also coming up rule number one of the boy scouts of america always be prepare a motto for more than a century but not for the events of right now the national organization of the boy scouts of america has filed for chapter 11 financial restructuring you might be wondering what this means for scouting and why the b.s.a. is taking this step. the short answer is that scouting continues. on to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with tesla boss musk here in berlin try. to clear the trees despite the forest tomorrow a german court will hand down a decision that could be make or break for germany's most promising high tech project in years before that project even begins tesla plans to construct a gig a factory near berlin to manufacture electric cars a big boost for jobs and you could say green jobs and yet environmentalist say that the trees being cleared for that new factory well those trees should be left standing tonight a story of green washing but by whom. the german press has started calling it the tesla forest and the machines felling trees here have stopped a court order has brought them grind

of the most serious charges, weinstein could spend the rest of his life in prison. also this morning, the boy scouts of america is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. the national organizationich as of 2016 said it boasted more than 1.2 million cub scouts, 800,000 boy scouts and more than 900,000 adult volunteers, said it's facing rising costs tied to defending itself against sexual abuse lawsuits. they say there are, quote, two key objectives, equitably compensate victims who were harmed during scouting and continue to carry on its mission for years to come. it also intends to create a victims compensation trust. >> it is the last day of early voting in nevada. we're going to look at what makes campaigning in that state quite unique next. in america we all count. no matter where we call home, how we worship, or who we love. and the 2020 census is how that great promise is kept. because this is the count that informs where hundreds of billions in funding will go each year for things like education, healthcare, and programs that touch us all. shape your future. start here. learn more at 2020census.gov when our daughter and her kids moved in with us... kids, bedtime! ...she w

so one of the nation's largest and most iconic youth organizations is filing for bankruptcy. the boy scouts of america asking for chapter 11 protection amid a wave of new sex abuse lawsuits. those suits are putting the organization under growing financial pressure. air only expect they're only expected to keep comi coming. decisions on those lawsuits will now be transferred to a federal bankruptcy court. the chair of scouts said the decision was made to equitably compensate all victims of abuse through a trust. thanks for watching. right now more news with my colleague craig melvin. hey, craig. >> good to see you, buddy. craig melvin here. msnbc headquarters in new york city. when it comes to trump ally roger stone, you can usually expect things to get a little weird. his trial, no different. right now we are watching a courthouse in washington, d.c. there's an unusual last-minute hearing happening behind closed doors as we speak. the judge called for it after stone's prosecutors quit the case because the justice department intervened in their recommended sentence. our justice correspondent, pete williams, is inside the courtroom. he is going to ru

the statute of limitations on these cases because experts say it can take decades for those dealing with trauma to come forward only the national organization is filing for bankruptcy boy scouts of america says it plans to use the chapter 11 process to create a victims compensation trust for survivors. >> in many respects it will facilitate justice for victims and there will be a process by which individuals can submit their claims they'll be reviewed, and we believe that there will be compensation paid. >> reporter: the national chair of the boy scouts says he is devastated that there were times in the past when we failed the very children we were supposed to protect. the organization has also said it never knowingly allowed a sexual predator to work with its members, and has new rules that make scouts safer now than ever before ron allen, nbc news, new york >>> up next, the new measures to protect your home security cameras from hackers >>> there is important news for the millions of people with ring home security cameras. our gadi schwartz on the new security protections. >> who is that >> i'm your best friend. >> reporter: it was an unforgettable intrusion. >> i'm santa claus. >> mo

victims harmed during time in scouting as well as to continue carrying out the mission of the boy scouts of america into the future. bsa says only the national parent organization are financially independent, are not bankrupt. >>> and also talk about big tech and facebook. those particular headlines come together. founder mark zuckerberg is touring europe, meeting with european union anti-competition or competition chief. what they're talking about is the role of big technology and artificial intelligence in the future for european regulators. this is a big deal because facebook is among a host of companies, not just u.s., big tech overall, facing increased scrutiny from regulators, not just across the atlantic but home in the u.s. with regard to use of technology and privacy and data concerns. this will be a big deal for facebook. it is in brussels now meeting with the competition officials, guys. back over to you. >> cnbc's dominic chu. a few moments left for final thoughts. >> yeah. so mike barnicle, a lot to choose from, from the coronavirus to the nevada debate to the latest polls out of nevada, latest poll shows bloomberg tomorrow night, showing bloomberg