strike organizers, i want to bring in heather ann thompson, american historian, author, and activist. just wrote the pulitzer prize-winning book "blood in the water: the attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy." professor thompson, can you talk about the timing of this strike? soon after lee, the prison uprising that led to seven prisoners killed, at least, but , today ofanniversary the killing of george jackson at san quentin, to september 9, the beginning of the attica uprising here in new york. professor thompson? >> as the previous guests have noted, lee was a really serious wake-up calll, not s so much for peoplele on the inside -- they were well aware of how catastrophic conditions were -- bubut certaininly for the outsi. it w was a real wake-up p call t howw bararbaric the conditions e in t the people onon the inside needed to stand together to resist the overcrowding, the terrible mededical c care, the inability to ever getet out because of the dracoconian laws that p put them there. anand the choice of august 21, whwhich w was the d death of gee jackson, is alalso signi

ann thompson has more on what may have been a scary >> we just got some new ures. >> reporter: for more than 24 hours, her face dominated the in washington. >> police urge anyone with information if you recognize the girl. >> reporter: and across the country. >> the fbi is pressing ahead with its search for a 12-year-old girl. >> reporter: the chinese preteen left her tour group at washington's regan international airport to use the bathroom before going to security but never returned leaving instead with this woman after changing her clothes, then getting into this car with new york plates unforced. police feared the worst. >> we don't know where she is. we don't know who she is with. for us, this is our priority number one. >> reporter: an amber alert went out and today, she turned up safe in new york city with her parents. their attorney said the parents have lawfully lived in the u.s. for two years. after seeing the news coverage they called authorities saying they picked up their daughter. their attorney insists it's all a misunderstanding. the fbi says it's investigating the circu

victims, and it also recommends barring those non-disclosure agreements in criminal cases. >> anne thompson. anne, thank you. e >>> now to gly war of words between a pair of ex-reality tv stars, one now the president, the other his fired white house aide. president trump tried to push back today on omarosa's allegation that he had been caught on tape using the "n" word, by calling her a dog. our white house correspondent kristen welker was at the first white house briefing in 12 days stand asked the qn about that alleged tape point-blank. t>> reporter: can you standhe podium and guarantee the american people they will never hear donald trump utter the "n" word on aecording in any context? >> i can't guarantee anything, but i can tell you that the president addressed this question directly. i can tell you that i've never heard it. r,> reporter: just to be clou can't guarantee it? >> look, i haven't been in every single room. i can tell you the president has addressed this directly. >> reporter: a defiant president trump denies using the a" word overnight tweeted that "apprentice" producer ur

. >>> i'm anne thompson, wildfires are no longer contained to a season in california, this is now a year round battle. >>> i think this is the new normal that we're going to see in california. >> fanning the flames, scientists increasingly point to climate change. emotions from cars, planes and power plants making our world warmer. >> take epic drought and higher temperatures, you have all the ingredients for unprecedented wildfires. >> today, in 14 states, alaska to arizona, large fires are burning. researchers at columbia university and the university of i'd i'd sidaho say climate chane more than doubled the forest fire area in the western u.s. since 1984. this summer, europe is burning, too, sweden, portugal, and greece, where more than 90 people died. record heat there and here, caused by a loopy weakened jet stream not moving hot air along. yes, scientists blame climate change, too. >> when you melt the sea ice in the arctic and change the temperature patterns in the atmosphere you actually change the jet stream. u thayou slow it down. >> reporter: fire and heat altering landscapes

anne thompson, nbc news. >>> a week after a number of tech giants removed alex jones from their platforms, twitter is suspending him for a week. the company is criticized for not taking a harder stance against jones, who has previously called the sandy hook school massacre a hoax. twitter ceo jack dorsey told me why his company is now take action. jones has posted a video telling people to get their battle rifles ready against the media. >> they will need to have their battle rifles ready at their bed sides. you have to be ready. >> it sent a chill up my spine. how about yours? >> it did. there's a number of actions that we believe help a call to incitement to violence. those are the things that we need to make sure that we are taking action on. >> you've taken action against him in this instance. can you tell us what it is? >> i believe we put him in a time out, removing his ability to tweet for a time period. >> that period just seven days. and presumably after that, jones will be back. a time out seems minor compared to the implication of one suggesting a call to arms against a particu

