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and good morning to you, itch richard lui. we are going to start this morning with rising tensions in the middle east. israel striking hezbollah in lebanon in what the idf is calling a preemptive strike. the militant group responded with rockets and drones. let's go straight to nbc's claudio lavanga following developments for us. the question, are the tensions escalating or deescalating at this hour? >> reporter: good morning, richard. well, that's right, at least according to both sides hezbollah and israel, it is deescalating in the sense that after what happened on sunday morning they said they do not want a further escalation of the conflict. there is absolutely no doubt that what happened on sunday yesterday was the heaviest exchange of fire between israel and hezbollah since the tensions have been rising since the beginning of october at the start of the war in gaza at the border between israel -- the northern border between israel and lebanon. let me recap wrapped on sunday. sunday morning israel said that they carried

i'm richard lui. vice president kamala harris takes center stage today at the democratic national convention kicks off in chicago. the dnc released its party platform overnight which was approved before president buide dropped out of the race. it emphasizes the party's top issues including the economy and strengthening democracy. going into this week's big event, polls showing vice president harris gaining ground on former president trump in key swing states. she and her running mate governor tim walz hit the road in their new campaign bus this weekend, crisscrossing battleground pennsylvania to try and build on that momentum. >> when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. when you stand for working people you fight for working people. when you stand for freedom, whether it be to make decisions about you own body or who you love, you fight for those things. when you believe in ending child poverty, you fight for that. when you believe in what we need to do to lift up the middle class

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i'm richard lui.r a state of emergency this morning as hurricane debby now strengthening to a category 1 storm is expected to make landfall in just a few hours. the slow-moving storm has its sights set on the state's big bend area, already causing storm surges and dumping heavy rain across the gulf coast. overnight crews performed multiple high water rescues with more flooding expected. 3,000 national guard members are ready to assist emergency responders. residents hit hard by hurricane idalia now bracing for impact again one year later. >> this storm will not have winds that reach the level of hurricane idalia, but it is going to produce way more water throughout the northern part of the state of florida. >> nearly 90,000 are waking up without power, and dozens of school systems are closed today. forecasters warning debby could bring historic rainfall totals across florida, georgia, and south carolina. let's go straight to nbc meteorologist michelle grossman, who is tracking the storm's path. how is

i'm richard lui. vice president kamala harris setting to formally accept her party's nomination this week as the democratic national convention kicks off in chicago. the dnc released its party platform overnight which was approved before president biden dropped out of the race. the 90 page document emphasizes the party's top issues including the economy and strengthening democracy. tonight president biden will pass the torch to his own running mate in his keynote speech at the dnc. he is expected the make the case why vice president harris is in the best position to defeat former president donald trump. our aaron gilchrist has a preview. >> governor tim walz and their spouses rolling out their new campaign bus in the suburbs of pittsburgh, stopping first at a phone bank. >> how you doing, hannah? >> reporter: the team making stops in politically opposite counties. allegheny, union rich and solidly blue, and beaver, a blue collar county that former president trump won in 2016 and 2020. the harris campa

i'm richard lui. >>> we're going to start with rising tensions in the middle east.srael striking hezbollah in lebanon, and what the idf is calling a pre-emptive strike targeting rocket launch sites. the militant group responded with a barrage of rockets and drones into israel that authorities say caused minimal damage. for the latest, let's go straight to claudio lavanga following developments for us. claude yes, as you know, the concern is will this escalate? >> reporter: that's right, richard. the concern is that the conflict between hezbollah and israel will escalate into a wider regional conflict. let me just go back to tell you what exactly happened. sunday morning, israel carried out what they called, as you mentioned, pre-emptive air strikes, around 100 war planes targeting thousands of rocket launchers in southern lebanon. lebanon, hezbollah, responded by firing hundreds of rockets and drones into the north of israel and in the israeli-oped golan heights. now, israel says it was carried out -- those strikes to prevent what he said was going to be an imminent

. >>> good morning, i'm richard lui. it was an emotional night, one for the democratic national convention. president biden was the keynote speaker. the night full of tributes to the outgoing president, with the crowd erupting into chants of "we love joe,", and "thank you joe." >> she's tough, and she has enormous integrity. her story represents the best american story. and like many of our best presidents, she was also vice president. that's a joke. >> vice president harris was also in attendance last night. and she made an unexpected appearance on stage where she gave her own brief remarks, praising president biden. nbc's brie jackson is there in chicago for us. >> reporter: president biden taking the stage at the democratic national convention to a hero's welcome. >>. 's passing the torch to his vice president, kamala harris. >> joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do. we are forever grateful to you. >> reporter: biden touting the acco

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update. the northeast is recovering after heavy rains on sunday. flash flood warnings across the region and it comes as the hurricane ernesto brought strong rip currents to the coast. >>> about 100 people were sickened by extreme heat at the regional airshow saturday. temperatures reaching 100 degrees and it sent 10 to the hospital and authorities say serious injuries were avoided. >>> welcome back to dateline. i am andrea canning. after celebrating thanksgiving with friends, ashlea harris headed to her job at the mall to get ready for black friday. nothing could have prepared her for the horror she faced when she returned home. ashlea was brutally murdered and her apartment was set on fire. a neighbor told police he noticed a car around the time of the killing, a black infiniti. they later learned it was the same model a former coworker drove. coincidence? detective jerry cedillo was about to find out. here is keith morrison with black friday. >> on the saturday morning after black friday 20

