anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> i'm a big fan of dress for success, giving your clothes to them. >>> we're back in a moment with a man who has captured space history for more than 30 years. >>> finally tonight -- space travel is one of the most challenging and hopeful human endeavors. and for 30 years, one man has been responsible for documenting some incredible moments at nasa. kerry sanders has our "nightly snapshot." >> reporter: behind every one of these stunning photos -- is a man who would rather not be seen. for three decades, bill ingalls has been nasa's earth-bound man behind the lens. on this day, we're with him on wallops island, virginia, for a liftoff to resupply the international space station. >> i want to make sure i'm just not tight exclusively on the rocket. want to get some of the flame as well. >> do you feel pressure? >> absolutely. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- >> reporter: and it's go time. >> and we have engine ignition. and we have liftoff. >> reporter: as the rocket leaves the atmosphere, bill is on the move. his wireless field office, the back of his suv. >> now

more signed into law just today we are starting to see the fall-out we begin tonight with nbc's anne thompson> reporter: supporters of abortion rights taking to the streets of st. louis >> abortion rights are here to stay! >> reporter: some arrested after a sit-in, waiting for a federal judge's ruling on the license renewal of missouri's only abortion clinic. unrelated to the state's new law banning abortion after eight weeks. >> we do not want to be the first state in the nation to lose access to safely legal abortion, and that's what the state is trying to do and we saw that in court today. >> reporter: planned parenthood argued the state's health department keeps moving the goalpost in an effort to shut down its abortion services. governor mike parsons said yesterday the s job. is just doin >> this is not an issue about the pro life issue at all. this is about a standard of care for women in the state of missouri >> reporter: more protests in louisiana today as it officially became the latest state to outlaw abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. >> do we value the life of an unborn

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, he's less than 24 hours old but harry and meghan's son is already making history. some say she went too and she agrees. what a former san francisco mayoral candidate is apologizing for. and a contra costa county hiker gets plucked to safety we )ll show you the daring maneuver rescuers pulled off to get to her. next. right now at 6: a well known attorney -- who once ran for mayor of san >>> finally tonight, excitement all around the world and here in the u.s. for the first royal baby who has got american roots, too. here is cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: he's only a few hours old but already sparking international interest. >> born at home early this morning weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. >> reporter: it's hard to believe the baby's have been 58. diana frozen in time, eternally young, who changed the monarchy by wearing her very large heart on her sleeve. those now iconic pictures holding a baby with aids, walking through a land mine field. she shook off her royal shackles and literally opened her arms. harry and meghan seem headed in the sam

nbc's anne thompson was there. >> reporter: it was a sight no tourist expected to see. licopter just crashed.'s a >> reporter: a helicopter suddenly spinning out of control, plunging into the hudson, missing the landing d a mere 150 feet >> the craft went sides on him >> i just saw the bisplash i think the rotor just came right off. reporter: the pilot of the charter was the only person onboard. 34-year-old eric moralesac vated the flotation devices and escaped. he was picked up ba ssing boat with only a minor injury to his hand >> as he wasem atting to leave and repositioning the plane to land again, he said all of a sudden he felt the plane go down, the helicopter comdown. >> reporter: the rescue scene recalling the miracle on the hudson in almost the same place ten years ago. all 155 people onbrd survived. the ntsb will investigate what went wrong here. >> that was anne thompson reporting. >>> another erday, anoth democrat jumping into the race for 2020 new york mayorill de blasio will declare his bid for the presidency today according to a campaign spokesperson. de

his own siblings say what he's doing is dangerous nbc's anne thompson has details. >> reporter: robert kennedy's three oldest children have stood together in joy and loss but now a disagreement over the measles vaccine strains family ties in a column for politico magazine former congressman joseph kennedy ii, kathleen kenn daughter crize jr.'s long time anti-vaccer writing he has helped spread dangerous misinformation over social media. here is rfk jr. in texas just last week on the measles. >> the thing that cured was nutrition and clean water, not the vaccine. >> reporter: we love bobby, they write, praising his efforts to protect the environment. but they say on vaccines he is wrong and his opposition is having heartbreaking consequences they point to their family's long history of promoting immunization campaigns president john f. kennedy enforcing the polio vaccine. >> with this miraculous drug i hope everyone takes advantage of it >> bobby is an outlier in the kennedy family, they write tonight robert f. kennedy jr. says i don't think we should be forcing pharmaceutical products

