amy: gold medalist aly raisman. want to turnrn now to donna markham, who testified in court against dr. larry nassar. she is the mother of former gymnast chelsea markham, who was sexually abused by nassar when she was 10 years old. chelsea went on to commit suicide in 2009. 2009, she took her own life because she could not deal with the pain anymore. in marche 10 years that i lost my baby. she was 23 years old. she would be 33 now. and every day i miss her. every day. and it all startrted with himim. it all started with him and just became worse as the years went by, until she could not deal with it anymore. amy: donna markham, the mom of chelsea markham, who took her own life after being sexually abused by nassar. as we wrap up, mark alesia, the judge in this case, a fierce advocate for the women, judge rosemarie aquilina, cleared her docket to allow more than 150 women to testify. and also became very controversial when she said "i would allow some or many people to do to him what he did to others." can you speak

now gold medal gymnast aly raisman speaking out this morning.g usa gymnastics of turning a blind eye. >> for so long, they put medals, reputation and money over the safety of athletes. and even now you see the united states olympic committee, they just spoke out monday for the first time. they just released a statement for the first time. they've been quiet this whole time. >> on this day, you stood in that courtroom, how does that experience compare to the pressure that you felt in the olympics? >> it's very -- it's hard to put into words but it makes me literally sick, all the stress and the trauma of everything. but for that moment, i had to be strong. but i'm very, very exhausted from it. >> joining me now is kimberly atkins, for the boston herald. and msnbc contributor. and michelle sinder, white house correspondent and msnbc contributor. to hear how it still makes her sick, she's been nauseated, dizzy, headachy. she's going through all of this all over again. >> absolutely. and just think about it. she described preparing for this in a sim

aly raisman / olympic gymnast: "the tables have turned, larry.e here, we have our voices, and we are not going anywhere."i'm natasha chen, reporting. (vicki) one year ago... 11 people were arrested for protesting president trump's inauguration. their criminal charges are now being dismissed. the group of people linked themselves together on the caltrain tracks. they were arrested, charged with three misdemeanor including trespassing on rail transit property. the 11 protestors were originally set to go to trial. the district attorney's office announced yesterday they cannot justify the prosecution and court resources that were being expended in the case. (grant) a new 10-car bart train began its service in oakland today. (vicki) this after months of delays and more than two billion dollars in investments. people in the bay area have been riding the "fleet of the future" throughout the day. this new train is energy efficient....has digital maps and wider aisles...which should allow more people to file into the trains at once. one bart rider likes w

>> those were eloquent words by aly raisman and she's right, accountability needs to be more than justord. no, you can't leave it to the institutions to self police, and we're seeing that now. there are many arenas in which we can start to hold institutions accountable. in some ways, the least satisfying one is the law, because we have a rule of law which means there are limits on who you can legally hold responsible in a case like this. we're hearing msu, united states gymnastics asserting defenses to lawsuits that say come on, you hired this guy. you employed him. there were warning signs. you disregarded them. so the law may not provide, we'll have to see, victims the satisfaction they want. it's not the only place people can bring their claims and demand change. >> "the washington post" put this into context in what i think is a stunning way and i want to read from this scathing op-ed. >> where in the fresh red hell is an independent investigation into usa gymnastics and why isn't congress threatening to smash the u.s. olympic committee's charter into pieces with a gavel over this?

just lyin, aly raisman is talki about doctor larry nassar of his sentencing of 175 years. >> also new morning of a massive cocaine bust. >>> the president says not only he will meet with robert mueller but he will do so under oath. you can see right now the dow is above 26,000 points. the dow surges 100 points and open on strong, caterpillar is at three earnings. the time now is 6:40. you are watching "today on the bay." >>> all right, we are coming up at 6:43. we'll have some pop up showers moving through. we are seeing one across the bay moving towards heyward and it will be there and moving to san ramon by 7:38. live look outside san jose, it is all clear, we'll see that off and on rain at campbell today. we'll take a look ahead to the dry forecast, that's coming up in five minutes. >>> that rain across 92 will be one reason we are watching our commute heading into oakland. we still have flashing lights on the shoulders, we'll talk you through on what's going on on all side of the bay. >>> 6:43 right now. new divide yes of an alameda base coast guards making a drug bust. they seize

