>> she actually had a boyfriend and i needed a date and she was the prettiest girl in the school. i think she graduatedlrea i don't think most countries are giving us their finest >> the border battle heats up. president trump set to unveil a atjor immigrn overhaul, but it could quickly hit a wall with democrats. constitutional clash alabama signs the bi for the strictest abortion ban in the country, setting the stage for a supreme court showdown over roe >>v. wade. a harrowing escape on the hudson the frantic rescue after a helicopter spiraled into the river. brewing theiofown brand justice. how a craft brewer convinced beer lovers to hop to it and find their stolen vandn in u an hour. > good thursday morning.ht now i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena.

an immigration overhaul is in the works atte the whi house president trump is expected to unveil a sweeping new plan that would emphasize a migranses skill t over family ties in the country. the proposal could help republicans on the campaign trail, but it's sure to hit a wall with democrats. nbc's craig boswell is in d.c. to break it all down for us. craig, this proposal, it has some tough hurdles foran immigrts. >> reporter: phillip, good morning. good morning, everyone it does include some hurdles the plan calls for immigrants to pass a civics test there are education levels there are also language skills and english proficiency. it's a shift now to a merit-based immigration system from t current family-based approach, where green cards go to those with family ties. on border security, it outlines some border wall completion in about 33 prioritized areas to be paid for by new fees the plan was largely crafted by president trump's son-in-law, and the president is fully getting behind it today. he alluded to it yesterday with

a familiar refrain >> we are calling on congress to fix our terrible immigraon laws stop catch and release i don't think most countesre giving us their finest do you agree and that's what's happening, and it's causing tremendous problems with crime >> reporter: and the plan does thnot address e millions of immigrantsea alr in the country illegally. it doere't addss the daca plan that is a huge deal for democrats. that's a top priority. they are not going to get behind this deal. that ensures no democratic support. lawmakers from both sides, though, say this plan is largely congress to get through phillip, back to you. >> another stab at a very complex problem. craig, thank you the trump administration will brief top congressional leaders today onth rising ats in the middle east amid mounting tensions with tehran lawmaks from both sides of the aisle are warning the president to avoid further escalation

after the state department ordereerall non-emncy personnel to leave baghdad because of a threat from iranian-backed groups. and according toon "the washingt post," the president himself is frustrated with the situation, worried that some of his top advisers could rush the u.s. m into aitary confrontation with iran. nbc's richard engel has the latest >> reporter: u.s. tensions with iran are still rising. all non-emergency personnel have been orderedo tave the u.s. embassy inad baghd and the consulate in northern iraq immediately. and centcom has placed thousands of u.s. troops in iraq and syria on high alert, citing unspecified, quote, credible threats that iranian proxiescould attack u.s. forces in iraq,an iraniack the militias arelu widespread, i including iraqi security units just last week, secretary of state mike pompe made asurprise visit to baghdad spoke about the danger from iran. >> these are attacks that were

imminent. >> reporter: but a top british general directly contradicted u.s. warnings of a new threat from iran. >> no, there's been no increased threat from forces in iraq and syria >> reporter: native american and the netherlands made clear they want no part in a possible conflict, suspending military training missions in iraq. spain went so far as to ll a warship from the u.s. aiieraft r battle group sent to the region earlier this month. investigating those mysterious attacks on oil tankers near the persian gulf iran has denied responsibility >> that was richard engel reporting. alabama has ken a major step in a challenge to the landmark roe v. court decision the governor signing a law that puts a near total ban on abortion in that state houssie speaker nancy pelo calls constitution that canne n of the allowed to stand

nbc's kerry sanders as more on this from alabama. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: alabama the latest battleground in the newly energized abortion debate. >> this bill is about control. reporter: republican governor kay ivey signed the nation's most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country to take effect in six months >> all human life is precious. >> reporter: the restrictions would make it a felony for anyone to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 99 years in prison onlyeregal if the's serious health risk to the mother. no exception for rape or incest. outlawed at any stage of the pregnancy. >> we believbae in ala that baby in the womb is a person that's already a part of our law. if a drunk driver killed a mother expecting a child, it's a double homicide in our law. >> reporter: this law goesth further 28 other states that either recently introduced or enacted abortion restrictions some defining life begins when a

fetal heartbeat is detected. missouri and louisianain debatg abortion. >> i was saddened for the women of the state of alabama. i was saddened for the womenth country to think that we cannot make decisions for ourselves and our bodies. >> house bill 314 passes. >> reporter: legislators here say they specifically worded this abortion bill to chlenge roe v. wade, but reverend pat robertson says it's gone too far. >> it's an extremeaw l, and they want to challenge roe v. wade, but my humble view ithat this is not the case we want to bring to the supreme court because i think this one will lose >> reporter: while the governor here believes the u.s. supreme court should now review that landmarkec dion of roe v. wade from 1973, there are a lotf steps from a governor signing a bill into law and the u.s. supreme court in washingto

phillip? >> the battle has begun. kerry, thank you. a helicopter pilot is lucky to be alive after a ntrrifying plunge io the hudson river in new york city. look at the video here coming do the pilos flying over the water whenga it ben to lose altitude amazingly he wasble to escape with minor injuries. nbc's anne thompson was there. >> reporter: it was a sight no tourist expected to see. licopter just crashed.'s a >> reporter: a helicopter suddenly spinning out of control, plunging into the hudson, missing the landing d a mere 150 feet >> the craft went sides on him >> i just saw the bisplash i think the rotor just came right off. reporter: the pilot of the charter was the only person onboard. 34-year-old eric moralesac vated the flotation devices and escaped. he was picked up ba ssing boat with only a minor injury to his hand >> as he wasem atting to leave and repositioning the plane to

land again, he said all of a sudden he felt the plane go down, the helicopter comdown. >> reporter: the rescue scene recalling the miracle on the hudson in almost the same place ten years ago. all 155 people onbrd survived. the ntsb will investigate what went wrong here. >> that was anne thompson reporting. another erday, anoth democrat jumping into the race for 2020 new york mayorill de blasio will declare his bid for the presidency today according to a campaign spokesperson. de blao will make his formal announcement before heading off to iowa and south carolina he's the 23rd democrat to enter the race, but hopes his accomplishments as mayor will help him stand out such as enacting universal pre-k and raising the minimum wage. in a colorado hecourtroom, t two students suspected ofif opening in a school last week and killing a classmate were officially charged with first-degree murder. it happened on the same e day th victim who was killed and hailed as a hero was honoren d at a emotional memorial here's nbc's gadi schwartzra

