. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i couldn't believe it. the first thing out of my mouth was, "there's no way he did this". there's no way. they have the wrong guy. >> her mother was nearly killed by a bomb. >> i remember coming out to the truck, put in the key and then kaboom. the police told me this bomb was meant for you. >> they say to you, who does not like you enough to try to kill you? >> i could think of no one. >> but police could, and if the target was a surprise, so was the suspect. >> whoa. it's you. >> but he claimed he was framed and a man named indian joe could prove it. even he admitted his story sounded crazy. >> if i was a guy out there watching "dateline, " i wouldn't believe this. this is like watching a tv show. >> you're telling us to go search for the one-armed man. >> yes. >> well, we found indian joe. >> that's all true? >> oh, yeah, that's all true. >> what else would we find? >> there's a

. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melville. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is dateline. >> the wedding was beautiful, i thought he was the love of my life. i wanted them to find the real killer. i wanted all of this to be behind this. go on happily ever after. >> single mom meets single dad, and in a single moment it was love. >> he was very handsome. >> he was fun. >> all smiles, very outgoing, charming. >> everything he did melted my heart. >> but there is something else about this dreamy single dad, something about his past, something deadly. >> my wife, she's dead. >> i just came into the house, i saw janet on the floor. >> she was crying, he was in shock. his whole life was shattered. >> he said i should probably let you know that my wife was actually murdered. >> killed in a crime that had never been solved. >> she was almost the perfect victim. >> and what about him? he had become the focus in his first wife's mysterious death. was he a victim too? >> on the father, i have a

. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> out of the blue one day, you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. like okay. >> do you think the system works? and we're going to beat this. we didn't. >> he's become my brother. i want to see him out. >> life was cheap that night in new york. two brutal murders just a half mile apart. >> here for a homicide crime scene. >> six people were convicted, including eric glisson. >> you actually think they read the wrong verdict. >> then divine intervention through a nun he called grandma. >> eric would say, "grandma, i think this all happening for a reason. " >> maybe a nun could help him get into heaven, but could she help him get out of prison? what she helped him do was get a lawyer, and together they hunted for the truth. >> this is the one case that has kept me up at night for six years. >> he says i know you're innocent, i know the guys who committ

now back to dateline >> welcome back to "dateline. " i'm craig melvin.secret cia employee had been beaten and strangled to death. police suspected her husband andre was to blame, but no arrests have been made. the case was growing cold. then, marie's family received a letter suggesting that investigators may have been looking in the wrong direction if they were looking at all. continuing with "missing marie, " here's josh mankiewicz. >> it had been about a year since marie singleton's body was found in the trunk of her car at a los angeles beach. her son marcus, 8 years old at the time of her murder, was being raised by an aunt in philadelphia. but his mother was never far from his mind. >> we used to have a debate about who loved each other more, you know, i love you more, no, i love you more. no, i love you more. and sometimes i even go to sleep and i still say it, like, mom i love you more, you know, it's -- that's the kind of stuff a kid never forgets. ever. >> he also stayed in touch with marie's husband, andre jackson. you still felt a connection t

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 all try to talk about where is she, what happened. >> when a woman disappears, we know police will have questions for the man in her life. in this case, that wouldn't be so simple. in this case, there was the estranged husband who admitted to an argument that once landed her in jail. >> she came at me and grabbed her by the arms, then she called the police. >> then, there was the 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 a tangle. >> could investigators unr

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i refuse to live in fear. >> you're dead. >> ever since i heard it, it's been replaying in my head, over and over. it was, all, very unbelievable. >> it happened on thanksgiving. two teenagers, missing. >> i just buried my head into my hands, and i started to cry. >> where they were, and what they did would launch a terrifying case. >> why did have to happen here? >> with a deadly end. >> nobody's leaving until we figure out what happened. >> a man at home, alone, and afraid. what would you do, if you felt in danger? >> they were really attacking his home. >> you have a right to protect your home, and to protect yourself. >> he planned. he prepared. and he was determined to kill. >> the most chilling detail of all. what you'll hear on tape. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to "dateline. " growing up, cousins nick brady and haile kifer were close. nick loved to joke, and haile loved to laugh.

