battle, but glad to see he's on the up. that will do it for me on this edition of alex witt reports, catch more on the show tomorrow at one pm eastern. my friend lindsey reiser continues our coverage. now have a great weekend. >> good afternoon everyone. i'm lindsey reiser, in for yasmin vossoughian today, with another potential indictment looming. new reporting from nbc news on what the special counsel wanted to ask a key donald trump aide when they called him back before the grand jury. we're going to look at the legal and political impact of the cases swirling around the former president. on a presidential campaign trail, nbc news says new details on a campaign reboot for ron desantis. months before the first votes are even cast. the troubling signs for the florida governor's white house aspirations. plus -- >> in the state of florida, they decided middle school

students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery! they insult us in an attempt to gaslight us and we will not stand for it! [applause] >> vice president kamala harris laying into florida's governor and republicans in the state in reaction to history guidelines, which include language that slaves develop skills for their benefit. that discussion is ahead. it's not the only hot button issue will be talking about. i'll be joined by a political insider and country music superfan to weigh in on the debate over superstar jason aldean's new song and music video causing quite the controversy. but heat that just won't quit. how it's continuing to impact millions of people here in the u.s. and around the globe. all of that, plus the powerful start for american women at the world cup. we'll take you to new zealand for the big game on celebration, ahead this hour. we are going to start this hour with that exclusive nbc news

reporting, which reveals that the doj prosecutors questioned former white house aide, william russell, about his then-president trump's state of mind both during and after the 2020 election. to talk more about this nbc's justin reporter ryan reilly joins me now. he's also the author of the upcoming book, sedition hunters. how january six broke the justice system. ryan, good to see you. so, let's there is our own and the new scene is reporting on trump aide william, russell being questioned about trump's state of mind. what could this mean for this probe? >>, it was a really interesting moment this week because thursday, stanley woodward, who is representing william russell as well as representing another january 6th defendant, who was on trial, was actually a member of the trump administration, a trump political appointee, who physically stormed the capitol on january 6th. he was set to get his verdict handed down at two pm, but his lawyer was actually at this hearing before the grand jury,

and ended up being about 25 minutes late for this hearing, then had to explain to the judge when he walked in what was up, and he told the judge essentially that he couldn't leave his other client, william russell, before the grand jury because he was being asked questions that implicated questions of executive privilege. those questions, as nbc news also reported, had a lot to do with donald trump's state of mind after the 2020 election, and exactly whether he knew that a lot of these sort of garbage reports were coming in through his campaign. actually had any real world impact, whether they could've actually impacted the election or whether he knew they weren't true, that he had lost the election. they're essentially trying to get to the center of that question. ultimately, it's not going to really make the difference, make-or-break woman for these charges, because you, know as legal experts have pretty much all agreed, you can show that donald trump should have known that he lost the election, that he can't be willfully ignorant of the very obvious fact that he lost. and still have been using,

going through this process and using illegal means, even if he thought the end goal was justified. >> garbage complaints being the official legal term, of course. ryan, we have also learned that georgia governor and republican, brian kemp, was contacted by the special counsel's office as part of the same investigation. so, what is the latest that you could tell us about that? >> you know, i don't know if that actually means necessarily that we won't see something coming. you know, it's tough to tell exactly what's going on behind the scenes there, because the way reporters are finding out about this is largely through either individuals who will appear before the grand jury, their lawyers, or you, know in these cases, other officials who can disclose that. think justice department officials are banned from disclosing what's going on behind the doors of the grand jury. so, we don't know what way they're really going to go about this. there's one way you could go down, which is a really involved indictment mundo other potential defendants or could they put this on a separate track and say okay, we're going

to talk about people in the hotel for example, we're going to talk about this track, we're gonna talk about the fake electors, and really make the don trump indictment sort of stand on its own, but we're really facing a primary calendar and the general election counselor at this point, that is really shrinking. i think if there's any hope of even thinking about getting something, a january six related case on the books and to trial anytime before the 2024 election, which i think already is a stretch at this point, they've really got to get the process moving forward. adding additional potential defendants would really probably complicate those matters and the light things even more. >> brian, at this, point there are a few infamous calls. but remind us the one between president trump and brian kemp. >> this is a part of a pressure campaign he was putting on, raffensperger calls it most infamous of them, because we have a recording of that. of what actually happened there. this was something similar that he was doing at other points. i believe there was actually another official who was on the phone and his cell phone rang

