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and warning that another powerful storm is on the way janis mackey frayer, nbc news, beijing. >>> the pentagon has suspended the training of special forces in niger one week after a military coup in the west african country. the u.s. has about 1100 troops stationed in niger right now they're supporting local forces in fighting islamic extremist groups that is a key reason why the biden white house is holding off on formally designating the situation as a coup, since that could trigger an end to security aid to a key african ally against both terrorist attacks and russian influence. >>> pope francis is on his way to portugal on his first trip abroad since having intestinal surgery in june. in addition to celebrating mass and meeting with political leaders and diplomats, pope francis is also expected to meet with sexual abuse survivors. a portuguese commission found that thousands of children were molested by members of the country's catholic church over the past 70 years. >>> police in muncy, indiana say they've made an arrest in a shooting the mayor announced that a 36-year-old man na

attendance is up 30% as visitors claw their way to bear witness to all the hype janis mackey frayer, nbc news, beijing. >> i'll let you talk about it among yourselves because that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ he came from somewhere back in her long ago ♪ ♪ the sentimental fool don't see ♪ ♪ tryin' hard to recreate what had yet to be created ♪ ♪ once in her life ♪ ♪ she musters a smile for his nostalgic tale ♪ ♪ never coming near what he wanted to say ♪ ♪ only to realize ♪ ♪ it never really was ♪ ♪ she had a place in his life ♪ ♪ he never made her think twice ♪ ♪ as he rises to her apology ♪ ♪ anybody else would surely know ♪ ♪ he's watching her go ♪ ♪ what a fool believes he sees ♪ ♪ no wise man has the power ♪ ♪ to reason away ♪ ♪ what seems ♪ ♪ to be ♪ ♪ is always better than nothing ♪ ♪ than nothing at all ♪ ♪ what a fool believes ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, everybody, thank you and welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," give

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nbc news foreign correspondent janis mackey frayer has details. >> reporter: what an ordeal in pakistanours. the spoiler alert, there's a happy ending. overnight, a dramatic rescue in midair. 900 feet above the ground. the overhead lines of a cable car had snapped, leaving eight people in pakistan, mostly children going to school on the other side of the valley, dangling over a huge ravine for 12 heart pounding hours. the cable car paralyzed, its young passengers and one adult trapped. >> for this region is very far off in the mountains region. this is kind of a shortcut where they do this like a diy type of communication, mechanism for themselves. >> rescue efforts began with military helicopters lowering commandos by rope. but an already perilous rescue mission was made worse by high winds, difficult terrain, and turbulence from their own chopper's rotors. progress was slow. after several failed attempts, the first child was lifted away to safety. >> it's painful, but you have to take it slow because that will make for the best outcome. >> reporter: as night fell, helicopters were for

she's the next person to visit china, as you know, janis mackey frayer, coming after yellen and blinken john kerry on the china climate change issues. they are trying to build her up and signal to china this is what they are talking about also. it's not just weapons. it's economic weapons, right? >> reporter: she is the one official that beijing officials would like to see visit china. commerce is the gatekeeper to export restrictions, the gatekeeper to trying to strengthen u.s./china trade when diplomatic relations are reaching new lows. so that is some important signaling on the part there. >> we appreciate you staying up late and being with us. and victor, your expertise is invaluable. thanks to both. >>> trial balloon. donald trump's lawyers making their first formal appeal to push his election interference trial to 2026, beyond the '24 election. can he dodge court until so long after the election? that's next when "andrea mitchell reports" is back in 60 seconds. we will be right back right here on msnbc. snbc ♪i've got home internet from t-mobile.♪ ♪it only costs $50 bucks at t-mob

but how safe is it janis mackey frayer has more from fukushima >> reporter: tonight, the first of more than a million tons of treated radioactive waste water being pumped into the pacific ocean a half mile from the shore. the discharge from the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant, where reactors melted down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the con tom contaminated water used to cool melted fuel has been stored in holding tanks that are now nearly full, enough to fill 500 olympic-size swimming pools. japanese officials say there's nowhere else for the water to go and so begins a long process to discharge all the treated water, which will be pumped into the ocean off fukushima's coast for the next 30 to 40 years. the filtered water still contains tritium, at levels experts say aren't dangerous. and the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog is backing the plan buff it's making waves across the region, with fears of environmental and health risks china slapping an all-out ban on imports of japanese fish and seafoods "japan will immediately pollute the water," said this chinese venn door. a lack