aly raisman is with us now exclusively. aly, good morning. >> good morning. >> you heard the sentencing up to 175 years. do you think in your heart that justice was served yesterday? >> no. i mean it's not something where you just instantly feel better. >> yeah. >> you know we need to hold these organizations accountable. usa gymnastics united states olympic committee, msu, they need an independent investigation. this is bigger than larry nassar. we have to get to the bottom of how this disaster happened. if we don't figure out how it did -- we can't -- >> let's talk about you. you walked in that courtroom and i was thinking about you standing there. i've seen you on some of the biggest stages of the world with the eyes of the globe looking at you performing. on this day you stood in that courtroom. how does that experience compare to the pressure that you felt in the olympics? >> you know i was talking about this with my mom and i said in that moment i almost felt like i was going to compete because at the olympics you blo

(grant) aly raisman is among the aly raisman is among the team of five american gymnasts who won gold12 summer olympics in london. but it came at a high cost.(vicki) four of the five gymnasts now say they were subjected to sexual abuse by the team's physician, doctor larry nassar who pleaded guilty. . natasha chen shows how nassar complained to the judge that these victim statements were hard on his mental health. aly raisman / olympic gymnast: "you lied to me, and manipulated me to think, that when you treated me you were closing your eyes because you had been working hard - when you were really touching me, an innocent child, to pleasure yourself."she is among 140 or so victims who trained with team u-s-a or michigan state university - where nassar worked. some were underage. they said nassar touched them inappropriately - sometimes digitally penetrating them - while offering his so-called 'treatments'.jordyn wieber / retired olympic gymnast: "he did it time after time, appointment after appointment, convincing me that it was helping me with my hamstring injury."jordyn wieber is ano

but that may not be enough for olympic champion aly raisman.ho accused usa gymnastics of complicity when she spoke out at nassar's sentencing last week. >> i have represented the united states of america in two olympics and have done so successfully. in both usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee have been very quick to capitalize and celebrate my success. but did they reach out when i came forward? no. >> also late wednesday, a faculty athletic rep for michigan state reportedly also resigning after saying she lost the heart and desire to support the university's administration after speak, president simon. hoda. >> thank you so much. >>> aly raisman is with us now exclusively. good morning. >> good morning. >> you heard the sentencing, up to 175 years. do you think if your heart that justice was served yesterday? >> no. it's not something where you just instantly feel better. you know, we need to hold these organizations accountable. usa gymnastics, united states olympic committee, msu, they need an independent investigation. t

olympic gold medalist aly raisman lashed out in court today at the former team doctor for u.s.a. gymnastics. larry nassar will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing young athletes. racraisman says nassar assaulted her, too. >> i am here to face you, larry, so you can see i have regained my strength. i am no longer a victim. i'm a survivor. i am no longer the liltd girl you met in australia where you first began groomin grooming and manipulating. >> reporter: the hearing will stretch into next week as more than 100 of his survivors get a chance to speak out. there is a major change in u.s. military strategy. today, more than 16 years after the 9/11 attacks, defense affect jim mattis said terrorism is no longer the number one priority. david martin has more on what is. >> reporter: these mock ships, the size of american destroyers, are laid out in china's missile-impact test range on the edge of the gobie desert. they are the mirror image of the u.s. navy base in yokosuka, japan, headquarters of the seventh fleet. you can see an impac

and veterans gabby douglas and aly raisman. >> that's what a national champion looks like. >> we are0 miles away in a dusty newsroom, three reporters for "the indianapolis star" publish an investigative report on the ugly side of this beautiful sport. >> usa gymnastics wasn't always reporting allegations of sexual abuse that it was receiving. from the day after that story was published, rachael denhollander reached out to us and told us about dr. nassar, and that's the first we knew of him. >> it was just after my 15th birthday. i saw him for approximately a year and he abused me between 10 and 13 times during that timeframe. he penetrated me vaginally and anally. >> reporter: that was back in 2000 when rachael denhollaner was a club-level gymnast. why did you decide -- did you think maybe now people will believe me? that this door has been cracked open by this fantastic journalism in "the indianapolis star"? >> i was very aware of the abuse. i was confident that there were thousands, thousands of victims out there. and i also -- >> of larry? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> thousands.

