if somebody called from a country, norway, we have information on your opponent oh, i think i'd want to hear it. >> major revelations as president trump says his fbi director is wrong about a foreign source offering political dirt, but that's just the beginning. >> as one of the president's closest long-time advisors hope hicks agrees to testify before congress is the white house worried about what she could reveal? >> shamed into support, congress votes unanimously to replenish the 9/11 victims fund. >> thelo "big papi" remains in icu as the police round up suspects from

the murder for hire scheme >> and massive college admissions cheating scandal, this person took over $600,000 in bribes. >> the st. louis blues are the stanley cup champions! >> from worst to first the blues take game 7 in boston along with their very first stanley cup championship "early tstar" right now good thursday morning. i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. i think i'd take it. those five words now hang over the 2020 election during an interview with abc news, president trump said he would accept dirt on a political rival from a foreign power the stunning admission was in response to whether donald trump, jr., should he contacted the fbi after a russian lawyer promised him dirt on hillary clinton in 2016 nbc's tracie potts joins us from d.c. with the latest tracie, the president referring to this as upper research. >> reporter: right, opposition research, which is what the big issue was in the russia

investigation. now as his son testifies on capitol hill about his own meeting with the russian lawyer, president trump answering questions about whether he thinks it's okay to take information from a foreign government here's what he told abc. >> okay, let's put yourself in a position you're a congressman somebody comes u >> the fbi director says that's opponent do you call the fbi? what should happen >> the fbi director is wrong >> your campaign this time around, if foreigners, if russia, if china, someone offers you information on the opponent, should you call the fbi? >> i think you do both if somebody called, a fellow country -- norway -- we have information on your opponent oh, i think i'd want to hear it. >> you'd want that kind of interference in our ee lerkss? >> it's not information. it's information i think i'd take it. >> reporter: so democrats on capitol hill are crying foul saying this is unamerican of the president.

meantime his former communications director, hope hicks, is headed to the hot seat here on capitol hill ll before, and acknowledged she's told white lies for the president. hope hicks in the hot seat next week next wednesday back to you. >> all right, tracie potts for us tracie, thanks >> we have breaking news overnight out of memphis authorities there investigating a fatal shooting involving the u.s. marshals service. soon after the incident tensions rose between police officers and a large crowd of residents the memphis p.d. says people were throwing bricks and rocks according to the mayor, at least 24 officers and two journalists were injured our local affiliate reports that the situation has since de-escalated >> a new bombshell in the alleged murder plot in one of the most beloved figures in baseball, dominican authorities say th test test. to kill david ortiz was just less than $8,000. and that the second suspect was cruz, confessed to shooting ortiz. morgan chess knee is in the d.r. with the latest. >> reporter: shocking details

about the coordinated attack on david ortiz. police showing off the gun used during the ambush captured on camera at a popular restaurant and describing their targeted attack that included a 400,000 peso price tag on ortiz's head, just under $8,000. the attorney general identifying this man, cruz, as the one who fired the gue others are in pole custody potentially facing charges of attempted murder. the first suspect was taken into custody at the scene still visibly swollen and bruised after bystander stopped him from escaping. police say information they got from him including fingerprints and details about that evening helped lead to the other arrests. authorities also played surveillance vid s vehicles near the scene suggesting to them this wasn't random i starting to show signs of recovery. his wife tiffany saying, david was able to sit up as well as take some steps, but he will remain in the icu for the coming

days back here in the d.r., authorities are still searching for one other suspect. they wouldn't share any details about a potential motive and refuse to answer when asked who could have given that order to kill ortiz morgan chesky, nbc news, santo domingo. >> a's federal judge has handed out the first sentence in that massive college admissions scandal. a former stanford coach sailing out of a boston courtroom under supervised release his story is being closely watched by dozens of other defendants >> reporter: john vandemoer walked out of federal court facing no prison time. the former coach of the university sailing team sentenced to a day behind bars, probation an >>nd i've accepted consequence for my actions >> reporter: he pled guilty to federal racketeering charges

admitting he took $610,000 in bribes to get privileged students admitted at stanford through a side door. prosecutors asked for 13 months but his attorney argued for leniency saying he used the money to pay for sailing uniforms, equipment and staff koftsz >> my actions were wrong i see that now but my intentions were to help the team i will carry this with me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: the first defendant to be sentenced, prosecutors asked for prison time to send a message. it is also, they say, the only way to begin restoring confidence in a college admissions system that most people agree is needlessly unfair >> any message for your former athletes >> reporter: the decision closely watched by 22 defendants who have agreed to or plan to plead guilty, including actress felicity huffman who also faces prison time. others like hollywood star lori loughlin and her husband deny

charges. they wait for their day in court. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> a day after being shamed by jon stewart, a house panel voted unanimously to replenish the 9/11 victims fund. he got emotional when he was gifted pnifer's jacket nbc's blayne alexander has more on the bill. >> reporter: one step closer >> the ayes have it and the bill is rohr reported favorably to the house. >> reporter: the bill that would extend funding to those suffering from 9/11 related illnesses is now on its way to the house floor for a full vote. >> more people are getting sick than was anticipated more cancers are coming out. the fund has run short >> reporter: for first responders, the move is long overdue. >> it's not just a new york issue. this is a national issue, and the first responders were there to defend democracy, freedom,

and liberty. >> reporter: the vote comes after an emotional day of testimony. >> this hearing should be flipped. these men and women should be up on that stage and congress should be down here answering their questions. as to why this is so dam hard and takes so dam long. and why no matter what they get, something is always pulled back. >> reporter: if congress does not act, there will be no money for new claims after december of 2020 this bill would provide funding for an additional 70 years d we live 9/11 every day.ke on the recovery efforts in the days and weeks after the attack. she is now dealing with a host of 9/11 related illnesses. her husband joe, a retired n.y.p.d. officer, got totower fl he stayed there for months and is now fighting bladder cancer >> if this ultimately passes, what would this mean for you and

so many people that you know >> we just want to take care of our families we want our dignity back >> reporter: and if this bill passes the house, it then moves on to the senate, but there's no time line yet for when those votes would take place frances? >> all right, thank you, blayne. >> this morning st. louis has never been happier to sing the blues. >> the st. louis blues are the stanley cup champions! >> for the first time in fre history, defeating the boston bruins 4-1 in game 7, the blues commanded the lead early on they were up 2-0 at the end of the first thanks to some surprising offensive work by defender alex. brayden schenn scored a third in the third. that would seal the deal the bruins were outscored, but they took plenty of shots. 33 of them to be exact blues rookie goalie jordan binnington had the game of his life, making 3sa super

staer this is a real david and goliath story. back in january, the blues had 250 to 1 vegas odds of beating the six-time champion bruins and that is when scott berry bet 400 bucks on st. louis to win it all. today he'll be cashing in that ticket for $100,000. i'm sure he's out celebrating with the rest of st. louis as we speak. >> l's michelle grossman. brl weather? >> total umbrella weather. we are looking for rain stretching from the great lakes to the northeast you see green, and yellow, too that's where you're seeing the heaven ire downpours i-95, new york, boston, philadelphia that threat will stay with us throughout the day we could even see thunderstorms later on this afternoon. when we zoom in a little bit closer, we're seeing heavy rain in washington, harrisburg, even overo philadelphia th tat weather,

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