. >> the nation and the world mourns john fitzgerald kennedy. the funeral courtese moves from the white house to the congress of the to the capital, the seat of the congress of the united states. the case on closet the capital steps in from the limousine come the principal mourners. mrs. jacqueline kennedy and her children, and president johnson and his wife and robert kennedy, the late president's brother. beneath the dome of the capital, the casket rests on a catacomb. president johnson places a wreath of red and white roses at the foot of the casket. then mrs. kennedy holding caroline by the hand goes up to the casket. the widow lifts the flag and touches her lips to the bronze casket. then it is the people of america who come to pay their last respects to president kennedy. over a quarter of 1 million stream through the rotunda. many wait as long as ten hours. they wait through the chilly night. not since the death of franklin d. roosevelt have the american people known such deep sorrow. next day, mrs. kennedy and her brothers in law had the

i think she's the greatest, and that's ella fitzgerald. ♪ ♪ >> ella fitzgerald, she had a voice likel the time. >> there's a lovely picture of them sitting together where they look both kind of rough. and you can tell that they're really tight friends. >> there's a famous story that ella fitzgerald was wanting to play the macombo club. but the owner of the macombo didn't want ella. it was mostly a whites-only club, but when they did have black performers, they had to be spectacularly beautiful. and the owner of the macombo didn't really care about ella's talent if she wasn't hot and svelte. >> marilyn read about this in the paper and got really mad. so she called the manager and said hi, this is marilyn monroe, and if you rebook ella fitzgerald,ly come every night to hear her sing. both shows. >> this was the beginning of the civil rights movement, with the can ku klux klan was out, what is marilyn monroe going to get out of that, with marilyn being that big of a friend with ella fitzgerald? nothing, nothing. >> this speaks to her principles. >> ella did say marilyn monroe was ahead

you've written about both hemingway and fitzgerald and women in their lives.mingway and fitzgerald, one as a husband and one as a lover . >> with like a gun to my head ? to me it's neither. i guess i have to say against my better judgment i love hemingway. i love him. >> what a visceral response. >> i've read it every single letter and book. i understand him as fully as a human and obviously it's a work but i get him, i lovehim . fitzgerald, i get as a lover i guess. >> okay. >> there's just something about being fancy on a fishing boat that i get. >> i love the end because this is when it gets real. so this one i guess is for both of you. erica, there are a lot of codeinenames in your book and i want to know what both of you would pick as your code name and i'm going to say i put ,both of your names through a code name generator so i'll let you know what it is at the end . >> codenames are very basic. they are just like women's names. >> the nazis called her artemis so she did a play on that as diane. had a little bit of fun n with it but i would be zelda. i

possibility of a conspiracy in april 1988, the bulk of the police archives in the case of robert fitzgerald,000 documents were declassified, including the killer's diary with the words rfc must die. 700 photographs of physical evidence, among them a 22-caliber iver johnson revolver, but it turned out that 2,400 photographs disappeared without a trace, which captured details important for the investigation at the scene of the murder, as well as the results of a ballistic examination a couple of years ago, donald trump promised just declassify all the materials, as about the assassination of both john and robert kennedy, but, apparently, something prevented him, maybe that he did not become president to declassify these materials. maybe this would shed some light on to, on really their customers, this murder and the perpetrators, because as all the examinations confirm. it wasn't quite clear there. uh, they say that not one person to do this, and there were bullets there from different angles. this case has not been closed yet. now the killer accused of murder is still in prison in the past y

fitzgerald, i gase lover but -- >> and this from a marylander.> there's just something about being nasty on a fishing boat that i get. >> i love it. >> i love the end are those. this is when it gets real. so, this one, i guess it's for both of you. erika, a lot of code names in your week and want to know what both of you would pick as your code name and i'm going to say i put both your names through a code name generator and i'll let you know what it is at the end. >> zelda. >> code names are very basic, women's names but i feel like -- >> well, the nazis called her artimus, so she did a play on that as diane. she had a little bit of fun with it. but i would be zelda. when guy to starbucks and order i tell them my name is sell -- zelda. >> my name is karin so i have to change it. >> or you get giggles. >> i think i'm going to go with athena because i went to greek high school and so she was our mascot and she is the goddest of wisdom from whom i would like to learn. >> in the combe code name generator neither of you got those.erica you got honest

