break news overnight a mass casualty shooting at a family's backyard gathering. at least ten people are shot with multiple casualties we'll have the latest. in one of the worst clashes in months, anti-government protesters launched fire bombs at police as police fired back with tear bombs. now the fallout for prince andrew following a discussion about jeffrey epstein. more record-breaking flooding in venice that some are likening to a canary in a coal mine when itth, an i phillip me. football watch party in fresno we begin with breakiop were sho police call this a mass casualty

shooting after four died according to authorities, about 35 people were in the backyard watching a game when one or two suspects snuck in and open fire into the crowd. >> thank god that no kids were hurt because several kids and females in attendance at this party. our heart goes out to the families that were victims of this thing this is senseless violence >> authorities say it's very likely this was a targeted shooting officers are canvassing the area, searching for witnesses and surveillance cameras that may help them capture the suspects. breaking out of hong kong. a fiery standoff between police and protesters riot police tried storming a university occupied by activists. the protesters fought back with fire bombs and bows and arrows, forcing the police to retreat. nbc's matt bradley joins us from hong kong. the protests have really escalated over the last week. >> reporter: yeah, you know, it has. not just in terms of the violence that you're seeing

those images of. also in terms of the frequency back in the day six months ago, because these protesters are well into the sixth month, this was a weekly event, a weekend thing with millions of people on the streets. now in the intervening months we're starting to see the crowds have gotten a lot smaller, a lot more radical, a lot angrier and more violent that's what we saw last night. it was one of the most violent epises i've seen here in hong kong in the months i've been koring this story. we saw what looked like protesters taking over the university one of five universities, hong kong holly ne polytech neck thek over ford days, used it as a citadel, a training ground. they used it to fill up with tons and tons of molotov cocktails, which is what they used to fight back against the police the police launched an attack against that university. that university is still under

siege. it was only a couple moments ago you could still see a column of smoke rising from the university grounds across the harbor from where i'm standing now this thing is going to continue going on and the outrage is continuing to pile up as this continues. >> really so volatile. matt bradley for us, thank you. a critical week ahead in the impeachment inquiry as a wave of witnesses prepare to testify in front of cameras possibly the most pivotal appearance is the ambassador caught at the center of this political firestorm,n n wednesday. the envoy to the european union is the only witness with firsthand knowledge of president trump's push for investigations into his political rivals. g to newr top officials in the loop on ukraine, including acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney and energy secretary rick perry these week's hearings again tomorrow morning jennifer johnson has a preview. >> reporter: lawmakers facing the busiest week in the

impeachment hearing of president trump. the first to testify, lieutenant colonel vindman who was on the telephone call between president trump and president zelensky he was so alarmed he reported his concerns to the nsc's top lawyers. >> the president of the united states used taxpayer funded military assistance to pressure a foreign leader to help him in his re-election campaign is soc and an impeachable offense. >> reporter: vindman says the transcript they released is missing parts. military aid for a biden investigation, still saying there was no quid pro quo. >> only two people involved in that telephone call, president trump and president zelensky both very happy with the telephone call >> reporter: the house speaker is pushing back against the president and republicans' claims the process is unfair, saying the door's open for

president trump to testify >> the president could come right before the committee and talk -- speak all the truth that he wants. >> you don't expect him to do that. >> if he wants to take the oath of office or do it in writing. >> reporter: lawmakers will hear from ambassador gordon sondland and who was overheard talking to the president assuring him ukraine would investigate the bidens. the mayor of south bend, indiana, is officially a democratic front-runner. the first state to get their say in the 2020 election, pete buttigieg is at the top.m at thp elizabeth warren, bernie sanders and joe biden all trailed. nbc's harry smith sat down with senator kamala harris talk about the big issues for