. >>> olympic gymnast aly raisman will speak out exclusively on the "today" show about nassar's sentencing coming up at 7:00. >>> authorities in kentucky plan to try the 15-year-old student accused of in a deadly high school shooting as an adult on murder, attempted murder, and assault charges. investigators say the student barged into the school with a handgun and opened fire on tuesday killing two 15-year-old students, injuring 18 others before police took him into custody. authorities have not revealed a motive. >>> 6:17. katy zachry is in the first alert traffic center for us this morning. >> reporter: good news, when i saw you not long ago we were talking about a crash on 95 southbound around the blue route. that's cleared. also another clearing to report to you is the disabled vehicle on the vine street expressway eastbound around broad street. as soon as those cleared, a new thing popped up. this is a live look at the schuylkill expressway at montgomery avenue. at least around montgomery avenue eastbound and westbound traffic is running smoothly. there's a crash, multi-vehicle crash

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today, team captain aly raisman was the latest to share her story. you are so sick.ow angry i feel when i think of you. you lied to me and manipulated me to think that when you treated me, you were closing your eyes because you had been working hard when you were really touching me, an innocent child, to pleasure yourself. seen here at the london 2012 games, aly was just 18 years old when her team won gold. but behind the scenes, larry nassar was abusing her. larry was the olympic doctor and he molested me at the 2012 london olympic games. abusers, your time is up. the survivors are here, standing tall, and we are not going anywhere. her team—mate jordyn wieber also shared her story in court today. 0ur bodies were all hanging by a thread when we were in london. who was the doctor that usag sent to keep us healthy and help us get through? the doctor that was our abuser. the doctor that is a child molester. for years, there have been concerns about larry nassar, but many survivors say they were ignored, as victims were notjust decorated 0lympians but the children of fa

. >>> in an nbc news exclusive, ali raisman is speaking out. her interview comes as the doctor at the center of the gymnastics sex scandal was arraigned. she was among 10 victim who is spoke at the sentencing hearing. yesterday a michigan judge sentenced nassar to 40 years in prison. as doctor for usa gymnastics, he molested some of the nation's top gymnasts for years. ali raisman says he's just the tip of the iceberg. >> this is bigger than larry nassar. we have to get to the bottom of how this disaster happened. if we don't figure out how it did, we can't be confident it won't happen again. >> nassar was also the team doctor for michigan state university. the president of michigan state stepped down overnight amid-growing criticism of how the school handled the scandal. >>> the corruption trial for the mayor focused on payback against a law firm. the owner of the firm that owned the tax collection contract says she worried about losing that contract after she refused the request for a campaign donation. the contract was eventually given to an

aly raisman / olympic gymnast: "you lied to me, and manipulated me to think, that when you treated me you were closing your eyes because you had been working hard - when you were really touching me, an innocent child, to pleasure yourself."(pam) she is among 140 or so victims who trained with team u-s-a, or michigan state university - where nassar worked. some were underage. they said, nassar touched them inappropriately - sometimes digitally - while offering his so-called 'treatments'. nassar sent the judge a letter before these statements began - saying 'i'm concerned about my ability to be able to face witnesses this next four days, mentally.' rosemarie aquilina / judge: ""spending 4 or 5 days listening to them is significantly minor considering the hours of pleasure you've had at their expense and ruining their lives." (pam) olympic gymnast jordyn wieber also testified today saying ... although she is a victim, she refuses to live like one. (grant)we have not seen the massive ice raids that are reportedly coming to this area..... at least not yet. next- when those might to happeni

the future is on. >>> olympic gymnast ali raisman is speaking out. it comes after the doctor at the center is of the usa gymnastics sexual abuse scandal learned his fate. raisman was among more than 150 victims who spoke at the sentencing hearing for larry nassar. yesterday a michigan judge sentenced him to at least 40 years in prison. while serving as the doctor for usa gymnastics, nassar molested some of the nation's top gymnasts for years. raisman says he's just the tip of the iceberg. >> this is bigger than larry nassar. we have to get to the bottom of how this disaster happened. if we don't figure out how it did, we can't be confident it won't happen again. >> nassar was the team doctor for michigan state university. the president of the university stepped down amid-growing criticism of how the school handled the scandal. >>> turning to a friendly bet. >> how people are making a wage on the super bowl. >> singing the gospel. how rapper snoop dogg is using the super bowl to switch up his craft. >>> it's going to be a mixed weekend ahead. one day i

