i'm yaz min in for craig melvin. it is a busy hour to say the least. first with our fight against this pandemic. next hour the president is going to discuss the race to vaccinate more americans. right now, though, the future of our covid vaccines is at the center of a critical fda meeting. a panel is talking about moderna's booster shot for folks 18 and up as we speak. and then a new study. looking at whether you can mix vaccine brands for a booster shot. it is especially interesting for those who got a dose from johnson & johnson. we have the latest on all that in a couple moments. our health own bodies have been at the center of some intense debates as of late. one of the most urgent around a woman's right and access to have an abortion. i was just on the ground in shreveport. i spoke to women who drove for hours from texas to get an abortion because of its new restrictive law. ahead, my conversation with some of those women, and what happens next in this abortion rights fight. also this morning, democracy in the balance. two trump allies were instru

i'm craig melvin.lie clayton revealed what she saw the night of her mother's murder. she said, kelly clayton's attacker had the same eyes as her father and the mask resembled one he wore while hunting, but tom clayton had an alibi backed up by friends. so if tom didn't attack kelly, who did? here again is andrea canning with the house in the woods. >> investigators were trying to figure out what had happened in the murder of kelly clayton. they were looking to the family for leads. >> they were like, listen, like, do you know of any one that could possibly, like could've done this? >> kelly's knee sought molly had an idea. >> i kind of like look at my mom was like yeah. >> molly only 16 at the time, told police she spent the summer working for her uncle at his restoration, business serve pro. there, she met one of his employ a man named michael beard. tom told her to keep her distance >> he never really wanted me around michael beard. he didn't want me, working with him. >> michael beard was no strange

i'm craig melvin.k made a series of startling claims to detective can mifflin. he and his partner quickly suspected scott words not only the arsonists, but a murderer. who killed his pregnant first wife, meg. now, a stunning new development was about to add fuel to the fire. back to josh mankiewicz with "secrets from the grave". >> amy remembers well the night her duplex apartment in stow, ohio, caught fire. it was march 27th, 2010. a rare night off for the 24 year old intensive care nurse. >> i was at my boyfriends. i got a call in the middle of the night from a neighbor saying that the house was on fire. we were only about two minutes away, so drove over very fast. >> amy says she jumped out and ran toward the firefighters who were working her half of the duplex. where the worst damage was. >> the first thing that they asked me was, who would want to kill you? who would want to murder you? and i just -- kind of looked at him like, what? what are you talking about? and then they asked me, don't you sm

dateline >> welcome back to "dateline. " i'm craig melvin.nd at her own murder trial, spinning a graphic tale of sex and abuse. she admitted she killed travis alexander but said it was self-defense. millions watched her testimony live on tv and the internet. and some would take their obsession further. here again is josh mankiewicz with "along came jodi. " >> the many faces of jodi arias. and a steamy four-month saga of sex, lies, and videotape. quickly made her trial the hottest show in town. every morning at daybreak people would line up, hoping to get a seat for a close-up look at moments like these. >> mr. martinez -- >> my question is are you talking, yes or no? >> mr. martinez, are you angry at me? >> ma'am, is that relevant to you? is that important to you? >> please refrain from laughing in the courtroom. >> one early-rising regular even sold her spot in line to a latecomer for 200 bucks. >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> the judge, unhappy to hear tickets to her trial were being scalped, ordered the money refunded. and this juror, dismis