when he got one of these pressure phone calls from -- >> john doocy. >> that's right. so, he was reaching out to a lot of people at this point. i think one key thing, there's been a lot of focus on recently, including a piece in the washington post, was what mark meadows was thinking. he was the person who had sort of disappeared from this investigation, at least publicly facing. recently, he's just not out there. i think a lot of people in trump's camp are wondering exactly what was playing in a special counsel investigation. >> there, very important to mention. ryan riley, thank you so much. i want to go ahead and bring in former u.s. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general, harry lippman. harry, always good to see you. there are three potential charges mentioned in this target letter to trump. deprivation of rights under color of law, conspiracy to defraud the u.s., and tampering with a witness. let's talk about that first one, the deprivation of rights under color of law. what does that entail? also, overall, house areas are these charges? >> yet,, so that, when, seat was a bit of a surprise.

everybody did expect the other two, one involves probably false electors. one involves the pressure campaign on pence. but that first one is a stand in for what there isn't in these charges, which is some of the wrecked insurrection charge. so, this is a civil rights charge. the statue has actually passed in wake of reconstruction, to keep the ku klux klan from bridging the rights of the newly freed slaves. so, it's been used, as it may be used here, to get action that abridges votes, prevents them from being equally counted. the exact theory, there's a lot of theorize about on either side. but the important point is a, it's there. and b, insurrection is not. >> what about suspicious comparison? this was a rarely used law that goes back to the civil war here. it was used some of the january six rioter cases. does it surprise you that isn't

so far in this letter, could something like this or other charges be added? or actually appear in an indictment and not in that target letter? >> but for entered to that is no. a target letter really does lay out the charges and gives trump or any defendant a chance to come in. of course, it could appear. but i think this represents a very considered judgment, not just by jack smith, but all the way up. seditious conspiracy in itself has a checkered history. you are right that they used to against some of the leaders of the marauders, like stewart rhodes. but it runs in the first amendment issues, potentially. remember, trump kind, of in a contrived way, slips and, will be peaceful in his ellipse speech. i think they've decided that that is trouble they don't want to borrow, and they can get almost there under 241. so, i expect that the decision has been made.

we will not see that charge. >> we learned yesterday that governor brian kemp was contacted by jack smith's office. and we just talked about william russell, ex trump aide, who was with trump on january six. you testified to the grand jury about trump's state of mind around this period. that's what a source familiar with the matter told nbc news. what does russell system detail about the prosecutor's direction and if kemp was just contacted, how far away could we'd be from a potential indictment? >> the second one first, lindsey, i think he has been contacted or other people that they want to speak with, as opposed to putting the grand jury really doesn't have an impact on timing. we've also heard them say bernard kerik. they continue to interview folks with just kept them on the grand jury. on the first, will. russell is very interesting. it is their time on the grand cherry, prosecutors do not like to put people back on the grand jury, because they may be produce slightly varying statements that defense could have a field date with on cross

examination. but russell's importance because he is with trump for a lot of january six itself. so, it's not just a state of mind it's his words and i think he said, it's possible that grand jury itself said we would like to really get at the nuances here. but when someone is coming in for the third time you know a, is not a super friendly witness, because of you are just interview him, and, because testimony is important. i think we'll russell is both of those, and in particular, because he is around trump so much during january six. who knows what kind of we hear he was jubilant with trump during that time, what exactly did he say that would really make it clear that this was going exactly according to plan when the marauders were storming the capital? >> all right, before we let you go, i want people to the classified documents case. the doj wanted this trial to start in december. trump's team wanted to start after that 2024 election, and

judge aileen cannon ruled fort may of 20, 2024. what are your thoughts on whether that will present problems so deep into the republican presidential primaries i mean, more on the legal front, not the political aspect here? also what does this ruling say about does, say anything about how judge cannon will oversee the case. ? >> yeah, great question, of course it will present problems that anytime she chose would, it was almost a force move, as i see it, wednesday. she couldn't have been march or april because we have the trial in new york and earlier would have been too early, so on the one hand, it's no great surprise and on the other, i don't think it's as it's been portrayed, a big victory for doj. there was no way she was going to do it after november. i think basically that jury remains as it were. out with judge cannon they were a little tea leaves you can read in the hearing itself. but the actual choice of that date is pretty much down the

middle. that real issue is going to come when they try to delay it further, the trump team, and how cannon approaches those efforts. >> all right, harry lippman, thank you so much. i appreciate that perspective. coming up, claiming some black people benefited from slavery. we're back in 60 seconds on florida's new controversial social studies curriculum. riculum. i dreamt you didn't cashback this flight. oh good. you got another mask?

