inspiring story of a young ukrainian girl and the doctor here working to save her life here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the way 9-year-old polina shchepaniak smiles, you'd never guess what her year has been like what do you miss the most about ukraine >> my family. >> reporter: polina is among the millions of displaced ukrainian children. so many are heartbroken, but what sets her apart is a literal hole in her heart. >> as a mother, how scary is that? >> it's very scary because all 8 years when she was sick and i always think that it is heart >> reporter: her mother, katarina, had watched her daughter trying to be a typical 9-year-old but she'd tire quickly because of the heart defect if left untreated, it could be deadly. >> i want to ride a bike like all my friends. i want to -- >> swimming. >> swimming. i want to do all sports. >> reporter: but after the war broke out, she and her mother fled to poland were you scared? >> maybe a little bit. >> reporter: an organization called gift of life international used donations to pay for their travel to the u.s. how would you describe polina >

>> gabe gutierrez with that tragedy out of kentucky tonight gabe, we thank you for that. >>> all right. we want to turn to the ongoing fallout from the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade and the confusion for people in so many states as laws have been rapidly changing in south dakota today, a telemedicine ban involving abortion medication became law. in oklahoma, planned parenthood and other providers filed a lawsuit to challenge the state's abortion bans attorney general filed with appeals court to allow the state's law ban on abortion to go into effect after blocked by a judge in new jersey, the governor signed tw bills to protect providers and people coming from out of state seeking abortions. all of this as president biden me with nine democratic governors to discuss how their states are moving forward to keep abortion accessible. stephanie gosk on the battle on the ground >> reporter: the battle over abortion laws is heating up in no place more intensely than wisconsin. >> our incredible staff had to go out and say to people in the waiting room that they could not have

gabe gutierrez now on the kid from queens who made it big in hollywood. >> you got to get up close likehis -- ba-bing! you blow their brains all over the nice suit. >> reporter: he was the ultimate tough guy. >> take it easy, take it easy. >> reporter: james caan, best known for his unforgettable portrayal of the hot-headed sonny corleone in "the godfather" made him leap off the screen. caan played the oscar-nominated role so convincingly that many of his fans thought he was italian. in fact, his parents were jewish immigrants from germany, and caan grew up in queens, new york he'd already been acting for years when he broke through in 1971's made for tv movie "brian's song. >> this thing i got's bad, i know that. >> reporter: his resume and bad boy reputation grew. in 1990, he starred alongside kathy bates in the stephen king thriller "misery." no stunt doubles in this fight scene. >> she had me pinned twice. but i got out. >> reporter: in 2003, he introduced himself to a new generation. >> i think we should call security. >> good idea >> i like to whisper, too. >> reporter: playing wi

now after many conservatives cast doubt on her story, they're walking it back here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: at an arraignment wednesday in columbus, ohio, a judge ordered 27-year-old rape suspect gerson fuentes held on $2 million bail >> it is my understanding she in fact just turned 10 years old. >> according to court documents fuentes confessed to raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl a detective said she then traveled from ohio which has banned most abortions to neighboring indiana to end the pregnancy. the case has become the latest flashpoint in the national abortion debate following the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade. it was first reported earlier this month by "the indianapolis star" newspaper citing a single source, an obgyn in indianapolis. the story went viral last week president biden brought it up. >> imagine being that little girl. serious, imagine being that little girl 10 years old >> reporter: but over the next several days, republicans, including ohio's attorney general, cast doubt on the story. >> we have regular contact with the prosecutors and

lester >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> in 60 seconds, the dangerous heat now taking hold in parts of the country not at all prepared for it. the growing concern. >>> plus our inside look at how wood is being used to build skyscrapers. >>> scorching heat is blanketing the pacific northwest tonight. major cities that are typically cool and wet shattering records as temperatures hit triple digits in some places miguel almaguer joins us miguel, it is so hot emergencies are being declared. >> reporter: that's right, lester. that's how dangerous this heat is we're talking about a region that's unaccustomed to th hot weather and for the most part unprepared for it. portland hit a record 102 degrees yesterday. and seattle also hit a new high, coming in at 94 now, by the end of this week, some parts of washington and oregon could reach upwards of 110 degrees. for some perspective, typical summer temps there are in the 70s to 80s heat warnings and advisories have been issued for the region, covering some 13 million people as a blanket of heat suffocates cities from british columbia to northern

