keir simmons, nbc news. >>> gunfire erupted in the middle of holiday shopping in alabama. nbc's ron allen has details. >> reporter: terrified shoppers running for their lives. >> there has been shots fired. >> reporter: multiple gunshots ringing out in alabama's biggest mall, packed after thanksgiving dinner. >> a mob of people running through seriars. >> reporter: a fight had broken out e betra holiday security, encountered the shooter and shot him dead. >> we were fortunate that hoover officer was there needed to be. >> reporter: but also wounded by the suspect, police say, a 12-year-old girl named molly with a bullet lodged close to her spine. medics raced molly to surgery at a children's hospital. they found none of her organs were damaged and that there was no internal bleeding, molly's mom wrote on facebook. she may be able to head home soon. i am so thankful to everyone who helped us, added mom. it's the mayhem of yet another senseless shooting in america. ron allen, nbc news. >>> we turn now to an explosion that rocked a neighborhood in st. paul, minnesota this mor

i'm keir simmons. frances rivera picks up our coverage. >> always great to have you with us. hello, everyone. i'm in for richard lui at msnbc headquarters in new york.

keir simmons, nbc news, loon. >>> in this country, a harrowing and deadly gunfire erupted.s nbc's ron allen has details. >> reporter: terried shoppers running for their lives. >> there has been shots fired. r >>eporter: multiple gunshots ringing out a labama's biggest mall packed after thanksgiving dinner. >> a mob of people running through sears. >> reporter: a fight had broken out between two youn one pulled a gun and wounded the other. nearby police extra holiday security r ncountered the shood shot him dead. >> we were fortunate that officer was there where he needed to be. >> reporte but also wounded by the suspect police say, a 12-year-old girl named molly with aullet lodged close to her spin, medics raced molly to surgery and found none of her organs were damaged and there was no inteal bleeding molly's mom wrote on facebook. she may be able to head home soon. m so thankful to everyone that helped us. a holiy miracle amid of another senseless shooting. >>> an explosion that rocked a neighborhood in st. paul minnesota this moing. e moment a house exploded sending flames and debr

i'm going to hand off right now to keir simmons. you're joining us from london. we enjoyed you so much here over the last weekend, we tagged you there so you can go ahead and pick up the conversation now. >> good afternoon from across the pond, my friend. i'm live in london. president trump is touring california. the president's visit comes amid controversial comments earlier in the woeek criticizing california's leadership. plus what's next in the russia investigation? the president says he'll submit written answers to robert mueller next week. and later, charges could be on the way for wikileaks founder julian assange as the justice department mistakenly reveals plans to indict him. i'm talk with his attorney. >>> president trump is attempting to tackle the role of consoler in chief. he's meeting with governor jerry brown and governor-elect gary newsome on the tarmac. he spoke with the trip with reports are this morni reporters this morning before leaving the white house. >> we'll be out there talking to the governors and the first responders and fema. they hav

and keir simmons, who else?ng prep. but have you thought about what happens conversation-wise when the whole family gets together? mr. manners is in the house. the guy on the dos and more importantly the don'ts of thanksgiving etiquette. how to navigate politics at the table. >> don't. >>> speaking of the table, coming up in the third hour of "today," we'll be dishing up more family recipes. my brother is here to make my mother's sweet potato poon. >> casserole. >> and dylan's husband will be showing us the dip that's the star of their spread. >> it is. we love that dip. you know what else we love? >> what? >> games. here's a way to make your trek home more fun. play some games with "today." go to today.com/games for a round of solitary and so much more. >> we have that. >> we're in games. >> before that, floats, balloons, thanksgiving day parade. and look who is here. john o'hurley. >> nice to be here. >> the parade of the most popper dogs in america, the dog show presented by purina. we have a preview. you've

keir simmons has more on this. hey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.kbook. there is no sign of any turkey recipes in there. ile she spent last year in california with her mom for thanksgiving, we haven't shen her m here in london, which left us asking the question, ll she still follow that american tradition? it may be a thanksgiving away from home for meghan, but like millions this holiday season she began today in the kitchen. a project very dear to her heart. a charity kitchen founded by women who lt theiromes in an infamous fire. we know meghan loves to cook. here she is in a now deleted instagram post fromsh 2016. and harry were roasting chicken when he proposed reportedly just daysth after ksgiving last year. >> trying to roast an. chic it was just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet very romantic.nd me. ot on one >> reporter: now pregnant meghan's schedule is packed, attending prince charles' birthdayla gal week. these dazzling earrings getting a lot of attengon. tellolks during her long pacific tour she is up early every day for>> yoga. he was