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confirming to nbc news she personally made the decision to take that last-minute trip to jacksonville, starting this fall, public school students in the state will be taught a revised social studies curriculum, which includes controversial language that some black people benefited from slavery, because it taught them useful skills. it's the latest and most extreme attack on the classroom that has come to the final tenure of governor republican president candidate ron desantis. vice president harris personally decided to take a last-minute trip on friday, upon getting word of this story. according to the white house official. the trip was quote, about calling out what is happening in clear terms. joining us to discuss this, florida democratic state senator shepard jones, senator, thank you for being with us. you know, this really started as a fight against critical race theory, then, we saw these advanced placement african american studies horses get banned in january, now. this what has been the reaction in your state? >> you know, first thank you

for having me, lindsey. the reaction has been, consistent, has been over the past six months, people are upset. people are still making it clear that we need to teach african american history. this decision isn't just about the rewriting of history. florida is really trying to wipe away anything that contradicts the carefully crafted narrative that the santas is creating, and that includes black history. these policies take a florida several steps backwards, whitewashing history, and the changes maybe of today will have students believe that there was some sort of silver lining to slavery. there was not. let's be clear. slavery was not benefit to the enslaved. that is simply not open for debate. there is no amount of this historical revisionism that can change that. it was nothing right about lynching. there was nothing right about the raping of women,. there was nothing right about sitting babies outside next to a lake for alligators to get them. that's no benefit to that? it was torture. >> no silver lining. the samples have the

opportunity to clarify these new standards on the campaign stop in utah. let's listen. >> well, you should talk to them about it. i didn't do it and i wasn't involved in it, but i think what they're doing is i think they are probably going to show some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life. >> does it sound to you what he's trying to play both sides of the coin? he's trying to distance himself and say i wasn't a part of that, but at the same time, he doesn't appear to have much of a problem with these ideas being taught to kids? >> lindsey, you can't distance yourself from something that you have totally jumped in, headfirst, into the water. you've been doing it consistently for so long. ron desantis and the republican party have sent florida back years, and are now actively spreading a fake narrative about actual historical fence to our children, all because woke is bad. never mind the fact that those calling this nonsense can't be

-- can't even defined the word woke. it's not like the florida education system had any shortage of problems to solve. florida struggling with massive heat retention issue, simply put, struggling -- according to the florida education association, three or 5294 teacher vacancies in january 2023. i can guarantee you that number is much higher today. >> so, that said, senator, you've been very vocal you feel like all these culture war national issues are distraction from what's impacting floridians. you mentioned that teacher shortage, but home insurance companies are pulling out of the state. what concerns you have about him running for president while he's governor? >> that he has totally ignored florida! there are 22 million people who live in the state. we have a housing crisis we're dealing with. we have a house and home insurance crisis we're dealing with. we still have students who are still dealing with -- the governor is going across the country, he's running for president, he has -- between 2 million people. that's not a democrat or

republican issue. that's a people issue we are dealing with right now, and people are struggling. people's pockets are struggling. peoples pocketbooks and their pockets is what's at hand right now, and the governor has ignored it. >> florida state senator, chevron, will have to leave it right there. thank you for your time. >> up next, the dangerous heat refuses to dissipate. it's a global problem. we're live in athens, greece. where will top 100 degrees this weekend, all of the country that those wildfires. and a political reboot. what a restart for ron desantis 's campaign for president this early in that race means for his 2024 chances. plus, vietnam making team usa really work for their first win at the world cup. we spoke to the players after the match. we have all the highlights ahead. the highlights ahead. >> we created a ton of chances, had complete control of the game the entire time. >> they didn't give us much. so, i'm just happy that we got that 3 to 0. the coach.