east some residents there are being told to stay inside until thursday morning lester >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> there is growing fallout in arkansas after three law enforcement officers were caught on camera appearing to beat a man pinned to the ground during an arrest priscilla thompson is there tonight, and a warning, the video is disturbing >> reporter: a violent arrest caught on camera >> this is bad >> reporter: viewed more than a million times the video appears to show officers in mulberry, arkansas, punching and kicking a man in the head and body repeatedly during a sunday morning arrest. at one point slamming his head into the ground several times the man seen pinned down here, 27-year-old randall worster, released on bond he walked out of the county jail today. >> what would you like to see happen to the officers >> reporter: the officers crawford county sheriff deputies, zack king and levi white and mullberry police officer thell riddle have been suspended or placed on leave, pending an investigation and prompted by the video. none of the officers involved responded to

while in the south, ukrainian forces are pressing on with a major counteroffensive megan fitzgerald isn kyiv >> reporter: tonight the battlefield is shifting, and ukraine says it's on the attack fresh artillery strikes on the front line, a counteroffensive trying to take back russian-held territory in the south ukrainian president zelenskyy saying he won't give specific details about the mission. russia says they've repelled the ukrainian attack while in the east, new russian strikes in kharkiv killing five people, injuring seven, and leaving a massive crater in the square it comes as two u.s. officials tell nbc news that russia is getting new help on the battlefield, receiving hundreds of combat drones from iran, planning to use them in ukraine, which has also had its own success using drones meanwhile, inspectors with the international atomic energy agency arrived in kyiv, making their way to the russian held zaporizhzhia nuclear plant tomorrow to assess safety at the plant, where there are fears nearby attacks could spark a nuclear disaster both russia and ukraine blaming each other

lester >> meagan fitzgerald tonight, thank you >>> now to a public health crisis unfolding in jackson, mississippi were residents face a boil water notice for the fourth straight week amid concerns over clean drinking water stephanie gosk has more >> reporter: in jackson, mississippi school drop-off isn't just for the kids. it's also for the water. the entire city is facing a boil water notice again >> we're told, don't wash your hair with the water, don't brush your teeth with the water. >> reporter: she worries about her 8-year-old >> is she going to walk over to a water fountain and drink from that water fountain >> reporter: to be safe, signs are up at the middle soon. they've been there for a long time. you can't remember a time whe the kids could use the water fountains in the school >> i can't remember. i can't remember >> reporter: george stewart has taught here for six years a predominantly black, low-income school. atop all the other challenges, water quality and water pressure are a constant battle. >> at one point we had to shut down for two weeks. >> reporter: when? >> ma

thank you very much, joe fitzgerald. tricia with the sam cisco chronicle. >>> today is women's equality day. first passed in 1973, it is a day to celebrate women earning the right to vote, 100 years ago. we have come a long way since then. according to the center for women and politics there are now about 10 million more women registered to vote then men. in presidential elections more women than men have been casting about since the 1980s. number will many running for office also continues to grow. what is this trend mean for fall elections and the future of our country waxy joining us now to discuss the impact of women in politics is amy allison, founder of, she the people. >> my honor, thank you. >> tells a little bit about what she the people is and how you kicked it off. it is only been around for the last three years ago. >> it builds political power for people of color. we want to understand what this vast, growing, remarkable, critical group of people, who are voters and organizer, and leaders in this country, bu

meagan fitzgerald has the latest now from ukraine. >> reporter: tonight fears of a nuclear catastrophe are at europe's largest plant in zaporizhzhia, ukraine, are intensifying >> the united states is deeply concerned. >> reporter: russia has been occupying the facility in ukraine's east since the start of the war now ukraine is warning that russia may take the plant off the electrical grid, a precarious move that energy experts say raises the risk of a nuclear accident, sending radioactive material across europe >> now there they have some war machines an they have explosive materials and they have shells and it is madness, absolute madness. >> reporter: the power company that manages the plant says the russians are already moving to shut it down, which would deny the country a key energy source. saying the russian military is looking for fuel to power generators, to keep the reactors cool. >> the most dangerous status of reactor is when they move it from the operations to cooling mode >> reporter: this all comes as the u.n. secretary-general is in ukraine meeting with president zelens

