it was a witch hunt. >> liz kreutz is in las vegas.iz, vice president harris is also campaigning in nevada tonight. >> reporter: yeah, jose, that's right. she's also here in vegas just a mile away. even the primary season is just getting started, it feels like we are already shifting to the general with both the biden and trump campaigns fighting to win this critical swing state. jose. >> liz kreutz in las vegas thank you. >>> overseas the u.s. is fighting back following another brazen missile attack by houthi rebels, this sparked a massive fire aboard a tanker ship. matt bradley reports. >> reporter: it was a direct hit. missiles filed by a houthi group a yemeni rebel group backed by iran lit up a tanker ship in the gulf of aidan. according to the french navy, whose ships were among the rescuers, the blaze took 20 hours to put out the indian navy also pitched in, drawing praise from the ship's captain. >> we had actually lost the hope that we won't be able to fight this fire but these guys -- >> reporter: incredibly, the ship's operat

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, who had won just about every major award in his long and brilliant career, except one here is liz kreutz >> reporter: sir elton john has won five grammys, two oscars, and a tony, and now last night -- >> and the emmy goes to - elton john live, farewell from dodger stadium. ♪ and i think it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ >> reporter: the "rocketman" singer skyrocketing into coveted egot status, after earning his very first emmy for his live farewell concert special. >> this is a very special night for me, a very emotional night for me >> reporter: john, one of just 19 people to ever achieve the rare quadruple honor, joining an exclusive club of artists, among them audrey hepburn, andrew lloyd weber, and viola davis. >> this is his egot. >> reporter: john husband and producing partner david furnish accepting the award on john's behalf, telling reporters he woke him up to share the news over facetime. >> he screamed out loud he was like, "yes! >> reporter: john back home in the uk, recovering from knee surgery. >> he had his left knee replaced, which isn't surprising, if you think of the nu

her beloved french bulldog being stolen, and that's when she literally leaped into action here's liz kreutz. >> reporter: it's a shocking video a woman clinging to the hood of a car as thieves speed off with her 1-year-old french bulldog. >> i said this is it, this is how i'm going to die >> reporter: ali zacharias miraculously survived, saying she fell off two blocks later as she watched the dognappers drive away with little onyx. >> we're eating right here >> reporter: outside the whole foods in downtown los angeles where the terrifying incident unfolded zacharias described to us the moment the woman stole him and ran to a getaway car >> my only recourse was to stop the car. so i stood in front of the car and i put my hands out and said stop i said do not go and i didn't think they'd drive into a human. the next thing i know they like drove into me and like banged me and i fell on the hood >> reporter: this all happened right here at this intersection, and it's part of a disturbing trend these prized french bulldogs snatched from their owners, often then sold on the black market >> report

here's liz kreutz. >> reporter: he's just 16 years old, and tonight, this unassuming teenager is now littler, the runner-up of the 2024 world darts championship in london after a tense matchup between current number one ranked player, luke humphries, the newcomer fell short. >> don't be disappointed, young man. you will be back >> reporter: still, it's been a stunning rise for the dart prodigy, who came in as an underdog ranked 164th in the world, but round after round, littler's precision knocked out his competition, making him the youngest player ever to reach the world darts final. >> it's unbelievable obviously everyone -- and that could be anyone that could be the free world champion >> reporter: the niche game of darts has a cult following in the uk. >> come on, littler. >> reporter: but littler's remarkable run has now had the whole country captivated >> three to four years' time. >> reporter: ahead of the championship, students from his former dart school cheering him on. other fans posting videos of littler landing perfect shots over the years, even going back to when he was

