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springfield, missouri thursday terrifying customers has been charged with making a terrorist threat ron mott is there. >> male wearing a bullet proof vest and an ar around his neck has just walked into the store and is recording himself >> reporter: terror at a walmart prompting chaos. a man carrying an assault-style rifle, a second gun loaded down with 100 rounds of ammunition wearing body armor and a tactical vest. police say the suspect entered the store thursday, grabbed a shopping c alarmed customers alerted employees, one of them pulling a fire alarm ordering an evacuation >> i ran to my car as fast as i could. >> reporter: as customers rushed out, the gunman ft holding the man until police arrived. >> my thought was there was just a mass shooting in walmart in el paso and what is this guy doing wearing fatigues and carrying a rifle. >> reporter: today dmitriy was charged. with making a threat, violating open carry laws by acting in a reckless and criminal manner >> his intent was not to cause peace or comfort to anybody that was in the business here in fact he's lucky he's alive. >> r

here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: tonight as the jolt from andrew luck's sudden retirement rumbles on, the new focus for some fans is football's brutality injuries are part of the game and they drove luck om it. >> it's taken my joy of this game away. sorry. >> reporter: luck has suffered through repeated injuries from head to toe. today, fellow quarterback tom brady rushed to luck's defense after fans booed >> it's his life everyone has a right to choose what they want to do >> reporter: making this announcement all the more shocking is the fact that quarterbacks like tom brady and drew brees are playing longer, even into their 40s, due in part to rule changes meant to protect them, and here's andrew luck, leaving at age 29. >> i believe that young people are much more knowledgeable about their long-term health than they ever have been >> reporter: in recent years, the nfl has addressed safety issues head on, but fears remain and not just among the pros. new figures out just today show boys' participation in high school football dropping to its lowest level in nearly 20 years. par

ron motte, nbc news. >> there is outrage in coal country with workers fighting for back pay as president trump says he will resurrect the collapsing industry. geoff bennett reports from kentucky where unpaid miners are organizing in protest. >> reporter: president trump won the white house with a promise to help coal make a comeback >> we're going to put the miners back to work >> reporter: three years later the industry is struggling nearly 2000 jobs lost this summer alone after two massive coal companies filed for bankruptcy workersay they were left without work and pay last month after their company black jewel abruptly closed. >> we just want what we earned >> no pay. >> reporter: the miners protesting after they say their paychecks bounced. then a standoff, when dozens stood on railroad tracks and blocked black jewel trains hauling coal >> we offer all this for ourds families >> reporter: here in kentucky the coal miners president trump promised to help have been far less fortunate as they watched their communities languish and their job prospects dry up >>> last month, retired mine

ron mott, nbc news, ohio >> talk about a slam dunk how incredible zion's dream is to compete not only in the 2020 paralympics, but the olympics, too. we have no doubt he will remarkable young man . >>> right now, the sharks are are fed up with racist comments that he said are he being directed at him. the action he is taking to get rid of the hate. >> and a story we first told you about. the investigative unit uncovered that buildings on the uc berkley campus are in danger of collapsing when the big one hits. what students think. >>> and breaking news out of the south bay. a serp for a killed a pedestrian and ran. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> raj is off tonight. >> that happened at jackson and story road. at this hour, the intersection remains closed. damian is joining us live. what can you tell us? >> well the man-hunt is under way,s unless they are looking for the driver ofhe we have here at the scene that the victim is a male adult. police have surrounded the body with police vehicles. to protect the body and identity at this point. police say the driver of the brown su

ron mott, nbc news >>> much more ahead tonight, including the terrifying uber ride a driver accused o kidnapping a teen on her way home from a party. how she escaped. >>> then a daring heist, the manhunt for suspects caught on camera stealing millions in jewels >>> and sky high, the breathtaking view from a new record-breaking attraction stay with us >>> tonight, a 15-year-old girl is safe after police say an uber driver tried to kidnap her nbc's steve patterson has the latest on the investigation and what the company is doing to keep riders safe >> reporter: the accusations are every rider's worst fear police say a new york uber driver picked up a 15-year-old girl from a sweet 16 party on long island in july. instead of taking her home, thes 32-year-old driver shawn williams canceled the route, saying he wanted to take the girl to his home in brooklyn where he planned to sexual assault her. the teen says he refuseder to pl over so she could use the bathroom, and she ran to the nearby mcdonald's to call police williams pleaded not guilty. he said the teen did not and williams complied

