the suspected gunman is among the dead for the latest, we want to go to janis mackey frayer, who's following the latest updates for us and janice, good morning this is an astonishing mass murder in a normally peaceful country. what else do we know >> reporter: the country has declared a national day of mourning after this staggering attack in the city of prague, where 24-year-old gunman killed 15 people and injured 25 more at a university the circumstances around how and why it happened are still unclear. people are in shock, what the country's president described as helpless anger at the unnecessary loss of so many young lives. police had been tipped off to a large arsenal of weapons in an area close to the university building at the charles university building. they were tipped off also that the suspect was likely hiding there from his hometown, where it was later discovered that his father had been shot dead. police had evacuated one building at the university, thinking he would go there for a lecture. then got called to shots fired at another building. images showed students being evacua

for more let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent janis mackey frayer who joins us live from beijingw widespread is the damage, and what are the fears of more casualties? tell us about these rescue operations under way. >> reporter: jonathan, it's at the point where it is an all-out race to try to dig people out of the rubble. the quake was strong. it was shallow. thousands of houses have been damaged, and rescue teams are working in freezing cold temperatures. there are nearly 2,000 firefighters that are near the epicenter and temporary sheltvers been setup. at least 118 people have died, this according to officials. more than 500 have been injured. the quake struck around midnight. the tremors lasting about 20 seconds, felt hundreds of miles away. videos show that people were rushing from their homes and into this bitter cold weather. temperatures around 7 degrees fahrenheit. electricity and water infrastructure have also been damaged, and that's why rescue officials are saying the next 48 hours are going to be crucial. this happened in an area where earthquakes are not uncommon, b

the 6.2 magnitude quake struck in northwestern gansu province bringing us the latest, janis mackey frayer in beijing what do we know so far >> reporter: jessica, good morning. it is an all-out race to dig people from the rubble after an earthquake struck in northwestern gansu province. rescue teams have worked through the night in freezing cold temperatures, nearly 2,000 fiefrlts are at the epicenter. at least 118 people have died, according to officials, and hundreds more are injured. the quake struck around midnight the tremors lasting about 20 seconds, and felt as far away as a city 65 miles peraway, and ney 5,000 homes have been destroyed. video shows people running from their homes and into bitter cold temperatures much of china and beijing has been in a cold snap. that's why officials say the next 72 hours are crucial. it happened around the northern edge of the tibetan plateau where earthquakes are not unusual, but this one appears to be on course to be one of the deadliest of the past decade china's earthquake administration put the quake measured at magnitude 6.2. the initial usg

. >> janis mackey frayer, thank you so much. >>> iceland is red hot this morning.g lava and smoke more than 100 meters into the air and creating a 2 1/2 mile fissure. this eruption was three times more powerful than previous eruptions. and lava is now flowing like a bubbling brook or a lava river toward surrounding towns. as of right now, the town of grindavik, a couple of miles from the fissure, appears to be okay. so does a nearby geothermal power plant, giving a huge sigh of relief that the worst case scenario may be avoided. nbc's molly hunter has more on this. what is the latest, molly? >> reporter: the pictures are just unbelievable now. icelandic officials are saying the eruption at this time is not life threatening. the lava is moving away from population centers. they believe, though, it may last anywhere from a week to ten days and once that molten lava starts moving, it becomes impossible to stop. this morning, stunning aerial images from southwestern iceland, capturing a late night eruption, spewing searing hot lava from volcanic fissures. it comes afte

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nbc's janis mackey frayer shows us their emotional return home. >> reporter: when anusha reached then't say a word. instead, he carried him to a hero's welcome of relatives and friends. after weeks of not knowing if anusha had been taken hostage by hamas militants or worse. it was a real torture, he says. the 47th day i was there, they said, thailand, go home. anusha is one of 17 thai farm workers released so far. he's seen in this hamas video being handed over by militants in a deal separate from the one to release israelis. the october 7th attack by hamas on israeli communities and farms left dozens of thai workers dead or missing. video showed several of them hiding under a truck. at least nine thais are still inside gaza. half a world away at bangkok's airport, families had counted down the days to this. thai government officials went to israel to bring the freed workers home. anusha's wife, too excited to sleep the night before. i had to be patient and control my emotions, she says. i can't describe how i feel. but for many, the joy of coming back is also bittersweet. i ask ever

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let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent janis mackey frayer live from ttaipei, taiwa.h, and this is in a critical phase. because for the first time, the three-way race will be between the ruling party, the main opposition, and a new party, the tpp, which is looking to gain support among people who are tired of the two political mainstays. one of the primary issues facing voters is cross-strait relations. how does taiwan go about having ties with mainland china when beijing has been absolutely clear about its intentions? xi jinping telling president biden face-to-face in san francisco that taiwan will be, quote, reunified with the mainland and china will use force if necessary. ties have deteriorated between china and taiwan over nearly eight years under the dpp. president tsai is not running for re-election. the military activity has been normalized, including chinese jets flying across the so-called median line. beijing has taken to calling the dpp candidate for president, quote, a separatist and a troublemaker. i caught up with the two main opposition parties, their

janis mackey frayer, nbc news. >> can't blame him. that's going to do it for me today. "deadline white house" starts right now. ♪♪ >>> hey, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york. i'm alicia menendez in for nicole wallace. no shortage of news both here at home and abroad. the truce between israel and hamas has come to an end after seven days that saw hostages released by hamas, prisoners released by the israeli government, and a steady flow of humanitarian aid into gaza. >>> on capitol hill, new york republican george santos became the sixth person in american history to be expelled from congress. >>> we begin with a new ruling from a federal appeals court that ex-president donald trump can be sued in relation to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. rejecting his bid for sweeping presidential immunity against civil claims. trump's team had previously argued that almost all of his conduct was protected while he was still an incumbent esident. including on january 6th. and that this should shield him from lawsuits. but in their unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel concl