i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> hopelessness. you know, where did she go? who did she see? i just want to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing in a case gone cold. >> it was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. >> then detectives had an a-ha moment. to solve the case, they would turn to something you probably use every day -- facebook. >> why don't you establish a facebook account? i thought, that could actually accomplish a great deal. >> and that's when everything started to change. >> something happened to her. >> in court, you'll see it all come pouring out. a hidden crime and a son's heart-pounding moment. >> that's okay. this is a horrible crime. i'm glad we know the truth. >>> carol lubahn was a restless young mom with two kids when she vanished from her southern california home. heartbroken, her loved ones assumed she'd left them to start a new life. but as the years passed with no word from carol, a naggi

craig melvin is there for us.king to the streets as the trial of the former police officer derek chauvin gets started today, facing second degree murder and manslaughter charges in george floyd' death. we get you news, jury selection is delayed while whether a third degree murder charge will be reinstated. craig melvin will anchor next hour from the scene. >> good morning to you. yes, that trial expected to get underway here in just a few minutes. there was a delay this morning. we expect to get more information from the judge. you saw the protesters on the move outside the courthouse. we have seen protests this weekend. they have been largely peaceful so far. we are told that is something they expect over the next few weeks as this trial goes on. a live look at the protesters on the move. meanwhile, as you can probably tell behind me, to a certain extent, much of downtown minneapolis fortified. 2,000 national guardsmen on call ready to deploy at a moment's notice. military-style vehicles throughout the city as we

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. of dateline. i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> during the middle of the night i heard this loud noise. it sounded like someone was in the house. i opened up her door to her bedroom and i thought, "i'm hearing things.” >> your instincts were right. something happened in the middle of the night. >> you think your child's safe in your home, sleeping. >> she was just 16. emma, the honor student. cheerleader. volunteer. >> she could get along with anybody. >> always so like, kind hearted and sweet. >> she wanted to be a nurse. she had a plan. >> she went to sleep one sunday night and never woke up. >> i saw a 16-year-old female laying in her bed. there was a bullet hole in the wall. >> so she's been shot? >> someone had fired a shot from outside the residence. >> was emma a target? that weekend she'd seen a mysterious figure dressed in black. >> turning the doorknob, beating on the door. she was in fear. she was in a panic. >> she w

i'm craig melvin. thanks for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> it's not a play, isn't it? >> are you sane? >> sane? that's relative. >> guilty, hmm. i wouldn't do anything i felt guilty about. >> you may think you know the charles manson story, but not like this. >> things that police had never seen before. >> sharon tate begged her, please don't kill me. >> he was trying to take advantage of peace and love, flower power. >> even now, decades later, the world is still fascinated by charles manson and his crimes. we take you inside his world of drugs. >> he would dose them with lsd. >> sex. >> he slept with all those girls. >> and rock 'n' roll. >> they really did listen to the white album over and over. >> with new interviews. >> he says, gary, this is your last chance. >> and new details. >> he would always frame his statements, this is what i believe, and the girls all believed it. >> the murders. >> these people were brutally butchered. >> the

craig melvin here. we are following quickly moving stories this hour. small business. it's all about selling that $1.9 trillion american rescue plan directly to the people who need it the most today. president joe biden will head to pennsylvania to do just that and vice president kamala harris is on her way to denver. we're going to look at this big story from two different perspectives. in just a few moments i'll talk to a member of president biden's council of economic advisers about the administration's pitch to the american people. and then later i'll talk to denver's mayor ahead of the vice president's trip about what people there want to hear from this administration. if the pandemic wasn't enough,

craig melvin here. major implications for families across this country. for k through 12 students, the cdc now recommends that with universal masking, students should keep a distance of at least three feet in classroom settings. that's a change

