it was an election marred by misinformation, as janis mackey frayer reports from new delhi, a.i.are leerhere to stay. >> reporter: in a consequential year for global elections, nothing matches the scale of india. nearly a billion voters, and over 700 political parties. while election-related deep fakes generated by artificial intelligence spread like wildfire across indian social media, like this video of a politician who died in 2018 and was digitally resurrected to endorse his son. it's the a.i. handiwork of this man. his company at the forefront of a thriving but loosely-regulated industry here, using a.i. tools to make deep fakes, mostly for films. but he recorded my voice, took photos and videos, and in a matter of hours produced a deep fake of me. i'm janis mackey frayer, and i'm not running for office, but i'm doing this political ad to make a point. to show how easy i it is [speaking in a global language] >> we can plant it anywhere. >> reporter: that a.i.-driven content is appearing in elections around the world. could be a sign of what's ahead for voters in the u.s. the

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and as janis mackey frayer reports, the role a.i. race could be a warning sign for our elections here at home. >> reporter: in a consequential year for global elections, nothing matches the scale of india. nearly a billiona, like this video of a politici voters and over 700 political parties. while election-related deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence spread like wildfire across indian social media, like this video of a politician who died in 2018 and was digitally resurrected to endorse his son. hi, nice to meet you. it's the a.i. handiwork of senthil nagayan. his company is at the forefront of a thriving but loosely regulated industry here, using a.i. tools to create deepfakes, mostly for films. but at a studio in chennai, he recorded my voice, took photos and videos, and in a matter of hours, produced a deepfake of me. i'm janis mackey frayer, and i'm not running for office. but i'm doing this political ad to make a point to show how easy it is for -- and ai tools -- >> i can say anything to anybody in any la with a.i. t

janis mackey frayer, beijing. >>> the oregon father who pled guilty to drugging his daughter's friends at a sleepover will spend two years behind bars. he was convicted of three felony counts for lacing their smoothies with sedatives. the girls were 12 at the time and hospitalized after the incident. according to his attorney, he laced the drinks so the girls wouldn't sneak out of the house. >>> much of south florida is under water after heavy rain drenched both sides of the state. it created dangerous conditions on roadways and submerged neighborhoods. hundreds of flights were delayed at miami's airport and a flood mitigation plan was activated. the city also has multiple sewer trucks working to clear debris. and the wet weather isn't letting up. let's bring in nbc meteorologist angie lassman for how long the storm is expected to stick around. good morning. >> good morning, frances. this unfortunately is not going anywhere any time soon. all of this rain is problematic for folks across the state of florida. you can see all the rain we're dealing with at this hour, and the flood watche

>> janis mackey frayer tonight, thank you. >>> and there's new tension tonight between the u.s. and israel after sharp criticism from prime minister benjamin netanyahu that sparked a swift response from the white house. kelly o'donnell has that story. >> reporter: tonight, a new and very public breach in a pivotal partnership over the flow of u.s. weapons to israel after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu leveled a stinging accusation. posting a video notably spoken in english for an american audience. >> it's inconceivable that in the past few months the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to israel. israel, america's closest ally. >> reporter: israel says it must defeat hamas and secure the release of hostages. >> during world war ii churchill told the united states give us the tools, we'll do the job. and i say give us the tools, and we'll finish the job a lot faster. >> reporter: but his charge has been met with surprise at the white house. >> we genuinely do not know what he's talking about. >> reporter: the fallout was swift. a meeting expect

janis mackey frayer reports from beijing. >> tonight an arrest in the stabbing attack of four u.s.tructors in a busy chinese park, the aftermath captured in a shocking cell phone video. bystanders saying foreigners are injured. the victims teachers from cornell college in iowa on an exchange with the university in jilin, three of them americans. one of them is david zabner, the brother of iowa state representative adam zabner. who said his brother was stabbed in the arm but is okay and in good spirits. iowa congresswoman marinianette miller meeks said two other americans had to undergo surgery. >> they're in intensive care, but they're stable and talking with their family members. >> reporter: the fourth teacher, an indian national living in iowa. a chinese national was also stabbed when they tried to intervene. police arrested a 55-year-old man they say was angry that one of the teachers bumped into him at the park. china's ministry of foreign affairs told nbc news it was an isolated incident, adding china is one of the world's safest countries. violence against foreigners in publ