ron motte, nbc news. >> we'll take a short break here in a moment, another tragedy in yosemite after a tourist ignores the warning signs. >>> we're back now to tell you about the new tragedy at yosemite, a tourist slipping near a waterfall the sixth deadly plunge at the park in a year's time. here's kerry sanders >> reporter: yosemite's park rangers say the lure of the cascading cool water on a hot day likely led to yet one more visitor's death this time 21-year-old lucian, a tourist from romania authorities believe he ignored the posted warning signs he climbed from the bottom of the waterfalls, went part of the way up the 600 foot cliff and lot his footing on a slippery rock it's the third park visitor to dangerously slip at yosemite's majestic waterfalls in the last seven days in a statement, the national park service says, in part, we provide safety information, but ultimately it is up to the park visitor to make good decisions the park is huge and it's impossible for park rangers to patrol everywhere. >>> in just the last 12 months, just at yosemite, six sight seers have fallen

ron mott, nbc news. >>> another sports note for you. you might remember this viral video from a few weeks ago 14-year-old tim bannan, born without arms, working up the courage to do a box jump at the gym. this weekend, he did so much more, competing in a kids' triathlon in chicago, a bike ride, a 200-meter modified swim, and 1 1/4-mile run, and he did it all under 53 minutes. congrats to him. >>> still ahead, a galactic first, an astronaut accused of criminal activity while in space. k hard too. k hard too. so i use my freedom unlimited card. even when i'm spending, i'm earning 1.5% cash back on everything i buy. (shouting) earning on headphones! huh? earning. earning. still earning. always earning. i don't know where you're pointing. not that one! the big one. you can't sneak a good earning opportunity past me. in fact... i've got a hand modeling gig that starts right now. earn 1.5% cash back on everything you buy with freedom unlimited. oooh. my hand looks good. chase. make more of what's yours. my car insurance, so i only pay for wha

officers leading a man down the street with a rope after arresting him in galveston, texas nbc's ron mott has more. >> reporter: the viral photos and the video posted to snapchat show two white galveston, texas police officers on horseback appearing to lead a black man down the street by a rope attached to handcuffs. the man, 43-year-old donald neely, whose family says suffers from mental illness and was homeless was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing and being led to a police staging area nearby. authorities say a police vehicle was not available at the time. neely's brother says the family wants the officers fired. >> what they did was real inhumane it was real degrading. >> reporter: galveston's african-american police chief apologized to neely and called the incident an unnecessary embarrassment, adding this is a trained technique and best practice in some scenarios but that the officers showed poor judgement in this instance the chief also said the officers did not have any malicious intent and that the policy detailing the technique was immediately changed to prevent further use.

nbc's ron mott has more. >> this is not an easy decision.onestly, it's the hardest decision in my life. >> reporter: a brutal sport has lost a warrior >> the only way forward is removing myself from football. >> reporter: indianapolis quarterback andrew luck after injuries sideline you had him during stretches of his career including the entire 2017 season announced he's quitting at age 29 >> it's taken my joy of this game away. >> and now you're starting to hear the reaction of some of the fans >> boo >> reporter: the was not immediately welcomed by his fans who booed. one fan taking off luck's number 12 jersey. >> i'd be lying if i said i didn't hear the reaction yeah, it hurt. i'll be honest, it hurt. >> reporter: dante stall wargt understand the decision. >> you take as many hits repeatedly game in, game out, over seven straight years, i can't imagine what he's going through. >> reporter: luck who played collegiately at stanford was the overall pick in the nfl draft but was beset by injuries. ribs, abdomen, kidney, shoulder, concussion,