craig melvin here right now, selling the plan.ive victory, the american rescue plan. the president set to hit the road this week as well to sell it to the american people. vice president harris, first lady biden, second gentleman emhoff, all of them on the road, making sure the american people know help is on the way. >>> also this hour, the focus is still on fighting this pandemic. the white house covid-19 response team briefing set to start any moment now. >>> we also have our eyes on the

craig melvin picks up the show right now. >>> a good thursday morning to you. craig melvin here.eclared coronavirus a global pandemic. what a difference a year makes. right now, we are keeping an eye on capitol hill. nancy pelosi will be holding that weekly briefing any moment now. the briefing follows house democrats passing that $1.9 trillion relief package. we expect president biden to sign that bill tomorrow. folks, it really is truly amazing to just step back, take a second and reflect on where we are right now and where we have been. on this day in 2020, the reality that everything was changing hit us like a ton of bricks. actor tom hanks announcing he tested positive. the nba suspending its season. broadway shows would give their final curtain calls that night for the foreseeable future. dr. fauci was answering lawmaker questions about this virus. dr. fauci had a warning for americans that morning. he had another message for us this morning on "today." >> is the worst yet to come? >> yes, it is. things will get worse than they are right now. >> i did not in my mind think t

craig melvin: steve pitt was unforgettable. natalie collins: i think hes one of a kind.t that when this shooter crossed steve off, that he was moving down a list.

craig melvin here. lots we are following as we kick off a special hour here on msnbc.s day four of jury selection in the derek chauvin trial. the former minneapolis police officer charged with killing george floyd l

i'm craig melvin.ed and killed in a texas college town, a second woman was under attack in a nearby community. kristin lancaster was certain the man end turned out to be the beginning of a fierce fight for truth. back to face of evil, here as andrea canning. >> 19-year-old kristin lancaster was preparing to die. when you're possibly in the last moments of your life, when you think that someone is going to kill you, what is going through your mind? >> i had a moment where i thought about, i wish i had told all the people that i loved, you know, that i loved them. >> she was in a stranger's apartment being sexually assaulted, drifting in and out of consciousness. >> i black out, but then i start to come to again. and it's -- you know, the scenes in the movies where the bombs explode and everything's really fuzzy, you can't hear, like, everything's, like, coming through this fog. >> suddenly, the man stood up and left the room, ordered her to remain quiet. >> and i scream as loud as i can, "call the polic

." >> reporter: welcome back to "dateline," i am craig melvin. where was lynsie ekelund?on is at a standstill. enters cold case detective larry. could he uncover many clues that other detectives could have missed? >> reporter: by 2008, lynsie ekelund have been missing for seven years. cold case unit at the orange county da's office to a guy named larry montgomery. with more than 30 years working homicide. larry put away his share of bad guys and not usually by knocking on doors, instead larry works by looking closely at the evidence. he does not work fast. in fact, larry is meticulously slow and that was just what this cold case needed. >> reporter: was there anything in the original investigation that struck you as something you needed to re-examine? >> everything. >> reporter: everything that led police into that wall trying to decide between two suspects. >> i am concerned about this girl and she's missing. >> reporter: marty, lynsie's older friend who kept their relationship a secret and chris. the last person known to have seen lynsie when he dropped her off at that

craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city.tion law. it does everything from requiring i.d. to vote by mail to reducing the number of places where ballots can be dropped. the law even makes it illegal to give food and water to folks waiting in line to vote. in a few moments, i will talk to the co-founder of a group that's been leading the fight against the measure. she has a simple message this morning. see you in

craig melvin: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. how much more this rotation has in it. how much more we could see come through. this morning, interesting to note, though, that we are seeing already a bounce back in some of those stocks that suffered yesterday, so on that note, let's take a look at u.s. futures, and we've got there, as you can see, green on the board for every one of the major indices in the u.s., led by the nasdaq, which is pointing to about a 250 point rally at the open if these levels hold. >> arc investment founder cathie wood, wood also defended her bet in tesla, the largest holding in the arc innovation etf. >> confidence in tesla has gone up for a number of reasons, one, it didn't lose share of the electric vehicle market when all of the traditional luxury brand names started bringing their own electric vehicles to market. second is autonomous we believe that elon musk, who over the weekend tweeted out that he would offer or tesla would offer full service driving to anyone who wanted it, saw an incredible bur