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. in thank you for watching >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i really want people to not be afraid and here i am an actor. i'm telling you my darkest secrets because i think it will help someone and it's okay to talk about it. >> an actress finds real life drama when her sister and her sister's husband disappear. >> they said lesley didn't show up for work. >> lesley's life had seemed perfect but maybe that was an illusion. >> she mentioned going underground. >> yes, she did. >> had something driven her to leave town or had something very different happened? >> they told you a dead body was in the back of the car? >> correct. >> but with few clues, hollywood would stage a dramatic press conference hoping to bring out the killer. >> i was just floored by what was happening. >> hello and welcome to "dateline. " aasha davis moved to hollywood with big dreams and her sister lesley. in a town built on deception, the police came one a plan. it was a d

i'm craig melvin, thank you for watching.and this is "dateline." >> it's pitch black. we locked eyes there just for a six -- split-second. he was stunned, he was frightened, he had no idea what hit him. he knew that we had him. >> he was untouchable. ruthless, lawless, murderous. he was willing to kill whoever he needed to kill. >> the drug lord, el chapo. >> the most wanted fugitive

i'm craig melvin. last seen at a softball tournament where investigators learned umpire butch hinton was acting strangely. word had it he kept his eye on shannon more than the ball. police were quick to question him. then came that startling discovery police had recovered her ring, but could it lead them to shannon? back to dennis murphy with "shannon's story." >>> after more than a week of theories, of speculation, investigators now had a promising lead in shannon melendi's disappearance. an anonymous caller had left a cloth bag, like this one, carrying shannon's ring at the phone booth. could that be proof of life? is there a glimmer of hope here that you're going to be in a period of ransom negotiations with whoever this anonymous -- >> yeah, at that -- >> caller is? >> -- moment, yeah, at that moment i -- i kind of had hopes, so all of a sudden i, i said, maybe, maybe we can recover her. >> you're waiting for another phone call or -- >> right. if this -- >> a letter or something? >> about money, ma

i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline >> it's gut-wrenching. >> there's a body lying off the side of the road. >> this young woman shot three times. >> this was a murder. a young single mom, out with friends on game day. >> it was packed. but as night fell, fear grew. >> they're asking who would want to harm your sister? >> was it someone that was a stranger? was it someone that we knew? >> i just had this weird feeling that there was something she was hiding tucked away. in her kitchen a clue to it all. >> on top of the refrigerator was a manila folder. >> did it just give you chills? >> it was horrible. why didn't she just tell us? >> did a secret lead to murder? >> it's got to be unimaginable. her family started looking for answers, they were surprised to discover that she may have been involved in aid legibly violent relationship. could that revelation be the key to solving her murder? here with nightfall is andrea kaine. >> i'd ask that you all close your eyes for a few minutes this morning. i'd

craig melvin here from world head quarters in new york city. balance. democrats seem to be making some big progress with president bide en's build back better agenda. the quote, closer and chief joined moderates and progressives closer, but how far are they still

craig melvin here for a busy hour.st to coast as we speak the former facebook employee who blew the whistle on the company's own damaging internal research testifying before that senate subcommittee and the focus keeping our children safe online. she says research shows instagram is a toxic place for teenagers and facebook knows it. the chair of that committee just called on mark zuckerberg himself to testify about this controversy. this all comes amid the massive outage for hours. we're going to do into all of that. we're also watching the white house as president biden set to leave for michigan to make a pitch for the infrastructure plan and his build back better bill. he's going to be making the case in a district that he lost to former president trump. as for congress, democrats still have not reached an agreement to vote on either bill, but nbc news reports that president biden has a number in mind and he thinks he can get progressives and moderates on board . >>> we are going to start with the facebook whistleblo

craig melvin here from world head quarters in new york city. right now the fate of two major democratic priorities hang in the balance. democrats seem to be making some big progress with president bide en's build back better agenda. the quote, closer and chief joined moderates and progressives closer, but how far are they still from a deal? plus the senate will act on a voting rights bill today that senator manchin backs. standing in the way of democrat's efforts, a promise from republicans to block the bill using the tool that senator manchin also backs, the filibuster. what options are left at this point? we're going to dig into all of that just moments with cedric richmond, senior adviser to president biden. also stick with us for some other big stories this hour. in the last hour the man accused of killing 17 people at marjorie zoneman douglas high school formally admitted he did it. we'll take you inside the courtroom. >>> plus the vaccinating of children. we'll have a first look at how the white house is preparing to vaccinate kids betwee