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digit temperatures that have broken records across much of the country this summer continue into this weekend. right now, some 100 million people are under heat alerts with the south and southwest seeing when they shuns highest temperatures. the city of el paso, texas, hasn't had a day under 100 degrees for five weeks and counting. and phoenix, arizona, is enduring its worst ever heat wave. temperatures there continuing to pass the 110 degree mark.

meteorologists say that could continue for at least another week. well, it's part of a heat wave that's been impacting the entire globe. from here in the states to europe, as far as east asia, we are in the midst of the hottest summer ever recorded. wildfires continue to burn uncontrolled in canada and in greece. forested areas have been burning for days. that is where we find nbc's josh lederman, who joins us from athens. so josh, you've got the, one-two punch. you've got wildfires and extreme heat. what's the latest? >> well, the good news, lindsay, here in the athens area, those fires aren't mostly under control. but the bad news is, firefighters are watching a crisis situation in the islands of roads, which is a greek tourist destination or there is a massive fire that it's really out of control. and today, some 10,000 tourists have had to flee their hotels, many of them on foot, trying to care either suitcases or leaving with nothing at all. all of the ships and boats in

the area have been put on alert by the coast guard that they may be needed to actually evacuate people off of that island, if they need to flee, and aren't able to do so on atlantic to another safe part of the island. that speaks to how urgent that matter is in the island inroads. well here in athens, many of the tourist sites still shuttered during large parts of the day because including the acropolis just behind. we walked up to the entrance earlier today to see whether anybody was getting in. they were not in the afternoon. and i want to hear from some american tourists. we spoke to there, who are not only very disappointed they are not able to make that visit, but also, questioning whether it is an overreaction. watch. >> really bummed. >> really upset. this was kind of our last chance, unless we want to get up super, deep early tomorrow morning. so, we really wanted to come today. >> i'm surprised it's closed, because it's hot. >> it's not at home, too.

in our region, or at 100 degrees, too. this is really not that different. it's a dry heat, so it feels a little better, actually. >> and lindsey, this extreme here here in greece as part of a totally out of whack weather system across southern europe. in northern italy, they saw hail storms this week that included balls of hail that were larger than tennis balls. there was another town where they had an icy river flowing through. it might seem odd that's after this massive heat wave, that had to italy, they'd be dealing with this massive hail, but in fact, scientists say these hailstorms are actually a summer phenomenon. it's just one more example of how the weather systems throughout southern europe are just completely out of whack right now. >> all right, josh lederman, thanks to you and your crew for braving that he for us. appreciate it, coming up how a kidnapped teenager alerted people at a laundromat that she was in danger. more than 1000 miles from home.

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biden is now asking a congressional ethics panel to take action against representative marjorie taylor greene. the demand comes after the georgia republican displayed sexually explicit images of hunter biden during a hearing earlier this week.

reed's office has not responded to nbc's request for comment. nbc's julie tsirkin is following the story. so truly, democrats are asking for action against marjorie taylor greene. what is the status in any likelihood of something happening from this? >> yeah, look, a very well could happen. but these matters often operate in shadows. the office of congressional ethics or oce for shorts, wear this complaint by hunter biden's attorney was filed, can refer matters to the house ethics committee, a bipartisan panel comprised of an even number of republicans and democrats that largely operates like a black hole. they take these matters very seriously, and this is the second letter that hunter biden's attorney sent just this year, complaining against congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, for what they say is defamation of their clients, hunter biden, in this case, as you see in that video playing on your screen, marjorie taylor greene in a hearing with those irs whistleblowers this week and oversight committee. it shows sexually explicit images, not blurring hunter

biden's face. that is the top complaint from the attorney, saying that instead of trying to prove some kind of point, she sought to publicly humiliate their clients. now, it's not clear, because we have not heard back from the oce as well as marjorie taylor greene's office what will come of this. the hunter biden's lawyer also pointed out that in a 2020 matter involving matt gaetz, where he tweeted something against michael cohen, who then was going before congressional committee, they viewed this as an ethical. they said they publicly admonished him. they said they sought to embarrass him and intimidate him before his testimony. so, that's kind of the juxtaposition we're seeing from hunter biden's attorney here as they filed this complaint. we'll see what happens here in the coming weeks, but marjorie taylor greene, as you noted, did not respond to our request from comment. and this story is not going anywhere. the committee plans to continue hearing about hunter biden, about this case. so, we'll see what happens. >> okay, shifting gears, we also heard from kevin mccarthy this week. denying he made a deal with trump to expunge his two impeachments. that is her growing pressure on

