i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> it's shocking. it just kind of, you go into crisis mode. i don't think they knew exactly what had happened other than that he was covered in blood. she was just broken and lost. there is a murderer out there and it is terrifying. >> it was supposed to be an anniversary celebration. 32 years together. >> they were in love even after all those years. they were very happy together. >> suddenly, an intimate moment turn to infinite terror. >> i just heard, help, someone is in trouble. i was scared. i was scared. >> a husband found murdered in a closet. a wife, tied up in another. >> they found her on the ground with her hands by hundred back. >> she had bruising on her arms and on her face. >> inconsolable. screaming, crying. >> who could be behind this? >> well their only daughter desperate for justice for her dad. be careful what you wish for. >> everybody gasped. nobody could believe it. this terrifies me because this can happen to

i'm craig melvin.ected drug dealer miguel quiroz for the attempted murder of garrett warren the. they'd been serving a search warrant on quiroz's car when they found garrett warren's photo in the trunk. he identified quiroz as a shooter. but the case against quiroz wasn't adding up. a closer look at the evidence led to a stunning discovery. garrett warren wasn't out of danger yet. here is josh mankiewicz with "the plot thickens". >> faith in, los angeles county, california. was garrett warren done down, shot four times in his own home, but somehow survived. if it is character, really. a hollywood stuntman, martial artist, and former fighter. not only did he survive, he was able to identify a shooter. a man who had been caught with what looked like a hit note in his car. and they tell you his name is miguel quiroz? >> yes. >> did that name mean anything to you? >> not at the time at. all >> it's needed at first like a strong case. but the more law enforcement and prosecutor chun investigated, the less c

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> we were going to go wherever the case was. >> one of the most extraordinary cases in lapd history. >> total, were not in kansas anymore. >> a newlywed murdered months after her wedding. >> as she walked away, she gave me a big smile and and i lived in that smile for years. >> and all the time episode the killer was hiding in plain sight. >> no indication she was ever spoken to? >> no. >> then a new detective took a look at an old lead. >> he just said it's a match. >> a person no one would have ever suspected of murder. >> we were going to end this. >> was suddenly suspect number one. >> perfect murder. almost. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello. welcome to "dateline". she was a new bride married just three months, then she was found murdered. what happened to her remained a mystery for decades partly because police told us the thief must have killed her during a break-in gone bad. they discovered it wasn't

craig melvin here, it is a big and busy hour.ut his plan to lower health care prices. we'll get a window into what that is going to look like with xavier becerra. i will ask him about his announcement that he will

craig melvin here. we continue to follow breaking news in afghanistan. explosion outside of the airport in kabul. expected to be an ied attack. word a few moments ago from pentagon spokesman. another explosion near by at a hotel. while they have no confirmation who is behind it, the assumption is that it was caused by isis-k. a splinter group of isis. that group considered to be an adversary of the taliban. the airport already on high alert because of a threat attributed to that group. just in the last few minutes john kirby saying the explosion near the abbey gate at the kabul airport resulted in a number of unknown casualties. we know the president has been briefed on the situation. president biden along with members of his national security team right now are talking, of course, about these two explosions but also about the deadline, just five days left until that august 31st deadline. americans had been warned to leave those gates immediately. in fact in an update, there is roughly 1500 americans still in afghanistan. mike memoli is at the white hous

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> it's all a plea, isn't it? >> are you ashamed? >> shame,? it's relevant. >> empty. >> i would do to wouldn't do anything i'd feel guilty a bout. >> you may think you know the charles manson story, but not like this. >> things that police had never seen before. >> sharon tate begged her, please don't kill me. >> he was prime to take advantage of peace and love, flower power. >> even now, decades later, the world is still fascinated by charles manson and his crimes. we take you inside his world of drugs -- >> he would dose them with lsd -- >> sex. >> he slept with all those girls. >> and rock'n'roll -- >> they really did listen to the "white" album over and over. >> with new interviews -- >> he says, gary, this is your last chance. >> and new details. >> he would always frame his statements, this is what i believe and the girls all believed it. >> the murders. >> these people were bru

craig melvin here. we have a lot of big breaking stories coming to a head this hour.el will be holding a briefing. the governor, was know, facing investigations by the assembly there in albany. also a number of district attorneys offices into his conduct, and cuomo has continued to deny any wrong doing, and we do not have a great deal of guidance that will be covered, and once it does start we will take you to the briefing there. also right now, the senate on the cusp of a blockbuster bipartisan break through. it's a big step for president joe biden and something he promised and a lot of folks doubted would actually happen. a major infrastructure bill. in seconds the senate will be holding a final vote to pass, and a live look on the senate floor right now. this is senator tom carper of delaware speaking. we expect senator chuck schumer to address the bill in just a moment. breaking news from the upper chamber. we will go there as well. >>> also, the pandemic intensifying in new dangerous ways. we just crossed 36 million covid cases in our country since all of this st