joining us now is nbc's janis mackey frayer in beijing. good morning.is king's status as of today? >> reporter: jose this is the first we heard from north korea that travis king is in custody after he willingly ran across the border into one of the world's most hostile countries. with tension at a high in the region, no lines of communication with north korea, and little certainty about what happens next. this morning for first time north korea confirming custody of travis king, the american soldier who did a cross border dash last month into north korean territory. state-run kcna now claiming private second class king, who is 23, wants to seek refuge there, or in a third country. a statement saying he confessed to illegally entering to escape, quote, maltreatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army, adding he was disillusioned with the unequal american society. >> even if the north koreans were to come out and say he wants to defect, you couldn't trust the words, they would be not coming from private king himself. >> reporter: king bolted du

janis mackey frayer, thank you for that reporting.ic feat for india, another milestone for space exploration, just two hours ago as india became first country to successfully land an in tact craft on the moon's lunar south pole. it made the soft landing in that water-rich area which could make a permanent lunar base possible. and, yes, applause interrupted inside mission control after the delicate landing was complete. a similar moon mission from russia, you'll recall, ended in disaster earlier this week when its lander crashed into the moon's surface. >>> next on "ana cabrera reports," why are a-list stars like demi lovato ditching their long time manager scooter braun all at the same time? r ooscter all at the same time (christina) with verizon business unlimited, i get 5g, truly unlimited data, and unlimited hotspot data. so, no matter what, i'm running this kitchen. (vo) make the switch. it's your business. it's your verizon. subway's now slicing their deli meats fresh. that's why the new titan turkey is proferred by this football

ana. >> all right, janis mackey frayer, thank you so much. is a major biden achievement. explain why you see it that way? >> well, you know, i worked on these issues for many years. i was also, you know, serving at the national security council under president bush and obama. getting the koreans and japanese together even in the same room is so difficult. it's beyond an uneasy relationship. skra pan colonized korea for 35 years, for many, many years they've been dealing with a number of issues, contentious issues from territorial dispute issues, to a whole host of them. even getting these two leaders together is a major achievement. but this having at camp david, trilateral, the first stand-alone trilateral summit, this only came about because of, first, courageous decision by president eun to put aside -- to have a forward-looking relationship with japan and pragmatic approach by prime minister kishida. it has to do with the biden administration really, you know, giving encouragement and a lot of, you know, priority on bringing these leaders

this morning they are all safe janis mackey frayer takes us inside that rescue. >> reporter: what an ordeal in pakistan and what a rescue could you imagine being trapped in a cable car or, worse, your kids dangling for 12 hours the spoiler alert, there is a happy ending overnight, a dramatic rescue in mid-ware 900 feet above the ground the overhead lines of the cable car had snapped, leaving eight people in pakistan, mostly children going to school on the other side of the valley, dangling over a huge ravine for 12 heart-pounding hours. the cable car paralyzed. its young passengers and one adult trapped. >> so this region is very far off in the mountainous region. this is kind of a shotgun where they do this like a diy type of mechanism for themselves. >> reporter: rescue efforts began with military helicopters lowering commandos by rope but an already perilous rescue mission was made worse by high winds, difficult terrain and turbulence from their own chopper's rotors progress was slow. after several failed attempts, the first child was lifted away to safety. >> it's painful, but yo

let's bring in foreign correspondent janis mackey frayer, live from beijing. to speak just as an american, i've watched presidents in our country talk about linked to asia for 2025 years now, it seems to be happening, and for myself, not speaking for you or anybody else, i think it's a good thing that we're building a security apparatus there and bringing all of these nations together. i want you to talk about what a dramatic step forward that is, but if you could, let us know the level of concern that this is raising with china. while i'm glad the president is doing this, i also know we have to have good relations with china. how complicated do these actions make that? >> well, it's not insignificant that president biden is using camp david to have this meeting, to host the leaders of south korea and japan. this is the first trilateral of its kind. these are two countries with an uneasy history, but they also share these looming security challenges with north korea and china. in that sense, president biden is trying to draw in his asian allies and create unit

