will ever come. >> one murder, so many victims. >> i'm lester holt. from all of us at nbc news, good night. on this memorial day, president trump unleashes a twitter storm on multiple front as the white house circles the wagons for jared kushner. >> in germany ank gel, a merkel said europe can no longer completely rely on its allies. that includes the united states. tragedy for one of the navy's elite frogs as a parachute crashes over the harbor. unbelievable wreck and everyone okay. >> caroline kennedy reflects on her father 100 years after his birth. >> between the barbecuing weekend, we say thank you to all who have served.

nbc live starts right now. good morning, i'm gigi stone woods. thanks for joining us. >> i'm frances rivera. appreciate you being up early on this memorial day. on this holiday president trump wakes up to a white house in crisis mode. he returned from his nine-day five-city overseas trip to chaos this weekend. the russia investigation looks to imperil his young esidency. he unleashing a barrage of tweets betterating the quote, fake news media, as hits close to home. with revelations centering on son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner as reuters says he had three conversations. tried to establish back channel communications with the russian operatives during the communication. they are communications chief john kelly is defending. >> any time you can open communications whether they are good friends or not good friends

is a smart thing to do. >> our own team says west wing are speechless at the kushner news. while the attorney defended with this state, mr. kashiwazaki participated in thousands of calls. he has no recollection of the calls as described. also admitted to warning signs of possible russian ties, james clapper. >> from a theoretical standpoint i would tell you my dashboard light was on, and i think that was the case with all of us in the intelligence community. very concerned about the nature of these approaches to the russians. >> this morning we get reports a war room is now being set up at the white house while a massive staff shake-up is contemplated. that as the president cancels a planned rally in iowa and looks

to be pivoting towards his legislative agenda tweeting about health care and massive tax cuts reform package he says is moving along very well, promising big benefits to all. he's expected to hold rallies in the coming weeks to push his agenda. >> the ballots to retake mosul could soon be over. the iraqi military said it launched an operation that captured part of thety still held by isis. the terror group took over mosul in 2014 and the u.s.-backed defense to claim it has taken eight months. it's taken longer than planned because isis militants are dug in among civilians. more than 100 u.s. operations forces were working with units around mosul with hundreds more playing support roles further from the front lines. at home a navy s.e.a.l. died in a tragic parachute incident during navy's fleet week. richard lui has details. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of fleet week, demonstration by u.s. navy

parachute team called the leapfrogs descending in formation at the statue of liberty. instead, something went very wrong. >> liberty park, north and south. down in the water. >> reporter: one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed. >> navy parachute failed to operate improperly and landed in the water adjacent to the park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead, a piece of the broken chute cut loose during the fall apparently dropped into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when we honor military. why a man gunned down eight people including a deputy in a small town. that man, 35-year-old is in custody. he spoke out moments after his arrest sunday morning.

>> suicide by cop was my intention. i lived? not after what i done. >> he told reporter he got into an argument about his estranged wife about his children before the shooting spree started. authorities say he targeted three homes starting at 11:30 saturday night. three women kill in the first home along with deputy sheriff who was responding to the domestic call. in the second home two underage boys killed. in the third home two miles away another man and woman found dead. police have not confirmed whether he knew the victims but family members said some of them are related. he's held on one count of capital murder, seven counts of first degree murder. north korea launched a short range ballistic missile according to military officials. this is the second launch in two days. in london, what's the latest from north korea and the reaction from the u.s.

>> frances, good morning. u.s. officials say short range ballistic missile threw for six minutes and 250 miles before crashing spot sea of japan. japanese officials don't believe it hit anything but it is the third missile test in three weeks. tensions in the region are already high. this morning japan and south korea are vowing to take action. over the weekend, north korean state media released these photos of kim jong-un overseeing new military exercises. the isolated country and its nuclear ambition is seen as one of the biggest national security challenges facing the trump administration. u.s. officials say they are till working this morning to gather more information about the latest launch. frances and gigi. >> blake mccoy, thank you. there was a scary moment at the indy 500 on the 55th lap, jay howard came out of the turn, hit the wall, speeding down and crashing into another driver scott dixon, sending him flying into the air on top of the safety barrier. fortunately if you can believe

both drivers survived. they were examined and cleared by the medical center. ile they didn't win, the first japanese driver won indy 500. here he is celebrating. doesn't drink at all but thumb's over the head. nice tradition. >> unbelievable. that is the headline at the french open when the number one female in the world made history. she becomes the first to ever get ousted from the tournament in first round. she rose to number one after serena williams stepped off the court due to injury and pregnancy in january. for a look at memorial day weather, here is meteorologist bonnie schneider. is it going to rain? >> it's raining now across the northeast and into the atlantic. we have thunderstorms through the state college area and across much of the south. if you're driving i-10 louisiana or texas, be careful out there.