for now, craig melvin picks up our coverage. >>> good monday morning to you. craig melvin here.d of new covid variants. in the last few hours, astrazeneca says it's ready to submit its vaccine for fda emergency authorization in a matter of weeks. a u.s. trial shows it has a 79% efficacy rate and it is 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations. we could hear more about it any

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he said, quote, the bastard shot me. >> he was once a kgb agent but turned into a vocal critic of russia. when he was poisoned in london, it made headlines around the world. >> it's polonium. >> a lethal toxin in a cup of tea. >> it's almost a tiny little dirty bomb. >> it's nuclear terrorism. >> why was he killed? to unravel the mystery we follow the tale of a dark conspiracy. are you frightened for your life? >> we'll meet and confront the prime suspect. >> did you put the polonium in the tea? >> and now is the danger coming closer? >> with two men waiting in the bushes, one man said shoot him. >> an attack on the expert helping us with this story. >> people say, oh, it's never going to happen here. i know it can happen here because it happened to my husband. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." former russian agent alexander litvinenko was a vocal critic of the russian government. but in his world access to information could make you a very rich man or a dead one. his murder set off an international in

. ♪♪ >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> she can lie to, make love to you, kill you, all in the same week. and not even cry at the funeral. >> she was living that dream california lifestyle. you talk about "housewives of orange county." she could have been on the show. she wrapped him around her finger. just like she wraps so many men around her finger. >> she had it all, waterfront home, fancy cars, millionaire boyfriend. quite the life. until -- >> the shots were in sets of two. he saw his attacker. >> her lover gunned down. who wanted him dead? >> she wouldn't have done it because there wasn't any financial gain for her in this. >> what about her secret friend, the former nfl linebacker? you lied to them. >> i did. >> the mystery was unsolved. then came a prosecutor who took on big waves and cold cases. could he find the key to this one. >> this isn't just a motive. it's a motive on steroids. >>> hello and welcome to gateline. a gated community, a glamorous setting where the wealthy wes accidents could feel safe, but it was not safe for

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> if you admit that she's never coming home, it's like you're admitting defeat or that she's dead. >> reporter: a hard working wife, a loving mother. >> she was having affairs. >> they worked in the same office areas, they spent some time after hours. >> kathy was trying to break off the relationship. >> she never returned from lunch. >> where was she? >> there were just no answers. >> reporter: nearly 30 years, 670 investigators. and it just kept coming back to one. >> he just very calmly said, "i know how to get rid of a body so it would never, ever be found.” >> we were just a heartbeat away from losing a witness, to not having a case. it was basically a now-or-never situation. >> reporter: welcome to "dateline." when kathy heckel disappeared, police didn't know if they were dealing with a missing person's case or cold blooded murder. and the investigation grew cold. decades later, a young detective who was just a kid when kathy vanished dusted off the old files. investigators couldn't solve her case

craig melvin is picking it up. >>> good tuesday morning. craig melvin here. we are following breaking news on two fronts. first, in minneapolis, minnesota, we continue to follow the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. chauvin the former officer that's charged with the murder of george floyd. moments ago, the court went into a short five-minute recess. this morning, lawyers there going through the tedious work of picking jurors. we will take you live to minneapolis in just a few moments. first, though, that breaking news on the hill, just moments ago, the house finally receiving the american rescue act from the senate, dialing up the urgency to vote on it, unemployment benefits set to end for many americans just days from now. we're going to ask a very simple questions this hour, what's in the bill for you? also this hour, president biden visiting a small business and spotlighting the pandemic's impact on our economy. a key part of this bill is the nearly $170 billion to reopen our schools. a study from one nonprofit system that for 3 mil

