>> jacob rascon. president trump made this a working saturday on his first full day in office. today's agenda trying to repair strained relations with the country's intelligence agencies. he traveled to the cia bringing with him nothing but praise for the agency while, once again, taking aim at the media. kelly o'donnell has more. >> reporter: on day one, president trump's motorcade headed from the white house south lawn briefly passing the march protesters to america's spy headquarters with mike pompeo and the vice president. trump came to deliver reassurance in very personal terms. >> i love you, i respect you. there's no nobody i respect more. >> reporter: a stark departure from a withering insult he leveled to the intelligence community over a political opposition research memo that claimed russia had compromising information against trump. but the memo is unverified. >> i think it was disgraceful, disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake and that's something that nazi germany would have done and did do. >> r

jacob rascon, nbc news, atlanta. >>> al is here. trouble all over the map. >> start in the great lakes where we have lake effect snow from cleveland on into watertown new york. we'll see storm totals of 2 to 3 feet. we've also got this double barrel low pressure system coming through the gulf and up along the southeast. snow will mix with rain and sleet and make for dangerous travel and so our latest models show one to two inches in the new england. heaviest snow concentrated. rul -- raul lee, charlotte, atlanta may see two to five inches of snow. out west atmospheric river of moisture coming into the pacific. a storm that happens once every 5-10 years. talking anywhere from 4-10 inches of rain. some areas could pick up in the sierra nevada 20 inches of rain. 2 trillion gallons of water before it's over. >>> a dramatic takedown tonight after a wild nearly week-long manhunt for an inmate on the run who escaped from a federal prison in rhode island, gone for hours before anyone even noticed. ears nbc's kristin dahlgren. >> reporter: a

worth police department is much, much better than this. >> reporter: jacob rascon, nbc news, ft. worth, texas. >>> the department of transportation is looking into complaints against major airlines accused of not doing enough to accommodate passengers with severe food allergies. most often children with deadly peanut allergies. some families claim they have been denied boarding because of it. nbc's tom costello has details. >> reporter: it was not the way their vacation was supposed to start. >> don't cry. you're get another plane. >> reporter: the family escorted off a flight from new york to munich after they told the airline they had medication in case dora had an allergic reaction to nuts and dairy products. >> when i got kicked off the plane, i started crying. it was really bad because it's a horrible feeling being humiliated for something you can't control. >> reporter: on a recent u.s. flight, they told gail me mendelbaum they would not ask passengers to refrain from eating peanuts. >> i took it up with management and they told me in front of my 8-year-old, if you think he

thank you, jacob rascon. >>> al roker tracking the system tonight. take us through it. >> we're looking at frozen precipitation from louisiana up to washington, d.c. this weekend tonight and tomorrow, heaviest snow will be toward the morning hours, and then it moves quickly up into new england with the heavy snow in eastern massachusetts. the snowfall amounts, upwards of a foot around norfolk where they have blizzard warnings, two to four inches in atlanta, in the northeast, nantucket, ten and one to three in new york city. out west, we're talking about a real flood threat with significant flooding possible. we expect to see snow melt and heavy rain combining to create heaviest amounts, about 15 inches of rain. flooding is going to be a big problem, lester. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, a deadly epidemic, a warning from the cdc about this year's flu season. >>> final jobs report of the obama era is out tonight. showing u.s. employers added 156,000 jobs in december. the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, to 4.7%. still, far below the 10% une

jacob rascon is tracking all of it from dallas. >> reporter: a messy start to the new year across the country. the south pummeled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama. damage in marksville, louisiana. and a direct hit in houston, texas. where kevin masterson says lightning caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. >> you could tell it was bad very quickly, that we had to get out. >> reporter: further north across the great plains, another severe system dumping snow and ice. crews having trouble keeping up with the slick roads. typical weather this time of year for the dakotas and minnesota. in the pacific northwest, seattle saw its first substantial snow on new year's in five decades. >> millions will be affected by severe storms. there could be isolated tornados, torrential downpours, and this whole system moves into the mid-atlantic by tomorrow. >> reporter: from the west to the deep south, a not so warm welcome to 2017. jacob rascon, nbc news, dallas. >>> there are new details now about that midair cra