ron mott, nbc news ahead for over 50 million people late today a tornado touching down in northern new jersey as severe storms take aim from north carolina to new hampshire. al roker is here al, where are the threats headed >> right now, lester, we're watching the radar we've got severe thunderstorms back through the great lakes, the central plains, and here in the east, major problems, high water rescues in philadelphia. 22 states, 60 million people from the great lakes, central plains, midlantic states on into the northeast. damaging winds really heavy rain and isolated tornados possible. rainfall amounts, two to three inches from the delmarva peninsula all the way into new england. we've got airport delays, boston, new york, d.c., pittsburgh, and buffalo. 4,400 delays and cancellations, lester, and that number is just going to keep up as we move into tonight. lester >> all right, al, thank you. >>> tonight one of america's biggest olympic stars is blasting usa gymnastics. ac four-time gold medalist simone biles at an event in kansas city today tearfully accused the organization of n

nbc's ron mott has the details >> reporter: the wild scene captured on police dash cam. >> he just ranice he stole the car >> reporter: a stabbing suspect on the run from police monday night in one of their vehicles, going 97 miles per hour, officials say, before eventually hitting a van full of children, killing two girls, both just 6 years old. >> we've dot proet substantial injuries multiple medics if you can >> it's an incredibly tragic event for our city >> reporter: police identified the driver as 32-year-old raymond walters, jr. who was released from prison earlier this month the chase began when waurlths allegedly stabbed his father in his truck and took off >> his father was -- had him in the vehicle with him and was intending to take him to the hospital for some mental health treatment. >> reporter: walters crashed the truck into a tree, police say, and as they responded to the scene he stole their cruiser the deadly incident happening just blocks away from the site of a mass shooting three weeks ago. last weekend the city held a block party to hodge the nine victims. dayton

nbc news correspondent ron mott has the detail sg. >> this was not an easy decision. >> a brutal sportas lost a warrior. >> the only way forward for me is to remove myself from football. >> indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck after a string of injuries signdelined m for long stretches, including the entire 2017 season announced he's quitting at age 29. >> it's taken my joy of this game away. >> and now you're starting to hear the reaction of some of the fans. >> the news was not immediately welcomed by home fans who booed. one fan taking off luck's number 12 jersey. >> i'd be lying if i didn't hear the reaction. it hurt. >> former nfl player daunte sta stallworth understands the decision. >> to take as many hits as he has day in and day out, over 17 years, i can't imagine what he's going through. >> luck, cwas the number one pik of the 2012 nfl draft, shoulder, concussion, and most recently his ankle. >> i'm in pain. i'm still in pain. for me to move forward in my life, the way i want to, it doesn't involve football. >> giving up the sport that paid him so well and cost him so m

here's ron mott. >> good. >> reporter: 21-year-old zion clark is like many young wrestlers, lean, chiselled, and full of grit >> good job. >> reporter: but it's what he doesn't have that sets him apart. zion has a rare birth defect causing his lower body to not develop. >> what you're born with is what you're born with. you can't go back in >> reporter: that wasn't always easy for zion in and out of foster homes since birth, he sa >> were you an angry young man? hangi was very angry. when zion turned 16 living with his new foster mother. and when i first saw him, it was just something that was in my spirit. he needed a home he needed a mother >> reporter: kimberlii hawkins decided to adopt him. >> he said, yes, i want you to be my mom. i said, let's do it. >> ready >> reporter: she helped zion bring his passion, wrestling, to the next level >> his persistence and his accountability throughout his career was absolutely second to none. he taught me more about life than i taught him about wrestling. >> reporter: he won 30 matches his senior year of high school and was recently captured in this