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " everyone says that you and your sister were your mom's life. >> yeah. amazing person. committed to family, committed to my sister and i, and then five years later, gone. >> she was a gorgeous girl, a model who became a mom. >> said you guys made some good looking kids. >> oh, they sure did. >> on the eve of her son's 5th birthday she vanished. >> the whole time we're talking about where is she, what happened. >> when the woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. in this case, that wonlt be so simple. there was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. >> she came at me, i grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. >> then, there was the former colleague with a crush. >> and there was a third man. former colleague with a crush. >> cliff shared with friends that he had found the love of his life. >> so, you have three potential suspect. >> yeah it's

welcome back to dateline, i'm craig melvin.ealthy husband. she told detectives that van enjoyed it when she tie them up, similar to the way he had been found. she also failed a lie detector test. even so, investigators had no evidence linking her to the crime. but there was one person convinced of new york city's guilt, her own daughter. maya. and she was about to put yourself at risk to prove it, here again is dennis murphy, with family affair. >> the cops were spool-ing through hours of television footage, looking for -- a homicide investigation was underway. >> as far as we're concerned, everything is on the table, until the investigation either stalls, or someone is arrested. the body have been novak junior was with the medical examiner. mother and amara daughter, attach now by blood only, only returned to florida separately. -- she was collecting her things from her parents house when she stopped and the guest cottage we urban had his home office. she was snooping through his files for the detectives when she turned to see

i'm craig melvin.ends at the real estate agent of beverley carver -- carter. it was the good old fashioned detective work that gave detectives the first big clue. once again, here's andrea canning with the climb. >> detectives searched detective and phone records and dad it was pouring in. they're hoping it would lead to the missing real estate agent. beverley carter cell carrier turned over everything on her phone, and there was one thing that caught investigators attention, these blurry and dark pictures she took of the house she was trying to sell. not exactly showcase material. one her daughter in law had a chance to see them -- >> you have a theory about why they are badly taking photos? >> you can just tell it was like, quick, quick. >> like she knew. >> i knew she knew something was wrong. >> she believed beverley was scared of those potential buyers, and was rushing to finish showing the house. it was all bad news. beverley carter had now been missing for three days. >> i have never felt that k

welcome back, i'm craig melvin.ce wonderful could be in, there somewhere. returning to tangled. here's keith morris. here's keith morris. >> ralph candelario appeared to believe that his 3,300-word letter about the murder of his wife would be the accepted true account of that terrible event. but here's what pam's daughter, shannon, thought. >> it felt overly dramatic and really just glamorous that he was the victim of this. and that wasn't -- that made me sick. >> and angry obviously. >> yeah. >> her sister kelsey's interpretation? >> i thought it was very strange. i thought that he had some work to do on a story because it sounded really phony. >> entitled to their opinions, of course. but then so were the cops. recovered memory? no, said the cbi's jody wright. more like a cover-up. >> nothing in his statement matched anything that i knew to be at the crime scene. it just didn't make sense. none of it. >> it wasn't really that ralph changed his story in his "world journal" manifesto, not exactly. more like he kept

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> is your husband michael? okay, i'm sorry to tell you man, he's been killed. >> no, there god. no. >> she's like poison candy. attractive on the outside, but deadly on the inside. >> she was pure evil. >> if he fell in love with her. she thought the she was the end all, the all. >> she had everything she wanted. but she longed for one thing more. >> i'm positive. 5000% sure. >> this guy was going to. kill >> van it happened. her new husband, police said, murdered in their town house. >> something happened at her house and she needs to get to the house, fast. >> was this crime all that it seemed? >> she played such a good game and that people didn't know. >> a surprise was coming. >> you don't know what to think. >> and it would arrive from beyond the grief. >> oh, my god. >> there has not been a story like this, ever in palm beach county history. >> is she the villain? is she the vict