you've written of hemingway and fitzgerald.ingway and fitzgerald one as a husband and one as a lover. the answer is neither. i guess i have to say against my better judgment i love hemingway. i've read every single letter handbook. i understand him and there's obviously a lot of work but i get him. there's something about the fishing boat i love the end interviews because this is where it gets real. this one there's a lot of codenames in your book and i want to know what to both of you would pick as your code name. i put both through a code name generator already so i will let you know what it is at the end. some are very basic, like just nwomen's names. when i go to starbucks and ordered eisai zelda. my name is karen so at a starbus i have to change it. [laughter] i went to the grease high school and she was our mascot and the goddess of wisdom from whom i would like to learn. >> i love that. okay. in the code name generator neither of you dot those. erica, you got honest flamingo and stephanie you got cold hurricane. >> that

megan fitzgerald has the latest now from ukraine. >> reporter: tonight fears of a nuclear catastrophe are intensifying. russia has been occupying the facility in ukraine's east since the start of the war. now ukraine is warning russia may take the plant off the electrical grid, a precarious move energy experts say raises the risk of a nuclear accident, sending radioactive material across europe. >> reporter: the power comp the plant says the russians are already moving to shut it down, which would deny the country a key energy source. saying the russian military is looking for fuel to power generators, to keep the reactors cool. >> the most marjs status of reactor is when they move it from the operations to cooling mode. >> reporter: this all comes as the u.n. secretary-general is in ukraine meeting with president zelenskyy. >> any potential damage to zaporizhzhia is suicide. >> reporter: the u.n. chief calling on international inspectors to go inside the plant immediately. echoed in a call today by the president of france to vladimir putin who says he's open to inspectors. but earlie

erica, he written about hemingway and fitzgerald. pick hemingway and fitzgerald,.dible] books with a gun to my head? the answer is neither. i guess i'd have to say against my better judgment i love hemingway, i love him. you see i read every single letter and book. i understand him as fully as a human. this obviously a lot of work. but i get him, i love him. fitzgerald, get a lover. [laughter] >> list from a maryland her. there's just something about being nasty on a fishing boat that i get. [laughter] >> got it girl. i love the end of these this is when it gets real. [laughter] f so this one i guess is for both of you. so erica, there are a lot of codenames in your book. i want to know what both of you would pick as your code name for it say about both even insert codename generator i will let you know what it is at the end. >> zelda. >> codenames are very basic. they were just like women's names. >> so she did a play on that as diane. she had a little bit of fun with it. i would be zelda pretty go to starbucks i always tell them my name is zelda. [laughter] a liv

the fire was first called in just before 3:30 thisg near the corner of ingalls and fitzgerald avenue. it is not clear how the fire started or if if there are reports of any inj. any injuries. we will keep you updated. > >> we are learning new details about the classified materials recovered from former presidentp president trump's home. the justice department has said documents were likely concealed and removed to obstruct the fbi's investigation. we break down the latest. >> reporter: investigators recovered 33 boxes from mar-a-lago with more than 100 classified documents and for the the first time, the doj is sharing an image. the filing included this photo of documents . it is partially redacted that shows the clear secret and top-secret markings on some documents. the doj says the search came after month of negotiations with the trump tead team and remaining documents were stored in one location. the the doj found evidence that papers were likely concealed and and removed. the doj said efforts were likely taken to obt the government's investigation. these documents have classifica

in kyiv, here is megan fitzgerald >> reporter: looking at the car bomb that killed the daughter of alexander dugin. his 29-year-old daughter, darya, was in the car when the bomb went off dugin is an outspoken supporter of the envision. president putin called the death a vile crime in a letter to the dugin family, russian intelligence claiming a ukrainian spy shadowed him for weeks and planted the bomb and fled the country the accusation strongly denied megan fitzgerald, nbc news >>> and a student coming up with a creative way for armed forces. the troops will write a personal message on your choice of an artillery shell that will be fired at russian troops. the web site called signmyrocket.com you can type in a message and check out. prices range from $150 on a howitzer shell for $5,000 for one written on the side of the tu turret one from chicago wrote this, i love you vinny she said she hopes it helps get her boyfriend back and the congress member dan kinzinger with this, it reads, from kinzinger with love so far it raised $245,000 for ukrainian armed forces. >>> dennis rodman said he coul

nbc news foreign correspondent megan fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, ukrainian troops are on the attack. launching a new counter offensive now underway in the south. a mission to take back the russian occupied region of kherson. which was seized at the start of the war. and new signs the operation may be working. the biden administration said russia is already being forced to redirect troops from the east to try and respond to the attacks. but russia said that the counter attack failed miserably. in his overnight address to the nation, president zelenskyy said we will drive them out to the border. if they want to survive, this is time for the russian military to flee. go home. meanwhile, that urgent mission to prevent a nuclear disaster at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is underway. scientists from the international atomic energy agency arrived in kyiv overnight and are expected at the power plant tomorrow. the agency said that the team will undertake urgent safeguard activities and determine if the plant is able to operate safely. a trip that can't happen soon

