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In Providence, Rhode Island, authorities are releasing new video and asking the public for help identifying the person of interest in connection with the killing of two students. Nine other people were injured. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports from the scene. New videos emerged of the horror on Australia's Bondi beach, as two gunmen unleashed what police described as a terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration. Sara James reports. A jury in Massachusetts convicted Brian Walshe for the murder of his wife, Ana. During the closely watched trial, prosecutors said Walshe was motivated by money and jealousy. The defense said Walshe was not responsible for Ana's death. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports. The Justice Department says they've thwarted a terror plot in California and arrested people who planned to set off bombs in LA on New Year's Eve. Officials did not provide a motive but said they're part of a radical faction of a far-left group. NBC News' Liz Kreutz has the story. After Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home, police arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder. There has been a massive outpouring of support for the legendary actor and director from across Hollywood and beyond. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports. This year's Heisman Trophy winner is Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza. His strong work on the field won him the trophy, but it's what he said during his acceptance speech that's winning him fans off the field. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas reports.

Harrowing new video showed bystanders trying to stop a gunman in Australia. Police said the two suspects in Sunday's deadly antisemitic terror attack were inspired by ISIS. Sara James reports. The Los Angeles district attorney announced Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the brutal slayings of his parents. Police say the couple's bodies were found in their bedroom and their son was taken into custody without incident. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports. Authorities in Rhode Island tonight are releasing a new video timeline that shows a person of interest hours before the shooting happened. The urgent search for that person has intensified and authorities are asking anyone who was in the building on the day of the shooting to come forward. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports from Providence, Rhode Island. Video from a witness captured the horrifying aftermath after a driver crashed into a Kroger supermarket in Athens, Georgia, injuring at least four. Authorities say the injuries are not life-threatening and an investigation is ongoing. NBC's George Solis reports. More rain is on the way in the Pacific Northwest as the historic flooding has turned deadly. A levee breach this morning along the White River triggered an alert for residents to evacuate. NBC News' Steve Patterson is in the storm zone. President Trump defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after her surprising new interview in Vanity Fair. NBC News' Peter Alexander reports.In Atlanta, a homeowner shot two teenagers who told police they were trying to steal packages from his home. According to a new report, porch pirates steal an estimated 250,000 packages each day. NBC News' Sam Brock reports. 

In a brief court appearance, Nick Reiner wore shackles and a protective vest. The judge agreed to his lawyer's request to push his arraignment until next month. It comes as two of the Reiners' children are breaking their silence about the brutal slaying of their parents. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports. The search for a person of interest is intensifying in Providence, Rhode Island as authorities release a new image of an individual they say could have relevant information to the investigation. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports from the scene. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has resigned after just nine months on the job. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.  President Trump is set to make a critical primetime address to the nation. He's expected to make the case for his pressure campaign on Venezuela's authoritarian regime, and tout accomplishments on the border and in the Mideast. The speech comes as polls shows most Americans are dissatisfied with his performance on the economy. NBC News' Peter Alexander reports. Razor blades were found in loaves of bread purchased at Walmarts in Mississippi. Police say surveillance video led them to arrest a 33-year-old woman from Texas, who is now charged with attempted mayhem. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports. In the ongoing series "The Vaccine Divide," NBC News' Anne Thompson reports on the frightening spread of whooping cough cases nationwide. Cases in Texas are at levels not seen in more than a decade. The U.S. is now taking responsibility for the deadly crash between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet last January over the Potomac River. NBC News' Tom Costello has that breaking news. A beloved nuclear science professor was killed at home in a Boston suburb earlier this week. Tonight, another campus is on edge after the shocking death as officials say the case is an ongoing homicide investigation. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.  At Texas Children's Hospital, young patients are able to pick from more than 200 hand-decorated, kid-sized trees ahead of Christmas. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports. 

Three senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News that a person of interest has been identified in connection with the Brown University mass shooting. Officials also saying that authorities are looking into a possible connection to the murder of an MIT professor. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports from the scene. NASCAR star Greg Biffle and his family were among seven people who were killed when a small business jet crashed at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. The FAA is investigating. NBC News' Kathy Park reports. House Democrats released new photos from the Epstein estate on the eve of the deadline for the Justice Department to release its Epstein files. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports. The White House said the board of the Kennedy Center changed its name to include President Trump. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports. A mother was arrested in Florida and charged with abducting her daughter forty years ago. NBC News' George Solis reports. The restaurant workers at First Watch in Naples, Florida decided to donate the funds for their holiday party to one of their own. NBC Nightly News Anchor Tom Llamas reports.