i'm craig melvin. welcome to "dateline extra. wts a young girl was obducted at the age of 4 and raised by her kidnapper. for the next four decades, she searched for her family, her name and herself. her story has an extraordinary ending and, as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. here is keith morrison. >> our story begins with this mother of a teenage daughter. a woman who would spend most of her life trying to figure out who she was. what was her name? where did she come from? we'll tell you about her long search, her discovery finally of what felt like truth. but as you'll soon see, real truth can be elusive. it can hide. let's begin at the beginning. but at the beginning, all she had was a memory. >> a twin canopy bed with pink ruffles around it. kind of waved over the top of it. >> it was dream-like really. and for years it was all that felt real in her upside down life. >> and it was all pink and white. it was -- everything matched. the closet full of dresses. the dolls, the teddy b

i'm craig melvin in for lester who will be back on monday. a quick program note.u'll tune in to my report on sunday on a new way to treat alcoholism in this country. the radical new approach is born from a realization that the way we've been doing it doesn't work so well. that's sunday night with megyn kelly. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. again. a violent mob att onboard a bart train. . >>> right now, 6:00. it happened again, a violent mob attack on board a bart train. this time a high profile witness is asking tough questions. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i am raj mathai. >> and i am janelle wang. the mayor of richmond was at the station and witnessed it all. >> nbc bay area jodi hernandez is in richmond. >> reporter: the richmond mayor wants to know why there wasn't any security nearby when a man was savagely beaten out here on the plaza. he says bart has a serious problem and it needs to be fixed. this is what landon sims looks like. >> his face was bloody. >> reporter: richmond mayor tom butt witnessed the tail en

i'm craig melvin. welcome to "dateline extra. a young girl was abducted at the age of 4 and raised by her kidnapper. for the next four decades, she searched for her family, her name and herself. her story has an extraordinary ending and, as it turns out, that ending was just the beginning. here is keith morrison. >> our story begins with this mother of a teenage daughter. a woman who would spend most of her life trying to figure out who she was. what was her name? where did she come from? we'll tell you about her long search, her discovery finally of what felt like truth. but as you'll soon see, real truth can be elusive. it can hide. let's begin at the beginning. but at the beginning, all she had was a memory. >> a twin canopy bed with pink ruffles around it. kind of waved over the top of it. >> it was dream-like really. and for years it was all that felt real in her upside down life. >> and it was all pink and white. it was -- everything matched. >> the closet full of dresses. the dolls, the teddy bears. >> i actually -- there

i'm craig melvin in for lester who will be back on monday. a quick program note.e in to my report on sunday on a new way to treat alcoholism in this country. the radical new approach a realization that the way we've been doing it doesn't work so well. that's sunday night with megyn kelly. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> i've done my time. >> is o.j. headed to reality television? this is "access hollywood," and has simpson also found a way to not pay the brown and goldman families the millions he still owes them? >>> that will and i are swingers -- >> after jada addresses that rumor, we've got another question about their marriage that earned this

craig melvin, msnbc headquarters in new york. we continue with that breaking news out of the white house. you can see the live look there of the briefing room on the left side of your screen. a briefing set for 2:00. we're told that this is going to be one of the rare on-camera briefings these days. that briefing being conducted by the deputy press secretary. sara huckabee sanders, because sean spicer, officially out. he has resigned from this white house. again, that briefing set to happen at 2:00. this, of course, likely to be the headline in that briefing. we have got our reporters standing by. all of this coming on a day of major shakeups there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. and for the president's private legal team, as well. stories about how the white house planning to push back on the independent counsel's investigation. all of it covered from various angles. let's start with our chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, who is standing by for us inside that briefing room. hallie, bring us up to speed. reset for us a

i'm craig melvin.hen police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they weren't surprised. the place was known to be dangerous but even they couldn't guess it would take almost 20 years to find out what really happened to a woman out on an evening hike with her husband. here's chris jansing. >> every couple has it. a shared song, a favorite movie or maybe a special place. steven sharp says for him and his wife jody, this was it, two rocks forming a lover's chair on the edge of a cliff. >> that was our spot. we would bring a hibatchi and couple of lawn chairs and cooler and bring her work from graduate school. >> they had been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. up here, the air was fresh and the views seemed limitless. >> it sort of framed by trees, that you could look down to the right and see the view of george washington bridge. >> what they couldn't see from here, of course, was the future. had they caught even a glim