olympian aly raisman, took to the stand to testify against dr. larry nassar. remembered his daily knock on her hotel room door during the olympics. raisman said he took advantage of the fact that daily doctor visits were, quote, mandatory. she pointed out to him that the tables have now been turned, and the women he assaulted aren't going anywhere. >> all these brave women have power, and we will use our voices to make sure you get what you deserve. a life of suffering spent replaying the words delivered by this powerful army of survivors. >> raisman is one of 125 women who accused nassar of sexual abuse, and she's calling for him to get the maximum sentence. that's 125 years in prison. >>> in sacramento, women lawmakers are finding it's easier to change laws than to change minds. at least when it comes to fighting sexual harassment. one new bill announced this week would increase the statute of limitations for a victim to file claims from one year to three years. it does have bipartisan support, and it does appear headed for passage. but the goal isn't just to

among them, gold medalist aly raisman and jordan weaver. tweeted that she was not planning on attending the sentencing hearing. she changed her mind after watching other victims come forward. >> you lied to me and manipulated me to think that when you treated me, you were closing your eyes because you had been working hard when you were really touching me an innocent child to pleasure yourself. >> reporter: olympic gymnast jordan weaver coming forward at friday's hearing revealing for the first time that she too was sexually abused by nassar. >> nobody was protecting us from being taken advantage of. nobody was even concerned whether or not we were being sexually abused. >> reporter: the judge praised weiber's bravery. >> i'm so honored that you came to tell your story here today. >> reporter: both members of the olympic team known as the fierce five vow to stay strong despite their abuse. >> even though i'm a victim, i do not and will not live my life as one. >> abuser, your time is up. the survivors are here standing tall and we are not g

amy: during her testimony, olympic gold medalist aly raisman also attacked the usa gymnastics and the u.s. olympic committee for allowing the sexual abuse to continue for decades. started 30 years ago, but that is just the first reported incident we know of. if over these many years just one adult listened and have the courage and character to act, this tragedy could have been avoided. neither usa gymnastics nor the u.s. have reached out to express of the or even offer support. not even to ask how did this happen? what do you think we could do to help? why have i and others here probably not heard anything from the leadership of the u.s.? why has the united states olympic committee been silent? amy: at least one woman has also testified that she reported the sexual abuse to officials at michigan state university, where dr. larry nassar also practiced sports medicine. a growing number of the sexual assault survivors, current students, and even one michigan state university trustee are calling on university president lou anna simon to resign over questions about what she and the univers

this is olympic gold medalist aly raisman testifying friday. >> i'm herere to face you, larr, so you can see i have regained my strength, that i'm no longer a victim, i'm a survivor. now is the time to acknowledge the very person who sits b befoe us now who perpetrated the worst epidemic of sexual abuse and history of sports, who is going to be locked up for a long, long, long time. this monster was also the architect of policies and procedures that are supposed to protect athletes from sexual abuse. abusers, your time is up. the survivorors are here standig tall and we are not going anywhere. amy: during her testimony, olympic gold medalist aly raisman also attacked the usa gymnastics and the u.s. olympic committee for allowing the sexual abuse to continue for decades. started 30 years agago, but that is just the firt reported incident t we know w o. if over these many years just one adult listened and have the courage and character to act, this tragedy could have been avoided. neither usa gymnastics nor the u.s. have reached out to express of the or even offer support. not even to

<aly raisman/ accuser: "if over these many years just one adult listened, and had the courage and characteract, this tragedy could have been avoided.">( darya ) nassar has admitted to molesting athletes.. while he was employed by michigan state university and u-s-a gymnastics... which trains olympians. nassar has already has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for child pornography. many accusers have opted to make their names public. they say they've been empowered by the "me too" movement and that it's helping to give them closure. ( darya ) new driver's licenses are coming to california... and yesterday was the first day you could apply for a -'real i-d.' eventually the federal government won't accept current california i-d's as valid....so getting a federally-compliant 'real i-d' is something most people will need to do. kron four's spencer blake has the details. the license or i-d card you get at the d-m-v will always be accepted on a state level. but unless it has the same verification as, say, a passport...it soon won't fly with federal agencies like the t-s-a."there's no need to ru

