i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." i said, "what's wrong?" and she says, "debbie's dead." we all wanted to believe it was an accident, there's no possible way he could do this on purpose. >> reporter: a dark house. a husband with a gun. a wife dead on the floor. >> make sure that she is still breathing. >> i don't think she is. damn it! >> reporter: there was no question who killed her. the mystery was, why? >> i hear the door. squeaking, and i hear the grumbling, and i hear the dog growling. >> how can you not tell that's

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i'm craig melvin, thank you for watching. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it is 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. here is what's happening. president trump takes on omarosa. >> do you feel betrayed by her? >> low life. she's a low life. >> hush money deal for the president. >>> trump versus his lawyers. he wants the interview with mueller. they want him to stay quiet. >> we are going to be the laughingstock of lawyers if we let him testify. >> i will say this, if i could be, i would love to speak. i would love to. nobody wants to speak more than me. >> is the president at odds with his attorneys? >> 2020 vision, who is in iowa and may be looking to take on

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craig melvin: their world shattered, a young mother strangled. we had a homicide.melvin: also no evidence . but police found a dark side behind that bright suburban facade. she slept with the children and the door locked. craig melvin: and finally a vital clue-- what happened to nancy the day she disappeared? [music playing] what happened to nancy welcome to "dateline."? a young mother disappeared one morning. her husband said she went for a run and never came home. the puzzling case happened in a safe suburban neighborhood

and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv.ames, the body of a woman inside. craig melvin: but it wasn't the fire that killed her. she was dead before it started. accidents will happen. this was no accident. craig melvin: who wanted her dead? her boyfriend said he knew. craig melvin: but police knew better. strangling someone's a very personal killing. that's a very angry killing.

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. ♪ >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> one woman, two men. her husband, the air force captain, and the staff sergeant, her rendezvous man. >> he was a playboy himself. >> one man too much. then suddenly, there was within man less. >> it wasn't like, bang, bang, bang, bang. it was bang, pause, bang, pause. >> which sounds like what, execution? >> you could take it that way, yes. >> reporter: a cold blooded kidding? did she? >> she was a brilliant, cunning, ruthless woman. ♪ >> hello and welcome to "dateline." the story you're about to see centers on the death of a military man thousands of miles from a battlefield, a dedicated officer who survived war zones only to be caught in the cross fire of a lover's triangle. here is keith morrison. ♪ >> what was she thinking when she went to the computer, when she typed in those five little words? did she not understand where those little words might lead? >> i need an ambulance.

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> he had deeper feelings for me than just friends. he managed to get me to care about him. he had my whole life wrapped up. >> she's at the center of a riveting courtroom drama. the wife whose entrepreneur husband was found murdered one cold autumn morning. >> our whole family has lost its brightest light, and we don't know why. >> he's the one accused of the crime. so why is she under the microscope? >> she's gotten caught in the middle of this crossfire, and it's really unfortunate. it goes against everything that i know about andrea. >> was she cheating with her executive boss? >> "be with me forever." would that be normal communication between your boss and you? >> scheming widow or suffering victim? >> who kills someone else's husband? there was no affair. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." he was a young entrepreneur who wanted to change the world, but someone wanted him dead. first, no one knew what to make of this case, but

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." i said, "what's wrong?" and she says, "debbie's dead." we all wanted to believe it was an accident, there's no possible way he could do this on purpose. >> reporter: a dark house. a husband with a gun. a wife dead on the floor. >> make sure that she is still breathing. >> i don't think she is. damn it! >> reporter: there was no question who killed her. the mystery was, why? >> i hear the door. squeaking, and i hear the grumbling, and i hear the dog growling. >> how can you not tell that's your wife? >> it was dark. >> he just kept sayin' it was an accident. he said he didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: others disagreed. >> we never for a second believed that he didn't know who that was standing in front of him. >> reporter: was it a tragic mistake? >> he was broken. >> reporter: or cold-blooded murder? >> these bits of emotion are only done in front of the detective. they're not do