one of the first officers to respond to the pulse nightclub shooting last summer. >> jacob rascon. >>> the suspected ft. lauderdale shooter esteban santiago was taken into custody yesterday. he was told he could receive the death penalty. two months before the shooting santiago walked into an fbi office in anchorage, alaska, with a loaded handgun magazine. he appeared agitated and he was taken to a mental health facility with his gun taken away. four days later he was freed and the police gave his gun back. they believe that was the gun that he used at the airport on friday. in light of the chain of events experts have called for the fbi to increase scrutiny for people like santiago who appear threatening. they argue the bureau does not have the resources or legal mandate. >>> call it rematch revenge. clemson defies the odds. alabama crimson tide rolling into tampa for the game of the year against the underdog clemson tigers. we pick up the action in the fourth quarter, less than 5 minutes to go. clemson's wayne dalman takes it up the middle. then with just over 2:00 to go, this happe

nbc's jacob rascon has late details. >> reporter: tonight orlando law enforcement reeling, saying an emotional good-bye to two of their own, including master sergeant deborah clayton, shot outside a walmart, police say, by a fugitive. the urgent manhunt now in its 11th hour. >> we're going to bring this dirtbag to justice and he's going to jail. >> reporter: it started in this parking lot around 7:15 a.m. witnesses say clayton confronted murder suspect markeith lloyd, yelling to stop, when lloyd opened fire, hitting the officer. >> he pulled a gun and started shooting. that's when the officer started backing up and returning fire. >> reporter: backup arrived within 28 seconds. police say lloyd shot at a police cruiser, carjacking a bystander before disappearing. >> the man we're looking for is very dangerous. >> reporter: but during the search, another tragedy. orange county sheriff's deputy norman lewis involved in the manhunt and on his motorcycle was killed in a traffic accident. >> everybody knows this guy. just a loving, wonderful human being. and he is going to be missed as a f

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here is nbc's jacob rascon with more. >> reporter: the severe weather warnings stretch from coast to coast. >> we are still seeing some troubles on the road. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in watertown, new york. a truck driver digging himself out in michigan. heavy snow blanketing the sierra and rocky mountains out west, up to five feet in some areas. a nightmare for many in colorado, especially this man stuck on a chair lift. and for two skiers in utah, lost in a snowstorm for 14 hours, building a shelter out of a dead tree to stay alive. >> we were completely soaked, head to toe. >> reporter: 82 million americans under winter advisories. the southeast now bracing for impact. atlanta expecting a winter's worth of snow in one day, hoping to avoid a repeat of 2014 when just three inches of snow paralyzed the city. >> that was jacob rascon. now get ready for round two. bill karins is tracking it in the west. where are we with those storms? >> the west is ready for round two. this storm system moving in, for the most part, late tonight through the day saturday. mountains will get the

here's nb's jacob rascon with all the details. >> reporter: orlando law enforcement reeling saying an emotional good-bye to two of their own including master sargeant debra clayton shot outside a walmart, police say, by a fugitive. the urgent manhunt. >> we're going to bring this dirt bag to justice and he's going to jail. >> reporter: it started in this parking lot around 7:15 a.m. witnesses say clayton confronted murder suspect markeith loyd yelling at him to stop when loyd opened fire hitting the officer. >> he pulled a gun and started shooting. that's when the officer started backing up and returning fire. >> reporter: backup arrived within 28 seconds. police say loyd shot at a police cruiser, carjacking a bystander before disappearing. >> the man we're looking for is dangerous. >> reporter: during the search another tragedy. orange county sheriff's deputy norman lewis involved in the manhunt on his motorcycle was killed in a traffic accident. >> everybody knows this guy and he's just a loving, wonderful human being. >> reporter: investigators had already been searching for loyd f

jacob rascon, nbc news, ft. lauderdale. >>> authorities in israel say a palestinian man drove a truck into a crowd of soldiers today, killing four of them, injuring 17 more. it happened at a popular area of gentlemen russ leem and tonight israel's prime minister says there are signs the driver supported isis. lucy cavanaugh has our report which we warn you may be disturbing. >> reporter: the terrifying attack was captured on a security camera. pictured here young israeli soldiers lining up for a cultural tour, dozens more stepping off a bus in the background when the truck plows into the crowd and doesn't stop. the driver pulls forward briefly haults and then throws the gear into reverse, terrified people run for their lives as the truck skids to a halt, at sailathe assailant shot dead. this lucky survivor. >> translator: i stood in front of him and started shooting my entire magazine," he says. in mere seconds this busy promenade was transformed into a crime scene. paramedics rushing to help the victims, tendin

