fellow church member, kim adams, says she got to know a dave who was very different from the heartless philanderer described by nici's friends and family. the dave kim knew was a forlorn widower who spoke fondly about his lost wife. >> when he would speak of her, i could see a sadness in him. we would have conversations about, you know, he was struggling, because he missed her. >> meanwhile, at the county sheriff's office, the three-ring binders that made up the pietz file moved from desk to desk, until in 2010, they were picked up by two cold case cops, jake pavlovic and mike mellis. each was determined to apply some heat. >> i called gayle up and said i've got this case now and it's my intent to be the last detective to have this case. >> they laid out the entire investigation, and then homed in on day one. that saturday morning nici pietz presumably left the condo she shared with dave and headed out to her special aa meeting. to the cold case detectives' fresh eyes, a few key pieces of evidence from that morning jumped out. common-sense stuff, really. like nici's wedding ring. a pho

kim jong-un. there is also illinois congressman adam kensinger who did tours both in iraq and afghanistan. tweeted the following in response to trump's confidence in kim jong-un and his jab at joe biden. quote, it's memorial day weekend and you're taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator. this is just plain wrong. may reston is with me. when you see that, just plain wrong, i wouldn't trust kim jong-un. you know, we hear a lot of words from republican lawmakers, but do we expect any concrete action? >> well, that's always the open question. right? certainly when you have someone like joni ernst who president trump considered as his v.p., calling him out on this, that is -- should be sort of a wakeup call for him. it's so counter to everything, every tradition in american foreign policy that you don't go overseas, first of all, and say critical things of your potential opponents. but also it's -- it gets into this psychology that's so confounding about president trump that he's constantly praising these strong men and dictators. it brings to mind obviously the fact that he said that

adam king. you're taking a shot at biden this is plain wrong. >> kim jong-un is a murdering dictator and vice president biden co served this try honorably. >> reporter: president trump will wrap up the four-day trip and speaking to u.s. troops who were stationed here. he heads home on tuesday. kate? >> kristen welker in tokyo for us, thank you. >>> and that democratic contender is taking on the president for considering whether to pardon some military personnel convicted or accused of war cris. we get more on that from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: it's an emotional issue dividing the troops. president trump considering pardons in several current high-profile cases of alleged war crimes. ie> some of these sold are people that have fought hard, long. you know, we teach them how to be great fighters and then when they fight sometimes they get treated very ornfairly. >> repr: bringing a sharp response from democratic candidate pete buttigieg an afghanistan war veteran. >> to say he's going to come in and over rule that system of military justice underminesoundations legal and moral of this country. >> rep

adam king. you're taking a shot at biden this is plain wrong. >> kim jong-un is a murdering dictator and vice president biden served this country honorably. >> reporter: president trump will wrap up the four-day trip and speaking to u.s. troops who were stationed here. he heads home on tuesday. kate? >> kristen welker in tokyo for us, thank you. >>> and that democratic contender is taking on the president for considering whether to pardon some military personnel convicted or accused of war crimes. we get more on that from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: it's an emotional issue dividing the troops. president trump considering pardons in several current high-profile cases of alleged war crimes. >> some of these soldiers are people that have fought hard, long. you know, we teach them how to be great fighters and then when they fight sometimes they get treated very unfairly. >> reporter: bringing a sharp response from democratic candidate pete buttigieg an afghanistan war veteran. >> to say he's going to come in and over rule that system of military justice undermines foundations legal and moral of this coun

. >> so we looked and counted one republican lawmaker, adam kinsinger, who criticized the president sharing kim jong un's assessment of joe biden, you know, i could be blue in the face asking this question, will others come out, and i imagine the answer is no, they don't see a political benefit in doing it. >> you know the answer to this question. i think if you hold your breath waiting for other republicans to come out and denounce the president's comments about joe biden, you may find yourself quickly passing out. >> we wouldn't want that to happen on national television. >> look, it just underscores what a stronghold the president still has on the base of his party and that republicans think that it's much better to have him tweeting nasty things about joe biden than have him tweeting nasty things about them, particularly the ones who are up for reelection in 2020. >> lisa lair, phil mud, great to have you. >>> the supreme court has made an important decision involving abortion rights. something to watch here, we'll have the latest. plus, stormy daniels' former attorney in court on two separ