>> reporter: fes, such a moving tribute here for kendrick castillo, the hero who gave his life to protect others in highlands ranch, a heartfelt procession s udents lining the street holding signs and hundreds of jeeps like kendrick castillo's own following e hearse wh his casket to the church. >> he died for us. now it's time for us to live fo> him. eporter: the suspects in last week's shooting faced a judge. the 18-year-old chged with 16-year-old suspect ged with murder as an alt. >> there are a bunch of other charges that did n come up in open court that i can't discuss. >> reporter: classmate joshua jones heed stop the shooters, saying kendrick inspired him to act. >> his sacrifice helped so many people it took all of us, and it truly was something selfless. >> what do you think kendrick a legacy is? >> i don't think anybody truly wants to be a hero like him, but, you know, he was.

>> reporter: kendrick's father telling those atis memorial he hopes his only child's life will help make the world a better place. >> to carry on his life's message, we need to be more like him. that's what this world needs f change >> reporter: kendrick's family now surrounded by a community remembering its heroism and th sacrifice no family should endure frances, now prosecutors are trying to figure out whether they should charge a security who was inside that school during the shooting for firing his gun, and that security gun is the same security guard that's being credited with subduing one of the suspects frances. >> gadi schwartz, thank you. police in germany are on the hunt for aar suspected c thief who they say stole a rare ferrari worth over $2 million. authorities saspy the sut had been test driving a red 1985 as soon as the owner tried to ff get back into the driver's seat. the car was found a day ter, but police are still looking for him. they released this photo of the

man inspecting the car before that test drive began. this ferrari is extremely rare only 272 were ever built. let's turn to the weather and nbc meteorologist bill karins with what he's watching tday. >> we're abouto enter a very dangerous period severe weather outbreak possible maybe next four, five, six days in a row all because our storm systems are now coming into the west coast a rare big rain vent in areas of california later this afternoon, 24 million people at risk goes all the way from nebraska through chicago, milwaukee included and into areas of indiana and ohio then tomorrow, that's when we're going to introduce a tornado risk, areas of west texas and also in nebraska this continues into the weekend. that's a look at the big weather story of the day here's a closer look at your day ahead. you can see the vere weather setup there. look how warm it's going to be in the plains. then we have our storm system coming through the rockies and a storm system coming over 9 ridge

in the northern plains you can see in areas of the southeast, warm today also we'll talk about the big temperature swing coming up. >> bill, thank you. a stainless steel rabbit by artist jeff coombs just smashed auction records for a living artist the 1986 sculpture fetched $91.1 million at christie's in this is a three-foot talail stess steel silver bunny it reportedly went to art dealer robert mnuchin he's the father of the u.sev secretary stmnuchin. >> wow. >> wow is right. >> $91 million for a little bunny. just ahead, georgetown university teaches a tough lesson to the students at the center of that admissions scandal. plus a sscraper scare. the daring race to rescue those two workers dangling ♪

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of a 52-story skyscraper it's the tallest building in the city first responders managed to throw ropes to the trapped workers and secure the basket. no one was seriously hurt. >> frightening juseet to s that video. >> they were freaked out but they were physically okay. the united states is saying no to chinese telecommunications giant huawei in a big new development. president trump has signed an executive order banning ann y foreigtelecom gear that poses a national security risk and declare it a national emergency. in a one-t punch, the commerce secretary added huawei and its affiliates to the list of stthreats. the adminition argues it simply cannot allow technology or services from adversaries into the u.s but with 5g development taking over the globe, the question now is whether these actions amid a trade dispute might have rippling effects felt across the world of telecommunications. the college admissions scandal. georgetown universy ha expelled two students and one of them is fighting back.

one of them is a joern and is filing a lawsuit against the university claims he had no idea what his father did and that he shouldn't be penalized for his actions. the father allegedly brid the tennis coach with $400,000 to pass his son off as a star tennis player. the son is blaming the university for not noticing that his high school records made no mention of tennis. a big honor for the 13-year-old girl whose kidnapping and dramatic escape stunned the nation jayme closs made a rear public appearance on wednesday, receiving a hometown hero award from wisconsin lawmakers closs' parents were murdered last october e was held captive for 88 days in a cabin before she was able to flee and help lead police to her kidnapper. still ahead, a heartwarming high school graduation at a hospital, d it was barely even gone how a brewery got beer lovers to track down its stolen van in less than an hour. p

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people. >> look on the below. two window washers cling to scaffolding as winds tos is back and forth like a toy 52 up stories in the air. there is something that we feel like we can do. >> how a young boy inspired a successful d.c. realtor and his wife to give up city life and move to the country. why they hope the move will help othersn our region. a lot of ground to cover this thursday. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we have melissa mollet with first 4 traffic. >> chuck will join uslater. lauren ricketts has the >>forecast. > a nice mild morning. the sun coming up before00 6: a.m. it is going to be beautiful out there a beautiful sunrise into the morning. comfortable,