ron mott has been following the story. do we have any idea whether in fact, r. will get out on bail? >> if they listen to no bond here in illinois, he is probably facing an uphill battle to get a bond agreement to get him out of federal custody. the hearing is expected to start in a few minutes. r. kelly was not able to get in touch with his attorneys. an attorney sent a letter to the court saying where is my client? we saw him in that footage there, getting off the private jet, into the vehicle. the marshal service said check the bureau of prisons website to see where he is. he checked it and it showed him in custody here in illinois. we see him on the ground there in new jersey. so he is facing a slew of charges here. a number of charges there in new york, including racketeering. if convicted on all of these counts, 200 years in prison. >> ron mott, come back to us if you get any news in the next hour or so. >>> a big deal developing in america's longest-running war. several reports say the trump administration is getting ready to pull back thousands of troops

ron mott has more details. ron, what are or >> reporter: texas authorities say los angeles angels pitcher had alcohol, fentanyl, and oxycodone in his system when he died the 27-year-old was found fully clothed on his bed at a texas hotel back on july 1st texas hotel back on ju the medical examiner said he choked to death and ruled it a accident in a statement, the skaggs family said we are heart broken to learn that it was a result o combination of dangerous drugs and alcohol. this is completely out of character. they've hired an attorney to investigate how he got the drug quote, may involve an employee of the los angeles ange and say they've learned it, quote, may involve an employee of the los angeles angels. nbc news reached out to the club today for a response about that, but we have not heard back back. skaggs' sudden skaggs' sudden death stunned the world, playered honored him, and hundreds showed up to his memorial last month. >> ron, thank you. skaggs' family one of so many across this country suffering

walmart store days after the shooting in el paso armed with a rifle and wearing body armor nbc's ron mott joins us from springfield with the very latest on this. ron, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you some very scary moments at this walmart in springfield, missouri, yesterday when thi young man walked in, armed with a rifle. panic ensued people started running out of the store, including the gunman. that's when he ran into a former firefighter who drew his own weapon, held him until police arrived and could make an arrest >> male wearing a bullet proof vest and ar around his neck has just walked into the store and is recording himself >> reporter: police responding to an active shooter call at this walmart, confronting a man wearing body armor, carrying a tactical rifle, a handgun, and over 100 rounds of ammunition. this morning jail records identifying him as dmitrey andrechenko. before the 20-year-old was apprehended, he walked through the store pushing a cart and recording himself on the camera. the sight causing panic in the store. >> i'm still shaking it was te

nbc's ron mott has the story. >> reporter: the big question this morning, could actor jussie smollett face new charges? a chicago judge has named former u.s. attorney dan webb to look into how local prosecutors handled the case. >> he thinks the public confidence in criminal justice has been affected and i intend to move quickly. >> webb says he will likely call a grand jury and issue subpoenas and interview key witnesses before submitting a report. he also has the authority to file new charges if warranted. >> the facts will take me where they take me. >> in january, smollett, who is gay, told police he was the victim of a racist homophobic attack but police later say the former empire actor staged it for publicity. >> jussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. >> smollett has always maintained it was real. prosecutors charged him with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly orchestrating the incident but a month later abruptly dropped all of the charges with little explanation angering city officials. >> this is without a doubt a whit

nbc's ron mott has more on all of it. ron, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig.ood morning this news broke during the colts' preseason game against the chicago bears. luck forcing to make it official in an impromptu and, at times, emotional press conference he was the number one overall pick in the draft in 2012. after a string of injuries, he has said he is ready to throw in the towel. >> certainly isn't how i envisioned this or planned this, but i am going to retire. >> reporter: indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck making a play no one saw coming at age 29, luck announcing he is retiring from the nfl. >> honestly, it is the hardest decision of my life. it is the right decision for me. >> reporter: the news sending shock waves across the league. >> i'm probably like everybody else, a bit surprised and stunned. >> i wish him absolutely nothing but the best he made the best decision for him. >> reporter: the announcement comes after a seven-year nfl career riddled with injuries to his ribs, abdomen, kidney, shoulder, and most recently, ankle. luck was even