. >> i am craig melvin, and i am natalie morales. in this is dateline. >> she answered the phone call lots of screaming, lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they own the. please >> panic bonds protects in their. kids >> i just kept telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. >> my goodness, it's going to cry. this this is. it >> is it. kids, forced to kids just want to protect one another. >> protect one another. he grabs your brother. >> yes he you grab your brother and just. ran >> just ran. in from out of the blue, in from out of the a hero. >> i just called to her, to blue, a hero. run towards. me and she and she starts running. >> could he starts running. >> rescue, the very a rescue smallest of the very smallest of victims? >> victims. when porsche got up >> when she and ran, did you got up and just have a moment and ran, did you got up an just have a moment hello and welcome to dateline. the two town of la orlando las vegas. it seems like mass shootings have become. and overseas, at a mall in nairobi kingdom an even deadlier

craig melvin this morning. jose diaz-balart will pick up the breaking news coverage right now. >> good morning, i'm jose diaz ballard on a very busy thursday. we're minutes away from listening to the president of the united states on this attack against the leader of isis in syria overnight. it is, as you can see there, the white house. it is a very important attack on a leader of isis that had really taken the reigns of isis since october of 2019 whel al baghdadi was taken out by the united states also in syria. as i say, president biden will be speaking to the nation about this raid that took out the leader of isis. it took place in northwest syria near the border with turkey. there were no u.s. casualties. aid groups say 13 people were killed. take a look at this drone shot. some people are saying including six children and several women may have been killed in this raid after u.s. officials say the isis leader detonated a suicide bomb. the pentagon is expected to give a briefing at 12:30 eastern, 9:30 pacif

craig melvin is in beijing with more. o expect the unexpected from the ice to the slopes. team usa full of surprises in beijing. first up is lindsey jacobellis and nick baumgartner grabbing gold in the olympic debut of mixed team snowboard cross. thisis jacobellis' second gold of the games and baumgartner's first gold. however, the win coming as the coach peter foley faces inappropriate allegations toward women. fully denying the claims. telling nbc news saying i'm surprised by the allegations. i'm doing my best to support the athletes at the olympics. u.s. ski and snowboard saying it takes all allegations seriously. the allegations are being investigated. meanwhile, we just learned in the last hour or so that the hearing for russian figure skater will be held tomorrow morning. everyone, of course, waiting to learn if the 15-year-old gold medal favorite is actually going to be able to compete in the women's short program tuesday. earlier this week, we learned that she tested positive for a banned heart medication. accordin

i'm craig melvin. detectives were convinced they knew who killed angie samota.hanan had the means and the possible motive. but the evidence against him was circumstantial and soon the case went cold. russell had his own story to tell. the truth would lay dormant for decades only to be uncovered by an amateur sleuth obsessed with the case. back to josh mankiewicz with in the mild of the night. >> several months after angie samota was raped and murdered, the prime suspect russell buchanan hired an attorney and refused to speak with police him several months after that, he left the country. it seems suspicious, but without enough evidence to arrest russell, police could not stop him. russell was not arrested or charged in angie's murder. he went on to become a successful architect. it had been nearly 30 years when russell decided to talk, once again, about what happened that night and about angie. >> her friends describe her as the kind of girl that guys get crushes on. >> maybe so. >> possible that you had a crush on her in. >> no no, not at all. i hardly knew her

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. thank you for >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> my question is why. i didn't need who. my only question is why? >> they were beautiful people, in miami's sizzling south beach. singles who became lovers, and then newlyweds. >> you may kiss the bride. >> congratulations. >> they were still on their honeymoon, only married four days, when this young bride was murdered. >> i get a phone call, screaming, crying. >> no murder weapon, no dna, but no shortage of suspects. >> you gotta prove it. > did the red hot miami lifestyle have something to do with her death? >> what's been going on in this club scene? >> he did admit to having encounters with other couples there. >> or was it simple jealousy? >> are you still intimate with yolanda? >> yes, we are. >> threats. >> say that again. >> objection. >> betrayal. >> he said he didn't love her, he loved me. >> and finally a verdict. >> the years of waiting. the years of mourning her. we needed justi

