i'm craig melvin in paris, france.nd debris in the mediterranean sea from missing egyptair flight 804 including parts of the airbus a320 along with some of the passengers' belongings. about 180 miles north of the city of alexandria. the greek defense minister says suitcases and a body part were also among the grim findings. the news coming after an earlier announcement from egyptair that debris had been found before retracting that statement. that happened yesterday. the airbus jet vanished early thursday over the mediterranean with 66 people on board. terrorism has been cited as a potential cause but at this point, officials are cautioning against speculation. there's been no credible claim of responsibility from any terrorist group so far. joining me now, aviation safety analyst and former senior air safety investigator with the ntsb, greg feith. here we are more than 24 hours into this. how surprised are you that we have not been able to narrow down a very specific location of where this plane went down in the medit

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with humira, control is possie. >>> hi everyone, i am craig melvin. trump's demographic problem. our poll puts clinton ahead of trump. that's the statistical tie. there is more to those numbers. we'll dig into those also. also, who's the boss? paul ryan depolling results about who leads the grandal party? >> i hope it is donald trump. he's getting the nomination. >> he's wrapping up the nomination, good lord, i hope it is, the person that's getting the nomination of our party is the person to lead our party. >> donald trump just hired his own gop pollster. donald trump said this to chuck todd back in august. >> i don't have pollsters, i don't want to waste money with pollsters. i don't want to be unreal, i have to be me. we have enough of that in washington with pollsters telling everybody what to say. >> this afternoon, trump threats

ok, cool. >>> a good thursday to you, i am craig melvin.ty is donald trump, the presumptive nominee. >> you stand, for example by the idea of foreign muslims coming in? >> i do, you have to be vigilant and strong. >> i am not going to vote for a guy that's saying he's going to ban somebody just because of the god they worship. >> she's going to have to mend a lot. >> if you were in the voting booth today, donald trump and hillary clinton and a couple of third party candidates, where would you put the check mark? >> i would write in a name. i would write in another

>>> happy good thursday to you everyone, i am craig melvin.ome to washington for a world win game with house senate and republican national committee leaders. media and protesters all in town today. back-to-back sessions can only be described as a political circus. here is what we are having here. last hour, house speaker paul rain weighed in on the primary. there was a singular theme but still no full endorse

i'm craig melvin. let's get you right to capitol hill.n is expected to take questions from reporters. he will undoubtedly be talking about tomorrow's big meeting with donald trump. we will bring that to you as it happens. on the other side of your screen, on the right side of your screen, house democratic leaders will also be speaking at any moment about the gop agenda ahead of trump's visit to the hill tomorrow. we are monitoring both of those for you. but first some late-night primary results to tell you about. donald trump wins contests that were virtually uncontested in nebraska and west virginia. democrats competed in one state, west virginia. there bernie sanders picks up his 19th primary win against hillary clinton. the vermont senator steam rolled the front-runner by 15 points there, but the win does very little to cut into clinton's sizeable delegate lead. clinton also snagged delegates last night, so many in fact she's now 150 delegates away from officially clinching the nomination. that cording to our political team, she could,

double means double. >>> i'm craig melvin. we start with breaking news.uble for hillary clinton. a just released state department audit concludes the front-runner violated fet records rules by using that private e-mail server while secretary of state. reince priebus said this it on twitter, quote, the stakes are too high to entrust the white house to someone with as much poor judgment and reckless disregard for the law as hillary clinton. donald trump scheduled to speak in anaheim, california, roughly two hours from now. anaheim's police just saying here on msnbc he will not tolerate the kind of violence we saw in albuquerque, new mexico. police there called it a riot. at least one arrest. several injured reported. among them police officers trying to keep up the peace. elizabeth warren. >> what kind of a man routes for people to get thrown out of their house, for people to get thrown out of their jobs, for people to lose their

i'm craig melvin. today on msnbc, unity or bust.of the ongoing gop civil war, house speaker paul ryan taking the stage on capitol hill talking about his conservative conundrum with donald trump. >> we have to be at full strength so we can win this election, and that is why we have to go through the actual effort and process of unifying. i want to be a part of the unifying process. we just need to get to know each other. >> got to get to know each other. less than 24 hours before his arrival, while not a ringing endorsement does leave open the possibility for a bridge between those vast ideological divides. >> this is the big ten party. there's plenty of room for disputes in this party. we come from different wings of the party. the goal here is to unify the various wings of the party around common principles so we can go forward unified. >> here's the thing, though, the battle goes beyond rump and ryan. trump doubling down on those incendiary remarks about john mccain being a war hero. >> so do you regret saying that? >> i don't, yo