the right flank to do just that? >> yes. speaking of congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, she actually has legislation that she introduced with mccarthy's number four, at least if on, ember of his leadership team, to expunge those two impeachments on 2019 and 2021 against the former president. it's not even clear if this is constitutionally sound. this is pretty unprecedented, but as we heard from kevin mccarthy this week, talking to my colleague, ryan nobles, he said no such deal was made. but he does support the idea. take a listen to what he said i want greenhead to say as well. >> there's no deal. [inaudible] when i voted against impeachments that it was for a purely political purposes. i support [inaudible] there is no deal out there. >> i wouldn't call it a deal. i think or in a classic [inaudible] we just got to get where they're making votes, and i think a lot of the conference is there, and there's a few

more, and i think we'll get there. >> now, look. greene certainly has mccarthy's ear. she also asked the former presidents ear. this is again one of those moments we continuously see this year in mccarthy's ten year a speaker, where he has to tow the line between the hard right members of his flank and between, in many cases, still the leader of the party, and certainly, congressional republicans. the former president himself, as well as those vulnerable moderate members that told the keys to his gavel with that narrow five seat majority of the vote. a vote like this, if they could take it, we'll put them in a really tough spot and quintessentially cost the speaker his gavel and cost him the majority, if they felt like this were to take place on the floor. it's not going to happen anytime soon. they're going to head out on august recess next month. maybe, it will happen in september. mccarthy isn't closing the door on it, but certainly facing a lot of pressure from the former president, and from members of the heart right minority. >> julie tsirkin, thank you for that report. coming up in our next hour, congresswoman zoloft, granted the former member of the

january six committee, it's going to join us for her reaction for the possibility of an indictment against donald trump for any attempts to overturn the 2020 election. but trial over trump's handling of classified documents, now set for makeup next year, raises new questions over how this and the former presidents of legal cases will affect the campaign. joining me now, kurt model, democratic strategist and former house oversight committee spokesperson for the republicans, and susan del percio, republican strategist and an msnbc political analyst. so kurt, with this newly-scheduled trial, do you think trump will be sidetracked from the campaign? do you expect his opponents will try to take advantage of that? >> well, if the republican candidates are actually serious about wanting to defeat donald trump, they will absolutely try to take advantage of this and use this rather than just run this charade well defending him all the same time trying to convince their voters he is not fit to be the republican primary nominee. i don't really know how you can make the case that you should

vote for someone other than trump, while still defending him for all these criminal indictments that he's facing. i don't know how donald trump could possibly effectively run a campaign for the presidency while also fighting for his very freedom. we heard not that long ago, i think it was chris christie saying it, donald trump is terrified of the prospect of actually going to jail. so, if that is his deepest fear his attention is not going to be on the mechanics of the presidential campaign. it will be on trying to keep himself out of jail and his freedom intact. that does not make for a recipe for an effective campaign for presidency. >> susan cards, talk about this delicate dance of not necessarily handing trump the nomination, but at the same time, not wanting to alienate his base. but some republicans have been looking to the new hampshire primary as a key step to stopping trump. pence in particular, spending a lot of time there. but to any of the traditional rules apply anymore? >> no. not when it comes to running against donald trump. but lindsey, you and i had a conversation about a month ago

about who can vote in the new hampshire primary. since they are for practical purposes it could be a competitive democratic primary, even if independents were not affiliated voters vote in the republican primary, which does create a window for chris christie or even tim scott or someone other than trump to appeal to more moderate voters and increase the political turnout by changing the political landscape. >> kind of a wild card there. so, rhonda santos is reportedly planning a campaign reboot, including more intimate campaign events, less of a focus on florida. nbc news is reporting quote, in short, desantis will be running as an insurgent candidate rather than as an incumbent governor. it comes out to the campaign, fired some dozen staffers. the first debate isn't a month. how much work does he have to do? >> it's an uphill climb. listen, we are doing a campaign reset this early into your