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales, and this is "dateline." >> our daughter chose to go up and fly in an airplane. she was always driven to be perfect. >> my dad pulled up and said mckenzie is missing. >> you think, i am not ready to plan a funeral. >> a teenaged girl out to earn her pilot's license sets out on a solo flight. >> she was well trained. she's capable. >> but something went wrong. >> i started thinking she should be there by now. >> hours stretched out. her parents frantic. >> i have the eerie feeling, the kind you don't entertain as a parent. >> not where you see yourself, let alone a young girl. >> a search becomes a race against time. >> it got dark, it would add to the chance she'd end up dying. >> had a girl's dream turned deadly. >> mom and dad, i crashed my plane. >> a treacherous journey leading to an astounding discovery. >> what was that like to see? >> it was a shock. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." it was the big day for the pilot in training, mckenzie morgan. if succ

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. ♪ >>> i'm craig melvin >>> and i'm natalie morales sneechlt . >> narrator: and this is "dateline." >> she was receiving long, rambling e-mails threatening her life, saying her husband is cheating on her. she's telling her to watch her back, she better get out of the picture. >> narrator: menacing e-mails sent to a newlywed. >>> the new wife went to authorities and said she was being harassed. >> that's when the fireworks started happening. >> obviously this has to stop. >> narrator: what arrived next was far worse. >> strange men appeared at her door. >> were posting ads online saying they wanted to fulfill a rape fantasy. >> everything pointed to her husband rex. >> you're incarcerated. >> for potentially the rest of your life. >> but hiding behind the threats was a cyber secret. >> evil. something the devil might do. >> narrator: who was the real devil? >> the d.a. would use the word die boll kag. >> i think he's close to the mark. ♪ >> narrator: hello and we

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> narrator: i'm craig melvin. >> narrator: i'm natalie morales. >> narrator: and this is "dateline." >>> i learned that he was arrested. i was shocked. i was just so confused. i didn't think it was real. >> in the rarefied world of the ivy league, he was the package. star student, gifted athlete, wildly popular. >> he is one of the nicest guys ever. >> no one could understand how a weekend visit to his parents' house ended in gunfire. >> who's already dead? >> charlie told the officers outside he was going to kill my mom. i had to do it. >> yes. >> a brave son protecting his mom, a harrowing story, but was it true? >> he's seated behind the desk, the father. >> defenseless, really. >> this seems to be an execution. >> was this campus hero actually a cold-hearted killer? >> he sends a letter to his fraternity brothers called "showtime." >> or was the truth completely different. >> one of the things always in question was, was charlie covering up for someone els

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> he was definitely charismatic. >> he was the new kid in town, super popular. all about adventure. >> this kid was, like, awesome. he just jumped right into, like, the culture. >> kind of liked to show off a little bit to the girls. >> reporter: they were the neighbors, just down the block. a family in fear. >> they had had their vehicles broken into. she was scared. >> reporter: someone had been sneaking into their home. and now someone was in their garage. >> i was sitting there panicking like, he's coming at me. >> that charismatic kid, dead on the floor. >> it's terrible. i think i screamed for hours. >> what happened happened in that garage that night? >> it was just like the last person that would come to my mind. >> reporter: a neighbor protecting his home, or preparing a trap? >> makes the statement, "it's show time." >> it's show time? >> exactly. >> reporter: a teenager, a father, a murder. no one would be the same. >>

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> this is something that you watch "dateline" for, about somebody else. not about your friend. not about someone you love. >> she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said, "help me." >> my heart dropped. i want to know why. why? >> it's a baffling case of murder, millions and a mystifying piece of tape. at the center, husband and wife, self-made millionaires. >> he was very caring and loving. >> she had a personality that just sucked you in. >> together they made a killing in the gold business. then someone else made a killing too. >> the only purpose of the crime was to make sure she was dead. >> his wife, ambushed by a shadowy man in black. was someone after their fortune? >> i called her to warn her. >> was the answer on this tape? >> his wife was being killed at that exact moment? >> a crime of greed and gold. would detectives hunting for a killer stri

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> he's a good dad. he loves us so much. no one wants to have both their parents taken away from them. >> it's a tale with so many dramatic turns. the story of a young family facing heart ache beyond measure. a dad suddenly under suspicion. >> you just hear the awful things they say. >> i knew they were focussing on me. >> there was no body, no weapon, no eyewitness. >> there's not one doubt in my mind that he's guilty. >> now after four trials the final verdict is in. >> i'm not guilty. i didn't do this. ♪ >> hello and welcome to "dateline." cal harris seemed to have it all, a beautiful family, a successful business and a big house on a lake. but all was not as it seemed. it was september 11, 2001, as the world witnessed the trajs unfolding in new york, washington, d.c. and pennsylvania, the harris family was struck by heart break much closer to home. cal's wife michele had disappeared. here with "the house on the lake" is keith morr