for now, craig melvin picks up our coverage. >>> good monday morning to you. craig melvin here. hopeful news this hour as we race to outpace the rising spread of new covid variants. in the last few hours, astrazeneca says it's ready to submit its vaccine for fda emergency authorization in a matter of weeks. a u.s. trial shows it has a 79% efficacy rate and it is 100% effective at preventing hospitalizations. we could hear more about it any minute now from the white house covid-19 response team. so far, about one-fourth of all americans have gotten at least one vaccine dose. that's according to cdc data. >>> a possible curveball to the progress, scenes like this. spring break right now, miami beach, crowds, chaos, real concerns about covid-19. it's not just college kids. city leaders now extending those emergency restrictions and a curfew. in a few moments, i will talk to the republican mayor of miami about what it means with this pandemic nowhere close to ending. that's not all this hour. >>> a rare inside look at an all black armed militia and its stated goal is to defend black

craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the fight for voting rights just got a lot more urgent in this country. georgia's governor has signed a sweeping new election law. it does everything from requiring i.d. to vote by mail to reducing the number of places where ballots can be dropped. the law even makes it illegal to give food and water to folks waiting in line to vote. in a few moments, i will talk to the co-founder of a group that's been leading the fight against the measure. she has a simple message this morning. see you in court. here is what a prominent attorney today us about that fight. >> we are filing a lawsuit on behalf of the new georgia project. black voters matter. we know that these laws are aimdisenfranchising black voters and young voters. >> rafael warnock is holding a news conference about this topic. when it starts, we will take you there live. latasha brown is the co-founder of black voters matter which is part of the lawsuit. as we wait to hear what senator warnock has to say, let's start with the de

craig melvin here. we start with breaking news from the cdc and some major implications for families across this country. for k through 12 students, the cdc now recommends that with universal masking, students should keep a distance of at least three feet in classroom settings. that's a change from six feet, and that should make it easier for schools to meet the requirements. >>> president biden will leave for atlanta, georgia. the president will be visiting the cdc just after this new guidance came out. there's a live look at joint base andrews. they say that they are about to hit the vaccination goal of 100 million doses a day. they will do it today, i should say, the original plan was for the president and vice president to promote that package. but the shooting changed those plans. now the first joint trip will also include a meeting with asian american community leaders in georgia. the top concern, rising anti-asian rhetoric and violence this past year. >>> a hearing on discrimination got heated on

craig melvin here on the ground in minneapolis, minnesota. this is a city taking a deep breath right now as it plunges into an incredibly high profile trial for people here, people around the country, people around the world. a live look right now as protesters are on the move here. this is the scene a block from where i'm standing at the county courthouse where the trial has started. what you are seeing now, again, just a few feet where i am, the jury selection process planned for derek chauvin. the man seen on video kneeling on george floyd's neck for about nine minutes. so far this morning, the conversations in court have been over whether to add a third degree murder charge. those conversations have led to a delay in jury selection. any second now, the court will be back from a recess to settle what happens next. where i'm reporting, there has been a fair amount of activity this morning. signs, protests calling for justice. stay with me. i will talk to george floyd's brother and the family attorney about how the family is feeling as this

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> asking for help. >> it was like hearing a ghost, a voice from beyond the grave. >> there's no way i can go back. >> can she help solve her open murder? >> so surreal. this is something that happens to other people, not to you. >> she was a dancer who married a dashing photographer. they seemed the perfect family until the bone chilling night she went missing. >> you could see the body underneath the snow. >> where was her husband that night? >> my attorney said you don't know the tidal wave that's coming towards you, don't you. >> this time they weren't so sure. >> it's a who-done-it. three possible suspects. >> turns out the victim also had a boy friend and he had a wife. >> everyone's getting questions. >> husband, boy friend, jealous spouse. >> i said something like i hope she rots in hell. >> so what did happen that snowy night? see what you think. the best clue of all may be the vams own choice. >> i knew there was a line to draw. w there was a line to

