our stephanie gosk was in the courtroom for his first appearance today. stephanie. >> reporter: good evening, lester. robert durst was escorted into the courtroom. he was handcuffed shackled in an orange jumpsuit. the 71-year-old is waiving his right to an extradition hearing, but prosecutors here in new orleans are threatening unspecified new charges defense him and that could slow down the extradition. accused of murdering his close friend susan berman in her l.a. home nearly 15 years ago, robert durst's attorney says his client is not guilty and they are eager to prove it in court. >> we are frustrated because the local authorities are considering filing charges on him here and holding him here. we're ready to go to california and have a trial. >> reporter: a police report obtained by nbc news indicates the 71-year-old was found with a smith and wesson revolver. officers were warned he was armed and dangerous and a flight risk. the arrest took place just hours before the dramatic conclusion of hbo's documentary "the jinx." director andrew jarecki confro

nbc's stephanie gosk has this report. >> reporter: the investigation of robert durst did not end with his arrest. in fact, it may have grown even wider. federal law enforcement sources say they're working with local police on cold cases in several cities, like the 1997 disappearance of 16-year-old karen mitchell in eureka california. durst owned a home in a nearby town. the real estate heir owned property in multiple states and moved frequently. in the hbo documentary "the jinx" he mumbled -- >> killed them all, of course. >> reporter: many speculate he was referring to his wife in new york, his neighbor in texas and susan berman in california. >> no one's labeled robert durst a serial killer. >> but if any of this is true, you have a mobile killing pattern. the detectives need to talk to detectives in new york need to talk to detectives in eureka. >> reporter: prosecute prosecuting durst with the evidence that already exists could be a challenge if the case relies on the handwriting comparison at the center of hbo's series. a note durst sent to susan berman and a note the presumed ki

stephanie gosk, nbc news, dallas. >> much more of her story, a "today" exclusive tomorrow morning. >>> we're back in a moment with a first look at a tape of what some in the secret service never wanted you to see. >>> tonight we are finally seeing with our own eyes an incident that at least some in the secret service were trying to keep secret. our first look at videotape from the night that two agents drove through the scene of an active bomb scare investigation at the white house after an alleged night of drinking. nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: this washington, d.c., police video was taken from a camera just outside the white house grounds. it shows a government car with two secret service agents inside, bumping a plastic barricade in front of a security checkpoint. the driver backs up a few feet and then drives forward out of view. at the time, agents on duty were investigating a bomb threat at that very site. moments captured in the video that was partially edited for today's hearings. lawmakers questioned secret service director joseph clancy yet again and released

stephanie gosk nbc news new york. >>> following a massive manhunt, police in ferguson missouri arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the shooting and the demonstrations there late last week. the incident left two police officers wounded and rattled a community already on edge. nbc's ron allen has more on the suspect. >> reporter: without warning, the shots, at least three, rang out just after midnight early thursday morning. outside ferguson police headquarters setting off a frantic scene. >> shots fired. officer down. >> reporter: today prosecutors say this local man jeffrey williams age 20 allegedly fired those shots from a vehicle, doing what the prosecutor called some kind of dispute. authorities say williams has been charged with first degree assault on the officers. so was he involved with the propropro protest protests? >> yes. he is a demonstrator. he was out there earlier that evening as far as the demonstration. >> reporter: but you don't think that he was targeting the police? >> i wouldn't go that far. >> hey hey, hoho -- >> reporter: police have called the incident

nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest. >> reporter: robert durst pulled out of the courthouse today with a smile, even as the charges against him mount. his lawyers say he did not murder longtime friend susan berman 15 years ago. and they want to challenge the arrest warrant. >> my concern is that the warrant that was issued in california was issued because of a television show and not because of facts. >> reporter: the police chief in l.a. disagrees. >> our case is independent of the documentary. our case will stand on its own. >> reporter: hbo's documentary "the jinx" the life and death of robert durst, uncovered a letter from durst that looks a lot like an anonymous note sent to police by the presumed killer. the series ended with now famous mumblings in the bathroom. >> killed them all, of course. >> reporter: durst's wife kathy disappeared in 1982. the family still waits for answers. >> i would ask bob to forgive himself and deal with the penalties that are before him and to basically give us a burial site. we would want kathy's remains. >> reporter: behind these walls robert durst