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larry nassar's sexual abuse confronting him in the courtroom including olympic gold medalist aly raisman. >> the tables have turned, larry. we are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. >> their pain and their anger bringing the doctor to tears and the finger-pointing this morning. did some people turn a blind eye here? >>> and mystery man. patriots star tom brady playing the quiet quarterback keeping mum about that hand injury and his gloves. >> i'm not talking about that. we'll see. we'll see. i have no idea. >> questionable for game time. will he take the field? >>> hey, good morning and welcome to the one-year anniversary of the presidency of donald j. trump. you're looking live at the white house here where the president is waking up to a government shutdown. he was supposed to be in florida today celebrating his anniversary, but that got called off because of the crisis. >> and just down the road we want you to take a live look at the u.s. capitol where lawmakers will be reconvening this morning to try to end an impasse that as of midnight has led to it shutting do

and, in fact, as aly raisman said in her impact statement.ult had listened to one child, none of them would be standing here. and that's clearly one of the big issues that not only independent investigations and the ncaa will want to find out y was larry nassar continuing to treat athletes at michigan state but also the members of congress want to find out exactly what went on. >> larisa, first of all, i just want to say how incredibly brave you and all of your fellow athletes are. i'm coming out and speaking the way that you have done is going to save people. there is absolutely no doubt about the impact that you're going to have. but i wonder as you're watching all of this develop, you see usa gymnastics board of directors being told, get out of here. what do you need to see? you intimately knew the impact this was having. how do we stop this from happening again? >> i think people need to start asking the tough questions and find out why this was able to go on for so long. you know, what is -- what has happened behind the scenes to cover t

many victims, including olympian aly raisman, spoke during the sentencing, criticizing the olympic committee and the board for not doing enough to protect the girls and women from the abuse. >>> actor casey affleck says he will not attend this year's academy awards. criticism against the actor was reignited after the #metoo movement because of two sexual harassment lawsuits filed against him in 2010. he won oscar for best actor last year and was expected to present the oscar for best actress at this year's ceremony. >>> the outlook is getting brighter in puerto rico where the wrath of hurricanes maria and irma left two thirds of the population without electricity. massive reinforcements are on the ground trying to get people back on the power grid. help from u.s. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. this week an additional 1000 utility trucks, 1500 workers, will be added with the hope of quick restoration. >> there is no set time frame. we are here for the long haul. the mission is to restore power and that's what we are focusing on. >> 1 million customers have had t

among them, gold medalist jordyn wieber and aly raisman. >> larry nassar is accountable. usa gymnastics is accountable. the u.s. olympic committee is accountable. my teammates and friends have been through enough. and now it's time for change because the current and future gymnasts do not deserve to live in fear, anxiety, or fear unprotected like i was. >> nassar faces at least 25 years in prison for molesting girls at michigan state university and his home. he has already been sentenced to 60 years for child pornography crimes. >>> happening today, an appeals court in chicago is set to hear arguments over whether the government can withhold public safety funds from sanctuary cities. a judge has already put a freeze on the policy for all 50 states. the trump administration is seeking to get a lower court's ruling now reversed. and a judge here in san francisco has already blocked an executive order that cut money to sanctuary cities. >>> former 49ers colin kaepernick just revealed a local superstar is going to be helping him finish his million dollar pledge to organizatio

. >> reporter: jordan weaver and aly raisman were both in court today for nassar's sentencing hearing. >> larry, you should have been locked up a long, long time ago. >> reporter: raisman also says usa gymnastics is "rotting from the inside." >> we're dealing with real lives in the future of our sport. we need to believe this won't happen again. >> reporter: on thursday usag announced it was shutting down the ranch run by coaching legends bella and martha corolyi, where many say nassar abused them. zwr usag failed to mention they had athletes training there the date they released the statement. >> reporter: they say they knew nothing about the abuse. usag says it went to authorities in 2015 after the first complaint. >> your actions have walked with me every step of the way. >> reporter: also under fire, nassar's former employer, michigan state university. tiffany thomas lopez, a soft wall player says she complained about nassar to her trainer in 2000. >> i was dismissed and just reassured that this was treatment and either take the treatment so you can get back on the field or you do

among them, some of the biggest names in usa gymnastics including gabby douglas and aly raisman. >> treatments with you were mandatory. lying on my stomach with you on my bed insisting that your inappropriate touch would help to heal my pain. >> some of the greatest athletes on earth and they're fearless and they deliver. one of the most important time of their lives and yet they're so vulnerable. >> reporter: many of these young women's testimony so heart breaking and difficult to hear, even nassar broke down as some of his victims spoke. >> wow. what have you done? >> she shook, took off his glazs and at times wiped away tears. today, it was nassar's turn to speak, making one last appeal for leniency. >> no words for this past several days. no words. they have had an emotional effect on myself and shaken me to my core. i also recognize that what i'm failing pales in comparison to the pain, trauma and emotional destruction that all of you are feeling. >> reporter: but the judge wasn't buying it. so highlight his insincerity, she read outloud, nassar ear earlier words in a letter to the court.