it's a busy day for travel memorial day. texas and southeast, some of the places we're watching for highways to be a little more congested due to thunderstorms in the houston area we're expecting storms today. through much of upstate new york. really from boston to philadelphia if you're driving i-95 or 87 or 90, buffalo, all those places you may have to face downpours. haven't been bad in terms of airport delays, could get worgs for major cities. i mentioned houston, but also atlanta, detroit, chicago could face weather related delays. temperatur for this holiday quite warm. actually very hot as you head off further to areas of the west where we're above normal but cooler in parts of the northeast and staying warm but not quite as hot as what we've seen in texas. notice back in the 80s as opposed to 90s where temperatures have been past few days. overall stormy conditions in the north and south but west looking great for memorial day holiday. >> all right.

bonnie, thank you very much. senator john mccain is commemorating memorial day in stray. he visited australia memorial and laid a wreath at the site honoring forces who fought alongside australians in world war ii. he praised the military alliance. >> every since the battle, americans and australians have left the land they loved and gone off into the world and served together, fought together, loved together and lost together. on behalf of my spire nation, i want to take this opportunity to say something that we americans can never tell you often enough. thank you. >> senator mccain visited australia's parliament where the prime minister praised his service in the vietnam war. >> a national hero on this important day. we do have plenty more ahead on this memorial day. we hear from caroline kennedy on

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i've thought about him and missed him every day of my life. growing up without him was made easier thanks to all people who kept him in their hearts, who told me that he inspired them to work and fight and believe in a better world. >> former ambassador caroline kennedy remembering her father, john f. kennedy on what would have been the former president's birthday. the man accused of killing two people after a rant. jeremy christian. christian allegedly stabbed three people on a portland train, killing two of them when the victims tried to protect two women from his hate-filled outburst. a vigil held sunday for the two

men killed. one witness who helped the victim said the severity of the attack must be made clear. >> i hope that it is labeled what it is, and that is a terrorist attack. i want that to be clear. >> christian has been charged with aggravated murder and attempted murder. >> turning now to the investigation in last week's deadly bombing in manchester, england, where more arrests have been made. fourteen people now in custody as the country remains on high alert. armed guards were present as thousands took place in the run on sunday. runners paused in silence to honor the victims. also sunday "meet the press," homeland security security john kelly severely condemned intelligence leaks that briefly halted information flow between united states and britain. >> if it came to the united states, it's totally unacceptable. i don't know why people do these kind of things, but it's porder

li -- borderline, if not over the line of treason. >> lucy kafanov has more from manchester. lucy, the terror threat was reduce freddie krd from critica. how does that impact at all? >> reporter: that means an attack is no longer imminent but still likely. that has not slowed down or stopped that fast-paced investigation of people working around the clock to take down the network of the salman abedi, the 22-year-old attacker. police making numerous raids as well as arrests of a 23-year-old man in sussex. that brings the total men in custody to 14. we do know that they have done a rather thorough job in the aftermath of this attack, for example, identifying the bomber just two hours after that monday massacre locating the flat where he's believed to have conducted his bomb, where he built the actual bomb. there are growing questions about what more authorities could have done to prevent the

attack. it does appear he was known to him, identified as a person of interest at one point but no investigation pursued. that hasn't stopped people of manchester to come out and pay respects and standing strong in defiance of this attack, taking to the treats yesterday for great manchester run. 40,000 people, a range of emotions on the streets. take a look. >> we thought by coming here, coming to manchester and show the terrorists won't win. >> reporter: so there you have it. despite what happened, people not afraid. they are taking to the treats. they are showing their support for this city. ariana grande announcing she will return to manchester to play a benefit concert. again, as can you see, crowds are still turning out. atmosphere long weekend, holiday

weekend. a lot of folks coming out to pay their reconciliations for those 22 people whose innocent lives were taken in that monday attack. >> nbc's lucy kafanov. lucy, thank you. a little boy lucky to be relatively unscathed after falling off a water slide. as a boy reached the bottom, goes airborne, skids across the concrete. he was able to get up on his own and walk away with just a few scratches. it happened at wade's water park in california. the ride is closed until park officials figure out what went wrong and how to correct it. >> scary to see him gone down. >> what better way to start the unofficial start of the summer than wiener races. hundreds of dachshunds. they look like smeng out of a comic book. delivered to the ref by that man riding on top of the drone.

despite the wet conditions the drone managed a pretty perfect to dhifr the bar. >> who needs hover board weapon that exists. looks fun. >> it does. maybe a little dangerous if you're not good at it. ahead, what's ahead for president trump after he's back from his overseas trip. plus full navy honors for pilot killed in action long ago and a promise to bring him home finally fulfilled.

