hypocrite. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> congresswoman angie craig joins me now.sk about these threats and allegations but first, how you doing? how is your family doing? >> well, we're doing as good as we can, jake, and i appreciate you having me on here this afternoon. the initial assault was -- i was just another woman getting into an elevator and a random attack, but what the national republican congressional campaign committee and fox news has done has really just, you know, accelerated the number of attacks we're getting directly and specifically. >> you're getting and having to report the threatens calls and messages. what's been your reaction watching all of this unfold? >> well, look, the lies are dangerous, and what i want the gop to do is i want them to stop lying about my record and about the record of democrats in general across the country. you know, i have a strong relationship and track record of supporting law enforcement in the second district of minnesota. in fact, i was literally endorsed by the police in my last election, and i think that this

. >>> congresswoman angie craig speaks out. a stranger followed her into the elevator, punched her, tried to get in her apartment, she fought back. she's my guest. let's go outfront. i'm erin burnett. $3500 for your life. that's what city aligned with russia is now offering men who sign up to fight putin's war. this is it. this is the decree. it is a decree signed by the leaders of a city aligned with russia right over the border in kazakhstan. it establishes a lump sum payment to mobilize citizens as well as person who voluntarily express their desire to take part in the special military operation and who signed a contract for military service residing in biaikonur city. you have the price of a life. it is 260,000 rubles. that's about $3500. it seems it may be more of a choice there. $3500 to die than it is in many other places in russia. a may suggests the city shut down the unemployment center and send anybody who needs work to war. the unemployed must enlist to the army. if you have nothing to do defend your homeland and be

what we're learning about what happened to democrat angie craig, and whether politics played a role. the new info just in from capitol police in a minute. >>> the chances of finding survivors of the deadly earthquakes are beginning to shrink and shrink quickly with more than 20,000 people now killed. we are live on the ground with what's happening around the clock. we'll take you there in just a second. i'm hallie jackson in washington, along with dan de luce, our nbc news national affairs reporter at the pentagon. ali vitale, live on capitol hill. a lot going on, help us mick make sense of this and what happens next year. there's a lot of new information today. >> the first briefing happened at 8:00 this morning for all house members. then of course we began the hearings at the senate foreign relations committee, and going forward into the appropriations and defense subcommittee, and then going to another house vote. this one unanimously condemning china for flying this balloon over the united states in the first place. and all of that, of course, culminated in all senators getting

. >>> the man accused of assaulting minnesota democrat angie craig in an elevator at her apartment hasolice say they've now charged 26-year-old kendrick hamlin and nationally said they don't believe the assault was politically motivated. >>> and chick-fil-a is offering a new plant-based sandwich. this one features a cauliflower patty, and it's being tested in three cities starting next week. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> there is breaking news that we are just getting in. cbs news has learned former vice president mike pence subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating former president donald trump. we've got new details on that in just a moment. >>> the other story that's making international headlines, north korea showcasing the largest number ever of nuclear weapons in a parade and what the appearance of kim jong-un's daughter means about the future of the kim dynasty. >>> but first, desperation is setting in as the death toll continues to surge

police arresting a homeless man accused of violently attacking minnesota congresswoman angie craig innt building yesterday. suspect kendrick hamlin reportedly punched craig on the chin before grabbing her and holding her by the neck. he ran off when craig dumped her cup of hot coffee before the assault she saw the suspect earlier that morning acting erratically in the lobby as if he was under the influence. craig's team says she suffered a few bruises but is expected to be all right. another big corporation is announcing massive layoffs. yahoo says it's cutting 20% of its workforce. that's about 1600 employees, the company blamed shrinking ad sales. this comes a day after disney said it was slashing 7,000 positions. yahoo is just the latest in a growing list of companies shedding jobs in anticipation of a possible recession. now, to that wild video of an absolute meltdown on the tennis court. young star alexander bublick hearing boos as he smashes five reacts to an unranked opponent during a nourishment france. the player from kazakhstan taking out rage. channeling his inner john mcen