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new york >>> a program note i'll be talking to new york city mayor, eric adamsout rising crime tomorrow on "nightly news." >>> we want to turn right now to a major development in the january 6th committee's investigation. pat cipollone, the former white house counsel under former president trump, has agreed to testify behind closed doors on friday, according to a person familiar with the situation. the panel subpoenaed cipollone last week after a former white house aide said he opposed mr. trump's plan to travel to the capitol on january 6th. >>> also tonight, president biden facing growing pressure is wading deeper into the brittney griner case the president calling griner's wife today after the wnba superstar pleaded with him to help free her from russia. we get more on all of this from andrea mitchell >> reporter: after an emotional plea for help from brittney griner to president biden and a letter from more than 1,100 black women leaders, the president and vice president harris called brittney griner's wife, cherelle, today promising all possible assistance

lester >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> there has been a shooting death on the set of the popular crime series, "law & order. it happened early today in brooklyn, new york a 31-year-old crew member was in his car waiting for filming to start when he was gunned down. no arrest has been made "law & order: organized crime" airs on nbc. a company spokesman said they were saddened and shocked and were working with law enforcement. >>> in 60 seconds, with netflix losing almost a million subscribers, are you about to see more commercials across streaming? >>> just in tonight, streaming giant netflix has seen nearly a million subscribers leave, and now in an effort to add viewers, the company is preparing to launch a cheaper version of its service, but there's a catch. stephanie gosk has details. >> reporter: tonight, streaming giant netflix announced it was still losing subscribers, nearly a million in the last three months not great news, but the company had predicted it was going to lose two million, so the stock actually went up. so, it seems like there's a little bit of a sigh of relief he

lester >> gabe gutierrez, thanks >>> congress today made its first move to ensure abortion rights afterhe supreme court overturned roe v. wade, but the bill has little chance of becoming law now some doctors who provide abortions are facing difficult dilemmas kristen dahlgren has more. >> reporter: on capitol hill -- >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: -- applause from democrats as the house passed a bill to preserve and expand on the protections of roe v. wade. not expected to pass in the senate, tonight some doctors and patients still worry the changing landscape is creating confusion. >> we had been trying for so many years. >> reporter: heather martel desperately wanted the baby they named oliver >> he looked healthy here he looked normal >> reporter: but at 19 weeks into her pregnancy, they found oliver had severe abnormalities in his head, heart and spine. >> he was going to die after birth. >> reporter: so she and her husband, a devout catholic who had been anti-abortion, decided to end the pregnancy. >> i couldn't allow him to come into this world to live hours or weeks in excru

. >> with me is gabe gutierrez and punch bowl news co-founder jake sherman.'ve been following this story with the gun manufacturers. what are lawmakers doing and what are they hoping to get out of this? >> the hearing so far has been pretty contentious. democrats really grilling the ceos. several were invited and only two of them appeared virtually. can you see up on the screen some. investigation that the oversight committee put out in terms of how much these companies have profited over the last several years. from 2019, the revenue from a.r. style rifles tripped from $40 million in 2019 to more than $120 million in 2021. ruger's gross earnings also nearly tripled during that same period and smith & wesson's revenue from all long guns, which include ar-15-style rifles more than doubled between 2019 and 2021. and we can listen to one of those contentious exchanges between the chairwoman and one of the ceos from the gun companies. take a listen. >> will you accept personal responsibility for your company's role in this tragedy and apologize to the families of

more now from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: at an arraignment on wednesday and columbus, ohio, a judge ordered the 27- year-old rape suspect held onto million dollars bail. >> my understanding, she just turned 10 years old. >> reporter: went has confessed to raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl. she traveled from ohio, which has banned abortions to neighboring indiana to end the pregnancy. the case has become the latest point in the national abortion debate following the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade. we first reported earlier this month by the indianapolis star newspaper citing a single source, an ob/gyn in indianapolis. the story went viral. last week president biden brought it up. >> imagine that little girl. imagine being that little girl. just 10 years old! >> reporter: republicans including ohio attorney general cast doubt on the story. >> we have regular contact with prosecutors and local police and sheriffs. not a whisper anywhere. >> reporter: after the suspect was arrested, he issued a statement. my heart aches for the pain suffered by this young child. i am g