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deepens and now the week looking for a new fbi chief and more. mike joins us from the white house with more. good morning, mike. >> good morning, frances. president trump and mrs. trump arrived in washington saturday evening spending most of a rainy sunday here in washington inside the white house. but president trump returning to a familiar venue, twitter. early on sunday morning, a series of tweets taking after some of his favorite subjects, the so-called fake news media telling his followers not to believe anything they read that's attributed to anonymous sources. now, the president faces a week ahead full of controversy. first, he's got to decide whether or not he's going to keep the united states in the paris climate accord. that a major controversy that's already brewing. he just returned from europe where european leaders were virtually unanimous in asking the united states to stay. he's doing to have to decide on an fbi director. remember top candidate yo lieberman with drew his name

from consideration while president trump was away. perhaps the biggest controversy involves son-in-law and top white house staffer and adviser jared kushner allegedly opening a back channel with russians in secret outside the usual channels before president trump came into the white house on january 20th. that now, the leak from the "washington post," consuming all of the political oxygen in washington. congress is away for the week. also health care legislation still stuck in the senate. that future could be told when congressmen and senators do back to meet their constituents over the course of the week. a lot of controversy the president is doing to be dealing with as he returns to the white house for a full week. frances. >> thank you. hall of fame major league baseball pitcher and former senator jim bunning of kentucky died. the baseball legend's death comes after he suffered a stroke. he died friday due to complications. he played for detroit tigers, phillies, pittsburgh and los

angeles dodgers in the span of 17 years. he's one of only 18 major league players to throw a perfect game in the modern era and went on to represent kentucky in congress for more than 24 years before retiring from office. jim bunning was 85 years old. >> thousands of bikers, one rolled into the nation's capital as part of the rolling thunder ride for freedom. since 1988, bikers and spectaculars have gathered in washington to honor military veterans and those missing in action. sunday's route started pentagon and win i should up at the war memorial. today bikers scheduled to lay wreaths at the world war ii and tomb of unknown soldier. >> on this memorial day, one family making a remarkable contribution to the country. three procedures, noah, cole and sumner graduating from the military academy this year. west point that not graduated three siblings in the same year in three decades. their parents both served in the coast guard and say they could

not be prouder. quite an accomplishment for one family. >> very proud, a lot of us as well on memorial day. southern california, u.s. navy pilot was finally laid to rest more than half a century after shot down over vietnam. for his family it was a promise kept. nbc's steve patterson has more. >> reporter: honor and home coming half a century in the making. navy pilot commander classified as killed in action over 50 years was given full military burial at fort krans in san diego, remembered by his children. debra was only 6 years old when she received the news her father was likely dead, shot down during a recon mission. his body wasn't located haunting the family for years. >> it was just such a sad story that my dad was still in vietnam

and not recovered. >> she made a vow to her grandmother to one day bring his remains home. >> she lit a fire underneath me. it was hopeful to actually take some steps towards doing something. >> the u.s. military actively searches for u.s. service members involved in conflicts, debra never gave up tracking her father's case regularly even after her mother and grandmother passed away until a breakthrough just two years ago when military investigators drained a fishing pond near where the plane went down discovering his wedding band among the remains. >> i burst into tears. i was overwhelmed. >> lieutenant commander crosby finally returned home. >> instead of being filled with pain, we're filled with pride. we're just so happy that he's home. >> his daughter fulfilling that once far away promise as a country honors his service and sacrifice. tv patterson, nbc news, los

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on this memorial day president trump unleashes a twitter storm on multiple front as the white house circles the wagons for jared kushner. >> at a campaign rally germany's angela merkel says europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, that includes the united states. tragedy for one of the navy elite's leapfrogs as a parachute malfunctions over new york harbor. >> unbelievable airborne crash at the indy 500 and drivers are okay. caroline kennedy reflects on her father 100 years of a his birth. >> on this memorial day we say thank you to all who served. "msnbc live" starts right now.