. >>> investigation tonight into the handling of the remains of astronaut john glenn.ce officials are looking into concerns raised during a recent inspection at the mortuary in dover, delaware. there were red flags about the management of the facility and claims that inspects were invited to look at glenn's remains. tonight, military mortuary chief says the remains were treated with quote impeccable care. >>> just three days after people died in a north philadelphia house fire, the fire department is reminding people about the importance of smoke detects. firefighters going door door along the 5400 block of diamond street to install alarms where needed that is where the same block where three victims were killed in a house fire on sund sunday. fire investigators say there were no smoke detectors in that home. if you don't have a smoke alarm, you can call 311 and have one installed for free. >>> more than thee hundred new police cadets are ready to hit the streets of philadelphia graduation ceremony this morning at temple university. 380 officers part of the graduating

. >> mason: why an air force mortician says he offered a peek at the remains of john glenn. also tonight, is the president warming to the paris climate accord? >> he came here to learn, and he came here to get smarter. so his views are evolving. >> mason: surviving a loss. >> i won't lie, chardonnay helped a little, too. >> mason: a plan to save a natural treasure before it's too late. >> reporter: what have we done to the everglades? >> the biggest thing we've done is drained it. >> and the elevator opens and mr. rogers is standing there. >> mason: and steve hartman with a

kennedy's grave and the eternal flame is just a stone's throwaway and john glenn who was recently buriedt there wasn't. i thought the president did, as most presidents do, a very appropriate job today. >> general, i want to come back to our discussion prior to the president's comments. i think it was so important what you were saying at that moment which was talking about how us as americans, as citizens, and just everyday people can do more to honor the sacrifice that so many have made before us. >> americans like to give money to organizations. there are certainly quite a few out there they can give money to and support. and i mentioned taps, operation gratitude, the uso. there are a lot of nonprofits that you can contribute to. they're on the web. but more importantly, and this is the point that i'd like to emphasize on memorial day, it's every day common decency toward one another. it's understanding the values of our nation, of integrity and humility and empathy, service to others. that's what all of these service members died for. and making a difference not only in your community,

senator john glenn recalled talking to fellow senators one august about the upcoming vacation. many of them to exotic locales. ford hadn inquired if plans, he said "i'm traveling to kentucky to go fishing with the grandchildren." the like his opponent in 1971 gubernatorial race, happy chandler, wendell preferred being governor to senator it he recalled when you are governor you can get things done. get it done, walk outside, put your hand on it. wendell still got a great deal done in the u.s. senate. senator, wendell championed motor voter legislation, energy issues, contributed to the federal aviation administration authorization act and the medicalfamily leave act. aviation in particular was an area of expertise. he served as chairman of the subcommittee on aviation. in many quarters he was viewed as the authority in the chamber on the issue. ford used to say his legislative interest in aviation came from comic books. as the seniority in the senate grew, ford piled up honors and accomplishments. in 1992 he received more candidates than any -- received more votes than any othe

. >>> disturbing morning about what the chief mortician at dover airport may have done before john glenn'sfuneral. the astronaut and american hero was buried in arlington cemetery in april. officials tell nbc news that the investigators were offered a peek at his body before the burial. they declined the offer. and "the washington post" was told he did nothing when he showed him the body. >>> and it is memorial day weekend. we are tracking some showers. it will be one of these days where you need an umbrella close by. we'll check in with tom who is updating the forecast to let us know what to watch out for and when. >>> and a multiple shooting in northwest. one person is dead. we'll have more coming up on news4. republican leaders are to affordable health care. i'm tom perriello and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren't covered while insurance companies held all the power. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an econ

allegations this morning about what the chief mortician at dover airport base may have done before john glenn'se astronaut and american hero was buried in arlington cemetery in april. two defense officials tell nbc news that he offered the defense apartment inspectors a peek at glenn's body before the burial. an airport spokesman said the air force declined the offer, but he told "the washington post" he did nothing wrong when he offered to show glenn's body. >>> 6:40 on this saturday. a busy travel weekend. and you're going to need your umbrella if you're planning cookouts. and if you're hoping to go to some of the parades. we'll have tom kierei for the showers. >>> and if you want to go to the beach but don't want to get stuck in traffic, we'll show you >>> the "today" show is next on nbc4. >> let's go to new york where we are joined with kate snow and craig melvin. >> look who we have? kate snow. it will be a saturday morning. >> yeah, happy to be here. >> morning here on "today," wild weather in the middle of the country. the holiday weekend could be a washout for tens of millions as a resu

