i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> hello, >>> hello, i'm craig melvin.is is dateline. >> it happens on tv. it doesn't happen to your family , to your brother, but it does. >> no one thought it could happen to him. he was a tough guy, prepared for anything. >> he always would say if anyone tries to break in here, ç i will kill them. >> instead he was killed. stabbed in his own home. his son and daughter-in-law stumbled into a terrifying scene. >> that's when i saw the gun. >> they said we have to kill you now. >> a strange story that only got stranger. >> something isn't right here. >> could have killed his own father? what really happened in that house? >> then a witness came forward. in this is our story, the strangest thing of all was the truth. >> he planned for any scenario except the one that happened to him. >> hello, and welcome toúç dateline. kay mortensen was a strong- minded man who built a fortune and a fortress to protect it. then, he was attacked turning his home into a bloody crime scene. how police wondered could someone so vigilant be tak

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i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. and this is "dateline." i'm craig melvin.is is dateline. >> they were high school sweethearts. >> expected to spend the rest of our lives together. >> when she was murdered sympathy turn to suspicion. >> no question it was his. >> the mystery was just beginning because >> dna was some other mail. >> as the town chooses sides, more startling developments in a horrific murder. >> you've got something this bad. somebody has to pay. kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. >>> hello, and >>> hello, and welcome to dateline.19-y nona dirksmeyer, kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19- year-old known for her beautiful voice and he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. than a brutal attack shattered their dreams. it was a crime that was shake a small southern town to its core and pit to family■ç against the community they called home. here is keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? >> look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. your first impressio

craig melvin. this is dateline. >> i was tied up and tortured. these people almost murdered me. >> i was terrified. >> a mother fighting for her child. that's universal. >> seashore arrived a harrowing ordeal and one of the most dangerous places on earth. >> tonight, they have brought me out to kill me. >> then, from across the world, her kidnapper found her again. >> he reached out on facebook. >> did your heart stop? >> it was scary he could find me. >> for the first time, she shares her dramatic story. has she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. >> this plays like a tom clancy the ruler. >> the setting? a perfect island paradise. the plot? daring undercover sting. >> you were supposed to get some money. >> yes. >> we didn't think it would work. >> face to face with her kidnapper at last. >> i just broke down. >> it's still hard for you. >> would she get justice? >> i got the courage and that moment. i said i'm ready. >> hello, and welcome to dateline. amanda lindhout was a fearless young

i'm craig melvin.ehind bars for a murder >>> welcome back to dateline. i am craig melvin. after spending within 20 years behind bars for a murderer they said they did not commit, tommy and ray forgiven two valuable things. hope and the potential eyewitness. a stranger named john hielscher came forward to insist he saw the real killers. but could one man's clean be enough to overturn a conviction? for their team, it was time to go but the task of proving it. once again, here is keith morrison with graduation night. >> private i julianne cuneo and the others who joined her efforts for the highers brothers believe the newly discovered witness, john hielscher, was telling the truth. now, if they could only find the four high school friends he claimed were with them . with him the night he and they took it trip to buy marijuana from a neighborhood drug dealer known as old man bob. a trip that ended in gunfire. first, bad news. julianne discovered the driver the car died. but, his family confirmed he drove a

i am craig melvin.es were hiding something about her son, courtney's shooting. she says a look at video from that might confirm those fears. in her eyes, officers had treated courtney like a suspect despite his pleas for help. shapearl is about to team up with a resourceful new ally to launch an investigation of their own. back to josh mankiewicz with "the story of somebody." >> one year after a murder, you expect detectives to know a whole lot about their victim. so, how well did chicago police detectives know courtney copeland? >> you two were among his closest friends, so i mean, if i were investigating his death, i would be talking to the two of you. what was going on in his life, what was he seeing? you didn't like him? did police ask you this questions? >> no. i was never interviewed by any type of detective. >> they didn't sit you down and ask you any of that stuff? >> no. it is surprising because they should have, you know? >> shapearl had obtained some copies of the detectives case reports . in

i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. u for w >>> hello. i am craig melvin, and this is dateline. >> you had the good cop, you had the bad cop. it felt like law and order. >> the fire broke out before dawn. in the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. >> she lived a very courageous life. she was very bold in what she did. >> after the smoke cleared, the mystery lingered. >> she died before the fire. >> we look to as the suspect? >> the spouse is the first person we spoke to. >> but her husband had a clear alibi and passed a lie detector test. the case grew cold until this witness came forward with a tale of love and lust gone wrong. but could she be believed? was she out for justice, or revenge? >> is it a perfect world? no. will she get hers? yes. when she dies. >> what was the truth? wanted to escape the hustle hello, and welcome to dateline. paul and katherine novak wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city. they found peace and quiet when they moved into a bi