minnesota congresswoman angie craig says she fought off a man with a long criminal past who punched herface and tried to get into her apartment in washington. she discussed the changes she wants to see with scott macfarlane. >> reporter: the crime happened not far from here in an elevator in the congresswoman's capitol hill apartment complex. and she says it reveals a problem happening in too many american communities. >> there was no way in hell i was letting him up to my apartment. >> reporter: angie craig says she spotted ken dred hamlin, a man police believed to be homeless, in the lobby of her apartment complex last week. according to police, he was acting erratic as if he was under the influence of an unknown substance. the encounter happened just after 7:00 in the morning, when craig bought her morning coffee. a police affidavit says after craig said good morning to hamlin, he followed her into an elevator, trapped her, and demanded to go inside her apartment. >> that was the moment that fight or flight kicked in. >> reporter: police say hamlin punched craig in the face, grabbed

. >> todd: a homeless man arrested for attacking angie craig in an elevator of her building. she was able to escape by throwing coffee on him. she saw the suspect acting erratically in the lobby. craig's team says she suffered bruises, but is expected to be okay. best friend of alex murdaugh taking the stand claiming he admitted, alex murdaugh, he was using drugs and stealing money from his law firm. >> he told me he had been addicted to opioids for 20 years or over 20 years and been stealing money from his clients in the firm. >> todd: murdaugh is on trial for allegedly shooting and killing his wife and son, is also facing 500 charges. his son drove a boat intoxicated before crashing it. the family was facing a lawsuit, murdaugh said he was broke and couldn't pay it. alex's oldest son buster is in the spotlight for making vulgar gesture on the witness stand. his family was moved out of the first row and warned inappropriate behavior would get them thrown out of the courtroom. four after the hour. fentanyl ravaging our country, we've been reporting that. leaders in montana sa

. >> this morning a man assaulted democratic representative angie craig of minnesota. in the elevator of her dc apartment and craig suffered bruises. >> bret: chad pergram. thank you. a dc council man was killed outside his workplace and last week yunis was killed outside her home. we have more on the search for answers. good evening, alexis. >> bret, good evening and two disturbing stories for the perking ram. she was found dead in her car outside of her town home in sireville, new jersey, and neighbors heard nearly a dozen gunshots before police found her body in the car. on wednesday hundreds of people garthed for the memorial service in new jersey and only was packed and honored the young mom and politician that had a very bright future. she was from ghana and the first black woman ever elected in that small borough. >> her smile, it represented an invitation, an invitation to be seen, to be heard. >> everyone is grieving and mourning for this loss of life. >> just about 20 miles from that shooting, russell heller was shot and killed. heller was gunned down yesterd

minnesota democratic angie craig was assaulted in her capital hill apartment building. to throw hot coffee to get away. the congresswoman rightly pointed out her alleged attacker a 26 year old male had already been arrested at least a dozen times for assault and other crimes. each time he walked free. sometimes the charges were dropped altogether. representative craig said, quoting here, "i think we have to think about how in the world we can make sure that we're not just letting criminals out." common sense has a better question. how in the world was one of congresswoman craig's top former staffer an advocate for defunding police, the same staffer, liz young, a supporter of the minnesota freedom fund, a nonprofit that works to free criminals including a child rapist. it appears now congresswoman craig is fully squaw ware that no one is immune from crime. common sense wants to know if the congresswoman wonders exactly who help add 26 year old criminal time and again walk out of jail only to walk in to her elevator? >>> msnbc anchor joy reed says woke is a codeword. what

but angie craig was able to escape by throwing hot coffee on him. and that person has been put under arrest. an craig is okay. she was actually here at the capitol today. shaken up but they say it was not political any motivated. >>> and a popular scleern under a recall warning. let's get to our cnbc money mind. >> disney is eliminating $7,000 jobs first big move by bob iger. today he was cnbc earlier and he said that his contract is for two years and he doesn't plan on san diego any staying any longer. >>> and there is a recall of fabuloso cleaner. is. >>> coming up, how congress is taking action after the u.s. shot down the chinese spy balloon. you're watching "nbc news daily." ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year. ♪ get fast relief of your worst allergy symptoms, including nasal congestion, with powerful claritin d, so you can breathe better. feel the clarity—and make today the most wonderful time of the year. claritin d. i've got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪things are getting clearer.♪ ♪i feel free to bare m