ann thompson, nbc news, chicago. >> meantime, gaga's billion dollar film industry could face a major blow after streaming giant netflix announced it would coreconsider its entirinvestment if the fetal heartbeat bill go into effect. netflix currently has five projects filatng in the e including shows like "stranger thgsgs" d and "ozark." georgia made $10 billion from the film industry. georgia became the fourth state this year to prohibit abortions once the doctor can detect the first fetal heartbeat. >> sombie distur dashcam video t ouofew nor york. auitorities are searching for a passger who attacked a lyft driver during the rideus >> excme, ma'am, if you're e disrespectful, i'll pullover right now >> ooh that incident happened last week while the driver says he was taking those two people to a hospital in queens he says the shirtless guy in the back started violently punching hi wm because heouldn't drive faster lyft says that passenger has since beenan bned. as h for the driver, he said wasn't seriously injured, but he is considering find giagnee new >> t wig woman r t there was y

nbc's ann thompson has more. >> reporter: missouri could become the first state in the nation with no abortion clinic. this planned parenthood facility in st. louis going to court to stay open beyond friday, unable to reach an agreement with missouri's health department to renew its license. two years ago, jenny bach said this is where she went to have an abon. >> know that we made the best choice for her. >> reporter: but with no clinic and the new law the governor signed friday after banning abortions for eight weeks, she and her husband would no longer have top they ended her pregnancy at 15 weeks after learning their daughter had a genetic disorder and would die soon after birth. now they are expecting another child. >> i believe my greatest act of love as her mother was to suffer myself instead. >> reporter: louisiana is expected to enact an even stricter law, banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as 6 weeks into a pregnancy. >> we should look at when a heart starts beating to determine when life starts. >> this law is blatantly unconstitutional. >> report

ann thompson, nbc news. ow >> n to the soaring popularity of cbd. the fda held the first public hearing on it that needs overlook. here is steve knee gosk. >> repter: cbd, modern day cure all or sneak oil? safe forotions, coffee, oil and ben and jerry's or ed drug that could be closely regulated? these were a couple questions raised today in a hearing. >> over regulation will draw consumers to the black market. >> reporter: the cannabis extract that's the latest craze. >> we're rapidly getting behind the curve in terms of when is happening in the real world and what patients are utilizing. >> reporter: over 100 speakers took the podium from doctors to manufacturers to researchers where one thing was for certain, there is lots of confusion. first, there are the laws, the federal government says he derived cbd is legal though it can't be added to food or dietary lements but state laws are an often conflicting patch work and then there are many unproven claims that cbd can relief anxiety cnd pain. >> t worked and absolute miracle. >> reporter: and hp c

anne thompson, abc news, indianapolis. >> and you can catch the indy 500 right here on nbc, startingge of your time and good night. >>> bring on will smith as the blue genie. he says the character was actually insped by the fresh prince. >> i think you're definitely goingo see some knew answnuance, but i asked his co-star who playeprincess jasmine i thought big willie's style was cool even back then. >> is it jiggy or notgg ji >> wait, is this -- wait! >> that is will smith. >> will, is this you?! >> we got you! >> oh, that's terrible! oh, wow! >> you in big trouble now! gh i know, ri >> big willie style. >> getting jiggy with it. >> if we suppos to be boys, you supposed to bring it to me. >> no!

nbc's ann thompson has the story. >> reporter: they are popular ways to do your taxes.programs. but what some label as free is wrongly costing lower income taxpayers hundreds of dollars, claims two lawsuits filed by the state of california. >> we allege that they have steered these low-income taxpayers into paying for services they should have gotten for free. >> reporter: that service is called free file, a joint effort by the irs and major tax preparers to offer free services for filers with adjusted gross incomes under $66,000. 100 million people are eligible, but only 2.6 million used it last year. a propublica investigation claimed some tax services, including turbo tax, purposely hide free file from users. >>> did you find that turbo tax purposely hid a link to free file? >> we found that turbo tax put code on the free file website that made it so google and other search engines would never show that website. >> reporter: after his story last month, elliott says turbo tax changed the code. the california suits layout another tactic. >> these websites don't contain