i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. >> if you admit that she's never coming home, it's like you're admitting defeat, or that she's dead. >> a hardworking wife, a loving mother, a woman that complicated love life. >> she was having affairs. >> they were in those same office areas, they some time -- >> kathy was trying to break out the relationship. >> now the secret was out, replaced by a mystery. >> she never returned for lunch. >> we did consider that her husband made known that she was having an affair. >> where was? she >> there were no. answers >> nearly 30 years, 60 investigators, and it all kept coming back to one elusive suspect. >> he just very commonly said, i know how to get rid of a body, so it would never ever be found. >> him, some -- >> it was basically an hour never situation. >> hello, welcome to dateline. when kathy had cole disappeared, police didn't know if they are dealing with a missing person case or cold-blooded murder. with little evidence to go on, the investigation grew cold.

i'm craig melvin. ssed since bonnie was craig founded, and investigators seem to to be coming up against one false lead after another. and then, in new dna match to a man who had moved to california. could this mean they could finally bring bonnie's killer to justice? or would it lead to yet another dead end? here is keith morrison. >> that one. >> all that was left to the family now, in the years after bonnie's murder was the collecting of memories. a bits of things that reminded them of how good she was. how thoughtful. like a school paper bonnie was to have turned in the day she died. she had read it to her sister the night before. it was an english exercise said samantha. in which bonnie route about saying goodbye. >> saying goodbye to her friend katie who had died in a vehicle accident. saying good bye to her dad, her biological father, who was never really part of her life. saying goodbye to cameron as he went away to college. it was almost like she knew something -- >> something was broken in the

>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " anytime a child goes missing, it's a scary thing. you know there is evil out there. >> first, michella. >> it was terrifying. >> then, jenni. >> bloodhounds came. police were there. >> this is a little girl that was doing nothing more than riding her bicycle in a park. >> two young girls taken. >> the similarities. blonde, blue-eyed, riding a bike. >> somebody who is targeting young girls. >> exactly. >> as a little kid, it definitely scared the heck out of me. >> she was a girl, then, too. solving these mysteries became her mission. >> so how many names did you have? >> about 2,300 names. >> could cutting-edge technology crack an ice-cold case? >> i was like, no way. >> i believe in the devil, and people that don't believe in the devil, i think, they're in for a big surprise. >> hello and welcome to "dateline. " michella and jenni were just like most kids their age. they loved riding bikes, and playing outdoors. the fun-loving girls didn't know each other. but they would be forever connected, through tragedy. de

k you for watching i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales. this is dateline. >> said, christy's been murder. she was taken so soon, and so violently. i couldn't stop shaking. >> a young teacher leaving for school, murdered before she could get out the door. >> this was a horrific scene. >> it was a nightmare scene. she had christmas presents that she was taking to her students that day. >> i was putrefied, i just thought, who, why? >> we looked at suspects after a suspect. >> the crime was in a mystery for decades. >> we were still with no answer. >> this poor family, we thought, we might be able to solve this case. >> could cutting edge science yield a new clue? this was a huge lead. >> absolutely. this wasn't somebody they had a reason to look at or talk to before. >> he was here, he was here the all-time. >> you are literally talking to chris's killer. >> right. face to face. >> evil comes in all packages. it >> certainly does. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello, welcome to dateline. kristie morocco always knew she wanted to be a teacher. her enthusiasm showed.

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> hello, 911. >> i think there's a body out here. please send somebody, hurry. >> they had the body of a young woman who matched the description of reagan, and i just kept saying, that has to be wrong. >> who would want to hurt reagan, investigators would start with those closest to her. >> is your gut telling you as many as someone she knew? >> we were figuring it was probably somebody she knew, an ex-boyfriend, current boyfriend. >> but miles away, a string of alarming encounters. >> he had a knife. he put it to any neck. >> i heard a voice say, "don't turn around or i'll shoot." >> this is somebody that wanted to be evil. >> could there be a connection to reagan's murder, the answer would leave an entire city infuriated. >> how the heck does this happen. how does this happen. >> they could have connected the dots way sooner. >> the system failed reagan terribly. >> i think it's outrage times a thousand. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to "dateline. " college student reagan tokes was smart, beautiful, and as gr