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i'm craig melvin.bc's special coverage of the white house correspondents' dinner. president obama's eighth and last. the president expected to take the microphone about 15, 20 minutes from now. we've got our eye on the room. we've also spent some time asking people inside that room what they are going to miss most about this president's delivery. >> i know this family. i think they're fantastic. i actually helped campaign for him. i think that he has done an incredible job in the platforms that he's wanted to advance. but there are some things that we still need to address. >> i'm glad we're here. it's a great honor and a privilege. i love hi

i want to bring in nbc's craig melvin who's covered this case from the beginning and former prosecutor, karen de soto. karen, if you were representing cosby, what would your strategy be today? >> i practiced in pennsylvania so my whole thing is a fishing expedition. i use a probable cause hearing to get as much information as i can. it is a very low standard. the judge usually puts them through. but if i'm successful i might be able to throw out a couple counts or try to get the charges lesser instead of indecent aggravated sexual assault i would go for indecent assault. >> what are the differences as far as what are the possible penalties. >> well, the possible penalties, obviously one is lesser than the other. you take away the aggravated so it's less time. even with the aggravated in pennsylvania, he's a first-time offender so it's not going to be between the five and ten years, it's going to be a lot lower than that. if they win their trial and he gets to the sentencing phase. we're not even there yet. but as a defense attorney, this is my one opportunity, unlike a civil case. i do

msnbc's craig melvin has been following this case closely and joins me now.at's going on inside yet, but watching bill cosby get out of the suv, walk through today, he did seem -- it did seem a little different than what we saw at that arraignment a couple of months ago. he was waving to the crowd, he was in a suit, he was looking up. >> and he had the stick back in december as well he was using. we've known for a while that his vision, and i forget which eye, but he is virtually blind in one eye and can see, according to his reps, can see very little out of the other eye. so when we saw him back in december, he was actually using a walking stick. he did not have the stick today, but you did see him bracing against one of his either attorneys -- actually that's one of his body guards there to the left. the first time he appeared at that courthouse, and i've been to that courthouse a number of times, the very first time that we saw bill cosby show up for one of these hearings, you'll remember he nearly fell. he tripped down that sidewalk. but again, the 78-yea

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i'm craig melvin. this is breaking news right now on msnbc.'s capitol. the right side of the screen there, donald trump sitting down

. >>> a good friday to you everyone, i am craig melvin, we start this afternoon in california where we trump in any minute now. he's holding a rally in fresno. but, what was supposed to be a vict victory lapse for the presumptive nominee, out lash and protesters. trump looking for an election strategy. >> it is a very tough pass to get to the presidency. i want to focus on 15 suspects. >> we'll take a look at that strategy and the presumptive nominee seems to be changing his tune a bit today about marco rubio. he took to twitter

we check in with schannel jones and craig melvin. >> we are live in egypt with the latest on the crashe egyptair flight. this morning we're getting our first pictures of some of the debris that was discovered. news overnight that smoke filled the plane for several minutes. was it terrorism? our experts will weigh in on what could be responsible. >> also ahead, the latest from the white house after a huge scare when a man with a gun was shot trying to get close to the president's home. what police are learning about him this morning. >> also, warning. low bridge ahead. why truck drivers in durham, north carolina, may finally be able to stop crashing into that same bridge over and over again. >> hope so. >>> and we're getting you ready for a safe and fun memorial day from the latest high-tech gadgets to a cheap and quick getaway. >> that's stories and more. >> thanks, guys. see you at 7:00. >> see you, rosemary. >>> the phillies were one of the hottest teams in baseball facing the worst team in the majors. the braves came in 10-30. the fanatic getting into bark at the park night. it was

