able to see behind me, they are at the encampment fortifying it right now tonight. >> all right, liz kreutz in los angeles, thank you. >>> many of the protesters are focused on the israel-hamas war as the u.s. works to bring about a cease-fire and the release of hostages held by hamas. the secretary of state was in israel today and spoke with our andrea mitchell. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: today secretary of state tony blinken trying to reassure distraught families of hostages still held by hamas who were protesting outside his hotel. >> please be strong, keep the faith. we will be with you every single day until we get this done. >> reporter: blinken then meeting for 2 1/2 hours with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is vowing an offensive against hamas in rafah where more than a million palestinian civilians are also taking refuge. with or without a deal the hostage talks at a critical stage. >> if they go into rafah, there's no chance for a hostage deal or a cease-fire. >> well, look, we're focused on the hostage deal. i believe the israeli government is as well, and tha

liz kreutz reports on what set things off. >> guys, guys. >> reporter: tonight a shocking start to the second round of the pga championship. scottie scheffler, the number one ranked golfer in the world, arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer after attempting to bypass a traffic stop and enter the tournament. >> right now he's going to jail. >> okay. >> okay, he's going to jail. >> reporter: the moment captured on video by espn. >> scottie scheffler has been detained by police officers placed in the back of a police vehicle in handcuffs. >> reporter: the incident unfolding early this morning after police responded to a man who was fatally struck by a shuttle bus outside the valhalla golf course in louisville, kentucky. with traffic backed upm a police report says the 27-year-old was told to stop but refused to comply and accelerated forward in his car dragging a police officer to the ground. the report saying the officer suffered pain, swelling, and abrasions to his uniform and pants, accusations scheffler's attorney denies. is that your understanding of what happened? >>

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so far neither benedictine college, the chiefs or butker himself has commented. >> liz kreutz, thank you. >>> in the middle east, a potential lifeline in gaza has as the u.s. military finished setting up a pier the pentagon said could put u.s. troops in harm's way. richard engel reports. >> reporter: the u.s. military has tonight anchored its pier off the gaza strip and will in the coming days begin to use landing craft to shuttle humanitarian aid to the coast. defense secretary lloyd austin warning this could put u.s. troops at risk. it's also slow, but needed, because trucks are increasingly blocked and attacked by israeli settlers and right-wing extremists. in several incidents this week, israeli hard-liners have stopped supplies and aid they suspected were heading to gaza. and they're proud of what they're doing. the activists say as long as hamas holds hostages in gaza and keeps them in deprivation, gazans should be deprived as well. several of the trucks were sent by jordan, and senior jordanian officials tell news that israel failed to address the problem. we traveled to the w

tonight liz kreutz is at ucla, right in the middle of one of those protests. and liz, an intense scene tonight? >> yeah, tom, that's right. protesters have taken over yet another building here on campus, this after police forced many of them to leave an encampment they had erected earlier today. all of this time to the chancellor's hearing on capitol hill over the clashes here three weeks ago. at ucla tonight, tensions again flaring up over the war in gaza. police clashing with pro-palestinian protesters on campus after demonstrators erected a new encampment. okay, another encampment has popped up at ucla. you can see the protesters. they've barricaded themselves inside this plaza. there is a row of police here as they stand off with more protesters. that standoff happening the same day ucla chancellor gene block testified on capitol hill about his handling of the protests, seemingly unaware of the new protest forming. >> it should emphasis there is no encampment and no demonstrations that are problematic. >> reporter: democratic congressman ilhan omar grilling