kim called biden a low i.q. individual and worse." >> joe biden was a disaster. >> reporter: illinois republican and military veteran adam kinzingeralled out the president writing, "you are taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator, this is just plain wrong." the official state visit by the president has offered more style than substance. a day of golf. a sumo wrestling championship. and a welcome ceremony at japan's imperial palace where the president became the first world leader to meet newly installed emperor naruhito. the two leaders also spoke about trade and iran, prime minister abe said he will try to broker peaceful dialogue between the u.s. and iran as tensions escalate. later today, president trump will visit a u.s. naval base to greet service members before heading back to washington, david? >> begnaud: thank you, weijia. a man from colorado died today shortly after achieving his goal. he summited mount everest. christopher kulish who was 62 is the 11th person to die this season in what has been a crowded rush to the top of the world's highest peak. here's nikki battiste. >> right to the top, should be a trip to

kim and to win a nobel prize. >> eliana, let's talk about some republican reaction to this, congressman adam kinslinger, saying,kend and you're taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator. this is just plain wrong. he's not afraid to criticize president trump. could this be a sign of republicans becoming tired of the president's outrageous comments? >> just as it's a custom for the opposing party not to criticize the president when he's overseas, i think you could extend that and say it's also unseemly for the president not to criticize other americans, including the former vice president, while he's overseas as well. there's a sort of tradition that americans stick together. and whether or not republicans are saying it, as adam kinsinger is, i think you can assume most of them feel that way. >> sam, president trump saying he's not seeking regime change in iran, and that he can make a deal with iran, how likely is that, after the u.s. pulled out of the nuclear deal? >> i don't believe most people believe president trump when he says he doesn't want regime change. i think they think he's pursuing regime cha

into domestic politics there, agreeing with kim jong-un that the democratic presidential candidate joe biden was of low intellect. republican congressman adam kinsinger replied to the president with this tweet. it's memorial day weekend and you're taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator. this is just plain wrong. so what are the optics of a u.s. president aligning himself with a dictator and attacking a political rival back home with a lone republican saying this is wrong? >> well, you know, if it's a couple of republicans in the house and we've seen it on other issues such as justin amash calling for trump's impeachment, that doesn't bother the man in the white house as long as he's got protection from the big guys like senator mitch mcconnell and those in the upper chamber. he's been willing to embrace vladimir putin of russia despite the doubts that it raises both over 2016 and our policy today. you know, the trump approach here isn't concerned with adam kinzinger. he thinks the american people will back him with it. and to be honest with you, if he's still in office next year that's going to be the real test because i don't thi

kim called biden a low i.q. individual and worse." >> joe biden was a disaster. >> reporter: illinois republican and military veteran adam kinzingerd out the president, writing "you're taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator. this is just plain wrong." the official state visit by the president has offered more style than substance. a day of golf. a sumo wrestling championship. and a welcome ceremony at japan's imperial palace, where the president became the first world leader to meet newly installed emperor naruhito. the two leaders also spoke about trade and iran. prime minister abe said he will try to broker peaceful dialogue between the u.s. and iran as tensions escalate. later today president trump will visit a u.s. naval base to greet service members before heading back to washington. >>> parts of the midwest are still cleaning up the wreckage from a series of tornado strikes or drying out after another round of near-record flooding. now another problem. a record-breaking heat wave. midwest just can't catch a break. omar villafranca reports. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: more severe weather slammed the midwest this aft

republican congressman adam kinzinger calling it "just plain wrong," the president's "taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator." after a tweet the president defended in tokyo. >> well, kim jong un made a statement that joe biden is a low i.q. individual. he probably is, based on his record. i think i agree with him on that. i can tell you that joe biden was a disaster. i'm not a fan. >> reporter: the president's holding out hope kim will eventually denuclearize despite recent missile tests that allies like japan and even the president's own national security adviser see as violations of u.n. resolutions. >> i view it differently. i view it as a man, perhaps he wants to get attention and perhaps not. who knows? it doesn't matter. >> reporter: it will be a fairly short stay for president trump when he does get back home. he heads out overseas again next week to france to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d-day and to the uk for his first official state visit there. he will almost certainly be received less warmly in london than he was here in tokyo, with protests already planned there. back to you. >>> the opening bell. the new york stock exchange. the dow down 41 point