>>> a good thursday to you, i am craig melvin. today, the after shock, republican party is donald trump, the presumptive nominee. >> you stand, for example by the idea of foreign muslims coming in? >> i do, you have to be vigilant and strong. >> i am not going to vote for a guy that's saying he's going to ban somebody just because of the god they worship. >> she's going to have to mend a lot. >> if you were in the voting booth today, donald trump and hillary clinton and a couple of third party candidates, where would you put the check mark? >> i would write in a name. i would write in another name. >> also sweepstakes, could that cause a chaos in cleveland. trump today on cnbc. >> in our heart of heart, -- >> i would say a 40% chance within the group. >> newt gingrich has been an amazing support. he's the single greatest phenomenon in politics in his lifetime that he's ever seen. >> our political team is tracking this development from coast to coast this afternoon. let's start with our abc's jacob rascon who's camped outside. let'

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i'm sheinelle jones alongside craig melvin and dylan dreyer and our new anger stephanie ruhle. >> how is that? the music comes up. >> this is the "today" show. amazing to be here on memorial day. i can't think of a better day. >> we're excited to have you here. >>> let's get to the top story. the weather hitting millions of americans. from flooding in texas to the storms in kansas and now the east coast is dealing with a tropical depression. we have janet shamlian with the round up in texas. good morning. >> sheinelle, good morning. a collapsed road here washed away in the city of brenan. this is one example of the roads washed away after the damage here after relentless rain and flash flooding. the focus this morning is shifting southeast as a tropical depression threatens the holiday weekend. >> reporter: all eyes on the southeast. >> will it make landfall? possibly or hug the coast. >> reporter: as the season's second tropical depression takes aim and an increase danger of rip currents and rough surf. across texas, relentless rain. >> 20 inches of rain. >> reporter: leading raging

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i'm craig melvin. you're watching msnbc's special coverage of the white house correspondents' dinner. president obama's eighth and last. the president expected to take the microphone about 15, 20 minutes from now. we've got our eye on the room. we've also spent some time asking people inside that room what they are going to miss most about this president's delivery. >> i know this family. i think they're fantastic. i actually helped campaign for him. i think that he has done an incredible job in the platforms that he's wanted to advance. but there are some things that we still need to address. >> i'm glad we're here. it's a great honor and a privilege. i love him. and love him as a president. if i get a chance to shake his hand, i'll thank him profusely. >> oh, bittersweet. bittersweet. and i'm sorry to see them go. they absolutely represented the usa. >> he's been great on science and climate change, everybody. he has fought that fight as hard as he could. >> he's a great president. i mean, for me, li

i'm craig melvin.imary day in indiana, but make no mistake, this is not just any primary. a big one for donald trump tonight could seal the deal and help him lock up the republican nomination, but with just six hours left to stop trump the clash between the gop front-runner and his chief republican rival ted cruz has reached a new level. a level it seems safe to say we haven't seen yet. >> you know, his father was with lee harvey oswald prior to oswald's being, you know, shot. i mean, the whole thing is ridiculous. what is this right prior to his being shot? >> this is nuts. yes, my dad killed j.f.k., he is secretly elvis and jimmy hoffa is buried in his backyard. >> our political team is on the ground and around indiana with real time primary reports. first though for our viewers who may have missed it, here is the entire portion of ted cruz's news conference with reporters where he absolutely unleashed on donald trump.

. >> craig melvin, right on the ground there for us, thank you so much. >>> let's move on to some of the experts, we have our chief global correspondent pete neely, here he is with a report on what is happening there. >> reporter: yes, chris, in the cairo airport, where the families of the members on board have been all day, looking for answers, mourning their possible loss and deep in grief. they were at the very center of this. it was an egyptian plane, most of the dead egyptian, and it crashed over the sea in egyptian waters. whatever happened on that plane happened very quickly because there was no distress call. and whenever a plane falls from the sky as this one did, twisting and plummeting very quickly without a may day call it does raise the spectre of terrorism. but today, the egyptian authorities say they're not ruling anything out including terrorism. and indeed the transport minister here at the aviation ministry says that terrorism was a more likely explanation for the missing plane than mechanical failure. but as i said it's early days yet. we have had no claim of respo