>> all right, liz kreutz at your post. keep us posted, liz, thank you. >>> well, those protests are also front and center now in the 2024 race for president. president biden and former president trump addressing them at their campaign events overnight. and this morning, trump will head back to new york city and the courtroom. his hush money trial goes on. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with the later. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the race for the white house again as we witnessed a juggling act for mr. trump between the trail and his trial, wrapping up his first campaign rallies since these criminal proceedings began. coming as president biden is a. ahead of his return to a new york courtroom this mo fiercely criticizing his rival, warning about what he calls mr. trump's vision of anger, revenge and retribution. ahead of his return to a new york courtroom this morning, former president trump is trying to make up for lost time on the campaign trail. holding a rally

liz kreutz has late developments start with commencements on some campuses and arrests on others. liz kreutz has late . [ crowd chanting, the " "the people have all the power" ] >> reporter: across college campuses nationwide, another tense day as more universities crack down on pro-palestinian protests ahead of graduation. at george washington university, police using pepper spray overnight to disperse a crowd of demonstrators there. at umass amherst, roughly 130 people arrested after refusing to leave their encampment while student protesters continue to barricade themselves into a building at the rhode island school of design. these new clashes coming as a house committee led by k through 12s grilled k through 12 administrators on capitol hill today were grilled accusing some elementary and high schools of letting anti-semitism run rampant in their classrooms. >> what are you doing to keep students safe, and how can we stop this? >> reporter: new york city schools chancellor, david banks, pushing back on the line of questioning. >> if we really care about solving for anti-semit

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liz kreutz has the latest. >> reporter: the mom accused of fatally poisoning her husband with fentanylr writing a book about grief, appearing back in court one last time monday before a critical preliminary hearing. wearing a red turtle neck and black blazer, remaining silent as the murder case against her enters its next phase, with prosecutors now laying out what they say is the evidence against her. in new filings, investigators saying the 34-year-old mom of three was financially motivated to kill her husband, eric. that she owed more than $3 million the day he died and that she was having an extramarital affair and wanted a divorce. the prosecution says a witness says kori told them it would be better if eric richens was dead. the realtor was arrested last year after first appearing on local television to promote a children's book she wrote inspired by her husband's death in 2022. >> so my husband passed away unexpectedly last year. >> reporter: but a month after that interview, investigators charged her with murder. according to court documents, the night her husband died, she tol

nbc's liz kreutz is live on campus. what is happening there today? >> reporter: hey, chris, well, the scaled back graduation celebrations are getting underway today. this of course after usc game the first university to cancel its main commencement ceremony that was scheduled for friday. today through friday, each individual college on campus will be hosting their own graduation ceremony, so we are seeing students here in their cap and gowns, coming with their families, taking pictures here. one of the events happening today, a graduation is for the education school here, and i sat down just moments ago with the dean of that school. two of the speakers who were supposed to speak at the graduation backed out in protest with how the university has handled demonstrations here. the dean, interestingly, he 40 years ago was at uc berkeley, the leader of the student group pushing for the south africa apartheid movement to getting the university to divest from south africa apartheid. they were successful. i asked him what he thinks of this movement now, and

nbc's rehema ellis live from the university of north carolina, sam brock joining us from ucla, liz kreutz. what is it like on campus today? a very intense overnight. >> reporter: yeah, like night and day, quite honestly, jose. behind me is one of the entrances to columbia university from amsterdam avenue and there are no drums, no bullhorns, no chanting, no screaming. it is an orderly flow into that campus and out of that campus. people have to show their campus identification cards in order to enter the campus. and it is very different from what it was a few days ago. you point out that nypd officers were invited on to this campus after the university officials say that they had been engaged in talks with students. the students broke down and it was the occupation of hamilton hall which is right behind me and that led to them saying that there had been vandalism, trespassing and they were afraid there was going to be some sort of physical harm to students on campus. so, they invited them in, mayor adams talked about what it was like going in as the president of columbia university said t

. >> nbc news correspondent liz kreutz is at usc.re is still some pomp and circumstance happening today, right? what do the events look like on campus? >> reporter: yeah, there definitely is and already here on campus, we're seeing students arrive in their cap and gowns. they're taking pictures, taking selfies, doing the fight on trojan sign. there definitely is still a celebratory feeling here, but you can't help but also sense how tense things ares with media choppers overhead. the campus is on lockdown. students have to scan their i.d. badges and at times have their bags checked just to get on campus here. and of course things have been scaled back that year as well because of these demonstrations. here's what some students, some grad students who are gathering here today told us about how they're feeling. >> i'm a little bit obviously surprised because like we didn't -- i want to go to the 8:00 ceremony because it's a tradition at usc, but with recent events i can understand why it had to happen. it's something we had to deal wit