. >> the mortuary at dover air force base is under investigation following allegations that john glenn's remains were mishandled. the alleged incident happened three months ago when an inspection team was on base, a mortuary employee offered to show the remains to pentagon inspectors. the mortuary was caring for his body at the time. dover was criticized back in 2011 for mishandling military remains. >>> several people were killed when terrorists opened target on coptic christians. the united security council condemned the attack and said the perpetrators need to be brought to justice. >>> republicans are celebrating a victory in montana after a hard-fought battle for the state's newest vacancy in congress. marcy gonzalez live in los angeles what the winner is now saying about the scuffle. >> reporter: he initially put the blame on the reporter calling it aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist, after will your learning he won the special election, as you're about to see his stance changed. an acceptance speech and apology. >> lafnlts i -- last night i made an mistake, i took an ac

they started covering alan shepard, john glenn, must watch tv events during the kennedy years and press conferences became a big deal. the combination of using the medium of television and photography helps set the tone for john f. kennedy. i would give him an a plus on relations with the pass and -- with the press and how to use television to advance your policy concerns. susan: i have some issues that were very much a part of the administration that i would like you to talk generally about. one of them is vietnam. >> i have on my wall at home a note that jackie gave me after president kennedy was killed from his desk. all it says on it is vietnam, vietnam, vietnam. this is something he was thinking about. george packer, who wrote a great book on iraq, wrote about president kevin he -- president kennedy in vietnam and he cites a book that won the pulitzer prize about vietnam. i have had lunch with him to talk about this issue. i think a majority of scholars think that kennedy would have withdrawn from vietnam after 1964 and that is what packers says. in reality you can never know what

mortuary chief a mid an air force investigation into allegations that remains of famed astronaut john glenn concerns are misconstrued. the military times reports that a pentagon internal memo shows a mortuary employer at dover air force base offed inspector as chance to look at glenn's remains before he was buried. the department of defense says the inspectors declined the offer and never viewed the remains. the mortuary chief admits the offer was made but in a purely professional sense. >> absolutely no disrespect meant involved. we -- it's very unfortunate that the glenn family has to listen or hear this, um, and it's an embarrass tommy and to the air force and to my profession. >> john glenn died in december. the air force cared for his remains until he was buried in april. >>> tragic news for the ce only of uber. california deputies say travis cal 96 mother was killed in a boating accident. investigators say the boat involved hit a rock and sang an autopsy is schedule for later today. >>> ♪ >>> now to the latest on the deadly manchester attack. britain has lower its terrorism threat lev

well more fire accused of overg to show military inspectors the remains of legendary astronaut john glenne military times obtaining an internal memo from the department of defense. it claims the senior employee made the offer on two occasions at dover air force base in delaware. the inspectors reportedly declined. a big investigation is under way. glenn was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. a new twist in the russia investigation, the fbi eyeing the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, and his possible ties to the kremlin. catherine herridge has the latest info. plus what's an assault charm in an election in not a big deal say montana voters come. the winner be in trouble with congress once he actually takes office? usaa gives me the peace of mind and the security just like the marines did. the process through usaa is so effortless, that you feel like you're a part of the family. i love that i can pass the membership to my children. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. what makesheart healthysalad the becalifornia walnuts.r? the best simple veggie dis

. >> the keating five are john mccain and democrats allen cranston, john glenn, and two others.illion in donations. edwin gray says the senators tried to subvert the regulatory process. >> i was told to come alone. i did. >> did you find that unusual? >> absolutely. never happened before. the whole time i was in washington, i never saw that. >> no witnesses? >> no, no witnesses. deniability. perfectly built into the meeting. >> they said they wanted us to not take the enforcement action against lincoln savings. the only thing that got them to back off is when we finally said, we're making criminal referrals, you're going to bat for criminals. >> now awaiting trial, keating has refused to testify to the senate. >> was there something wrong with five senators meeting? yes, it's a bad appearance. but the real question is, did john mccain abuse his office? the evidence indicates clearly no. >> the keating five became a symbol of the '80s because it's a group of distinguished u.s. senators accused of taking bribe money. they get off eventually, but it rocked the country because it sh

department inspectors an opportunity to view the remains of former astronaut and, of course, senator john glennal. pentagon correspondent barbara starr has the details. this one is bizarre. what's going on? >> poppy, this is so disturbing. the air force is now conducting a full investigation into this matter. the body of senator glenn, he passed away in december. he was buried in april. but in march, his remains were at the dover air force base mortuary, a major u.s. military mortuary facility. they were caring for his remains in a secure fashion until burial in april. i don't even know where to begin. dod inspectors were there conducting an inspection of the mortuary, and they reported that a mortuary employee offered them the opportunity to view the remains of senator glenn. i want to say right away, senator glenn's family was informed of this incident. right now there is no indication that anybody viewed the remains of senator glenn, two very important points to make. but now a full investigation under way. these dod inspectors said they reported back to the pentagon they were offered this v