biden, essentially saying yes, the attacks kim leveled against the former vice president are what the president agrees with, not just democrats, even republicans. adam kin singer came out saying that's a low blow. president trump is not backing down from it. he is leaning into this, refusing to back away from the tweet. curious to see what reaction from the former vice president will be today. we heard from, for example, his campaign advisers saying hey, donald trump lives far from the truth, and imploring the media to cover substance, not just president trump attacks. >> sounds like team biden aren't taking the bait. travel safe. >>> let's take you to the newsroom. stephanie gosk has new details on a restrictive abortion bill expected to pass in louisiana today. what is this? >> you know, this is just the latest bill in a string of bills we have seen recently, this in louisiana, a heartbeat bill. at six weeks roughly when fetal heartbeat is detectible, abortions will be banned. i was in louisiana, spoke with lawmakers, there's little resistance to the bill. it passed overwhelmingly in the senate. it's almost a foregone conclusion it will pass in th

adam kizinger said on memorial day you're doing this. what do you think is at the heart of the president's praise of kim jong-un there and even aligning withim on joe biden? >> well, congressman kinsinger is absolutely right that president trump is shattering norms, traditions and conventions. it's simply reprehensible that the president would side with kim jong-un in condemning, you know, the former vice president of the united states. we used to always have that statement about, you know, the politics ends at the water's edge. this has been shattered, it's inexplicable why president trump would side with this dictator. at times he engages in this moral equivalence and looks at kim jong-un and justin trudeau on the same moral plain, and it seems to the very transactional nature of this president and his completely you be conventional and disruptive take on foreign policy. it's simply wrong-head, and there's no excuse for it. >> it's could be founding as you mentioned to do on an overseas trip like this, by guess i just wonder to what end. like what is his goal here in saying, oh, yeah. basically by the way kim jong-un is right about the i

trump agreeing with kim jong-un's view that democratic presidential candidate joe biden is of low intellect. obviously he's not. now, this is how republican congressman adam kinzinger responded to the president in a tweet of his own. it's memorial day weekend, and you're taking a shot at biden while praising a dictator. this is just plain wrong. so this congressman is just one lone republican pushing back. we've seen a couple of others, but by no means are there many people lining up behind them. but what are the optics of a u.s. president criticizing one of his own rivals in actual fact, his political rival back home? >> well, it's a long standing convention in u.s. foreign policy practice that presidents and senior american politicians tend to leave partisan politics at the american shore. that's the saying that's often used. so president trump clearly doesn't feel bound by that convention as with many conventions. he doesn't feel that way. it is important that he is getting criticism not only from democrats but also from republicans. and i think that's because there's something at stake here, which is that president trump will not be president forever.

kim jong-un are a murderous dictator. it's just one more example of the way that this presidents trie to draw attention to himsf by saying things that shock thconscience. >> reporter: adam kizinger calling it just plain wrong. taking a shot at biden while praising aer dictator a a tweet the president defended in tokyo. >> well, kim jong-un made a statement that joe biden is a low iq individual. he probably is based on hisrd re i think i agree with him on that. can tell you that a disaster.was i'm not a fan. >> reporter: the president's holding out hope kim will denuclearize despite missile tests that allies like japan and even the national security adviser see as violations of u.n. >>solutions. view it differently. i view it as a man who perhaps wants ttt gettion and perhaps not. who knows. it doesn't matter. >> reporter: the president heads out overseas again next week to mmemorate the anniversary of d is firstto the uk for official state visit there. he will be received less than here. >> thank you very much. >>> now to the rising death toll on mt. everes an american climberie d yesterday after reaching the summit raising new concerns with overcrowding. just take a lo

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adam kinzinger did, peter king did. they said i support the president on some things but you are not attacking joe biden in favor of kimforeign soil. again, republicans not speaking out and lindsey graham leading the charge. >>> meanwhile, this is interesting -- >> i just was going to say quickly, willie, though, you can go back time and again, and i already talked about i executive order harry reid for five years for criticizing george bush when he was on foreign soil. you can go back and find one example after another example after another example of republicans attacking the press, republicans attacking democrats for being critical of george w. bush and other presidents when they were on foreign soil. again, once again, of core, the hypocrisy is just staggering. >> we didn't see much of it over the weekend. >>> meanwhile, the populist and nationalist movement has gained significant ground in europe's parliament after the continent-wide elections. populists are expected to secure roughly 25% of the 751 seats, that's up from 20% five years ago. the results were felt significantly in several home countries, in france p