representative angie craig in the lobby of her apartment building she gets attacked, through coffee athe assailant to get him out of there. do you have an answer? you just ask the question. what do they have in terms of trying to lower penalties for criminals? why do you think there is that mindset to make it easier for the criminal law-abiding's of this country? >> they are doing something positive when they really are not. this criminal code is been in place about 100 years. quite naturally there needs to be some revision. you do not throw the baby out with the bathwater and that is what the city council did in their revisions. i mean talking about reducing crime. crime is up in the district of columbia. carjackings are up. you cannot feel safe unfortunately in the district of columbia with the criminal element that is out there right now. so to talk about reducing time, using a penalties is ridiculous, eric. and i think the citizens, i hope the city council gets the message for they need to start looking out for law-abiding citizens enough to create criminal element in the city. to

. >>> now to angie craig who's opening up to being assaulted last thursday.the attack but was able to return to capitol hill that day. ryan nobles joins us now. what did we hear about representative craig's attack? >> she spoke to our affiliate in minneapolis about that experience and talked about how scary the incident was and how lucky she was to come away from it with only cuts and bruises. listen to her describe exactly what happened to her. >> when he demanded to go to my apartment, all i knew at that moment was there's no way in hell that's going to happen. he grabbed my neck, grabbed me from behind at one point, tried to pull me away again from the buttons from my collarbone this way. i had a cup of hot coffee in my hand because that's why i was in the lobby to begin with. and i reached over and poured the hot coffee on him as he was attempting to pull me back away from the buttons. >> reporter: she said the incident happened so fast she almost didn't have time to be scared her instincts kicked in and she was thankful she had the hot cup of coffee with

democrat congress woman angie craig had this to say to me. listen. >> we have an american crisis. basis and that's what i wanted to send a message to my committee chair, who happens to be a republican and i'm a democrat, is that we've got to come together to figure out how we solve this crisis. >> so that was last night here. the lawmakers tell me while last night was the first field hearing, it's far from the last. there will be more. we should soon find out what happened on mccarthy's visit. bill melugin's interview will air less than two hours on "special report." back to you. >> neil: fair and balanced, democrats are looking to do the same thick, take a similar chip. chad pergram has more. good afternoon. >> kevin mccarthy is heading to arizona with gop freshmen. it's a border direct represented by sisco mani. >> these are the numbers that we're seeing of fentanyl. the situation has gotten out of control. >> house committee holds a field hearing in arizona a week from today. ian sams called these gop trips to the border "partisan publicity stunts." but no criticism of democrat

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washington dc arresting a 26-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted men sminnesota congresswoman angie craigng, happening thursday morning. her office said a man attacked tthe democrat while she's was in the elevator she fought him off and came away with a true bruises but is -- few bruises but is otherwise okay. the man was charged with simple assault. and this story is my favorite this morning. legendary 60s crooner burt bacharach who defined a generation of music, he has died. the romantic artist, listen. ♪ won't defeat me. ♪ won't be long until happiness steps up to greet me. >> he was known for combining modern pop and orchestras, creating a unique and signature sound. some of his more well-known song, the look of love, and i say a little prayer. remember those? he also produced for stars like aretha franklin, dusty springfield and the carpenters. he was 94 years old and no cause of death had was given. was given. what a life. jackie: 94 years old and the music lives on forever. that is something to celebrate. thank you. confusion at the southern border, a new report showing more than 5