here's liz kreutz. >> reporter: across college campuses nationwide, another tense day as more universities crack down on pro-palestinian protests ahead of graduation. at george washington university, police using pepper spray to disperse a crowd of demonstrators there. at umass amhurst people arrested after refusing to leave their encampment while protesters continued to barricade themselves in the school of design. this comes as k through 12 administrators were grilled. >> what are you doing to keep student safe? and how can we stop this? >> reporter: new york city school chancellor david banks pushing back on the line of questioning. >> if we really care about solving for anti-semitism, and i believe this deeply, it's not about having gotcha moments. it's about teaching. you have no raise the consciousness of young people. >> they're pushing forward now. >> reporter: meanwhile, an investigation is under way at ucla into the violence that broke out after counter protesters attacked a pro-palestinian encampment last week. according to law enforcement forces who spoke to the los angeles tim

here's liz kreutz. >> reporter: as protesters spend their seventh day kacamped out, some say their rights are infringed. >> i have my i.d. right here. i'm being blocked out. >> reporter: he posted this video of what he says were protesters not allowing him to access a pathway near the encampment. >> they created their own checkpoint at this entrance, and i said no, no, no, absolutely not. this is public land. i pay tuition here. i deserve to walk this path to class if i so choose to. >> reporter: the incident condemned by the university but sparking a debate between free speech, access at a public university and safety on campus. this is a pro-palestinian protester who says she was pepper sprayed. >> they're saying what we are doing is unlawful. but what i've seen in the encampment is that we are trying to be as peaceful and ensure that everyone is safe and that our community members are protected in their right to protest. >> reporter: by a nbc news count, nearly 50 u.s. colleges and universities nationwide have encampments with students demanding their schools divest from israel over th

liz kreutz has this update on a story that captivated america. >> we have the testimony from -- >> reporter: scott peterson appearing in court from prison, 20 years after being convicted of killing his pregnant wife laci and their unborn child connor, the now-51-year-old who is serving a life sentence without parole has the backing of the los angeles innocence project as he makes yet another attempt for a new trial. >> there's absolutely no -- >> reporter: his new attorneys asking a california judge to allow for new dna testing on several pieces of evidence they say was suppressed, including a burned-out orange van that was found in modesto the day after laci disappeared but not made known during the initial trial. his attorneys saying inside the van was a bloody mattress, and they want to know if that blood was laci's. >> could laci peterson's dna be found anywhere. >> reporter: but the prosecution pushing back, saying testing done in 2019 showed no blood on the mattress and only male dna. >> these are claims that have been previously adjudicated. >> reporter: peterson's trial captivated t

here's liz kreutz. >> reporter: as thousands of college graduates take the stage in celebration tonight at other universities a stark contrast with more arrests made by police breaking up pro-palestinian encampments. at the university of pennsylvania, police in riot gear physically removing demonstrators detaining 33 people. and at the university of arizona, law enforcement using tear gas and rubber bullets to disburse protesters. police say rocks and water bottles were thrown at officers. demonstrators still camped out on the stage where commencement usually takes place at pomona college near los angeles. the school announcing it's moving the ceremony off campus. at columbia there will be no universitywide celebration this year but smaller events got under way today away from the main campus. >> i wish we were celebrating on morningside campus today, but, alas, we are not. >> reporter: meanwhile at the university of southern california -- [ cheers ] >> tabitha -- asna tabassum. >> reporter: the school's employee palestinian valedictorian receiving her diploma at a smaller department ce

here is liz kreutz. >> reporter: with the clashes between college campus demonstrators and police reaching new heights, today president biden condemning violent disruptive protests. >> vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations, none of this is a peaceful protest. threatening people, intimidating people, instilling fear in people is not a peaceful protest. it's against the law. >> reporter: dozens of universities and colleges across the country continuing to grapple with how to handle the growing movement of pro-palestinian demonstrators. this morning at ucla, law enforcement breaching the massive encampment just before dawn. >> all right, police in riot gear right now. you hear the flash-bangs, but police are breaching the barrier, trying to make their way into the encampment. the students though, they're pushing back and trying to hold the line. >> reporter: demonstrators, many of them in hard helmets and gas masks appearing to use fire extinguishers aimed at police, trying to fend them off. police pushing back wi

