others injured at this attack at the abundant life christian school. the shooter was a 15-year-old girl, police say her parents are now fully cooperating with investigators. let's go to nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster in madison, wisconsin. also joining us is, robert domico. shaq, bring us the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: let's start with the victims, we know two people were killed in this shooting, a teacher and a teenage student as you mentioned. several others were rushed to the hospital. last update two of those

more than a decade later, investigators finding the 24 year old's skull just east of gilgo beach. >> we have mitochondrial dna from a hair that was found on the body of valerie mack. >> in a court filing, prosecutors say dna analysis linked hair found near mack's left wrist to sherman's wife and daughter. neither women are considered suspects. mack, now among seven women authorities say he killed in a spree that spanned decades. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. and investigators allege he kept souvenirs. authorities say a search warrant of his home in long island and manhattan office uncovered multiple newspaper and magazine clippings about the murders. the families of sherman's alleged victims emotional presenting mack's parents with flowers in her honor. prosecutors say they're now preparing for the first major litigation in this case that's expected sometime around february or march. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> stephanie, thank you for that. now to a rare weather event. check out this. it's a snow day. no. or snow devil. there it is in park city, utah. a man w

the suspect in the gilgo beach serial killings has been charged now in the murder of a seventh woman. let me go to cnn's jean casarez. she has the latest. jean, what can you tell us? >> well, we have another. another woman that prosecutors now have an indictment that rex heuermann, an alleged serial killer actually murdered in about the year of 2000. now, according to the indictment, they believe that in november of 2000 is when she was murdered. and the bail application, which has a lot more facts, describes that in november of 2000, there were hunters in the manorville area, which is the area of long island where two other young women were found. the indictments before this current one, and that those hunters found a black plastic bag that had tape all around it. in the year 2000, they opened up that bag and they found human remains. and we now know valerie mac is the woman that was in that bag, allegedly murdered by rex heuermann. she was from philadelphia. she was a mother. when she went missing. she was in her 20s when she went missing. but the story doesn't end there, because in

more than a decade later, investigators finding the 24-year-old's skull just east of gilgo beach. >>t was found on the body of valerie mack. >> reporter: in a court filing, prosecutors say dna analysis linked hair found near mack's left wrist to heuermann's wife and daughter. neither women are considered suspects. mack, now among seven women authorities say heuermann killed in a spree that spanned decades. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. and tonight, investigators allege heuermann kept souvenirs. authorities say a search warrant of his home in long island and manhattan office uncovered multiple newspaper and magazine clippings about the murders. tonight, the families of heuermann's alleged victims emotional, presenting mack's parents with flowers in her honor. david, prosecutors say they are now preparing for the first major litigation in this case. that's expected sometime around february or march. david? >> david: all right, stephanie ramos. steph, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and to the stunning new images just now emerging from russia. ukraine assassinating a top ru

on gilgo beach, near the remains of another alleged victim of rex heuermann. he's pleaded not guilty to all charges new dash cam video just in to cnn shows the moment of a deadly plane crash in honolulu tuesday. you can see the flames and the heavy smoke in the distance. the plane was on a training flight when it crashed into an unoccupied building near the airport. two people were killed a new frontier and bragging rights in outer space. two chinese astronauts now have the record for the longest spacewalk going a total of nine hours yesterday. until then, the record was held by the united states with a time of eight hours and 56 minutes. set back in 2001. time now for weather. windy weather continues in southern california today, but the fire threat expected to clear soon. let's get to our meteorologist, our weatherman derek van dam. derek. good morning. >> yeah. good morning casey. >> residents in southern california know how a small, inconspicuous little fire can turn into a monster. and we obviously saw that with the franklin fire last week. and how danger

fog involving more >>> the suspected gilgo beach serial killer now charged in the murder of a seventh. >>> ukraine claiming responsibility for the assassination of a top russian general. the blast caught on camera. the device hidden inside an electric scooter. >>> our exclusive inside the dramatic raid on counterfeit weight loss drugs. >>> and the mystery mailbox popping up around a major city, delivering emotional connections with anonymous letters. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. the suspected ceo killer, luigi mangione, was indicted today in new york on 11 criminal charges, including first degree murder. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg announcing the indictment at a late afternoon news conference, where he suggested mangione may waive extradition, meaning the 26-year-old suspect could be returned to new york from pennsylvania to answer to the charges very soon. the first degree murder count he faces in furtherance of terrorism, the indictment reads. mangione also facing two second degree murder counts, along with seve