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i just got home, and i opened the door, is my husband's dead on the floor. >> a husband and father suddenly gone. >> did he hit his head? did he have a heart attack? >> i said something's wrong, something's wrong. >> there was a lot of blood. >> then they found the bullets. he'd been shot with two different guns. >> two guns, does that mean two shooters? >> one could argue that. >> detectives would unravel a staggering plan of stone cold evil. >> this plot to kill him had been going back months. >> months. there was a seethiing hatred. >> it was a game. everyone else was just collateral damage. >> it just destroyed my heart. i'm angry now, and i was never a very angry person. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to "dateline. " in the eyes of his daughter, randy baker could do no wrong. he was her rock and a mentor for countless others. randy dedicated himself to a deeply personal mission counseling others to overcome addiction. it was a battle he, too, waged as a young man, so when randy was found dead, investiga

nbc's craig melvin spoke with white before he headed to beijing. >> this is the biggest moment of shaun'sght now. >> reporter: from the first time we saw him take flight, how were we to know he would land here? the face of snowboarding three-time olympic gold medal champion now going to his fifth olympic games. it's been a wild ride, one that is ending. white telling reporters over the weekend here that these would be his last olympics, confirming what he first told us when we talked to him ahead of these games. >> it's going to feel weird coming out of my mouth, but this is, i think, my last run. >> no matter what, this is it? >> i think so, yeah. yeah. >> why >> >> you know, it's -- so it's hard to talk about, you know, because my whole life i've kind of, you know, been looked at as somewhat, you know, superhuman because i do these things, realizing and admitting to myself and everything else, i'm human. it's taken a toll, there's wear and tear the motivation is still there. but the body, the decline in the abilities with the sport still rising, it's just an inevitable sort of situation

craig melvin here from msnbc world headquarters in new york city. there's a lot to cover this morning. fast-moving developments. right now joint base andrews, as you can see president biden boarding air force i. as we speak, he is headed here to new york city to talk gun violence. it comes just minutes after the president addressed a raid that he directed in syria, the leader of isis died during that raid. >> last night's operation took a major terrorist leader off the battlefield and has sent a strong message to terrorists around the world, we will come after you and find you. >> and this is what is left of the building where that raid happened. a senior administration official says the operation -- the beginning of the operation, the target of the raid exploded a bomb. they say that bomb killed the target and also killed members of his own family, including women and children. in just a few minutes, i'll talk to white house communications director kate bedingfield about that raid and about the president's new push to revive that moon initiative. a

i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales.it's like you're admitting defeat, or that she's dead. >> a hardworking wife, a loving mother, a woman that complicated love life. >> she was having affairs. >> they were in those same office areas, they some time -- >> kathy was trying to break out the relationship. >> now the secret was out,

>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i was trying tomine what she had on. you know, clothing. and he got real quiet and whispered and he said, "red blood." chills up and down my spine because i thought, wow, this kid saw this. >> a little boy witnessed something terrifying the night his mother vanished. >> it just was ripping my heart. >> he was so traumatized. >> everybody's life changed that night. everybody's did. >> what had happened to his mom? >> i still wake up in the middle of the night. >> haunted for more than two decades, he would make a chilling discovery that would unlock this mystery. >> now you know the whole story. >> yes, sir. everything kind of clicked. >> it's just so unbelievable. >> i knew he was telling his mom's story. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to "dateline. " aaron fraser was only 3 years old when his mom left the house, never to be seen or heard from again. police soon learned that aaron may have witnessed the unspeakable, the murder of his own mother. the boy would become a man before the whole truth was revea

but i understand her 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. >> when their marriage fell apart, her family closed ranks. >> 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 night he left to pick up one of them and never came back. t

craig melvin: that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [theme music] >>> the president signals to russia it would be a gigantic mistake to further invade ukraine. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc a warning for americans in ukraine. >> i think it would be wise to leave the country. >> the new concerning troop movements by putin his face to face with macron and president biden's push to get germany to step up an end in sight for masks in schools. >> this is a huge step back to normalcy for our kids. >> democratic governors now lifting mandates as other states fight to keep them >>> chaos in canada. truckers uniting to form a convoy in protest of vaccine rules. officials declaring the capital city under siege >>> spirit and frontier joining forces. >> this is not a regular airline merger >> what it means for flyers and will the deal get cleared? >>> hell week turns deadly for an aspiring navy s.e.a.l. >>> the $100 million offer to take joe rogan off spotify. >>> and the irs changing its mind about scanning your face. >> announcer