keir simmons is outside the embassy where assange has been holed up for years. good morning to you. >> repngter: good mor british officials say if julian assange left the ecuadorian embassy he would likely be arrested. now, there always been questions over what would happen next. not anymore. news that th would likely face charges and extradition . in a bizarre slip, a court document reveals the u.s. justice department i preparing criminal charges against julian assange. charges supposed to remain sealed due to the sophistication of the defendant and the publicity surrounding the case, e document says. no other procedure is likely to keep kflgs the fact that assange has becharged. multiple u.s. intelligence agencies concludeds t of thousands of emails taking from the democratic party and hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign were stolen by russian government hackers, part of an operation aimed at helping the campaign of donald trump. those emails were published by wikileaks. this court fil filed by llstake months after special counsel robert m cited wikil

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keir simmons, all things royal all the time. >> can i tell you how stunning this is?don't like being too open. and yet, prince charles opening up in a way you'll have never seen before. on the biggest public stage, a very personal moment. prince charles, stepping in at the last minute, leading his future daughter-in-law, meghan, down the aisle at his son's wedding. >> he knew it was coming. he said, yes, of course. i'll do whatever meghan needs and i'm here to support you. >> seeing my husband actually take the bride's mother by the hand to sign the registry, that's something that moved everybody. >> reporter: gestures typical of a kind and thoughtful prince of wales, says loved ones. >> it's the thing behind the scenes that people don't know about. >> reporter: charles has been known for expressing strong views on causes close to his heart. climbed change, pollution, farming and architecture. how he advances those causes is sometimes subtle. remember when william and kate drove dad's aston martin at their wedding? he pushed engineers to run the car on bio fuel. >> th

keir simmons o that breaking story.nk you. >>> craig is joining the table with another story. >> good morning to you. michael avenatti, the attorney for adult film star stormy daniels, is speaking out after he wasrrested on a domestic abuse asegations. nbhief white house correspondent hallie jackson with more on that. good morning. >> gd morning to you. he is one of the country's most high profile attorneys. now out on bail and denying what he calls bogus allegations against him. michael avenatti he embraced spotlightt now he finds squarely on him. aawyer who made a name for himself by taking on president trump now t facing legalroubles of h own. >> what happened? >> reporter: michael avenatti walking out of a los angeles police station overnight, released after being arrest add on suspicion o violence.omestic a charge that under california law indicates the victim had visible injuries. >> i have nevertruck a woman. i never will strike a woman. i am looking forward to a investigation at which point i am confident that i

keir simmons getting up close and personal with nate and some of the most amazing animals on earth.iblecr tures? this is a love story about a husband and wife team, derrick and beverly, who saved these lions from virtual wipe out in this rion and about, as you are to hear for the first time, last year derrick saved beverly's life. world famous filmmakers,hey have bee hunting big cats for decades armed only with cameras. theild of botswana, they showed us how torack animals they know so well. >> this is a coue of hours old. ep>> rr:orte m weheet t leop ods. >> a lot patience with the animals. >> reporter: their life in the wild as dangerous as it is beautiful. it was this animal, a buffalo, killed? >> yeah. so quite close. >> reporter: until now they have not spoken in detail about the night when a wounded buffalo attacked verly, impaling her. >> and derrick kicked him pretty much in the area that he was wounded and i camein foff, crumpled on the ground. i remember a finger under my nose. it was derrick seeing if i was alive. >> she died three times in the field. so how close? whatev

keir simmons getting up close and personal with nature and some of the most avamazing anims on earth. a husband and wife team, derek and beverly, who saved these lions from virtual wipeout in this region. and last year, derek saved beverly's life. world-famous filmmakers, derek and beverly, have been hunting big cats for decades, armed only with cameras. in the wilds of botswana, they showed us how to track animals they know so well. >> there's a cub track here. it's fresh. this is a couple hours old. >> reporter: we first met the couple ten years ago, working with leopards. >> the daily routine is have a lot of patience and sit with the animals. >> reporter: their life in the wild, as dangerous as it is beautiful. it was this animal, a buffalo, that nearly ended it all. how close did you come to being killed? >> yeah. quite close. until now, they have not spoken in detail about when a wounded buffalo attacked beverly. >> i came flying off, crumpled on the ground. the first thing i remember was a finger under my nose. and it was derek seeing if it was alive. >> beverly died three time