we begin tonight with nbc's ann thompson. >> reporter: supports of abortion rights laking to the streets of st.is. some arrested after a sit in waiting for a de fel judge's ruling on the license renewal of missouri's only abortion clinic. unrelated to the state's new law banning abortion after eight weeks. >> we do not want to be the only state to lose action. nned eporter: p parenthood argued the state's push health department keeps moving the goalpost in an effort to shut down the abortion services. governor mike pson said the state is just doing its job. >> this is not an issue about pro-life but standard of care for women in the state of missouri. >> reporter: more protests in louisitoa y as it's the latest state to out law abortion once a fetal heart beat is detected. >> do we vue the life of an unborn baby? >> reporter: a similar law in georgia may cost a lucrative film business. nbc universal tf neanproduclition fx rom thdie state. >> many people work for us will not want to work there and we'll have to heed their wishesn that regard. >> reporter: unexpected consequences of this d

ann thompson has more in the price you pay.re popular ways to do pour taxes, online filingrograms but what some bel as free is wrongly costing lower income taxpayers hundreds of dollars claims two lawsuits filed today by the state of california. >> we allege they have steered these low o income taxpayers int services they should get for free. >> reporter: that's called free file. a joint effort by the ira and tax preparers to offer free services adjusted gross income under $66,000. 100 million people are eligible but only 2.6 million used it last year an investigation claims some tax services including turbo tax purposely hide free file from users. did you find turbo tax purposely hid a link to free file? >> we found that turbo tax put code on the free file website that made it so google and other search engines ul wonever show that. >> reporter: after a story last month, elliott says turbo tax .changed the code the california suits lawsuit another tactic. >> these websites n't contain any direct links to their truly free servi

anne thompson nbc ne. >>> now to your money, your life and the crushing burden of prescription drugsn so many families tonight. there's news about a new plan to bring the cost down by forcing companies to reveal the prices in all those prescription drug ads.kr ten dahlgren explains. >> reporter: soon when you see a drug company ad on tv, there will be something new, the cost. new regulations will require drug companies disclose list prices for any medications that cost more than month. xarelto, the first to include its price at this end of this ad, $448 a month. health and human services secretary azar saying -- i >>f they're afraid that people will be scared off by their extortionate drug prices, lower your price. it's that simple. >> reporter: the drug companies say the list prices don't say what patients would pay out-of-pocket and could perhaps discourage them from seeking needed medical care. adcate david mitchell worries the new regulations don't go far enough. >> they will not lower their drug prices. they simply can't be shamed. they're making too much money. >> reporter: a n

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the ntsb will investigate what went wrong here. >> that was anne thompson reporting. >>> another day,nother democrat jumping into the race for 2020 new york mayor bill de blasio will declare his bid for the presidency today according to a campaign spokesperson. de blasio will make his formal announcement before heading off to iowa and south carolina he's the 23rd democrat to enter the race, but hopes his accomplishments as mayor will help him stand out such as enacting universal pre-k and raising the minimum wage. >>> in a colorado courtroom, the two students suspected of opening fire in a school last week and killing a classmate were officially charged with first-degree murder. it happened on the same day the victim who was killed and hailed as a hero was honored at an emotional memorial here's nbc's gadi schwartz >> reporter: frances, such a moving tribute here for kendrick castillo, the hero who gave his life to protect others in highlands ranch, a heartfelt procession students lining the streets holding signs and hundreds of jeeps like kendrick castillo's own following the hearse

anne thompson, thanks to you. laura berron lopez, thanks as well. we're going to continue to cover this again. the big breaking news, the headline that a judge has at least temporarily stopped legislation or has decided whether to wait -- whether or not for missouri to be able to essentially sign legislation that would close and make it the first state in the union that does not have any access to abortion for any women in that state. dr. john torrez is there for us and will have more reaction coming up. still to come this hour, to impeach or not to impeach. that is the question i'm going to pose to democratic congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. >>> and speaking of the i word, could launching proceedings in the house be the best and only way to get americans to see and understand the mueller report? but first, the president unleashing new tariffs on mexico in an effort to stem illegal immigration, but could it backfire and actually make the humanitarian crisis worse? humanitarian crisis worse? ith. not this john smith. or this john smith. or any