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> he married the woman of his dreams, beautiful and sweet. >> she was just angelic. >> and was folded into her tight-knit family headed by an elderly, religious matriarch. >> you were part of their family or you weren't. together they had a little girl, sydney. >> their view, sydney was their property. >> one day he went to pick up his little girl for a visit and was never seen alive again. >> he died right there. >> but who would kill a devoted dad? the unbelievable choice, his golden girl wife or the gracious family matriarch. they seemed so loving, but was there another side. >> it's a monster that comes out of a closet. it's very ugly. >> how dark is that side? >> murderous. >> but which one was the killer? >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." he was a man suddenly confronted with something monstrous, evil at the door. this story is a mystery about a father of two young daughters. one nig

last hour omarosa implied to craig melvin that, yes, she has the evidence. yes, she has the proof to back up her claim that the president knew about hillary clinton's hacked campaign emails before wikileaks released them in 2016. >> dyou were talking about thos hacked emails before they were released, the president nothing about it. here's what you said. >> you were instructed according to your book to bring up the emails at every point you could at the end of the 2016 campaign. >> that's correct. >> high country's emails? >> that's correct. >> did donald trump know about the emails before they came out? >> absolutely. >> he knew about them? >> yes. >> he knew what was coming out before wikileaks released them? >> yes. >> are you speculating or do you have proof? here is the thing. that is the most explosive alleges that you have made and it's not even in the book. >> yeah. there is some things that are involved in this investigation, the mueller investigation, that i was careful not to put in the book. >> so you have proof? >> i can't talk about the things

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> she was there. >> she'd walk into the room and it just kind of brightened. >> and then she wasn't. >> my initial reaction was what happened. >> the mother they adored. missing. in her place, a trail of blood. >> my biggest fear was we were going to find her. >> what police found instead was puzzle. >> in my 28 years, i have never seen that before. >> a missing woman. mystery with few clues. >> did you find any fingerprints? >> no. >> hair? >> no. >> anything? >> no. >> did one man have a motive. >> you stole $300,000 and are about to be exposed of it. >> except without proof, how could anyone convince a jury? >> you don't think they had any evidence against you? >> could anyone name anything? >> could anyone solve the mystery? >> we, the jury, find the defendant, david martin hawk -- ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." when someone goes missing one of the hard oes things for those left behind is not knowing the truth. was it vo

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie moralis. >> charlie has epilepsy. >> the oil is legal where charlie lives but not where these family lives. >> i look to see when my daughter's lips are blue and i look for the rise and fall of her chest at 14. >>> now, these parents are fighting to make this oil legal and we're with them every step of the way. >> anybody say well, that's crazy, because it is never going to happen. >> you say marijuana and they are like -- >> how much are they willing to gamble? >> if i have to choose between losing my job or losing my kid, what would any mother do? >> the promise. >> this is what you give up when you use cannabis. >> we don't know the potential sigh side effects. >> it is awesome, i don't feel like a monster anymore. >> one kid one day of no suffering is worth it. >>> hello and welcome to "date line" should medical marijuana be legal? does it work. for doctors it is about the science and for lawmaker it is is about politics and the families you are going to meet it

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> three people come to me wearing suits, and one of them tells me that he hadn't made it. and i was like, no, he did. just go check. they come back and tell me, mrs. hall, your husband didn't make it. >> two women racing down a texas highway. >> she saw me, and then made the u-turn. >> bonnie, the mistress, in one lane. >> i looked in my rearview mirror, and it was frances. >> frances, the wife in the other. >> i get her little finger. >> the middle finger? >> right. >> i start following her. >> i said, what the hell? >> she brakes. and i brake. and i heard a thump. >> he's pronounced dead at the hospital. >> two women in love with one man, hating each other. >> you're getting text messages from bonnie, of the two of them having sex? >> uh-huh. >> a hollywood love story? >> this was the man i wanted to marry. >> or, a fatal attraction? >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. >> and so many about to lose so much. >> why? >> i

i'm craig melvin.nvestigators deny they framed steven avery for the murder of teresa halbach. afterall, his nephew, brendan, confessed. but did he tell detectives the truth or what he thought they wanted to hear? here with more of our story is andrea canning. >> all the renewed attention in the steven avery saga has shed light on the other defendant in the case -- brendan dassey. the teenager had been convicted of rape and murder, but to his family, none of it ever made any sense. >> and brendan someone capable of rape? >> no. no. i don't even think he knew what that was at the time. >> in 2008, attorneys took up dassey's case for his appeal. they saw a mentally challenged teen with a low iq. >> how do you spell garage? >> g-a-r-a-g-e. >> what did you think of brendan dassey when you were able to meet him in person? >> brendan is a simple soul. i was struck by his humanity. this is not somebody i could see committing a crime like that. >> that's the psychological power of interrogation. >> the two atto