today, team captain aly raisman was the latest to share her story. >> are you so sick. lied to me and manipulated me to think that when you treated me you were closing your eyes because you had been working hard when you were really touching me, an innocents child, to pleasure yourself. >> seen here at the london 2012 games, aly was just 18 years old when her team won gold but behind the scenes, larry nassar was abusing her. >> larry was the tampa doctor and he molested me at the 2012 london olympic games. abutesors, your time is up. the survivors are here standing tall and we are not going anywhere. >> her team nate jordan wieber also shared her story in court today. >> our bodies were all hanging by a thread when we were in london. who was the doctor that usga cents to keep us healthy? the doctor that was our abuser. the doctor that is a child molester. >> for years there'd been concerns about larry nassar but many survivors say they were ignored. his victims weren't just decorated olympians but the children of friends and state-level athletes. like gwynn. she is seen

. >> reporter: two-time olympian, aly raisman says the institutions have an incentive to keep things quiet. >> for so long they put medals, reputation and money over the safety of athletes. >> reporter: investigators will look closely at the timeline. a gymnastics coach learned about nassar's abuse in june 2015 and called usa gymnastics. usag waited 42 days before telling the fbi, but they never called msu where nassar also worked. usag says nassar was relieved of his duties but he continued to see hundreds of patients at msu until he was arrested. in her statement last night president lou anna simon said there is no cover-up. but on campus many welcomed her resignation. >> the university needs to really make some strides going in a different direction. >> reporter: simon will still get perks like tickets to home games. if she returns to the faculty a year leave then her full three quarter of a million dollar salary. the ncaa is already investigating michigan state. today members of the house and the senate are calling for congressional investigations. next week the house plans to vo

among his more than 150 accusers, olympic gold medal winners aly raisman, gabby douglas, michaela mulroney and now simone biles who went public on monday. the victim statements could last days, some pointing a finger at nassar's former employers. >> it's horrifying that msu and usa gymnastics are not stepping up to the plate to admit their wrongdoing. >> reporter: usa gymnastics says it reached out to the fbi soon after a complaint was made, while msu says any suggestion that the university covered up nassar's horrific conduct is simply false. in court today nassar's accusers looked their abuser in the eye. >> little girls don't stay little forever. they grow into strong women that return to destroy your world. >> reporter: nassar, head in his hands, at times visibly shaking, nowhere to go and no choice but to listen. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> another record on wall street today, just 12 days after crossing 25,000, the dow crossed 26,000 today for the first time. stocks however pulled back from those highs. the dow finishing down about ten points at 25,792, the nasdaq and s&p down as w

. >> reporter: the powerful testimony of olympic medalist aly raisman and the other women forcing dramatic change at michigan state university. students tonight protesting nassar's tenure there where he also abused female athletes. today msu's athletic director retiring. >> we failed you. >> reporter: and at the board of trustees, tears of regret. >> i have a daughter here. i have a daughter that dreams of coming here, and i want her to feel safe. >> reporter: sentiments too late for the young women whose lives were forever changed. anne thompson, nbc news. >>> let's go now to houston and growing questions tonight after a rescue operation gone wrong. the fbi tried to save a kidnapping victim, but instead, during the chaos of a raid, opened fire and mistakenly killed that hostage. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has the details. >> reporter: when the fbi raided this home in houston, the kidnapping victim they were trying to rescue was shot and killed. charging documents say the hostage was bound when the extraction team burst in, gunning him down in the chaos. >> i'm having