campaign, you have failed at just about every level. it's pretty much political malpractice. the reason why they've been avoiding doing this type of retail campaigning to this point is because his team knows that's not really what ron desantis excels. this is not a guy that's particularly impressive. if you walk into a room, you would not walk across it to shake his hand. they know this is his weakness. candidates and campaigns are about play to your strength. they made the decision very early on to avoid this type of campaigning, because it's just not his thing. he's just not good at it. the more time people spent with him, the more unimpressed they are with him. i don't think this type of on quote unquote reset is going to work. it's playing through his biggest weakness, which is his inability to connect to people on an impersonal level. >> susan, what about big national media interviews? but the sanders campaign said there will be more of those to come, with greater media access overall. what was behind the initial strategy of limiting the media? why didn't that work? >> well, because governor desantis ruled his state by his

decree, and that was, i will only invite, for example, fox news into mike press conferences. he refused to speak to other media. but the essence, the reason they are in the situation is they built their campaign on a faulty foundation. their campaign was built that donald trump would be weaker than what he is now. where his numbers were, in fact, january, february, and march. where he was wavering, where there were some polls even having desantis tied with him. but the problem is is that if you are billed to be the alternative for donald trump or trump without the backup, and donald trump is still in the race, your whole purpose for running. crumbles >> all, right before we levels if you go, i want to switch gears, here because you are a huge country music fan. you even have a tip she called morning hangover. and there's been a lot of controversy this week over jason aldean, country music superstar, his latest start, try that in a small town, and the music video. and in the music video, first

of, all the song, we can address as well, a lot of people are basically saying it's got some racist lyrics and the video has some imagery as well. see empty, the network that shows music videos in the country music genre but, they pulled it. aldean says the song has nothing to do with race, but what's your take? >> well, the song does have something to do with race. you don't use video and images of black lives matter protesters in a video like that, unless you actually want to have a conversation about race. that being said, though, i also do think that when it comes to just our first amendment, listen. jason has the right to say whatever -- he wants and saying whatever he wants, and people can make the decision to listen to it or not. all this controversy has really done is it's exploded the song. it's number one on right now. it's number one i like to. here's the music video is number one on itunes. but youtube channel has gotten some 10 million views, i think for this video. so, in the efforts to try to, i think, take away from the song,

and think away from the video, the people who are speaking out against it have inadvertently helped this song propel itself to a massive commercial success. that's where i think this type of thing is a blind spot, really, for democrats, especially in the country music world. when i see people talking about country music who have never spent a single second at a country music concert, i'll tell you. i was at a concert last night in baltimore for thomas red and close wendell. it's a different world. outsiders can't just come in and start telling people what to think, what they feel about something it never experienced themselves. and all it does is it backfires and make something bigger than it would've been if they said nothing. >> all right, susan del percio, herbert, will it there. thank you. both still ahead. to hell and back. jamie foxx addresses his health scare for the first time, and gives an update on his recovery. and after the break, what you need to know about north korea 's latest missile test, and, how the white house is responding. responding wayfair has nice prices so you can have nice things. hah! kelly clarkson, we have a kid...

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again,, there's missiles all landing in the ocean. now all of this happening kessler spent note word from north korea on the fate of private travis king. now, if you remember, this was a young man, a young serving u.s. soldier, who darted across the border into north korea and shock the world and set off a diplomatic crisis. now, we haven't heard anything, again, from north korea. we've been speaking with some experts here who have been saying that given past behavior by north korea, when they find gifted something like this, it doesn't look good for private travis king. this 23-year-old young man, who had something of a criminal record here in south korea, north korea turns, they say, it will want to use him for some kind of propaganda value before they let him go, or even entertain the idea of letting him go. this after probably interrogating him, whether or not he is there of his own volition or whether not he is some sort of spy trying to commit espionage, but this is a situation that the u.s. is trying to resolve. you've heard from washington they've been saying that

they're launching an investigation involving several government agencies, but the problem is, for private king and for the u.s., that there has been no real diplomatic relationship between the united states and north korea for the past several years, ever since president joe biden took office. so, now they're trying their best to try to seat the status of private king, trying to reach out through various channels, the united nations, through the swedish mission in pyongyang, through south korean officials here, but so far, none of that is necessarily going to come to anything, unless the north koreans pick up, the phone. >> matt bradley, thank. you new information this weekend about the man under arrest, suspected in new york's mass murder of multiple women on long island. investigators say they're trying to determine whether wrecks here uninterestedly committed any of those murders at his home. it reportedly occurred with the roman family was not around, and cell phone data has shown the victims close to his massapequa park home on the next day disappear.