janis mackey frayer is there. january? >> reporter: jose, voting lasted for six weeks in what the is world's biggest election, nearly a billion registered voters. the results are expected to be announced on today with prime minister narendra modi expected to win, but critics say it comes at a cost to democracy. they accuse modi of cracking down on opposition candidates and ramping up rhetoric on muslims to rally the hindu majority. where india heads in the future is a crucial concern for the united states as more american companies are growing manufacturing here, and the biden administration is looking to india to balance china's influence in the region. jose? >> janis mackey frayer, thank >> thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, the heroic rescue caught on camera after a deadly explosion. >>> plus, watching from above. the insurance companies keeping an eye on your home without you knowing, and how it could play impact the price of your policy. before you were preventing migraine with qulipta? do you remember the pain, the

janis mackey frayer is in beijing, peter baker, an msnbc political annalyst, victor chaw he is an msnbctributor. janis, what do we know about the details of the agreement, the summit, why now? and its historic impact. >> reporter: we did see vladimir putin get the red carpet welcome here with kim jong-un waiting for him in the middle of the night. from the moment he arrived, the two didn't leave each other's side. optics very important here as they were walking around past soldiers, past schoolchildren, past horses, giving this show of unity. after two hours of talks, emerging with this agreement, signing a strategic defense treaty, promising each other mutual assistance against aggression in case each other's country comes under some sort of aggression. what we are seeing here is this sense that they are emerging from this stronger partners, which, of course, will be troubling for the u.s. and the rest of the west. >> peter, this is more than symbolism. does this change the outlook in ukraine? it has actually, because russia would have been on its back heels without all the help from c

we begin with richard engel in ukraine, janis mackey frayer in beijing, matt bradley in jerusalem andshington post" foreign affairs columnist david ignatius. richard, to you. russia playing this as a friendly visit between two neighbors. they are in north korea. there's a lot of evidence the north is arming russia in ukraine and getting technology from north korea as well back. >> reporter: absolutely. it's a match made in heaven between these two pariah states. north korea needs just about everything. the people don't have enough food. the economy can't produce enough to sustain itself. the one thing that it does have in great supply is artillery shells, soviet-era shells which russia is burning through at an enormous rate. they can provide food stuff and some international credibility and clout, a pact forming with china, russia and north korea, and some sophisticated technology, particularly for icbms and big missile programs that kim jong-un prizes as he tries to seek a nuclear deterrent against the united states or has a nuclear deterrent. >> janis mackey frayer, his relationship

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nbc news international correspondent janis mackey frayer joins us from beijing. know about this incident ahead of putin's visit to north korea? >> reporter: well, this visit is about to get under way, and warning shots being fired by south korean soldiers across the demilitarized zone, the dmz, of course, separates north and south korea. according to south korea's military, it happened when a group of north korean soldiers, up to 30 of them, all heavily armed, briefly crossed the military demarcation line. now, the officials say it didn't seem intentional, but this is the second time in just over a week that it has happened. north korea has been sending soldiers to the border area to do construction work and to plant land mines. the sort of measures that they take to prevent defectors from crossing into the south. but, also adding tension, reports that multiple north korean soldiers were killed by land mine explosions on the north side of the dmz. this, according to south korea officials, didn't say exactly when it happened, but they are looking at it as a separa

nbc's janis mackey frayer is following putin's visit for us.ice, what more are we learning about what appears to be a growing partnership between russia and north korea? >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin was given a very warm red carpet welcome by kim jong-un. there was even this moment of awkward debate over who would be first to get into kim's luxury car, which incidentally was a gift from putin. throughout the state visit, the two remain side by side, trying to project unity as they walk past soldiers, horses, and groups of children. afternoon two hours of talks they announced they had signed a strategic defense treaty providing mutual assistance in case of aggression against either of the two countries. putin says that this agreement lifts their ties to a new level, as they're both looking to shore up their partnership in the face of sanctions from the west. kim expressed his unwavering support as he described it for russia in the war with ukraine and putin thanked him for that. the question, of course, in all of this is what ha

>> janis mackey frayer in the region for us. thank you. >>> also this morning, top u.s.icials are sounding the alarm about the potential threat of a major terror attack against americans. the former acting head of the cia saying the warning signs have, quote, echos of the run up to 9/11. nbc senior washington correspondent hallie jackson joins us with more on all of that. hey, hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. taken together, it's been a cascade of warnings about the threat level in recent weeks with the former acting cia chief saying, given the stakes, complacency is a greater risk than alarmism. new alarm bills about the threat of terrorism in america from a former top intelligence official warning in foreign affairs the united states faces a serious threat of a terrorist attack in the months ahead. former acting cia director with national security expert graham ellison comparing the current threat tloefl the run-up to 9/11 and pointing to testimony from fbi director christopher wray the impact of hamas attack on israel. >> we have seen the threat