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. a corporate executive time for romans, and her three daughters -- >> she was the best mom -- >> than, she disappeared. dozens joined the search. >> we need heard a come home. >> then, they found her. launching a mystery that would divide this family, one daughter thought her stepdad math did. the other said, no way. and matt he had a theory all his own. >> this is not the first time she's run away, okay? >> had nique taken off and found trouble? >> now you're thinking someone gave her a date rape drug. >> that's a possibility. >> the trail would lead to this house of cameras. >> there is a big server tower that would indicate a large amount of data being stored. >> what they discovered, thousands of hours of tape. >> let me out of this room. >> it's absolutely a torture to listen to. >> and would reveal one shattering truth. >> i got down on my knees and just started crying. welcome to "dateline. " nique leili was juggling family life and a thriving career when

. >> good thursday morning, i'm in for craig melvin. it is 11:00 a.m. in the east. any moment now we're expecting a update from the white house covid response team and yet another crucial time in our fight against this pandemic. hospitals are at the brink. cases are up in all 50 states and the daily national average of cases is back above 100,000. ahead this hour i'll talk to the doctor leading the covid unit. the majority of those patients are being vaccinated. it comes as they're rolling out new vaccinations for children this very week. another beger big story, an impeachment show down with governor cuomo. we start with josh letterman, katie beck in atlanta georgia. and shaquille brewster is in springfield, missouri. and i want to bring in dr. bernard ashley. thank you all for joining me. josh, let me begin with you. could we require foreign travelers to the u.s. to be vaccinated? >> yes, but it is a work in progress. white house officials saying this will not be an immediate step. they are describing this as part of a fazed approach. so they are going to, at some

i'm in for craig melvin. it is 11:00 in the east, 8:00 a.m. in the west and there is a lot that we're following for you this morning. we just passed 35 million covid cases. this latest flood of patients is almost entirely unvaccinated. the cdc says that 0.001% of vaccinated americans have died from this virus. right now florida is the highest rate of all. meanwhile on capitol hill we finally have the text of that bipartisan infrastructure bill and we have some brand new reporting in the last hour on exactly how the money will be spent. plus over the weekend we saw more protests in solidarity with the cuban people. a large freedom rally drew thousands in miami on saturday. we'll get the latest reporting on what it is like on the ground in cuba. one activist saying he was detained in the protests. one of the largest and the latest surging cases of coronavirus. vaughn hilliard is outside of a hospital in jacksonville florida. they now account for around one fifth of all cases in the country. we have the chief of health in jackson, mississippi. an

. >> referee: good morning, i'm in for craig melvin. this hour we're following breaking news for you. any minute now we're expecting to hear from president biden after a block buster july jobs report. the biggest monthly begin since august. we're going to hear from the numbers and what it signals about an ongoing recovery. 943,000 jobs were added beating expectations. that's just under the entire population of delaware. but looming over this news is across the entire country. the u.s. is averaging over 109,000 new covid cases a day. but we start with that new jobs report. josh letterman is at the white house. i also want to bring in stephanie ruhle, and jim mecina. thank you all for being with me. by the way he was also serving as president obama's campaign manager. let me start with you. we heard that the president will be speaking any moment now about this block buster jobs report. what will we hear? >> the white house is certainly breathing a sigh of relief today after fearing this report could have been worse than it was. i think yo

craig melvin here. we have a very special hour for you. the entire show, the entire show this morning is dedicated to answering your questions about covid-19, the delta variant, masks, and what it all means for getting our kids safely back to school. they are answers that cannot come soap enough for anxious parents. >> going without masks is very scary. >> it's not necessary. >> as long as everybody does what they're supposed to do i feel like it will be okay. >> we have a team of doctors standing by the entire hour to answer your questions. these are questions that you sent in as we get closer to a complicated school year. also continue to send those questions and post them on twitter. the e-mail address on our screen is talk @msnbc.com. i will also be joined by a 12-year-old girl from florida who asks her local classroom for masks. all of this while the cdc takes on booster shots. a third vaccine dose for people with compromised immune systems. we'll be watching for their recommendations this hour. that state's school year giving us a gl

craig melvin here, it is a big and busy hour. in about 15 minutes the president is going to talk about his plan to lower health care prices. we'll get a window into what that is going to look like with xavier becerra. i will ask him about his announcement that he will require 25,000 workers, at least, in his department to get that covid vaccine. what happens if they don't? also, they are remembering the kids going back to the classroom as the delta variant fuels more hospitalizations. what dr. fauci is saying about keeping kids safe in school. kerry sanders is following the growing controversy over masks in school. and also we're at the iowa state fair that is back after being canceled last year. that is in direct defiance. . there was a protest for mask mandates in south florida. take us through what you're seeing. >> you know, craig, it is really turning to say they would like to see a mask mandate. that would be in defiance of what the governor here has stated in the state. that there can be no mask mandates. we have seen seve