nbc's keir simmons has got the latest on this breaking story. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this is a dramatic development. saudi arabia, which initially denied involvement in journalist jamal khashoggi's disappearance, now announcing prosecutions. five people, the saudi prosecutor says, were directly involved in, quote, ordering and executing the crime. prosecutors say khashoggi was killed by a lethal injection, his body dismembered and taken out of the building. the plan set in motion the saudi prosecutor alleges three days before the killing. the highest level official behind the killing, he claims, is saudi's former deputy intelligence chief ahmad al assiri. 21 people are now in custody overt murder with 11 indicted. turkey has claimed saudi arabia's crown prince for khashoggi's brutal death, saying the kingdom sent an assassination squad for him. earlier this week, the torture tools were revealed in turkish media -- syringes, scissors, a taser, a defibrillator, and radio jamming equipment. the baggage x-rays leake

. >> we had an opportunity in keir simmons' show, listen to jennifer robinson. >> reporter: it showshat journalists provided that they're not involved in any way, if they receive information, they are not implicated in whatever the criminal act is by anybody else in disclosing the information. >> so, ned, that's the question, right? is julian assange considered a journalist or not and what might those implications be on either side of that answer. >> well, she said something very interesting there, richard, something she may not have intended. if a journalist is not involved in any way. i personally would take issue with the label of journalist for julian assange. but let's set that aside for the moment and look at the incidents in which he's been involved. it's with chelsea manning, with the cia's vault 7 documents, it's with snowden, helping snowden abscond from hong kong to russia and wikileaks' involvement in the 2016 election hack. so my sense is if he has in fact been charged, that prosecutors do have evidence that he was involved in one or multiple of these incidents, going be

. >> and that was keir simmons reporting. >>> many of you f decorat the holidays this weekend. you know what kind of lights you putou on tree? the answer is important when it comes to safety. >>> and many of us watch ur calories, but some people are taking that a step further. a look at how drastic cuts ce ld help you lnger.iv>> the family of a man mistakenly shot and killed by alabama police is calling on the department to release all videos of the shooting. the shooting happened on thanksgiving, dinghe pre-black friday rush in a mall just outside of birmingham. officersal ini thought 21-year-old e.j. bradford jr. fired shots that injured twoor during someof fight at the mall, but after further investigation, the hoover police department announced bradford was not the shoote but may have been involved in the alter indication. this morning, arbradford'sts say the department rushed to judgment in the shooting. >> they basically sai he was walking around the mall, waving a gun, trying to escape. that wasn't my child. >> the family says they learned about bradford's death on socia

i'm keir simmons. the quite brilliant frances rivera picks up our coverage. >> always great to have you with us. hello, everyone. i'm in for richard lui at msnbc headquarters in new york. we begin in florida where in a matter of moments we are expecting to hear from government democratic candidate for governor adam gillum. he's expected to address the statewide rekou widwide recounty the secretary of state. the results of the recount due no later than 3 p.m. on november 15th. the latest numbers have gillum within .14% of ron desantis. good afternoon. >> reporter: we are about to hear from andrew gillum. we're officially in recount mode. we hit the first of the thresholds we've been talking about all week, that .5% margin in three statewide races here. the place we are right now we're going to be talking about the governor's race, which is at about that .4%. that's an automatic machinery count. in the senate race it's much closer, about 15,000 votes separating bill nelson and rick scott. we're waiting i

n-b-c )s keir simmons reports from london. >>> a new father to george, charlotte and luis, he launchedampaign against cyber bullying. after meeting with young people, william claimed in a speech that social media companies have been too proud to listen. >> a doubt has been cast by the scale of the problem. i was told that companies were already doing plenty and just needed more credit for us. i saw denials about the age of young children using some of our most popular platforms. >> reporter: the new generation of royals, including kate and meghan, have been taking an increasingly high profile, speaking out on issues. but this was something different. william's speech, while mentioning no names, was a thinly veiled critique of social media leaders like facebook's mark zuckerberg. >> the journey from a student dormitory to leaders of some of the most valuable companies on earth has been so fast that they may struggle to understand their incentives have changed. the noise of shareholders, bottom lines and profits are distracting from values that made them so successful in the first place.