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> it sucks the life out of you and tells you that dream life isn't going to happen. that wedding you're planning, you don't get to have it. evil exists. >> evil dwells in people. >> it was a night like this, just before halloween. a killing that still haunts. >> just lying there. couldn't feel a pulse. >> the young dad engaged to be married dead on the ground. >> they determined that it was a murder. >> here's what made this mystery so chilling. the possible suspects were all in costume. >> the cowboy and the penguin, everybody is dressed as somebody else. how are you going to be able to identify people? >> cowboy, penguin, costumed killer. sounds like something ripped from the pages of stephen king. but in this case, the horror was real. >> we had this piece of a costume, we didn't know what it was. >> a halloween crime that will send shivers down your spine. >> i was terrified. something had happened. i didn't know what. >> hello. welcome to "dateline. " just days before halloween, joel lovelien and his fianc

i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales in this is dateline. >> they were so happy at first, sharing a lovers perched high atop a cliff. but romance turned to danger. she fell from the edge. >> i would call this an accidental death. >> but whas it? >> she said that if anything happens to me, you'll know who did it. >> a mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. >> did you kill your wife, jody? >> i did not. >> what happened on the cliffs edge? >> hello and welcome to dateline. when police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they weren't surprised. the place was known to be dangerous. but even they could not guess that 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 jansen. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> every couple has it. a shared song, a favorite movie, or maybe a special place. stephen scharf says that for his wife and him 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 couple of long chairs, a cooler, and s

those kids were everything to her, and, you >> i'm craig melvin, >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i know he is my son, but he was the kindest person i ever met. he was definitely god's gift to me. -- >> are you sure? what are you talking about? >> we all need to be strong together. >> grieving alongside his family. >> she sent messages of condolences. the strong together. >> she gave me a lot of support. just there for me when i needed her. >> but was there something about the two that no one knew? >> what are you seeing? >> a series of messages. i >> had to read them a couple of time to really take it all in. >> >> they took it all in. >> literally shocking. >> a trail of text messages, leading to the darkest of discoveries. keeping all the >> keeping all the light history is difficult. she did it masterfully. >> i closed my eyes and i said, this is not real. >> a twist no one saw coming. and a story that every parent needs to see. >> we need to know what is going on in our kid's lives, can it be very scary when you don't.? >> hello and welcome to "dateline". 18

craig melvin here. lots we're following right now.ew hours merck announced it is seeking emergency use authorization for the anti-viral drug that treats mild to moderate covid-19 and

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> i got a call, and she told me he was missing. >> they asked would anyone want to hurt him? i knew that my dad had been on match. com. >> this is not going to end well. this is a crime scene. >> miles off nothing up here, it's an easy place for a man to go missing. >> he can't find my brother? >> he was the school superintendent, not the type to play hooky. >> he really loved teaching and working with kids. >> turns out he wasn't missing, he was dead. >> you are missing person case has become a homicide. >> that solved one mystery, but left another. why would anyone want to kill him? maybe it had something to do with a woman in his life. he had broken off his engagement with one. >> i just found out he was dead this morning, and now i feel like i'm a suspect. >> and there was somebody else nobody knew about. >> i was lonely, just needed someone to talk to. >> did it get steamy? >> yes. >> passion and a secret the wrong person discovered. >> face looked like she'd seen a ghost. >> stay with me. >> sheriff, y

>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> she was more than a high-powered businesswoman. she touched a lot of people's lives. >> no, no! >> i was devastated. i couldn't really go back there. >> he was rich. she was richer. the lawyer and the tycoon. lavish didn't begin to describe it. >> diane was very flamboyant. >> she was the life of the party. >> a good mix of wealth and power. they knew how to live life. >> then came that deadly night. >> i hear a big explosion. i just knew immediately that i had to get out of there. >> a single gunshot, and she was gone. >> the love of my wife. >> you said tex was emotional and distraught. >> yes. he's never been the same since. >> what happened in that dark suv? and what was hiding beneath the surface? >> trying to cover up something. >> i just took my breath away. >> she said, i cannot trust anyone else. >> power and privilege. love and greed. >> she was in control of the money. >> this had to be an intentional act. >> did a secret lead to murder? >> i just looked at him and i said, i can't lie. >> all that glitters