shaun white opened up to nbc's craig melvin about his historic olympic career and how he's managing expectations. >> i'm going to give it everything, i've prepared myself where i'm like, gosh, if i could win again, my goodness, what an amazing accomplishment. even to podium, even to be an olympian at 35 at the olympics is a feat. >> at 35, right? ahead for you at 5:00 a.m., janelle wang is joining us live from beijing with a full report on how bay area athletes are doing in the competition. >>> 4:37 right now. facial recognition, coming up next on "today in the bay," the reason the irs is now suspending that practice. >> plus, a rise in pay. the increase some amazon employees can expect to see in their paychecks. >> and take a look at these temperatures. we're starting in the upper 30s in some spots. another cold one, but it will be a warm afternoon. we'll get a look at the range in temperatures and what you can expect where you live coming up. >> and getting a live look at freemont, we're showing a smooth drive. headlights coming toward us are going south on the nimitz, smooth drive through oak

he'll see you then, but for now, craig melvin saying good night from beijing.-breaking delicious, and definitely the only burger that's meant to be dipped into heinz secret sauce and potato chip crunchers. it's the heinz dip and crunch bacon cheeseburger. i'm gonna dip out and get one now! my heinz dip & crunch bacon cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box. >>> tonight, heart break in beijing for one of the best alpine skiers in the world. we'll hear from mikaela shiffrin. also one of the best skiers in the half pipe headed here from reno. why he said his competitors should be worried. >>> will they close them down? emotions running high tonight. the late night vote as the future of several oakland schools is in limbo. >>> and the list is getting longer. another bay area county lifting its mask mandate next week. what we've learned and how it can impact you. >> and take a look. we'll take you for a ride in a flying car being made right here in the bay area. >>> good evening, the olympics are never perfect. tonight two divergent story lines. the electrifying

so, for now, craig melvin saying, so long from here in beijing. nbc and streaming on peacock as well. we'll see you back here tomorrow from beijing. have a great night. ♪♪ it's ground-breaking delicious, and definitely the only burger that's meant to be dipped into heinz secret sauce and potato chip crunchers. it's the heinz dip and crunch bacon cheeseburger. i'm gonna dip out and get one now! my heinz dip & crunch bacon cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box. >>> cue the confusion. the state confirms the mask mandate will expire next week. but will your county follow the state's rule? >>> also caught on camera, a trip to the hospital takes a wild turn after a patient steals a police cruiser. a joy ride that ended badly. >>> and do you feel safe on the freeway? yet another deadly shooting on friday night. is this a trend? we investigate and map every major freeway shooting in the bay area in the last two years. >>> and it's been a roller coaster of emotions for a bay area athlete. one out due to covid, another with a broken leg. there is also

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> we used to have a debateit, like, mom, i love you more. that's the kind of stuff you can't never forget. >> she was the single mom who kept him safe. she was also keeping a secret. >> she was really working for the cia. >> that's my understanding, yes. >> an undercover job handling classified documents but the real intrigue started when she went missing. >> i knew something was wrong. >> i didn't want to believe

i'm lindsey riser in for craig melvin. as we speak, the u.n. assembly general is holding a meeting about the crisis. we got confirmation that government web sites were hit with a cyber attack. ukraine is moving to impose a state of emergency, even while kyiv's mayor is telling people not to panic. some families are sending children to schools with stickers listing their blood types. earlier putin shared this warning, the interest of russia and the security of its citizens are, quote, unconditional. it all comes as the u.s. and our allies unleash a first wave of sanctions. in 30 minutes we expect to hear from speaker pelosi. congress wasn't able to pass preemptive sanctions before an invasion. we're going to watch to see what she has to say now that things have changed. also this morning in minnesota, the federal trial for the former officers charged with violating george floyd's civil rights when he died. jurors get their hands on the case today. and in kentucky, the trial of the only officer charged in connection to the deadly raid that kill b