keir simmons reports from london. >> reporter: rumors of tension between harry and meghan, william andinto the open. britain's sun newspaper talking about growing rift, the daily mail referring to unease between their wives. >> i think meghan and kate are two very different women. yes, they are in a sort of similar position in the royal family, but they're very different characters. >> reporter: the palace announcement that the princes, their wives and children will live an hour's drive apart saying simply the duke and duchess of sussex will move to frogmore cottage early next year as they prepare for the arrival of their first child. it is a large home and while in need of renovation it's close to the chappell where the couple were married and frogmorehouse where their engagement photos were taken. also there's space for meghan's mother, but some say a large apartment was available at kensington palace where william will still live and father to be henry spent his childhood with dina. and last month it was reported the brothers are considering splitting their operations. >> i think th

craig melvin here, alongside dylan, sheinelle jones, jenna bush hager and keir simmons, as well. heartbroken and stunned, devastated by that pass shooting at a popular bar. we are hearing some remarkable stories of heroism. we'r learning more about the lives lost. natalie morales has the latest from california. ♪ amazing grace r orter: a southern california community, shattered.

"pop staren correspo keir simmons, is there with theor keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, dylan.ng the royal family is a fairy tale, there's goin to behallenges for meghan. this morning this, move by harry mdhan outside of kensington palace is being interpreted and suggesting that things arf not quite t. rumors between harry and meghan and william and kate talking of a growing rift. "the daily mail" referring toun unease between the and kate are different women. they are very different characters. >> reporter: the palace announcement that the princes, they're wyoming wives and childl live an hour apart, saying that the and duchess of sussex will move to frogmore cottage. frogmore cottage is a large home. while in need of renovation, it's close to the chapel where they were married and frogmore house, where the engagement pictures wereen. some reports say a large apartment was ailable at kensington palace, will still live. and where father-to-be harry,is spent own childhood with diana. her loss, forging the boys' close bond. and it's reported that the brothers are going to split t

keir simmons is at buckingham palace this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys.ere's been a push to improve charles' image. and this stunning, new picture released for his 70th birthday is part of that image makeover, if you like. there he is with his sons and their liwives and grandchildren and caa o. as you look att group has been through. prince charles celebrities. h >> hipharles is still waiting to take on his job at age of 92. she is slowing down and charles is picking up more and more of her responsibilities. harry and meghan attended a garden party. >> how very royal. >> reporter: charles stepping in just days earlier, to walk meghan down the aisle in her father's absence. the prince, clearly delighted with his growing family, seen here in photos released in honor of his birthday, with all three of his grandchildren, prince george, balanced on hise celebrated. christmas lists will beristmas stamps with charles and his son. here, in rarely-seen een, his divorce fromhis fair, and e marriage to his long-time love to camilla, at times made him deeply unpopula

"pop start" correspondent, keir simmons, is there with the story. on behind the palace walls. i said, while joining the royal family is a fairy tale, there's going to be challenges for meghan. this morning this, move by harry and meghan outside of kensington palace is being interpreted and suggesting that things are not quite perfect. rumors of tension between harry and meghan and william and kate, bursting into the open. britain's "sun" newspaper talking of a growing rift. "the daily mail" referring to unease between the wives. >> meghan and kate are very different women. they are in a similar position in the royal family. they are very different characters. >> reporter: the palace announcement that the princes, they're wives and children, will live an hour apart, saying that the duke and duchess of sussex will move to frogmore cottage early next year as they prepare for the arrival of their first child. frogmore cottage is a large home. while in need of renovation, it's close to the chapel where they were married and frogmore house, where the engag

keir simmons is following this morning. >> reporter: good morning.e thatone would want to hunt and kill this beautiful animal. that's energized animal lovers around the world, saying because he is infertile, he would be no interest to breeders. if he'sne auct he will be sold off to hunters. powerful and majestic, mufasa, a white lion at the center of a gal battle over its custody. ere rare lion confiscated from a private o who was holding it illegally, was placed under the care of ald fe sanctuary in northern south africa, three years ago. now, claims the government is refusing to relocate mufasa to a different sanctuary, prompting fears the lion could be auctioned off to hunters. conservationists launching an appeal. >> the gernment told me on three different occasions that mufasa would be going on auction. it is commo practice for the department to auction animals that they havenf cated. >> reporter: if auctioned, its former caretaker worries, mufaso d be killed. >> many hunters come to south afri to shoot lions. obviously, a hunt is an insurance t

