i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc." >> i know. >> you know? >> uh-huh. >> have you seen previous stories? >> and as you'll hear later, the possibility of walking into a "dateline" investigation wasn't enough to stop him. here comes another man who's seen our previous broadcasts. >> he's in the laundry room. he's in the kitchen coming towards the living room. >> his name is dallas lee. he's been chatting online in an aol gay chat room with a boy posing as a 14-year-old. it takes him less than seven minutes to ask the boy if he wants oral sex. the decoy says okay, cool. and a few hours later, he's walking into our living room. >> i'm finishing. hang out there for a second, okay? >> yeah. >> so you're pumped too, huh? >> yeah. >> so what were you so pumped for? >> oh, not too much. >> why don't you have a seat right on the stool there? what you doing here? >> he invited me over. >> who is he? >> tony. >> tony? >> yeah. >> and how old is tony? >> 14. >> what was your plan here with this 14-year-old boy? >> i mean, we talked about sex and stuff lik

again, chris hansen. >> there he is.coming in. >> whether near a big city or a rural area like harris county, georgia, lines of potential predators find their way to our undercover houses. meet 24-year-old brian lindsey, here because he was invited by a girl who said online she was 15. >> i've got to throw some clothes in the wash, okay? i made you some tea. >> using the screen name blindsey01 he describes how he wants to give the girl oral sex. he says, i can't control my horny level. then he says, i want to blank your brains out. i can't help it. now he's driven 2 1/2 hours to meet her. >> have some tea if you want some. it's sweet tea. is that okay? >> i drank something on the way. >> did you find the place okay? >> yes, sir. >> why don't you have a seat over there, please. what are you up to tonight? >> just driving around. >> just driving around? >> yes, sir. >> why is he just driving around? he says he's been away from georgia for two years, while serving in the united states air force and he wanted to learn his wa

i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc." we're doing a story on adults who try to meet kids online for sex. if there's anything else you'd like to say to me, we'd like to hear it. >> that's it. >> his reaction? we expected surprise. instead, we get curiosity. >> can you notify me, tell me if it will be on or not? >> if you give me a call. >> okay. can i get your card? >> i don't have a card with me but i'll write down the number. >> outside, the long beach police are ready to give him another number, a case number. >> put your hands up, get on your knees. get on your knees. >> he is charged with one count of an attempted lewd act on a child. what has the police more concerned is the fact that he has a legally registered gun in the trunk of his car. along with a clip loaded with bullets. >> that's not good. >> these guys are living in a fantasy world. they have the fantasy of having sex with a child. and you don't know how far they're going to take that fantasy. they may have a fantasy of going out in a blaze of glory. they m

>> yeah. >> i'm chris hansen.h "dateline nbc." >> i recognize from the voice. >> and everything you just said and done has all been recorded. >> okay. >> and if you have anything else you'd like to tell us, we'd like to hear it. >> i'm just saying, you know, i shouldn't have done it. i mean, this is something i normally don't go out and do. >> i want you to be honest with me. if i wasn't here tonight, and a young girl was, who was alone and willing to have sex, what do you think would have happened? >> probably would have happened. >> probably would have had sex? you would have gone ahead and done it? >> probably, yes. i mean, i can say honestly yes, it probably would have if she would have, you know, said, hey, let's go for it. >> and you don't see anything wrong with it? >> yes, i do see things wrong with it, but i have a lack of judgment. >> and here's a first. before he leaves, he actually thanks me. >> thank you for bringing -- you know, kicking me in the pants and setting me straight, chris. >> he leaves thr

chris hansen with "dateline nbc." i'm doing a story on auto theft. can you tell me what happened here tonight? >> nothing. just messed up. >> i'm having a hard time understanding you. what you're going to do once you grab the car. pick up your girlfriend? go for a ride? >> nothing. >> go to dairy queen. what? >> nothing like that. >> flores pleaded guilty to grand larceny and auto. another night, another fake fight. attracting another suspect. the man drives off and no idea the cops are tracking him. he parks the car, gets out. >> stop right there. >> and runs. how often does this happen when somebody tries to run? >> not often. >> the cops surround the area. >> the area. there's the helicopter. >> any rovers? >> here come the dogs. >> so whatever it takes? >> whatever it takes. >> the police give chase for an intense 15 minutes. a chopper up in the air. we got him? >> in custody. >> this is the suspect right here missing between this street and the next street over. but once they brought the chopper in, the dogs, the