>> you're listening to our correspondent, jacob rascon. >> can you hear me? one, two three. are we still overmodulated? i can't hear anyone talking back to me. >> jacob, this is brian, can you hear me? >> we're still having those audio issues. in terms of what i was just describing about san francisco, what we're told now in terms of what's going on in san francisco is that san francisco police say there have been at least 50 arrests there, in connection with several inauguration protests going on in that city. there was expected to be a large-scale protest in los angeles as well as a school walkout. that appears to have not had a huge turnout. could be in part due to heavy rain in l.a. there are a lot of people out in the streets of san francisco and 50 arrests and this is the scene right this second in washington. >> jacob, let's try this again. this is brian, can you hear me? >> reporter: brirngs hi. sorry about that. so, now we have a police line. obviously, they have their riot shields. they're protecting against the rocks being thrown by protesters. this has been going

jacob rascon, we'll be watching along with you. appreciate your report. >>> president-elect trump's controversial pick for attorney general, jeff sessions, will go before a senate judiciary committee this week. a look at the difficulties he may face in the nomination process. >>> plus a look at some of donald trump's other nominees and their road to confirmation. >>> thanks for staying with us. one of president-elect trump's most controversial picks to face senate tuesday. that is his attorney general pick, sejeff sessions, critics worrying he will reverse years of work by the obama administration. president of the alliance for justice. nan, thanks for being with us. you wrote soon after the elections about sessions allegedly calling the naacp unamerican, praising the supreme court for striking down part of voting rights act. also the voting against the violence against women act. and your belief here is that he is plainly unqualified. what makes him unqualified beyond having views you disagree with here? >> richard, that's a good

lester. >> jacob rascon here in d.c. tonight. thanks. >> we're joined by our political director, moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd, and nbc political analyst nicolle wallace. let me start with you, chuck. i think when we heard the word carnage in the speech, we knew this would be an unusual message. >> my first reaction was i thought it was shockingly divisive for an inaugural. i was surprised because i thought it was unnecessarily divisive. that moment you highlighted with the clintons. that could have been a moment that belonged more in the inaugural address. what's interesting is this was intentional. one of his chief advisers, steve bannon, referred to as jacksonian. it was a call to arms to his supporters. this is the message they sent, we're going to be a confrontational presidency. that's what populist campaigns are, and we're going to be a confrontational presidency. at points, he insulted almost every living president there to witness his inaugural, which to me was so stunning. >> got uncomfortable. nicolle, was

let's go to jacob rascon, he is at the hospital in fort lauderdale. jacob, what's the latest on the wounded there? >> reporter: this afternoon we still have seven people in the hospital, five of those are in good condition thankfully, but two of them are in critical condition in the icu. that's been the case since yesterday, and we've learned that one of those who is in critical condition is the husband of one of the victims. so initially, we had dozens of people brought to the hospital. of course, as you know, six of those were gunshot wound victims and two of those are the ones in critical condition, but the others were injured during the evacuation. you had dozens of people who were trampled on and bruises and broken bones. one of those people is still here at the hospital, and the others who were here because of the evacuation and their injuries there have been released. so yesterday two additional people were released and we're still waiting, of course, for those who are in good condition to see if they'll be able to go home today and of course, f

>> jacob rascon.e're joined by the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd and nbc political analyst and white house veteran, nicole wallace. >> i think when we heard the word "carnage" in the speech we knew it was going to be an unusual message. >> thought it was shockingly divisive for an inaugural. i was surprised, i thought it was unnecessarily divisive. there were moments, that moment that you highlighted with the clintons, that could have been a moment that probably belonged more in the inaugural address. what was interesting here, is this was intentional. one of his chief advisers, steve bannon, referred to as jacksonian. it was a call to arms to his supporters. this is the message they sent, which was we're going to be a little bit of a confrontational presidency. we're going to be a confrontational presidency. and he insulted at points, insulted almost every living president that was there to witness his inaugural. which to me was so stunning. >> it got uncomfortable. nicole was there a mes