nbc's anne thompson reports. >> fast fashion feeds the frenzy. >> define fast fashion for me?getting something in style to dm customers an soon as possible and price as low as the garment. today is $66 million. to maelizabeth kline, the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion attracts the trends. >> how often do you come out here? >> i see clothes in the trash can all around new york city on a daily bases. the amount more than four times what it was in 1980. there it can take years to decompose up to 200 years if it is made of polyester. a synthetic fabric plastic that derives from oil. >> we are wearing plastic when we wear polyester. the polyesters consumes 342 million barrels of oil. >> in this warehouse, he's creating a better way. >> well, it can be reused or recycle. any way, it does not to end up in the garbage. >> 30% is resold and 7% is recycled. >> how is fast fashion impacted your business. >> fashion fashion has made us very busy. i am glad that we are busy but the amount of clothing that comes in -- >> reporter: another idea, just by wearing your clothes nine months

anne thompson joins me. anne, what happened in court? >> reporter: it was a very different mario b arraignment. i think of this flamboyant, energetic tv personality but he was quite subdued this morning. as he stood before the court to be arraigned on a single charge of indecent assault and battery. this stems from an incident in 2017, but a boston woman says batali groped her while they were taking a selfie. she claims he put his hand on her breast and then between her legs. her woman has filed a civil suit against batali. she has been identified by her attorney and she apparently is the complaintant in the case though not named in the police records. batali entered a not guilty plea this morning. was attentive and polite in court saying almost nothing. he has been released on his own recognizance this morning, craig, and has been cleared from attending the next hearing in this case which will happen on july 12th. batali vehemently denies through his attorney this is in any way true. he says it didn't happen and he says that both the cr

the irs said it is investigating =í ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> the search for the new princed as interim ceo after kevin maxwell left the position a year ago. a three-personomearch cmittee is conducting the search. she could be considered but too early to say whether she is a finalist. re is a hearing on monday at flowers high school in springdale and anyone who wants to speak needs to callhe school system to sign up. screen and we'll put it in t nbc washington app. d& feet at the hip and nine feet in length. that is still a big animal. >> i wouldn't go near it. >> but that is not t rex skull just to tell you. sterlingness bit found it but at the time they hadn't classified this kind of dinosaur and thought it may have been a raptar or simil creature. congrats to him. >>> now to this bizarre gi reptile-smug case. florida authorities say a woman pulled a alligator out of her yoga pantsuring a traffic stop. her yoga pants. got to assume they are looser than most -- but the won was a passenger in a vehicle that ran( a stop sign after citing the driver the officers asked do you h

ann thompson has more on this. >> reporter: it was a site no tourist expected to see.copter suddenly spinning out of control. plunging in to the hudson, missing the landing pad by a mere 150 feet. >> went sideways on him. >> saw a big splash. i think rotor just came off. >> reporter: the pilot was the only person on board. 34-year-old eric morales activated the floatation devices and escape and picked up by a passing boat with only a minor injury to his hand. >> he repositioned the land. the pilot felt the helicopter go down. >> reporter: the rescue scene recalling the miracle on the hudson in almost the same place ten years ago. all 155 people on board survived. >> that are thank you to ann thompson for that report. >> let's get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> taste of summer coming for many people. today we'll be in the 90s in areas of nebraska and also in kansas. the area that are cooler than normal are areas out west. omaha up to 93. st. louis at 88. a lot of people cranking their air conditioner for the first time as we head into the

anne thompson looks at the impact the program has had. >> reporter: in moore county, tennessee, home to jack daniels and trump voters where nearly 80% voted for the president, there's a buzz about a program often associated with progressive democrats, free college tuition. >> we want to improve that. >> reporter: specifically, free community college tuition, known as the tennessee promise. >> what kind of difference has tennessee promise made? >> i feel like it has encouraged me and other students to go to college. >> reporter: mckenzie is studying to be a nurse. one of four children in the family, she's the second to go on the tennessee promise, paying for two years of community college regardless of income. saving mckenzie and others up to $2200 a semester. >> what difference does that make in your life? >> it helped me stress wise. i know i would have been stressed, having to ask my parents to help me, having to look for a job that would help me pay more. >> reporter: funded by the lottery, tennessee promise passed with bipartisan support five years ago, sold by then governor repu