with us now is megan fitzgerald and ambassador william taylor, former ambassador to ukraine.'s the mood in ukraine today as it marks its independence day? >> reporter: jose, great question. this is an incredibly grateful nation, grateful to the men and women who have lost their lives while fighting on the frontlines in this war for the independence of ukraine. and those who are still actively fighting. this day has a completely different meaning for people, now that the country is at war. but look, people are on edge. the capital city here of kyiv, we know that people have left ahead of those warnings from u.s. intelligence with ukrainian intelligence, warning that the russians could be planning a vicious, vengeful attack. we know that mass gatherings in this city have been banned. people are being told to work from home, which is a stark contrast how they celebrate this day. like in the united states, there's parades, fireworks, festivals. so a somber mood right now. currently, kyiv is relatively quiet, but in the east, we saw overnight just this constant shelling in kharkiv

>> i asked alexa to play ella fitzgerald and cole porter and she gave me ella fitzgerald, rogers and hart. >> ouch. is that a good thing or bad? >> i thought it was disappointing and i would have called jassy if i had his home number >> i said at the beginning, alexa. >> right >> i know who ella fitzgerald is >> you do? >> yeah. >> she plays degrom in the rotation >> she played the apollo >> when we come back, what a difference a day makes as jim and david said, peloton's wednesday rally is getting erased on news of a big loss and a fascinating letter from barry mccarthy we'll get to snow, williams-sonoma and, autodesk and tesla in a moment. only on y. so you get unlimited data for just $30/mo, taxes and fees included. plus we have a new plan with 5g ultra wideband. switch today at visible dot com. >>> peloton shares lower in the premarket. barry mccarthy is trying to ramp up the turnaround strategy he talks about deepening losses, declining revenue, negative gross margins. he talks about his own experiences on a cargo ship in terms of trying to turn it around >> he did say we've sou

. >> meghan fitzgerald joins us from kyiv. it's wonderful to see her face.you're safe over there. give us the latest. what is going on? >> reporter: tiffany, it's great to be with you. this is an incredibly serious and dangerous situation that certainly appears to be escalating, just within the last couple of hours. we heard from the u.s. state department, saying they are deeply concerned that russia is occupying this nuclear power plant. we know that the secretary has come out and said that the russians are using this power plant as a military base. ukrainian officials, based off of their intelligence, confirmed some 14 armored military vehicles parked inside the plant . russia is not confirming or denying that reporting. earlier this morning, as you mentioned, a russian military official accused ukraine of plenty of provocation at the plant. ukrainian officials saying look, this is russia laying out the groundwork so they can commit or create an act inside that plant and turn around and blame ukraine. keep in mind, the hose also threatened to shut the plan

joining us now is megan fitzgerald in odesa, ukraine and executive director at the mccain institute,rved as deputy of defense for ukraine and eurasia. let's talk about the international crisis at that plant, megan. >> good to be with you. the ukrainians are not saying much about this counteroffensive. we know it will take place in the southern part of ukraine in the kherson region. this is a part that russia seized control of early on. this would be a mission to try to get it back. we've seen hints of this counter offensive for several weeks now. we've seen over the last several weeks the ukrainians bombing and targeting places within crimea, the legally annexed peninsula that russia seized in 2014, where they were striking these military bases, ammunition depots. we will be watching this carefully as we're also going to be watching as these inspectors, these scientists will be making their way to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the coming days. we expect them to be there by the end of the week. they'll be looking at everything from the structural integrity of this plant to the dam

megan fitzgerald is live for us in odessa, ukraine.g up on velshi, there will be, quote, some pain. message from federal reserve chair powell from unusually strong remarks on friday. after the break i speak with xi le clos have gone who spent years analyzing financial risk on what this pain could mean for all of us. abbott laboratories, one of the biggest producers and baby formula in the u.s. says it plans to restart production of its simulate baby formula and its plant in sturgis, michigan. back in february the company shut down its wonders factory. in voluntarily returned -- amid concerns of a bacterial infection that was linked to the death of multiple infants. that shutdown contributed to nationwide baby formula shortage leaving many families scrambling. who were already dealing with a pandemic -- shortage at the time. baby formula production ramped up the summer. saying they begin to ship similar in about six weeks. about six weeks ♪ ow, ow ♪ ♪ with a big, fresh carrot ♪ ♪ and a whole lot of cheese ♪ ♪ and the mirror from your va