craig melvin here getting ready for a busy hour. hollywood tragedy. officials say actor and producer alec baldwin fired a prop gun and killed one movie crew member and injured another. what authorities are learning this morning about how all of it went down. >>> and any second now the white house covid-19 response people will be holding a briefing. the briefing comes at the start of a new chapter in our pandemic fight. we now have three booster vaccine options, and we also have new guidance to follow on those boosters. covid protocols are still a flash point in parts of the country. we're on the ground in texas where the governor and the dallas mavericks are facing off over covid requirements for fans. >>> also this hour, president bide en's economic agenda is back in the spotlight. the president pulling back the curtain, giving an inside look at the negotiations over his party's spending bill. you can sense the urgency with the president holding a breakfast meeting this morning with speaker pelosi and majority leader schumer. right now democrats seem

craig melvin here. lots we're following right now. we could soon add another tool as we battle this pandemic. because in just the last few hours merck announced it is seeking emergency use authorization for the anti-viral drug that treats mild to moderate covid-19 and at-risk adults if it's approved it would be the first pill shown to treat covid. this morning a welcome sight. the boston marathon back on after being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic and then delayed again. we're on the route in just a few moments. also ahead this hour, my exclusive conversation with the one and only michael jordan. we talked the new nba system, racism in the sports world, and bubba wallace. his reaction to the historic win last week. in the just last hour, new insight into january 6th. the scathing letter to congress from a u.s. capitol police whistleblower accusing the agency's two senior leaders of mishandling intelligence. we have the details on that and also the latest from our nation's capitol on the fight over the debt ceiling and the bu

craig melvin picks up with more news right now. >>> good monday morning.se watch. president biden's agenda hangs in the balance along with the stability of the u.s. economy. roughly 15 minutes from now the president is set to talk about the debt ceiling. that's because in just two weeks the united states is on track to default on the loans. and calling that catastrophic would be an understatement. it's warned mortgage payments would go up and car loans and credit card payments. it would be more expense toif live in america. secretary yellen writing we would emerge from this crisis a permanently weaker nation. why don't we have a deal and what will president biden say about it moments from now? also this hour, tracking an urgent environmental disaster off the coast of southern california. 126,000 gallons of oil flooding the ocean, polluting the water. the air, and the coastline.

craig melvin here. the september jobs numbers are in and they are not the numbers president biden wanted to be talking about half an hour from now. here they are. 194,000 jobs added in september. that was way below expectations. experts were predicting something around 500,000. so, how is this news landing at the white house? we're going to find out. roughly 30 minutes from now when president biden is set to speak. when it starts, we will take you there live. one of the major drivers of these weak numbers, the coronavirus pandemic, of course. a little later this hour, i'll go one on one with the nih director, dr. francis collins, who just announced this week that he is leaving this post. i'll ask him about pfizer's push to get his vaccine approved for young children. we'll also break down what that means for the future of our recovery. also this hour, we're going to drill into a unique and at times controversial approach to police reform. we'll explore what has changed in virginia since lawmakers there

craig melvin here for a busy hour.le on the company's own damaging internal research testifying before that senate subcommittee and the focus keeping our children safe online. she says research shows instagram is a toxic place for teenagers and facebook knows it. the chair of that committ

craig melvin here.t the numbers president biden wanted to be talking about half an hour from now. here they are. 194,000 jobs added in september. that was way below expectations. experts were predicting something around 500,000. so, how is this news landing at the white house? we're going to find out. roughly 30 minutes from now when president biden is set to speak. when it starts, we will take you there live. one of the major drivers of these weak

craig melvin live from msnbc world head quarters in new york city. ruin. today the senate is set to hold yet another vote to raise the debt ceiling, but all signs point to that vote failing. senate republicans have

