gadi schwartz has the very latest. >> reporter: from san quentin state prison, death row inmate kevin cooper has been claiming innocence for decades. speaking out in a phone interview earlier this year. >> they planted evidence. they destroyed evidence. they lied about evidence. >> reporter: cooper is on death row for murdering four people in 1983. >> all were found hacked and stabbed to death in this house in the horse country of chino hills. >> reporter: now a last minute order from governor brown allowing for new dna testing on the hatchet and a t-shirt his lawyers say was tampered with. >> i never wore that shirt, i never saw that shirt. >> reporter: but prosecutors say the evidence was solid. cooper, an escaped convict, had a history of violence and theamin no doubt d again. in my mind tr: bhath the case continues to draw the scrutiny of former judges, politicians and celebrities. pointing to the initial description from the sole survivor as three white men as the attackers. and bloody coveralls that were thrown away. >> with current dna testing technology we think that we'll be

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> new developments tonight as police expand their search for the body of a colorado mom who has been missing since thanksgiving. investigators now finding a key clue across state lines. nbc's steve patterson has the latest. >> reporter: tonight authorities working across state lines to track down any sign of kelsey berreth's body. >> sadly we do not believe kelsey is still alive. >> reporter: friday police arrested her fiancÉ patrick frazee, held without bond. the 32-year-old facing charges of first-degree murder and solicitation for murder. his public defender providing no comment.now sheri falls, idaho collecting evidence near the tower where her phone was last pinged 800 miles from her home. the solicitation says he's not ruling out a murder for hire plot. >> you don't necessarily have to complete it to have a solicitation charge, but you have to show firmness of what you intended to do. >> reporter: the colorado mom last seen publicly on thanksgiving day shopping with her one-year-old daughter. police now say little kay lee is with kelsey's

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> the golden globe nominations are out.ce" starring christian bale as dick cheney. that doesn't open it until christmas. right behind it is "a star is born" including acting nods for bradley cooper and lady gaga. also hits like "black panther" and "crazy rich asians." the southwest jetf runway, but a safety pit stopped it. we investigate which bay area airports have it, and the one that doesn )t. plus, from alerts you get to evacuations - how the camp fire has cal- fire rethinking everything. next. right now at 6: not >>> let's end tonight with a story that will get you into the holiday spirit, if you're not there already. it's one of the sweetest competitions we've ever seen. kevin tibbles has our nightly snapshot. >> reporter: to take the cake, a winning house must be 75% gingerbread and 100% edible. >> they've got to build their entries at their homes and then drive them here. >> reporter: they come from across the country and they are serious. >> i'm here to win. not here to make friends. >> reporter: welcome to the nat

he is the second migrant child to die this month while being gadi schwartz has the latest from new mexico. r in el paso, texas, where an 8-year-old guatemalan boy and his father apprehended. six days later, the child who members of congress have identified as felipe alonzo-gomez is dead. now an outcry over his death. officials say they provided hot food and water and listed several transports between three patrol stations between el paso and new mexico. the child was causing and appeared to have glossy eyes. 30 minutes later, cbp says he was transferred to a hospital. he was tested for strep throat, diagnosed with a cold, given medication, released to a hospital and taken to a nearby holding facility.en the way bac the hospital lost consciousness. he passed away on christmas eve. >> we responded by doing secondary medical checks. that means paramedics who are checking each child in our custody. >> reporter: as a sweeping review has been ordered in detention facilities across the country, today department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen is calling the death deeply concernin

we won't quit looking. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> let's pivot to this pop quiz.n you nbig, epic songs here. think about that during the break. and can post malone strike pay dirt with his latest edition of the crocs? the crocs? you're watching "early today." more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! like a blanket! houston? you seeing this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. geico. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® no matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy? and release them back into the room.ed so, try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds ode ors trbreze y up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. ♪ voice." adam levine is right there. all right. an iconic song has broken records for more than 40 years after its release. ♪ easy come, easy go, will you let me go ♪ >> queen's "bohemian rhapsody" is the world's most streamed song from the 20th century, surpassing 1.6 billion streams globally. it's also the m