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i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. you evg committing the perfect murder? this is dateline. >> i said had you ever contemplated committing the perfect murder and he said yes. the key element is making sure someone is caught. once they have someone they will stop looking and that's how you get away. >> a cold-blooded killing, i victim worth millions and all l kinds of conflicting clues. >> i have never had a case this complicated. >> police following multiple leads until -- in >> i asked who was that and he said that was my neighbor who lives two floors below. >> a suspect under arrest. >> just take him away. t >> case closed or was it ? could there be someone else they missed ? >> there were so many parts of the puzzle that were not addingt up. >> someone had pulled the trigger but had someone else pull the strings ? >> he was the type of guy to e take bad luck and turning into a fortune. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to dateline.lo they were neighbors living large in their salt lake city it loft fill

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i'm craig melvin. scott horne was murdered in a violent rage.ice suspect the crime was personal and set out to find anyone who may have held a grudge against the former fbi special agent. but there leads quickly fizzled. all but one. turns out, scott did have an enemy, someone local police knew very well. back to josh mankiewicz with the house." >> the celebration of scott horne's wife drew quite a crowd. >> no one can make scott laugh more than scott could make scott laugh. >> there were jokes and tears and an air of awkwardness too. scott's estranged wife was in the front row. just about everyone was close to scott knew there had been trouble inside the marriage and that home. >> ivan said, scott, you should leave the house. >> debbie wright was it an fbi colleague, one of scott's best friends. she said the clashes with anne started years earlier, mostly over the kids. >> what i saw, sometimes, she would be really sweet and nice to the kids, and then she could just turn on a dime and be mean to them. >> you saw that? >> i saw it. yeah. i saw t

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hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." wow. >>> >> i don't know what it is about my mom that has captured the heart of so many people. there is something to her that people connect with. what was so beautiful about her , it made her a target, too. >> she was the queen of the million dollar listing, the real estate broker who sealed the deal. >> her customers love her. the most genuine person you ever met. >> she headed out to show a house that day and never made it home. >> i'm texting her and calling her. >> what happened here? >> something is wrong. >> was she in danger? was someone behind this? >> please don't call the police. if you call the police, it could be bad. >> you can hear how scared she was. >> suddenly, an all-out manhunt. >> it's like a moving. >> good anyone creature in time? >> i have to be stronger >> emotions are everywhere. >> i know she pleaded. did you find her? is she alive? and sful real estate >>> welcome to dateline. beverly carter was well known in little rock, arkansas. she was a beloved mother

i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> hello, i am craig melvin, and this is dateline. >> in the pit of my stomach, i knew something wasn't right here. >> he must have been so, so scared. >> they were so happy at first. >> kevin just fell in love with her. >> but when the marriage went bad, he went missing. >> he just disappeared. >> was this a husband who didn't want to be found? or was this a wife who had something to hide? what had happened behind closed doors? >> she laughed and said, no, there is no affair. >> someone was keeping secrets, and even police couldn't wrap their heads around this one until they found a trail of text. >> we were like, holy smokes, it's right there. >> it sure was. every stunning detail. >> it seemed like the perfect tool to put the poison inside of him. >> was as a loving spouse, or a lethal one? >> i feel like the gates of are opening. >> i don't know what they were thinking. ng. kevin and morgan mengel had their share of ups and downs, but through it all, they

i am craig melvin. the forgery conviction, faked college transcripts. the alleged affair.investigators looked into martin macneill, the more the good doctor seemed like a fraud. another scheme was about to be revealed making detectives question if martin was capable of much worse. once again, here is keith morrison with secrets in pleasant grove. >>> martin macneill's daughters see. the father return the family home into a tawdry love nest for a so-called nanny. the mistress. gypsy willis. for nearly two years, they had been laser focused on improving his guilt. trying to set persuade the police or anyone that martin murdered michele. sure enough, they discovered a crime. not murder. shocking nonetheless. it started when martin sent his 16-year-old adopted daughter giselle up to ukraine to visit her biological sister. >> giselle called my daughter's phone and they started talking. gisele started crying and told her story that she got left there. >> abandon? >> right. >> why would he do that? more digging revealed the martin and gypsy cooked up a scheme and it involved taki