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she was beautiful. her eyes were just remarkable. i was going to be there for her and she was going to be there for me. it didn't matter what it was. i thought that maybe she'd been kidnapped. no one knew what was happening. there's nothing i could have done or anyone could have done. >> skylar, rachel, sheila. total bffs. >> they hung out all the time. >> you thought of them as a team. >> the three of them became inseparable. >> then one ended up missing. >> nobody's heard from her. nobody knows where she is. >> something's wrong. something's bad wrong. >> where was skylar? someone was hiding something. >> it was the fbi. they were serious. >> twitter, instagram, facebook. you just see things start to get ridiculously out of control. >> a clique of mean girls. were they mean enough to kill? >> she was like, well, she'll blackmail me. >> it was such a shocking and scandalous kind of case. >> this was diabolical. >> evil comes in all shapes and sizes. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." for skylar neese

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he said, "christy'seen murdered." she was taken so soon and so violently. i couldn't stop shaking. >> a young teacher, leaving for school. murdered, before she could get out the door. >> this was a horrific scene. >> it was a nightmare scene. she had christmas presents she was taking to her students that day. >> i was petrified. i just thought who? why? >> we looked at suspect after suspect after suspect. the crime was a mystery for decades. >> we were still with no answer! >> i mean, this poor family. we thought, we might be able to solve this case. >> could cutting edge science yield a new clue? >> this was a huge lead. >> absolutely. >> this wasn't someone they had reason to look at or talk to before. >> he was here. he was here the whole time! >> you are literally talking to christy's killer. >> right. face to face. >> evil comes in all packages. >> it certainly does. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." christy marack always knew she wanted to be a teacher and her enthusiasm showed. colleagues marve

craig melvin here. lots we are following as we kick off a special hour here on msnbc. we have an eye on this courtroom in minneapolis, minnesota. it is day four of jury selection in the derek chauvin trial. the former minneapolis police officer charged with killing george floyd last spring. there's a press conference planned by the floyd family a few hours from now. more on all of that straight ahead this hour. >>> it's a big day for white house. roughly 15 minutes from now the white house covid-19 response team will be holding its briefing. a few hours after that, president biden and democratic congressional leaders will talk about the american rescue plan. big news for all of us. president biden just late out a new vaccination time line. you may want to turn up the volume. you do not want to forget these days. may 1st, that's when president biden says he will direct all states to make every adult eligible for a vaccine by that day. it doesn't mean doses will be available by then. the white house hopes for that to happen by the end of may. let's not forget, it's going

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craig melvin here right now, selling the plan. in a few hours, president biden will be delivering remarks on his first legislative victory, the american rescue plan. the president set to hit the road this week as well to sell it to the american people. vice president harris, first lady biden, second gentleman emhoff, all of them on the road, making sure the american people know help is on the way. >>> also this hour, the focus is still on fighting this pandemic. the white house covid-19 response team briefing set to start any moment now. >>> we also have our eyes on the border. a crisis at the border starting to take shape. a surge of migrants crossing. fema stepping in to help with the more than 3,200 migrant children being housed in customs and border facilities as of last week. that figure is a new record. republicans are seizing on it. in a matter of hours, kevin mckathy and other congressional republicans will be at the border in texas. they are calling it a crisis. democrats are calling it a challenge that they inherited fro

craig melvin here. we continue to follow that breaking news there in atlanta. massacres at three separate atlanta area spas. moments ago, officials there wrapping up a news conference. they said it's too early to say whether this is a hate crime. they said the suspect may have frequented these spas. the mayor said they believe the suspect was on his way to florida when they caught him. here is what we know at this hour. eight people were killed, six of the victims were asian women. the fbi is now involved. today, police departments across this country are taking steps to make sure the asian communities remain safe. >>> it's a busy hour on the hill. the government's top doctors are making a house call. they are testifying as we speak. in a few moments, the cdc director's stark warning about one of the covid variants ripping across the country. >>> right now, the secretary of homeland security is testifying before a house committee. his message so far about the increase of migrants crossing our southern border. all of that coming up. we start with that breaking n