janis mackey frayer for us there in beijing. thanks. >>> a small minnesota city could soon be left without a police department after the entire force recently resigned. according to the mayor, the goodhue police department is stepping down over issues with pay. the police chief quit last week. a full-time officer, five part-time employees followed suit two days later. the city is now in talks with a county sheriff to come up with a temporary solution. >>> alec baldwin could still face charges after a new report reveals the actor likely pulled the trigger. prosecutors have received a second analysis of the revolver fired on that fatal shooting of halyna hutchins. the new finding states the trigger had to have been pulled for the gun to fire. baldwin said he pulled the hammer back but did not pull the trigger and the gun fired accidentally. prosecutors say a formal announcement whether to re-file any charges is coming. >>> lots to get her wednesday morning, including some major drama at the women's world cup this morning. in fact,

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. >> janis mackey frayer, thanks to you, and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports," "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day, i'm chris jansing, live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. right now, donald trump is cooking up a political pr plan like none we've ever seen, even from him. promoting his own arrest, and devising a multipart strategy to steal the spotlight from his republican opponents on their biggest night. how the next 48 hours could deal a new blow to political norms and rewrite the campaign rules for 2024 all over again. and while the implications for trump are huge, so the stakes for eight people gathering to debate in milwaukee. we'll get insight into the political mountain those candidates will have to climb from someone who has been on that debate stage. >>> and a story out of tennessee that is both heartbreaking and creating a political fire storm after republican lawmakers cleared the room in the midst of a tearful legislative session on guns. the latest on their increasingly aggressive efforts pitting them against the familie

janis mackey frayer, she is going to reveal what she learned in her intense investigation. >> okay.ery skeptical. >> i just can't believe it is a human in a bad bear suit but, listen, i'm open minded. >> yes, you are. >> but you guys think it's a bear. >> when that bear gets down on all fours, he clear demonstrates bear behavior. >> it is like he's discussing tax plans. he's just having a little chat. >> you did make a good point yesterday about his saggy bottom. >> yeah. yeah, yeah i have pants that fit like that. the bottom sags. >> all right we'll get into that very important issue in just a bit. let us start this morning with some pretty surprising allegations at the center of a new lawsuit facing lizzo and her team. >> it was brought by three former dancers joe fryer is following the story for us. >> good morning. an attorney for those dancers filed a lawsuit in los angeles yesterday. they're making a number of allegations against the popular singer, including sexual and religious harassment and creating a hostile work environment. they say the way they were treated goes agains

evacuated away from the coast of south korea where the world scout jam boaree was being held nbc's janis mackey frayerorts and making friends full scale evacuation of their campsite was not part of the plan the morning extreme weather warnings in south korea. derailing the world's scout jam boaree 36,000 scouts from 156 countries, including the u.s., are now on the move, forced to evacuate their campsite to avoid a looming typhoon. south korea's government urging parents their kids are safe. but the event has been plagued by setbacks. since it started last week, during the country's worst heat wave in years. hundreds of young people falling ill. some collapsing from heat exhaustion at the camp site, complaints of no shade and not enough water. u.s. scout leaders called an online meeting with parents. >> if this happened in the u.s., it would have been flagged as a catastrophic health issue, and they would have been shut down. >> reporter: this adventurer, the chief scout was at the area. posting to social media, the truth is that jamboree is wherever scouts are. we will improvise and adapt over time o

. >> janis mackey frayer has the latest. >> reporter: this morning for the first time north korea confirmingss king, who is 23, wants to seek refuge there or in a third country. a statement saying he confessed to illegal entering to escape, quote, maltreatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army, adding he was disillusioned with the unequal american society. >> even if the north koreans came out and said he wants to defect, we wouldn't be able to trust those words, because they wouldn't be coming from private king himself. >> reporter: king bolted during a private group tour of the demilitarized zone, dmz, separating north and south. he had spent time at a south korean prison on assault charges and was due to return to the u.s. the defense defendant telling nbc news it couldn't verify north korea's commenting adding, quote, we remain focused on his safe return. his family back in wisconsin is concerned telling nbc news last month -- >> i hope he comes back soon. he can start back over. >> reporter: president biden set to host leaders from south korea and japan at camp david. the g