liz kreutz has details. >> reporter: hollywood mega star scarlett johansson is taking on one of the biggest sam altman. >> hey, how's it going? >> hey there. >> the actress saying one of the five voices for openai's new chatbot sounds similar to her own. >> i'm really excited about teaming up with you. >> reporter: johansson, who famously played the voice of an artificial intelligence system in 2013 movie "her" -- >> hi, how you doing? >> reporter: saying in a statement that altman had reached out twice, wanting to hire her for the openai project, an offer she declined. but she said when she heard the demo for the voice named sky, she was shocked, angered and in disbelief over the similarity to her own. in response, altman says the company has paused the use of sky's voice, but denies copying johansson's, saying in part the voice was never intended to resemble hers. but johansson points to a recent post by altman on x where he simply wrote "her" the movie he has spoken about publicly. >> i think "her" got something deeply right on the interface. >> reporter: the controversy highlighting con

here's liz kreutz. >> reporter: the nfl on defense after growing backlash over that tr controversial graduation speech by harrison butker. >> i think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. >> reporter: in the speech at benedictine college, the super bowl champ criticizing lgbtq rights and ivf and abortion and surrogacy. >> some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world. but i would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. >> reporter: despite a standing ovation from the crowd, many slamming the speech as homophobic and sexist. >> getting married and having kids is not my ideal situation right now. it definitely made graduation feel a little less special. knowing i had to sit through that and get told i'm nothing but a homemaker. >> reporter: the nfl, which is coming off a year of record female viewership amid hype over taylor swichft's relationship wh travis kelce now distancing themselves from butker. the league saying in a statement, but theker gav

here's liz kreutz. >> and we have the testimony from the cadaver dog. >> reporter: tonight scott peterson appearing in court from prison 20 years after being convicted of killing his pregnant wife laci and their unborn child connor. despite what investigators say is overwhelming evidence against him, the now 51-year-old, who was serving a life sentence without parole, has the backing of the los angeles innocence project as he makes yet another attempt for a new trial. >> there is absolutely no forensic evidence in this case implicating scott peterson. >> reporter: his new attorney is asking a california judge to allow for new dna testing on several pieces of evidence that was suppressed including a burned out orange van that was found in modesto the day after she disappeared. inside the van was a bloody mattress, and they want to know if that blood was laci's. >> should laci's dna be found anywhere that would be irrefutable supporting mr. peterson's innocence. >> reporter: but the prosecution pushing back saying testing done in 2019 showed no blood on the mattress and only male dna. >> th

liz kreutz is there for us. liz, how does it smell?em. you can definitely smell them well before you could even see them. but that loud barking that you hear, that is from some 1,200 sea lions that have descended here onto pier 39 and they've all been drawn here because of an influx in their favorite snack. they're big, they're blubbery and undeniably stinky. near san francisco's fisherman's wharf, they're taking over. have you ever seen this many sea lions? >> no, honestly, i have not. >> reporter: hundreds of sea lions have descended on the city's famous pier 39, the most seen in 15 years. >> it's adorable. >> there is probably right now 1,100 plus sea lions that have shown up here. >> reporter: the harbor master says the sea lion invasion is due to an unusually high number of anchovies in the bay. one of their favorite foods. >> when they're together like this, it is like they're much more energized. people describe it as a giant frat party. >> for years, sea lions at pier 39 have been one of the city's most popular tourist attracti