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craig melvin here. there is new hope right now in our fight to contain this pandemic.vid-19 vaccine getting packed up and prepped for rollout as we speak. we are talking about 4 million doses of johnson & johnson's single-dose, easy to store vaccine. left side, the u.p.s. truck set to take off any moment with the new vaccines on board. on the right side of the screen, workers literally putting those vaccine vials in the boxes. the ceo said we could see doses in the arms of americans in the next 24 to 48 hours. he is tamping down the idea that the vaccine is second tier to the other ones out there.

craig melvin here. we continue to follow that breaking news there in atlanta. massacres at three separate atlanta area spas. moments ago, officials there wrapping up a news conference. they said it's too early to say whether this is a hate crime. they said the suspect may have frequented these spas. the mayor said they believe the suspect was on his way to florida when they caught him. here is what we know at this hour. eight people were killed, six of the victims were asian women. the fbi is now

craig melvin here. we are following quickly moving stories this hour. right now for the white house a big focus on small business. it's all about selling that $1.9 trillion american rescue plan directly to the people who need it the most today. president joe biden will head to pennsylvania to do just that and vice president kamala harris is on her way to denver. we're going to look at this big story from two different perspectives. in just a few moments i'll talk to a member of president biden's council of economic advisers about the administration's pitch to the american people. and then later i'll talk to denver's mayor ahead of the vice president's trip about what people there want to hear from this administration. if the pandemic wasn't enough, the white house facing a crisis at our southwest border now. the homeland security department out with this dire warning. at this rate we could encounter more people there than we have in the last 20 years. we're going to dig into what's being done to deal with it including a total transformation of a major c

craig melvin here. msnbc headquarters in new york city.et busier. about two hours from now, president biden holding that first official news conference as commander in chief. no shortage of topics to cover. right now, his administration facing challenges emerging all at once, really, including north korea. north korea just firing two ballistic

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales.ee? i just want to know what happened to my sister. >> a young mother is missing in a case gone cold. >> it was so important to me to know the truth behind that evening. >> then detectives had an a-ha moment. to solve the case, they would turn to something you probably use every day -- facebook. >> why don't you establish a facebook account? i thought, that could actually accomplish a great deal. >> and that's when everything started to change.

craig melvin here. msnbc headquarters in new york city. it's been a busy day so far, and it's going to just get busier. about two hours from now, president biden holding that first official news conference as commander in chief. no shortage of topics to cover. right now, his administration facing challenges emerging all at once, really, including north korea. north korea just firing two ballistic missiles. the first such test of the biden administration. the first for north korea also in more than a year. then, of course, is the ongoing crisis at the southern border. we're going to get a live update from one facility handling migrant children, and we're told it's one of the most overcrowded facilities of its kind in the entire country. situation at the border being compounded by another major crisis, the pandemic. president biden expected to make some major announcements on that front, including one that could affect underserved communities. and we could also get a little bit more clarity on another major issue that the white house is faci

thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> she was brave. she was incredibly brave. why didn't i know that she needed me and that she was alone and that she was hurt? nothing was the same after that. nothing. >> reporter: they found her in the soccer field. the straight arrow student killed by a single bullet. >> i just hit the floor. >> i remember the pain. every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. >> that someone would shoot my child. like, why? >> reporter: this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> reporter: what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> we're trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> he's there. he's got a gun. >> reporter: how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! that's a bombshell. >> that definitely was. >> i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. >> for that mother to get on that stand. >> reporter: it w

craig melvin is picking it up. >>> good tuesday morning. craig melvin here. fronts. first, in minneapolis, minnesota, we continue to follow the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. chauvin the former officer that's charged with the murder