>> more people showing up with those craig melvin signs.'re looking at strong storms stretching from the great lakes down to mid mississippi river valley. going to continue hot and humid through the gulf coast. out west dryer, sunnier. temperatures nice and temperate, portland a high of 91 degrees today. >>> did you notice we're clearer this morning? that's because we've still got some cooler temperatures, but the marine layer kind of backed off and we're seeing patchy low clouds, including inland areas. daytime highs, check out the temperatures in san jose. very comfortable 78 degrees. milpitas, 76. even for the warmer spots we're expected to be below seasonal. in the peninsula expect baez conditions into the afternoon. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. melvin. >> mr. roker, thank you. meanwhile mr. daly moved to the orange room with a bit of a dust-up in tennis tied to this heat. >> french player caused quite the controversy at the u.s. open. let's go ahead and show you, if you missed it. it was very hot temperatures reaching 90s. co

i'm craig melvin, thank you for watching. >>> good morning.ew york at msnbc world headquarters. it is 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. here is what's happening. president trump takes on omarosa. >> do you feel betrayed by her? >> low life. she's a low life. >> hush money deal for the president. >>> trump versus his lawyers. he wants the interview with mueller. they want him

craig melvin, you've got a big guest. >> we do have a big guest. she is standing by. good afternoon to you, craig melvin here from msnbc news headquarters in new york city. we're following two big stories right now. a new secret recording. former white house aide omarosa manigault newman is in the studio. she has a new recording she wants us to hear. the first recording involving a member of the trump family. also this afternoon, honoring a legend. the life and legacy of aretha franklin. as the world pauses to honor the queen of soul who died today at 76. we start with our nbc news exclusive. a new secretly recorded tape from inside the world of donald trump and an interview with a former white house aide who made that tape, omarosa manigault newman. the new tape involves a conversation with president trump's daughter-in-law and campaign adviser, lara trump, one that's detailed in her new memoir, it's called "unhinged." just days after she was fired from the white house, a few notes, first of all, on what you will soon here. omarosa gave nbc news four audio clips. we'

>>> craig melvin, craig, it is your hour. >> that's okay, have a good weekend. >> you too. >> good afternoon, craig melvin is in new york city, highly conflicted. president trump is answering on the north lawn of security clearances bring up special counsel mueller calling him highly conflicted and linking him to one of the president's favorite targets, fired fbi james comey. plus, 200 tapes? after former white house staffer manigault-newman released a new one on this program yesterday and new report says she may have up to 200 recordings and now donors of the trump campaign has some questions. >> a man charged on felony for voting while on violation and he says he did not know. the state even mailed him the legal registration card. we'll start with the new name that president trump mentioned moments ago of revoking critics national security clearances, special counsel bob mueller. the white house has previously said it is investigating. >> i think bruce brennan is a disgrace and for him to be in the justice department and doing what he did is a disgrace, that's disqualifying for mr. mueller

i call craig melvin and his violin. >> sheinelle?nts. >> that's what you will start with here? with the workout pants? >> can i ask whose tissue? >> i haven't used it yet. >> oh! >> oh, my goodness. >> you are not supposed to put your hands in it. >> i washed my hands. >> come on now. >> i love a gift. >> what is it? >> do you like it? >> i don't need that. i don't need that. >> we're eating it. it is so good. i wish we could share with the family. >> oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh! dude! >> that's you. you see craig's wife lindsey with us and the kiddos. >> this is what you will do saturday morning. spend time with your family. >> you know with these jobs, when you do what you do, your family is asked to shoulder more of a burden. my wife has done that. you have. thank you so much. i'm looking forward to gymnastics and -- you know. i guess -- >> are you excited to have daddy home on saturday? >> thank you. >> he is like, huh? >> where are you going, sweet girl? do you want to say hi? she said no. >> we can watch. >> do you want to say hi