to mark the occasion anne thompson suited up and got behind the wheel with the racing legend >> reporter: the indy 500 is the biggest event in motor sports. mario andretti a half century after his one and only indy win. mario can almost through now. >> reporter: at 79, he has yet to downshift >> i think my desire, my passion for the sport, i think if anything, has gotten stronger. >> reporter: retired from competition he still pursues the racer's edge on the track. sharing the thrill with daring wannabees. any advice for me? an exhilarating ride at 160 miles an hour, turning left and right on the indy road course. >> never blase, never, never that's the beauty of it. >> reporter: it wasn't pretty in 1969alifying and then won in a backup car, so hot it blistered his back. triu machine? >> i needed a machine but the >> i think there's such a natural attraction to mario because of how much charisma he has, the style he has. what he did in a vast majority of race cars. >> reporter: he's the only man win the indy 500, daytona 500 and nascar championship. tomorrow he will be led by son michael

155 people on board survived tonight, the ntsb will investigate what went wrong here lester >> anne thompson in new york tonight. >>> in a colorado courtroom, the two students suspected of opening fire in a school last week and killing a classmate were officially charged with first-degree murder on the same day the victim who was killed and hailed as a hero was honored at an emotional memorial nbc's gadi slorachwart. >> rroceepteion. carried his casket >> he died for us and it's t with kendrick's death and 16-year-old suspect charged with murder as an adult. >> there are a bunch of other charges that did not come up in open court i can't discuss. >> reporter: classmate joshua jones helped stop the shooter saying kendrick helped inspire him to act. >> his sacrifice helped so many people it took all of us and truly was something selfless. >> reporter: what did you think kendrick's legacy is >> i don't think anyone truly wants to be a hero like him, but he was. >> reporter: kendrick's father telling those at his memorial y on his life's y child's lifeca message, we need to be more like him. tha

the procedure after eight weeks of pregnancy, the latest state to pass new restrictions nbc's ann thompson has that story. >> reporter: this week's protest couldn't stop missouri's abortion bill from becoming law >> should a life inside the mother's womb be killed because of the actions of its parents? >> reporter: missouri isn't the only state offering abortions. >> our doors will stay open, and we will stay open in whatever capacity we can. >> reporter: missouri's is the latest in a wave of new state laws restricting abortion it will ban abortions after eight weeks before many women even know they're pregnant there are no exceptions for rape or incest. the only exception, a medical emergency that risks the pregnant woman's life. missouri governor mike parsons signed the bill into law today. >> and i believe in two months he can make a decision i believe that, that that can be done but in two months i also believe that child has rights. >> reporter: in a planned parenthood clinic, doctors see their mission as helping women. >> they have someone on their side no one wakes up in the morning

nbc's ann thompson is there. >> reporter: it was a sight no tourist expected to see. >> helicopter just crashed!>> eporter: a helicopter spinning out of control, plunging into the dson missing the landing pad by 150 feet. mere 150 feetfeet. >> went side ways d he caught it but it was already going down at that point. >> i saw a big splash. i think the rotor came off. >> reporter: the pilot of the aviation charter was the only person on board. 34 year eric morales activated the flotation devices and escaped. he was picked up by a passing boat with only a minor injury to his hand. >> as he attempt to leave and repositioned the plane to land again, all of a sudden the pilot felt the plane go down, the e helicopter comdown. >> reporter: the rescue scene recalling the miracle on the hudson in almost the same place ten years ago. all 155 people on board survived tonight, the ntsb will investigate what went wrong here. lester?>> nn thompson in new york tonight. >>> in a colorado courtroom, the two students suspected of opening fire in a scol last week and killing a classmate were officially ch

anne thompson, nbc news, chicago. >>> now to a potential watershed moment in the opioid epidemic ravaging so many communities in this country what could be a precedent-setting trial for those looking to hold drug companies accountable for their alleged role being a drug kingpin nbc's stephanie gosk has the details. >> you'll now make opening statements. >> reporter: a first today in an oklahoma civil court an opioid maker on trial, accused of fueling an epidemic thinking crisis is a drug company-made crisis. and one of the causes is sitting right here to my right >> reporter: in a civil suit oklahoma's attorney general accuses johnson & johnson of misleading doctors by downplaying the risks of opioids while touting the benefits, for years. the company fighting back, arguing its products made up a small percentage of the opioid market and were sold according to fda guidelines. >> we talk about opioids as if they're all the same, and i assure you they are not. >> reporter: in court today, emily walden her son died of an overdose in 2012 she is now a leading activist in addiction and drug ma