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> only her feet were exposed. her last hours on earth were not pleasant. look >> young women murdered or missing. families in anguish. >> i would text her and she would text right back. but this time, nothing. >> when they killed her, they killed me. >> a serial killer at work and maybe he had a friend. >> that is crazy, they don't work together? serial killers are loners. >> very. rare >> to suspected killers on the hunt. >> hunting them, a detective devoted to justice, and more. >> it's almost like you adopted these young women? >> there are a lot of visits at my church where i pray to not screw this up. >> >> hello and welcome to dateline. they were young woman with their whole lives ahead of them. then, one by one, they started to vanish. it would take a determined detective willing to go into dark places to uncover the diabolical plot behind these disappearances. here is keith morrison with "good and evil". >> how do you measure a mother's love or gauge the ferocity for impulse to protect? >> i loved her as m

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> she was beautiful. her eyes were remarkable. i was going to be there for her and she was going to be there for me. it didn't matter what it was. i thought maybe she had been kidnapped. no one knew what was happening. there was nothing i or anyone could have done. >> skylar, rachel, sheila. total bffs. >> they hung out all the time. >> you thought of them as a team. >> the three of them became inseparable. >> then one ended up missing. >> nobody's heard from her. nobody knows where she is. >> something's wroong. something's bad wrong. >> where was skylar. someone was hiding something. >> it was the fbi. they were serious. >> twitter, instagram, facebook. you just see things. it starts to get ridiculously out of control. . >> mean girls. mean enough to kill. >> tonight we take you into a secret world that's going to stun you, teenagers, social media and murder. >> she was like, well,

. >> >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> she can lie to you, make love to, kill you, all in the same week. and not even cry at the funeral. >> she was living that dream california lifetime. you talk about housewives of orange county, she could've been on the show. she wrapped him around the figure, just like europe so many men around the figure. >> she had all. waterfront home, fancy cars, millionaire boyfriend. quite the life, until -- >> the shots were sets of two. he saw his attacker. >> her lover gunned down who wanted him dead? >> nanette johnston would not have done it, because there was no financial gain for her. >> what about her secret friend? the former nfl linebacker. >> you lie to them, for one thing? >> i did. >> the mystery was unsolved. then came a prosecutor who took on big waves and cold cases. could he find the key to this one. this is it just >> this isn't just a motive. it's a motive on steroids. . >> hello and welcome to "dateline". a gated community. a glimmer setting where the ralphie wealthy residents could feel safe. b

right now more news with my klieg, craig melvin. >> a good monday morning to you, craig mel fin vo youerating in the wrong direction for the sixth straight day. the average of new covid cases nationwide is among 100,000 and the rate of hospitalizations and deaths have both jumped more than 90% in the past two weeks. it all comes as kids are going back to cool and in some places where masks are not required. >> and a code red for humanity. that report details the tire effects playing out in every corner of the globe and it points the blame directly at human activity. that massive dixie fire has now scorched an area twice the size of new york city. i will talk to fema's administrator to talk about how they are trying to tackle climate change now. morgan chesky is in austin texas because they have activated the mrnl alert system. vaughn hilliard is in tallahassee, florida, because kids are going back to

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> marie it's a very loving person. she had a heart of gold. what happened to this woman? my job is to be a truth teller and seek out the truth. i wanted to solve it. >> her case was a mystery for years. the mom with a tender heart and tough as nails career. >> she was part of the sheriff's department. her ultimate goal was to try to get into the fbi. >> she found a new sense of purpose in the church. her pastor and his wife, like family. >> they had taken her in. they were helping her out. >> it's like, i'm proud of you. you're finding god. >> then, one baffling text and she was gone. >> i go, i know, i probably watch a lot of "law & order", that i have this really gut feeling. >> because i was a mom, i just knew she didn't leave on her own. there was no way she left that baby. >> two moms at opposite ends of a mystery. could one get justice for the other? >> this case for sure was an investigator's worst nightmare. >> soon, clues to a hidden life. >> a very amorous, romantic, wild relationship. >> it was lustf