gadi schwartz, nbc ge news, los s. >>> tonight a high stakes mystery more than 200 miles abo e earth. russian cosmonauts are now investigating what caused a hole in the side of the international space station. nbc's kerry sanders has more on the possible criminal investigation being launched in outer space. >> reporter: it sounds epi a plot line from a de space movie. a suez capsule losing sucabin pr. at first scientists suspect a meteor strike opened a hole discovered under external insulation. >> and a good unobstructed view of the black spot. that's the hole on the external hull. >> reporter: but now a sinister plot twist.ey discover the hole about half the size of the head of a match k stas drilled from inside the capsule. a criminal investigation not ruled out. questions investigators want answered was it o drilled in orb was it accessed on the ground? russian media reported that investigators probed the possibility that u.s. astronauts deliberately dried e hole in august to get a sick colleague sent back home. officials have since denied that report. tonight, scientists hope a m

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> president trump is no stranger to feuds. he's had more than a few. but it's the growing feud between his family and a top republican attorney, that's particularly awkward. because that attorney is the husband of one of his top advisers. here's hally jackson with more. >> reporter: president trump has plenty of critics, but only one who is married to his senior adviser, george conway, husband of kellyanne. his criticism of the president now spilling into a public fight with the president's son. eric trump tweeting, of all the ugliness in politics, the utter disrespect george conway shows his wife her career, place of work, and everything that he's fought so hard to achieve might top them all. a white house source says trump was defending a woman's honor, apparently prompting george conway's implication of tampering with witnesses in the russia investigation. and after op-eds questioning his wife's boss. >> you mean mr. kellyanne conway? he's just trying to get publicity for himself. >> reporter: conway dismissing the drama -- >> if i had a nickel for

call us if you can and we won't quit looking. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> we have done plenty of stories on porch pirates around the holidays but we don't often see this. police in hartford, maryland are looking for a child no older than 8 caught on camera stealing a package. they believe a quote grinch was using her to commit the crime. >>> and a lot of us are feeling extra stress this time of year, which is why this is the busy season for the booming business of meditation apps like head space. tens of millions looking for a quick moment of zen. our kate snow takes us inside to see how they work. >> as you breathe in, just taking in that fresh air. >> reporter: on venice beach, andy is showing me what he does. >> just a sense of letting everything go. >> reporter: for millions of people every day. >> come on in. >> reporter: in a small studio nearby he records short meditation sessions for head space, the app he and a partner founded eight years ago. >> just noticing how the body feels. >> reporter: 37 million users in more than 190 countries, 300 companies now provid

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gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> new developments in the search for the missing colorado mom, kelsey bare ith. she's been missing since thanksgiving day. investigators have found a new clue that's taking them across state lines. nbc's steve patterson has more. >> reporter: authorities working across state lines to track down any sign of kelsey ber eth's body. >> sadly, we do not believe kelsey is still alive. >> reporter: friday, they arrested her fiance. held without bond, the 32-year-old facing charges of first-degree murder and solitimurder. his public defender providing no comment. now sheriffs in twin falls, pinged, 800 miles from her tsst home. the solicitation charge may lead to more suspects. the district attorney says he's not ruling out a murder for hire plot. >> you don'teson charge, but yo have to show firmness of what you intended to do. >> reporter: the colorado mom last seen publicly on thanksgiving day, shopping with her 1-year-old daughter. police now say little kaley is with kelsey's relatives. her first christmas without her mother. steve patterson, nbc new

our gadi schwartz has detas. reporter: night after night, prayer vigils held for er 29-year-old mo kelsey barrett last seen 18 days ago on thanksgiving near her colorado home. >> we've reviewed video from the local safe way grocery store and it showed kelsey opping with her daughter kaley on november 22nd. >> reporter: police saying the father of the 1-year-old is cooperated and reported last seeing his fiancee on n thanksgiving we gave him their daughter but she wasn't reported missing until december 2nd by her mother. >> she's not the kind that runs off. this is completely out of character. >> reporter: investigator tors say a few days after was last seen, a texts say a few days after she was last seen, a text t message was se her work where she flew as a pilot saying she wouldn't be in for the rest of the week and then her cell phone gave a location 700 miles away in aho. cars missing, food and her purse taken. police are treating this as a missing person's case and the family is hoping the young mother will b

