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tuesday ahead as "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. the busiest day yet in the impeachment inquiry gets under way in just hours with four witnesses set to testify about president trump's ukraine scandal. house democrats continuing to build their case overnight releasing a pair of new transcripts from testimony taken behind closed doors. one is from foreign service officer david holmes who is now slated to speak publicly on thursday he is the official who says he overheard a conversation between eu ambassador gordon sondland and the president. in his deposition he said the ukrainians, quote, came to understand what was required to set up a meeting with the president. he testified, quote, i've never seen anything like this. someone calling the president from a mobile phone at a restaurant and then having a conversation of this level of candor, colorful language. there's just so much about the call that was so remarkable that i remember it vividly. holmes said that he heard the

president asked ifkrinstigationd replied, quote, he would do anything you asked him to. craig, what can we expect from today's testimony? >> frances, good morning good morning, everyone look, we can expect a marathon day. four witnesses scheduled to testify today. threeof them were listening in on that july 25th phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president. so today's going to be split into two different sessions. first up this morning, there you go, first up this morning, lieutenant colonel alex vindman and jennifer williams, a top aide to vice president mike pence. williams described the call as unusual and inappropriate and tied to the president's personal now, there are nine witnesses scheduled for the next three days a dramatic and critical week in this impeachment inquiry as you mentioned, nbc news has learned the president is fuming with secretary of state mike pompeo for hiring people whose

testimony thre pint of that on monday take a listen. >> i'm not going to get into the issues surrounding the democrat impeachment inquiry. if somebody else has a substantive question about something that the -- that the world cares deeply about, i'm happy to take it >> all right so things get under way here on capitol hill very early this morning. a little less than since hours with the first session getting under way a little after 9:00/9:30 with alex vindman and jennifer williams. second session at 2:30 this afternoon. counting down to a very consequential day. frances, back to you. >> craig, thank you. nbc special coverage of today's impeachment hearings begins this morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern. a colorado jury reaches a verdict in the murder case that shocked the nation patrick frazee has been found guilty of killing his fiance and the mother of his child deathy berreth. she disappeared last

thanksgiving prosecutors say frazee killed her with a baseball bat while their daughter was in the same apartment. investigators believe he wanted custody of their child nbc's steve patterson was inside the courtroom. >> reporter: phillip, the jury wasted no time in deliberating, that verdict coming down in just a few hours. and the scene inside the courtroom emotional. the nearly two-week trial comes a year after the 29-year-old mother disappeared last thanksgiving last seen in this grocery store surveillance video with her daughter suspicion quickly fell on frazee who was accused of bludgeoning berreth to death in her own condo. their 1-year-old daughter kayleigh in the next room. frazee entered a plea of not guilty in court, prosecutor dan may emphasizing the brutality of the killing,he beat her and he beat. the break in the case, frazee's idaho mistress crystal lee taking a plea deal before telling her to travel to

colorado and you have a mess to clean up at berreth's condo following the killing. she says frazee told her berreth's last words, please stop another key witness, a former inmate describing conversations he had with frazee behind bars, providing 17 pieces of handwritten notes he said were written by frazee asking him to kill key witnesses, including lee. the defense did not call anyone to the stand, but argued both prosecution witnesses had ulterior motives for testifying. some closure for a grieving family despite berreth's body never being found. and you could hear audible sighs of relief and tears from the berreth family as that verdict was being read frazee, meanwhile, remained mostly stoic and stone-faced showing know motion as the judge put him away for life. phllilp? right steve, thank you. now to a terrifying scene that took place outside a walmart in oklahoma. officials say a gunman opened fire on a man and a woman sitting in a car, killing them both

then he fatally shot himself the chief of police says the three people knew each other but could not provide details about their relationship and the motive is not clear. police are looking for potential witnesses and are expected to hold a news conference later this morning let's turn now to hong kong where the city's leader announced that about 400 protesters have been arrested as they left the university campus that has been under siege by police for days. carrie lam also said that about 200 minors have left without being arrested but could still face charges about 10thght to still be inside here's nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: student protesters at a hong kong university fearing another police crackdown as riot police surround the campus using tear gas to keep them from leaving. some students taken down violently. this is one of the protesters' tactics, bringing stuff like this to the front lines. for months students have been a part of the large protests here

demanding democratic reforms and more autonomy for hong kong from the government in beijing. >> pursue universal values like freedom, universal suffrage. we're not trying to overthrow the government. >> reporter: but there has been some student violence, including protesters setting this police vehicle on fire and some using bows and arrows. one arrow impaled an officer's leg. >> without a doubt this is a murderous act. >> reporter: parents have been begging authorities to let their kids out in the last few hours we've seen children coming out by the dozens phillip? >> all right matt, thank you. a consumer alert for nissan owners this morning. the automaker is recalling over 400,000 vehicles worldwide because a brake fluid leak could spark a fire the company says dealers will replace the part you can see if your vehicle is one of the models affected by heading to the went bsite on yo

screen. just days after another school shooting in america, teachers are being trained to a life and death confrontation in the classroom. gadi schwartz reports on the internal struggle that teachers face. >> reporter: at a sheriff's department training center in utah, school teachers are being taught how to shoot and kill an active shooter and around the corner, she has just spotted her target. >> can i shoot this? >> yes >> one more. put it in the head good >> you were shaking. >> yeah, still you see a gunman with a young child. you know this has got to count. >> if there was a student that brought a gun to school and a student that you possibly knew, would you be able to stop him? >> that's a really loaded question it would be tough. it would be heartbreaking, but just think of what -- how it would alter life if you didn't

>> reporter: so far at least nine states including utah allow guns in schools as long as they are secured and concealed. >> one of the fears has to be there is going to be an accidental discharge in the school, right? >> it could happen, but the guns are in the school. >> they're already there >> they're there if they're going to do it, we need to help them prepare for it >> reporter: sheriff mike smith started the program after deputies found unsecured guns on a campus during a recent lockdown his new course covering everything from gun shot first aid, de-escalation, self-defense and basic tactics. >> are you at all worried about a kid possibly gettin at school? >> no. it will be on my person at all times, secure and concealed. >> the country's going to be asking whyr kids to schght w it's on the teachers it's my job. they look to me as the person that's going to keep them safe. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news, utah. >> that is a terrifying reality. >> yeah, to have to think about something like that and train for something we never want to

see. all right. let's get a check with our weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> good morning. a couple of trouble spots in new england. the new york state threw wuway,s of heavy rain, sleet and freeing rain in spots. we're seeing snow throughout the c catskills. here is the timing on all of this the higher elevations especially the adirondacks and the berkshires we're done central new england this afternoon this isn't a big snow event, but a highest of elevations could ges top a lot of the roads remain wet. accumulation on the trees and the cars the exceptio

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sex trafficking in the country. nbc news has gotten an inside look at facebook's effort to stop revenge porn 46 states have laws against it a source tells nbc that facebook gets about 500,000 reports of revenge porn every month the platform is training artificial intelligence to flag intimate content are working ent to a team of full-time on the problem ai wil and get better. >> 500,000 people? wow. >> a whole lot of revenge right there. >> a huge problem. all rie meeting ye in. teaming up for "jesus is king part ii. kanye announced a sequel on twitter with a photo with dre on twitter. kanye long cited dre was one of his inspirations no official release date, but the tweet teased it is coming

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