so, far he remain has been charged three murders by, authorities are working to determine any potential legs with other and soft cases. today marks the ninth consecutive days that investigators are searching his home. >> this weekend, a teenage girl is back safe with her family. after a frightening kidnapping earlier this month in her home state of texas. a 13 year old assent more than 1000 miles away in california. amazingly, the only way authorities were able to find her was a note she held up for others to see. nbc's maya eaglin reports. >> aren't with just a scrap of paper and a red marker, a quick thinking 13 year old girl writing herself to freedom. those two words, help me! held up to the window of a car parked at the easy wash laundromat in long beach, california, earlier this month. and spotted by a good samaritan. >> she's my customer. she always comes washer. she told me that yeah, yeah, i think there's a girl that needs help. >> the eagle eyed customer immediately calling 9-1-1 as

the man now accused of kidnapping that young girl did his laundry inside. the owner of that laundromat recall the unsettling counter. >> a scary face. he looked down to me. i say, in my head, i say maybe something, something, yeah. >> officer swiftly arriving on the scene, placing 61-year-old stephen roberts saddling under arrest. according to a criminal complaint, the harrowing ordeal began more than 1000 miles away in san antonio, texas. satellite accused of pulling up alongside the 13 year old girl, holding a gun to her head, and saying, if you don't get in the car with me, i am going to hurt you. the girl telling police the alleged kidnapper held her captive, driving her more than 1000 miles away from her home, until that fateful moment in a california parking lot. a pair of handcuffs, as well as a bb gun, recovered from that car, according to the complaint. sad lynn, who remains in custody, charged with one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. he is due in court later this

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at the white house is showing support for the u.s. women's national soccer team, playing halfway around the world. the first family proudly displaying this sign, as the team embarks on a quest for a third straight world cup championship. and there's a lot to be proud of already, as the u.s. team kicked off its campaign with a 30 victory over vietnam. two of those goals came from 22-year-old sofia smith, who became the youngest player in the team's history to score multiple goals in a world cup debut. megan rapinoe marked her 200th international game, and it will be her final world cup, since

he goes to retirement at the end of the season. and messi's molly hunter is in new zealand with all the action, molly? >> it was awesome being inside the park stadium, tons of american fans. after that, game 3-0 win over vietnam, vietnam one of the 8 newcomers to the world cup. i have to say, their fans showed up in a huge way at the stadium. so excited, every time their keeper blocked one of the littlest fans right here. every time their keeper blocked a u.s. shot, there was massive cheers, and actually, they were so excited after. just to be there. i just want to show you a little bit where we. are we are in the main fan zone. this is the place, if you don't have tickets to the stadium in auckland, you can come watch the game on the big screen. lots of fans here. lots of red white and blue. right after the, game we had a chance to speak with star player, megan rapinoe, take a listen to what she said. >> i'm excited. for different reasons, obviously, that maybe someone being here the first time. just as excited. very special.

being able to play in a world cup, it's very special, knowing this will be my last, of this incredible team. >> we also spoke with co-captain lindsey horan right after they get the game. she scored the 3rd goal. sofia smith, the newcomer, one of 14 u.s. players who played in their first ever world cup game. scored the first 2. take it with us into what lindsay and sophia had to say. >> it was amazing. one, i'm very happy with the win. starting off this tournament well. i think we can finish a little bit more of our opportunities today. we know that. we could go watch film and i'm sure we'll get to see all of that. we get better and better. >> it felt really good to finally just get out there and play. i'm >> happy with our performance. i know we have so much more, we can find a few things. going into this next game. honestly, just excited. >> next week, the u.s. face off against the netherlands. really serious opponent in the group e. portugal, vietnam, the netherlands, and the u.s.. 2 newcomers and 2 very serious competitors, i'll send it back to you. >> all, right thanks to molly

hunter. we've got a lot more coming up. you're watching msnbc. our second hour starts right now. welcome back, i'm lindsey reiser in for yasmin vossoughian. a crowded schedule with a new trial date set in his classified documents case. donald trump's 2024 calendar is filling up quickly. with legal appearances, scheduled to clash with his presidential campaign. that's before any potential indictment in the election interference investigation. in a moment, i'll talk to representatives oh lofgren, former january six committee member, about that case. also this hour, tragic and disturbing testimony in a texas courtroom. >> i would like to give birth to an identical version of my daughter. without a school. and without a brain. >> women suing the state of texas over its six-week