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.middle east remains on edge after israel's military and terrorist group hezbollah traded attacks over the weekend. israel referred to it strikes as preemptive saying detective plans by hezbollah to carry a large-scale attack. >>> a hurricane is moving away from the hawaiian islands. the category one storm is brought high surf in winds as well as dropping 15 inches of rain on the big island. >>> 24 hours after sam dreher had been shot, his condition began to deteriorate rapidly. sam's sister was there when the family decided to take him off life support. >> i hated it. i thought of him like he was one of my children. i love tim that much. >> were you able to be with sam and hold his hand as say good- bye? >> i did. i made him a promise that the people responsible would pay for it. >> the news of his passing hit dianne mcknight hard. >> i'm thinking maybe there's some hope that he can survive this. when i heard that, i knew i was never going to see him again. >> sam's great-niece aubrey

richard lui is in new york. nice to see you. >> contessa, good morning. great to see you.us and severe weather across the united states, contessa. across the east coast, beaches were closed as ernesto is now a hurricane again. the tropics have a trail of destruction and bermuda and puerto rico dealing with clean up as well. >>> former congress member george santos is expected to bl plead guilty today relating to campaign fraud. he was set to go on trial in less than one month. he pleaded guilty to all chargecha charges. >>> "indiana jones" fedora sells for $630,000. contessa, big money for that hat. >> that's like almost into crown territory. thank you. >>> coming up, grappling with the rapid rise of fear in the markets. a whipsaw action facing sentiment this month and how the fed could complicate things. >>> if you haven't already, otape our podcast on plor spify or other podcast apps and we will be right back. it's all the things that keep this world turning. it's the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. trust. hang out. and check in. they all choose the advan

. >>> i am richard lui with a news update. hurricane ernesto exceeding 85 miles per hour.ted to stay over the atlantic throughout the weekend causing rip currents along the east coast. >>> kamala harris unveiled her economic plan in north carolina, aiming to cut prices for middle care on healthcare, housing, and groceries, opposing a tax credit for newborns up to $6000. $6000. ar >>> s welcome back to dateline. i am craig melvin. police just arrested suspected drug dealer miguel quiroz for the attempted murder of garrett warren. they had been serving a search warrant on quiroz's car when they found garrett's photo and address in the trunk . garrett later id to him as the shooter, but the case against quiroz just wasn't adding up . than a closer look at the evidence led to a stunning discovery. garrett warren wasn't out of danger, yet. here again is josh mankiewicz with "the plot thickens." >> fade in, los angeles county, california. garrett warren was gunned down, shot four times in his own home but somehow survived. it fit his character, really, a hollywood stuntman, mars

for free help, call 1-800-quit-now >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update. middle east remains on edge after israel's military and terrorist group hezbollah traded attacks over the weekend. israel referred to the strikes on lebanon as preemptive saying it detected plans by hezbollah to carry out a large-scale attack. check lake mary, florida, the 2024 little league world series champs. the youngsters from the sunshine state defeated chinese taipei in the final game of the walkup owned in extra innings. congrats. >>> welcome back to dateline. i am andrea canning. the police and the public seem to have it all figured out. they believed denise huskins and her boyfriend aaron quinn made up their traumatic home invasion and kidnapping story for publicity. the media even ducted the gone girl ministry based on the fictional story of a woman who faked her own disappearance. detectives are about to learn something that was shipped the investigation. another attack suspiciously similar to the one denise and aaron had been describing, too similar to ignore. here is jos

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.l california's park fire are pressing for threatening conditions. as high temperatures could erode progress made over the last week. the fire spread across 400,000 acres and is only 25% contain. >>> olympic medal collection of simone biles is in the double digits. the star gymnasts claimed her 10th career olympic medal after winning the vault apparatus, her third gold medal in this year's games. >>> welcome back to dateline. i'm craig melvin. where was harvey morrow? los angeles detectives were determined to question him about the murder of steven b. williams. morrow drained his bank account for lavish out renovation and then skipped town. the con man's lies are about to catch up with him. here again is keith morrison with who killed the radio star. >>> it was september 2006 when a smooth talking stranger walked into pete's auto dealership in great falls and got himself a job as a used car salesman. >> he was quite the character. not your typical car salesman persona. >> joe was the fi

shop now >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.to escalate in the middle east over the weekend following israel's latest strike in gaza and of fatal stabbing attack and they tel aviv's supper. it comes as israel braces for a potential attack this week. >>> 27 are dead in bangladesh following protests against the prime minister sunday. the bangladesh government declared a curfew in addition to shutting down internet services across the country. co. i'm craig melvin. where was lynsie ekelund? the investigation was at a standstill. detectives had two possible suspects but no evidence linking either of them to her disappearance. enter cold case detective larry montgomery, also known as the evidence whisperer. could he uncover some crucial clues so many others had missed? here again is josh mankiewicz with "the night lynsie disappeared." josh mankiewicz (voiceover): by 2008, lynsie ekelund had been missing for seven years. the case had gone from cold to frozen in time. so placentia pd decided to outsource the investigation to the cold c