gadi schwartz has the in credible story. >> reporter: it didn't look much at first., won in an auction. >> a time capsule. that's what it was. >> reporter: but then he saw this face. >> i'm looking through the pictures and the pictures kind of look familiar. >> reporter: he thought he recognized it from ""the godfather"." >> he did? >> reporter: yeah, but the name diane hall didn't ring any bells until he found this, an actor equity card with the stage name diane keaton years before she landed her oscar winning role of annie hall. >> if it has my name on it i guess it's mine. >> reporter: he tried reaching out to the star and had no luck until she saw this story, tweeting, this is the craziest story. thank you. >> don't lose it. >> reporter: a story of lost and found reminding us of forgotten days. gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >> the 13th annual billboard women in music event, ariana grande accepted the night's highest recognition. the woman of the year a word presented to her by mentor patti labelle. cindy lopper was awarded icon of the year for her accompl

maybe. >> well, functionality is not my strong suit. >> gadi schwartz reporting. musk is also looking into increasing the number of tesla factories after gm motors announced they would be closing four of their plants in the u.s. musk told "60 minutes" if gm were to sell a plant, his company would be interested in taking it over. >>> new at 11:00, british prime minister theresa may is calling off a parliamentary vote on the brexit deal, at least for now. it was expected to happen tomorrow. may's decision opens up an array of options for the united kingdom. when announcing the delay, may was laughed at by some lawmakers. >> from listening to those views, it is clear that while there is broad support for many of the key aspects of the deal -- [ laughter ] -- on one issue, the northern ireland backstop, there remains widespread and deep concern. >> the decision to halt the vote came just hours after the eu's top court ruled that britain could withdraw its decision to leave the block. >>> two weeks before christmas, and for some that means there's two more weeks to get

with more, here's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: it's an explosive report, detailing not just a pattern of sexual misconduct, but an elaborate coverup. the leak draft investigation into former cbs chief les moonves obtained by "the new york times" reveals the disgraced mogul may not get millions. the report says moonves engaged in multiple acts of serious nonconsensual sexual misconduct involving 17 women including four cbs employees. a lawyer for moonves responded, saying he denies have any nonconsensual sexual relation and cooperated extensively and fully with investigators. but according to "the times," moonves deleted text messages and turned over his son's ipad to investigators instead of his own. now more women are speaking out. >> he just stuck his tongue in my mouth. >> reporter: she says she has a traumatic encounter with moonves 20 years ago when he was a development head at 20th century fox. >> i was really shocked. it was gross. it was very unappealing. >> reporter: tonight cbs responding, saying in part, our work is still evolving. anyone who may have disclosed draft inform

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. st>> let's get more of the bim closing in coast-to-coast.l roker is monitoring it from new york. al, what are we looking at here? >> reporter: lester, it's a coast-to-coast orm. 'll start feeling the impacts on friday, low pressure towards texas and high pressure bringing in much colder air. fr warm, moist ai the south. we'll be looking at torrential downpours and a wintery mix as we move into saturday, the low continues its way to the east bringing a wintery mom klahoma to arkansas and as we move into sunday, we're looking at heavy snow for parts of the impact snow and heavy rain down to the southeast. lester? >> al roker, thank yo>> the man that brought so many blockbuster films from "e.t." to "saving private ryan" is opening up with the film most personal to him. schindler's lis"schindler's li" now 25 years later, the film is being rereleased shining a light on the enduring impact. >> they say no one dies here. >> reporter: the true story of a nazi businessman saving the lives of polish jews during the holocaust was not one dictor steven

found wit real hollywood endi >>> tonight a story of lost and found with a g.real hollywood end gadi schwartzeporter: it didn't look like much at first, a forgotten nt mo in a storage locker he won in aau ction. >> a time capsule. >> reporter: but then he saw this face. 'm >>ooking through the pictures and the pictures kind of look familiar. >> reporter: he thought heecognized it from "the god father" but the name diane hall didn't ring bells until he saw the actor equity card diane keeton. >> if it has my name on it, i guess it's mine. >> reporter: he tried reaching out to the star but no luck until she spotted the story and twted this is the craziest story. thank you. >> i'm glad you're getting your wallet back. don't lose it. >> reporter: a story of lost and found reminding us of forgten days. >> great story. >>> the golden globe nominations are out. leading e pack with six is "vice" starring christian bail as dick cheney and right behind it, "a star is born" with bradley cooper and lady gaga. also recognized "black panther." >>> when we come back, we'll go ta mpetition that's fierce but o