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> the 2016 presidential race hasn't even started yet, but two of the country's top potential candidates are engaged in a political showdown. as jeb bush continues to hit hillary clinton for her use of personal e-mail while secretary of state, he's finding himself at the center of a similar controversy. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: jeb bush making his first 2016 foray to new hampshire. but he found himself quickly on defense. >> we complied with the law. >> reporter: having to explain using a personal e-mail account when he was florida's governor after he criticized hillary clinton for using her personal e-mail when she was secretary of state. >> we've now made all of my e-mails long before mrs. clinton's issues came up, we made them public for you to see. it's totally different. >> reporter: there are new revelations about clinton's e-mails. the state department revealed friday that until recently it had no way of consistently saving senior officials' e-mails, suggesting that some of clinton's e-mai

nbc's stephanie gosk explains. >> reporter: every day sandy walks and walks.ine years ago, a doctor told her she had just two to three months to live. how many miles you walk every day? >> nothing, just two to four. >> reporter: nothing just two to four. that's a lot. >> two to four? it just feels good. >> reporter: her diagnosis, gleoblastoma, brain cancer. >> highly aggressive, it's an absolutely devastating disease. and universally fatal. >> reporter: but she took part in a duke university medical trial that extended her life. so the grandmother of two can now proudly say she is a grandmother of six. the study was small, 12 people altogether. following standard surgery, chemotherapy and radiation all received a novel therapy that uses the body's own immune system. six were also given a dose of a well-known vaccine, the tetanus booster. >> if you give patient a boost of tetanus, it sort of puts the lymph nodes acting like a siren to the rest of the cells. >> reporter: so when immunotherapy is given, doctors believe the body is trying to fight the cancer cell

lester. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> it may say spring on the calendar, but winter won't release its grip on the midwest. parts of chicago getting half a foot of snow today making for some very treacherous conditions on the road. schools were closed in parts of minnesota and southern wisconsin where some areas got as much as 15 inches of snow overnight. >>> in raleigh, north carolina, authorities say three people were killed and another injured when scaffolding collapsed at a high-rise construction site crashing down on a parking lot below. an investigation is underway to determine what caused the collapse. >>> here in new york there is an immense feeling of anguish and loss. seven children, all of them brothers and sisters from the same family, killed in a horrific fire over the weekend. today, their father watched over them as they were laid to rest in israel. nbc's rehema ellis has more for us. >> reporter: the faces of the mourners said it all. friends and relatives of the sassoon family gathered in jerusalem today to say good-bye to seven children. gabriel sassoon, their fat

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> turning now to the race for 2016. pressure is mounting on hillary clinton to say more about why she opted to use a private e-mail account as opposed to government e-mail for her official business as secretary of state. so far she's only made a brief twitter reference. so when she spoke at a high-profile event here in new york today, there was anticipation she might address the elephant in the room. we get more from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: hillary clinton rolling out a major study on women's inequality today but still ducking questions about the private e-mail system she used while secretary of state. will you explain the e-mail, secretary clinton? >> reporter: today's event was to build momentum toward announcing her candidacy next month, a campaign highlighting her as an advocate of women's rights ever since a speech in beijing 20 years ago. >> human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, once and for all. today, two decades later it's clear, we're not there yet. >> reporter: inste

nbc's stephanie gosk takes a closer look. >> reporter: tapping into the angst of working mothers isn't difficult. just get a group of them together. what is the single biggest challenge you face as a working mom? >> just time management. >> dropping off my daughter, picking her up, spending time with her. >> i want to spend time with my children. i have so much to do at work. >> reporter: all that pressure to get home early and stay home longer may be unnecessary says a new study in the journal of marriage and family. the research shows no real relationship between the quantity of time spent with children from 3 to 11 years old and their success. success is evaluated on three levels, academic, behavioral and emotional. >> i'm very relieved. that lets me know i can maybe have somewhat of a personal life and know she's going to be okay. >> reporter: the results upend what has become conventional wisdom. >> right now we're living in the age of what i call intensive parenting. so we are seeing so much pressure on moms no matter what their work situation to just constantly be with their chi