nbc's jacob rascon has the latest on the manhunt in orlando. >> reporter: a massive manhunt through the night, but no sign of markeith lloyd, a man police called desperate and extremely dangerous, on the run after allegedly gunning down master sergeant debra clayton. >> we lost a guardian angel. >> reporter: clayton approached lloyd after receiving a tip he was in the area. >> when he realized that he wasn't going to be able to get around this officer, he pulled a gun and started shooting. >> we have one officer shot. >> reporter: lloyd's criminal history stretches back more than two decades, and includes a laundry list of felony charges and convictions. he had already been on the run for nearly a month after police say he shot and killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend, dixon. >> we're going to bring this dirt bag to justice and he's going to jail. >> reporter: as sergeant clayton's casket was escorted from the hospital, fellow officers fought back tears, remembering her as a wife, mother and dedicated community servant. she volunteered in programs to help young people, like brandon cunning

jacob rascone has this story. >> reporter: and debra clayton was shot outside a walmart by a fugitivethis is entering its 11th hour. it start in this parking lot around 7:15 a.m. clayton confronted markeith loyd telling him to stop when loyd opened fire hitting the officer. >> he pulled a gun and started shooting. that's when the officer started backing up and returning fire. >> reporter: backup arrived within 28 seconds. police say loyd shot at a police cruiser, carjacking a bystander before disappearing. >> the man we're looking for is very dangerous. >> reporter: but during the search, another tragedy. orange county sheriff's deputy norman lewis involve in the manhunt and on his motorcycle was kill in a traffic accident. >> everybody knows this guy. and just a loving, wonderful human being. and he is going to be missed as a friend and police officer. >> reporter: and investigators have been searching for loyd for nearly a month, the only suspect in the murder of his pregnant ex-gift. clayton, a wife and mother, was also a 17-year veteran of the orlando police department. one of the

nbc's jacob rascon explains what we need to know. >> reporter: a new lawsuit against baylor university alleges a culture of sexual violence at the football program far worse than school officials have acknowledged. a baylor graduate identified in the institute by the pseudonym elizabeth doe alleges she was raped by two football players in 2013. the lawsuit claims without names or other evidence that she is aware of at least 52 acts of rape between 2011 and 2014 by not less than 31 different football players. last year baylor fired coach art briles and removed president ken starr after an internal investigation determined football staff mishandled or ignored reports of sexual misconduct. the university responded citing unprecedented actions to past and alleged sexual assaults. we've made great progress in implementing 105 recommendations to strengthen the safety and security of all students and restore faith in the university. baylor, the latest university athletic program embroiled in controversy. the university of minnesota football players accused of sexual assault. princeton has sus

and nbc's jacob rascon has more. >> reporter: a messy start to the year across the country.mmeled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama. damage in marksville, louisiana. and a direct hit in houston, texas. kevin masterson says lightning caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. >> you would tell it was bad very quickly and we had to get out. >>> further north across the great plains, another severe system dumping snow and ice. crews having trouble keeping up with the slick roads. typical weather this time of the year for the dakotas and minnesota, but in the pacific northwest, seattle saw its first subsntial ow on new year's in five decades. from the west to the deep south, the not-so-warm welcome to 2017. >> ain't that the truth? that was jacob rascon reporting. >>> bill karins, have you seen an improvement on the horizon? >> there's a lot of to people dealing with travel delays. today is the first full day back to school and work for everyone. there's a lot of fog issues and a lot of rain. and

my colleague, jacob rascon, is here in ft. lauderdale. he's been tracking this story for us. joins us now from ft. lauderdale airport. jacob, what's the latest from airport officials on how they're helping both displaced travelers, getting operations back up and running and the security here at the airport? >> officials say they're doing everything they can to help these 10,000-plus passengers. we're talking about more than 20,000 pieces of luggage. and as i walk around the airport, you can see some of those who left yesterday, some after four hours of being interviewed by the police or eight hours of being stuck on the tarmac. and they're now coming back to try to get their luggage. perhaps the most crucial piece of luggage for many of them in fact is just their id, their driver's license or their passport. many of them left in such a hurry that they left those items behind. and many of them we're now seeing downstairs as you walk near terminal 2, they have a couple of special buses set up where they have folks who are helping those in line who have lost their passport or id

