multiple breaking stories overnight. the governor of puerto rico has resigned after weeks of protests and possible impeachment hearings was he attacked or did he try to hurt himself? millionaire jeffrey epstein is injured in jail. a new twist in the manhunt of two teens suspected in three murders. facebook agrees to pay a record of $5 billion fine for failing to protect the privacy of billions. the performance was obviously not very good. he had a lot of problems but what he showed more than anything else is that this whole thing has been three years of

embarrassment and waste of time for our country. >> president trump rushing to put the mueller report behind him while members of congress must decide whether to pursue itch -- impeachment. two sources tell nbc news that accused pedophile jeffrey epstein is on suicide watch. citing two sources, wnbc reported that he was found on the floor in the fetal position, semi conscious with marks on his neck jonathan deed has details surround thing discovery >> reporter: several sources sell us the initial report is o in his cell in a fetal position semi conscious with marks to his neck investigators aretrying to determine what happened to epstein inside the metropolitan correctional center in one of the secure areas of the jail two sources say epstein may have

tried to hang himself. a third source cautioned his injuries were not serious and questioned if he might be seeking a transfer this as a fourth source says an assault has not been ruled out that another man in the same area was questioned. epstein was ordered held without bail since his arrest on sex trafficking charges. he had to be housed in his upper east side mansion, but the judge said he was a danger and risk of flight given the allegations that he sexually abused underage girls. he's pleaded not guilty. after 12 nights of public outcry, a monumental change happening in puerto rico the governor finally stepping sounds of ng his announcemen screams and cheers outside his

mansion. the announcement came after a day of mounting frustration as reporters waited for his official resignation he's the u.s. commonwealth's first governor to resign our very own gabe gutierrez was in san juan in the middle of the celebration. >> reporter: just moments ago, the governor announced that he was resigning. this is what all of these demonstrators have been waiting for. it has been a democratic day the governor was rumored to be planning his resignation throughout the day but word did not come until just now. he did it just before midnight, in a recorded message played out on social media. these demonstrators waited to hear it, crowding around speakers and phones. they finally got the message that they had beenis w a politat

h these controversial chats that had been leaked about rival politicians and other puerto ricans, even celebrities but these demonstrators said this is about much more than that they said this is what they felt was rampant corruption that had gone on for too long and now they say the governor need tols resign he's finally done it there are still a lot of questions about who will leave puerto rico in the coming days for now, these demonstrators view this as a victory a victory over corruption on an island that had been on the brink for days >> many thanks to gabe gutierrez. former special counsel robert mueller has likely delivered his final word on his russia report. but it could be just the start of a new political battle. democrats claimed victory from mueller's testimony, but president trump had a very different take >> the performance was obviously

not very good. the democrats thought they could win an election like this. i think they hurt themselves very badly for 2020. >> nbc's pete williams has more on mueller's day in the hotseat. what is is your message to the president? >> reporter: robert mueller arrived amid great hopes by democrats that the hearing would spread his report's message to the millions that never read it. it seemed to show promise with jerry nadler zeroing in on what president trump has said about it >> the president repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction, and that it totally exonerated him but that is not what your report said, is it? >> correct, that is not what the report said. >> the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice is that correct? >> that is correct >> and what about total exoneration, did you totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> reporter: republicans pressed mueller on just that issue, and the report's statement that while it does not conclude that

the president committed a crime, it does not exonerate him. republicans said that sentence took away his pri such shun of innocence. >> can you give me an example where the justice department determined a person was not exonerated bse law, he's not. but he damn sure shouldn't be below the law. >> reporter: but in two hearings, mueller revealed nothing new, sticking to his pledge to talk about only what was in his democrats tried to get him to read from five of the report's examples of potential obstruction of justice by president trump. but mueller more than 200 times declined or gave such short answers they did not amount to a cohesive narrative >> no. yes. correct, true. generally correct, yes generally, yes that's accurate. >> reporter: but republicans said mueller has never prevented for doing his job. >> were you ever fired as special counsel? >> no. >> were you allowed to complete

your investigation unincumbered? >> yes >> reporter: mueller pushedbac that his legal team included many hillary clintonnoupt hasid occanot done what i care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and to do i integrity. >> reporter: and he showed a spark when asked for his reaction to repeated statements about president trump of wikileaks posting the emails it stole. >> problematic is an understatement in terms of what it displays in terms of giving some, i don't know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity >> reporter: mueller said his investigation was no witch hunt and russian acts of meddling were real and dangerous. >> would you agree that it was not a hoax that the russians were engaged in trying to impact

our election >> reporter: answ >> absolutely. it was not a hoax. the indictments we returned against the russians, two different ones, were substantial and in their scope, i think one of the -- we have underplayed to a certain extent >> reporter: mueller said that though he wanted to interview president trump, the special counsel team decided not to put up a fight >> the expectation was if he subpoenaed the president, he would fight it and we would be in the midst of the investigation for a period of time >> reporter: the president did submit answers in writing. >> his answers showed that he wasn't always being truthful >> i would say generally >> reporter: that answer from mueller, too, was sticking within the confines of the special counsel's report it described president trump's written answers as incomplete or

inprecise. >> pete, thank you now to a growing man hunt in canada for two teens suspected of triple homicide officials issued warrants for the pair, charging them with at least one count of second degree murder in connection to the killings of a american woman, her australian boyfriend and a third man. police considered the pair missing after finding two burnt vehicles, allegedly used by the suspects here's nbc's miguel almaguer with the latest developments >> reporter: in the rugged mountains of british columbia, a manhunt for two teenagers who police suspect of three murders. but thousands of miles away, investigators confirmed they recovered the torched car the two were using the duo, believed to be on the run, perhaps in disguise, maybe armed and are dangerous. >> this is a complex, ongoing investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. >> reporter: first feared to be missing, the teens are now

suspects a week after the bodies of two americans were discovered near their van on a road trip across canada police say the couple was fatally shot on a quiet highway. >> none of this will bring my sister back or lucas back. we just hope that they can find who did it >> reporter: the bodies were recovered 300 miles away from another remote canadian road where police discovered an unidentified body. investigators found two burned out vehicles left by the suspects they have not released a motive. >> i hope they get caught and i hope this never happens to anyone elselike this >> reporter: a murder mystery turned manhunt in the canadian woods. miguel almaguer, nbc news. let's get a check to the day ahead. >> rays of sunshine, i feel like i've been talking about it all week for the midwest and northeast. that's going to happen today unfortunately, if you're in

florida, the cloud coverage and the rain going to be pretty steady here. that tropical depression that we were watching, it has dissipated, but it's leaving these scattered showers throughout your afternoon. if you're behind this cold front, we're going to continue to see these cool temperatures from louisiana to little rock. morning lows, they're going to be in the upper 50s to pacific northwest, as well showers across denver. things are starting to get better we'll take a look at that weekend forecast coming up in today's quick hits, nickelodeon's iconic green slime is being sent to space in a dragon capsule astronaut also capture video of how it moves in microgravity and the material will be used to

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distance. nice start to our day. but i must say it is a warm one already. good morning to you, thank you so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> a look at that commute and we'll get to that in a bit. we want to start with the warm temperatures. last night even around 8:00 it was warm. >> it takes a while to cool off and we're also feeling the humidity and the warmth this morning. this is a live look this morning in san jose and willow glen temper whiches in the mid-60sfo heating up again today. all the humidity and temperatures and getting you out the doo