megan fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: a fiery explosion just outside of moscow.raine war. russian investigators say a car bomb killed the daughter of a close putin ally in a contract killing. daria dugina, the daughter of alexander dugin, referring to as puten's brain, died in a blast. this video showing the car on fire and a distraught dugin at the scene. he's been an outspoken supporter of the war in ukraine and believed to have influenced putin's views on the invasion. his daughter was a tv commentator who shared her father's views. in a statement, announcing a murder investigation, russian investigators say an explosive device was placed under the driver's seat, russia's state run media reports witnesses say dugin was expected to be driving the car but switched vehicles at the last minute. nbc news has not been able to verify those claims. but a russian security expert said regardless it was a complex scheme. >> this is no small feat to amount an assassination operation in the heart of russia. >> a russian separatist leader blamed the attack on ukraine but an

thank you for sharing the details, megan fitzgerald. back in the u.s., extreme weather conditions are causing historic drought in the northeast u.s., as the region grows more desperate for rain. a stark contrast to parts of the southwest, that are being hammered by extreme rainfall. the risk of flash flooding. nbc's emily carats in drought stricken -- for us. >> hey there. signs of worsening conditions are all around us from formerly flowing rivers that are now trickling streams to what we have here. dry ground, crispy. grasp officials are urging row of residents to play their part and cut back on water uses as nearby sources of water nearly run dry. >> bone dry conditions that have long plagued the west, now gripping the east coast, too. brown grass, depleted rivers, and stunted crops, evidence of a brutal summer. it's getting worse. >> the tree, just like a human, it's going to try to protect itself when it gets stressed. so, part of that stress is to drop fruit prematurely. >> keith bishop has witnessed the impact firsthand on his fa

for more, we turn to nbc news correspondent megan fitzgerald. who is in odessa. >>, katie good to be with you. the support for nuclear power plant has been a great concern since the russians started over in march. ukrainian officials say sense that the situation is growing increasingly more dire. as you, mentioned we are lining in the coming days according to international atomic energy agency, a team of experts will be going inside that facility. but, look we have seen increased shelling over the weekend. questions when we, ukrainians ukrainians blaming the russians. well because last week huge international concern. because a fighting around that plants, a fire commit knocking that power grid around the power plant, forcing them to continue to work by these backup generators that run off of fuel, diesel fuel. the problem and concern here is that there is no way of knowing just how much diesel the russians have, should the situation happen again. meanwhile, ukrainian officials say they are not taking any chances. they passed of these iodine pil

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nbc's megan fitzgerald joins me from kyiv, ukraine, and nbc's courtney kube, who's at the pentagon. going to get bad today, since they should be in celebration mode? >> absolutely, katy. this is certainly a country that's on edge and fearful that an attack is imminent. but, you know, we're also talking about an incredibly grateful nation. people are grateful to the men and women who sacrificed their lives, the ultimate sacrifice in fighting for our ukraine's independence. and they're grateful for those who are still on the front lines battling the russians. but like you mentioned, there's no doubt about it, this independence day certainly feels different to the ukrainian people, because this war continues to rage on. and very unsettling here in ukraine for a lot of people. here in kyiv, where mass gatherings have been banned. people are told to hunker down and stay inside, work from home is the directive. and to really take heed to those air sirens when they go off and to take shelter. and you look at what's happening in the east. where the directive there is for folks to stay insid

nbc's megan fitzgerald is live for us out of kyiv. megan, it would also re-learning about this attack? >> what we know is that this attack happened late saturday evening as you mentioned. we're talking about hitting close to president putin's inner circle. this is the daughter of a man who is a big supporter of this war with ukraine. in the invasion of ukraine we. know that he attended this cultural festival with her yesterday evening we understand that she gets into her car witnesses say that her father got into another car as a last-minute decision. she's on her way back heading close to moscow when this alleged car bomb went off killing her instantly. this is being investigated by russian authorities as a murder investigation. they believe that ukraine is behind this attack, ukraine has come out and said that they are not. and that they don't support terrorist acts like this as opposed to russia, russia of course -- the big question is will there be some sort of retaliation. that is something that is yet to be seen. >> we do want t