i'm craig melvin.rowing tale of being raped at gunpoint by a man she had never met. she remembered her assailant was wearing under armour gloves. was this a detail that could help investigators unlock the mystery? here again is josh mankiewicz with "a texas twist. " >> day by day, inch by inch, kristene chapa walked a steady, if uneven, road to recovery. >> i couldn't move my left side. i couldn't move my hand or my arm, my legs. i had to relearn to swallow. >> you don't give up, do you? >> i don't. i try to stay motivated. >> so did detective roland chavez. he, too, was making progress. the cigarette butts and drink can collected from the crime scene had just given him his first major break in the case. >> what did the dna show? >> the dna showed that it returned to dylan spellman. >> who was dylan spellman? police learned he lived just three blocks from the crime scene, and chavez also noticed a striking resemblance to that sketch kristene had helped police draw of the gunman. >> we start trying to g

craig melvin here. we have a very special hour for you.w this morning is dedicated to answering your questions about covid-19, the delta variant, masks, and what it all means for getting our kids safely

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> they, said we need you to get the car with us. they zip tied my arms and zip tied my legs, the tide my hair. duct tape my face. there's no words. i'm sitting, there i'm hysterical. it's terrifying. >> she thought he was mr. wright. comp confident, handsome surgeon, until the good doctor tracy to turn sinister. >> he put his hands over my face and said, go ahead and try to leave. i do nowhere else to go. >> she broke down. she looked afraid. >> taunts, threats, then, something deadly. >> they said that he had hired somebody to get rid of me. >> a doctor plotting a murder. >> he's giving you a way to kill someone. >> very detailed, precise, instructions. >> investigators would launch a plot of their own and unravel not one murder scheme, but to. >> so now you have a man in woman both who want their ex's death. isn't that beyond bizarre? >> shocking. >> it just was unreal. i couldn't believe that this was happening. >> and unthinkable crime and an unbelievable twist. these detectives had a plan. and you are a big

craig melvin: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [theme music playing] i will see you tomorrow. jim cr. see you tomorrow "the news" with shepard smith starts now >>> dozens of american schoolchildren among the trapped in afghanistan i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc >> we know that this is about real people. many scared, many desperate. >> reporter: trapped in afghanistan, americans waiting to get out what if they're still waiting after the military leaves? today an answer. >>> the cost of treating covid victims. hospitals getting crushed. now a new plan to charge vaccine refusers more money for insurance. >>> passenger rage soars to new heights. >> hey hey! >> so flight attendants turn to self-defense classes >> i just feel so much more empowered. >>> rare access inside a overwhelmed icu. >> we are still going to continue to do everything. the unfortunate thing is we have nothing left to give >> frontline workers exhausted, frustrated and pushed to the brink. a cybersecurity summit at the white house. the push to reveal

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> i felt like this was the one that i've been waiting for. maybe it was too good to be true. did he love me? or was this all a game? >> a beautiful businesswoman falls for a dashing doctor. but her daughters have doubts. >> i had lots of suspicions. >> she thinks his fingernails are dirty. this knit does not look to her like the hands of an actual that dr.. >> who was this guy? >> his name was "dirty john". >> this woman knew him all too well. i >> started snooping and i found everything. >> this reporter made some unnerving discoveries, to. >> he scared a lot of people. he swindled a lot of people. >> the story of his dirty deeds riveted the nation in a hit podcast. >> this is "dirty john". >> but dirty was about to turn dark. >> he's got duct tape, he's got all the tools ready to kidnap her. >> will this mom and her daughters learn the truth in time? >> she was in a panic. she said, i saw john outside in a car. >> a story ending in savagely that would stun even a police. >> there's no way he gets away with th