nbc national news correspondent gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: as mass shootings have been on the rise, leading gun manufacturers have raked in more than $1 billion from the sale of ar-15 style rifles, according to a house oversight committee investigation. >> gun manufacturers use dangerous marketing tactics to sell assault weapons to the public. >> reporter: marty daniel is the ceo of daniel defense, the company that makes the weapon the uvalde shooter used. >> these acts are committed by murderers. the murderers are responsible. >> reporter: the committee says daniel defense's revenue from ar-15 style rifles tripled from $40 million in 2019 to more than $120 million in 2021. >> i believe that these murderers are local problems, that have to be solved locally. >> reporter: the earnings for another gun maker, ruger, nearly tripled during that same period. >> it is wrong to deprive citizens of their constitutional right to purchase lawful firearm they desire because of the criminal acts of wicked people. >> reporter: republicans on the committee calling the hearing political theat

nbc's gabe gutierrez in new jersey for us this morning. >>> as we close this morning, we pay tribute to an nbc news legend and a legend of journalism. pete williams is retiring today after nearly 30 years at nbc. a look back at his career now from hallie jackson. >> reporter: pete williams might hate this report. it doesn't really have any scoops. it's probably overwritten, so let's do the pete thing and just get to it. everything he's done over nearly three decades, five administrations and approximately 465 trillion live shots, that's hyperbole, by the way, pete hates, that too. >> pete williams, pete williams, nbc news at the supreme court. >> reporter: he's covered the court and the department of justice for years, a super stressful beat, but if the guy sweats, you wouldn't know it. watch how steady he is in 2000 reading through the court's decision on florida's voting machine that decided that year's presidential election live on air. >> reporter: if there is no room for a recount, this election is over for vice president al gore. that

joining me now is nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez.e do we know about this case? >> reporter: well, as you know, this has become a national flash point in the abortion debate. and yes as you mentioned, this originally started with a report in the "indianapolis star" earlier this month based on a single source and ob/gyn in indianapolis saying that this child had traveled from ohio to indiana in order to get this abortion. now it really went viral. president biden cited this case and then republican politicians over the last couple of days have been casting doubt on it. but then as you said, yesterday, news broke that this suspect was being arraigned and according to court documents, obtained by nbc news, he confessed to detectives raping and impregnating this 10-year- old girl. again, he was arraigned yesterday in ohio. since then, though, some of these republican politicians have backtracked a bit and we want to put up a statement from the republican attorney general of ohio. saying my heart aches for the pain suffered by this young c

. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is going to pick up the story from bedminster for us. >> reporter: outrage boiling over around the liv golf tournament funded by saudi arabia and teeing off today at former president trump's new jersey club. 9/11 families slamming the saudi arabian government and the tournament. trump now defending it. >> nobody's got on the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately, and they should have. >> reporter: 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were audi nationals and in a 2016 fox interview, trump blamed the attacks on saudi arabia. this woman lost her husband on 9/11. he was on the 104th floor of the north tower, furious at the former president's comments. when you heard that, what went through your head? >> well, he sounds like a fool. >> reporter: the former president playing in yesterday's pro-am with his son, eric, and seen next to golf legend and liv ceo greg norman and mohamed bin salman. u.s. intelligence says it was the prince who ordered the torture and killing of "washington post" journalist kamal khashoggi. there was a u.s. intelligence report and u.s. government docume

overnight, gabe gutierrez was in our shock trauma center in baltimore, the first facility in the world dedicated to treating trauma. gadi schwartz is with the houston police department riding along to different shooting scenes overnight. i spent the day in chicago with street pastor donovan price he spends his nights rushing to incidents and hospitals to help the families of those lost and jessie kirsch was with the philadelphia police department. their shift started with a mass shooting 4:00 p.m., philadelphia >> a larger group of individuals standing at this corner in this area, when a black chevrolet tahoe with two shooters inside opened fire on >> officer steven viverina and stephen wolf were just at the scene. >> none are life threatening injuries the 27 shell casings on the scene out there. >> reporter: the officers told us they're going to start by looking for a car that they believe to have been involved in an earlier shooting where four people were shot >> reporter: so 7:45 in the evening in chicago, we're following pastor donovan price. he's made it his mission to go out to s