. >> senator john glenn asked me to come up to the committee to talk about how bad the system was in the department of defense. that had a searing impact on me, and i probably spent 20% of my time when i was the comptroller trying to go after that problem. i would suggest again, and i mentioned you were out because you had another obligation, but i would recommend that you bring in the new deputy secretary of defense. he's an acquisition professional and he's been working inside and you tell him you want him to give you a plan in six months on how he's going to streamline the system. it isn't going to give you all of the answers and i promise you he'll spend a third of his time working on the problem and it's about leadership. that's where the key is. i apologize for interrupting. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> that's great. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> it's nice to see miss florno again. i have a question and i was following with congressman wittman's ideas. i'm a fan of darpa. i think darpa is amazing. it's been explained to me as imagine a hundred or so geniuses an

do we face it now with this new administration -- talk about john taylor, talk about glenn hubbard, buthey talk about other names as well the don't have your phd chops. do we have a risk of a leaderless fed with president trump? mr. bernanke: it's presumptuous to say. he could conceivably reappoint janet yellen, which from his be a verye would reasonable, sensible thing to do. she's highly competent, she's done a good job, she's got the confidence in the markets. i'm sures appointed, will work carefully with the rest of the fomc. there arereason why so many people on the federal market committee making these decisions, including seven members of the board, and high-quality staff which provides a lot of guidance and help. i don't think we are quite in the 1928 situation by any means. i'm hopeful that they will appoint, if not janet yellen, they will appoint somebody strong and competent. tom: within that is a sharp debate in the business community. if you vet -- i will pick on gary cohn of the trump administration with great respect for mr. cohn's ability. do you need to have a phd in ec

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heavy traffic as well as you make your way clara barton cabin john through glenn echo this morning. 28nd a crash at the dulles toll road church road so give yourself extra time there. you can see that 28 is not looking so hot right there. so again extra time needed. we're seeing stop gone traffic on the dulles toll road near the airport. pedestrians struck person hit by car in montgomery county. intersection of dennis avenue and royal ton drive. caution there outside the beltway 193 inbound dealing with heavy traffic and 29 southbound heavy flow of traffic toward the beltway as usual. northbound 210 still dealing with a crash aft palmer road that is backing things up as well and then northbound four as you make your way pennsylvania avenue outside the beltway upper marlboro. still crash dealing with left lane blocked after u.s. 301. yellow line back to normal still dealing with orange line delays because of safetrack. express shuttle service is available. back to you. >> all right. erin thank you city cher student couple that made headlines back in the '90's sweeping had he lines again

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senior political analyst, mark halperin and harold ford and from "the circus" on showtime, john heilman and glennfter the firing of fbi director james comey. they briefed the congress and requested more staff and money for the russia investigation from deputy attorney general rob rosenstein. the spokesman for the justice department says there was no discussion of funds or resources during the may 1st meeting. multiple fbi insiders tell pete williams they believe comey was fired because he would not end the russia investigation. "the wall street journal" reports comey had dug into the probe, going from weekly briefings to daily ones, concerned over potential evidence of collusion. joe, where do you begin? >> you begin with the timeline. think about this. on monday, james comey goes to capitol hill. and he lets everybody on capitol hill know, including the deputy attorney general, that he's going to need more resources. he's going to need more agents. he's going to need more money. he's going to have to expand the russian investigation and the ties to donald trump's business associates, political a

glenn, thank you forbeing with us. i'm going to bring if my panel. here with us, ohio governor john kasich, of course, ran against president trump in the republican primary. he just released a great new book "two paths: america divided or united." also on the panel today msnbc political analyst elise jordan, former adviser to senator rand paul. joel benenson, also an msnbc political analyst and the senior adviser to the hillary clinton campaign. and msnbc's stephanie ruhle whose new business show "velshi & ruhle" just premiered. once again, we pulled you out of another studio and stuck you in that chair. you're fresh off a hot turn on "the view" today. they're a tough crowd. i heard you were a big hit. >> it was really great. i know more pop culture -- >> than i do. i got fired because i couldn't name two kardashians -- >> it was all fun. i sat in between whoopi and joy. it was fantastic. >> they love you. >> i had a great time. >> from yesterday, this is trey gowdy questioning former cia director brennan anlt the investigation into russia. >> did you see evidence of collusion, coor

glenn thrush is in the newsroom. and harold ford and elise jordan are with us as well. peter, we have a new candidate for the head of the fbi, john pistol. used to be number two at the fbi. he is expected to interview with the trump administration. what do we know about this? >> you named it. that's just the facts as we've heard from senior administration officials, confirming pistol will be here at the white house eting privately with president trump this afternoon. his is the latest in a series of names bandied about as potential replacements for james comey at the fbi. pit toll has 27 years of service at the agency. the last six of which were as deputy director there. remember, joe lieberman, he took his name out of consideration several days back. for the moment with robert mueller heading up the investigation of the department of justice's russia investigation there is still a vacancy there at the top of the fbi absent andrew mccabe, the acting fbi director. the latest name to come into the mix is john pistol. >> peter, i want to ask you about donald trump's personal attorney. he's been asked to provide information and testi