joining us is megan fitzgerald in kyiv and berry is an msnbc military analyst. this explosion near moscow? >> reporter: well, jose, according to investigators, they tell us she was leaving a cultural festival on saturday evening. she was driving an suv heading back to moscow before she made it, that's when her vehicle exploded. now, russian authorities are saying that there was a bomb that was strapped to the driver's side of her vehicle that went off. and according to a russian state media, they are citing witnesses saying moments before she got inside the suv, her father alexander dugan was supported to get in but decided to go into another vehicle. there are reports he was the intended target. as mentioned, russia has come out and blamed ukraine saying they orchestrated this attack within the last couple minutes, we heard from the government of ukraine here saying they did not once again, denying they are involved in the attack and saying russia lives in a fictional world. the big concern now is there could be some sort of retaliation, jose. >> yeah, general,

nbc news correspondent megan fitzgerald is in kyiv.re have been lots of talks about this nuclear power plant among leaders. and i know the united nations wants inspectors to get into the plant. can you bring us up to speed? >> yes. i can tell you that the threat of a nuclear catastrophe remains a high. ukrainian officials tell us that they have intelligence to suggest that russia is actively working on shutting the powerpoint down. it can turn here is that that is an incredible risky move. and that even a small mistake could result in a huge disaster of a leak at that plant, which means we're looking at radioactive materials seeping out of the plant, potentially making its way beyond europe. that is why we hear about this international catastrophe here. meanwhile, both sides are are queuing thing the other -- i want to take a listen of what the other secretary of state had to say about this. >> any kind of military activity, any kind of shelling at all like that, around a nuclear power plant is of great concern. we are concerned about

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detectives robert fitzgerald and peter louzan were assigned to the case. >> the thing we needed to do's corporation. >> since the woman trusted marckensy, detectives wanted him to keep playing the role of the bad guy. he didn't hesitate. that's got to be really daunting? >> it was kind of cool. you know? that's like 007 type thing. >> detectives then devised a plan. they rigged his car with cameras and audio recording devices. >> the microphone was hanging over here. and under my seat here, i had a phone. >> and they asked marckensy to set up another meeting with the woman. the location? this large walmart parking lot directly across the street from the police station. we can literally see the police department. >> yeah, you can throw a rock and hit a police station. >> marckensy, the newly minted informant, alerted police the meeting was set. a team of detectives raced to the parking lot to get in position. >> it's an intense moment because we know the case is just starting. and she actually gets out the car and gets into that car, were like, this is fantastic. >> as she got into mar

megan fitzgerald reports tonight from kyiv.te >> reporter: tonight six months after it launched its invasion, russia showing no signs of letting up these images from a railroad station where ukraine says a russian strike killed at least 22 people. this morning, air raid sirens in kyiv, though no attack the mayor telling us the city could once again be a russian target. >> any second, any minute, the the russian rockets can hit any building >> reporter: as ukraine marks its independence day, painful reminders of the cost of war a short drive from the capital, we arrived in bucha, more than 450 ukrainian civilians were killed here in the early days of the war. russian soldiers accused of war crimes people come to cemeteries to remember those they have lost. but here in bucha, where hundreds are buried, grave sites are marked by numbers only names will never be known. then there's mariupol, now under russian control. ukrainian soldiers held out for weeks in a steel plant marina schumacher's husband was one of them, a mother of two young boys she spoke in april to kelly cobiella "they all want t

melissa fitzgerald is the director of animal control and shelter in up siegel county.have 4 dogs my own. they're not going anywhere. first clues indicate that the mysterious illness is a new strain of parvo virus. a highly contagious dog to dog disease that can be lethal. symptoms include loss of appetite, abdominal pain and bloating? lack of energy, vomiting and diarrhea. is this a cousin to parvo-virus? is this? >> a we've seen that lately with corona and with covid doctor aaron strader believes pet owners should take precautions. when you're taking your dog for a walk, maybe don't go pet everybody's pet at this because you don't want to be a vector. you don't want to the an inadvertent contaminants safety measures that are too familiar in the short term will. this is all still getting figured out. i think we should treated a lot like when we first have had covid come out, we need to take precautions, wash your hands, make sure pick up that your pet leaves. maybe avoid those really, very populated areas where other dogs go. after all, this is man's best friend were t