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >>

craig melvin here. we are watching day two of derek chauvin's trial. chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of george floyd this is the first full day of testimony. and what you're looking at here on the left side of your screen, something that we've come to grow accustomed to over the last day and a half, the sidebar. the judge there, the judge talking to the attorneys, the attorneys talking to the judge, an objection was just raised over the testimony that we've been hearing from david henderson -- excuse me, no, donald williams is the former mma fighter who is testifying. donald williams testifying a few moments ago, and i think we may have a few moments to sort of digest what we have been watching and listening to here. david henderson is the civil rights attorney and former prosecutor who will join me momentarily. let's listen back in and hear the judge's decision. >> when you're dealing with a crowd as a security guard -- >> objection. >> overruled. he hasn't finished the question. >> and you have, as mr. nelson de

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he said, "christy'solently. i couldn't stop shaking. >> a young teacher, leaving for school. murdered, before she could get out the door. >> this was a horrific scene. >> it was a nightmare scene. she had christmas presents she was taking to her students that day. >> i was petrified. i just thought who? why? >> we looked at suspect after suspect after suspect.

i'm craig melvin in for chuck todd on this monday. we have been watching and listening to testimony from the 911 dispatcher jena scurry. the first witness here in the murder trial of derek chauvin. we are going to go back into the courtroom in a moment. as you can see, once again, folks there putting on their headsets to listen to some testimony. paul butler is back with me. paul, let's talk a little bit about the strategy in using the first witness here as the 911 operator. what's the thinking there? >> you know, frequently testimony starts out kind of dry. lawyers want to establish the witness credentials that she knows what she's talking about. a lot of prosecutors would have started with the person who made the very dramatic and disturbing videotape. in the opening statement, the prosecutor promised we would hear about police calling the police. people who work as first responders who were so concerned about what they -- >> stand by. >> they felt the need to alert supervisors. >> stand by. matthew frank, the lead prosecutor, once

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> anytime a child goes missing, it's a scary thing. you know there is evil out there. >> reporter: first, michella. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: then, jenni. >> bloodhounds came. police were there. >> this is a little girl that was doing nothing more than riding her bicycle in a park. >> reporter: two young girls taken. >> the similarities. blonde, blue-eyed, riding a bike. >> somebody who is targeting young girls. >> exactly. >> as a little kid, it definitely scared the heck out of me. >> reporter: she was a girl, then, too. solving these mysteries became her mission. >> so how many names did you have? >> about 2,300 names. >> reporter: could cutting-edge technology crack an ice-cold case? >> i was like, no way. >> i believe in the devil, and people that don't believe in the devil, i think, they're in for a big surprise. >>> hello, and welcome to "dateline." michella and jenni were just like most kids their age. they loved riding bikes, and playing outdoors. the fun-loving girls didn't know each other. but t

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. see you tomorrow the cramer see you tomorrow "the news with shepard smith" starts now >>> the president warns, stay safe follow the guidelines. covid isn't over and two governors open their states wide up i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc >>> a semitruck crashes into an suv in southern california police say 25 people inside that car. >> there's not enough here there are numerous people ejected onto the roadway. >> more than a dozen dead. now piecing together what happened. >>> governor cuomo, a third woman accusing him of sexual harassment she says he asked at a wedding, can i kiss you now calls ramping up for cuomo to resign. >> the fbi director answering questions on capitol hill. what did the bureau know before the january 6th riots? he says the issue is not going away and the first line of defense is you. >> if americans see something on social media that seems to have crossed that line, they need to say something. >>> live from cnbc, the facts. the truth. "the news with