nbc's stephanie gosk has the story. >> reporter: all alex knew was that he was getting a bionic arm. >> we're looking for 912. >> reporter: the 7-year-old was born with a partially developed right arm. he was greeted by robert downey jr. >> hey, alex. how are you? pleasure to meet you. >> reporter: but if you are a 7-year-old this isn't robert downey jr., this is tony stark, the genius inventor who turns into superhero iron man. >> do you know who that is? >> iron man. >> reporter: only fitting given the delivery. >> it's even cooler than i thought. i'm having a technical glitch, as you can see my light isn't working. keep working on it kind of like you're working on it. >> it keeps working and working until he gets it right. >> reporter: albert manero is a ph.d. in engineering and an actual superhero. he and a team of students at the university of central florida developed the arm using 3d printing technology. and they give them to kids for free. most prosthetics cost tens of thousands. the price tag for this arm is in the hundreds. >> our whole team has been so impacted just seeing

stephanie gosk nbc news new orleans. >> it is a fascinating case and we will have much more on it on a special edition of "dateline" at 8:00 7:00 central. >>> lawmakers are joining governor jerry brown to say there is no greater crisis facing or most populace state than a lack of water, and a vivid example, a heat wave cooking away the poppies in the antelope valley. they were blooming just days ago, now shrivelled and dead. >>> to the east don't look now. there's a big snowstorm about to hit on the first day of spring. janice it just doesn't end, does it? >> i know lester it's unbelievable. right now it's all rain across the carolinas and virginias. it will pull in colder air, and this system will produce snow beginning across pennsylvania and upstate new york around 9:00 tomorrow morning. and then spreading through pennsylvania towards philadelphia new york city, southern new england, through the evening commute on tri. boston it looks like you barely escape this storm with an inch or less of snow. but generally, we're talking 3 to 6 inches as winter just won't give up lester. >> t

stephanie gosk has that report. >> reporter: the investigation did not end with his arrest.fact it may have grown even wider. federal law enforcement sources say they're working with police on cold cases in several cities like the is the 97 disappearance of karen mitchell in eureka california. the real estate heir owned property in multiple states and moved frequently. in the hbo documentary "the jinx" he mutserred. >> killed them all, of course. no one's labeled robert durst as a serial killer. >> if this is true you have a mobile killing pattern. you need to talk to the detectives in eureka and new york. >> reporter: confronting him with the evidence that already exists could be a chaej. if the case relies on the handwriting comparison at the center of the hbo series. a note stoebts susan berman and a note sent to police. handwriting analysts determined durst did write the letter to police. but earlier in the investigation, a different analyst pinned it on someone else. >> handwriting analysis has been really questioned in the courts lately. and i think the science underly

nbc's stephanie gosk is on the story for us from new orleans. >> reporter: the police believe robert durst was getting ready to run. even though he says he didn't kill susan berman. in houston investigators searched his home for new evidence. nbc news obtained the warrant. the documents show that police estimate the real estate heir is worth $100 million. since october of last year detectives say durst had been withdrawing large sums of money from his bank account. most often with daily withdrawals of $9,000. after the 71-year-old's arrest in new orleans, police found more than $42,000 in his hotel room. $100 bills kept in small envelopes. also found in the room a loaded gun with four rounds a rubber mask which would cover an individual's head and neck and u.p.s. tracking numbers. a shipment of a large sum of cash. the warrant reveals details of at least some of the evidence los angeles police had collected in the murder of susan berman. as early as 2002 investigators suspected it was probable durst wrote an anonymous letter to police telling them where to find susan berman's body. t

our stephanie gosk has her story. >> reporter: robert durst sits in a louisiana jail.a woman who once dated him has a story to tell. linda walker said she met robert durst in april 2000 on a flight from new york to dallas. for the next six months she said they spoke often. he was the one who called her. meals at fancy restaurants in dallas a dinner with her 13-year-old son. after one date he sent a handwritten letter. >> last night was fun and special. i will not forget it. >> reporter: but soon after, she ended it. >> i started sensing something was wrong. and that was it. >> reporter: she remembers durst getting calls from susan berman, and says he sent money and told her he was going to visit. in december 2000, berman was murdered in los angeles. she had never known durst's actual history would later learn he had been charged with berman's murder, suspected but not charged in his wife's disappearance, and acquitted of killing his neighbor, all crimes durst denied. >> i've never met or known anyone that has been accused of the things he has done, the things he's done