i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> hello. i am andrea canning, and this is dateline. >> i stood there in that hallway for that pool of blood was, where her office was. whoever did this new this facility, and knew it well. >> ahead turning the twist in the crime that stunned everyone from the start. >> seven years, we are seeking justice for michelle for almost seven years. >> a mom of two murdered at work. >> a lot of blood, a lot of trauma. there were pry marks on her office door. >> what was in that office than anybody would want? >> a case bonaparte when a secret relationship was revealed, exposing hidden bombshell evidence. >> he is on the property where a woman is murdered and we don't know who he is. >> you never know how something's going to go. >> hello, and welcome to dateline. michelle mockbee met the love of her life, dan mockbee at the warehouse where they both worked. they married, had two daughters, and were busy juggling jobs and family. then, a day that began like any other suddenly turned deadly. security cam

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i'm craig melvin.n believed her husband, karl, killed their son, levi. armed with a few tactics, she actually learned from dateline cindy would soon take on a dangerous mission. confronting the situation. here is andrea canning with deadly deceit. >> in november 2011, private investigator, steve brown, decided it was time to meet karl karlsen. he and cindy came up with an audacious plan. >> i said what if i go undercover and befriend karl if you will as a marketer or promoter for your duck business. >> it was a giant step for cindy and risky. if karl found out who steve really was? >> no clue this was a private investigator? >> correct. >> when he came to the house, i had to pretend. >> where are you now? and karl started telling his vision, his dream for the duck business if you will. >> after that steve said he and karl would drive around the area talking business mostly. the one moment stood out when he was talking about farm animals. >> and he came up behind me and went like this with his hand and

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i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline daytime" on nbc. this is a person who ran away. the mystery had this sort of sinister side to it. oh, my god. oh, my god. this is really happening. it's happening right now.

i've been told that i need to toss to the nbc today show a craig melvin, who is also it nbc national correspondent. let's listen. >> hey, katie. >> oh, i'm sorry. i was a little bit confused about what my controller was telling me. okay, craig. what have you got for us? >> just some new reporting. a few moments ago, they confirmed that congressman jim clyburn is said to endorse kamala harris here in the next 15 minutes as well. so i think what you are probably starting to see over the next few hours may be established to a certain extent in deciding that they are going to try and avoid some sort of perhaps jumbled primary, as was rumored in august in chicago. and clyburn, of course, as you talked about over the last hour or two, largely credited with perhaps saving the biden campaign it self, symbolic and substantial that he is the first of the democratic leadership to throw his weight behind the vice president. >> that is a significant endorsement. clyburn was the person who helped joe biden win south carolina. and the nomination. he was also seen as somebody who could potentially be

i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. . keith morrison: they seemed like the ultimate power couple. kathy inzerillo: she told me she would be travelling on secret missions. bill walter: he had all the medals. silver star, a purple heart. keith morrison: glamorous military careers. but was it all camouflage? bill walter: the bs alarms are going off in my head like you wouldn't believe. >>> they seemed like the ultimate power couple. >> she told me she would be traveling on secret missions. >> he had all the metals, silver star, purple heart. >> glamorous military careers, >> glamorous military careers, but was it all camouflaged? >> the bs alarms are going off in my head like you wouldn't believe. >> that they have something to hide? >> we started doing surveillance. maybe we have a crime here. >> i'm think to myself, this can't be true. >> what happened to her last husband? >> whoever did this is very evil. >> the hurt, the anger, it makes you question everybody. of tennessee's appalachians. >> it seems alive, somehow, here

. >> reporter: congressman james clyburn of south carolina telling the "today" show's craig melvin that he still believes in biden but said if need be, vice president kamala harris is up to the job. >> absolutely, no question about that. she has acquitted herself well in the job as vice president. >> reporter: the current situation is purgatory for democrats on the hill, one member worries, cannot fester for much longer. >> i don't want to bite my nails every time president biden gets on the stage. that's the dynamic at work. we need to be shifting the attention to the other guy. >> ryan, we have new reporting tonight that at least one house democrat today told the president directly it was time to leave the race. >> reporter: that's right, lester, sources tell us that in a call with house democrats congressman mike levin of california confronted the president and said that the party needed new leadership. the president responded by promising to get out on the road and answer more tough questions as the campaign continues. lester. >> all right, ryan nobles, thank you. and join us monday