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nbc's liz kreutz with more. liz, good morning. >> reporter: hey, willie, good morning to you.mer president trump briefly mentioned that verdict here in his rally in vegas. he called himself a victim and said all these legal cases against him are, in his words, interference. he said all of this is making them more devoted to mr. trump. >> trump! trump! >> reporter: former president donald trump out of the courtroom and back on the campaign trail. >> i'm the victim of it, but that's okay. i'm the victim of it and it's my great honor. >> reporter: holding a packed rally in las vegas one day after a manhattan federal jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million to writer e. jean carroll for defaming her after she accused him of sexually abusing her in the mid-'90s. trump lashing out at the decision. >> look at yesterday. look at all this crap that's going on. but we keep marching forward. >> reporter: mr. trump has vowed to appeal, calling the decision absolutely ridiculous and the case a witch-hunt. his supporters rallying behind him. do you think any of this is going to move voters in

nbc's liz kreutz is reporting on this for us. liz, what can you tell us?so the plane that the faa is recommending airlines inspect is the 737 900 er. this is actually an older plane, but it does have that same door plug design. the faa saying they're doing this out of an abundance of caution. they're doing it for an added layer of security. a source familiar with this information told us there's about 380 of these planes in service worldwide, domestically it's used by delta, united and alaska airlines. alka airlines said in a atent out of an abundance of caution, they actually began inspecting these planes seval days ago. they say they've had no issues to date, and they're going to be able to complete the remainder of these inspections without disruptions to their operation. so again, it is important to point out there are no known issues with this plane. it's really a sign they are stepping up their scrutiny of these planes. however, boeing responded saying we will fully support the faa and our customers in this action. no disruptions to service are expec

nbc news correspondent liz kreutz joins me now from los angeles. mined right now? >> reporter: hey, zinhle, yeah, i mean, look, scott peterson's been behind bars two decades and through that whole time he's been working to say he's innocent and get his case retried. none have been successful, the most recent one happened last year, it was dismissed. but this is his latest attempt. he said he reached out to the l.a. innocence project last july, they've taken on the case, and by going through the hundreds and hundreds of pages they've filed here we've been able to sort of see what they're theory and their case is, they're saying there were witnesses and dna evidence not thoroughly investigated. they are really focusing their theory on the fact they say there was a burglary that happened, across the street from the peterson home, the week of the murder, and they say that those burglars should have been better investigated. they believe that it was those men that were responsible for the death of lacy peterson, and they're really zeroing in on this burn

my colleague, nbc's liz kreutz is in las vegas. joining me right now. liz, welcome, set the stage for us on what we can expect to see from donald trump later today. might we hear him talk about the e. jean carroll position for the first time publicly? >> hey alex, yeah, that's the big question. donald trump out of the courthouse, now back on the campaign trail here in nevada. first day of early voting for the primary here. he's participating in the caucuses. all eyes on donald trump, whether or not he addresses this e. jean carroll decision. we know he's been going off on truth social saying it is a witch stunt. saying that it is absolutely ridiculous, he's vowing to appeal and fight this. this is what his attorney had to say. >> we restrictive every defense. every single defense before we walked in there. i am proud to stand with president trump because he showed up, he stood, up he took the stand and he face this judge. you know? what i will continue to do so with him. >> voters were talking here today about this, that they are standing by the former p

liz kreutz now with the bizarre details and a warning from police >> reporter: holed up alone in a tent deep in these frigid utah mountains. tonight, a chinese foreign exchange student has been found safe after police say he became the victim of a suspected cyber kidnapping scam. >> he was cold, scared, and relieved when we found him. >> reporter: riverdale police say 17-year-old kai zhang was reported missing by his high school outside salt lake city on thursday. his family in china said they had received a photograph of their son indicating he was abducted, and that they had sent roughly $80,000 to bank accounts in china as a ransom authorities began a days' long search assisted by the fbi and the u.s. embassy in china, finally finding him in this wooded area new year's eve morning with little food and no heat how is the family doing right now? >> absolutely relieved they were terrified, believing their son was being held captive and being harmed. >> reporter: police believe kai's virtual kidnappers are in china and had been manipulating him for weeks, threatening to hurt his family.