here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: this morning juul is accused in a new lawsuit of copying big tobacco'st. >> you're targeting people who have never had any exposure to smoking and getting them started and addicted to e-cigarettes when they're young. >> reporter: attorney ken maul represents a 19-year-old who says he became adibtdicted to juuling while in high school and suffers from exasperated asthma, a known complication of nicotine injection. >> just like tobacco did with the marlboro man or joe camel. e-cigarette companies are targeting youth by what juul says is they're the iphone cigarettes. >> reporter: juul issued a statement calling the suit without merit, adding we have never marketed to youth and do not want any non-nicotine users to try our products. the suit comes on the heels of new research suggesting that e-cigarettes may be responsible for a number of health problems. the cdc is looking into a cluster of 94 possible cases of severe lung illnesses associated with vaping across 14 states a new cloud of scrutiny for a product once held up as a healthier alternative to ciga

ten other people injured after a suspect stole a police cruiser and crashed near a library nbc's ron mottas more on this. ron, good morning. >> reporter: hi peter. good morning to you. police are investigating a frightening trail of circumstances in this case that started with a stabbing. the suspect then allegedly stole a police car, eventually leading to a deadly multicar crash all this just weeks after dayton was rocked by a mass shooting. authorities there now dealing with yet another tragedy police say the incident began when a suspect stabbed a woman inside a home. soon after, police in riverside, about four miles northeast of dayton, received a 911 call of a car accident involving a single vehicle that crashed into a tree. >> the driver of that vehicle had exited the vehicle and was somewhere on foot. >> reporter: police say that man, the same suspect involved in the stabbing, then entered a police car that riearrived on te scene of the crash and stole it. >> about that time, the officer began looking for that individual, and at some point, the suspect entered a riverside police cr

nbc's ron mott has the latest for us.ood morning. >> reporter: officials say at least one person is dead -- a woman. several have been hospitalized. this morning, still others are unaccounted for, all because of the blast overnight that is an emergency situation still unfolding. authorities say the fire is out but the debris is still smoldering. >> it's so bright. >> reporter: overnight a gas explosion in kentucky, ripping through a rural residential area killing one woman and setting several houses on fire. a ruptured gas line was the cause of the explosion, crews shutting off the gas, authorities evacuating residents of a nearby mobile home park. >> the next phase of this effort will be to identify folks that are missing. i think there's five to seven persons that we don't actually know their whereabouts. >> reporter: the explosion, jolting terrified residents out of bed. >> it woke us up and it was a big roar and fire going all the way up in the sky, as far as you could see. >> reporter: witnesses said they could see f

images showing two officers on horseback using a rope to lead a handcuffed man down the street nbc's ron mott on this one good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. these images touched a nerve with many who say they're reminiscent of slavery times the police chief in galveston, texas, who is african-american, apologized, adding the technique which is often used by mounted officers will no longer be used. the lawyer for the family says, that is not enough this morning, mounting disbelief over these photos and cell phone video. they show a pair of white police officers on horseback in galveston, texas, walking a handcuffed black man they just arrested to a staging area using a rope. >> there's no excuse by the way they treated my brother. there is no excuse. >> reporter: the family of neely says he suffers from mental illness, is homeless, and had multiple encounters with police over the years he was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing. >> what they did was real inhumane it was real degrading. they treated my brother as he was a dog. >> reporter: at a rally last night, the community urge

the nfl and for suggesting it is time to move on from the controversy surrounding colin kaepernick ron mott good morning. colin kaepernick has not played in the nfl since 2016, but his shadow looms large over the nfl. the former quarterback who started a movement by taking a knee during the national anthem. now, one of his biggest supporters in the league i speaking out after a preseason game this weekend, taking direct aim at jay-z >> when has jay-z taken a knee >> reporter: carolina panthers safety eric reed not happy with jay-z and his comments mad after announcing his new deal with the nfl. >> i think we passed kneeling. i think it is time to go into an actionable item. >> reporter: an outspoken player sees the rap star's stance as a slap in the face to his former 49ers teammate colin kaepernick. who repeatedly took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. >> for you to get paid to go into an nfl press conference and say we're past kneeling, again, asinine. >> reporter: reid also taking offense at an unconfirmed tmz report that jay-z will soon