the public will be permitted in and i am here with you jean robinson, craig melvin is in new york. we have been watching this service, craig, this is just the beginning of the tributes. it is with such solemn, honorable and respect that we honor this statesman who's going to be commemorated in the coming days as a fo former presidents. president obama and president clinton will be giving their eulo eulogy. >> craig. >> it was a fitting and touching tribute indeed there in the state capitol in phoenix, arizona, senator john mccain just in the last 40 years, only two other individuals have laid. >> craig melvin is here in new york as we continue to watch this final farewell of john mccain, an honest to god an american hero, arizona politician, fighting spirit, applauding a service to country. andrea mitchell is going to standby with me and so as kelly o'donell, nbc news correspondent covering mccain's campaign and so as our former mccain's adviser, he has been advising the family for a number of years, aldofo as you are watching and listening to the service ear service here in phoenix

craig melvin is next. >> indeed. >> good afternoon to you. craig melvin is here. we continue to follow the breaking news, immunity, a second trump confidante was given immunity, we are following the money on this friday. be a tabloid pub isslisher, all cooperating with prosecutors, what does it mean on president trump? attack on justice with the president backed in a corner and he's ratcheting those attacks on sessions. it could damage the country and the rule of law. we'll start with the breaking news. a new and dramatic turn of events of the michael cohen's investigation. a second grant of immunity to a trump's loyalist by federal prosecutors in as many days this time, allen weisselberg, he's the long-term financial head of trump organization, multiple sources. weisselberg was in involved in that payment to stormy daniels. the news comes the day after reports that david pecker was also granted immunity in the cohen's investigation. of course, all of this after michael himself on tuesday implicated that he paid hush money on behalf of the candidate during the cam

good afternoon here, craig melvin. of the richest members of congress engaged in inside trading and lied to the fbi. does it give them an advantage in november? >> ready to respond. president trump's lawyer says he'll respond today to robert mueller's request for an interview. he's telling nbc news it will be a legitimate offer and try to make the interview to happen. the president and his party flood the zone in ohio, kansas for key elections. but when it comes in november, will the court be too big to fully defend? we'll look at that in just a moment. we'll start with the indictment of the new york congressman. another scandal disrupted their planning. chris collins from u

i'm craig melvin. thanks for watching. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> everything just began to shake. i just kept asking where is she, have you seen her? i wouldn't know what i'd do without her. >> it looked like the world was ending. >> growing up in indiana, tsunamis and earthquakes are the things you only see in hollywood films. >> he was sure his world had ended. the love of his life was missing. >> that feeling that she's not all right began growing as each minute went by. >> strangers in a strange land had fallen in love, then the quake hit, and all he knew was her town was gone. >> literally come hell or high water i was getting into that damn town. >> that's where he headed, right into that hell, willing to risk his life to try to save hers. >> fires on the hill, fire on the water. >> could he get there in time? >> i never loved someone like i loved georgia. ♪ >> welcome to "dateline." it's an epic love story, a young man from small town indiana

craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters. new york city, best defense, an intense amount of scrutiny on president trump and his allies right now. how they are defending themselves in a major trial and a massive special counsel investigation and in the public eye ahead of midterms. >>> plus, hail to the chief. the president has high hopes for his role and power in the november elections, so how does his administration balance that desire with the work of running the nation? we have two people, the perfect two people to ask that question, two former chiefs of staff under two different presidents will join us. >>> and tariffs cost jobs. a south carolina plant ready to close its doors because of the president's tariffs. it will cost more than 100 people their jobs. we will go to the palmetto state in just a few moments. >>> but we start with that mea

good afternoon here, craig melvin. one of the richest members of congress engaged in inside trading and lied to the fbi. does it give them an advantage in november? >> ready to respond. president trump's lawyer says he'll respond today to robert mueller's request for an interview. he's telling nbc news it will be a legitimate offer and try to make the interview to happen. the president and his party flood the zone in ohio, kansas for key elections. but when it comes in november, will the court be too big to fully defend? we'll look at that in just a moment. we'll start with the indictment of the new york congressman. another scandal disrupted their planning. chris collins from upstate new york has been charged with sharing insider information on a formal stock. >> congressman collins cheated our markets and our justice system. these charges are reminder that this is a nation of laws and that everybody stands equal before the bar of justice. once a little known back bencher, he volted in the public's eye and went on feb