nbc's anne thompson explains. >> reporter: this is more than just a ride for barbara gomez. it is a crucial element on her road to recovery from chronic back pain. how often are you supposed to see the doctor? >> like every three months. >> reporter: how often do you see the doctor? >> only when i'm really sick. >> reporter: partnering with lyft, denver health offers free rides funded by its foundation. drivers take people like gomez without their own reliable transportation to and from routine nonemergency appointments at its hospital and clinics. amy freedman is the concept's driving force. >> i started using it myself. i thought this would be a great way to get our patients home. it was quick and efficient. rides show up in less than four minutes. >> reporter: and it's gaining speed. the american cancer society is partnering with lyft in ten markets. uber partnering with 100 health care organizations. and ford offering go ride with a fleet of vans in southeast michigan all to help some 3.6 million americans who miss medical appointments because they don't have transportat

nbc's ann thompson explains how a mixup over an uber may have started it all. >> reporter: sean came to new york to celebrate a family wedding. tonight, his parents mourn the 35-year-old's death. >> it's just devastating that people -- >> he's taken from us this early. >> reporter: today his death ruled a homicide. the man charged with assaulting him, wake forest assistant basketball coach jamill jones now sidelined from that job and potentially facing more legal trouble. what is the range of charges that can be considered here? >> the high end of charges would be a criminally negligent homicide. that means that the defendant disregarded an obvious risk. >> reporter: savo who witnesses say was intoxicated sunday morning knocked on car windows looking for his taxi or uber and banged on jones' suv. jones got out and allegedly punched him sending him to the pavement and left the scene. >> his face had been hit so hard that his tooth came out. >> reporter: officials say savo died tuesday after suffering multiple skull fractures. thursday jones turned himself in. the father of two offered

with those rampant flames showing no signs of stopping, nbc's anne thompson tells us more. >> reporter: wildfires are no longer contained to a season in california. this is now a year-round battle. >> i think this is the new normal that we're going to see in california. >> fanning the flames, scientists increasingly point to climate change, emissions from cars, planes and power plants making our world warmer. >> you take epic drought. you combine it with high temperatures. you've got all the ingredients for unprecedented wildfires. >> 14 states from alaska to arizona, large fires are burning. researchers at columbia university and the warmer and d conditions more than doubled the fore i the western u.s. since 1984. this summer, europe is burningp where more than 90 people died. record heat there and here caused by a loopy weakened jet stream that's not moving hot air along. and yes, scientists blame climate change too. >> when you melt the ice in the arctic and you change the temperature patterns in the atmosphere, you actually change the jet stream. and you change it in a way that you

here's anne thompson. >> reporter: in searing, damning language the grand jury report revealed the dark secrets of the catholic church in pennsylvania. priests were raping little boys and girls and the men of god who were responsible for them did nothing. they hid it all. >> it was child sexual abuse, including rape, committed by grown men, priests, against children. >> reporter: the report found over 1,000 child victims, identified in the church's own records. the alleged crimes often described as inappropriate contact or boundary issues. >> i am so angry. >> reporter: julianne bortz says she was molested as a teen. when she came forward in 2002 she says the church said it was hiring a private investigator. >> i found out today that it wasn't him that they were looking at, they were looking at me. >> reporter: the report finding a pattern among the bishops and church leaders. the main thing was not to help children but to avoid scandal. it names more than 300 predator priests in six diocese, from one end of the state to the other, home to more than 1.7 million catholics. almost every i

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> now to an nbc news broadcast clusive. a week after several tech giants removed talk show host and conspiracy theorist alex jones from their er platforms, twis suspending his ability to tweet for a week. the company has been criticized for not a harder stance against jones who previously called the sandy hook school massacre a hoax. today jack dorsey told me why his company is alow taking action. well jones on twitter posted this week what essentially is a video calling for people to get their battle rifles ready against the media saying it's time to e act, it's got to done now. >> people need to have their battle rifles everything ready at their bedsides and you got to be re y. >> sent a chill up my spine, how about yours? >> it did. there is a number of actions that we believe help a call to incitement of violence e and those are things that we need to make sure that we are taking action on. >> you've taken action against him in this instance. can you tell us what it is? pu >> i believe w him in a time-out, removing his

nbc's ann thompson has the details. >> reporter: a remarkable confession from pope francis, admittinghe catholic church failed their people on priest sex abuse. we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them, writing in a letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics. we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner realizing the magnitude and the damage done to so many lives. >>> sean dockerty said -- >> there is a lot further he needs to go. >> reporter: the catalyst that horrific pennsylvania grand jury report detailing sickening abuse by 300 priests over 70 years, victimizing more than 1,000 children. in pittsburgh, the anger visible. a school sign bearing washington cardinal donald wuerl's named vandalized. wuerl under fire for the grand jury's finding that he protected predator priests when he was bishop of pittsburgh. wuerl insisting the report is not accurate. anguish emory university theology professor dr. susan reynolds heard at sunday mass after the priest's sermon. >> in that moment a father rose to his feet and simply called out how, h