but i don't want to let him know i'm chris hansen just yet. i'm happy to tell you who i am but i want to go over this chat log with you. it appears from this that you were setting up with a meeting with a 13-year-old boy. >> i don't need to say anything you have the transcript there. >> okay. you're only 13. yep. 13. for a 13-year-old, you handle yourself pretty well. yes, you're very cute and when boys are that cute, they usually look like their moms. so you pretty much thought you were coming here to meet a 13-year-old boy named conrad. >> you have the transcript of the e-mail. >> do you have anything to say for yourself? i like sucking and being sucked. i like to kiss. what do you do for a living? >> i'm a rabbi. >> a rabbi? now presumably, you counsel families and children in your position as a rabbi. children. >> over the years. >> what are you doing as a man of god, as a rabbi in this house trying to meet a 13-year-old boy? >> i'm really -- i don't want to do anything to sort of further and make you angry. >> i'm not angry. >> you're com

that i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc."nd we're doing a story on adults who solicit minors on-line for sex. >> i have nothing else to say, except, world, please forgive me. it was stupid. >> he makes his way out of the backyard through the garage where police are waiting to arrest him. >> turn around. put your hands behind your back. >> he's taken away in an unmarked car and brought in for questioning. >> why did you come to the house today? >> i was bored at home. >> yeah? what was some of the thing that you discussed? >> oral sex. >> oral sex. anything else? >> think that was it, maybe a massage. >> did you send any photos to this person? >> yes, one of my private parts. i'm digging myself a hole, aren't i? he insists that he would not have had sex with a 13-year-old. >> i [ expletive ] up my marriage. i [ expletive ] up my life. i don't deserve any of it. meaning my life, my wife. >> how long have you been married, michael? >> 13 years. >> and there are more married men about to show up at our hidden camera house. this i

i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc."re doing stories on adults who try to meet teens on the internet for sex. so what happens to these men after they're arrested? >> on the ground. on the ground. >> you will hear more incredible revelations as the suspects tell their stories to the police. >> this is so sick. why did i do this? >> when our dateline net crime "to catch a predator" continues. with sam adams alpine spring, we wanted to make something bright, citrusy and refreshing. >> man: as a style we started with helles, and we said, hey, what if we let that thing out of the box? let's use more malt, more hops. while it is very malty, it has a very nice, citrusy character. >> man: sam adams alpine spring. it's a perfect balance. >> citrusy but not overwhelming. >> smooth with a nice, sweet taste. >> alpine spring. it's a great spring beer. [ female announcer ] the best things in life are the real things. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and r

i'm chris hansen. for all of us at msnbc news, thanks for joining us. >>> in this this las vegas you roll the dice for fun. in this las vegas life is the roll of the dice. car thieves, con artists. how many people do you figure you guys scan? >> for suspected killer. >> and what was she doing at the time? >> crying, i guess. >> the odds are good if you did the crime, you'll do the time. >> i should have listened to my mom. that's what i should have done. >> fought by the cops. >> burglary, larceny and grand larceny. >> and maybe our cameras. >> you charging me with something? >> i'm not charging you. i'm a correspondent for a television news show. i'm not charging you with anything. tonight an all new undercover journey through an underground world. vegas undercover. thanks for joining us. i'm chris hansen. this is one view of las vegas looking down on the strip. the view of vegas you get as a cop isn't as pretty, but it's just as riveting. that's the vegas our cameras have captured. every day in the c

chris hansen with "dateline nbc". how you doing? ridell is a three time convicted felon. we met him at the clarke county detention center where he was being held on another case. gary stevenson told us you were the man behind the scene, where you would send these guys out, target the elderly people, ripping them off. >> never. >> did you ever send gary or a guy named dave to punch holes in people's water lines? >> never. >> to destroy the sprinkler systems so you could get paid for repairing them? >> never. >> ridell says now that stevenson has been caught he's just making up a story to cover his tracks. >> you know you are under arrest, right? >> so why would gary stevenson say all this? >> because the guy is a crazy nut. >> he's a crazy nut? >> yeah. he got himself in a bunch of trouble. so he lies about everybody else. that's what. >> but ridell says he never beat or threatened stevenson, in fact, he says he helped him. >> took care of him. lived there. >> we also asked him about allegations that he's a white supremacist, and that's when he decided to end the interview

but when i tell him i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc." >> we're doing a story on computer predators. now, if there is anything else you would like to say. he knows this is even worse than getting arrested. he knows that this is going to be on television. he's starting to figure out this is going to impact his career as a teacher. and he's starting to figure out that this is not going to go over well at all at home. >> afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you before any questions. do you understand these rights? >> we had people from all walks of life including an actor driving up in a convertible sports car. [♪...] >> i wish my patients could see what i see. that over time, having high cholesterol, plus diabetes or high blood pressure or family history of early heart disease, can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup. and they'd see that it's more important to get their cholesterol where their doctor wants. and why for these patients, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol by up to 52%. and is