democrat representative angie craig had this to say. >> i think we have an american crisis and if weer on a bipartisan basis, that's what i wanted to send a message to my committee chair who happens to be a republican and i'm a democrat, is that we've got to come together to figure out how we solve this crisis. >> also in attendance congressman dan cran much shaw and has been putting forth legislation for the cartels. he says it is time to authorize military force. >> going after some of the leaders and facilities that produce fentanyl is a national security crisis. 80,000 americans being killed because of these particular facilities. it is not a crazy thought to say that we need to take action there. >> speaking to other cartels we're getting brand-new images from kinney county, texas. a 5-year-old girl rescued from the trunk of a smugglers car. the sheriff tells me the drive and passenger from from houston and face child endangerment charges as well as human smuggling. all a part of this crisis. those lawmakers got to see firsthand the crisis. >> dana: nothing like getting to see s

washington, d.c., police arrested and charged a suspect after the assault of minnesota congressmember angie craig, in the elevator of her apartment building on thursday morning. her office said she is physically ok after the assault, in which she defended herself by throwing hot coffee on the assailant. brazilian president luiz inÁcio lula da silva is meeting with president biden at the white house today in lula's first official visit to the united state since his election new year's day. the two leaders are expected to discuss threats to democracy, human rights, the environment, and brazil's efforts to protect the amazon. reuters reported the u.s. government is considering joining the amazon fund, which fights deforestation of the brazilian amazon. lula is also scheduled to meet with democratic members of congress, senator bernie sanders, and representatives of the afl-cio union. lula's joined by several of his cabinet members, including environment minister marina silva, who is expected to meet with biden's climate envoy john kerry, and brazil's new minister of racial equality anielle franco, t

and this morning in the nation's capitol a man assaulted minnesota democratic congresswoman angie craig. police say the man grabbed craig by the neck in the elevator of her d.c. apartment. she did suffering some bruising. ♪ >> trace: prosecutors continue to present evidence in the massive double murder trial of alex murdaugh. that he killed them to prevent an embezzlement scheme from being exposed. >> friends and colleagues devastated by deceit. prosecutors working to prove motive in the case say there is a long list of people financially swindled at the hands of former attorney alec murdaugh, excused in the brutal murders of his wife maggie and younger son paul to detract attention away from his financial world that was crumbling around him in the months and days before the murders june 7, 2021. witnesses telling the panel alec murdaugh overdrafted with his bank, stole money from his partners at his law official, his clients, and even his best friend who testified that he confronted murdaugh about missing funds from his law firm and demanded answers. >> i looked at him and i said, alec

>> democratic congresswoman angie craig opens up about being assaulted in her d.c. apartment building last week. >> i was assaulted violently, punched in the face. he grabbed my neck. he wasn't going to let me out of that elevator if i hadn't fought my way out. i reached over and poured the hot coffee on him. i jumped out. and started screaming for help. >> a bit of a lighter ending to this story. craig tweeting last night, tha thanking amy klobuchar for stopping by with beer after the attack. >> first lady jill biden is spreading the love this valentine's day with a holiday display at the white house. it's called valentine to the country. mrs. biden's message is reach out with open hearts and helping hands. thanks for your time today. we'll see you again tomorrow. kasie hunt picks up our coverage right now. >>> good afternoon. i'm kasie hunt in washington. right now, new disturbing details about the man who went on a deadly rampage at michigan state university, killing at least three students. police saying he had a note in his pocket. his father calling him evil,

police arresting a man for attacking democratic congresswoman angie craig. kendrick hamlin charged with assaulting the minnesota democrat in her apartment elevator. she threw hot coffee on the attacker to fend him off, and she suffered some bruises, but her office says she is otherswise okay. the vice president among those who call to check in on her. >>> senator kyrsten sinema playing cards close to the vest. the arizona independent refuses to say whether she'll run for re-election in 2024. >> you have not yet announced that you are going to run for reelections. >> i won't be doing that today. >> but you could change your mind. >> nope. >> democratic senator john fetterman's office says he did not suffer another stroke. the pennsylvania democrat still in the hospital. that after feeling lightheaded wednesday. fetterman's team says the senator is being monitored just in case for signs of a seizure, but so far there are none. appreciate your time today and all week on "inside politics." hope to see you on monday. have a nice weekend. abby fphillip picks up ou