we will turn it over to craig melvin. >>> good wednesday morning to you.round to cover this hour. including the heartbreaking stories about the tenbr people gunned down at a colorado grocery store. >> if you can't go to the grocery store, where can you go? >> right now, both president biden and vice president harris are calling out congress. they say it's time to act on guns, and they lay out where they want congress to start. we will look at that. >>> members of the biden administration are heading to our southern border in texas. they will visit a facility housing migrants crossing the border. nbcg news has a new bird's eye view of what's actually happening on the ground and in the water there. this hour, an important conversation about what canr, actually be done to fix our broken immigration system. what has the best shot of passing in congress? i have two guests who have spent their haentire careers trying t answer those questions. >>> back to school. the new u.s. secretary of education just laid out when he thinks all of our children will be back in

craig melvin here from msnbc headquarters in new york city. we continue to track that breaking news. rapid developments in the latest mass shooting in america. we just finished listening to that news conference there in boulder, colorado, where ten people including a veteran police officer shot and killed monday at a grocery store. the top headlines from that news conference we now know the names and the ages of all ten victims. victims ranging in age from 20 to 65. i want to take a moment just to read their names again. denny strong, 20 years old. neven, 23 years old. rikki olds, 25 years old. trelana bartukwiak, suzanne fountain, terri leiker, eric talley, 51 years old, ken mahoney, 61 years old. lynn murray, 62 years old. and jodi waters, 65 years old. police have also identified the suspected shooter, 21-year-old ahmad alissa facing ten counts of murder in the first degree. the first and last time you'll hear his name mentioned this hour. also this morning we are learning more about that hero police officer that we just mentioned who gave

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". my sister's dead. and i just -- sorry. i just kind of fell apart. >> inside a silent home, an eerie scene. water pouring through the rooms. >> reporter: you heard the water running? >> yes. it was just gushing. >> clues would be hard to come by. >> i thought it was over. she was just dead and nothing was ever going to be done about it. >> not if this family could help it. >> we started looking and looking for what happened. there was still water in the tub. we pulled the drain and saw black scuff marks. >> a case that wouldel see the suspect leave town. and unearthed dark deeds from the past. >> she would wake up and he was be standing over her. >> that's creepy. >> she told me that he was following her. >> yet justice was anything but certain. >> you want that smoking gun. >> uh-huh. >> and there's just not one. hello and welcome to "dateline." cassie farrington was building a new life. the single mom had two kids, a doting boyfriend and an exciting new job. but that future was washed away. cassie was

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she's on a conveyer belt. only her feet were exposed. the workers thought it was a man kin. her last hours on earth were not pleasant. >>> young women murdered or missing, families in anguish. >> i would text her and she would text right back. but this time, nothing. >> when they killed her, they killed me. >> a serial killer at work and maybe he had a friend. >> that's crazy. they don't work together. serial killers are loners. >> very rare. >> two suspected killers on the hunt. hunting them, a detective devoted to justice and more. >> it's almost like you've adopted these young women. >> there's a lot of visits to my local church saying, please don't let me screw this up. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." they were young women with their whole lives ahead of them. then, one by one, they started to vanish. it would take a determined detective willing to go into dark places to uncover the diabolical plot behind the disappearances. here is keith morrison with "good and evil." >> how do you measure a mot

craig melvin picks up our coverage. >>> good thursday morning to you. this hour, we are keeping a close eye on fast moving events. a big change for the man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of eight people at atlanta area spas. he was supposed to be in court an hour from now. it was pushed back. we will go to atlanta to find out why. and to learn more about the eight victims. six are of asian descent. one of the witnesses, a congresswoman told my colleague stephanie ruhle what happened in atlanta is a day that we saw coming. >>> two senior administration officials are telling nbc news president biden and vice president harris will be meeting with asian american community leaders when they visit atlanta, georgia, tomorrow. >>> in washington, the house just did something we don't see very often when it comes to major legislation. it passed a bill with pretty broad bipartisan support. we are talking about the violence against women act that expired two years ago. one of the bill's most vocal supporters, congresswoman debby dingell will share her e