she had just sentenced the incident shining a spotlight on the safety risk to judges nationwide liz kreutz with the video and the concerns >> reporter: tonight, new security questions after a las vegas judge was attacked in her own courtroom wednesday by a convicted felon. leading up to the terrifying incident, 30-year-old deobra redden, who has a history of violent crimes, plead guilty to attempted battery with substantial bodily harm, but asked judge mary kay holthus for leniency. >> i feel that, like, i shouldn't be, like, sent to prison for a second time. >> reporter: the judge denied his plea. >> i think it's time he gets a taste of something else i can't let that history. >> reporter: that's when redden flew through the air, tackling her, sparking this bloody brawl that sent one court marsha to the hospital. the incident shedding light on security threats facing judges across the country how common is it to have attacks like this in a courtroom >> i think they're very common. it is a national issue at all the levels, the attacks to judicial officers in and out of the court. >> report

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joining me now from las vegas, nbc news correspondent, liz kreutz. now you're there on the ground in trump's rally that is gonna start in just a few hours. he was pretty vocal on social media last night. any indication from trump's team what his tone will be today? what are you hearing from those rally goers there? >> hey katie, we are four hours away now from this rally. you can see there are a lot of people here lined up right now. these are his most ardent supporters lining up early for hours to be the first in the door. these folks we have talked to today, no surprise. this is not gonna move them at all. the decision yesterday. they all tell us they believe it's a hoax, a witch hunt. it is part of a big conspiracy to try to get donald trump to drop out of the race. one woman told us she thinks it is gonna have the opposite effect. it will actually help him. take a listen. >> it will bring more to him, it brought me even more to whom knowing because i have been a victim of sexual assault. i didn't weigh 30 years. i did it right away. you know? >> y

liz kreutz is following this case. this video is shocking.r: the attacker, the defendant has a violent history, a history of violent offenses and he was in the courtroom trying to ask the judge for lean ensy to not be sentenced to prison for his latest crime. the judge wasn't buying it and that's when he lunged at her leading to this bloody brawl. this is the shocking moment a man attacked a las vegas judge in her own courtroom. clark county judge was in middle of sentencing the 30-year-old to prison for attempted battery for substantial bodily harm when he unexpect edly jumped over both benches and tackled her. >> is he okay? >> a court-martial appearing injured as officers eventually subdued the defendant while helping the judge get back to her feet before escorting her out. the terrifying attack just the latest security scare for judges nationwide. last year, a man shot and killed a state judge at his home in maryland after the judge ruled against him in a child custody case. while in 2020, there was a horrifying attack in new jersey, wher

nbc news correspondent liz kreutz. earlier today there was a tsunami warning now it's been downgraded to a tsunami advisory, what are the biggest concerns right now? >> reporter: hey, kate, happy new year to you. yeah, definitely officials downgrading the tsunami warning definitely signals a lower risk of danger right now, officials are still telling people they should stay away from the coast and there's still an advisory in place, so tsunamis still a concern, on top of that as you mentioned the search for missing people right now is ongoing, according to local media, the area of ishikawa particularly hit very hard, they are being overwhelmed, some regions, with calls for help, one fire department got at least 50 calls for people reporting collapsed homes, local media reports some of the people who are trapped, perhaps unconscious right now, so there's definitely a rescue operation under way, we know a building, multiple buildings perhaps have collapsed. one office building has collapsed and always with earthquakes th

nbc's liz kreutz is following this for us. also with me, nbc meteorologist bill karins. the u.s. geological survey says the quake is the strongest in the region in more than four decades. what is the latest we're getting out of japan right now? >> reporter: such a scary way to start the new year for hundreds of thousands of people in japan right now. as you mentioned, we know that at least three people are confirmed dead from these quakes. but many more people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. reports say that hundreds of buildings have been reduced to rubble and collapsed, and there's also tens of thousands of people that have had to evacuate to higher ground because of concerns of tsunamis. and videos coming out are very scary showing intense shaking at train stations and shrines and temples, reportedly crowded as people go to them to celebrate the new year. you can hear people screaming during the shaking. people trapped under buildings. some people went into cardiac arrest. others taken to the hospital because of broken bones. there's mass power outages in the west