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craig melvin live from msnbc world head quarters in new york city. as we come on the air, congress is locked in a race against team to prevent economic ruin. today the senate is set to hold yet another vote to raise the debt ceiling, but all signs point to that vote failing. senate republicans have promised to torpedo it with a filibuster just 12 days out from when the u.s. is expected to default on its loans. the crucial question this morning, what are senate democrats going to do about it? right now they're huddling behind closed doors with senior white house officials. this hour we're tracking a change that could help thousands of americans get out from under crushing student loans. how teachers, social workers, and members of the armed services could get their debts cleared. and we're also dig spoog a brand new report that shows just how effective vaccines are at preventing covid deaths. in fact, listen to this. vaccines prevented 39,000 deaths among medicare recipients in just the first five months of this year. the report coming as we learn two

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " what'd you hear? >> uh, laughing some -- almost screaming. >> you heard screaming? >> i've known these kids their whole life. i don't believe for a minute that they made any of that up. >> like screaming noises or something else? >> like -- like laughing, screaming. >> they believe their father killed their mother. >> they found her in the bedroom. a young mom stabbed to death. >> i can see her fighting, fighting for her life. >> i was so distraught. she was gone. >> she was your wife, the mother of your children. >> it's awful. i wouldn't wish that on anybody. >> her ex had been to visit the day she died. a trip with the kids. and just like that, he was suspect number one. >> they had no evidence. >> i was absolutely flabbergasted. >> how can anyone think this? >> police said they were a key to the mystery, his own young children. >> she says she peeks through the mail slot. >> she looks in the mail slot, yes. >> daddy was in the living room upstairs. >> that was planted in their minds. >> we're goin

. >>> i'm craig melvin.g we are following all the latest twists and turns in the scandal involving the digital media start krup that raised millions from investors who believed it could reach diverse new audiences. the company has come under fire after reports of misconduct from top executives and questions about the business practices in general. we'll show how you they responded in an interview this morning on "today." first, stephanie gosk with just a look at how we got to this point. >> ozy promised to be the new and the next. a media company aimed at a younger audience with slick content curated for social media, especially youtube. >> family, welcome back to the show. i'm carlos autsen. >> reporter: the effort was led by carlos watson who wued some of the most recognizable figures in business, politics and entertainment to be guests on his show. >> what's going on, carlos? >> and speakers at the company's annual festival, ozy fest. >> great to be at ozy fest. >> the leaders got eager investors on board

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. teline i'm craig melvin thank you for watching dragging me through the night, it haunts me. i didn't know that people were capable of that. he destroyed the rest of my life. >> intelligent, educated, accomplished. >> i am a professor, i am trying to seek a meaningful life. >> she had a prestigious career, a loving husband, a young daughter, but she also had a secret. >> i lived with this nightmare for 18 years. >> and it centered on murder. >> they followed him, they kidnapped him, and then they dumped his body. it was clearly a plant. >> what did she? no >> i was in complete shock. they were dangerous and they were violent. >> why did she do? >> i didn't realize she was involved as deep as she was. >> scholar, professor, mother >> what is going to happen to my daughter? >> she certainly knew. >> shia killer in your eyes? >> yes. >> everything was at stake. >> i could face life in prison, i am willing to do anything that needs to be done. now i have the strength. she was the embodimen

i'm craig melvin. of dateline.atching i'm craig melvin thanks for watchin deep in the y lives in fear. >> were you gonna do if they come back, a threat from strangers. >> danny will protect us. >> that he won't let anything bad happen to you. >> so when the strangers arrive, a father takes matters into his own hands. >> you hear crack, crack, crack. >> the terror, the bullets. this is like -- >> glass is exploding. >> the crime scene, caught on camera. >> anybody in the vehicle in bc are. hands >> it was bad, worse than anything i'd ever seen in my life. >> i cried for my dad. >> was this a murder? >> every day i think of that. >> all i could think of was my kids. what about my kids. >>, it was in the dark that the fear. began in the dark. and it grew. >> it terrorized our family, our friends. >> who was out there, in the dark? here, miles, in miles in the woods. so far from safety. from civilized protection. >> they could just come, onto our property, and invader lives. >> but on the summer, night dee