craig melvin is next here on msnbc. hi, craig. >> good to see you, my friend. good wednesday afternoon to you. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. transgender ban. president trump taking to twitter to call for a total ban on transgender individuals in any capacity in the armed forces. what it means for the thousands of transgender americans already enlisted in the military. >>> also this afternoon, repeal and delay. a little over two hours, the gop will be putting up their latest bill to repeal obamacare. that one also widely expected to fail. so what's next in the health care fight? >>> and still slamming sessions. day three of the president's twitter tirade against his attorney general. what he's saying today, as oval office insiders suggest there could be some major changes coming to the department of justice. we'll get to that in just a moment. >>> but we start with two big fights. the one over health care and the one that president trump surprised a lot of folks with this morning. his ban on tratransgender peopl the armed forces. at t

craig melvin live at msnbc headquarters in new york. breaking news this hour. for months there's been smoke. this afternoon, some believe a fire may be starting. donald trump jr. releasing a trove of e-mails detailing the lead-up to his meeting with the criminally linked attorney. what they say about the russian government's support, that kremlin-linked attorney speaking out. an nbc news exclusive interview with the russian attorney whom donald trump jr. met last june, her account of that meeting with the president's son, son-in-law, and steve bannon. >>> and kushner's clearance. the e-mails, jared kushner cc'd on the plans for that meeting. why didn't he reveal he had communications with a russian attorney in his security clearance forms? one of the dozen lawmakers calling for kushner's security clearance to be revoked joins me. up with of the dozens, i should say. we start with the e-mails released by donald trump jr. just a short time ago. they follow a series of bombshell stories by "the new york times" and what you might call evolving answers by the presid

>>> craig melvin is here. take it away. >> good afternoon. craig melvin here.snbc headquarters on a busy tuesday. health care decision day this afternoon republicans putting that health care bill um for a vote despite all signs pointing to its failure. what bill is it? >>> and back to the hill.

i'm craig melvin. like so many others, this story involves a husband and wife. he was a military man, a respected major in the u.s. army, when he was attacked in the middle of the night, police launched an investigation that would reveal eyebrow raisi secrets, secrets that might hold the key to murder. here is keith morrison. >> the wind in the northern prairie sweeps across a vast flatla flatland. grave markers around a military ceremony. the final resting spot for a few dozen veterans, many of whom died in combat. this is where he is resting now. major david shannon, who lost his life in 2002. his mother shirley comes here to visit and remember hisister brenda too whenhe's in town. oh, how they worried that war might put him here. except war didn't. no, there never was a thought back then about what could happen far from combat, what did happen. all those strange things down south in north carolina. fayetteville is an old town, steeped in revolutionary and civil war history. smack in the middle of the bible belt. but now, cargo planes buzz in and out of pope a

i'm craig melvin. at first, a fatal fire that struck a young couple's home appeared to be an accident and then investigators took a closer look and what they discovered about this fire and this couple left them with "burning suspicion." here's keith morrison. >> is everybody out of the house? >> i don't know but it's on fire. >> the fire in the cottage on addison avenue was hungry, devod devouring almost everything in the bedroom. >> do you see smoke coming out of the windows? >> it's pouring out of the house. >> reporter: within minutes, the smoke clearing, the water running in the streets. and then as the mop-up began, the word flashed out like something electric. the house was occupied. someone didn't get out. and up through the ashes, a mystery flared, like a stubborn ember that demanded an answer. the inhabitants of the renteds could tcottage were two young beautiful people, the successful type that you might expect to see on a reality show. their names are paul and jennifer. jennifer, an ambitiou

craig melvin from new york.dia firestorm using his favorite mega phone, twitter. once again, taking aim at his favorite target, the media. over the weekend the president posting this doctored video to tens of millions of followers where he's shown previouslying and punching a figure with a cnn logo on it. it's the latest in a series of attacks against the media. but despite widespread criticism over his tweet storm, president trump appearing to double down saying his use of social media is, quote, modern day

. >> also craig melvin's in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in chicago. >> on a scale of one to 10 in terms of the violence. >> twelve. >> that bad? >> it's tough. >> he's the coach who's fighting back, keeping kids in the game and out of danger. >> he's like what the pope is to the vatican. he's like the glue. >> you're saving lives that's powerful. >> this round ball can get you whenever you want to go an incredible journey of hoops and hope. >> big laughs with ricky gervais! >> my next stand-up tour will be a sit down tour. me in a chair. maybe a commode. >> aim high. >> ha-ha! >> right now on "sunday night." >> you don't need us to tell you that flying these days can be a nightmare. but tonight, a deep dive into why. why have the "friendly skies" been replaced by baggage fees, endless delays, small seats and big tempers? as josh mankiewicz learned, it has a lot to do with cash. >> if you've flown anywhere lately, you've probably seen it, maybe lived through it. >> what are you paying for exactly? this? paying to be delayed six hours and have a miserable day? >> please not

craig melvin here at msnbc world headquarters. lots of stories we're following this hour. trump trip. president trump heading on his second overseas trip as he fes his biggest foreign policy crisis yet. can he convince countries like china especially to step up against north korea's nuclear threat? >>> also, on the brink. the u.n. security council holding an emergency meeting this afternoon as north korea taunts the u.s. after successfully launching that missile that could reach the u.s. mainland for the first time. are we heading toward a showdown? and erhardt evidence? investigators uncover a never before seen picture and say it could prove that amelia erhardt survived that attempt to fly around the world. is it proof positive? we'll get to that in a moment. >>> first, we start with president trump's big mission abroad which moments ago we learned will include secretary of state rex tillerson. the two big storylines, north korea and the president's friday face-to-face with vladimir putin. this morning, president trump had a quick exchange with reporters as he was about t