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i was one of the last to suspect anything. even though you were hopeful, you knew as soon as you hung up the phone, you knew. how does anybody look at somebody drowning and not help him? how do you do that? >> a perfect husband. a perfect father. a perfect mystery. >> they found the boat. mike wasn't in it. >> we thought maybe he's had an accident. >> the thought is the alligators have eaten mike. >> but this lake was hiding more than gators. >> mike was the only hunter that has gone overboard in that lake that had never been found. >> something don't add up. >> people were saying, "well, i bet he ran off. " >> there have just been so many wild stories. >> two lovers share a secret. >> he had this desire to have her. >> there was an affair happening for years. >> they can choose each other. >> you're waiting for that crack. >> he was going to kill you to make you go away. >> obviously she knew what she had to know. >> or choose the truth. >> finally we're gonna find out what really happened. maybe justice wil

i'm craig melvin. all a plea, isn't it? >> are you ashamed? >> shame,? it's relevant. >> empty. >> i would do to wouldn't do anything i'd feel guilty a bout. >> you may think you know the charles manson story, but not like this. >> things that police had never seen before. >> sharon tate begged her, please don't kill me. >> he was prime to take advantage of peace and love, flower

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >>. >> they found each other and their own tropical island. >> we saw love and the waters. and that's it. that willthat's it. that wil until some of those neighbors started to disappear. here is kate snow with "stealing paradise". >> it is a dream that seemed so out of reach. quit the rat race, move to an exotic glenn, and by your very own private island. >> even when she was young, she wanted to travel. she wanted to see the world. >> had cher hughes the dream and she made it come true in the most unlikely place. a tiny, far away island of bocas del toro, panama. >> she would just take a picture of the sunset and send it to me. she said, it's like living in a postcard. >> life was beautiful and simple. an escape from the pressures of modern living. who could have known that evil could find a place in paradise, to. that beneath all that beauty was a dark secret. >> it still seems very on real. i don't want to believe it. >> this is a really, really bad guy. >> just send chills down my spine. >> but before t

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> she was brave. she was incredibly brave. why didn't i know that she needed me and that she was alone and that she was hurt? nothing was the same after that. nothing. >> they found her in the soccer field. the straight arrow student killed by a single bullet. >> i just hit the floor. >> i remember the pain. every time i talk about it the pain comes rushing back. >> that someone would shoot my child. like, why? >> this is a small town whodunit. >> oh, yeah we were afraid. >> what had happened that night? was the answer somewhere in her circle of friends? >> we're trying to find out why! >> i would never hurt halee. >> they came and talked to me. it was four fbi agents. >> he's there. he's got a gun. >> how could it not have been him? then a secret spills out in court! >> that's a bombshell. >> that definitely was. >> i felt like i had gotten my heart ripped out. >> for that mother to get on that stand. it was absolute silence. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." halee rathgeber was barely out of her t

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> something wasn't right at her house. i saw a lot of police cars. >> that woman was a fighter. she would never leave her daughters. she would never do it. >> michele ran the home. >> she was very proud about how she was able to make ends meet. >> lloyd helped with the kids. >> they're wonderful girls. they're amazing. >> the end came much too soon. >> she's motionless. and i'm concerned. >> there appeared to be a body hanging from a banister. >> from first look it would appear as though it was a suicide. >> but then they looked closer. >> it appeared that there was a struggle. my gut was telling me there's something wrong here. >> did someone want michele dead? was someone else willing to help? >> at that point we're shell-shocked. >> a bond forged in blood. >> we called it the lie and cry conversation. >> betrayed by blood. >> what are you hoping for? >> some conversation between the two of them about the death. >> we have an investigator look at the video surveillance and he goes, i don't like what i'm see

. >> welcome back, i'm craig melvin.o save his mother, but investigators were finding fallacies in that. story the ivy league student had been arrested and had been faced with second-degree murder charges. once this killing, or justifiable homicide, here again is dennis murphy with house of secrets. >> anna valentine was in a state of disbelief when she learned that her close friend charlie tan was arrested. >> did you have a chance to talk to him in a period? >> he called me on the phone, actually, from jail. so, i talk to him a couple of times. >> and i did not sit around she was going to do whatever she could to defend her friend because she knew that there was no way charlie could do anything wrong. >> you did something remarkable, you pulled together a whole community behind charlie. >> yeah. >> and i started a defense fun supporting charlie. >> and it just spread like crazy, i had no clue what was going to happen. >> you just threw out there on the net? >> yeah. i put up the page and told my friends i did it and pe

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales. this is "dateline." >> we were going to go wherever the case was. >> one of the most extraordinary cases in lapd history. >> total, were not in kansas anymore. >> a newlywed murdered months after her wedding. >> as she walked away, she gave me a big smile and and i lived in that smile for years. >> and all the time episode the killer was hiding in plain sight. >> no indication she was ever spoken to? >> no. >> t

craig melvin here. we continue to follow breaking news in afghanistan. explosion outside of the airport in kabul. expected to be an ied attack. word a few moments ago from pentagon spokesman.

