nbc's sarah rosario joins us live from charleston. sarah? >> reporter: yeah, pat and chris.that jury deliberated and they came back with that verdict, dylann roof remained emotionless staring blankly ahead as the verdict was read. for these families, well, this verdict doesn't do anything to bring their loved ones back, i think for them it brings a sense of closure. for them this nightmare is partly over. >> for a crime that shocked the nation last summer leaving nine dead at an historic black church in charleston, south carolina, accused shooter dylann roof has had his day in court. after just hours he was found guilty. for days jurors listened to heart wrenching testimonynd survivor poly shepherd who roof spared saying, quote, i'm going leave you here to tell the story. trying to paint the picture. >> he brought him in. >> the testimony and the gruesome pictures. if dylan roof gets the death for now reporting live in charleston. sarah rosario, news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> right now at 5:00, a story you saw first on news 4. reaction to the release of former prince g

upon himself to respond and back up his friend. >> reporter: two officers and their families' sarah rosario, nbc news. >>> now at 6:00, ready to roll, the big moment is almost here. mgm national harbor just hours from the dig bay buy. >> i'm excited about the product we are rolling out. >> it's so much more than just a hotel or casino. >> amazing. beyond words. >> reporter: we are live for what's sure to be an opening rush from traffic to security to that you might not expect. special coverage on news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> years of planning and construction and more than a billion dollars. now the mgm national harbor is only five hours from opening its doors. >> good evening. the anticipation is building. it's the first casino to open so close to the nation's capital. it's probably going to impact are going. >> chris gordon has a look at what there is to see for those who don't gamble. >> we begin with tracy wilkins. she's been covering the casino since the beginning. what a beginning this is tonight. >> i was just thinking when we talk about this being a $1.4 billion casino we are not t

reporting in charleston, sarah rosario, nbc news. >>> and new today, russian president vladimir putin is in japan. he's meeting with prime minister it marks his first official visit to a g-7 country. sis russia innovated crimea. >>> u.s. presidential election. trump tweeting quote, if russia or some other entity was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act? why did they only complain after hillary lost? news4's tracie potts has the latest on that. >>> intelligence sources tell nbc there's evidence, including from spies of u.s. allies,hat russian president vladimir putin was personally involved in directing the use of hacked material. >> he has had a vendetta against hillary clinton, that has been known for a long time. he wants to discredit american democracy and make us weaker. >> u.s. authorities disagree whether russian hacking was aimed at getting donald trump elected. leaders in both parties of ces especially now, with exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson nominated as secretary of state. tillerson has had a close business relationship with putin for nearly 15 years. >> it's v

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sarah rosario is there now. what can you tell us what's going on behind you? >> the excitement is 3wi8ding here in time square as we countdown to 2017. the festivities are already under way. all eyes ron times square with all the star-studded performances and that is why police here are taking their job very seriously. there are more than 2,000 extra officers on the ground and that is on top of additional security measures taking place to make sure that they are working together to prevent a possible attack. it is already 2017 for many across the globe. australia, new zealand, japan. ut year's eve celebration is in times square. >> it is a tradition we always do every year. >> this is my first new year's eve. what an exciting time. >> and with more than a million in the big apple, safety is top priority. >> we're going to have woucht the most well-policed best-protected at one of the safest venues in the entire world. >> and rooftops, k nines. and other stuff. >> over 500 plus anti-terror officers. they appreciate all of the training they have gotten. they app