nbc's janis mackey frayer is in beijing for us. orning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. this is a brutal attack. the american teachers visiting a busy park on a holiday here with faculty member from a local university. violent attacks on foreigners in public are rare here in china. in this case, it isn't clear what happened or why. this morning, four american teachers are recovering after a stabbing attack in broad daylight at a park here in china. this shocking cell phone video taken moments after it happened. in it, three people are down and appear to be bleeding. voices around them saying foreigners are injured. it happened about 600 miles from beijing. the teachers are from cornell college in iowa, visiting a partner university in the city. cornell college president jonathan brant says we have been in contact with all four instructors and are assisting them during this time. there were no students taking part in this program. michael myers used to teach there. >> it is exceedingly rare for foreigners, let alone four university

here's janis mackey frayer. >> most imaged and videoses of the attack have been controlled or censoredmedia. police say a 55-year-old man was arrested at the park. they took a full day to confirm this. and also that a chinese national was stabbed when they tied to intervene. the injured americans are said to be not in life threatening condition, but it's still unclear when they might be heading home. four american teachers are recovering after a stabbing attack in broad daylight at a park here in china. shocking cell phone video taken moments after it happened. in it, three people are down and appear to be bleeding. voices around them saying "foreigners are injured." it happened about 600 miles from beijing. the teachers are from cornell college in iowa visiting a partner university in the city. cornell college president says we have been in contact with all four instructors and assisting them during this time. there were no students taking part in this program. michael meyers used to teach. >> it's exceedingly rare for foreigners, let alone four university teachers to be attacked like

nbc news international correspondent, janis mackey frayer has all the details. >> reporter: overnightget into kim's luxury car, that incidentally was a gift from putin. the two leaders outcast and isolated, have been drawn closer by the war in ukraine, now reaching a strategic partnership agreement after meeting one on one for two hours. during the visit, projecting unity, side by side, walking past soldiers, horses, and crowds of children. the state department said tuesdayhñetmjñu= that north kor unlawfully provide 11,000 containers of munitions to russia. >> north korea is providing significant munitions to russia. >> reporter: tension between moscow and washington is at a high, with americans still being held in russia, including paul whealan and evan gershkovich, whichkf the state department consider wrongfully detained. and just today, a u.s. soldier, gordon black, was sentenced to nearly four years to a penal colony on charges of theft and assault by a woman he traveled to russia to see. for putin, his last visit to north korea was 24 years ago to meet kim's father. today, he to

nbc's janis mackey frayer has that for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. a historic visit for vladimir putin, strengthening a partnership raising alarms in the u.s. overnight russian president vladimir putin was welcomed on a red carpet by kim jong un and lavished with the warmth of a good friend, even debating about who would be first to get into kim's luxury car that incidentally was a gift from putin. the two leaders having drawn closer by the war in ukraine, now reaching a strategic partnership agreement after meeting one-on-one for two hours. during the visit, projecting unity side by side, walking passed soldiers, horses and crowds of children. the state department said tuesday that north korea had unlawfully provided 11,000 containers of munitions to russia. >> north korea is providing significant munitions to russia. >> reporter: tension between moscow and washington is at a high, with americans still being held in russia, including paul whelan and evan gershkovich who the state department consider un

nbc's janis mackey frayer paid it a visit, joining us from beijing this morning. are set to return to the u.s. those cute fuzzy faces, the beach ball bodies. pandas lured millions of visitors to zoos around the country and soon they will be back but only after a lot of preparations here in china. for every panda, that's ever gone anywhere in the world, their journey begins here in the lush mountains of south central china, home to roughly 2,000 pandas. and a cluster of chinese research and conservation reserves that breed, raise and protect them. raising a panda takes a lot of effort, says the director here. china has a monopoly on the iconic bears and strained relations between the u.s. and china had panda fans worried this sort of literal soft diplomacy might be over. then a surprise announcement from china about new envoys of friendship. so with pears of pandas teed up for san diego and washington, d.c. this year, our nbc team was invited to get a glimpse at what happens before. like deciding which pandas are right for the job, a process that balances genetics,

nbc's janis mackey frayer is with us in china with more on this big trip.hey, janice, good morning. hey, guys. good morning. it's panda sendoff day here. we've got a master class in lounging and the countdown is on for yunchuan and shen bao to make their trip from the panda base here to the airport and on to the u.s, where fans are gearing up to welcome pandas once again. after months of preparations, the pandas are ready. yunchuan and shen bao, the first giant pandas in 20 years to leave china for the u.s. a delegation from san diego is here for the sendoff. there's a magic that i can't begin to explain, but you all feel it whenever you get an opportunity to see one up close and you see them look back in your eyes, it's powerful. the pandas and a lot of food for in-flight meals will make a 7000 mile journey from this research base, where they were born to their new home in california. handler huang xiang will travel with them. is it hard to say goodbye? absolutely. we consider them our friends, he says. most pandas need a few months to adjust to new food,