jacob rascon with the anti-trump protesters. this is a national event for both sides of the political debate in this very, very much divided country right now. jacob rascon, thank you for that. going to squeeze a quick break in. still ahead, more of donald trump's cabinet appointees faced senators today. including two of his more controversial picks. choice to lead the epa, scott pruitt, and nominee for tom price and among the fireworks in those hearings. this exchange featuring bernie sanders and scott pruitt. >> senator, i've acknowledged that i'm concerned -- >> acknowledged that you are concerned. record number of -- well, if that's the kind of administrator for the epa, your states having record breaking number of earthquakes. . that's the kind of epa administrator you will be, you're not going to get my vote. >> are any of these trump nominees actually in danger of missing out on confirmation? can democrats knock one of them off. we're going to go live to capitol hill next. there's only one egg that just tastes better. so

i want to bring in nbc's jacob rascon now, who's also on the mall.acob, you have the incredible perspective of having been in the middle of all of those protestsesterday that got very heated, were met by police in some cases, and yet today a very different contrast. this is a rally and it's aimed at being a peaceful march. >> reporter: and yesterday really there were thousands of other protesters who were mostly peaceful, but all overshadowed of course by that small group. police arrested 217 people. so out today, i want to show your perspective from above, as far as you can see, women and men and children are still coming in, a lot of them as you can tell wearing pink and they've been chanting. if we pull back out, i want to turn around to show you where this crowd goes. so it comes all the way around, it wraps around. you're going to see some of the cameras here for different media networks. then here is the stage and at about 10:00 the rally begins with a lot of celebrity speakers and then the march will begin after that. and they'll march down in

we get more on this tonight from nbc's jacob rascon. >> reporter: a new lawsuit against baylor university alleges a culture of sexual violence at the football program far worse than school officials have acknowledged. a baylor graduate identified in the suit by the pseudonym elizabeth doe alleges she was raped by two football players in 2013. the lawsuit claims without names she is aware of at least 52 acts of rape between 2011 and 2014. by not less than 31 different football players. last year baylor fired coach art briles and removed president ken starr after an internal investigation determined football staff mishandled or ignored reports of sexual misconduct. the university issued a statement in response to the new suit, citing unprecedented actions to past and alleged sexual assaults. we've made great progress in implementing 105 recommendations to strengthen the safety and security of all students and restore faith in the university. baylor, the latest university athletic program, embroiled in controversy. the university of minnesota holding hearings for suspended football players a

let's go to nbc's jacob rascon. he's outside that hospital in ft. lauderdale. ood morning to you, what's their status? >> reporter: so, yesterday, in fact, there were eight people who were here, and one of them was allowed to go home. and today, as you said, there are now seven. five of those are in good condition and two of those, though, are in critical condition. as you know, initially there were six people who were injured by gunshot wounds, but there were dozens of others injured during the evacuation. that's where the other number comes from. most of those who came here initially were treated and released. of those that were admitted, all of them were released except for that one person who was trampled or something else during that evacuation right after the initial shooting. we talked to the hospital's ceo yesterday. here's what he had to say. >> it was like an organized symphony. we didn't miss a hiccup, and they accommodated all of the shooting victims as well as the nearly 30 medical patients that came from the airport. >> reporter: last night there w

nbc jacob rascon tells us about the deadly mistakes made at their home. >> reporter: veteran firefighters in amarillo had never seen an accident like this. all ten members of the family poisoned after misusing a commercial grade pesticide meant to kill rodents. >> two kids that are not awake and a bunch of others that are having a hard time. >> reporter: when emergency crews arrived, 17-year-old yasmine was already dead. her three brothers died later at the hospital. four other children and their parents remain hospitalized. their neighbors in shock. >> just like losing part of your family almost. they're around you just about every day. >> reporter: the fire department says the father got the pesticide from a friend and spread it under the house to get rid of rats. family members complained about the smell so he used a garden hose to try to wash the chemicals away. >> the pellets created this poison gas after he sprayed with water. >> reporter: last year there were 82,000 poisonings, 76 for aluminum phosphate. it caused two deaths. >> it's very, very lethal. >> reporter: the neighborhood