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this is in the residential area on fitzgerald avenue. this is a few blocks from bret harte elementary school around 3:30 this morning. firefighters say two duplexes caught fire. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. we're waiting on word of severity of those damages and a possible cause. >>> now to a major development in the battle over top secret documents recovered from president trump's florida home. the justice department says evidence suggests information was concealed and removed ahead of the fbi's search. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander is tracking the overnight developments. >> reporter: this morning the justice department revealing explosive new information in the investigation of highly classified documents seized from the former president's mar-a-lago residence. the doj says the top secret documents were likely moved around in an effort to obstruct its investigation and that president trump's employees had claimed all the classified documents had been returned. these classified documents were said by d

nbc's meagan fitzgerald joins us once again with the latest from ukraine. good morning >> craig, good morning to you. the safety of those international inspectors are top of mind this morning as they prepare to make their way to russia controlled territory. meanwhile, ukrainian officials are saying that the area around that facility is deteriorating >> reporter: this morning fierce fighting and fresh artillery strikes by the ukrainians on the front line while a dangerous mission to the largest nuclear plant to avoid a disaster is under way. in the south, the ukrainians are on the attack and gaining ground the counteroffensive launched monday to take back territory in the region seems to be working meeting in kyiv with president zelenskyy, rob portman and amy klobuchar offering support >> now the counteroffensive is happening in the southern part of ukraine where a few villages were liberated today >> reporter: but russia tightening grip across much of the dunbas in the east two schools and a sports facility blasted by russian shells just days before the sta

it had to be the french katrina, i needed a long-form journalist, francis fitzgerald and come combat reporter and the woman that was my role model and mentor kate webb from australia. then it was the easy part of doing the research and writing the book. >> yes, the easy part. >> you start with the story that is -- in some ways common to everybody on why they got on that plane. can you just recount why you decided that you were going to go to vietnam? >> well, i'm the late bird. i arrived in january 1973 for the last couple of of the war and i was in graduate studies at the university of washington thinking i knew a lot because i was in graduate school after getting my undergraduate degree in south asia and southeast asia and then i had a master's, my master's thesis, adviser turned down my thesis at the same time i turned down invitation to go to bed with him and being youngish, 25, i-i did the obvious thing and took fellowship money and bought one-way ticket to cambodia as one does. the thing here is that i had a friend who i met during my studies and travel in india who had gone on

joining us now live from central ukraine, nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald.his has been a concern, as you know well, for several months since this war began and since russian kroo troops moved in an around the nuclear power plant. >> reporter: absolutely, willie. as you mentioned, it is this increased shelling that's happening around this highly sensitive situation, around a nuclear plant, one of europe's largest. in this instance, as you said, a fire broke out which knocked the power off the power grid, forcing it to operate temporarily on the backup generators which take diesel. the russians, as you know, occupy this plant, and there is no way of knowing how much diesel the russians have left, should this incident happen again. meanwhile, this knocked off power to thousands of people in the area. they didn't have sewer services. they didn't have water or electricity. it really highlights a potential humanitarian crisis here. we know that the international atomic energy agency says that it could just be a matter of days before a crew of experts are able to g

nbc's meagan fitzgerald in kyiv for us this morning.nks so much. >>> we talked about him yesterday, congressman pat ryan will join us live in studio after his victory in the special election in upstate new york. how the swing district could hold the keys for democrats to hold on to the house this november. >>> plus, 25-year-old maxwell frost could become the youngest member of congress in history. the democratic nominee in florida for the house of representatives is our guest. "morning joe" is coming right back. ck new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. my active psoriatic arthritis can slow me down. whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. now, skyrizi helps me get going by treating my skin and joints. along with significantly clearer skin, skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, a

and with fitzgerald thehe same thing. but sylvia was just talking about what she was just describing hers was in the middle of a war than kate changed combat. 's was an outsider but yes at the same time women were raised very differently than men no question. and then mail correspondence covered it. it was a boys club and women were treated as outsiders because not only are you different but because they have a broader and deeper feel of the war. >> and by the time we all come along that war becomes about civilians that not in the same way. so i wonder if you feel that changes? >> yes. all of the above no question. and the way you react to the different situation. no question we write some tough stuff about an eye-opening book. with all units in the military win my view i never like it when we show up they getting deep into the culture of the afghan special forces. how did you get them to let you win? there is a natural divide between what the women covered and then at the start not to be pigeonholed so that's when was?to