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] >>> now, the russians are blaming us, as the war drums beat i'm shepard smith, this is "the news" on cnbc. >>> russia and the united states, intense talks at the united nations, as a new sign emerges that putin may be nearing an invasion. >>> more trouble for boris johnson. parts of a damning report finally released into the party-gate scandal at 10 downing street >> i want to say sorry i'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right. >> for the prime minister, is the end near >>> damage control spotify and joe rogan respond to backlash over his podcast. >> i'm not trying to promote misinformation i'm not trying to be controversial. >> the changes announced as we look at the big money at stake. >> man, i don't know, mad as hell. >> the family of ahmaud arbery outraged two of their son's killers offered a plea deal they opposed. now a big change in the judge's ruling >>> north korea one of its most provocative missile launches. >>> two black women found dead why cop

thank you for watching >> i'm craig melvin, and i'm natalie morales, and this is dateline. >> i don't even think i understand what happened. because you don't want to hear details. that was the worst day of my life that i found out about my mom. >> a loving couple. a romantic hike. a secluded spot. >> she was turning to look at the bird. it's like her feet just went out from under her. >> all of a sudden i hear yelling coming from downstream. there was mrs. mueller floating face up. >> a wife falling to her death. her husband falling apart. >> he was panicking. he was shaking. crying. >> the evidence at the scene makes us believe something entirely different happen. >> he told me she fell 20 feet. >> were the injuries? why did i not see what i expected to see? >> a search for the truth in the woods and water. if your theory is right, that is almost like she was being hunted. >> it's almost like a hare and a wolf. >> two chilling accounts of what happened to the mom they all adore. one seemingly unsolvable mystery. >> if you believe crazy story a, or you believe crazy story. both stori

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a number of stories developing this hour. breaking right now, eyes on the white house. the president slated to meet with our allies about the crisis in ukraine any second now. the virtual show of force includes the italy, the eu. >> we continue to see very troubling signs of russian escalation. we're in a window where an invasion could begin at any time. and to be clear, that includes during the olympics. >> it is coming as nbc news has new reporting on nine different routes russian forces could take if it decides to invade. plus any time now, we're waiting for the fda to release data on pfizer's vaccine trials for cages age 6 months to four years. and there's another big challenge facing our nation, inflation. it's the highest since 1982. you're feeling it, your extended family is feeling it and so are small businesses. ahead i'm going to talk with two business owners about how they've had to adapt to keep their businesses open. we want to start with the crisis in eastern europe and

r his y >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> we call and her phone went straight to voice mail over and over and over. i realized something was wrong. >> i had the call that they got the car. >> we pumped the trunk and there's our victim. >> a body of evidence that made no sense? she's wearing an oversized mickey mouse shirt. >> did she own any mickey mouse clothing in. >> she had long hair. >> her hair was cut. >> who can be this sick in the head to do the? >> the potential suspects pile up. they widen the loved one's trust. >> we were taking him off the case. >> the case goes into an explosive reckoning. >> the world blows up. >> the world blows up. >> almost surreal. >> no one can say they forgive the devil. >>> hello, welcome to "dateline." heather bogle was thrilled to get a job at the local whirl bool factory. even if it meant working the grave yard shift. this way her days were free for her young daughter. then the young mother was murdered. the search for her killer would lead to a handful of suspects, but heather's family have doubts a

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it's been extremely hard. >> hardest part is the crime. >> a mother at work in her office murder. >> someone just let her die. >> are you sure she was dead? >> she is a very professional woman dead. >> police start to dig. her new fiup a say. >> he's like, i have to move on. >> it was very suspicious. final client. >> he owned a 9mm gun. >> and she was shot with one of those?t >> her ex-husband. >> he was under suspicion. >> he was. >> did you murder your wife? >> iur know anyone is capable o doing anything, but we would know, we're his kids. >> a chilling case. >> murder. >> with a pivoting end. >> our mom's killer is still out there. >> hello, welcome toer "datelin" pam zimmerman was everything to her three children, cheerleader, confidante, help tore, a reassuring presence who was always there. then she was gone, shot dead in her office. but why? in the search for clues, detectives focus on the men in pam's life and the secrets they kept. only one would face trial for her murder and the stunning outcome wo

i'm lindsey riser in for craig melvin. as we speak, the u.n.h a cyber attack. ukraine is moving to impose a state of emergency, even while kyiv's mayor is telling people not to panic. some