. >>> this morning olympic gymnast aly raisman will speak out exclusively on the "today" show about nassar's sentencing. she accused him of sexual abuse and confronted him in court last week. you can see the interview coming up at 7:00. >>> president trump now says he's willing to testify under oath to special counsel robert mueller as part of the federal probe into russian election interference and possible obstruction. earlier this month the president told reporters it seemed unlikely that he would have to meet with mueller. yesterday president trump said he's looking forward to testifying under oath. he added that there's been no collusion and "no obstruction whatsoever." the president said the interview could happen in the next two to three weeks. >>> on the issue of d.r.e.a.m.ers, the president said yesterday he is open to a pathway for them to become citizens. he told reporters that his plan will allow people brought to the u.s. illegally as children to achieve citizenship over a period of 10 to 12 years. the white house and congress are working on a plan to keep them from being deport

olympian aly raisman took the stand to testify against larry nassar. she remembered his daily knock on her hotel room door during the olympics. raisman said he took advantage of that fact that daily doctors visits were "mandatory." she pointed out to him that the tables have turned - and that the women he assaulted aren )t going anywhere. raisman is one of 125 women who accuse nassar of sexual abuse. and she )s calling for him to gt the maximum sentence - that )s 125 years in prison. in sacramento, women lawmakers are finding it )s easier to change laws-- --than minds. at least when it comes to fighting sexual harassment. one new bill announced yesterday would increase the statute of limitations for a victim to file claims-- --from one-year to three. it has bi-partisan support, and appears headed for passage. but the goal isn )t just to punish, it )s to change the culture that enables harassment. the women )s march at the state capitol tomorrow will direct even more attention to the issue. shutdown showdown. we )re 2 and a half hours away from a govern

that includes olympic gymnast gabby douglas, aly raisman, and mckayla maroney. as part of a plea agreement, nasa pled guilty to seven counts of sexual assault. his sentencing hearing starts today in michigan. 88 women and girls who say they've been victimized are expected to give victim impact statements. >>> in belgium, two people were killed, 14 hurt, when an apartment building collapsed last night from what appears to be a gas explosion. investigators have ruled out terrorism. the explosion took down one building and damaged three others. search crews found two bodies this morning but were able to pull three people from the rubble alive including a child. >>> across the country and in the bay area, people paused to remember and honor the life of doctor martin luther king jr. yesterday. in san francisco thousands marched from willie mays plaza at&t park to yerba buena park. people said they want to carry on doctor king's dream of equal rights for everyone. >> i feel like we should do more of this more often. we should get together. that's what martin want to p

he said americans second and the aly raisman —— dreamers first. said americans second and the aly raismansupporter, and given what you, as a supporter, and given what you have just said, you, as a supporter, and given what you havejust said, where do you, as a supporter, and given what you have just said, where do you draw the lines about his language, for example, his tweeting, and about the way he goes about his business? are their lines they are, or has he rewritten the rulebook, whereby he effectively can say what he likes? you know, that is a very interesting question. with the tweeting, the only way he has been able to deal with the mainstream press which is not his friend is to be able to respond, and people expect that of him. but you know, iasked respond, and people expect that of him. but you know, i asked someone that very question on my programme in chicago, and she said you just don't remember, for example you had lbj, who was very crude, you had harry truman, who used the n—word but he was the first person to integrate the military. you even had fdr savings in private which

. >>> this morning, olympic gymnast aly raisman will speak out exclusively on the "today" show about nassar's sentencing. she accused him of sexual abuse and confronted him in court last week. you can see the interview beginning at 7:00. >>> now we'll take you state by state and county by county. >> we begin in berks county. store owners in reading on edge after a rash of robberies. there have been 25 robberies since december. four cases remain unsolved. the chief described most of the robberies as crimes of opportunity to satisfy a drug addiction. >>> in chester county, police want to find two men who tried to steal from the macy's at the exton square mall. the men loaded more than $900 worth of merchandise into shopping bags on tuesday when a loss prevention officer tried to stop them. the man sprayed him with pepper spray. ♪ >>> eagles' fans obviously hoping this is the year their time finally wins its first super bowl. >> before the super bowl existed, the eagles did win a world championship back in 1960. we talked to one person who was there. 83-year-old charles sigg, even has t

one of those who wants answers from the us gymnastics team is simone biles' team—mate, aly raisman. to manipulate these girls so much that they're so afraid to speak up? as they performed before millions around the world, these young women were hiding the pain and trauma of abuse. after a day of emotional testimony, the world of gymnastics is now confronting its own "me—too" moment. bbc news, but in private, say police, the turpins had a dark secret. before dawn on sunday, a 17—year—old girl escaped from this house through a window. she had taken a deactivated mobile phone and managed to use it to call the police. inside, officers found her 12 brothers and sisters, dirty and malnourished. three were shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks. the home dark and foul smelling. i wish i could come to you today with information that would explain why this happened. but we do need to acknowledge the courage of the young girl who escaped from that residence to bring attention, so they could get the help they so needed. neighbours say the turpins were originally from west virginia. th