. >> now, craig melvin with a head-turning treatment for alcoholics -- a doctor. a prescription. and yep -- a drink. >> we're not insisting on abstinence. >> and guess what? some say it's working >> it is astonishing. >> and -- >> did anyone tell you you're nuts? >> oh, yeah. they all thought it was impossible. >> harry smith with the wizard of the world series. but they're not talking baseball. joe maddon's in a fight to save his hometown. >> it was the perfect place to grow up as a kid. >> then, deep divisions. old-timers against newcomers. >> it starts spilling over. it hit like a ton of bricks. >> people were being treated differently. >> enter joe, with a whole new playbook. >> these are good people. they're gonna save our town. >> all that and more right now on "sunday night." >>> tv host maria menounos has made her living on-screen. but what the cameras couldn't see was a woman struggling with devastating news. eleven months ago, her mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. eight months after that, maria was too. and that's when maria made a realization about her life choi

craig melvin is next here on msnbc. hi, craig. >> good to see you, my friend.g melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. transgender ban. president trump taking to twitter to call for a total ban on transgender individuals in any capacity in the armed forces. what it means for the thousands of transgender americans already enlisted in the military. >>> also this afternoon, repeal and delay. a little over two hours, the gop will be putting up their latest bill to repeal obamacare. that one also widely expected to fail. so what's next in the health care fight? >>> and still slamming sessions. day three of the president's twitter tirade against his attorney general. what he's saying today, as oval office insiders suggest there could be some major changes coming to the department of justice. we'll get to that in just a moment. >>> but we start with two big fights. the one

craig melvin is up next right here on msnbc. hey, craig. >> hey there, andrea. good to see you. breaking news this hour. for months there's been smoke. this afternoon, some believe a fire may be starting. donald trump jr. releasing a trove of e-mails detailing the lead-up to his meeting with the criminally linked attorney. what they say about the russian government's support, that kremlin-linked attorney speaking out. an nbc news exclusive interview with the russian attorney whom donald trump jr. met last june, her account of that meeting with the president's son, son-in-law, and steve bannon. >>> and kushner's clearance. the e-mails, jared kushner cc'd on the plans for that meeting. why didn't he reveal he had communications with a russian attorney in

craig melvin in new york. white house war. the new communications director taking direct aim at reince priebus as he warns the white house to stop leaking so much information. today anthony scaramucci insisting he was not threatening priebus. how long can the oval office power struggle last? >>> holy hell to pay. lindsey graham's stern warning to president trump saying he shouldn't even consider firing attorney general jeff sessions after days of criticizing and embarrassing his own a.g., has the president made up his mind? >>> and what happened? exactly one year after she accepted the democratic nomination for the presidency, today candid new details from hillary clinton herself about that devastating loss. >>> also this afternoon, the daily white house press briefing is scheduled to kick off roughly 45 minutes from you. when it happens we'll have it for you live. >>> one thing this white house communicates effectively -- chaos. the new white house communications director takes a page from his unpredictable boss, lashing out

craig melvin is up mex on msnbc. >>> good afternoon. craig melvin.ll eyes on president trump in hamburg, germany. protesters as you can see have gathered, demonstrating against the president, demonstrating against leaders of the g-20. you can see them there, signs, flags. it's gotten a bit rowdy from time to time. tens of thousands of police there to control the situation. we'll go there live. president trump, meanwhile, arrived about three hours ago from warsaw, poland, just a short time ago. we can tell you that he met with german chancellor angela merkel. they shook hands in public, none of the obvious awkwardness that we saw the last time. later this hour the president scheduled to meet with the leaders of japan and south korea to talk among other things north korea. then there's tomorrow's headline event. the first face-to-face meeting between president trump and russia's president vladimir putin. we have reports and analysis on all of that, plus what the president said about russia, president obama, and the 2016 elections earlier today. but let

craig melvin here at msnbc world headquarters. lots of stories we're following this hour.rump trip. president trump heading on his second overseas trip as he fes his biggest foreign policy crisis yet. can he convince countries like china especially to step up against north korea's nuclear threat? >>> also, on the brink. the u.n. security council holding an emergency meeting this afternoon as north korea taunts the u.s. after successfully launching that missile that could reach the u.s. mainland for the first time. are we heading toward a showdown? and erhardt evidence? investigators uncover a never