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. first up, enough developments with the crisis in ukraine. more u.s. troops have been deployed from fort campbell in kentucky to europe. and secretary blinken answered a question that people have been wondering, is russia actually pulling back its troops from the ukrainian border like they say they are? >> there's what russia says and what russia does. we haven't seen any pullback of their forces. we continue to see not only these forces mass, we continue to see critical units moving toward the border not away from the border. what we need to see is exactly the opposite. we need to see these forces moving away. >> the president warning russia has about 150,000 troops massed and that the united states is prepared no matter what happens. ahead i'm going to talk with texas congressman colin allread, who was recently in ukraine, by the way. president biden also warns a russian invasion could affect the u.s. economy, especially gas prices so what is the plan to cut those costs? how does tak

i'm a little concerned, i saw craig melvin on msnbc walk into get his testing look like a spaceship.r not? i don't trust anything they tell me. how do i know they're not taking some athletes out of the game so theirs can do better? editing is on the table. everything is on the table. the ioc only has its own backside to protect. i don't care what they say. look in the food, it's too late. you can join us can bring in like fresh laundry meals for these guys? no. gavin newsom scooped it all up. >> right. and the ioc is complicit in all of that. in addition to these athletes playing such a phenomenal price for this o2 is nbc with abysmal ratings. the games are on pace to be the lowest rated will be games in history if these ratings stay where they are and they should be. nbc should be a shame to some of the commentary. i've seen them on twitter engage in that trap called out china. i was reading fox's talk about what it would like to be in one of these camps. she said every woman under the age of 40 was raped. she was beaten to the point of bleeding and she had to have her ovaries remov

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i'm yasmin vossoughian in for craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city.ed to meet with our allies about the crisis in ukraine any second now. the

craig melvin was on hand as the team made the anticipated announcement.d franchise. it's something that broadly resonated with our fans. and it's something that we believe embodies the values of service and leadership that really define the dmv in this community. and it's something importantly that we could own and grow for the next 90 years and something that can allow us to tie the rich history and championship legacy of the franchise to new traditions in the future. >> want to turn to the founder and executive director of illuminative crystal and her group spearheaded the change your name movement that led to washington and the cleveland guardians to change their name as well. great to see you. first, let me get your reaction. first to the name change. >> i mean, look, it signals an important new chapter. and i think everybody's talking about the name they chose today. to me the story is about decades and decades of native-led activism. illuminative didn't spearhead this alone. we stand on the shoulder of activists like suzanne blackhorse and dozens of

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend craig melvin here in nbc studios in new york city. first any minute we are expected to hear from the president. the january jobs report is out and it beat economic forecasts. 467,000 more people have been added to the payroll. and unemployment ticked up just a hair to 6% and we are seeing massive revisions and it means employment is doing even better than we thought. good news for americans and the biden administration as well. we'll take you to the white house live once the president starts speaking about that. our eyes are on, of course, eastern europe. we have a look from fort bragg, north carolina, showing u.s. troops deploying to the region. and u.s. intelligence says russia could fabricate a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. more on all of this in members when i talk with congresswoman miki sherrill. you don't want to miss that conversation. and you thought that was all this hour? we just got news out of brunswick, georgia in the last hour regarding the men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. the hate crimes trial against th

later on the "today" show, craig melvin will get reaction from players and those fans. >>> the fightother spending means america owes more money than ever before. >> scott mcgrew, we're talking about lots of money. >> well, trillions of dollars. and people are smarter than me and have tried to illustrate just how much a trillion is. it's a thousand billion. we're talking about $30 trillion and that's how much the government owes according to the latest figures from the treasury department. it's a record national debt and the first time it's crossed $30 trillion. much of that is new spending. the debt jumped under president biden, but the budget has not been balanced for years, which creates deficits that contribute to debt. republicans in charge, democrats in charge, it really doesn't matter, you've got deficits. president biden met with both parties on the senate judiciary committee yesterday to discuss who should be nominated to the supreme court to fill stephen breyer's seat. before he became vice president under obama, president biden was in charge of the senate judiciary committ