. >> ainsley: that is how they found the gilgo beach murder er. >> brian: thanks.ok 20 years to get close enough to say check this guy. they got his pizza crust and it took 10 guys to take him down. this is not a big guy. this is a sly guy. question is, it is clear he was composed under pressure, makes you think he has degree of professionalism. unjam his gun, i got it. beside that, he made huge mistakes. >> lawrence: hearing same from people within the department, he was sloppy in way he did things. he is a pro because of the way he compossessed himself when the gun jam jammed. he continued to shoot, the accuracy in shooting, wasn't very good, shot the man in the back and the leg. >> steve: just had a former federal prosecutor on 30 minutes ago and he had observation, the cops are pretty sure it looks like this man was targeted and it looks like that is pose of perhaps a professional, maybe a trained killer, we don't know at this point. regarding the clues, chanley painter talked about found words depose, deny, defend on the shell casings, he made the point, it co

fox 5 in new york suspected gilgo beach serial killer rex heuermann is accused of accusing israeli macremains found in wooded area in 2,000. heuermann is accused of killing six other women e has pleaded not guilty to all charges. fox 11 in los angeles as firefighters and residents in southern california are once again under critical fire weather conditions through wednesday. a stubborn fire in malibu still burning. noah's storm prediction forecasters say more than a million and a half southern critical fire weather today and tomorrow. and this is a live look at birmingham, one of the big stories a alabama woman recovering well after a pig can i kidney last month. freed her from 8 years of dialysis. she is the fifth american given a gene edited pig organ, she is said to be doing better than prior recipients died two months receiving pig kidney for heart. live outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ total beets, america's best selling beats brand, is available at walmart. total beets blood pressure support soft chews contain a key ingredient clinically shown to

prosecutors charge knowledge the suspect in the gilgo beach serial killings for a seventh victim.k. remains discovered on long island in 2000, okay? wow. two dozen years later the six other victims also discovered on long island. the suspect's name is rex hoyerman. an architect working in new york city. appeared in court today pleading not guilty to all seven of these murders. something we're watching again at that case continues to unfold. that's the latest there. >> dana: historic tech investment. president-elect trump and ceo of softbank announcing a $1 hundred billion investment into american a.i. projects. >> this historic investment is a monumental demonstration of confidence in america's future and it will help insure that artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and other industries of tomorrow are built, created and grown right here in the usa. >> dana: promising to create 100,000 jobs for the u.s. economy. we'll see how it goes. >> bill: capitol hill. breakthrough report released minutes ago targeting regulations for the a.i. industry. insuring legislative safeguar

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the gilgo beach suspected serial killer charged in connection to a seventh murder case.k, found in that area of long island in 2000. police say she was working as an escort when she disappeared in new york. the indictment showing a piece of human hair found on her left wrist linked to dna profiles of his wife and daughter. hairs found on six of the seven victims were tight to hugherman or members of his family. prosecutors believe the killings took place in the suspect's basement. there were at least 11 deaths in suffolk county from the early 1990s to around 20111. 2011. hugherman has pleaded not guilty to all charges. data bricks reportedly finalizing a $10 billion fundraising round, one of the largest silicon valley has ever seen. thrive capital is leading the round which would value the red hot a.i. company at $62 billion. so it's getting up there with spacex and open a.i. data bricks projecting revenue will be at $2.6 billion by the end of the fiscal year, up 57% from the prior year. the company seeing a jump largely because of the value of the a.i. boom. well, ameri

. >> tonight, a seventh victim linked to the gilgo