keir simmons is following the development. >> reporter: good morning. with reports of arrests, indian police are investigating whether more people may have been involved in this illegal trip. the police chief calling it a misplaced adventure to an island where people reject people from the outside world. you guys might think i'm crazy, john chow wrote in his diary, but i think it's worthwhile to declare jesus to these people. he was killed days later on a remote island. fishermen said he was hit by an arrow and buried on an island. i don't want to die, the vancouver native wrote, according to journal entries. >> his cheerfulness, his joy. we'll never be able to get that back. and it's really hard. >> reporter: an oral roberts university graduate, he was devoted to god, friends say. >> put his life on the line for christ. >> reporter: east of india, in the sea, the people of sentinel island, have been isolated for centuries. chau, calling himself an explorer and snakebite survivor, wrote of an earlier attempt to reach the island. hollered, my name is joh

ki keir simmons is at buckingham palace this morning. >> reporter: good morning.as bee a push to improve charles' image. this stunntug new p released for his 70th birthday a part of tha imagemakeover, if you like. there he is with his sons and their wives and h grandchildren and with camila at the center of the picture. you can't imagine that photograph beinger takenps even ten years ago. as you look at it, think of all the drama that group has been through. prince charles arriving for his bree-birthday bash a london stage, cheered on by british celebrities. at ange when most people are retired, prince arles is still waiting to take up hob as king. hisot mr, queen elizabeth, still carries out official duties at the grand old age of 92. but she is slowing down and charles is t up more and more of her responsibilities. the festivities started half a year ago. harry and meghan delaying their honeymoon to attend a party. chars stepping in just days earlier to walk meghan down the aisle in her father's absence. the prince clearly dighted with his growing family, seen h

ki keir simmons tagged along on that tour. >> imagine being meghan and doing that 1 fdays in a row.is morning is suggesting tha the reasot they announced their baby when they did is because it was the blet place posso do it. >> reporter: it was meghan's internationalebut. now t reviews are in, and they are glowing. the royal couple melting hard and making new friends. >> a serious girl crush on meghan which i previously didn't have. and hry is divine. > reporter: power couple of 2018, says this new british documentary. from their clear connection with children, pregnant meghan often getting down to eye level with little ones to her endless supply of amazing outfits like this elegant oscar de la renta ball gown, this effortless beachwear or just these casual jeans. >> meghan is definitely focusing more on the back history of the brand and its ethical values rather than the price point. we also saw herearing flat shoes made from plastic bottles. >> reporter: taking off their shoes on the beach, harry and meghan proved to be a royal breath of fresh air. at ease with locals, even close

joining us now for more nbc news foreign correspondent keir simmons. is weekend you sat down for an exclusive interview with assange's lawyer, jennifer robinson. what did you learn? >> yeah, you know, mika, the question really this week is whether that court indictment will be unsealed, whether we will learn more about the accusations against julian assange. one of the crucial questions, is he charged with publishing or is he charged with colluding or assisting in illegal activity? could it be cable-gate where you will remember chelsea manning was jailed and claimed that nobody else helped her. is he charged with assisting edward snowden to escape to russia, charged with publishing u.s. techniques or is he charged with that 2016 dnc e-mail case. we just -- we don't know. if it is the latter, though, you might expect the mueller team to have reached out to julian assange's team. in fact, jennifer robinson tells me they have had no contact. take a listen. >> has julian assange been asked to give evidence to the mueller inquiry? >> there has been no commun

also cnn correspondent keir simmons.e've talked enough about how this looks around the world and what people are thinking as they look at this presidency and the routing of the midterms. >> it really does matter. we as americans, sometimes we'll hear what the head of the labor party in britain is saying. oh, my god, what's wrong with the labor party? of course, in britain and across europe, people are looking at us and going, my god, what's been wrong with america? certainly, again, this is more the idea of what america is, a divided government, madsisomadi dm democracy with checks and balances. >> i go to a lot of conferences around the world. i was just in asia and tokyo and seoul. where is congress? we need it back. i think a lot of these people ran hard and won not to be a blue wave but to be effective. that's going to be the challenge. joe, when you and i served in congress, it wasn't perfect but it was better than this. >> somebody asked me a couple days ago, did you ever do anything with -- yeah, we did. democrats