craig melvin. >> yes, are you talking to me, craig, i can hear you. >> yes, and we're live on msnbc right now. let me start with what do you make of what we're seeing unfold so far and the facts as we know them at this hour? just after noon? obviously another tragic match shooting that we're experiencing here. it is become an epidemic this country. it's very sad to see. i know there are multiple casualties. details will variety as they come out. the fact that there is a lot of buses there, they're moeing the unaffected victims out to a reunification point, these are always very dynamic very scary, and there could be potential traps in the bidding depending on what the shooter had in mind. that could be a concern, trying to extracated everyone safely. i'm not sure if the suspect is in custody yet or what happened, but it looks like a significant police presence. >> you're right, we don't know that. in situations like this the information changes fairly quickly from one moment to the next. it is just after the top of the hour, there in arlington, texas. according to the mayor, two people ha

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> how am i doing right now? if i had to put it into one word -- numb would be the closest. >> she was a young actress starring in the role of a lifetime. a mystery. >> you never heard a gunshot? >> no. >> one of her friends was dead. >> there's been a bodice covered in sam's apartment. >> it's so hard. she was 23. >> another friend was missing, and wanted. >> you've got a dead woman in his apartment. this guy is potentially very dangerous. >> we were pretty confident he was our guy. >> two mysteries to solve, but one evasive witness. >> rachel didn't tell us the day before. >> i told the truth to the best of my capability. >> police wondered had another murder been planned? >> they said if he would have gone back that day, they wanted to kill him. >> did rachel have a secret and would she keep it? >> this is as diabolical as any case i've ever seen. >> or was the curtain about to close? >> rachel is kind of the last piece? >> correct. >> they're trying to say somebody i'm not. this is my life. this is my en

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> jodi became travis's bad she was for him. but she kept showing up in his life, and just like a drug addict he kept letting her right back in the door. >> her trial riveted the country. >> we the jury find the defendant as to count one, first degree murder, guilty.

i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. millions of americans are waking up to nightmarish weather conditions, a nor'easter in the east, a bomb cyclone in the west. we're live with what else folks should expect today. >>> we're also keeping a very close eye on a potentially game changing fda meeting. a panel is deciding whether to approve pfizer's covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. >>> plus, president biden heading to virginia today to campaign for terry mcauliffe in a neck and neck governor's race just one week to election day. what to expect at this crucial juncture and democrats' first big test at the ballot box since taking power. >>> speaker pelosi wants a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill as early as tomorrow. but three sources are now just telling nbc news in just the last half hour she told her caucus behind closed doors they will only take that vote if there's an agreement on the build back better reconciliation bill. jim clyburn talked about the timeline on ""morning joe"". >> the fact of the matter is

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >>.ar that news and realizing that it's amber. how could that be? her life was just beginning. >> amber made friends for life. >> there was just no trying with our friendship. it just was. >> but that life didn't last long. >> amber is on the floor, face

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> she was more than a high-powered. she was richer. the lawyer and the tycoon. lavish didn't begin to describe it. >> diane was very flamboyant. >> she was the life of the party. >> a good mix of wealth and power. they knew how to live life. >> then came that deadly night.

craig melvin picks up with more news right now. >>> breaking news in the race to raise the debt ceiling. chuck schumer took to the senate floor in the last hour and made this crucial announcement. >> we have reached agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early december. it's our hope we can get this done as soon as today. >> so we have a deal with 11 days to spare before economic ruin. the big question now, when will they actually vote? also what happens in two months when this deal runs out? also this morning we're following a fresh wave of optimism in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. maybe more optimism than we've heard in months. listen to this bold claim from a doctor our viewers and listeners will recognize. >> we have definitely turned a corner. i think the worst is behind us. >> there are lots of reasons he's feeling so positive. this morning pfizer put in a formal request for emergency news authorization to get its vaccine to children ages 5 to 11. vaccine rates are also up. new white house research showing vaccine requirements have cut the u.s. unvaccinated rat