nbc's liz kreutz joins us now from the university of southern california. d morning to you.usc's t over his handling of pro-palestinian demonstrations and canceling of the commencement is another example of the division facing so many universities and schools right now. as graduates snap photos and put on their caps and gowns, at usc, a pro-israel rally shut down a major street outside campus. >> we'll stand up to the hate and anti-semitism that's become pervasive on these college campuses. >> reporter: this is the reality this graduation season. the juxtaposition of joy from graduates and protests. this demonstration coming just days after the university shut down a pro-palestinian encampment. usc, the first school to cancel its main commencement ceremony, citing security concerns, highlighting the tensions on college campuses amid the israel-hamas war. officials at umass amherst say more than 100 people were arrested for refusing to leave a makeshift encampment, while students at the rhode island school of design are still occupying a building, demanding t

nbc's liz kreutz is following the case for us. >> hey, savannah, good morning.ge denied all but one of scott peterson's requests for new dna testing. we'll tell you what piece of evidence is going to be re-tested and what this means for a potential new trial. guys? >> liz, thank you. >>> plus, inside the value wars that have exploded from major retailers to fast food giants and now pharmacies. we're going to break down the latest price cuts and tell you how you can take advantage. but first, this is "today" on nbc. adventure. >> this was a blast. the next artemis crew preparing for a groundbreaking moon mission and they invited me to train with them. i even took the commander's seat. >> i can't wait to see how that went, coming up after your local news. when the world needed them the most. discover, preserve, and share the stories of your family's heroes. save on ancestry subscriptions for a limited time. (♪♪) (♪♪) try dietary supplements from voltaren, for healthy joints. [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch? does he need to go to puppy school? get hi

. >> reporter: let me bring in liz kreutz at ucla. classes are cancelled there today. what are they doing in response to what's happened there. >> reporter: first and foremost, most noticeable change there's law enforcement on campus right now for almost a week now, they were brought in overnight after violence erupted when it was pro-israel counterprotesters that showed up here and tried to get into the pro-palestinian encampment behind me and it led to violent confrontations. i talked to one student who was inside the encampment as she started. she showed me a video showing the counterprotesters arriving in all black with full white face mask on. as she tried to hold their barricade, she says they were pepper sprayed. take a listen. >> i think we're not being protected by administration, campus security or ucpd. the violence we're expressing at the hands of counterprotesters is just a fraction of what people in gaza are facing. >> reporter: now we should say that jewish students at and a number of jewish groups have condemned that violence overnight. many of these co

nbc news correspondent liz kreutz takes us there. >> reporter: hey there.efinitely hear them, definitely smell them well before you can even see them. that loud barking that you hear, that is from some 1,200 of these sea lions that have descended here onto the pier in search of their favorite snack and have gotten so popular they're being dubbed sealebrities. they're big, they're blubbery, and undeniably stinky. and near san francisco's fisherman's wharf they're taking over. >> have you ever seen this many sea lions? >> no, honestly, i have not. >> reporter: hundreds of sea lions have descended on the city's famous pier 39, the most seen in 15 years. >> there's probably right now 1,100-plus sea lions that have shown up here. >> reporter: pier 39 harbormaster sheila chandor says the sea lion invasion is due to not aunusually high number of anchovies in the bay. >> when they're all together like this they're much more energized. people describe it as a giant frat party right now. >> reporter: for years sea lions at pier 39 have been one of the city's most pop

nbc's liz kreutz has more on the rare solar storm that helped to make it all happen. >> reporter: when rafael, california. >> look at that. >> reporter: but for a brief moment this weekend, a trek towards the north pole wasn't necessary in order to see this stunning natural wonder. >> i can't believe what i'm seeing. >> reporter: sightings of the northern lights, called the aurora borealis, reported across all 50 states. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: the striking pink and green hues the result of a severe solar storm that slammed earth, leading to colorful bursts of electromagnetic radiation from the sun. the last time there was a storm this size was 2003, before i phones and social media. >> the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: around the world, sky gazers also reporting rare sightings. at the university of manchester in the uk. in brockton, germany, and yes, at the great wall of china. like the recent