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this i'm craig melvin, thank you for watching. i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales, and this is dateline. they need a was a light in this dark world. that's what she was about. she was just a cup of love. i'm like who saw this coming? >> a beautiful, young student gunned down. >> things like that just didn't happen there. >> why? who? who would want to do this? >> i thought i had my man. >> her fiance was a police officer. >> anyone knew how to do this and get away with it, wouldn't it be him? >> then someone told police what he saw. >> he told me he saw a female that was about 5'10". she pulls off and takes off out the complex. >> what did she know? >> she said i'm in fear of my life. the story starts to unravel. >> a secret tape. >> why are you whispering? >> a secret lover. >> he wanted her to come back to him and she didn't. >> and a secret reveal. >> as we're getting ready to finish up, someone hands me a note. >> who killed denita? >> you've told me some things you'd only admit to a priest and you can't tell me this la

. >> good thursday morning, i'm in for craig melvin. it is 11:00 a.m. in the east.t now we're expecting a update from the white house covid response team and yet another crucial time in our fight against this pandemic. hospitals are at the brink. cases are up in all 50 states and the daily national average of cases is back above

craig melvin here. you have been watching and listening to that update on a critical day in afghanistan. we're less than 24 hours now from the self imposed withdrawal deadline. the threat from isis-k has not passed but the united states is prepared to defend themselves again if necessary. the evacuations so for have lifted $120,000 people from afghan. we're going to have more on that. we start with breaking news here on a monday. just moments ago releasing a new advisory. storm surge warnings, tropical storm warnings. ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit and we're seeing dramatic water rescues. scenes on interstate ten. this is new orleans, this is sunday night. in the last threw ours they released some 160 personnel. they have been deployed there. some 20,000 linemen have been there to restore power. in many places the lights are out. one person in the state has died and that is a fear that that death toll will climb high. >> roe bust serge and rescues are happening now. and i expected that

right now we go over to craig melvin who picks up our coverage. >> good wednesday morning to you. president biden is going to put vaccinations front and center. the president will be meeting with business, university, and health care leaders. and we just learned he is expected to urge businesses to require covid-19 vaccines for workerings. covid patients filling hospitals right now are younger, sicker, and largely unvaccinated. look at florida, for example. as of tuesday 145% more people are hospitalized with covid right now than in the state's previous peak back in july of 2020. also this hour, the legislative victory lap for democrats continues. senate democrats just passing that $3.5 trillion budget overnight. passed along party lines, above other things it will expand medicare eligibility. we're also watching this podium because we expect to see and hear from senate majority leader chuck schumer about it. remember the once promising negotiations on a police reform bill? we just got a new interview with a key negotiator. so what's the hold up? we'll explain in a few moments. we

. >>> good morning, i'm in for craig melvin. we have a very special hour for you. you might be wondering why am i standing in the middle of a largely empty office space? it's because this entire hour on msnbc is dedicated to answering your questions about covid-19 and getting back to work. you have been sending us questions all week about everything from social distancing to masking, vaccine requirements, well all hour long we have a team of doctors standing by to ansz those questions. post them on twitter with the #msnbc answers. one way to address the once in a generation problem, vaccinations. for the first time in nearly seven weeks one million doses of the vaccine were administered on thursday. that includes $560,000 people getting their first dose. ly talk with a small business owner that got 92% of his workforce vaccinated after most of them initially refused. his advice for how other small businesses can do it, too. i know it is a lot to digest, and just thinking about going back to the office with everything going on can give anyone anxiety. we're here to

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. ♪ >>> good morning i'm julianna tatelbaum these are your headlines france revises its second quarter gdp, but sees inflation accelerate at the fastest pace in three years germany posts better than expected unemployment data. >>> manufacturing growth slows and the service sector contracts for the first time since the height of the pandemic. >>> the withdrawal from afghanistan is complete. officially ending a 20-year war. more than 120,000 people were evacuated. many remain seeking to escape taliban rule. >> the main point i want to bring home is america's work in afghanistan continues. we have a plan for what's next we're putting it into action. >> and the eu drops the u.s. and five other locations from the safe travel list urging restrictions on travelers as the delta variant spreads. >>> good morning welcome to the show. i want to kick off numbers from italy. we got the latest french gdp numbers. we have italian q2 gdp 2.7% up quarter on quarter. 17.3% year on