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.from the kickoff of the democratic national convention in chicago. president biden is delivering the keynote speech will protests are expected to continue. >>> secretary of state antony blinken is in israel and said to meet with the prime minister regarding a cease-fire deal. u.s. officials have been optimistic to reach a deal to end the war but cautioned more work needs to be done. us manago wipe his cell phone, erasing any potential evidence police believed could tie him to the shooting. and josh had an ironclad alibi. soon, though, detectives would get startling new information. and it would be a game changer. here's dennis murphy with "out there in the dark." what is the next thing we've got to do then? dennis murphy (voiceover): investigators were pretty sure they had the right guys for brandy daniels' murder, and they learned a lot about just how awful her marriage to josh was. cops found a 911 call brandy had made six months before her murder. dennis murphy (voiceover): brandy d

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. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.l storm debbie strengthening into a category one hurricane just a few hours ago ahead of its expected landfall in florida today. it will bring strong winds and flooding to the region where the president has already approved an emergency declaration. >>> the u.s. has taken the commanding lead at the paris olympics. team usa earning 28 medals to bring the total to 71 with historic gold medal win in track and swimming. . kristene chapa told a harrowing tale of being raped at gunpoint by a man she had never met. she remembered her assailant was wearing under armor gloves. was this a detail that could help investigators unlock the mystery? here again is josh mankiewicz with "a texas twist." josh mankiewicz (voiceover): day by day, inch by inch, kristene chapa walked a steady, if uneven, road to recovery. i couldn't move my left side. i couldn't move my hand, or my arm, my leg. i had to relearn to swallow. you don't give up, do you? i don't. i try to stay motivated. josh mankiewicz (voiceove

. >>> i'm richard lui with an update.l military launched air strikes against hezbollah early sunday. this coming as hezbollah says it started an attack on israel to avenge the killing of one of their top command cores last month. the militant group saying it launched more than 300 rockets at multiple sites and israel and a large number of drones. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, speaking with israel's defense minister following the strikes as well. for now, back to "dateline." >>> just more than two years after his wife, heidy's, death, he was looking down the barrel of a life sentence when he returned to a utah courtroom to learn his punishment. this is the moment where some convicted killers ask for mercy because of their difficult lives or tell the court they've been misunderstood. and sometimes, of course, they don't speak at all. but not conrad truman. >> listen to me, please. i can't say sorry for something i did not do. >> i understood speaking out would make it way worse, but i was like, i don't know. i need to

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.ressman george santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple fraud charges. he had previously denied allegations to financial crimes including collecting unemployment benefits while employed and using campaign funds for personal expenses. >>> hurricane ernesto made landfall saturday morning, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to bermuda. although the storm is not expected to make landfall in the u.s., some beaches along the coast are closed due to potentially life-threatening rip currents. i'm craig melvin. an anniversary celebration that began with candles and strawberries ended in murder. sandra melgar told investigators she had no memory of the killer who'd stabbed her husband jamie and left her tied up in a closet. sandra's daughter liz offered several potential suspects-- her ex-husband, a former tenant, maybe a coworker. but investigators had a theory of their own. here again is dennis murphy with "unspeakable." dennis murphy (voiceover): december 23, 2013, the day before

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.s health ministry. it's among the dead last in lebanon's since hezbollah and idf began treating strikes on october 8. >>> security forces exchanged gunfire with the shooter up to the individual up and fire at the gate of the san antonio air force base. the shooter fired at military members at an entrance at lackland. no injuries were reported. >>> for now, back to dateline. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): men have always been better at starting relationships than ending them. we don't like to break up, to be the bad guy. and when confronted with a woman's tears, we sometimes yield to the urge to tell her what she most wants to hear, whether it's true or not. is that what jermeir stroud did? and did he unknowingly bring shannon crawley and denita smith together that dreadful day in 2007 when denita was murdered? now three years later, two families filed into the durham county courthouse, one family hoping for a conviction, the other an acquittal. reporter john mccann covered the trial for

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui with a news update.uld be the general secretary of the communist party of vietnam, the most powerful role of the country. >>> a deputy was killed following an ambitious abdomen florida. the three deputies were responding to calls of a disturbance in two occupants were found dead and another taken to the hospital. in his car, gil nunez went on trial for killing the man >>> 4.5 years after tom kolman was found dead in his car, gil nunez went on trial for killing the man he once called his best friend. >> i was glad to see him being exposed for what he truly was. >> the rest of the kolman family felt the same but were far from a united front. tom's parents still weren't speaking to linda and tom's daughter jillian had limited contact while in town for the trial. >> i knew i had to be there for as much as a could be. i needed closure and i wanted to hear everything i was not being told for all those years. >> gil's supporters were also there. his new wife, employees, and several loyal patients. zach was one