we get more now from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: missouri could become the first state in the nation with no abortion clinic. this planned parenthood facility in st. louis going to court to stay open beyond friday, unable to reach an agreemen with missouri's health department to renew its license. two years ago, jenny bach says this is where she went to have an abortion. >> i know that we made the best choice for her.>> eporter: but with no clinic and new law the governor signed friday banning abortions after eight weeks, she and her sband would no longer have that option. they ended her pregnancy at 15 weeks after learning their endaughter had a gic disorder and would die soon after birth. now they are expecting another child. >> i believe my greatest act of love as her mother was to suffer myself instead. >> reporter: louisiana is expected to enact an even stricter law, e banning abortion o a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into the pregnancy. >> we should look at when the heart starts beating to determine when life starts. an> the law is blattly unconstitutional

marry ann thompson. diane is here. they have also been very instrumental in supporting small business in investing in neighborhoods and we appreciate everything they do. thank you again for joining us. it is an honor to be your mc this morning and small businesses that shape our communities. let's give everybody a round of applause for everything they do. [applause.] >> and our community and with that, we are done this morning. mingle, enjoy and thank you. >> it's great to see everyone kind of get together and prove, that you know, building our culture is something that can be reckoned with. >> i am desi, chair of economic development for soma filipinos. so that -- [ inaudible ] know that soma filipino exists, and it's also our economic platform, so we can start to build filipino businesses so we can start to build the cultural district. >> i studied the bok chase choy her achbl heritage, and i discovered this awesome bok choy. working at i-market is amazing. you've got all these amazing people coming out here to share

anne thompson is outside the courthouse for us. good morning. >> good morning.nment on a charge of indecent assault and battery. that charge stems from an incident in 2017 where a boston woman says batali assaulted her while offering to take a selfie. the women identified by her attorney as natali tene says batali grabbed her breast and buttocks and put his hand in between her legs. she says he also kissed her without her permission. now, batali denies the claims. he says they are without merit and he will vigorously defend himself. he also says equally without merit is a civil suit the woman filed against him. if batali is convicted he faces prison time and could be forced to register as a sex offender. savannah. >> anne thompson, thank you. >>> spacex says its overnight rocket launch was a major step towards faster global internet service. >> ignition. liftoff. >> the falcon 9 blasted off from cape canaveral with a payload of 60 small satellites. spacex's ceo elon musk hopes to put thousands of those satellites in orbit. he says the starlink web would be cruci

anne thompson is here. you watched this video. it's flat outuymazing this g survived. >> it is stunning. and even more azing, not that he just survivedy he was the oe wald away with j on his hand. he said he had just taken off when something went really wrong. terrifying moments above the hudson river. all caught on camera. a helicopter spinning out of control seconds before crashing into the water. >> holy [ bleep ]. crashed.pter >> it went sideways. down.en it came >> reporter: authorities say the pilot eric morales had just taken off after refueling. >> he said he felt the plane go down, the helicopter come do . >> reporter: morales missing the landing pad by just 150 feet activating the flotation devices on the charter helicopter. ang pas ferry rushing to rescue morales. >> i drove right towards the helicopter. instinct. >> reporter: this is the second rescue for the ferry cap pin in the past ten years. that ferry company instrumental in hping to rescue passengers from the miracle on the hudson in 2009. what exactly caused the

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> it really is interesting when they're talking about there. >> ohh. >> i never thought about it that way. >> the impact, a few tngs can have. yeah. >>> weit is teacher appreciatio look. >> a at how we helped some teachers celebrate this morning. >>> good monday morning. coming up this afternoon, we'll take you to a community garden theast where volunteers are pouring their hearts and souls into the dirt. >> i like planting. today i helped taking out the roots. >> reporter: >>> good morning. cnbc head quarters, tngs news av avengers end game is reaching nearly 2 .2 billion12 worldwide days after hitting theaters. it's just 11 days to top 2 billion. avatar needed 47 days to surpass the mark. end gameis the first movie to surpass $2 billion. it's the most popular imported movie in china's histo. hat's your morning business report. >>> this morning and all week we're honoring the heroes of the classroom. >> we kick things off with a big celebration in frfax county at a secondary school forea ter appreciation week. >> oh, we're so delighted to lebrate th