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> first up on msnbc, now what? another delay on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but the president says, there's no rush. >> it doesn't matter whether it's in six minutes, six days, or six weeks, we're going to get it done. >> now some democrats are pointing fingers as a party in power tries to figure out what's next for the president's ambitious agenda. >>> thousands of women are about to take their rights for reproductive rights on the streets. >>> an unprecedented move by an american sports league. all games this week canceled as women soccer players rise up saying they've had enough mistreatment and abuse from the men in charge. >>> the u.s. postal service jacks up rates just in time for the holiday shopping season. >> my customers aren't going to like it. >> i'm already having major problems with delays or lost shipments. >>> good morning. it is saturday, october 2nd. i'm lindsey reiser alongside kendis gibson. we just started october. >> yes, we are already talking about holidays. they needed to talk about

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> she is and will always be my sisterhappened to her. i don't get to say goodbye. it was awful. it makes your whole world follow part. >> if you took her, please just let her come home. >> her name is heather elvis. it was news nationwide when she vanished. >> she had a new job. she was going on a first date. >> it was overwhelmingly horrible.

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> how am i doing right be the closest. >> she was a young actress starring in the role of a lifetime. a mystery. >> you never heard a gunshot? >> no. >> one of her friends was dead. >> there's been a bodice covered in sam's apartment.

i'm yaz min in for craig melvin. it is a busy hour to

craig melvin here from msnbc world head quarters in new york city. it's a busy hour there, especially on capitol hill. right now speaker pelosi wrapping up that weekly briefing ahead of a critical vote tied to investigating the deadly insurrection on january 6th. the house is going to be deciding whether to refer steve bannon to the doj for charges of contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the house's investigation. if it passes, next steps will be determined by attorney general merrick garland's justice department. as we speak the attorney general testifying before the house on a separate issue. we're going to share with you what he just said a few moments ago when he was asked about january 6th, and steve bannon. also less than an hour from now, president biden, vice president harris will be marking the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the martin luther king junior memorial in our nation's capitol. when it starts, we'll take you there. that's not all we're following this hour. there's a crisis in our classrooms. we simply do not h

i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin.bomb cyclone in the west. we're live with what else folks should expect today. >>> we're also keeping a very close eye on a potentially game change in

i'm craig melvin, thank you for watching. u fo watching >> i'm natalie morales and this is "dateline." >> it's pitch black. we locked eyes there just for a six -- split-second. he was stunned, he was frightened, he had no idea what hit him. he knew that we had him. >> he was untouchable. ruthless, lawless, murderous. he was willing to kill whoever he needed to kill. >> the drug lord, el chapo. >> the most wanted fugitive besides osama bin laden. >> they said, no one will ever catch. him >> but him in this team did it in the most astonishing way. >> surprise you? >> i could not believe. it >> the american agent who helped capture el chapo comes out of the shadows. >> i did not know who we would be able to trust. >> exclusive details of this white-knuckle man hunt. >> we would jump out of the back of the helicopter, pure chaos. >> pictures seen here for the first time. secret drug dens, hidden escape rooms. >> it is like harry houdini. every single time we got close, the chopper would escape. >> it was beyond imagination. >> to

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >>. to hear that news and realizing that it's amber. how could that be? her life was just beginning. >> amber made friends for life. >> there was just no trying with our friendship. it just was. >> but that life didn't last long. >> amber is on the floor, face down, and she has a plastic bag wrapped around her head. >> it till is open, the door is open. >> most people who rob a store don't kill anybody. >> my whole world just died right there. >> for months, the murder stayed cold. >> didn't have witnesses, didn't have video, didn't have dna. we had everything going against us. >> we go down and talk to the detective, we would not let it go. >> then a break. another victim. >> he would duct tape me, duct tape my mouth. >> and she knew a secret. could she risk revealing it? >> something is going to happen tonight. >> a killer ready to run, face to face with the one person who might be able to stop him. >> he just reached over the glove compartment and he pulled out a gun. and i said, pleas