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. this is dateline >> he said quote, he's got me. >> he was once a kgb agent that turned into a vocal critic of russia,. when he was poisoned in london, it made headlines around the world. >> a lethal toxin in a cup of tea. >> it was a tiny little dirty bomb. >> it's nuclear terrorism. >> why was he? kilter unravel the mystery, we follow the tale of a dark conspiracy. >> are you frightened for your life? >> will me and confront the pain prime suspect. >> did you put polonium in the tea? >> and now, is a danger coming closer? >> we're two men may think waiting in the bushes. one man said shooting. >> an attack on the expert helping us with this story. >> people say it's never going to happen here. i know that can happen here, because it happened to my husband. >>, "dateline". alexander litvinenko former russian agent jim alexander litvinenko was a four critic of the russian government. -- but it could make a very rich man or a dead mat one. his murder set off an international investigati

i am in for craig melvin. it's 8:00 a.m. in the west, and 11:00 a.m. in the east. just minutes ago, new york mayor, bill de blasio, announced, quote, the key to new york city, proof of vaccination will be required to enter restaurants, gyms and other indoor destinations in new york city. >> if you want to participate in our society fully, you have to get vaccinated. it's time. >> that comes as texas and florida move away from requirements despite accounting for one-third of all new covid cases nationwide last week. today for the second day in a row, florida shattered its hospitalization record. we're also keeping close tabs on the white house where immigration is top of mind. president biden is set to meet with leaders on a host of issues. and letitia james is expected to make a major announcement. as soon as she takes that podium we will bring it to you live. >>> first, nbc's kerry sanders in florida, and morgan chesky in baton rouge, florida, and then from florida international university, dr. eileen marty. if i have to go to a live press conference for a major a

. >> good monday morning, i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. as we come on the air, afghanistan is in chaos. less than a month from the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the taliban once again takes over the country. scores of afghans that are desperate to escape run alongside the u.s. mill mare planes. they're trying to do whatever they can do to get inside one of those planes. in one situation so many people pushed their way on to a plane prevented the pilots from being able to take off. just moments ago, we confirmed from three u.s. officials that officials are going to start at the airport on the military side. meanwhile. they are bracing for the group of taliban rule by removing images of women from store fronts like this beauty salon. the white house says we'll hear from them soon. that's where we start this very busy hour. richard engle is on the ground in kabul. mike memoli is near camp david. we're also joined by doug olivant. he is also a retired army lieutenant colenel in afghanistan. good to have all of you here on a very important day. ric

. >>> good morning, i'm in for craig melvin. we have a very special hour for you.f a largely empty office space? it's because this entire hour on msnbc is dedicated to answering your questions about covid-19 and getting back to work. you have been sending us questions all week about everything from social distancing to masking, vaccine requirements, well all hour

i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales.ig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> she was beautiful. her eyes were remarkable. i was going to be there for her and she was going to be there for me. it didn't matter what it was. i thought maybe she had been kidnapped. no one knew what was happening. there was nothing i or anyone could have done. >> skylar, rachel, sheila. total bffs. >> they hung out all the time. >> you thought of them as a team. >> the three of them became inseparable.

right now we go over to craig melvin who picks up our coverage. >> good wednesday morning to you.en is going to put vaccinations front and center. the president will be meeting with business, university, and health care leaders. and we just learned he is expected to urge businesses to require covid-19 vaccines for workerings. covid patients filling hospitals right now are younger, sicker, and largely unvaccinated. look at florida, for example. as of tuesday

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales, and this is "dateline." > the night before, angila thought that she had heard somebody messing at the front door of the residence. she felt she was being watched. all the wounds that she had to her body, it was a very angry attack. a nursing student with three children, nobody was busier than angela. >> as soon as class was over, she was gone. >> back home. >> uh-huh. >> and that's where they found her. >> my girl ain't answerin' the phone. >> the officers could see a lot of blood. police thought her boyfriend's behavior seemed odd. >> he gets to the door and sees it kicked in and doesn't go in. >> people thought there was something suspicious about that. but he had an alibi. >> did he try to point the finger at anybody else? >> he did. angila's ex-husband. >> the ex had an alibi too. >> he came off as very calm and collected. and there was something else missing. >> we got a phone call. until someone found it. >> they asked me if i would be willing to wear a wire. just one old friend talking to another. >> this is just my second drink. >> ab