>>> craig melvin is here. take it away. >> good afternoon. craig melvin here. live at msnbc headquarters on a busy tuesday. health care decision day this afternoon republicans putting that health care bill um for a vote despite all signs pointing to its failure. what bill is it? >>> and back to the hill. jared kushner on capitol hill for a second day, this time under oath, to answer the house intelligence's questions about his ties to russia. and can sessions survive? day two of president trump's twitter tirade against his attorney general. is the president gearing up to tell jeff sessions, "you're fired"? >>> we start with today's health care vote. like a blockbuster movie, numerous dramatic story lines ark cliffhanger ending, and the 1 1th-hour return of an american hero. moments ago republican and democratic leaders taking to the senate floor to offer their final pitches to those few republican senators that this vote hinges on. >> i'd like to reiterate what the president said yesterday. any senator who votes against starting debate is telling america that y

craig melvin in new york. white house war.cations director taking direct aim at reince priebus as he warns the white house to stop leaking so much information. today anthony scaramucci insisting he was not threatening priebus. how long can the oval office power struggle last? >>> holy hell to pay. lindsey graham's stern warning to president trump saying he shouldn't even consider firing attorney general jeff sessions after days of criticizing and embarrassing his own a.g., has the president made up his mind? >>> and what happened? exactly one year after she accepted the democratic nomination for the presidency, today candid new details from hillary clinton herself about that

craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. health care huddle.ng republican senators at the white house a day after their obamacare replacement plan fell apart. the president insists, they are going to put a better deal together over lunch. but what are the chances? >>> and sick. that's how president trump describes reports a

. >> craig melvin meets a remarkable coach trying to make a difference in young lives. >> he's like what the pope is to the vatican, he's like the glue in this area. >> a coach and his team finding success against seemingly impossible odds. plus we sit down with actor and comedian, ricky gervais. a thing about yourself that you would want to change? >> how long have you got? >> that is all and more coming up at 7:00, 6:00 central right here on sunday night. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, the widely used software that some say could be giving russia back door access to american computers. >>> and we'll take you to cooperstown where we're celebrating the newest legends in baseball's hall of fame. >>> russian company that makes antivirus software came under new scrutiny this past week by congress. the company is called the lab and it's products are used in personal computers and business network and u.s. government computer systems, maybe one is in your computer. software supposed to keep those systems safe, but there's concern about whether it has ties to the russian government, something

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york. something to hide? just days after donald trump jr.everything about that meeting with the kremlin, nbc news has learned exclusively two more people were there. why was a russian-born american lobbyist and reported former soviet counter intelligence officer also in the room? and why did trump junior leave that detail out of his account of the meeting? >>> also this afternoon, bill in jeopardy again. just one day after being introduced, things are not looking good for the gop's latest proposal to replace obamacare. what's it going to take to

craig melvin is up next right here on msnbc. >> andrea mitchell never has a bit role in anything. >> oh, yes, i do. >> good to see you, my friend. have a good weekend. good friday afternoon to you. craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york. something to hide? just days after donald trump jr. said he revealed everything about that meeting with the kremlin, nbc news has learned exclusively two more people were there. why was a russian-born american lobbyist and reported former soviet counter intelligence officer also in the room? and why did trump junior leave that detail out of his account of the meeting? >>> also this afternoon, bill in jeopardy again. just one day after being introduced, things are not looking good for the gop's latest proposal to replace obamacare. what's it going to take to get enough lawmakers to agree? >>> and family ties. two of president trump's closest family members turn closest advisers, are under a lot of scrutiny this week. can anything shake the president's unwavering loyalty to his family? and does it hurt him? we start with those new developments

craig melvin, msnbc headquarters in new york. we continue with that breaking news out of the white house. you can see the live look there of the briefing

craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. health care huddle.ht now, president trump is hosting republican senators at the white house a day after their obamacare replacement plan fell apart. the president insists, they are going to put a better deal together over lunch. but what are the chances? >>> and sick. that's how president trump describes reports about that second meeting with vladimir putin. but why are we just learning about that hour-long dinner conversation at the g20 summit? and why does it matter? >>> and o.j. out? in less than 24 hours, o.j. simpson's fate will be decided at a parole hearing. why there is a very good chance that "the juice" goes free. those stories this just a moment. we start at the white house this afternoon where there are just a few things happening. first of all, at this moment, president trump is meeting with republican senators who arrived by bus, just a few minutes ago. we just got this video in. they arrived there at the white house to see if there is anything to be done that would revive the senate's hea

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