it feels endless especially to trauma doctors here's nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> in baltimore, at least five people dead in nine weekend shootings. it's a busy time here. >> we got rare access saturday inside the r. adams shock trauma center at the university of maryland is the gun violence problem getting worse? >> compared to years past, i think definitely yes a shift without some sort of gunshot wound or some sort of violent injury, it's a rare night. >> dr. tom skalaya runs the center how frustrating it is to see gunshot victims over and over and over again >> this is completely unnecessary injury in a civilized society, it doesn't have to happen >> just after midnight, and we have just gotten word that a gunshot victim is about to be brought here the medical teams are gathering around this trauma bed beeping we're hearing, what is it >> that's the monitor so that's going off because there's no heartbeat. >> it's agonizing as the seconds tick by. it's been about 20 minutes and there are still about two dozen medical professionals hovering over that trauma bay trying to keep that pat

there's a hospital in new york that is now working to change that devastating reality our gabe gutierrez spoke with doctors and nurses trying to make a difference. >> reporter: when madison blackman was rushed to the hospital, the bullet had barely missed her brain >> i seen black. it was like ink spilled in my eyes >> reporter: a far cry from the carefree social media videos typical of so many 16-year-olds. instead, one night in january, she says she was out in a car with friends in brooklyn when out of nowhere >> the bulletes started hitting the car. it sounded like somebody had a handful of 20 balloons and they all started popping one by one >> reporter: did you immediately realize what it was? >> yes, i knew it was gunshots all right ambulance took her here >> we've never seen numbers like this >> reporter: where the doctor is a pediatrician trauma surgeon. >> we've already seen more kids this year with bullet wounds than any other year total. >> reporter: this is a level one trauma center. they've started screening for something diffquestions. >> reporter: any teenager who comes to

latest tournament at a trump golf course and families of 911 victims say they are outraged here is gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: at his golf club at bedminster, new jersey today former president trump along with other celebrities teed off in the pro-am for this weekend's controversial tournament the saudi funded liv golf invitational series already plucked some of the biggest na ims i mes from the pga tour. >> this is taking place 50 miles from ground zero. >> disgusting. >> reporter: families of those killed on 911 are out with this new ad and say the tournament is insulting since 15 of the 911 hijackers were from saudi arabia and the government has a long history of human rights abuses. terry strata lost her husband tom in the attacks. >> the kingdom is throwing billions of dollars into a pr stunt. they are -- just want to white wash away the history that they have with the 911 community. >> reporter: today former president trump saying he has been friends with saudi arabia for a long time and when asked about the families protesting the tournament -- >> nobody has gotten to the bottom of 911 un

nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez tracked the hearing today. we also heard from some of the shooting the' family members. >> that's right, the committee started the hearing with an emotional video from survivors of mass shootings and their family members, including those from buffalo. >> my parents were shot and killed on may 14th by a white supremacist. when they went to tops to buy our son a birthday cake. >> democrats on the committee say companies like daniel defense tripled of their revenues from selling ar 15 style rifles from 2019 to 2021. the gun makers defending their profits, saying law-abiding gun buyers should not have their rights taken away because of what criminals did. the chairwoman of the committee asked if they take any personal responsibility themselves for mass shootings using their guns. here's how they responded. >> these act are committed by murderers. the murderers are responsible. >> while i agree, like all americans, at these tragic incidences, again, to blame the firearm, the particular firearm in use here that we ar

gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: from philadelphia where in the middle of the afternoon a black suv rolls up and gunmen start opening fire, to atlanta where five people were shot including a 13-year-old. it was another deadly weekend of gun violence in this country. in baltimore at least five people dead in nine weekend shootings. it's a busy time here. we got rare access saturday inside the r. adams shock trauma center at the university of maryland is the gun violence problem getting worse? >> compared to years past i think definitely yes a shift without some sort of gunshot wound or violent injury is a rare night. >> reporter: dr. tom scalia runs the world renowned center. how frustrating is it to see gunshot victims over and over and over again? >> this is completely unnecessary injury in a civilized society, it doesn't have to happen >> reporter: just after midnight -- we've just gotten word a gunshot victim is about to be brought here the medical teams are gathering around this trauma bay the beeping we're hearing, what is it? >> it's an alarm on the monitor going off because t