jacob rascon is tracking it all from dallas. >> reporter: a messy start to the new year across the country. the south pummelled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama. damage in marksville louisiana and a direct hit in houston, texas. where kevin says lightening caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. >> you could tell it was bad very quickly. we had to get out. >> reporter: further north across the great plains another system dumping snow and ice. in the pacific northwest, seattle sauce the first substantial snow on new year's in five decades. >> now to an int nint manhunt that continues for the gunman behind that deadly istanbul new year's attack. live in turkey, burse, here is chief foreign kpgs richard engel. >> reporter: a hunt is on for this man, turkish media broadcast this selfie video, he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded into the crowds on new year's eve. 27 of the 39 people killed were foreign tourists from israel to lebanon, india and beyond. among them injured was am

nbc's jacob rascon tracking it from dallas. >> a messy start to the new year across the country. the south pummeled by severe thunderstorms. a tornado touching down in mississippi. flash flood warnings in jackson, alabama, damage in marksville, louisiana and a direct hit in houston, texas where kevin masterson says lightning caused a fire in his house while he was still inside. >> you could tell it was bad questionly, we had to get out. >> further north across the great plains, another severe system dumping snow and ice. crews having trouble keeping one the slick roads. >> typical bad weather for the time of year for the dakotas and minnesota, but seattle saw its first substantial snow on new year's in five decades. >>> an international manhunt continues this morning for the gunman behind the deadly istanbul nightclub attack. here's richard engel on the suspect and an american shot in the terror attack. >> a hunt is on for this man. turkish media broadcast this selfie video. he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded into the crowds on new year's eve. 27

nbc's jacob rascon is at the national mall. jacob, what's happening there?nelle, thousands of people, women, men and children, gathered. many of them as you can tell wearing pink hats. after a rally with celebrity speakers, they march down independence avenue to constitution avenue. on to the elips. hundreds of other women's marches also planned around the country and world. yesterday, d.c. police arrested 217 people during protests that turned violent. a small group wearing masks in all black smashing windows and starting fires and throwing rocks and bricks. even injuring several officers. overshadowing thousands of other peaceful demonstrations against their new president. today, d.c. police say they are preparing for up to 500,000 people in the demonstration. sheinelle. >> jacob, thank you. >>> let's take a look at some of the other headlines this morning. a powerful line of storms sweeping through the south overnight. a possible tornado touched down in hattiesburg, mississippi, area. there are extensive reports of damage, trapped people calling for help.

jacob rascon has more on that tonight. >> reporter: before any shots were fired at ft. lauderdale-hollywood international, florida lawmakers had a plan they said would make airports safer. more republican state senator greg stuby proposed senate bill 140 to get rid of so-called gun free zones in his state, including at airports. federal law prohibits firearms within security checkpoints but states decide what is allowed in other areas of airports. sheriff scott israel, whose department oversees the airport just attacked says florida's rules should not change. >> you have what we call a lone wolf assassin that's ready to conduct some cowardly, heinous act, there's not much law enforcement or anybody else can do about it. >> reporter: lawmakers should focus on keeping guns away from people with mental illness, the sheriff added. the proposal to allow more guns at airports is divisive as the entire debate over guns. >> it's too unpredictable, too many uncertainties. could end up in the wrong hands. >> if we're going to stop this kind of thing we've got to be protected. >>

nbc's jacob rascon in the middle of it all. he is cover today's march. >> reporter: good morning.inelle, they expect up to 200,000 people here. they willm march down independence avenue. d.c. police are preparing up to 500,000 people. they hope it will be more peaceful than yesterday. >> many of you going to the march on washington. >> reporter: they are pour in the capital from across the country. the women's march on washington expecting more people than the inauguration. >> we just want to make our voices known. >> reporter: what organizers hope is a peaceful demonstration. after a violent day of protests on friday. >> throwing rocks at police. >> reporter: a small group with masks and wearing black with bricks and hammers clashing with police for hours. officers in riot gear responding with pepper spray and flash bang grenades. >> i don't know what it was about. people got aggressive. a lot of people are really angry right now. >> reporter: protesters breaking windows and starting fires. the driver of the limo says he was hit with a brick. thousands descended on the capitol du