nbc's gadi schwartz has the story. >> reporter: from san quentin state prison, death row inmate kevin cooper h been claiming innocence for decades. speaking out in a phone interview earlier this year. >> they planted idence. they destroyed evidence. they lied about evidence. >> reporter: cooper is on death w forurdering four people in 1983. >> all were found hacked and stabbed to death in this house id the horse country of the sch >> on christmas eve, a last minute order from governor jerry brown allowing for new dna testing on key pieces of evidence including a hatchet and a t-shirt hayrs lawye say was tampered with. >> i know never had that shirt. >> reporter: the prosecutors say the evidence was sod. ooper, an escaped convict, had a history violence, and the case has been re-examined again and again. cooper lsing numer appeals. >> there n iso doubt in my mind that this is t the persont committed those crimes. >> reporter: but the case continues to draw the scrutiny of former judges, and celebrities. pointing to the initial description from the sole ee survivor of thite men as the a

gadi schwartz has the latest from new mexico. >> reporter: this is the area in el paso, texas where an 8-year-old boy and his father was first apprehended on december 18th. six days later, the boy, members o congress identified as felipe gonzalez is dead. border protection releasing a timeline of events saying agents logged 17 h elfare checks from decembto the 22nd, provided hot food and water and listed several transports between ree patrol stations from el paso to new mexico. it wasn't until the morning of december 24th that an age noticed the child was coughing and appeared to have glossy eyes. tr0 minutes later he was sferred to a hospital.te hierature was 103 degree he was tested for strep throat, dinosed with a cold, given medication and released from the hospital and taken to another nearby holding facility. a few hours later, he began voting and on the way back to the hospital lost consciousness. he passed away at 11:48 on christmas eve. e >>sponded by doing secondary medical checks. paramedics, border patrol agents checking each chi>>. eporter: as a sweeping review is ordered

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: this is the area in el paso, texas where an 8-year-old guatemalan boy and his father were first app hepded onecember 18th. six daysoy later the b members of congress have identified as felipe alonzo-gomez was dead. now customs and bordeel protectionsing a revised timeline of events amid outcry of his death saying agents logged 17 hewelfare-checkscks from december 20th to the 22nd, provided hot food and water and listed several transports between three patrol stations from el paso to al ma gorto, new mexico. it wasn't until december 24th an agent noticed the child was coughing and appeared to be glossy eyes. 30 minutes later he was a transferred thospital. his temperature was 103 degrees. he was tested for strep throat, diagnosed with a cold, given dication and taken to another nearby holding facility. a few hours later cbp began vomiting and on the way back to the hospital lost consciousness. he passed away at 11:48 on christmas eve. >> weesponded by doing secondary medical checks. thate means paramedics who also xwroerd fa troel checking

gadi schwartz has more on this. what happened?elivering by drone. but technological herdles have made it easier said than done. but how close are they? it's 2018 and no amazon drones. back in 2013, jeff bezos predicted that by now, swarms of robots could be delivering packages to our doorsteps. >> could it be four or five years? i think so. it will work and it will happen and it will be a lot of fun. >> reporter: bezos said the drones could deliver items up to five pounds close to an amazon warehouse. but there are rules to consider, such as drones unable to fly out of the line of sight of their operators. and there are legal hurdles. drones can't fly over 400 feet over government buildings or airports. amazon told nbc news, we are committed to making our goal of delivering packages by drone in 30 minutes or less a reality. we continue to collaborate closely with bodice arouies aro world to realize our vision. and looking at his track record, there is little reason to doubt him. amazon now sells everything, including fresh food. a