democratic voters. >> reporter: at our gathering of democratic voters -- >> i get the second amendment. >> reporter: -- ron schuler is a retired veteran and police officer. we showed senator harris what is important to him. >> would you approve of moving assault rifles into a category three which requires greater hurdles to overcome to own those. >> reporter: what do you think of what ron said >> i get it. i get it what he's saying is reject the false choice which suggests you're either in favor of the second amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away it's a false choice. there are certain -- certain types of weapons that should not be on the streets of a civil society. >> reporter: harris agrees she wants universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. she also supports a mandatory gun buyback. say you got a couple hundred thousand off the streets

isn't that just a drop in the bucket >> well, what we'll do is have an incentive for people to turn them in and buy them back, but when we're talking about weapons of war, i mean, it literally is this simple. 5 million assault weapons on the streets of, period. ris says as president she'll take executive action harry smith, nbc news, new york. msnbc and "the washington post" will host the next democratic debate live from atlanta this wednesday at 9:00mn and the playoff picture is starting to come into focus. the rams keeping their postseason dreams alive with a much needed win over the bears on sunday night football both teams got off to a slow start. the rams finding the end zone before the half. that was todd gurley from one

yard out chicago narrows the gap. l.a. would take the game 17-7. cowboys' offense firing on all cylinder as at ford field. dak prescott threw for 444 yards in their win over the lions. detroit kept it close but they lost the game 35-27. the patriots getting a bit tricky to beat the eagles. julian edelman would throw for the touchdown. new england's defense kept the eagles from taking off the patriots win it 17-10. another week, anothejackson ran dominating performance this time against the texans houston didn't stand a chance in this o baltimore blows them out 41-7. jackson comes in fourth place in top fantasy scores top honors went to wide receiver john brown and quarterback josh allen. prescott finished fourth and

chark taking the fifth spot. let's check out the weather with bill karins. >> chilly in many areas of the country and now watching this pesky ocean storm that caused problems on the beaches in the mid-atlantic still spinning south of cape cod. we have a second storm coming through the ohio valley and it's the second one that will bring a round of snow, freezing rain, a little bit of a wintry mix we have winter weather advisories for 12 million people from northern new jersey into new england. this is tonight into tomorrow. some areas will get enough snow they'll have to do plowing and shoveling in areas of northern maine where you could get 2 to 4 inch

64 and sunny sounds great in colorado still cloudy and cool near the coast. weekend forecast coming up. >> we'll hear from you in a bit. a life-changing new program for a group of girl scouts. an uproar over prince andrew the growing fallout about his friendship with jeffrey epstein. and now it reminds me of her. i'm just glad i never fixed it. listen, you don't need to go anywhere dad. meet christine, she's going to help you around the house. the best home to be in is your own. from personal care and memory care, to help around the house, home instead offers personalized in-home services for your loved ones. home instead senior care. to us, it's personal. igtion,♪ home instead senior care. ♪upset stomach, diarrhea. try new pepto liquicaps for fast relief and ultra-coating. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.♪ get powerful relief with new pepto bismol liquicaps.

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epstein. in a bbc interview, the duke of york sticking to his story, saying he saw no evidence that epstein committed sex crimes when he visited his home in 2010 >> there is video footage of epstein accompanied by young girls and you were there staying in his house, catching up with friends. >> i never -- if they were, then i wasn't a party to any of that. i never saw them. >> reporter: that same trip, the prince says he cut ties with the friend he partiedy saying, i don't think it's appropriate that we should remain in contact. prince andrew linked to epstein after one of the financier's accusers claimed epstein directed her to have sex with the prince. >> she says she met you in 2001. she dined with you she danced with you. you bought her drinks. you're in trump nightclub in london and she went on to have sex with you in a house in a

house belonging to maxwell. >> didn't happen >> do you remember her >> no. i -- i've no recollection of ever meeting her. >> but a picture might say otherwise. >> i used to carry around these little kodak disposable cameras, and jeffrey's like, let me get a picture of photo. >> i've seen the fra photograph >> how do you explain that >> i can't because i don't -- i have no -- again, i have absolutely no memory of that photograph every being taken. >> reporter: the prince going further, saying the photo could be doctored. for now the royal family staying silent we did reach out to both that woman and her legal team. neither of whom have given any official response. in the meantime, critics are calling on prince andrew to make a sworn statement. the prince telling the bbc, if he has to testify under oath, he would be, quote, duty-bound to do so. moth