stephanie gosk is live in new orleans. you cannot make this up this drama. would that be even admissible, was he witting? how did this get put forward from hbo to the authorities? >> reporter: there are so many questions. anyone that has been watching this series and quite honestly captivated by it will look at that and wonder what's going to be admissible or not. we're waiting for his attorneys to come and make a statement and maybe answer those questions from their perspective. moments ago robert durst appeared in a courtroom. shackled and had an orange jumpsuit on and waived his right for an extradition hearing. that was pretty much expected. what was unexpected is that the local prosecutor then seemed to leave open the possibility that the city of new orleans might not be finished with its business with robert durst, prompting his attorney then to ask for more pain medication. he said robert had just had neurosurgery and would need an exam from a physician and ultimately need more medication. even more questions rising here in new orleans today. >> and p

stephanie gosk is tracking this and joins me from new orleans. gain to you. we are expecting durst in about an hour. he is going to waive extradition to california. this after an intense 24 hours in new orleans. law enforcement officials tell nbc news they arrested durst in a marriott hotel in new orleans, that he checked in under an alias, paying for the room in cash. they caught up with him as he was walking through the lobby, mumbling to himself. all of that happened hours before the final installment in the documentary on hbo, focusing on his life. the producers of that documentary promised dramatic conclusion and that's what you saw last night. the final revelation as durst goes into a bathroom seemingly unaware his microphone was still on, and appears to confess. there would be a lot of issues as to whether or not that will be admissible and the content of it whether it is actually a confession. all of that will unravel in a courtroom in l.a. and right now the lawyer for durst says in his words when we asked him what he thought of it he said

let's bring in nbc news stephanie gosk live at laguardia with the latest. ephanie, what more can you tell us? >> good morning, mika. we're in college point, queens just across the bay from laguardia. we're not allowed on the tarmac to see the plane. we have a vantage point across the bay. gives you a good sense for people who are not familiar with this airport. just how much water there is around laguardia. it is a noer to russ airport. let's try this again. this i were is notorius for being difficult to land. in bad weather it only gets worse. it's going to be something investigators are going to look closely at today. also in that weather, the driving snow could that have played a factor but the executive of the port authority said just before this plane landed two other planes landed and said their brakes were working okay. and that the runway had only just been plowed. we were out here yesterday and talked to a lot of passengers who had just gotten off the plane. pretty shaken. actually a lot of them were surprisingly calm given what they had been throug

louisiana courtroom for a bond hearing while durst's attorneys say he should be released from custod stephanie gosk is live in new orleans now closely following all the developments here. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. this hearing this morning is a bond hearing. they will determine whether or not bail should be set on these weapons charges. at the moment he's already being held on that murder charge in california. now, late on friday his lawyer filed a motion calling for an emergency immediate preliminary hearing on these weapons charges. but what he's going to argue is that the original charge of murder has no basis and was in fact illegally based entirely on the hbo documentary and not instead on probable cause. coming up on the "today" show, we'll hear more from him, hear more about what he filed on friday. aaron. >> stephanie gosk live for us in new orleans. thank you. >>> a group claiming to be affiliated with isis post what had it says are the names, pictures and home addresses of about 100 member of the u.s. military. they call themselves the islamic state hackin

stephanie gosk has been following the case. she joins me from. new orleans this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. police say they found durst in the possession of a gun and a small amount of marijuana. that triggered those two gun possession charges that you heard of. they are frustrating robert durst's attorney who say they are eager to get back to california and face his capital murder charge, which he says he's not guilty of. unfortunately, they are stuck here and it's unclear how long they are going to be here. whether those charges are going to be brought in front of the judge and whether he's going to have to stand trial or put them on hold and send him back to california. >> it seems as though there's going to be a certain amount of discussion between new orleans and l.a. what's the next step for the prosecutors and l.a.p.d.? >> reporter: right now, they are waiting. what they did in the last 24 hours was officially file the criminal complaint. interesting because they framed the capital case which means durst could face the death pe

back to you. >> stephanie gosk for us in new orleans. thank you. >>> michelle obama is in japan promoting a new initiative to jump-start education for millions of girls. she met with her japanese counterpart, abe, a few hours ago to announce let girls learn program. they say the program helps 62 million girls in developing countries around the world. always interest to promote girls and education. >>> when you think of perfume, do you like flowery, earthy, spicy? >> okay. yeah. pretty soon though, you'll be able to get a live of a big juicy burger. that's right. burger king releasing a whopper skrept scented perfume called flamed grilled. it will set you back about $4. it will only be on sale for one day. p just happens to be april 1st where it will be on sale. but before you write it off as an april fool's joke this is actually not the first time that the fast food chain is sort of dabbled in beauty products. >> back in 2008 apparently burger king released flame by bk, body spray to men. it was described as the scent of seduction. with

stephanie gosk joins me from new orleans where durst will likely remain for another week. nie, as i understand it his attorneys wanted to fight his transfer to that facility why? >> reporter: yeah they did fight it. basically because the facility is so far away. it is about 60 miles outside new orleans. it is a significant drive. but the argument to move him according to local officials is that he was suffering from some unspecified medical condition and his lawyers say that's not the case and they need him here to prepare their case for monday. there's a hearing scheduled for monday. they lost that argument. so overnight durst was moved to that facility even though authorities said they will bring him daily here to meet with his lawyers, if it is necessary. his lawyers have repeatedly said they're frustrated tamron that they're stuck here in new orleans. they're eager to go to california to fight this capital murder charge in the death of susan berman. they say their client is innocent. on top of that innocent of the other charges, the other murders we have been talking ab

now as nbc's stephanie gosk reports, durst is under arrest for a much more serious crime. >> reportert, heir to a multibillion real estate fortune sits in a new orleans jailhouse tonight, awaiting extradition to california. accused of a murder committed over a decade ago. this from his own brother today. we are relieved and also grateful to everyone who assisted in the arrest of robert durst. we hope he will finally be held accountable for all he has done. christmas eve 2000 susan berman was killed execution-style in her l.a. home. a the time investigators may have suspected the now 71-year-old, but there was no arrest. berman was durst's best friend and confidante. he denies murdering her in hbo series "the jinx." >> but they were able to put you in california? >> california is a big state. >> reporter: the documentary reexamines the crime, along with two others the disappearance of durst's first wife in 1982 and the murder of durst's neighbor in texas, raising the question many have asked. could durst have murdered them all? in 2003 a texas jury found durst not guilty in the murder

stephanie gosk shows us what they are dealing with today. >> reporter: what happens when you take all that ice and add all this rain? rivers can't handle the pressure. in vermilion, ohio the water is spilling over the banks and keeps rising. the high water is closing roads and invading homes. >> it came inside my house about three feet in my house. destroyed everything. i'm terrified. yeah i'm scared. >> reporter: along major rivers in the eastern third of the u.s. from up state new york to louisiana, there are flood alerts. the region experienced record breaking cold and must deal with a dangerous thaw. >> we haven't seen things this bad in a long time. >> reporter: river ice can be a formidable enemy. ice breaks up and large chunks create jams. the water has nowhere to go but up and over the banks. when the ice breaks free it can be destructive. >> the concern is for the businesses and homes along the ohio river. >> reporter: so far, ohio is feeling the brunt of the thaw. the winter cold may be over but the winter woes won't let go. >>> the man who led the campaign to legalize marij

. >>> nbc news' stephanie gosk reports from new orleans. >> reporter: robert durst pulled out of theile, even as the chargers guest him mount. his lawyers said that he didn't murder longtime friend susan berman 15 years ago. >> my concern is that the warrant that was issued in california was issued because of a television show but not because of facts. >> reporter: the police chief in l.a. disagrees. >> our case is independent of the documentary. >> reporter: hbo's documentary, uncovered a letter from durst that looks a lot like an anonymous note sent to police. durst's wife katy disappeared in 1982, the family still waits for answers. >> i ask bob to give us a burial site. >> turning to penn state university now with a fraternity has been suspended. and is now under police investigation for allegedly creating a facebook page full of images. according to the police warrant, the fraternity's private page appeared quote nude photographs of women. police found about -- found out about the page and its 140 active users in january when a former fraternity member came forward. the fraterni

nbc's stephanie gosk joins us now with more on that story. >> good morning, erica.new documentary on hbo tells robert durst's story again in incredible interview including a long interview with durst himself. the director promises tonight's final installment will answer questions people have been asking for decades. a disappearance. a young wife who was never found. and two murders. the best friend shot in her l.a. home and the texas neighbor killed dismembered and dumped in galveston bay. hbo documentary "the jinx" challenges the viewer to decide. did robert durst, son of one of the most powerful real estate tycoons in new york city murder them all? absolutely not, according to durst whose lawyers he said advised him not to talk. >> they said about a zillion times. you can't help yourself. right now you are a free man 100%. you say something inadvertently and you'll find yourself charged in new york or in -- charged in los angeles. >> reporter: in 2003 durst went on trial in a texas courtroom for the murder of his neighbor, morris black. he admitted to shooting him