so we learned today that earlier this morning, congresswoman angie craig was assaulted in her elevatord.c. apartment building. there are no signs that this was a politically motivated attack. and luckily the congresswoman is physically okay although she did suffer some bruising according to her office and we are learning new details about that attack, according to the police report, it occurred around 7:00 in the morning. the congresswoman spotted someone in the lobby of her building acting erratic. she entered the elevator and the suspect entered behind her and he started randomly doing push-ups in the elevator. weird behavior. after that is when the attack occurred. allegedly the suspect punched the congresswoman on the chin. grabbed her neck. she fought back. she threw her hot coffee at him and was able to escape and call 911. the suspect then fled the scene. now, we did reach out to the metropolitan police department for comment. but they said the case remains under active investigation. victor and bianna. >> wow. >> that's frightening. >> certainly is. i hope she is all right. mel

>> democratic congresswoman angie craig opens up about being assaulted in her d.c.face. he grabbed my neck. he wasn't going to let me out of that elevator if i hadn't fought my way out. i reached over and poured the hot coffee on him. i jumped out. and started screaming for help. >> a bit of a lighter ending to this story. craig tweeting last night, tha thanking amy klobuchar for stopping by with beer after the attack. >> first lady jill biden is spreading the love this valentine's day with a holiday display at the white house. it's called valentine to the country. mrs. biden's message is reach out with open hearts and helping hands. thanks for your time today. we'll see you again tomorrow. kasie hunt picks up our coverage

police arresting a man for attacking democratic congresswoman angie craig.tment elevator. she threw hot coffee on the attacker to fend him off, and she suffered some bruises, but her office says she is otherswise okay. the vice president among those who call to check in on her. >>> senator kyrsten sinema playing cards close to the vest. the arizona independent refuses to say whether she'll run for re-election in 2024. >> you have not yet announced that you are going to run for reelections. >> i won't be doing that today. >> but you could change your mind. >> nope. >> democratic senator john fetterman's office says he did not suffer another stroke. the pennsylvania democrat still in the hospital. that after feeling lightheaded wednesday. fetterman's team says the senator is being monitored just in case for signs of a seizu

police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man for the assault of representative angie craig.ding to the metropolitan police department kendrick hamlin, allegedly assaulted craig in the elevator of an apartment building on thursday morning. hamlin was "acting erratic and as if he was under the influence of an unknown substance in the lobby of craig's building, where he followed her into an elevator and began doing push-ups." greg responded by throwing hot coffee on him to defend herself. craig defended herself and suffered bruising, but otherwise was physically ok, her chief of staff said earlier in the day, adding that there is no evidence that the incident was politically motivated. let's go to mitchell in pennsylvania, republican line. caller: yes, good morning. i am a licensed insurance agent, and the medicaid expansion has allowed for noncitizens and other people to be subsidized for medicare if they pay in. they only have to pay in for 10 years, and there are third-party insurance companies that administer the benefits for seniors. so, essentially, the expanse of medicai

a congresswoman from minnesota, representative angie craig was attacked in the elevator of her own apartment building in -- most recently, the man was arrested for assaulting a met metropolitan police officer, but there he was, this career criminal just out roaming the street. as the congresswoman put it herself afterwards, we have to get the repeat defenders off the street. you're darn right we do. unfortunately the radical local government here is doing precisely the opposite. the d.c. council has responded to the crime wave with a new bill to make the city even softer on crime. it lowers maximum penalties for violent crimes and creates new ways to shorten the sentences of incarcerated felons. well, the good news is the constitution actually gives the united states congress final says over issues in our nation's capital. when members of congress can't go about their daily lives without being attacked, when families cannot come to visit our capitol in safety, then it's about time the federal government provides some adult supervision. senate republicans, led by our colleague from tennessee,