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. >> and welcome to "today" on i'm craig melvin. >> love that. we're all smiling talking about it. >> if you woke up in a bad mood, just watch that video. >> infectious laughter, right? >> we just watched it for the first time about ten minutes ago and we've watched it probably four times since then. >> i think because it's just so genui genuine. she's just purely excited. and refreshing, isn't it? >> we'll have more from her. a nice pick-me-up. >>> paris still reeling from another tragedy. >> we can only imagine. in fact, it is our top story this morning. and really, the breaking news overnight about the investigation into the egyptair crash and what happened in the moments before that plane went down. investigators confirming today smoke alarms were going off before the plane slammed into the mediterranean sea. nbc's chief global correspondent, bill neely, is in cairo this morning with the latest developments. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. french air accident investigators have confirmed there were serious technical computers.

leading off our coverage right now, my colleague, nbc's craig melvin, who is live in paris today. craig, good morning. >> peter, good morning to you. i'm here at charles de gaulle international airport where, of course, egyptair flight 804 took off wednesday night after 11:00. the big headline this afternoon or this morning, i should say, there, the big headline, the egyptian military says part of the fuselage and some personal belongings from that flight were just found this morning a few hours ago n a statement, an egyptian army spokesman said there is no doubt, no doubt that the debris is from the egyptair plane. the statement says the discovery was made about 180 miles off alexandria. alexandria, egypt, there. that is very close to where the plane disappeared from radar early thursday morning while en route from paris to cairo. egyptair says 66 people were onboard, 55 passengers, 10 crew members. officials say right now the egyptian navy is out recovering that debris that was found. also trying to find the plane's so-called black boxes. we just got some new video in of the sear

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. >> all right, craig melvin in paris. thank you very much. i appreciate it. >>> joining me now, michael goldfarb, former faa chief of staff. this is two fold. was this intentional, accidental, mechanical, and the fact that it originated from charles de gaulle. this is a place that one would imagine has an incredibly rigorous set of security protocols. >> right, chris and i think we'll find out whether it was terrorism which is the leading theory right now or mechanical which is highly unlikely but there are huge implications for aviation safety and passengers if it is in fact terrorism, if it is mechanical, structural failure, we have the protocols, we can deal with an air bus plane. we know how to fix it. it is probably not systemic. if it is terrorism, if it is other stops in charles de gaulle, we have a very large problem. to take you back, in 1991, a psa jet in california disaffected airline employee broke into the cockpit, this is before 9/11, shot and killed both pilots, and the plane was polarized. i heard the cockpit recorder it was t

>>> good thursday everyone, i am craig melvin, we start this hour with breaking news, we are awaiting donald trump who's expected to speak to reporters soon. this is the first time since we heard from him since he clinched the 1237, the number of delegates required for nomination. ahead of this plan 2:00 p.m. speech in north dakota. we'll bring it to you live as it happens. we heard from house speaker paul ryan. ryan is still not endorsing trump and despite another phone call between the two republicans last night. >> it was a productive phone call, we had this conversation and our staffs have been meeting, we had a very good and productive phone call, i will leave it at that. >> is that a yes? >> a very productive phone call. >> debate between trump and bernie sanders. and jeff weaver with my colleague, andrea mitchell. >> lets see if he has the courage to get on stage with bernie sanders. that'll be the real test. >> over the next hour, i will be joined by joe bennett of the clinton campaign and halie jackson. we start with the best political team in the business covering all the an

i'm craig melvin. the headline on this tuesday, too close to call. as hillary clinton juggles her campaign against bernie sanders with another against donald trump, fresh new polling from three key swing states shows precisely where the clinton versus trump matchup stands right now. our political team is here this morning with all of the bases covered. let's start with steve kornacki at his infamous big board. we're looking at pennsylvania, ohio, florida here. if the election were held today, steve, how would clinton do, how would trump do? >> infamous, i love it. what we've got are neck-in-neck races in these three battleground states. these are quinnipiac polls. i could stress we're going to get a lot of polls over the next few weeks, the next few months, the next six months so take them all with a grain of salt. but look at this, hillary clinton basically tied with trump in florida, down by four in ohio, up one in pennsylvania. three pivotal swing states and it raises the possibility here since donald trump got the republican nomination, since he