. >> nbc's jacob rascon has the latest from florida. >> reporter: a massive manhunt through the night but no sign of markeith loyd, a man police called desperate and very dangerous. on the road after gunning down master sergeant debra clayton. police say clayton, a 17-year veteran of the force, approached loyd after receiving a tip that he was in the area. >> when he realized he wasn't going to be able to get around this officer, he pulled a gun and started shooting. >> reporter: loyd's criminal history stretches back more than two decades. it includes a laundry list of felony charges and convictions. he had already been on the run for nearly a month after police say he shot and killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend, shade dixon. >> we're going to bring this dirtbag to justice and he's going to jail. >> reporter: as debra clayton's casket went by them, they welled up in tears. she helped young people like brandon cunningham. >> she was such a great person. so much more than a mentor. >> reporter: because the suspect grew up here, he might have had help, and police warned that anyone who h

. >> jacob rascon is wired up. jacob, what have you got? control room is trying to get him wired up. but this is live as it's happening. sounds like some combination of firecrackers and a crowd control grenade to move people back. >> we should be clear, this is not the parade route. this is a street off the parade route. >> reporter: i apologize for the audio issues. all of a sudden police officers started to spray pepper spray and they got our audio technician, so we lost that audio. we were running because there were throwing flash bangs, very, very loud. at the same time they were arresting some people. these protesters you're seeing behind us, they've been here for hours. we're talking about a dozen groups or more of protesters that were trying to block checkpoints this morning. and then maybe a couple of hours ago, they started to converge into one group. they started to smash some windows as they were running around, throw tables. that's when we saw a few hundred police officers come and try to corner them. they were running around fo

jacob rascon starts us off. jacob, i was watching you with chris matthews, in effect, running out of adjectives to describe the size and scale and scope of what you witnessed there today. >> reporter: i think ryan, looking at all these signs left on the white house shows you the variety of reasons for which the hundreds of thousands of women and of course also some men and children came to march on the capitol hill. climate change, immigrant rights, and so many other things, but what united all of them, they said, was this belief that there were others like them who were upset about some of the things that president trump has done or said. and many of them that we talked to had journeyed from very far. taken road trips, skipped work, missed school and they were so inspired they said to see so many people with them and they know in their words that this is just the beginning. they say that they're not going to go home. they're going to talk to their elected officials there. they're going to just be aware of all of

jacob rascon starts us off. he's on the mall in washington. jac jacob, i was watching with chris matthews, in effect running out of adjectives to describe the size and scale and scope of what you witnessed there today. >> reporter: and i think, brian, looking at all of these signs that have been left on the ellipse in front of the white house shows you the variety of reasons for which the hundreds of thousands of women and of course also some men and children came to march on the capitol. we're talking about women's equality, equal pay, climate change, immigrant rights, and so many other things. but what united all of them, they said, was this belief that there were others like them who were upset about some of the things president trump has done or said. and many of them we talked to had journeyed from very far. they had taken road trips, they'd skipped work, they'd missed school. and they were so inspired, they said, to see so many people with them. and they know in their words that this is just the beginning. they say that they're now going

nbc's jacob rascon is live in fort lauderdale with the very latest. jacob what are we expecting today? >> reporter: good morning. a half hour ago santiago left the jail, came here to the federal courthouse to formally face charges for the first tile. according to court documents, santiago confessed to planning this out, to going to his checked back baggage, opening up it going to the men's room to load and coming out, shooting methodically at people emptying two clips, 10 to 14 rounds before surrendering to police. those charges if convicted carry possible conviction of the death penalty. >> he told authorities months ago he was having terroristic thoughts. that was in november? >> reporter: we learned he walked into the anchorage, alaska, fbi office where he lived in nofr and told them that the cia was forcing him to watch isis propaganda videos. so he was held for observation fo mental illnesses. they took away the handgun he apparently owned but then four days later decided that he had committed no crimes and that he was able to be released. and the

jacob rascon starts us off on the mall in washington. i was watching you with chris matthews in effect running out of adjectives to describe the size and scale and scope of what you witnessed there today. >> and i think, brian, looking at all of these signs that have been left on the ellipse just in front of the white house shows you the variety of reasons for which the hundreds of thousands of women and, of course, also some men and children, came to march on the capitol. we're talking about women's equality, equal pay, climate change, immigrant rights and so many other things. but what united all of them, they said, was this belief that there were others like them who were upset about in of the things that president trump has done or said. and many of them that we talked to had journeyed from very as far. they'd taken road trips, missed work, missed school. they were so inspired to see so many people with them, and they know, in their words, this is just the beginning. they say they're now going to go home. they're going to talk to the