i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." my only question was why. craig melvin (voiceover): they were beautiful people. in miami's sizzling south beach. singles who became lovers. unidentified man (home video): you may kiss the bride. craig melvin (voiceover): and then newlyweds. unidentified man (home video): congratulations. craig melvin (voiceover): they were still on their honeymoon, only married four days, when this young bride was murdered. rita stephen: i get a phone call, screaming, crying. craig melvin: no murder weapon. no dna. but no shortage of suspects. maria mederos: you've got to prove it. you've got to prove it craig melvin: did the red-hot miami lifestyle have something to do with her death? dennis murphy: what's been going on in this club scene? gus bayas: he did admit to having encounters with other couples there. craig melvin: or was it simple jealousy? unidentified man (deposition video): are you still intimate with yolanda? michel

craig melvin: welcome back to dateline. i'm craig melvin.her, wife and secret cia employee, had been beaten and strangled to death. police suspected her husband andre was to blame, but no arrest had 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. 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... eight 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. marcus singleton: 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-- you know, that's the kinda stuff a kid never forgets, ever. josh mankiewicz: he also sta

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i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [sinister music] . i'm craig melvin. and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." long would you wait to get justice for a friend? he killed her. he needed to pay for it. craig melvin (voiceover): they'd been college roommates, super close, until that terrible night. that many wounds could certainly suggest rage at the victim. absolutely. craig melvin (voiceover): who could have done it, her boyfriend? something just didn't seem right. craig melvin (voiceover): her new friend? things weren't adding up. craig melvin (voiceover): her ex? he was very obsessed with angie. craig melvin (voiceover): the trail went cold for more than two decades, but she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private detective license to help prove it. i said, i'm a private investigator, and i need you to tell me where's the evidence, all of that. it wasn't well received at all. craig melvin (voiceover): finally, the break they needed. we got the match. craig melvin (voiceover): leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. y

i'm craig melvin.issing, and detectives had been looking into her estranged husband greg. the couple's crumbling marriage and money problems pointed to a possible motive. but as investigators retraced sandi's steps in the hours before she vanished, they discovered a stunning secret and an entirely new person of interest. here again is andrea canning with "the disappearance of sandi johnson." andrea canning: the search for the person responsible for the disappearance of sandi johnson from a seattle suburb was widening. we had to look at everyone close to sandi at that point in time. andrea canning: investigators discovered that the recently separated sandi had a friend named jeff kane she kept secret from her estranged husband. she was supposed to meet kane for lunch the day after she disappeared. cops soon learned there had been more than lunch on the menu. after work on that friday, sandi had popped by kane's house to touch up her tan. she was there the night before she went missing. she had used the

craig melvin: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. . was the love of my life. we wanted them to find the real killer. i wanted all of this to be behind us. and go on happily ever after. craig melvin: single mom meets single dad.

hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." i had to do it. you're dead. rachel brady: ever since i heard it, it's been replaying in my head over and over. [footsteps crunching] it was all very unbelievable. craig melvin: it happened on thanksgiving-- two teenagers missing. i just buried my head into my hands, and i started to cry. craig melvin: where they were and what they did would launch a terrifying case. why did this have to happen here? craig melvin: with a deadly end. nobody's leaving until we figure out what happened. craig melvin: 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. craig melvin: the most chilling detail of all, what you hear on tape. byron smith: i'm still shaking. [ominous music] hello, and welcome to dateline. growing up, cousins nick brady and haile kifer were close. nick loved to joke, and haile loved to laugh. the teenag

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craig melvin: that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin.having a wonderful holiday season tonight and we have a special edition called the egot edition at

>> you neeto save this one for monday. >> reporter: that's when craig melvin slides in as co-anchor. the replacement is your brother. >> reporter: his ascent began in columbia, south carolina. and from that nbc station. a move to the one in washington, d.c., changed his life. it's where melvin met and married colleague lindsey. and they've had two children. delano and cybill. >> there was a bit of a paradigm shift. >> reporter: melvin's work in d.c. was also pivotal professionally, earning him a spot with the network in 2011 and one with the "today" family in 2018. >> the iconic spire collapsing in a fiery tangle. >> reporter: he's covered major stories across the globe. >> how long is it going to take to rebuild notre dame? >> reporter: but brought a small-town perspective to his reporting. >> folks in this area also, largely cut off. >> reporter: combined with his personal charms in the studio, melvin was an easy choice for his new role. >> you are literally made for this job. >> reporter: heartily endorsed by his colleagues. >> this is one of the most popular decisions nbc news ha

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craig melvin: that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> happy holidays. i hope you're having a wonderful holiday season tonight and we have a special edition called the egot edition and that famously stands for emmy, grammy, oscar, tony and one of the most common titles. if you can get all of them together, we will do our own take. this term has become one of the things you hear about in pop culture and in the broader consciousness featured on the show, 30 rock. >> what is that? i want it. i forgot why i came in. >> this is a good goal. >> tonight we are bringing our take on this, the be presenting some of our favorite stars, cultural creators and artists who have gotten these awards, at least one. we begin with america's favorite actor, two-time oscar winner, tom hanks. thank you for being here. >> i feel like i'm the poster boy for attention deficit disorder. thank you for coming to my wreck room. i had to move the ping-pong table in the game going out of the way but this is where i like to come and rest and p

i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline daytime on nbc. else is clear and flat.. and that's when i screamed this blood curdling scream. craig melvin: nique leili, a corporate exec who made time for romance and her three daughters.

craig melvin: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. sunday, rag ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> this sunday, raging inferno. wind-driven wildfires in the los angeles area burn out of control forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and leaving behind apocalyptic scenes. >> this is one of the most devastating fires i've seen in california. >> what are the questions you're hoping to answer. >> the same ones you're asking. the same ones that people in the streets are asking, yelling about, what the hell happened? >> we'll talk exclusively to california's democratic governor gavin newsom and senator alex padilla. plus expansive agenda. with just one week before he returns to the white house, president-elect donald trump suggests he might use military force to take control of the panama canal and greenland. >> i can say this, we need them for economic security. >> how far is mr. trump willing to go to enact his geopolitical vision? i'll talk to republican senator james lankford of oklahoma, and final farewell. the five living presidents make a rare appearance toget

as the community comes together to help one another amidst the devastating damage, all this as craig melvin great monday and see you right back here tomorrow morning. for now your news continues on nbc and our nbc stations.

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. >> reporter: coming up, craig melvin is in washington, d.c.en's eulogy. >>> here's al roker with a look at what else is ahead. >> this morning on the third hour of "today", a superstar duo. jamie foxx and cameron diaz, live. that's not a mistake. plus, products to give your skin a booster in these winter months, and the hottest new books to read this month as well. all that coming up this morning all that coming up this morning on the third hour of dupixent helps people with asthma breathe better ins little as 2 weeks. so this is better. that too. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems and doesn't replace a rescue inhaler. it's proven to help prevent asthma attacks. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help rigight away r face, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor right away of signs of inflamed blood vessels like rash, chest pain, worsening sh

craig melvin's first day as the new co-anchor.r crew surprised melvin by bringing out his family his wife, his kids, brother, parents. all of them came out to show their support. as soon as melvin saw them, he started tearing up. he welcomed each of them with a big hug before he took a seat on the couch. his family shared lots of cute remarks and sweet little tidbits about the new co-anchor, recalling stories from his childhood that they say foreshadowed his future career. that is really sweet. he just slides right in. he's been part of the today show family for so many years. don't forget, you can catch our newscast 24/7 on pluto and other streaming platforms. raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. here's what we're working on on this busy monday evening. two san francisco cops are recovering after crashing following a pursuit. we have new video of the chase gone wrong and details of what led up to all of this. also, our coverage of the southern california wildfires continues. our political analyst, larry gers

wheel of fortune surprise proposal craig melvin's first day as today co-anchor or. snl celebrates 50 years with iconic fan experience. we'reoing to tell you g sending two officers and two suspects to the hospital. chase started overnight after police spotted a car running a stop sign. eventually ended with a police car crashing into that shuttered liquor store near the intersection of san bruno and paul avenues. video from the scene shows the heavily damaged police cruiser. both officers in that suv were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. san francisco police say the white sedan that they were chasing also crashed. four people were seen running from the scene. a neighbor tells us additional officers managed to chase all of them down quickly. la policia is a buen trabajo. muy buen trabajo hizo an agora a gente, gutierrez says. the police did a good job at catching them. and police say all four were initially detained, but only two were arrested. they also found a gun in the car. it was another busy night for oakland police working to break up i

magazine. >> whai like to do when i'm cold is snuggle up with a copy of "people" magazine with craig melvin to screw it up. >> you don't want to be the guy. i was honest with "people," perhaps too much. >> lots of pictures of lindsey and the kids. congrats. >> could you sign mine? >> absolutely. >> amazing. >> wait until you see the outside. you don't want me to sign it. >> why is that? >> i was really honest with them. >> i thought you were going to be shirtless. that's where my brain went. >> you don't want that. >> or any less. >> all right. pick up "people" magazine. >>> coming up, "severance fans," rejoice. season 2 almost here. there they are. ben stiller, adam scott, they are going to join us to tell us everything we can expect ahead of the premiere. by the way, a premier that's taken almost three years, three years. >> they did a pop-up at grand central yesterday, the whole set in the middle of grand central. incredible. >> yes. they were so creative with that these. they might win a teasy award. >> oh. >> what they did with that moment in time. >> we should start those. >>> plus, r

craig melvin is outside washington cathedral for us. et the scene for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're just moments away from president carter's casket arriving here at the national cathedral. it's a cold and blustery morning here, reminiscent of president carter's inauguration about 50 years ago. when the service starts here at roughly 10:00 a.m., we're expecting an hour, hour and a half of songs and tributes. president biden delivers the eulogy. we just saw andrew young. andrew young is one of the first speakers. jimmy carter appointed andrew young as ambassador to the united nations. he'll be one of the early speakers. there will be a number of folks singing, including garth brooks and trisha yearwood singing "imagine." after he leaves the national cathedral, he'll be taken to joint base andrews in maryland. from there he'll be flown back to plains, georgia, where he'll be laid to rest next to his wife rosalynn carter. she, of course, passed away in november of 2023. as we watch the casket pulling up here outsi

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] hello, i'm andrea canning, atold me, he loved me."diane i told him, i loved him. he said, he'd be right back. i could hear a commotion of some sort, and then i remember hearing gunshots. to see him lying there, it was bad. andrea canning (voiceover): it's the website where lovers go to meet and cheat-- chad mcdonald: this was someone looking to have an affair. andrea canning (voiceover): --but this affair was about so much more than deceit. cindy lutz: you couldn't write this as a movie. you couldn't write this as a book. andrea canning (voiceover): this affair became a game, a wife and her lover spying on her husband and his lover. dianne mcknight: you just think, well, what else have they done? andrea canning (voiceover): and then, this spy game turned deadly. one of the four lovers was gunned down. this, obviously, was not something that was random. andrea canning (voiceover): waiting at the scene, a man with a strange story, and waiting for detectives, a strange vi

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] ♪ >>> very good morning, everyone.elcome to "street signs." i'm silvia amaro. here are your headlines. bracing for the french in the eurozone despite price pressures. >>> the greenback hoefrs around the one week low as investors cling to hope that donald trump to water down his tariff threats despite the president-elect dismissing such reports. >>> the co-ceo of samsung says the south korean heavyweight plans to boost the a.i. strategy while welcoming the rival. >> translator: we compete with china a lot. it's helpful for us. from the consumer's point of view, they can get better products so i think we need competition. >>> nvidia shares hit a record high just before jensen huang takes the stage at ces. >> our business is already $4 billion and this year probably on a run rate to 5 billion $5 b. really significant business. >>> good morning, everyone. we start today's show looking at all the action across the equity space on the european continent. at the moment, we have the stoxx 600 just marginally above the flat lin

craig melvin slides into the anchor chair beside savannah guthrie. this is so exciting. and it comes after, of course, hoda kotb decided to retire after 17 years on the show. here's craig sharing how he gets amped each morning on the drive into work. i listened to about 20 minutes of gospel music, and then when i hit the fdr, i switch to, like, really hard old school hip hop or rap to like, get me amped up for the show. from gospel to rap. yes. why not? that's kind of who i am. i love it, i love it. all right again, the today show with craig and savannah begins at 7 a.m, right after today in the bay at the box office this weekend, the den of thieves sequel debuted at number one. you've got to be loaded. isn't that enough? it'll never be enough. it'll never be enough. den of thieves two pantera pulled in 15.5 million, with audiences giving it a b+ rating. it's lions, lionsgate's first number one opening since the latest hunger games movie, mufasa. the lion king took the number two spot with 13.2 million and sonic the hedgehog three rolled in at $11 million over the weekend

craig melvin: in the rarefied world of the ivy league, he was the total package-- star student, gifted athlete, wildly popular. he is one of the nicest guys ever.

and craig melvin takes over as new co-anchor, i believe, on monday. all right. a new beginning.my co-anchor, cinthia pimentel is here for a look at our microclimate forecast. hopefully some more sun than we saw yesterday. yeah. today and into next week. definitely. so we'll get the sunshine coming in. but i did want to take a second to talk about what's going on nationally. things are really going to start to ramp up for people through the midwest. and that could have an impact on us here too. and i'll explain why they're dealing with some snow showers from stretching from kansas over on into kentucky. a line of showers pushing on through the south. now, while we have dry weather here that could impact people traveling for business this week, getting our routines back in place, and maybe even some packages that you're waiting for that come from the east coast. we see that snow showers and the rain just pushing on through, at least for tomorrow and into tuesday, when they could be in for some calmer weather the second half of the week. so we'll keep an eye on that here on today i

. >>> tomorrow morning craig melvin moves over a seat into the chair alongside savannah.ou for spending part of your morning with us. we'll see you right back here next week on "sunday today. good

-and in january, "today" show co-host craig melvin slides into hoda's anchor seat.y perry stepped away from "american idol" after seven seasons. while season four winner carrie underwood joins the "idol" judging panel in 2025. -mahomes flings it. it's there! -and this was andy reid special. -at the super bowl it was a nail biting finish as the kansas city chiefs defeated the san francisco 49ers, but it was taylor swift who stole the show traveling 12 hours from japan to cheer on her boyfriend travis kelce. taylor even rushed the field to celebrate his triumph. -any stretch of the imagination for him personally, statistically -- statistical wise. but when the big... -usher crushed it with his halftime show and reba mcentire moved everyone with the "star spangled banner." -celebrity milestone birthdays made headlines. lionel richie and meryl streep turned 75, while oprah winfrey and al roker both joined the 70s club. -don't be scared. -[ laughs ] -don't be scared, al. it's going to be alright. -lenny kravitz turned 60. it doesn't get any better. -and victoria beckham

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] >>> very good morning, everyone, welcome to street signs. i'm sylvia. here are your headlines. european equities and bonds slugging off tuesday's pullback on wall street, where strong data is clouding the feds rate cutting trajectory with attention turning to december's minutes. >>> samsung's profits point, but shares move higher as nvidi a ceo said they are confident to deliver chips for new ai systems. social media giant meta announces the end of the fact checking program. saying it's a move to free expression. a step they welcomed. >> think about it as this global, collective consciousness, keeping each other accountable at global scale in real time. we say, mark meta, welcome to the party. >> and wild fires ravage southern california, forcing 30,000 people to evacuate their homes. the governor declaring a state of emergency. >>> good morning, everyone, we start today's show looking at the action on the european continent. we have the stocks above the flat line, rea

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well, the today show is just ahead with craig melvin officially taking over the helm for the first timengside savannah guthrie. that's ahead at moments at 7:00. but did you know today in the bay continues to stream on roku and other streaming platforms live at 8:00? olympic medalist levi leipheimer joins us live to discuss the upcoming race benefiting at risk youth. join us online at nbcbayarea.com or our free smartphone app. you can also head to nbcbayarea.com. we've got a link right there at the top of the page. all right. so today is a craig operation. is that what? i guess so, yeah. look, we need to continue the celebration from this weekend because it was someone's birthday. that's right. mike's birthday over the weekend. yes. look at me. i look a little bit older. did you notice? looking fabulous. so happy to have you part of the team. good to be back. mike i'll take it. mike. dance break. all right, here >>> good monday morning. crews finally making mrog

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craig melvin making his debut as co-anchor beside savannah guthrie as the show says goodbye to hoda kotb. yes, i am nervous. here's here's what helps me at least savannah guthrie, because she from from day one has put me at ease. she makes everyone else around her better anyway. so for me, over the last few weeks, i've just been able to look over and just see her and knowing that she's embraced me, knowing that she's not going to let me fall. that that's helped. that's a team. you can catch the new team at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay, right here on nbc bay area. well, turning back to our coverage of the southern california wildfires, people throughout the bay area are helping those down south who have been devastated. and in many cases, they've just lost everything they own. they really have. today in the bay's bob redell. he's joining us live this morning in pleasanton. this is where one woman has organized a donation drive. and bob, what motivated her to do this? i mean, so many people are touched by. i know a lot of the video that they've been seeing. yeah, she has a friend do

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craig melvin: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> good morning, and welcome to this sunday edition of morning joe weekend. here are some of the conversations you might have missed from this past week. >> let me ask you the question that a lot of people would ask, and people ask me. after i talked to him earlier last year, how was he? how was he physically? how was he mentally? how how how was he as far as his attitude goes? >> so a 55 minute interview that's pretty long for a presidential interview. he was engaged and lively. he was loquacious. he answered every question i posed, some of them with reflection, some of them with some defensiveness. he, you know, he looks older than he did the last time i interviewed him. >> and when's the last time you interviewed him? >> the last time i interviewed him was before the 2020 election. okay. and so he's older now. his his voice sometimes dips. so it's very soft. and you have to really strain to, to hear him. but but he seemed mentally sharp. and we had a really

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. >> craig melvin is the new anchor. >> you are literally made for this job. >> the kindness and generosityhere in our dressing rooms. >> i will miss this. >> i'm going to miss this. >> i love you. >> i think everything she does she leads with her heart. >> come on in. >> probably one of the most selfless people i know. i was gravely ill. i never had any idea how sick i was. i was in the hospital, and i think hoda was there, if not every day, almost every day. it wasn't like, oh, al, oh. it was, al! it got to the point where i think people actually thought she was a doctor. ♪ jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ >> i cried that day. it really did mean the world. >> when i think of hoda, i definitely think of music. when she comes to work, she is singing songs. i think of all the great concerts we have on the plaza. >> hoda is dancing. she's got her star and smile in full gear. the fists are pumping. it fuels her. it fuels her soul. she's moved viscerally by music. >> sing it! sing it! >> shutting her eyes, getting into it. you feel that, carson? you

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a good tuesday morning to you. welcome to "today." thanks so much for starting your day with us. i stayed up a little bit last night and watched that game. >> how are you doing to do this job if you stay up every night 11:00 watching football. sunday night was a school night, monday night. >> i only watched the first half, though. it was an emotional game, as you might imagine, for the rams. it was good to see them pull it off. but they have a tough test next week, facing those eagles. >> yeah. rams versus the eagles. football in just a bit. >>> we have several breaking stories. it is a busy tuesday morning, including the justice report releasing the final report from special counsel jack smith overnight. in that report, he defends the investigation into january 6th and argues there was enough evidence to convict donald trump at trial. >> and it comes amid a major showdown on capitol hill today. the confirmation over the president-elect emb

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i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> good morning, and welcome to this saturday edition of morning joe. weekend. it was a busy week with a certification of the electoral college votes and the funeral of former president jimmy carter. let's get right to some of the conversations that you might have missed. >> i was thinking economically about america as i was going past other embassies and looking. >> i was thinking about what i'm hearing from across the world, what i heard my recent trip that we discussed to london and to europe and economically, america is a colossus right now in a way that it hasn't. maybe it was this way at the turn of the century, but but it seems that whether it's russia or china, our competitors are in retreat. europe's struggling, its economy stagnant. britain has cut itself off from the eu. and still it's i won't say it's in sort of pre thatcher status, but it's close. we talk about and i only ask you to after steve rattner's charge i'll ask you this because i sometimes