i'm craig melvin. this is breaking news right now on msnbc. high drama here in the nation's capitol. the right side of the screen there, donald trump sitting down with rnc chairman reince priebus and house speaker paul ryan. we're told the meeting itself got under way at roughly 9:30. they are also going to be bringing in the rest of the house republican leadership team into that room. the goal today very simple, bridging the gap between speaker ryan and new defacto leader donald trump. aides tell us that ryan has grown uncomfortable with trump's harsh and often controversial tone on the campaign trail. obvious differences in style but the more striking differences are on matters of substance. there's likely some wiggle room on some of the policy differences too. last night we saw the presumptive nominee appeal to roll back some of his rhetoric, calling the proposal to ban foreign muslims from the united states just a quote, suggestion. some analysts even some republicans now privately fear that the party's control of of the senate control of

i'm craig melvin.he other part of our team, dylan dreyer, is at churchill downs where they are getting ready to run the 142nd kentucky derby this afternoon. that is one heck of a hat, my friend. >> i started off big this morning. i'm wondering if you can hear the siren that's going off. this is what happens when you get here to churchill downs. every once and a while, a horse gets loose without a rider. the sirens go off until the horse is corralled back in. there's a horse on the loose right now, guys. >> a horse on the loose. dylan, we will check in with you in a little bit. >> she is setting the bar with the hat. >> yes. >>> now to the other race. the race for the white house. it is getting nastier than ever. donald trump takin clinton in a personal way last night while republican leaders say they cannot support their presumptive nominee. nbc's kelly o'donnell is following the candidates. >> good morning, sheinelle. time zones may change, but the tone has not. meeting voters from oregon to californi

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i'm craig melvin live in paris, france, at charles de gaulle airport.t 804. a few hours ago, the egyptian military reported for the first time that it has found seats, suitcases and some other debris from that plane floating in the mediterranean sea. the greek defense minister says egyptian authorities told them that they also found part of a human body. the flight disappeared just over 36 hours ago. 66 people were on board. the debris was discovere

prices, some 34 million people are expected to hit the roads this "today" national correspondent craig melvin is all over that. he's on i-95, from connecticut to new jersey, and testing out some technology to avoid busy roads. craig, how is it looking? >> hey, savannah. this is probably the smoothest this commute has ever gone. a lot of folks, it appears they decided to take off this friday, this memorial day weekend friday and get an early start. you mentioned 34 million. that's the bad news. that number of people going to be on the roadways. the good news is gas prices are at an 11-year low. $2.26 a gallon. traffic right now, i want to show you an app that i use to really navigate it. again, this morning, not really having to use it. you've probably heard of it, ways. fantastic app. it crowd sources traffic information from other drivers. your accidents, there is a police officer up ahead. ways is a great app. glimpse is another one that allows you to keep a tab on your friends and family. if you're someone who is always running later, perhaps you can give them a heads up when you're coming

craig melvin has this mornstory >> the attempt to influence funding decisions at the national institute >> reporter: harsh words aimed after the efforts to research and curb concussions. our investigation has shown while the nfl had been publicly proclaiming its role as accelerator of ruesearch, it wa trying to influence the research. nfl said it rejected the allegations. in 2012, the nfl gave $30 million to the national institutes of health. it was billed as fill fill thropic act by the league. democratic members said the nfl attempted to use its unrestricted gift as leverage to steer funding away from one of its critics. now, taxpayers are footing the bill for the concussion research instead of the nfl. the league admitted a link between the brain disorder c.t.e. and repeated head trauma in a march congressional meeting. >> mr. miller, do you think there is a link between fastball a -- football and brain disease? >> there were a number of players diagnosed, so the answer to the question is yes. but there are a number of questions that come with that. >> reporter: days later, roger goo