later on the "today" show craig melvin will get reaction from players and fans.in dc and they said it will have to grow on them. >>> all right, so here we go, 6:37 this morning, and the winter olympics are officially under way. all morning long we have been telling you about the start of the curling matches. the opening ceremony about 48 hours way, and it will air live on nbc bay area starting at 3:30 a.m. starting at 5:00 a.m., "today in the bay" is doing a streaming newscast that you can watch on nbcbayarea.com. get your local news and weather while all of that is going on. here's a look at the great wall of china this morning, lit up and just as beautiful as it can be, as we welcome in the olympic games. >> majestic looking, isn't it? >> very much so. i love that. >>> you know what? i love this, too, because a sign of olympic glory, now making its way through the streets surrounding beijing. so the winter olympic torch relay has already started. ♪♪ >> he's waiting like, light it, come on, come on. more than 1,000 torchbearers will carry the flame through areas

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york.

. >> i am craig melvin, and i am natalie morales.creaming, lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they own the. please >> panic bonds protects in their. kids >> i just kept telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. >> my goodness, it's going to cry. this this is. it >> is it. kids, forced to kids just want to protect one another. >> protect one another. he grabs your brother. >> yes he you grab your brother

morales, thanks fo>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline. >> she did not deserve this. to kill someone, over months, and months and months. there are a lot of ways to kill someone, but i have never seen anything like this. >> a devastating mystery illness. >> she was in a lot of pain, excruciating pain. >> this is all i wanted. >> she looks like a zombie? >> like a zombie. >> i knew that she was gone. >> what was happening to this young mom? >> so, when you are seeing this. >> we are like oh my gosh. someone said, could this be a poison? >> this is the kind of stuff that was used by russian kgb agents. >> who in the right mind would even think of this? >> you need to search those computers, search those phones. >> this is being done to her on purpose, she is in danger. >> this evil came into our lives. how could this be? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to dateline. -- loved to ride, and was hardwired to go the extra mile with everything that she did. then, suddenly, her health collapsed. doctors were baffled as her symptoms multiplied and grew more alarming. and then

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] >>> now we're sending americans to push back against russian aggression i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc crisis in ukraine. the u.s. deploying thousands of troops to eastern europe >> they're moves designed to respond to the current security environment. >> what we know about the mission and growing tensions with russia. >>> more than 100 million americans in the path of a massive winter storm snow and ice covering roads. thousands of flights canceled. the forecast and who is still at risk >>> an off-duty cop shot in new york city. >> on his way to protect new yorkers from criminals like the two who were arrested today. >> the suspects, the police response, and the condition of the wounded officer. >>> cheap unmanned drones, transformed into deadly weapons of war what the u.s. military is doing to combat the rising threat from above. >>> possible suspects, and a potential motive in the black college bomb threats. >>> president biden relaunches the cancer m

that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. good evening, i'm mehdi hassan. there were so many bizarre moments in the trump presidency that you almost forget about. remember when he explored the idea of buying greenland? or when he made up a nonexistent a terror attack in sweden? what about when he was talking about toilets? yeah toilets? >> people are watching toilets, ten times, 15 times. as opposed to once. ten, 15. sort of gross to talk about, right? i want to talk about the fact that people need to watch their toilet 13 times. >> you have to wonder, why was donald trump trying to put something down the toilet that required that many flushes? details from axios say that staff in the white house kept finding printed paper jabbed in the toilet. and they concluded that trump is using this as a memory hole. get your jokes out now! donald trump. it's the grand old party! the daily stories. it's a messy situation that cannot be wiped away. we really hit the bottom here! but in all seriousness, he may be the first republican presi

i'm in for craig melvin this morning.administration is working the phones hard right now. in fact, in the last 20 minutes we got word that president biden was on the phone with french president emmanuel macron and minutes before that we learned secretary of state blinken had a call of his own with his counterpart in russia and this blitz comes as moscow is now pulling back some of its troops in the region, at least they say so. it's still got 130,000 soldiers on the border with ukraine. ukranian leaders have a simple message. we'll believe when we see it. also right now. the federal hate crimes trial against the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery is under way in georgia. what we're hearing from witness eses this morning in court and why experts say the stakes in this case are sky high. and we're following breaking news. we just got a major announcement in a legal case between familiar lifts shooting victims