gabe gutierrez, nbc news >> you can watch all these movies this weekend. >>> let's turn to your friday weather with more excessive heat warnings here's michelle grossmann. hi, michelle >> that's a great idea we're looking at temperatures into the triple digits in the south. i would say movie, air conditioning, popcorn, whatever you need 39 million americans at risk for dangerous heat today we're looking at temperatures climbing into the upper 90s. this is what it looks like in terms of your heat alerts. and we're looking at temperatures as high as 105 in some spots dallas, it's going to feel like 108 once you factor in the humidity we'll see the heat continuing into the tripl oklahoma city temperatures climbing into the upper 80s, 88 in d.c all right, guys. it's the weekend we're looking ahead towards the weekend, and we'll look at the forecast coming up >> can't wait for that "early today" is back in a minute with what finally brought down embattled prime minister boris johnson. >>> is hanger a real thing we'll chew over a new study. w. it's specially made for wood floors with a micro

gabe gutierrez with late details >> reporter: tonight another tragedy at the southern border. four migrants killed in texas as authorities chased alleged human smugglers. it comes days after 53 migrants died in san antonio. as the immigration debate ramps up, now the supreme court has ruled the biden administration can end the trump-era remain in mexico policy. >> i was very happy to hear it. >> reporter: we first met this immigrant advocate a year ago at a migrant tent camp in mexico there is an overwhelming sense of desperation here since then, she says that side of the border has grown increasingly dangerous. >> the asylum seekers get murdered all the time in mexico there is kidnappings every day. >> reporter: remain in mexico requires asylum seekers to wait south of the border while their u.s. asylum cases were processed its supporters argue that today's supreme court decision will encourage even more migrants to come to the u.s. >> this is devastating for the state of texas and the united states of america we're going to see more people here illegally that live in the two

here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: after weeks of long lines, tonight new york city is out of monkeypox vaccine appointments again as cases double here every six days. local officials sending a letter to the biden administration, urgently asking for more doses >> it's because of new york city that we're even having this conversation about a national vaccination strategy >> reporter: the white house says the fda is inspecting more shots from a manufacturer in denmark. >> do we wish we had more doses out there right now? of course. but we had a stockpile and what we need is we need more. and we're getting more >> reporter: new york city accounts for about a fifth of the now more than 800 reported cases to the cdc this year across 39 states. while anyone can get monkeypox, most of the infections so far have been in the lgbtq community. >> i'm urging everyone to take this seriously. >> reporter: matt ford in los angeles says he got monkeypox last month through skin to skin contact in addition to lesions throughout his body he endured intense flu-like symptoms. >> you know, it got to the poi

gabe gutierrez tells us more. >> reporter: tonight, pop superstar ricky martin is speaking publicly fort disturbing allegations against him after a judge in puerto rico dismissed the case. >> these claims were proven to be false, but i'm going to tell you the truth. it has been so painful. >> reporter: earlier this month, a judge granted a restraining order after a man claimed in court documents that he sustained a seven-month romantic relationship with martin and now fears for his safety. he also accused martin of hanging around his residence on at least three occasions. martin's lawyers identified the man to nbc news as the singer's 21-year-old nephew. >> to the person that was claiming this nonsense, i wish him the best. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the court in san juan says the nephew voluntarily dropped the request to extend the restraining order, which was set to expire today. it's not clear why. this month, martin's half-brother had said the allegations were made by a nephew with mental health problems. martin, who catapulted to international stardom, first in the '80s with t

gabe gutierrez joins us more with reaction to the move. >> reporter: good morning.terly decline, a common definition of a recession. this comes as the federal reserve tries to stop inflation, yesterday raising interest rates another .75%. that means credit card rates will keep going up, so will bank and new car loans. the fed's goal is to crush consumer demand which in turn should bring down skyrocketing prices. the dow jones industrial average finishing up 400 points yesterday. this is the fourth rate hike this year. the next one might be in september. but again, new gdp numbers shows the u.s. economy has contracted for a second straight quarter, that could mean a recession, hoda. >> gabe, thank you. >>> this morning a prisoner swap may be in the works to free wnba star brittney griner who's been jailed in russia since february. at her trial yesterday she testified she accidentally packed medicinal cannabis oil prescribed in the u.s. the u.s. has offered to exchange griner and paul whelan for a notorious russian arms dealer held here in the u.s. the white house ins