[drumming] >> chris hansen spent the day attempting to perform the world's longest drum roll. it's part of a none dayser for multiple sclerosis. anthony previously set the record in march of 2009 but it what shattered that year. today he performed for more than eight hours and is still going strong but the folks from begin is guinness still need to approve the record. >> that's a long time but is hoping to raise $30,000. >> he is going to have sore arms. >> i know. that's it for us. captioned by closed captioning services inc. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open.

i'm chris hansen, for all of us at nbc news, thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey now all you sinners putghts on ♪ ♪ put your lights on >> what's the wet spot over there? ♪ put your lights on. >> there's always going to be a case that comes along and hits you right here. >> i think most people have "law and order" in their heads. it's not like that at all. ♪ >> have you got your hooks? >>> for the next hour you're going to hear a murder mystery, one told not by a reporter, but by those who lived it. in 2001 nbc news was grant ed unprecedented access to the las vegas police department homicide squad. using small handheld cameras, our producers followed investigators at the crime scene on witness interviews and during interrogations, even in closed-door meetings in the d.a.'s office. when we went to las vegas, we had no idea what we'd find, and nobody could from have predicted the twist in the case you're about to see. it began early one morning as two detectives arrived at the scene of a homicide. >> okay, jefe, what have we got? >> well -- >> i call my partner jefe. it means chief. a show

i'm chris hansen. las vegas. you've seen the bright lights, the glamorous side. now we shine a light on the dark side. there are about 115 murders a year here, but this murder case is unlike any you've experienced before, because our cameras are there every step of the way, from the moment the crime is discovered to the moment the mystery is solved. it's a powerful and emotional story, both for the officers working to crack the case and for the family who lived it. you'll see it all unfold as it happened. >> the body appears to be wrapped in a sheet, fitted sheet. >> it all began in this quiet suburb of las vegas, as police made their way to 3136 westfield street. >> we'll figure out where we're going to start. i think the kitchen, the little office area, go through there. >> all detectives joel kisner and dolphis boucher knew is the body of a female was inside the garage. >> master bedroom will be the last we touch. >> i kind of explained to you what happened. >> why were you called to this house? >> i got a call from a missing persons detective, lady named ging

that's all for now i'm chris hansen. for all of us at msnbc news thanks for joining us. >> hello from new york, i'm chris hayes. >>> new york city officials are vowing to investigate the death of ramarley graham. early this morning, police dressed in riot gear entered the occupy d.c. encampment in mcpherson square. there are no reports of violence. republicans voters are preparing for today's party caucus in nevada where polls show mitt romney holding a commanding lead. i am joined by joan walsh, msnbc political analyst and salon.com's editor at large, karen hunter, msnbc contributor, formerly of the new york daily news editorial board. jodi kantor, author of the book "the obamas." and washington correspondent for "the new york times," baratunde thurston, joining us for the first time. great pleasure. author of the book "how to be black." co-founder of the political blog jack and jill politics. and director of digital for the onion. great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> the big news on friday which we weren't go

. >> the last of myriad's patents on the breast cancer genes expires in eight years, but if chris hansen, that could be even sooner. he's the lead lawyer for the american civil liberties union in what could be a landmark case against myriad genetics and the u.s. patent office. the case has the support of nearly the entire medical establishment that deals with genetics. >> all of those people are saying, "the patents in this case hurt women's health." >> hansen says that myriad's patents are unconstitutional and should be invalidated. >> there's a longstanding patent law doctrine that says you can't patent the laws of nature and products of nature and abstract ideas. and that's what happens when you patent genes. >> but what was the rationale of the patent office in approving this? >> that isolating and purifying the gene is so transformative that it makes it a different thing. >> but it's still not an invention? >> they would say that by taking it out of your body and stripping away some of the pieces, they--it's no longer a product of nature. it's now an invention. we think that's nonse