craig melvin actually sat down with lebron james in vegas who actually talked about suiting up for the again. team usa was given a lot to me. so i feel like, you know, it's an opportunity for me to give back and i'm happy to be a part of, you know, the men's senior national team once again. you know, being in paris and being alongside, you know, you know, some greats. you know, some of the greats that we've ever seen in steph curry, kevin durant, just to name a few. and lebron james all right. all right. so here at nbc bay area we are gearing up for the olympics as well. i want you to take a look at this. a barnes and noble cafe in gilroy crafted up some olympic inspired drinks. you can try the usa mexico, jamaica, japan and france. yeah. looks fun right? all right, so of course you can follow all the olympic action right here on nbc. bay area opening ceremony is going to take place july 26th, and you can find it right here on nbc bay area. we've got exclusive coverage throughout the paris olympic games. always looking forward to that. the heat, not so much. yeah, we'll be watching eve

do these names sound familiar, savannah guthrie, hoda kotb, craig melvin, al roker.fficial ralph lauren team usa collection. we shot this on the snl set. 8h. you guys did. there was podiums. they wanted me to mention that the olympic rings set took four hours to build, so thanks to those folks for building that. >> we were pumped! >> how was it? >> it was really fun. we had the music pumping. we had -- there was a lot going on. >> it was a precursor for us getting to spend time together. >> yeah, yeah. >> field trip. >> look at you! look at the clear leader. >> what are you going to do in paris, the coverage, all of it? all the goods. the qr code is there. >> today.com. a lot of fun. >> there it is. you can read the full story there. >> that's it. okay. >>> before the games begin, guys, we're getting a taste of pair paris with a great dinner recipe from world-renowned chef eric ripert. but first -- we'll have the news and weather coming up. it's time to get away and cash in at cache creek casino resort. to rock and to roll. to go all out or go all in with four stars

that process starts tomorrow as dnc chair jaime harrison explained to craig melvin earlier today. >> the official signatures from theñr delegates. then you've got a few days to get those signatures. then we start the official voting for our nominee, likely by august 1st. this process is going to be fair, transparent, open, but it's going to be fast. >> the harris campaign is quickly breaking records, raising more than $100 million since president biden announced he's stepping aside. 62% were first-time donors. at campaign headquarters in wilmington yesterday, harris leaned into her experience as a prosecutor in california. >> perpetrators of all kinds, predators who abused çówomen, fraudsters. hear me when i say i know donald trump's type. >> this hour, the vice president arriving in battleground wisconsin, where theñr republics had their convention last week, for herÑi first rally as the likely democratic candidate, the frontrunner. we'll head to wisconsinÑi in a moment. with yamiche alcindor and shaquille brewster. we begin with peter alexander. the presidentñru)s& be headingÑ back

. >> that is all for this edition of nate -- dateline, i'm craig melvin, thank you for watching. into a brand-new kamala harris rides an incredible wave of momentum as donald trump reminds us once again what's at stake in november. buttigieg is often commented on as a running mate for harris and he's coming up. >>> plus, the senator has known the vice president for decades dating back to her days as the san francisco d.a. senator butler is going to join us live in a few minutes. >>> later, jd vance's comments about cat ladies is weird and talk about the cleanup only made things weirder. >>> well, it's officially 100 daysia until the election. that means it's 100 days to make sure your polling place hasn't changed, 100 days to figure out if you're going to vote by mail or in person, and, of course, there's a lot that can happen between now and then. we already know the stalks in this election, and donald trump just reminded us in 100 days it's not a normal day of election. it's an election where we decide if we want to hold elections again. >> again, christians get out and vote ju

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> hello, i am andrea canning and this is dateline. >> i didn't see it coming. it was shocking. >> i had a bad feeling. >> she did say he had a gun and i'm afraid he might use it. >> a story of sand, sunsets, and fatal attraction. she had so much to give. >> she would make everyone feel love. >> then she found him. >> she said she felt so good in his arms. >> he was handsome, sophisticated, crazy about her. there was talk of marriage, then suddenly, there was talk of trouble. >> she was frightened enough not to go home. >> she had fears something would happen to her. >> it did. >> my sister is not answering her phone. >> how did love go so run. it would take not one but two trials to discover the truth. >> all of a sudden he was not convicted of killing my sister anymore. >>> hello, and welcome to dateline. elizabeth lochtefeld was a savvy entrepreneur who built around business. thomas toolan cut his teeth in the financial world. the connection was instant. wh

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. ♪ >>> welcome to "street signs."y namee is arabile gumede and these are your headlines. donald trump announcing j.d. vance as his running make in his first appearance since the assassination attempt. >>> biden tells the threat from trump is too grave to ignore. >> focus on it. focus on what's doing. focus on his policies. focus on the number of lies he told in the debate. i mean, there's a whole range of things. i'm not the guy that said i want to be a dictator on day one. >>> hugo boss comes unstitched in trade in early days since the fashion house cut its sales guidance for the second time this year. >>> and ocado surges to the top after reporting a smaller loss in the first half. >>> a packed show for you. let's kickoff with donald trump who has tapped former credit p j.d. vance, the 59-year-old senator from ohio. in a statement, the biden campaign said trump made the pick because vance will, quote, bend over backwards to enable the former president and his extreme maga agenda. speaking to fox news, sean hannity s

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [theme music] ♪ >>> welcome to "street signs."'m silvia amaro and here are your headlines. oil demand weakens in the second quarter an dragged down by slowing chinese consumption. the imf says growth expectations remain in tact. we will speak to the oil industry head toril bosoni in a few minutes. >>> european equities notch higher with the attention now turning to the u.s. cpi print. >>> from phones to smart rings. samsung is putting tech giant a.i. models at the center. >>> and an nato announcing fresh aid for ukraine and speaking out about whichina's support for russia. >> they pose a big challenge for western democracies. >> i believe there needs to be cooperation. there should be trade, but there should be clear elements. >>> good morning, everyone on this thursday morning. we start today's show looking at the latest iea oil report. the latest from the iea is they are cutting their 2025 oil demand forecast and at the same time lifted the supply view. in terms of the iea view this morning, they are seeing world oil demand cont

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> this sunday, performance anxiety.esident biden stumbles in the first debate of the presidential campaign, sending democrats into a panic. >> what i've been able to do with the covid -- excuse me -- with dealing with everything we have to do with -- look, if -- we finally beat medicare. >> i really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. >> how will the president reassure voters concerned about his age and fitness for office? >> i don't debate as well as i used to. well i know what i do know. i know how to tell the truth! >> could there be a change at the top of the ticket? >>> plus, filibuster. donald trump refuses to say if he'll accept the results of the next election while defending the actions of the rioters on january 6th. >> on january 6th, we were respected all over the world. >> as his criminal conviction hangs over the race. >> the only convicted felon is the man i'm looking at right now. >> i didn't have sex with a porn star. >> my guest this morning, rafael warnock and doug burgum of north dako

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. hing. >>> hello. i am andrea canning, and this is dateline. >> it is pitch black. we locked eyes there just for a split second. he was frightened. he had no idea. i knew that we had him. >> he was untouchable, ruthless, lawless, murderous. >> he was willing to kill whoever he needed to kill. >> the drug lord, l chapel. >> he said no one will ever catch him. >> he and his team did it in the most astonishing way. >> i couldn't believe it. >> the american agent who called capture el chapo comes out of the shadows. exclusive details of this white knuckle manhunt. pictures seen here for the first time. secret drug dens, hidden escape routes. >> is like harry houdini. >> it was beyond imagination. >> to catch the bad guy, we have to become the bad guy. >> we are inside this real-life thriller. >> it was like living a movie. he was the infamous kingpin who inspired fear among criminals and law enforcement >> hello, and welcome h to dateline. he was the infamous kingpin who inspired fear among criminals and l

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today show's craig melvin there as well. he spoke with lebron james about lots of things, starting with his excitement about playing next season with his son bronny, who the lakers drafted in the second round. playing with his son. how how cool is that going to be next season, it's probably, you know, when it comes to basketball, it's the greatest accomplishment that i've ever had done it all as an individual. but there's no greater accomplishment that i've, that i that will be over to overtake me being on the same floor as my son. team usa, stacked with talent of course, including steph curry. they played their first practice game this wednesday. that's a treat in itself. just the practice game is against canada. also this morning team usa just announcing its men's soccer team for the summer games. none of those players took part in the recent copa america tournament games. most of the team under 23 defender walker zimmerman played for us, and all four of its matches in the last world cup, and this is the first time the u.s

today show's craig melvin recently actually went one on one with lebron james over in vegas, who actually talked about suiting up against team usa. team usa has given a lot to me, so i feel like, you know, it's an opportunity for me to give back. and i'm happy to be a part of, you know, you know, the main senior national team once again, you know, being in paris and being alongside, you know, you know, some greats, you know, some of the greats that we've ever seen in steph curry, kevin durant, just to name a few. you can watch that entire interview with lebron james later this morning on the today show. it starts at 7:00 right after us here on today in the bay. well, they're fun to see play against each other now to see him team up. we've got a lot more ahead at 630 including california regulators set to consider yet another rate increase from pg&e today. just how much the utility is asking for, and the message some san francisco residents will deliver ahead of today's crucial meeting. plus, the scott peterson case is back in court today up ahead. why? the decision from today's hearing co

. >> and just this morning, a top biden ally, congressman jim clyburn, spoke with my colleague craig melvin. here is some of what he had to say. >> let joe biden continue to make his own decisions about his presidency. he's earned that right. i'm going to give him that much respect. if he decides to change his mind later on, then we will respond to that. we have until 19th of august to open our convention and so i would hope that we would spend our time now folk outing on the record that we will lay out for the american people. >> joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli, nbc news capitol hill correspondent julie tsirkin and nbc news senior national politics reporter jonathan alan. julie, just moments ago we got this letter from the top democrat in the house, hakeem jeffries, who met with the president last night. what are we learning about that meeting? >> reporter: good morning, jose. good to be with you. look, this was a meeting we have reported could potentially come and that is because a couple of days ago, certainly house democratic leader hakeem jeffries has bee

i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. u for w r pop up that maybe there was some evidence >>> i'm andrea canning, and this isng "dateline." >> did red flags ever pop up that maybe there was some evidence that was being hidden? >> certainly, certainly. >> youwa smelled a rat? >> yes. >> secrets, lies, corruption. >> the biggest part of this problem is the abuse of power. >> they destroyed lives. it shocks the conscience. >> inside the scandal that shook the city of philadelphia, a stunning pattern of misconduct exposed in a 30-year-old case. >> little girl's body was found in this -- >>d the killer still at large tonight. >>at this was a little girl tak off her neighborhood block. >> the haunting mystery of barbara jean horn. >> there was no justice. >> we need>> to find out who di this. >> did you feel like you were lifting the lid on something muchin bigger? >> syeah, it was even worse th i thought it was what they were hiding and what they knew. four-year-old barbara jean horn was abducted while playing near her philade

i am craig melvin. thank you for watching. u for w ( >>> this sunday, pressure campaign. just four months to election day, a defiant president biden vows he's staying in the race. >> i am running and going to win again. [ cheers and applause ] >> but as his poll numbers plummet and democrats consider vice president harris at the top of the ticket, pressure is building for him to drop out. >> i think it's a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition? >> he has to show that he can do the job. he does not have a lot of time. >> can the 81-year-old president reassure his party he's still fit to serve? >> i have a cognizance test every day. every single day i have a test. everything i do. >> i'll talk to democratic congressman adam schiff of california. plus, power surge. the supreme court rules former presidents have immunity for all official acts, delaying donald trump's election interference case and postponing his sentencing in the new york hush money case. >> if you don't have immunity you just have a ceremonial president. >> what would it mean f

this morning, today's craig melvin is having his own big visit, this time with another team usa basketballg an up close look at the team's training camp in vegas. tune in to see the full story on today. that's at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay. very cool talking about playing with bronny. well, trending this morning, the creator of hamilton may be ready to give his own spin on an iconic cult classic. warriors come out to play lin-manuel miranda is reportedly close to completing his next project. it's based on the warriors, the 1979 b movie about street gangs in new york. the hope is it'll end up as a broadway musical, but first, miranda has just completed a concept album. can you dig it? well, the album is also expected to feature stars from broadway and the pop music world. that man never stops come out to play. i bet he'll have fun with that one. what a talent. nightmares creepy. maybe. maybe we can convince him to switch it to warriors like our warriors. warriors? there you have it. all right, well, if you're going to get out and about, start early this morning or really, really la

today show's craig melvin recently went one on one with lebron james in vegas, who talked about suiting up once again for team usa. team usa was given a lot to me, so i feel like, you know, it's an opportunity for me to give back and i'm happy to be a part of, you know, you know, the men's senior national team once again, you know, being in paris and being alongside, you know, you know, some greats, you know, some of the greats that we've ever seen in steph curry, kevin durant, just to name a few. yes. yes warriors former warrior. all right. you can check out craig's interview with lebron later this morning on the today show, which starts at 7:00 right after us here on today in the bay. well, it turns out this isn't just oakland's last season with the a's. it's also radio announcer vince cotroneo, whose last season with the team, he made the announcement last night on social media saying he has no plans to retire on the field. the a's are in the midst of a series at storied fenway park in boston. they look good last night against the red sox, taking a three zero lead in the second innin