. >> well, that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> i'm andrea canning and this is "dateline". >> she and her son danny were in the basement of their home when the doorbell rang. danny bounded up the steps to answer the door. and then the shots rang out. danny was hit, mark was shot in the abdomen. >> i saw my son holding his chest. i nearly was going to make. it >> why daniel out of all people? one of the sweetest kids i've ever met. >> her husband was rushed to the emergency room for surgery. >> i was just in total shock. >> you get a call that this is been another murder. >> correct. >> a man knocked on the door, said are you marc marc angelucci. then just started shooting. >> we were expecting to link up a murder in california to the attack here in new jersey. >> i just thought this is crazy. nobody safe. >> i had a feeling that the person probably wanted me. >> it's personal. >> this was revenge? >> most assuredly, yes. >> that someone would come to my door and take my only child -- it's unfathomable. >>

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> for lovely robin, the late shift was her last. >> she was laying facedown, a pool of blood under one side. >> just one tiny clue -- >> a piece of curved foam rubber. >> there was a suspect, but he had an alibi, until this revelation. >> i said, i have something that you need to know. ♪♪ >>> welcome to "dateline." it sometimes takes a special eye to look at a crime scene and spot the one thing that's out of place, the clue that will crack the case. in this story, that thing appeared so inconsequential, no one even knew what it was let alone what it meant. it took almost two decades, a team of determined investigators, and a detective with an unusual background to find out. here's keith morrison with "the night before halloween." >>> it was the night before halloween, october 30th, late, midnight approaching. it happened in one of the middle-class suburbs that sprawl across the los angeles basin inside a fast food franchise closed for the night. a frantic scrambling, running feet, then silence. the next

craig melvin picks up with more news right now. >>> breaking news in the race to raise the debt ceilingment. >> we have reached agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early december. it's our hope we can get this done as soon as today. >> so we have a deal with 11 days to spare before economic ruin. the big question now, when will they actually vote? also what happens in two months when this deal runs

craig melvin here on another tense day on capitol hill with so much at stake. as we come on the air, house democrats earn a behind closed doors meeting. and these are two live pictures from our cameras. staking out one of those meetings. we're going to let you know if we catch any members on their way out to answer our questions, and we have a slew of questions. the biggest one, will there be a vote on the bipartisan senate infrastructure bill today? in just the last hour, house speaker nancy pelosi answered that question. perhaps it's more accurate to say she was asked that question. right now the speaker sandwiched between a group of progressives who have successfully delayed that vote, and two moderates, not even in her caucus. senators joe manchin and christen cinema who want nothing to do with the $3.5 trillion spending plan. we'll have the latest on the dpoerkss in moments. first, the united states has crossed a brand new jaw dropping threshold. covid-19 has now killed some 700,000 americans. to put that in perspective, that's the entire population of was

. ♪♪ >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> my friend calledand she was hysterical. and she said, sandra's been killed. i was like, oh, my god. as soon as she was killed, we all knew who did it. as the months went on, we just realized that this guy's going to get off. how is this happening? just keep praying, that's all we can do. >> there aren't a lot of murders in paradise. people still talk about this one. >> just a darling girl with two darling children. it's a story keith morrison has been following for nearly ten years. >> how? when? >> i got a call from her boss, said that she hadn't showed up for work. >> they found her in the car. >> i saw on the back of her neck, some ligature marks. >> she just didn't deserve that. >> a small island. a small pool of suspects. ryan, her lover with a past. >> i had no idea he was a drug dealer. >> and darren, the soon-to-be-ex-husband. >> that morning, he called in sick. >> was darren polygraphed? >> he didn't pass. >> and the lover? >> he didn't do that good either. >> without much else to go on, this