biles' olympic gold medal winning team—mate, aly raisman, is another the rate of inflation has fallenear high of 3.1% in november. despite rising food costs, the office for national statistics said the fall was driven by lower airfares and a drop in the price of toys. it's the jump in the cost of raw materials imported from abroad that's been the biggest factor in driving inflation up. but companies like this online maker of designer furniture want customers looking round the showrooms not to be made uncomfortable. so they've been trying to contain any price rises. 18 months after the brexit vote, the weaker pound is still pushing up the cost of imported goods, like the furniture in this store. but retailers like this are in a highly competitive business. they want to grow their sales so they don't necessarily want to pass on the full higher cost of what they're buying. it is effects like that, competition, which helps curb the rise in the cost of living. we feel customers should not have to take on the additional costs, really important for us, we're about affordable design and that'

among his more than 150 accusers, olympic gold medal winners aly raisman, gabby douglas, mckayla maroneyand now simone biles who went public on monday. the victims' statements could last days. some pointing a finger at nassar's former floemployers. >> it's horrifying that they're not stepping up to the plate to admit their wrongdoing. >> reporter: usa gymnastics says it reached out to the fbi soon after a complaint was made while msu says any suggestion that the university covers up nassar's horrific conduct is simply false. in court, nassar's kuaccusers looked their abuser in the eye. >> little girls don't stay little forever. they grow into strong women that return to destroy your world. >> reporter: nassar head in his hands, at times visibly shaking, nowhere to go and no choice but to listen. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> still ahead, pope francis is facing one of the most difficult trips of his pontiff cat. we'll explain next. 1, 2, 3, push! easy! easy! easy! (horn honking) alright! alright! we've all got places to go! we've all got places to go! washington crossing the delaware turn

. >> reporter: two-time olympian aly raisman says the institutions have an incentive to keep things quiet. >> for so long they put medals, reputation and money over the safety of athletes. >> reporter: investigators will be looking closely at the time line, a gymnastics coach learned about nassar's abuse in june 2015 and called usa gymnastics. usag waited 42 days before telling the fbi. but they never called msu where nassar also worked. usag says nassar was relieved of his duties, but he continued to see hundreds of patients at msu until he was arrested. in her statement, president lieu anna simons said there is no cover up, but on campus many welcomed her resignation. >> the university needs to really make some strides in a different direction. >> reporter: simon will still get perks like tickets to home games and if she returns to the faculty, a year leave and then her full three quarter of a million dollar salary. >> that was kate snow reporting. >> it is friday so we've all got weekend plans. let's check in with meteorologist bill karins to see if we need to change at all. >> it's go

sexual abuse including gymnastics' brightest stars, simone biles, gabby douglas, mckayla maroney and aly raismancathing words for usa gymnastics. >> they allowed larry to continue to work on little girls in michigan and molest gymnasts for a very long time. and that's just -- i don't know how they sleep at night. >> reporter: in court nassar wiped away his own tears as he listened to victim after victim detail their loss of innocence and childhood. >> little girls don't stay little forever. they grow into strong women that return to destroy your world. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> meanwhile, former olympian mckayla maroney will not be fined if she speaks out against nassar. the usa gymnastics organization now says it will not enforce a $100,000 fine if maroney were to violate her nondisclosure agreement that was part of her settlement with usa gymnastics. model chrissy teigen had volunteered to pay that fine so maroney could speak at the sentencing. >>> the flu virus is now widespread in all of the continental united states. for the first time since health officials started

including olympic gold medallist aly raisman. >> how are we to believe in change when these organizations aren't willing to acknowledge the problem. >> reporter: usa gymnastics said they reported nassar soon after learning of the allegations. today in the wake of this scandal, three of its executives resigned. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >>> there are new rules in the air tonight for cargo coming to the u.s. from six airlines operating in the middle east. the tsa says while there is no specific threat, the foreign carriers operate from airports in egypt, jordan, saudi arabia, qatar and the uae and were chosing for extra scrutiny because of a demonstrated intent by terrorists groups to attack flights from those countries. under the requirements the airlines must submit more information about the cargo bound for the u.s. before loading and departure. >>> a chaotic scene today during vice president mike pence's critical trip to israel. just seconds after mr. pence began speaking to israel's parliament, arab members were forcibly dragged out, protesting president trump's decision to move the u.s