. >> reporter: the family attorney telling nbc's liz kreutz finlayson called for help because her formerfriend was allegedly strangling her and hurting her 9-year-old daughter. >> he was hurting my mother and me. >> reporter: the family privately viewing the body camera footage before its public release on friday. >> what surprised you the most about what you saw? >> how fast he switched from the taser to the gun. >> reporter: the video shows one deputy appearing to hand off her yellow stun gun to the deputy identified by police as ty shelton. shelton pulling the trigger of his gun about four seconds after entering the residence. >> come out. >> -- stab him because -- >> hey, hey. hey, hey, hey. >> he hurt me. he hurt me. he punched me. >> reporter: we've paused the video before the deputy fires four times. the man in the apartment, then crying out. >> no, no, no, why did you shoot? >> when you're looking at proper police tactics, they had that opportunity when she opened the door. they didn't take it. they did nothing to de-escalate as they're required to do under the law. >> reporter:

. >> liz kreutz reporting, and that's going to do it for us on a very busy friday. make sure to join us for "chris jansing reports" every weekday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. in just 30 minutes, steve kornacki is going to answer all of your new hampshire primary questions. that begins streaming live on msnbc's official you tube channel at 3:30 eastern. but first, "katy tur reports" starts right now. >>> ♪♪ >>> good to be with you, i'm katy tur. this is a good day because we are about to em bark on my absolute favorit thing, the reason i studied philosophy, the reason i wanted to be a lawyer, we are going to dissect a single sentence, okay, two sentences. seriously, though, this is great because the words in question in these sentences are perhaps the most significant of our time. it's about who can hold office in our country. a foundational statement on what are the basic qualifications to be president. of which there are three. an american-born citizen, age 35 and older and not an insurrectionist. that question right now is how that last part, the shall

. >> liz kreutz reporting, and that's going to do it for us on a very busy friday.e sure to join us for "chris jansing reports" every weekday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. in just 30 minutes, steve kornacki is going to answer all of your new hampshire primary questions. that begins streaming live on msnbc's official you tube channel at 3:30 eastern. but first, "katy tur reports" starts right now. >>> ♪♪ >>> good to be with you, i'm katy tur. this is a good day because we are about to em bark on my absolute favorit thing, the reason i studied philosophy, the reason i wanted to be a lawyer, we are going to dissect a single sentence, okay, two sentences. seriously, though, this is great because the words in question in these sentences are perhaps

. >> liz kreutz is following this one for us liz, that video is beyond disturbing. >> it really is, guysring says it happened while he was driving with his 10-year-old daughter in the car. no arrests have been made, and ian ziering is using the encounter to call for a crackdown on what he calls the lawlessness on the streets this morning, new video shows the terrifying encounter between actor ian ziering and a group of bikers the 59-year-old says the bikers surrounded his car while he was driving on the famed hollywood boulevard on new year's eve and then attacked him. in the video obtained by tmz, bikers are seen kicking and pounding their helmets on ian ziering's mercedes it's unclear what led up to the confrontation, but video shows ian ziering confronts the bikers and getting into a physical altercation. ian ziering running across the street and attempting to fight back as the bikers chase and punch him. later, this video shows him consoling his 10-year-old daughter who was in the car. best known for his role on "beverly hills 90210" posting about the incident on instagram saying, wh