i'm craig melvin. in this hour, a story that calls to mind the master of suspense. plot straight out of an alfred hitchcock film. a young woman peers into her neighbor's yard and sees something for a few seconds. a man, a woman, and a moment that was unsettling. was it some kind of accident? a crime? maybe even a murder? what she saw and what she did would set in motion a chain of events that would divide a family and a jury. here is keith morrison. >> we know the truth. and we know everything that happened. >> how do we know what we know? >> it's emotionally unsatisfying not to have that answer. >> though it is, even if we've seen something, or if we think we have. and thus the question at the heart of the whole puzzle. is this woman right? >> i know what i saw. and i know the conclusion of my story. >> of course she does. of course she does. so why does this other woman think this? >> she doesn't know for sure what she saw. >> a question, we say, on which all the rest will turn. why don't we begin here. calimesa, california, riverside county. historic missions. su

omarosa telling craig melvin she took that to mean she could not say anything against the president.d four clip tpruplz a recording that was a longer conversation. nbc has heard the full recording. she of course is mare teed erick trump. she says i am absolutely shocked and saddened by her betrayal and violation on a deeply personal level. i hope it's all worth it for you, omarosa, because some things you can't put a price on. she goes on to say she stands by her statement the recording. >> i have been able to verify every single thing i put in the book and every single time the trump people challenge me, i bring the receipts. i'm not going bullied and i'm going to toe to toe with with him. believe me, my tapes are better than theirs. >> you're going to release more tape stphz. >> i will if i have to. i'll do what i need protect myself. >>> more fallout after president trump stripped john brennan of his security clearance. 12 other officials all slamming the move in a formal letter writing we all agree that the president's action regarding john brennan has nothing to do with who shou

craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. whom do you believe?paul manafort's right-hand man is on the stand walking jurors through not only manafort's financial crimes but his own role in those crimes. so whose story will the jurors buy? also, voice of the people. an ohio congressional seat up for grabs. should be a win for republicans. the party's held it for more than three decades. president trump won the district by 11 points. but it's neck and neck. what it all could mean for november. also, record-setting wildfires. fires burning in northern california. nearly the size of los angeles. the biggest in the history of that state. are bad environmental laws to blame for the fast-moving blaze like the president suggests? we'll dig into that in just a bit. but we start with what may be the biggest day of testimony in the paul manafort trial. later today, the defense expected to cross examine the prosecution's key witness rick gates. today and monday, manafort' key deputy testified how he hid his money from the irs. but he had made an important ad

craig melvin is next. >> indeed. >> good afternoon to you. craig melvin is here.he breaking news, immunity, a second trump confidante was given immunity, we are following the money on this friday. be a tabloid pub isslisher, all cooperating with prosecutors, what does it mean on president trump? attack on justice with the president backed in a

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york.id publisher david pecker has been granted immunity. and just moments ago, another piece of breaking news, our ken del delanian talked t

i'm craig melvin. trial paint add picture of a marriage in pieces. but did a string of affairs mean the husband killed his pregnant wife? it was a question the defense was eager to answer. after five years, jason young was about to break his silence and explain what happened the night michelle was killed. here, again, is keith morrison. >> what the prosecution didn't tell you -- >> there's an art to the business of criminal defense. and it would take a true artist to repaint the prosecution's dark portrait of jason young. so, what could the defense attorney do? well, to begin with, as he told the jury, he agreed with the prosecution. jason young was not a good husband. >> he acted at times like an immature jerk. but that does not make him a killer. >> the defense was not about to make any more concessions, mind you. >> that jewelry box in the bedroom, there was dna on it. didn't match either michelle or jason. the suspicious activity at the hot hotel? there was a fingerprint on that camera and it wasn'

releasing a new secret recording here and only here live at 1:00 eastern time with craig melvin, msnbc. plus, what's old is new

nbc's craig melvin has a closer look at the hidden homeless. >> reporter: priscilla is the breadwinner in her family. her husband ryan stays home full time to take care of their two sons. their youngest has severe autism. most weeks it is tough to keep up. >> we are barely keeping afloat with me working 80 hours every two weeks. i do six hours each week overtime. >> reporter: the landlord hiked their rent 150 bucks. that was the tipping point for this working class family. they found themselves in a place they never imagined, homeless. >> when you lost that first apartment, where did you go? >> we ended up in our car and moteling it. >> reporter: for six months, they were among the estimated 55,000 homeless people in los angeles, but they did not tell anyone. and you were still going to work every day? >> i was hiding it from everybody. it was hard sometimes trying to sleep with an 18-month-old in the back seat of a car. my fears and anxiety was leading me to think that if i just die, my family can get the life insurance and use that to find a home. that is how bad i felt at the time.

craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york. tabloid publisher david pecker has been granted immunity. and just moments ago, another piece of breaking news, our ken del delanian talked to a jury in the case. also, arming teachers. the department of education weighing whether to let states use federal funding to arm teachers. we're going to hear from a student and a parent from parkland, florida. and unsportsman-like conduct. one of college football's most decaded coaches, ohio state's urban meyers, suspended for his response to domestic abuse allegations. a lot of critics are saying it was a slap on the wrist. is there a double standard at play? we'll dig into that. but we start with that breaking news. nbc news has just confirmed one of president trump's longtime friends, a man who may know his secrets better than just about anyone, was granted immunity in the michael cohen case. his name is michael pecker. he is the ceo of the company that published the national inquir inquirer. let's start with tom winter. hans nichols is sta

i'm craig melvin in new york. this has been an n bnbc news special report. headlines.ing him of being in mental decline and using the n-word. and his former campaign chair facing the possibility of life in prison on trial. >> thank you kristen welker. >>> and now a colorado man who reported his wife and two daughters missing has now been arrested and charged with their murders. it happened overnight. me miguel almaguer has the latest. >> take a look. the suspect's mug shot just released moments ago to us. days ago that father reporting his pregnant wife and young daughters missing even asking police and the public to help find them. but now according to a law enforcement source and the victim's family, he has confessed to killing them. a shocking revelation that's rattling even veteran cops. >> the quiet suburban where this woman and her two daughters were last seen alive becoming a crime scene overnight. a law enforcement source telling our denver affiliate, kusa the husband confessed to killing his wife and their two little girls. a confession apparently coming just

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown in new york at msnbc headquarters. 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. trump versus lebron. how the president's tweet insulting the basketball star's intelligence is receiving backlash, even within his own white house. >> bums. me and my friends call each other that all the time. i'm not his friend. i don't want to see that on a note. >> if you don't run, trump is going to win. would you run? >> in that case, i may. >> what to make in the battle against king james and the president. >>> a report on why the president may be worried one of his sons is in jeopardy because of the 2016 trump tower meeting. >>> why success for the democrats could be historic for the house speakership. >>> we begin with a warning by president trump to republican critics, particularly those seeking re-election. president trump was in ohio last night, but not mentioning anyone by name. >> how do you get 100% of anything. you get somebody, i don't like trump, i don't like our president. he destroyed

i'm craig melvin. thanks for watching. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown in new york. it is 7:00 in the east and 4:00 out west. here is what is happening. the clearance crisis, the first interview with john brennan since losing his security clearance. >> if they were normal times i would have expected it but these are not normal times. these are very frankly quite frightening times. >> what he plans to do about it and who may be the next to lose their clearance. >>> and the best defense. new words of support by the president to his former campaign chairman. >> i think it is very sad what they've done to paul manafort. >> but when the president's comments help sway the jury as they head into another day of deliberations. >>> and time for new blood? the name emerging as a potential democratic speaker of the house. >>> let's get right to new reaction from former cia director john brennan in his very first tv appearance since trump revoked his security experience telling rachel mad ow why he thinks the president is prompting him and there may be sec urt clearance of others

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> hey, there. good morning, everyone. i'm a i'm alex here in new york. it is 7:00 a.m. in the east. 4:00 a.m. west and here's what's happening right now. immunity. long-term trump organization cfo cuts a deal with federal prosecutors. >> you don't eat a big fish to eat a smaller fish. he gets immunity in the hopes he can help with someone else and cohen doesn't look like the big fish they would be going after here. >> so who might be the latest target and could it blow the lid off trump's financial dealings? plus, actions speak louder than words. why the topics the president trump didn't talk about last night in ohio, and to impeach or not to impeach. new polling on where the voters stand. we start with the growing concern among a number of current white house officials and former campaign aides that the president could end up issuing pardons for paul manafort, this despite warnings to at least wait until after the midterms to do something like that. president trump had a fundraiser for the ohio republican party last nigh