gabe gutierrez has more on the case out of ohio. >> reporter: a judge ordered 27-year-old rape suspect held on $2 million bail. >> it's my understanding she just turned 10 years old. >> reporter: he confessed to raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl. she then traveled from ohio to indiana to end the pregnancy. the case has become the latest flash point in the national abortion debate following the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade. it was first reported earlier this month citing a single source in indianapolis. the story went viral. last week president biden brought it up. >> imagine being that little girl? i'm serious, just imagine being that little girl, 10 years old! >> republicans, including ohio's attorney general, cast doubt on the story. >> we have regular contact with prosecutors and local police and sheriffs. not a whisper anywhere. >> reporter: then after the suspect's arrest, he issued a written statement. my heart aches for the pain suffered by this girl. >> "the wall street journal" editorial board also previously published the story and now correcting the recor

i want to show you, zach, some reporting from gabe gutierrez, our correspondent, who took a deep divepeople in this country and how one hospital is trying to make a difference. let me show you that. >> when madison blackmon was rushed to the hospital, the bullet had barely missed her brain. >> the minute i seen black. it was like ink spilled in my eyes. >> reporter: in january she was out in a car with friends in brooklyn when out of nowhere -- >> it sounded like people had a handful of 20 balloons and they all started popping one by one. >> reporter: did you realize what it was? >> yes, i knew it was gunshots. >> she was taken here. >> we've already seen more kids this year with bullet wounds and any other year total in history at this children's hospital. >> reporter: any teen-ager who comes to the e.r. for any reason is now asked a series of what some might say are uncomfortable questions. >> how often have you heard guns being shot? and in the past six months, including today, has someone pulled a gun on you? >> reporter: the nurse and her colleagues are hoping to not just treat g

from my count, kate, one person died in baltimore with are gabe gutierrez was, one in chicago where youat we saw. >> that you saw. five or six in houston that gaudy schwartz saw and four shot in philadelphia where jesse kersh was. was this a particularly bad night in america? >> actually no. in chicago the pastor kept saying, wow, it's a really quiet tonight. the weather was a little cooler, at the end it was pouring rain. they say when it's hot and humid and sticky in july on saturday night they tend to get a lot more calls. he was telling me over july 3rd and 4th weekend he went to 40 shootings in one night. 40 scenes. he himself went to. >> when i was in local news it was the hot summer nights that things usually got bad. i guess what's the big takeaway for us, kate? >> you know, i was grasping for solutions while we were there. i kept asking the pastor what do we do, what do we do? that's when you heard him say we pay attention. we have to start by raising awareness of what's actually happening in this country. so many of us, we only hear about the important, the uvalde, buffalo, th

nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez reports several politicians are walking back their previousere they claimed the whole story was all made up. >> reporter: at an arraignment wednesday in columbus, ohio, a judge ordered 27-year-old rape suspect gerson fuentes held on $2 million bail. >> it's my understanding she just turned 10 years old. >> reporter: fuentes confessed to raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl. a detective says she traveled from ohio, which has banned most abortions, to neighboring indiana to end the pregnancy. it has become the latest flash point in the national abortion debate following the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade. it was first reported earlier this month by the indianapolis star newspaper citing a single source, an ob/gyn in indianapolis. the story went viral. last week president biden brought it up. >> imagine being that little girl. i'm seserious, imagine being th little girl. >> reporter: but republicans, including ohio's attorney general cast doubt on the story. >> we have regular contact with prosecutors and local police and sheriffs.

nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: outrage boiling over around the liv golf tournament. backed and funded by saudi arabia and teeing off today at former president trump's new jersey club. 9/11 families slamming the government and the tournament. trump now defending it. >> nobody's gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately, and they should have. >> reporter: 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were saudi nationals, and in a 2016 fox news interview, trump blamed the attacks on saudi arabia. terry strata lost her husband on 9/11. he was on the 104th floor of the north tower. she's now furious at the former president's comments. when you heard that, what went through your head? >> well, he sounds like a fool. >> reporter: the former president playing in yesterday's pro am with his son eric and seen next to golf legend and liv ceo greg norman as well as a top backer, the saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman. u.s. intelligence said it was the prince who ordered the torture and killing of jamal khashoggi. they've denied being involved in 9/11 or khashoggi's

nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez has the very latest. >> reporter: at an arrangement inudge ordered 27-year-old rape suspect, fuentez, to be held on bail. >> she just turned 10 years old. >> reporter: he confessed to raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl. the girl traveled to ohio, which banned most abortions, to neighboring indiana to end the pregnancy. it's become the flashpoint in the abortion debate following the reversal of roe v. wade. it was first reported earlier this month by the "indianapolis star" news, citing an ob-gyn in indianapolis. the story went viral. last week, president biden brought it up. >> imagine being that little girl. i'm serious, just imagine being that little girl, 10 years old. >> reporter: but over the next several days, republicans, including ohio's attorney general, cast doubt on the story. >> we have regular contact with prosecutors and local police and sheriffs. not a whisper anywhere. >> reporter: then after the suspect's arrest, he issued a written statement. my heart aches for the pain suffered by this young child. i am grateful

nbc's gabe gutierrez has latest twist. tedly denied any involvement in the gruesome double homicide but now investigators are saying his story does not add up. this morning alex murdaugh is facing double murder charges after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly killing his wife maggie and their 22-year-old son paul at the family estate outside charleston, south carolina. two sources tell nbc news authorities have cell phone video they believe puts him at the scene of the murders shortly before the murders took place, evidence that would contradict his previous time line of events. murdaugh's lawyer said he was with his mother and discovered the bodies when he returned home calling 911. >> did you hear anything or did you come home and find them? >> i've been gone. i just came back. >> reporter: it's the latest twist in a bizarre saga months after the killings the family law firm accused murdaugh of stealing millions of dollars, forced to resign police say murdaugh asked a former client to kill him so his other son could

gabe gutierrez has video of the incident.athy hochul, he was giving a speech on bail reform when the event r devolved into chaos. >> and this is our last stand for new york >> reporter: a political campaign event taking a violent turn, a man attacking republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate lee zeldin during a speech in upstate new york video of the incident obtained by our nbc affiliate whec shows the man approaching zeldin on the stage at the vfw post near rochester. >> there's only one option >> what is he doing? >> you're done, you're done. >> reporter: holding a sharp looking object in his hand, the man lunges at zeldin, attempt to go stab him, according to zeldin's campaign. zeldin grabbing the man's wrist before others intervened tackling the man to the ground 43-year-old david jakubonis subdued and restrained with zip ties the crowd cheering as police arrive on the scene and handcuff jakubonis, charging him with assault in the second degree, releasing him on his own recognizance zeldin went back on stage to

gabe gutierrez is in bedminster new jersey with more gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. families of 9/11 victims plan to gather here later today, as you said they are furious that saudi-backed golf tournament would be held just 50 miles from ground zero. this morning, outrage boiling over around the liv golf tournament, back and heavily funded by saudi arabia and teeing off today at former president trump's new jersey club 9/11 families slamming the saudi arabian government and the tournament trump now defending it >> nobody's gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately, and they should have. >> reporter: 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were saudi nationals, and in the 2016 fox news interview, trump blamed the attack on saudi arabia >> terry strata lost her husband on 9/11. he was on the 104th floor of the north tower. she is now furious at the former president's comments >> when you heard that, what went through your head >> he sounds like a fool. >> the former president playing in yesterday's pro am with his son eric and golf legend and liv ceo greg norman and the top b

gabe gutierrez joins us with the story. good morning. >> good morning. aftermath of the uvalde massacre has brought many questions from anguished parents and residents as well as finger pointing between state and local officials over what most experts agree was a botched response by police now that tension is coming to a head >> reporter: growing outrage in uvalde >> 19 children and -- meeting about a massacre that happened. >> ma'am, let me tell you something. i feel your paint. we all do. >> oh know you don't sir. >> reporter: frustration spilling over at a city council meeting thursday as family members demand news into the police response more than a month after the massacre. >> you have no idea how frustrating this is. and we're sitting here just listening to empty words that's all it is empty words. >> reporter: the sister of irma garcia, one of the two teachers killed did not identify herself by name at the meeting but expressed her pain. >> these kids were obliterated my sister obliterated. it was a closed casket i couldn't touch her i couldn't s