nbc's gadi schwartz has more on that, hey there, gadi. >> good morning, guys. yeah, another award show where the silver screen is crashing into the big screen. all of them on tv or streaming when it comes to the big stream drama, there's a pop star competing with a comedian showing this year, anything can happen. ♪ >> reporter: this year, the line between drama and the musical or comedy categories is more blurred than ever before. music driven films like bohemian and "a star is born." if beale street could talk. black panther, all nominated for motion picture drama. for best picture musical or comedy, a crazy rich asian made the cut. mary poppins returns and vice, christian bale nominated. >> i believe we can make this work. >> reporter: going head to head with minulin-manuel miranda. and the lead actress in a musical, constance wu. olivia coleman a favorite. and elsie fisher goes up against emily blunt in "mary poppins returns." the nominees will pit him against willem dafoe. lucas hedges in boy erased. and bradley cooper who starred in and directed "a star is

gadi schwartz has that this morning. >> reporter: the timing of the video has people disgusted.ed to his account right before christmas, with a felony assault charge being brought against him in nantucket. a video with millions of views, and blurring the lines of tv drama and allegations of a crime. >> you wouldn't rush to judgment without facts, would you? did you? >> reporter: the actor talking directly to the camera. >> i know what you want. you want me back. >> reporter: in the video called "let me be frank," it's unclear if he's talking about getting killed off the netflix show after getting fired or responding to criminal allegations and a looming charge of sexual assault of a then-18-year-old at a bar in nantucket. >> if i didn't pay the price for the things we know i did do, i'm certainly not going to pay the price for the things i didn't do. >> reporter: the release of the video comes after a district attorney in massachusetts said they were moving forward with the charge. the mother of the victim told kate snow that he groped her then-18-year-old son. >> it wasn't unti

for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >> that's amazing. >> wow. >> i find a dry cleaningplayed a game of dolly would or wouldn't? >>> and we'll introduce you to two men who chose friendship over anger after the tragedy that changed both of their lives. their story of hope and (roger) being a good father is important to me so being diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer made me think of all the things that i wanted to teach my kids. (avo) another tru story with keytruda. (roger) my doctor said i could start on keytruda so i did. with each scan things just got better. (avo) in a clinical study, keytruda offered patients a longer life than chemotherapy. and it could be your first treatment. keytruda is for adults with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread... ...who test positive for pd-l1 and whose tumors do not have an abnormal "egfr" or "alk" gene. it's the immunotherapy with the most fda-approved uses for advanced lung cancer. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in your body and affect how they work. this can happen a

nbc nbc's gadi schwartz with the latest. >> a draft rept prepared for cbs's board and reviewed by "the nvesyork times" says m destroyed evidence and misled investigation about the sexual assaultev allegationsed against him. it's that alleged cover-up that could wind up costing moonves millions. les moonves now facing huge financialng consequences accor to a draft of a report prered by lawyers hired by cbs obtained by "the new york times." the report says moonves engaged in mulple acts of serious nonconsensual sexual misconduct. it includes allegations involving 17 women, including at astour cbs employees. according to the draft, inplstigators received mul reports of a network emploe on call to perform sex agents for moonves. moon ves's lawyer saying he never put or kept someone on the ayroll for the purpose of sex and denies havingny nonconsensual sexual relations and cooperated fully and extensively with investigators. comes a wee after a report in the times detailing text messages, phone calls and conversations mean men voonves a hollywood manager aboutobby philips 20 years ago in wh

nbc's l gadi schwartz is in angeles with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.his video has lot of people disgusted. it was posted to spacey'snt twitter accefore christmas and just minutes after news broke about a felony sexualt assaulharge being filed against him in nantucket. this morning a braidszen video garnering millions of views and blurring the lines between tv drama and allegations of a real life crime. >> you wouldn't rush to judgments without facts, would yo did you? >> reporter: the actor dressed n a santa claus apron and appearing to speak as "house of cards" character frank underwood talking directly to the camera. >> i know what you want. you want me back. >> reporter: in the video calle let me be frank, it's unclear if he is talking about getking ed off the netflix show after being fired or responding to criminal allegations and a looming charge of a sexual assault of a then 18-year-old at a bar in nantucket. >> if i didn't pay a price for the things we know i did do, i am nay going to the price for the things i didn't do. >> reporter: it comes a