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. en >>> police oftook to the public for help in c suspects on the run, but never like this. florida officials were chasing the two suspectin a stolen vehicle when they crashed into a ditch and then build a out anda d running on foot. one of the suspects ran into a cow pasture.ma you canne here, and you can see an infrared video. the animals quickly chased after her, corralling her and evenally herding her over to authorities. the other suspect was also arrested. >>> a massive water break submerged worcesttr, massachu in over a foot of water. the break inundated most of the city. at least onean stuck in his car had to be rescued. official says water service has been restored to be 50,000 residents. but for some, that water i rusty, and others may still bet without anyall. the city says the water, though, is safe to use. police pere warningple to avoid the areas. crews worked to clean up that . me >> that's rough, with no water and the potential heatwave that's going to be hitting some o

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jones is an assistant basketball coach, and now in custody awaiting arraignment. >> that was ann thompson reporting,le jones not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. in a atement, wak forest will comment once they learn more information about the >>inciden. a woman recovers after making a desperate escape from the father of her infant child. the sheriff's office said she was shot yesterday before then king his own life, and this is a look at the scene at an apartment complex in woldorf. the woman escaped running to a . neighbor's ho barnes was in the stairwell of the apartment building where he killed >himself. resident trump is gearing up to launch his idea for a sixth branch of the military. space force, it puts service members on the finalfr tier, but not everyone is on board. news 4 has more on the plans and price tag. >> space, a final frontier. >> reporter: it's the next si frontier for pnt trump. >> space is, in his words, a war landing domain just like and air and sea. the time has ce to establish the united states space force. >> reporter: a six branch of the military to preve

here's nbc's ann thompson. >> reporter: after two days of silence, the vet can delivering a message tohe pennsylvania abuse victims from pope francis. >> the holy father has shown in chile wants to put the victims first, make sure that they know he is on their side. >> reporter: against the men who did things the vatican says were criminal and morally reprehencible. >> there has to be accountability. not only for the abusers but also for those who permitted the abuse. >> reporter: the extent of the depravity uncovered by a pennsylvania grand jury is staggering. fondling, rape and physical abuse by 300 predator priests on more than 1,000 child and teenage victims over a 70-year period. >> pope francis can take what happened in the past, learn from it and move forward. >> i feel the sorrow for the children that were affected by the scandal. >> reporter: one of the alleged victims, james falusac. >> the response failed this victim and many others yet again. >> reporter: after years of revelations involving priests violating young people, survivor groups want more than words. >> mere words

anne thompson has more. >> reporter: in searing damage language, the grand jury report revealed the dark secrets of pennsylvania. priests were wrang little boys and girls and the men of good who were responsible, did nothing, hid it all. >> it was child, sexual abuse, including rape, committed by grown men. priests. against children. >> reporter: the report found over 1,000 child victims identified in the church's own records. the alleged crimes often described as inappropriate contact or ground u boundary issues. >> reporter: she says she was angry, she came forward in 2002 the church said it was hiring a private investigator. >> i found out today it wasn't him they were looking at, they were looking at me. >> reporter: the report finding a pattern among the bishop and church leaders. the main thing was not to help children but avoid scandal. it names more than 300 predator priests in six diocese from one end of the state to the other. home to more than 1.7 million catholics. almost every instance of abuse too old to be prosecuted but the investigation did result in two priests being cr

anne thompson has more on this. >> reporter: wildfires are no longer contained to a season in californiai think this is the new normal that we will see in dachl. >> reporter: fanning the flames, they point to climate change, ementions from cars, and power plants making our air warmer. >> you got all the ingredients for unprecedented filed i wildfires. >> reporter: in 14 states from alaska to arizona, large fires are burning. researchers at the university of idaho say climate change creatingworm warmer than doubled conditions hindered the forest fires. this summer europe is burning, too, sweden, portugal and greece, where more than 90 people died. record heat there and here caused by a loopy weakened jet stream that's not moving hot air along. yet, scientists blame climate change, too. >> when you melt the sea ice in the arctic and you change the temperature patterns in the atmosphere, you actually change the jet stream him you change it in a way that you slow it down. >> reporter: fire and heat altering landscapes in the northern half of the world. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> b

for more on this, i'm joined by nbc's anne thompson. we have been talking about this for a week. do you have a sense of how the letter is being received by those people who were victimized or really shocked by the report? >> i think in both camps it's a mixed reaction. i think people are very glad that the pope came out and addressed it and did so in a pastoral way but people are also disappointed that he didn't outline how the church will prevent this from happening again. among the things i have asked people, it's like, okay, what do you want to see? what can the pope do? first of all, open up all the files. get all the bad news out. wash this sin away. >> but that has been something the church has been reluctant to do. >> in large part because they fear the lawyers. they fear the lawyers coming after them and coming after them for money. so there is that issue. the next issue is, is there going to be zero tolerance in the entire church, not just in the u.s. church? the bishops here think that has worked fairly well and zero tolerance

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nbc's ann thompson reports. >> reporter: this morning, the sins of the fathers and the bishops documented for all to see. >> it was child sexual abuse. >> reporter: a scathing 900-page grand jury report revealing at least 300 priests in pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children since the 1950s. >> we should emphasize that while the list of priests is long we don't think we got them all. >> reporter: the victims include boys and girls, children and teens. manipulated by predator priests. some using alcohol or pornography to molest, force oral sex and rape. crimes the grand jury said brushed aside in every part of the state by church leaders to protect the abusers and the institution above all. >> i knew the truth would come out eventually. >> reporter: it's vindication for victims like james who was a priest even though he said he was abused by his pastor as a teenager. >> these are wolves in shepherd's clothing. these people are not protecting the most vulnerable members of their communities. >> reporter: now church leaders ask for forgiveness. >> we are sorry. i am sorry. we all mus

anne thompson has more. >> reporter: a remarkable confession from pope francis, admitting the leaderse catholic church failed their people on priest sex abuse. we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. writing in a letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics, we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner realizing the magnitude and the damage done to so many lives. sean dockerity says one of those lives is his. >> the last three popes should have made that statement. they're really behind the times on this. there's a lot further that he needs to go. >> reporter: the catalyst, that horrific pennsylvania grand jury report, detailing sickening abuse by 300 priests over 70 years, victimizing more than 1,000 children. in pittsburgh, the anger visible. a school sign bearing washington cardinal donald wuerl's name vandalized. wuerl under fire for the grand jury's finding that he protected predator priests when he was bishop of pittsburgh. wuerl insisting the report is not accurate. anguish theology professor heard at sunday mass. >> in that mom

anne thompson, thank you so much for your reporting.lly appreciate it. >>> one of those survivors, jim van sickle, came forward in february of this year, claiming father paulson, the diocese of erie, abused him nearly 40 years ago. the father is facing charges of sexual abuse of minors tied to incidents between 2002 and 2010. now, authorities weren't able to file charges in van sickle's case because the statute of limitations had expired. here's what jim told reporters when asked why he decided to come forward and tell his story. >> there are 15, 14 10-year-old kids who don't feel safe enough to come forward right now. we won't hear their voice for another 20, 30 years. that's why we're not hearing them. that's why we've come together, so we can make them feel comfortable and realize that the shame and the guilt and the concerns are there. there was n this was not our fault. >> jim vansickle joins me live. i appreciate you joining me and your bravery in speaking out about all of this. >> i appreciate you having me, kristen. >> jim, can

nbc's anne thompson joins us now to break it all down. anne, it's great to see you. is the administration trying to do? and why are they calling this junk insurance? >> reporter: well, kasie, the administration is trying to give people choice, but under the obama administration, short-term health insurance plans was a stopgap measure. three months' of coverage for people between jobs or waiting for more comprehensive coverage. now the trump administration is extending the length of those policies to up to three years. but not what they cover. and that's why some are labeling them "junk." >> reporter: for the 28 million uninsured americans, short-term health plans may sound like an attractive alternative. certainly, the trump administration is playing up the positive. >> this will be great health care. >> they may be as much as 50 to 80% cheaper than the obamacare exchange plan. >> reporter: for example, in los angeles, short-term premiums start at $141 a month versus $264 for the cheapest obamacare policy. but critics warn, you get what you pay for. >> people really

our ann thompson has details. ♪ r >>orter: today, remarkable confession from pope francis.dmitting the leaders of the catholic church pl failed their pon priest sex abuse. we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them write income a lter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics, we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner realizing the magnitude and damage done to so many lives. sean says one of those liveis his. >> the last three popes should have made that statement. they are really behind the times on this. there is a lot further to that he needo. >> reporter: the catalyst, that horrific pennsylnia grand jury report detailing sickening abuse by 300 priest over0 years victimizing more than 1,000 children. in pittsburgh today, the anger visible. a school sign bearing the cardinal's name ndalized. under fire that he protected predator priests when he was whirl insisting the report is not accurate. ds dr. susan reyn heard at sunday mass. >> in that moment a father rose to his feet and simply called out how, how do we reform the church

nbc's ann thompson has the details. >> reporter: in searing damning language, the grand jury report revealedhe dark secrets of the catholic church in pennsylvania. priests were raping little boys andirls and the men of g who were responsible for them did nothing: they hid it all. >> it was child sexual abuse, incling rape, committed by grown men, priests against children. >> reporter: the report found over a thousand child victims identified in the church's own records. the alleged crimes often described as inappropriate co bact orndary issues. >> i am so angry. >> reporter: julianne abobort s the church was hiring a private investigator. >> it wasn't him looking at, they were looking at me. >> reporter: the report finding ishops and mong church leaders. p e main thing was not to h children, but to avoid scandal. it names more than 300 predator priests in six diocesene end of the state to the other, home to more than 1.7 million catholics. almost every instance of abu too old to be prosecuted, but the investigation did result in two priests being criminally charged with sexually assaulting c

ann thompson, nbcnews, denver. >>> for the first time in nearlc ae government figures show the number of homeless americans has increased driven in part by increasing numbers inwestern cities like los angeles. in l.a. it includes families who findesth trapped in a complicated and harsh reality. >> reporter: presilla is the bread winner in her family. her husband stays home to take care of their twons their youngest has severe autism. >> we are barely keeping afloat with me working 80 hours every two weeks. >> reporter: the landlordiked their rent 150 bucks. that was the tipping pointor this working class family. they found themselves in a place they never imagined, homeless. >> when you lost that first apartment where did you go? and ended up in our car moteling it. >> reporter: f six months they were among the estimated 55,000 homele people in los angeles, but they did not tell anyone. andou were showi up to work every day? >> i was hiding it from weverybody. hard sometimes trying to sleep with an 18-month-old it the back sf a car. my fears and anxiety was leading me to think that if

ann thompson with reaction against the survivors. >> reporter: good morning, marlie.t if anything the bishops will do in the wake of the grand jury report, all eyes turn to the pennsylvania legislature to see if it will adopt one of the recommendations of the grand jury, that the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse be eliminated because of protects the predator more than the victim. in painful headlines, survivors of priest sexual abuse like sean see a glimmer of hope. >> if this report does not eliminate the statutes of limitations, what is it going to take to do that? >> reporter: for pennsylvania state representative mark, it's a crusade. he was raped by a priest. >> victims should have any amount of time to come forward when they're ready. >> reporter: the grand jury report detailed a litany of alleged crimes. a priest who abused five girls in one family, another who raped at least 15 boys, and still another accused priest who left the clergy and the diocese recommending him for a job at walt disney world. >>> is this just a pennsylvania problem? >> no,

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> les turn to the trial of president ump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, the star witness back on the stand today getting personal and manafort's attorneys totaking aim tryin rip apart the credibility of his former right hand man, rick gates. our correspondent was om in the courtroor a dramatic day. >> reporter: in two days of testimony, rick gates has said he never told accouants the actual amount of money paul manafort made because manafort told him not to let them know how many millions of dollars were paid for the political consulting work they did for ukraine's president, ctor yanukovych. when it dried up and manafort's income fell he was hit with a big tax bail. he e-mailed gates, wtf. how could i be s.blind-sided like thi gates said he made up documents to help manafort get bank loans to buy houses with the ukrainian money. >> and when their turn came to question gates, he said he used money he stole from manafort t a secret life in london, carrying on an affair in apartment and admitted to helping an investor in las vegas falsify fi

nbc's ann thompson looks at the impact it could have on the future of medicine. >> reporter: it was a first day of school unlike any other. eers and tears learning new york university will offer through dewigs tuition regardless of merit or need. is this a game change i hink it is. i think we'll change the way medical schools deal with tuition and we change the profil of the doctors that go into medicine. >> reporter: making the field more diverse by e limbling the $55,000 a year tuition. >> walking around figures of debt is incredibly scary. >> reporter: that's what most med studentce fter four years of study. the association of american medical lleges say 72% of this year's class graduated in the red with a medianebt of $195,000. by reshaping students' balance eets, nyu hopes to reshape the profession. in> we'll open up areas of med that students because of the debt may not be orntering. >> rr: such as? >> the most important is primary care, pediatrics the so-called lower paying special specialty. >> reporter: wi winchester has always been interested in medicine. >> i grew up using

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ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> to the toxic water crisis that continues to unfold in florida oon two fronts. algae threatening wildlife they are happening in the gulf of mexico and inland in fresh water. our tammy leitner reports on the growinc n and the increasing toll. >> reporter: nine beloved bo nose dolphins have washed up dead in the last ek the latest victims of the toxic red tide along florida's west coast. >> we had a few rescues but we're seeing a lot of mortality. >> reporter: while the algae bloom happens almost annually, this is the longest outbreak in nearly a mecade killing turtleanties and sea life. >> we picked up 16 turtles in the last 24 hours. doesn't feel like there is an end in sight. >> reportehe red tide hitting beaches from tampa to naples. it's an algae that can grow out of control and produce dangerous toxins. also poisoning flida's water, blue green algae, choking fresh water canals and waterways inland. it's caused by pesticides and urban run off aggravated by dams releasing water from the lake. us >>the idea of being around something that could make

for today, ann thompson, nbc news dublin. >> just theenerations have heartbreak and sadness.ng -- it's a global problem. >> not just ireland. it would seem as i the catholic church is at a cross road. >> absolutely. we're going toe have l coverage of the pope's trip to ireland. that starts tomorrow right on "today". >>> coming up we're going to move in a different direction. i keep telling you, gu it's almost fall. we've got back to school products. parents and kids are going to love it. don't you loveo back school shopping? we're going to do it. first this is "today" on nbc. (birds chirping, a running brook,) ahh. the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. real spring water, real fruit flavors and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshingly real. ♪ ♪ start the day with the chicken you love. get the feeling of chick-fil-a, for breakfast. ♪ >>> thisorning on better assics today, >>> i that will make back to school easier. jill has the scoop otrthe must items for kids of all ages. hi,

but first, to ann thompson who has korccovered this issue for long time.ood morning to you. >> good morning. this is simply sickening. the horrific details and share number of victims laid out in this report are stunning. a pennsylvania grand jury says hundreds of police molested more than 1,000 children. and that church officials covered it all up for years. the state's attorney general describing it as the weaponzation of faith. the language in this report is graphic, saying bluntly, priests raped children. >> this morning, the sins of the fathers and bishops documenteder for all to see. >> it was child sexual abuse. >> a scathing 900-page grand jury report revealing in no sun certain terms that at least 300 priests in pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children since the 1950s. >> we should emphasize that while the lists of priests is long, we don't think we got them all. >> the victims include boys and girls, children and teens, manipulated the grand jury says by predator priests, some using alcohol or pornography to molest, force oral sex and rape,

nbc's ann thompson has been covering this story really for too long, anne, but this is a remarkable statement>> it is. it was prompted by that grand jury report out of pennsylvania. it is an extraordinary mea cull pa from pope francis in this letter to the people of god, he acknowledges the pain of the victims saying it never goes away and saying that for too long the church ignored and kept quiet or silenced the heart wrenching pain of these victims. he also goes after the church's actions in this scandal. he says with shame and repentance we acknowledge as a ecclesiastical community, we the church leadership, that we were not where we should have been. we did not act in a timely manner realizing the magnitude and gravity of the damage done to so many lives. we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. those are the kinds of words people in churches across the country have been waiting to hear from pope francis since this grand jury report came out. >> words matter but what matters more is action. what will the church do? so do we know that yet? >> the pope addresses that in thi

nbc's anne thompson is here with more. anne, walk us through this report because these abuses started in the 1950s. >> uh-huh. >> and when i first saw it, i thought maybe it was years ago and it's over by now. but there are some as recent within the last ten years. and these are violent abuses. there's a family, five sisters in one family. >> yep. >> you've got a priest raping boys between the ages of 7 and 15. >> yep. and the bulk of these abuses in the pennsylvania grand jury report, stephanie, happened between the '50s and 2000. on the two cases you alluded to were the two cases they were actually able to bring charges today. and against those priests. but really gotten me, is that they figured out -- the grand sure found the 1,000 victims in the church's own records, records that they covered up in what the state attorney general calls a weaponization of faith. >> reporter: this morning the sins of the fathers and bishops documented for all to see. >> it was child sexual abuse. >> reporter: a scathing 900-page grand sur

. >> anne thompson is following it all. >> reporter: good rning.n built a fierce reputation in hollywood as tough guy. now facing sexual assault arges to put himn prison for life, weinstein is playing tough again using an accuser's wordst agai hers to get-he case against her to get the case dismisse in court papers, weinstein says he had a ng-term consensual intimate relationshih we woman who claims he raped her in march of 2013. offering e-mails to prove it. e-mails weinstein's attorney says the grand jury did not see. >> we are not involved in what people say is victim shaming. >> reporter: e-mails start m less thanth after the alleged attack in the new york ho tow -- new york hotel. i appreciate all you do for me. it would be great to see you again and catch up. in all, more than 400 e-mails exchanged in the four years following the alleged rape. the final e-mail from february of 2017 reads, i love you. always do. i hate feeling le a booty call. >> i don't think any of that is consisnt with the conversation you expect to read between a real vict

. >> much to talk about, anne thompson covers the catholic church for nbc news and mike mcdonald and danny cevallos. so mike, you are a leader of the philadelphia chapter of the survivors network of those abused by priests, you know these stories well and as well as your own. i am sure all too well. what does it mean to you to hear the district attorney and read this meticulously detailed report? >> the attorney general of pennsylvania has been tremendous to survivors and victims and i want to say this that he has been better to survivors and victims than any doisces in pennsylvania. hearing this was validations for thousands across pennsylvania. it opens wounds and hearing the stories are traumatic, it is hard breaking. i am familiar of the stories within these grand jury reports and certainly with the ones that occurred in philadelphia in 2005 and 2011. an extremely emotional day, one of the survivors that i am friendly with referred it to being as it was a funeral as if they were burying old, dark secrets in their lives. >> it is not new. it has been 16 years since the boston glob

anne thompson reports. >> reporter: in his five years as leader of the cathoc church, pope francis hase mercy the centerpiece of his papacy. sharin b hisirthday meal with the homeless, spending time with the sick and disabled, bringing syrian refugee filies to italy on the papal plane. but when it comes to the issue of abuse byst s, to some his signature compassion has been noticeably absent. >> he was somewhat defensive of the bishops in chile, and he found out, boy, that was a mistake. i should have listened to the viims more. so he's learned the hard way, have we >> reporter: and yet at wednesday's appearance in st. peter's square, the pope did not y one word about the shocking, grand jury revelations in pennsylvania, horrific allegations that 0 predator priests violated more than 1,000 ildren, enticing them with alcohol or pornography, ending in molestation or rape. he praye for the victims of the genoa bridge collapse b offered no comfort to the abuse victims. cardinal dolan says that omission should not be missbl misinterpreted. >> we actually k frustrated he is about it. >> repo

for today, anne thompson, nbc news, dublin. >> just the generation of heartbreak and sadness.in -- it's a global problem. >> not just ireland. it would seem the catholic church is at a crossroads. >> as mentioned, we're going to have live coverage of the pope's trip to ireland. that's tomorrow right here on "today." >>> coming up, we're going to move in a different direction. i keep telling you guys it's almost fall. we've got back to school products. parents and kids are going to love it. don't you love back to school shopping? we're going to do it. first, this is "today" on nbc. do they have trapper keepers? i hope so. >>> this morning on better basics today, innovative ideas that will make back to school season run smoother. jen fallic has the scoop on the must-try items for kids of all ages. hi, jen. >> hello. >> okay. we are talking back to school. hate to do it already. >> i know. >> let's start with lunches. this is a big one. and you've got an innovative new lunch box, i guess. >> yes. this is called pack it. a freezable lunch bag, one less thing to remember. that's th

joining me is nbc news chief environmental affairs correspondent ann thompson who has just gotten offhe department of transportation and the epa to try to make sense of this. talk to me about what the real life impact of this is. >> the real life impact, the trump administration is saying they're going to save. that will save you about $2340 on the cost of the new car. reality is you will also be buying cars that use more gas, and put more greenhouse gas emissions into the air. so, it's -- it will cost you more at the pump and also put more of the emissions into the atmosphere that fuel climate change. >> so what degree are people like jane in our example, like everybody who buys a new car, even the same type as before. generally getting one that has high efficiency fuel standard the. some driven by technology or high-ish gas prices, people worried about the fact if they own a car for 10 years prices might go higher. to what government does the government, these obama standards have? >> remember, these were enacted when gm and chrysler had filed for bankruptcy so the government had th

let's get the inside scoop on all of this from nbc chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompsonheidi przybyla. >> in effect, the obama administration put these standards in place in order to increase fuel efficiency to reduce the impact of climate change. and so by stopping the increase in fuel efficiency standards at 2020 today, in effect the trump administration has set off an environmental civil war in this country. california governor jerry brown says he will everything to fight what he called this stupidity on every level, because along with rolling back the fuel efficiency standards, the administration also wants to revoke california's waiver to regulate its own pollution standards, its own tailpipe standards. california has set the bar for the country for decades now on that issue. and 19 attorneys general and the attorney general of washington, d.c. have said they're going to file a lawsuit against the administration to stop the rollback of these standards, because they say the country needs to do more to protect the nation from the impact of climate change. >> just to p

. >> anne thompson. thank you so much. you for all the reporting you have done over the years and will continue to do. on this day, first, melania trump, asked people to be the best on social media. the president used these words on twitter to describe others on this same day. national disgrace, discredited and angry and the worse and crooked and fake, a hack. >> how seriously? that's just today of that list. how serious will people take her worthy message? >>> president trump was on another twitter tirade this morning and melania speaking out against cyber bullying as part of her campaign. >> in today's global society, social media is a part of our children's daily lives. it can be used in many positive ways but can be distracted and harmful when used incorrectly. most children are aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adults. we still need to do all we can to provide them with information and tools for successful and safe online habits. >> this is her signature message. it was a week ago that her h

nbc's anne thompson has been covering this story and joins me now. the pope is now also tweeted his personal remorse over this unprecedented scandal. unprecedented because we've seen other scandals. you've covered them in boston and elsewhere. but the magnitude of this in one state alone is breathtaking. >> right. and what makes this scandal different, first of all, it is that there are a thousand child victims that the church had documents on, andrea. also it's the timing of when this report was released. pope francis goes to ireland on saturday for the world meeting of families. and ireland is a country that has been absolutely scarred by the issue of clerical sexual abuse. priests abusing young boys and young girls. nuns running mothers and baby homes for unwed mothers who did just atrocious things. and that is a country i was in ireland just a couple of weeks ago, and that's a country where people are not only angry, they are so fed up, they have cut the church and the priests out of their faith. they say they have a relationship with god, but th

. >> joining us now is nbc's anne thompson who covers the vatican and has been reporting on this story. and michael rizendi, an investigative reporter with "the boston globe." welcome, both. it's shocking on so many levels. and seeing father tom reese who we know, i met through you over the years, and how shattering this must be for the faithful. >> it is. >> throughout the church. >> i think, andrea, this report is absolutely devastating. and you could hear it in father reese's voice. it is, how can you look at these men of god who exploited and ignored the most vulnerable in the world? jesus teaches us that you have to protect the little children. well, these men of god did not. they covered up for abusive priests. they moved these priests around. and that is what the grand jury report makes very clear. and it is just devastating. >> you know, andrea, it is devastating. >> jump in there. why did it take so long to come out, decades? >> what's extraordinary, the story is shocking. it is devastating to the faithful but it's not really much different than what we've heard time and time

nbc's anne thompson i here with that story. hey, anne, good morning. >> good morning.a tragic story. jamill jones is an assistant coach at wake-forest university. police say he punched w a man had banged on his car window early in the morning, causingo that man fall and hit his head. now jones is charged withr misdemeaassault, and the victim's family is speaking out, stunned that the charges aren't mo serious. sunday's deadlyt incid has left sandor szabo's family shattered. >> it's just devastating that people just -- >> he's taken from us ts early. >> -- will just never know. tmean, we were just so lucky that god gave him us for this long. >> reporter: at around 1:15 a.m., szabo left brother's hotel room in queens, new york, after celebrating at a family wedding. >> he was trying to get an uberd his cell phone died. and so, heust tapped on the wrong guy's window. >> reporter: szabo reportedly banged on the windows of multiple cars parked nearby, triggering a violent response from a driver iteide a w suv. according to the nypd, police at the scene wereold the individua