liz kreutz has been following this story for us. >> yeah. las vegas chief judge jerry weiss says the judge was back at work yesterday she was said to be shaken up with bruises but doing okay. the attacker now faces a new slew of charges. after that brutal attack in a las vegas courtroom, officials providing a highly anticipated update on the judge. >> she was injured and received medical attention. she remains sore and stiff but thankfully it was not more severe. >> reporter: releasing a statement thanking well wishers, writing i am extremely grateful for those that took brave action during the attack. captured on courtroom cameras playing out as the seasoned judge was sentencing a man to prison for attempted battery the defendant who has a history of violent assault jumping over the bench, tackling her to the ground and sending a court marshall to the hospital calling into question security procedures in our nation's courts how common is it to have attacks or threats like this in a courtroom. >> attacks like this, these emotional impromptu

the big question is will the judge finally set a trial date liz kreutz joins us with more. >> reporterl hearings bryan kohberger's team has been trying to get the grand jury indictment against him thrown out. but the big news may come after that they're hoping to get a date for the trial set for this summer. bryan kohberger expected back in court today for the first time y in the new year. and all eyes are on whether they lead with a new trial date set. >> it is time to prepare, time to get ready and time to get some answers. >> the prosecution requested the trial be held this summer when schools are out of session the parents of victim kaylee goncalves worried it won't happen. >> if we don't push for this summer, we're looking at over a year it's mind boggling it's sickening. >> reporter: bryan kohberger is college students in november 2022. a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf and he said through a former attorney he believes he will be exonerated. preparing to come charged with the murder of four yourself, honestly. >> it is not fun to see this person be able to sit with

thank you, liz kreutz, thank you, thank you my favorite harbaugh is still dad?r him from the sidelines? >> sure. >> dad harbaugh, no. >> who has it better than us >> oh, yes >> that sound bite >> and mom, too. >> never forget mom! >> all right, mr. roker. >> you guys looked like you were in a fog there by the way, we've got 95 million people under dense fog advisories today from bismarck to san angelo, back into pennsylvania and parts of new york state look at some of these visibilities, less than a hundredth of a mile, a tenth of a mile in st. louis, chicago, half a mile in detroit memphis, a tenth of a mile in fact, we'll probably see some airport delays in new york and memphis, but most likely detroit, minneapolis, chicago, st. louis, and of course the interstates will be kind of tricky as well so take your time. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds when better money habits® content first started coming out, it expanded what i could do for special olympics athletes with developmental needs. thousands of bank of america employees like scott

nbc news correspondent liz kruts kreutz has the story. >> reporter: the attacker now faces a slew oft brutal attack in a las vegas courtroom, officials providing a highly anticipated update on judge mary kay holthus. >> judge holthus was injured and received medical attention. she remains sore and stiff, but thankfully not more severe. >> reporter: releasing a statement, thanking well wishers, writing i am excrete extremely grateful to those who took brave action during the attack. the seasoned judge was sentencing deobra redden to prison for attempted battery. the defendant, who has a history of violent assaults, jumping over the bench, tackling her to the ground and sending a court-martial to the hospital. the terrifying episode calling into question security procedures in our nation's courts. how common is it to have attacks or threats like this in a courtroom? >> attacks like this, these emotional impromptu acts of violence occur probably daily in courtrooms across the country. >> reporter: like this incident in mississippi, a suspect caught on video, throwing things at the judge

let's begin with nbc's louis kreutz who's joining us from las vegas. welcome again to you, liz. what is the trump campaign saying after last night's verdict in new york? >> hey, alex. no word from the campaign yet. when you reach out they just point you to the statement that former president trump made on truth social. where he essentially said that, or he did say, this is a witch hunt led by biden. he said it is absolutely ridiculous. he said, as you've been mentioning, he plans to appeal. talking to folks here, supporters who are coming out to the rally today in las vegas, they all say that they believe it is a hoax despite the evidence, despite the conviction. they think that this is some conspiracy to try to get trump out of the race. here is what one woman told me about what she thinks this will mean moving forward for the general election. >> it will bring more to him. it brought me even more into him, because i had been a victim of sexual assault. i didn't wait 30. years i did it right away. you know? >> you think seeing all these court cases will actually boost his suppo