hit by flying debris yesterday just amazing that no one died in that accident. >> incredible. >> anne thompsonor us, anne, thank you. >>> the fight over immigration returns to the spotlight today the president set to reveal his latest attempt to revamp the nation's immigration system. nbc's peter alexander is on the story at the white house peter, what exactly is the president proposing this morning? >> reporter: yes, savannah president trump is going to unveil that plan to overhaul parts of the immigration syste in a rose garden speech taking place this afternoon spearheaded by son-in-law jared kushner. the two key points here, they are calling for upgrading security at the border, including more construction of the wall, and on legal immigration creating a more merit-based system prioritizing high-skilled and educated workers over those with family already mere in the u.s. that merit system includes a civics test, factor in age, ability to speak english, job offers and education levels, but as notable as what's in the plan is what is not in it it avoids some of the most contentious, the real

nbc's anne thompson has the story. >> in bu callick, tennessee, home to jack daniels and trump voterse nearly 80% voted for the president, there's a buzz about a program most often associated with progressive examines free college tuition. >> now, we want to interview that cardiac output of someone. >> specifically , free communit college education. >> i feel like it's encouraged me and other students to go to college. >> reporter: mckenzie eldridge is studying to be a nurse at mt. lowe community state college. she's the second to go on the tennessee state promise, paying for two years of community college or technical school, regardless of income, saving mckenzie and others up to $2,200 a semester. >> what difference does that make in your life? >> i know that it's really helped me stress less. i know that i would have been stressed, having to ask my parents to help me or having to look for a job that would help me pay more. >> funded by the lottery, tennessee promise passed with bipartisan support five years ago, sold by then governor, republican bill haslem as an investment in tenn

for more i want to bring in nbc's anne thompson. i'm so excited about this.m in tennessee and all the success it's had. >> it's really exciting. it's been in operation for four years. it came about because people in the state of tennessee realized if they wanted to secure jobs for the future, they had to educate a workforce for the future. in moore collin tennessee, where nearly 80% voted for the president, there's a buzz ability a program most often associated with progressive democrats, free college tuition. >> we want to improve that cardiac output. >> specifically free community college tuition known as the tennessee promise. >> what kind of difference has tennessee promise made? >> i feel like it's encouraged me and other students to go to college. >> reporter: mykenzi eldridge is one of four children in her family, she's the second to go on the tennessee promise, paying for two years of community college or technical school regardless of income. saving her and others up to $2,200 a semester. >> what difference does it make in your life? >> it's really h

. >> that was ann thompson reporting there. thank you. thank you as well.l wrap up this hour of msnbc live. i'll see you tomorrow morning on today. right now andrea mitchell reports. >>> thank you. impeachment trap. speaker nancy pe he slosi says president wants to be impeached calling the actions villainous. >> the house democratic caucus is not on a path to impeachment and that's where he wants us to be. >> is the president putting his own job ahead of the american people by saying no legislation if you keep investigating? >> that's insane. the president is putting the american people first. it's the democrats that don't want to do anything. nc >>> put buttigieg accusing the president of faking a military. in other words calling him a draft dodger. >> this is something who, i think it's fairly orve lly obv most of us, took advantage of the fact that he was a

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anne-marie, caroline, and john. giving us the roundup from all across europe. marie owens thompson joins us. marie, great to have you with us this morning. thank you for joining. even the results we have so far can we breathe a sigh of relief that the populist backlash has been stymied? marie: they have increased their bye to share but arguably less than our worst fears and to the extent that the european elementary elections tend to be protest votes, where people take the opportunity to express their most perhaps extreme positions then indeed, the result is better than expected. nejra: better than expected. of aat case, how much more risk is political risk to the eurozone growth picture for the rest of the year? u.k.: we still have the and its issue of how to exit the european union to contend with, that is for sure. and of course, the strong support for the liga in italy. europeantors will cap market performance. the more positive basis from this to rebound thanks to somewhat less than extreme -- of results that these these european parliamentary elections then feared. nejra: speaking of r