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badges for this maryland troop it's a chance for them to see their mothers behind bars. it's a different type of social service project taking on a new meaning. >> to live by the girl scout law. >> reporter: a traditional oath recited in a surprising segment, prison they're a regular girl scout troop but their mothers are at maryland institution for women. >> when i'm waiting for her, be i can't explain it it's like my heart stops, i be just so anxious and ready to see her. >> reporter: that's how she feels when she is waiting for her daughter to walk in the door they meet in the prison gym on the first and third saturday of the month, an opportunity to gives them so much more than regular visitation >> if i want to visit, i can't sit next to her. i have to sit across from her. we can't hold hands. we can't hug

we have to hug across the table. >> reporter: the program is called girl scouts beyond bars >> the girls and moms both -- they get to still be a family rr the program started in maryland in 1992, a collaboration with the girl scouts of central maryland and the prison. there's no cost to the taxpayer but there's a huge payoff for the prison. >> they recognize the need to be in this program, to see their daughters in this relationship at least twice a month they don't want to lose that privilege, and it is a privilege. so, it calms them, keeps thein a good place, keeps them out of others who know what it's like to grow up away from mom. >> we can talk more and open up to each other about what we go through. we go through similar stuff. >> reporter: this particular girl scout meeting is an important one. it's the bridge ceremony >> it's beautiful to have these ceremonies and moments to mark time their moms miss a lot of special days in their life because they're in here. >> reporter: getting mothers involved in the meeting is part

of it, but it also promotes the girl scout way. >> gives us a new opportunitying we went camping and we got on a kayak. i never would have got in a yak unless we came with them. >> reporter: the meetings happen twice a month. one thing is the annual sleepover when the troop comes here to the prison and spend the night with mother/daughter time. >> we have a full spread, we do activities, we watch movies, they dance, they play games with mom. >> it's fun because i get to sleep with my mom. i get to hug her and we get to sleep together and it's fun. >> reporter: sleeping next to her mom is what this 11-year-old says she misses the most she's serving life in prison for murder that two hours goes by quickly but it gives you an opportunity to experience what moms on the outside experience. >> i'm so proud of her. >> our thanks to megan pringle for that report. bill's look ahead at the

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>> yeah. >> reporter: he's been preparing bei bei to the long trip to china in a forest sanctuary. >> getting him ready to go and he's going to have a great trip. >> one of the panda bears soon to be given to the united states -- >> reporter: pandas were first gifted to the united states by china in 1962. a special partnership continues. the zoo raising pandas to age 4 and moving them to china to assist in repopulation efforts, ensuring this vulnerable species lives on vital since there are only about 1,800 in the wild. here we are in the jungle. >> exactly. >> reporter: bei bei eats 75 pounds of bamboo a day for a treat a little sugarcane in a chew toy, like a kid in a candy store. marty will still have the zoo's other bears to care for, but he's going to miss his playful pal. >> i've literally held him from the first day of his life and have been with him ever since.

seeing him go emotionally will be hard. there will be tears. i'm a cryer. i'm not afraid to say that. >> reporter: until he says bye-bye, he plans to give him all the honey water he can slurp, a reward for being a good boy. and proof that bears do like honey. kevin tibbles at smithsonian national zoo in washington, d.c.

breaking overnight, a mass casualty shooting with at least four dead and a half dozennt is for the shooter. hong kong police crack down on antigovernment protesters hunkered down at a university, as clashes escalate into even more violence. new fallout from the highly anticipated one-on-one interview with britain's prince andrew and

his relationship with jeffrey epstein. the playoff picture is taking shape as we bring you the highlights from week 11 in the nfl. it is monday, november 18th. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm