i'm dara brown. we have more breaking news north korea yet again test-firing a missile. south korea first reported the unidentified missile which it claims flew about 310 miles. the one fired last week traveled more than 400 miles. there are few details about the launch but we'll get a live report in a few minutes. >>> let's go to riyadh, saudi arabia, where kristen welker is traveling with the president today. kristen, good morning. i know the white house issued a statement on north korea. what have we learned so far? >> reporter: we got that statement a few moments ago, we can do analysis on the other side. this is from a white house official who says they're aware that there was a missile fired. it has a shorter range than the missiles launched in north korea's three most recent tests. we refer you to the department of defense for further information. now, obviously, president trump has been focused on north korea. this is the fourth projectile launch since he took office. two of them failed. one

i'm dara brown. it's 7:00 in the east and 4:00 a.m. out west. president trump is heading out soon to deliver a commencement address as he and his aides negotiate through a hectic week, including -- >> what about the idea that in a tweet you said there might be tape recording? >> that i can't talk about. all i want is for comey to be honest and i hope he will be. i'm sure he will be, i hope. >> new questions this morning over whether president trump records conversations in the oval office. is it legal? >>> plus, did the president ask former fbi director james comey whether he was under investigation .for his loyalty? this as interviews are expected to start this weekend to fill the vacant fbi position. we'll tell you who are the reported candidates. >>> and a deluge is expected up and down the northeast corridor this weekend, floodinging and high winds. the latest forecast, ahead. >>> first, police and a new action from president trump denying records he asked former fbi director james comey for his

i'm dara brown in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it's 7:00 in the east and 4:00 out west. here is what's happening. the future of the health care bill, will it face major surgery or die on arrival? >>> plus, the members of congress most at risk after placing their controversial vote. it's all ahead. >>> president trump's pick for army secretary withdraws amid heavy criticism over controversial statements in his past. >>> and election hacking, this time it's in france. a candidate calling a document leak is a bid to destabilize tomorrow's presidential runoff. we begin with politics and new details on president trump's outgoing national security adviser, mike flynn, and his tie toes russia. a former obama administration confirms that the washington post and the associated press reports that trump transition officials asked for the cia profile on russian ambassador sergei kisliak. "the washington post" says senior members of the president's team warned flynn that his conversations were being monitored by u.s. intelligence agencies. nbc learning last night that the obama team

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. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories. as french voters head to the poles, centrist candidates macron says they leaked documents from his account. >>> former national security adviser michael flynn was warned by senior officials within the trump administration about having contact with the russian ambassador. that led to flynn's firing 24 days later. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >> friends deceive friends. no one tells the truth. they are taught to lie and we reduce ourselves and live in the midst of deception. >>> brian voltz's numerous tattoos reflect his beliefs and are a road map through his past. >> how did you get cutthroat? >> it's my nickname my first time in penitentiary. >> why is that? >> self-explanatory. >> they're also among his most prized possessions. >> i've always been unique, and when i met tattoos, that was my way to be even more unique. i like to stand out. what's up? i just got self-expression everywhere. >> but voltz says he treasures more tha

>>> i'm dara brown with breaking news. north korea has launched an unud fied missile. the type of missile has been unidentified. it was capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. >>> in saudi arabia president donald trump just appeared. the president is preparing for his much anticipated speech aimed at urging muslim unity. now back to "date line." >>> ralph candelario appeared to believe that his 3300 word writing were the news of the event. here's what pam's daughter felt. >> it felt overly dramatic and really just glamorous that he was the victim of this. and that wasn't -- that made me sick. >> and angry obviously. >> yeah. >> her sister kelsey's interpretation? >> i thought it was very strange. i thought that he had some work to do on a story because it sounded really phony. >> entitled to their opinions, of course. but then so were the cops. recovered memory? no, said the cbi's jody wright. more like a cover-up. >> nothing in his statement matched anything that i knew to be at the crime scene. it just didn't make sense. none of it. >> it wasn't really that ralph chan

. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top story.ants to move quickly in naming a replacement for former fbi director james comey. eight candidates have landed as possibilities. lindsey graham told the msnbc the president should consider someone already in the fbi. macron can now officially get to work. he was sworn in in sunday and now can heal divisions in the country. now back to lockup. now let's go back to "lockup: extended stay." >> inmates in pendleton juvenile correction facility participate in a five-step program of rehabilitation. then they have to prove to the committee they have ready to be released. today, the burden falls on andrew huff. >> was it an apartment you burned down? >> in the arson, yes. >> what about all the people that were impacted by that? >> it was an apartment. >> it was an abandoned building? what about the place that you burglarized? how do you think it made him feel for you to go in and burglarize his place of business? >> probably upset him. and probably made him mad. >> what about the three people

. >>> i'm dara brown.pitol hill to avoid a government shutdown. this deal keep the government running through september. details of the deal have not yet been released and still need approval from the house and senate. >> tornadoes in texas are being blamed for at least four dengz, more than 50 other people were injured during this severe storm outbreak. the governor is calling for people to donate clothes to help tornado victims. now back to lockup. norse norse >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ ♪ lord, you know what i need is you ♪ ♪ dear lord, this is my letter to you ♪ ♪ still got it going got real personal with you i'm patiently waiting for this curse to get lifted ♪ ♪ jump in the swamp with gators have my heaters for smoking ♪ ♪ please forgive me, for i have sinned ♪ ♪ journey with me ♪ let's take a walk ♪ pain got me feeling like you really ain't listening ♪ >> between them, kenneth body and billy hankins have endured more than 40 years in prison. >> come down here abo

. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories.-old centrist candidate emmanuel macron defeated far right candidate marine le pen with more than 2/3 of the vote. current vice president francois hollande calls his victory a confirmation of france's commitment to the european union. >>> president obama taking the spotlight in boston as he accepted the profile in courage award at the jfk library for some of his key accomplishments in office, including health care reform. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> in charleston, south carolina about 27,000 men and women were year are booked into the county jail, better known as the sheriff al cannon detention center. >> being booked in that? medically screened. bond hearing set up and classification. >> the majority of those booked return to the streets within 24 hours. either on bond or a promise to return for later court hearing. but all are photographed, fingerprinted and processed into the system. it's usually a routine procedure except

. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories. u.s. pacific command says the missile is not consistent with an intercontinental missile. it flew 435 miles before landing in the sea of japan. >>> pope francis will meet with president trump later this month but he won't try to influence the president on the environment and immigration. the pope says that he wants to find common ground. he says, i never make a judgment without a person without hearing him out. now back to "lockup." >>> i've got four shackles already. so i need 13 pairs. >> it's monday morning at lake county juvenile and court is back in session. the kids are shackled and walk from the detention center over to the adjacent court building where they nervously sit and await their turn to see the judge. both 17-year-old michael and 18-year-old ricky have been at lake county detention center many times. as they await yet another hearing in front of the judge, they are placed in the holding cell area where they prepare for their time in court. >> the juvenile detention center i

. ♪ >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories.ozens more injured after a series of tornadoes and flash floods ripped through the south and lower midwest. parts of missouri and arkansas were hit with 11 inches of rain. >>> and a government shutdown has been averted tonight. congressional leaders reach and agreement on a spending bill that will keep the government open through september. the date for the official vote in the house has yet to be schedule. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> got mail. somebody loves me. >> it's exciting to get mail. it's a blast. i really look forward to it. mail call, it's like maybe somebody wrote me. it's really cool. it's really, really cool. >> inmate bret bulmer has been enjoying everything about his pen pal experience at colorado's limon correctional facility. >> this one smells so good. >> but he did get one big surprise. >> i've got five different letters so far. however, the first one from africa, you remember the first one from africa? o

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories. had a mass is rejecting president trump.ss about fighting terrorism. vice president mike pence faced a walkout during his commencement address today. vice president warned against what he called increasing intolerance on the nation's college campus and the danger of suppressing freesh speech. now back to lockup. ♪ ♪ it's where to be locked up yeah ♪ note the steps you don't want to follow because life without parole is a hard pill to swallow ♪ ♪ tomorrow isn't promised because today isn't finished ♪ ♪ i can feel the tension when there's drama in the building ♪ ♪ there's nowhere for you to run there's nowhere for you to hide ♪ ♪ there's only two ways out parole or suicide ♪ ♪ so i suggest you stay away from here and follow god ♪ ♪ prison life is hard ♪ locked up locked up everybody locked up ♪ ♪ this ain't the place you want to be because prison life is hard ♪ ♪ make different choices than the ones i made ♪ ♪ stay free keep it real peace ♪ >> though phillip stroud will never live life beyond the perimeter fences of indiana's

i'm dara brown. it's 7:00 in the east and 4:00 a.m. out west.is heading out soon to deliver a commencement address as he and his aides negotiate through a hectic week, including -- >> what about the idea that in a tweet you said there might be tape recording? >> that i can't talk about. all i want is for comey to be honest and i hope he will be. i'm sure he will be, i hope. >> new questions this morning over whether president trump records conversations in the oval office. is it legal? >>> plus, did the president ask former fbi director james

. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories. france has a new president elect. estimates have him nearly doubling le pen's vote. the 39-year-old macron has never run for office before. >>> former acting attorney general sally yates will speak publicly between donald trump's national security advisor mike flynn and russia. yates will testify before the senate judiciary committee. now back to lockup. >>> inside the sheriff al cannon detention center, inmate exercise is limited to what can be done in open-air rec yards. technically, inmates are not supposed to exercise anywhere else. though it's the type of minor violation some officers might let slide if it's not causing a problem. but today, a pair of cell mates has kicked it up a notch. >> getting your workout? >> you're going to love this. >> david ratliff jr. and joshua adahar have used a ripped-up mattress cover, blankets, water bottles, and a canteen box filled with books to create their own weight machine. >> you all ready? this is the bowflex in prison. try stuff like this. >> while the workout rates highl

. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm dara brown. the hour's top stories.e sexual assault trial of bill cosby in pennsylvania. a employee at temple university claims cosby drugged and molested her during a 2004 encounter at his home. cosby has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. >>> mike pence met opposition in indiana during the commencement address at notre dame. some graduating seniors walked out to protest his past policies as indiana's governor. >>> now back to lockup. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> inside the walls of the bergen county jail, an officer has just received a threat. >> last friday was my 16th year in corrections. i've never really been threatened. it was written on my name, p. burke, you need to move him out of the unit before something bad happens to him. >> the threat to officer burke was written on an inmate request form and left in the law library drop box in cell 3, a maximum security unit for inmates accused of convicting violent crimes. >> i look at it as someone in there

. >>> i'm dara brown. >>> president trump getting ready for day two on his trip to saudi arabia.will speak to the muslim world sunday. >>> the naacp is now in search of a new president. cornell william brooks was dismissed after just three years. they said the decision was necessary to usher in what it called a systemwide refresh. >>> now, back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> inside the cuyahoga county correction center, housing unit 9-d is an open door, not unlike the jail's other low security housing units. >> bunch of homosexuals. >> the trouble with you, you know, the people you associate with -- >> i'll pick my own friends. i'm a grown man. nobody don't pick my friends for me. >> i'm going to be picking you up off the floor, right? >> 9-d is reserved for inmates who might be victimized by a younger tougher crowd in other parts of the jail. >> you've been around homosexuals before? >> right. >> you got no problem with our lifestyle? >> no. >> well i wish you'd educate some of these other people in here. it's not like if i touch

. >>> i'm dara brown. north korea launched a missile test.nd landed in the sea of japan. u.s. officials are still assessing the type of missile test bud they say it's not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile. >>> the search for a new fbi director began today. eight candidates were interviewed including andrew mccabe. the president said he may announce the nominee by the end of next week. >>> now back to "lockup." >>> i've got four shackles already. so i need 13 chairs. >> it's monday morning at lake county juvenile, and court is back in session. the kids are shackled and walked from the detention center over to the adjacent court building where they nervously sit and await their turn to see the judge. both 17-year-old michael and 18-year-old ricky have been at lake county detention center many times. as they await yet another hearing in front of the judge, they are placed in the holding cell area where they prepare for their time in court. >> the juvenile detention center is just that. it's a place where we hold kids until we

. >>> i'm dara brown. u.s.ic command says north korea conducted a missile test early sunday morning local time. the unidentified projectile traveled 435 miles before going down in the sea of japan. they do not believe it was an intercontinental ballistic missile. >>> a massive international cyberattack that hit nearly 100 countries. the attack affected computers with crippling malware in schools, governments and hospitals. so far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> now back to "lockup." >>> adjacent to the sedgwick county jail is what some might call hallowed ground. it's the law enforcement memorial. a reminder to the deputies who pass it about the honor and peril of their chosen careers. cast in bronze are the boots of local law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. above each pair are plaques with the officer's name and date of his or her death. one pair of boots has special significance to sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. they belonged to his younger brother, kevin. >> kev

. ♪ >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories.resident trump on his first day in saudi arabia. he met the king during ceremonies and was awarded their their highest civilian honor. he announced a massive arms deal. >>> bernie sanders campaigned for the democrat candidate rob quist trying to flip a seat vacated after winky became interior secretary. now back tolock up. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> which one? >> this one. >> the special emergency response team of san antonio's bexar county jail has just broken up a fight. and one of the combatants is no stranger to staff. >> verlander. 7204721, sir. >> for adam verlander it's the latest in a string of jail fights. this time it was with a member of los zetos, the mexican drug cartel. the fight erupted over a deal between the two inmates. the cartel member had asked verlander, a talented artist, to create a tattoo sketch for him in exchange for some commissary snacks. >> was a picture of la santa muerte, the angel of death. >> but the inmate had b

. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories.t trump is getting pushback from the top republican. senator lindy si graham says he wants to let the investigation go forward regarding possible ties to russia. he also wants former fbi director comey to testify before the senate judiciary committee. >>> were lesioning more about the president and taping phone calls. he allegedly had recording devices in his office when he was a businessman. this is according to a report in "the wall street journal." now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject marry, viewer discretion is advised. >> it's not like jail when you're here. it's more like counseling, you could say. it's love. >> rosando loomis is serving three months for failure to attend court ordered anger management classes, works at the maricopa county jail's animal rescue program, known as m.a.s.h. >> m.a.s.h. is a great, great thing for us inmates. if they took it away, i think they would take away a big thing. it's a therapeutic thing. you know, it helps with your soul, i believ

i'm dara brown in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it's 7:00 in the east and 4:00 out west.hat's happening. the future of the health care bill, will it face major surgery or die on arrival? >>> plus, the members of congress most at risk after placing their controversial vote. it's all ahead. >>> president trump's pick for army secretary withdraws amid heavy criticism over controversial statements in his past. >>> and election hacking, this time it's in france. a candidate calling a document leak is a bid to destabilize tomorrow's presidential runoff. we begin with politics and new details on president trump's outgoing national security

. >>> i'm dara brown with the top stories. ballistic missile launched from a location in the northern province. the projectile is still about 435 miles before landing in the sea of japan ziefrmgs in washington, d.c., the search under way to replace james comey. eight candidates were interviewed on saturday including andrew mccabe. president trump expects the process to move quickly. >>> now back to "lockup." >> announcer: due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> adjacent to the sedgwick county jail is what some might call hallowed ground. it's the law enforcement memorial. a reminder to the deputies who pass it about the honor and peril of their chosen careers. cast in bronze are the boots of local law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. above each pair are plaques with the officer's name and date of his or her death. one pair of boots has special significance to sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. they belonged to his younger brother, kevin. >> kevin had a great personality. joked all th