nbc stephanie gosk is in new york with all the details. good morning stephanie. >> reporter: hey there. the airport is back up and running. but that was not the scene last night. it was just a normal friday. people getting ready for their weekend when they heard the gunfire. one of the witnesses described it as bam, bam, bam. and then complete chaos. people running for cover. they say they saw richard white with a machete in his hand over his head swinging at the tsa officers. a female tsa officer confronted him and shot him. that tsa officer is injured and in the hospital this morning as is white. this was a terrifying scene. it really could have been a lot worse. terrifying moments overnight noticed louie armstrong international airport. the panic erupted just before 8:00 local time. when police say richard white, armed with cans of wasp spray and a machete, tried to get past several tsa agents. >> he was challenged at that point in time by the tsa officer. the response was he pulled a can of wasp spray and sprayed the officer in the face

. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> tonight, authorities are investigating death threats against u.s.mbassador to japan caroline kennedy. daughter of our slain 35th president. the target of chilling phone calls just as first lady michelle obama arrives in tokyo. nbc's chris jansing tells us more. >> reporter: she is arguably the most recognizable u.s. ambassador anywhere in the world. and today caroline kennedy kept up her public schedule with a speech. last night dinner with bill clinton and the japanese prime minister. even as japanese television reported she got a series of death threats last month. >> japan is a safe country, so everybody is surprised. >> reporter: police say the phone calls were made by a man who spoke english, and the motive may be blackmail. threats were also made against the u.s. consul in okinawa. alfred megelby. >> we're working with the japanese government to ensure necessary security measures are in place. >> reporter: the reports came as first lady michelle obama touched down for her first visit to japan where she's expected to meet with the ambassador. k

stephanie gosk is on the story. >> reporter: police believe robert durst was getting ready to run, even though he said he didn't kill susan berman. in houston investigators searched his home for new evidence. nbc news obtained a new warrant. the documents show the heir is worth $100 million. since last year detectives say durst had been with drawing large sums of money from his bank account, most often with daily withdrawals of $90 million42,000. they found $100 bills in envelopes. also found in the room, a loaded gun with four rounds a rubber mask which would cover an individual's head and neck and ups tracking numbers that durst told police were for a shipment of a large sum of cash. the warrant reveals details of at least some of the evidence los angeles police have collected in the murder of susan berman. as early as 2002 investigators suspected it was probable durst wrote an anonymous letter to police telling them where to find susan berman's daughter. the letter was addressed to police -- there was a letter and the word cadaver was revealed in the hbo series "the jinx." >> i wrote

. >> reporter: nbc's stephanie gosk talked to allie clark who was sitting in the emergency row. >> he says are you ready and prepared to help people out of the plane? >> i absolutely was. >> so you were following people there were little kids on board. >> there were. there were a couple parents traveling with their kids. everybody took great care of everybody getting off the plane. >> reporter: airport managers say the runway had been plowed just prior to the accident and only four minutes earlier other pilots reported no difficulty landing. >> approximately 11:05 two planes landed and reported quote, good braking action on the runways. >> reporter: but laguardia's short runways can be challenging in the best of conditions. >> pilots have to be concerned about getting the airplane down in the first third of the runway. they want it planted solidly especially on a slick or wet runway. they don't have a lot of margin of error. >> reporter: two dozen people suffered minor injuries. the ntsb will be looking at runway conditions where the plane touched down, its speed, braking at the time.

stephanie gosk is there with the latest. >> reporter: erica, it is hard to imagine the scene. an average friday night. people getting ready to start the weekend when they heard the gunfire. one witness described it as bam. when people realize what had was go on nothing over furnish. the man was shot several times. it was a scary situation. terrifying moments inside louis armstrong airport. the scene erupted before 8:00 p.m. local time. richard white armed with cans of wasp spray and a machete. >> he was challenged at that point by tsa officer. the response was he pulled a can of wasp spray and sprayed the officer in the face. >> reporter: police say white did not stop there. spraying a second officer as he tried to get past security. it was then that police say white pulled out a machete and starting swinging. >> he proceeded to pass the checkpoint and encountered the second tsa officer. one a female. one a male. he sprayed the male in the face. >> reporter: then shots rang out. three bullets hitting white. fired by another police officer. >> did you see the exchange? >> i did