liz kreutz is at ucla where things are much calmer than they were just 24 hours ago. liz, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. it is a much different scene here than it was yesterday morning. just to show how volatile things are, moments ago, we have live pictures, nypd began moving in to nyu where you guys are to remove the encampment there. the university apparently requesting this response from nypd. and it just highlights the intensity right now on college campuses as more crackdowns begin. outside ucla's landmark royce hall this morning, little remains. police making 200 arrests thursday morning after moving in with overwhelming force. demonstrators, many of them in hard hats and gas masks appearing to resist. >> i have never felt more proud of myself or any community. >> reporter: yesterday, a scary scene at portland state university. video showing a car driving toward a pro palestinian protest. the driver then appearing to spray pepper spray toward a crowd. meanwhile, there have been 30 arrests of protesters at portland state. police cle

liz kreutz joins us from usc, one of many campuses on edge this morning. liz, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. that's right. good morning to you. here at usc, starting today is starting its scaled-back graduation ceremonies and commencements after the major schedule was canceled because of these demonstrations. the university one of so many nationwide dealing with these anti-war protests as administrators try to diffuse tensions with president biden now weighing in. this morning after a major speech from president biden in washington on the chaos consuming college campuses, clashes at one of those schools less than two miles away. d.c. police moving in to clear a pro palestinian encampment at george washington university. the crowd resisting as police say this morning there's been an escalation in volatility in the protest, using pepper spray while pushing back the demonstration around campus. it comes after president biden's address about the rising tensions nationwide at the u.s. holocaust museum day of remembrance ceremony yesterday. the preside

nbc's liz kreutz joins us with the details. aggravated murder for allegedly poisoning her husband with fentanyl. but prosecutors still have to present evidence in order for her case to go to trial. she was back in court for two separate hearings. although she has not yet entered a plea, she continues to maintain her innocence. >> reporter: the mom accused of fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl and later writing a book about grief, appearing back in court one last time monday before a critical preliminary hearing. wearing a red turtle neck and black blazer, remaining silent as the murder case against her enters its next phase, with prosecutors now laying out what to kill her husband, eric. that she owed more than $3 million they say is the evidence against her. in new filings, investigators saying the 34-year-old mom of three was financially motivated to kill her husband, eric. that she owed more than $3 million the day he died and she was having an extramarital affair and wanted a divorce. the prosecution says a witness

nbc news correspondent liz kreutz has the latest. >> reporter: as graduates snap photos and put on theirtside campus. >> we're going to stand up to the hate and anti-semitism that has become pervasive on all these college campuses. >> this is the reality this graduation season. the juxtaposition of joy from graduates and protests. >> reporter: this demonstration coming just days after the university shut down a pro-palestinian encampment. usc, the first school to cancel its main commencement ceremony, citing security concerns, highlighting the tensions on college campuses amid the israel/hamas war. officials at umass amherst say a hundred people were arrested. while some are still occupying a building demanding the school divest from israel. these student demonstrations spreading globally too, from amsterdam to madrid and berlin. here in the u.s., lawmakers turning their focus to grade schools. as a house committee led by republicans grilled k through 12 administrators on capitol hill, accusing some elementary and high schools of letting anti-semitism run rampant in classrooms. >> what a

liz kreutz joins us with what you really need to know. commercial and an advertisement followed by a drug commercial. it can confusing, scary, well now the fda is requiring commercials to more clearly spell out potential side effects and when a person should avoid seemingly during every commercial break, ads promoting the virtues of some new drug. nearly all ending with a dizzying list of side effects. the some quite serious. >> elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. >> reporter: the dev vi of side effects often leave consumers concerned and confused. >> oh my god. i wish i could remember the list of the side effects, but my lord -- >> the medicine is not going to cause all those side effects. the medicine can cause all of those side effects. and i think that that's a major, major nuance. >> reporter: now, a new era in medical advertising, as the fda's new transparency rule takes effect, setting out five general standards to help ensure these medical ads are clearer and not misleading. side effects must be clearl

liz kreutz, nbc news. >> i want to thank stephanie ruhle for allowing me to sit in her seat as well as her amazing staff for making my job easy tonight. that's going to do it for me. i'm charles coleman jr. and i want to thank you as well, and on that note, i wish you a very, very good night. ood nigh. f0 >>> the people of new york call michael cohen, tonight the michael cohen testimony begins. >> the guy we saw this morning was credible and calm if not a little freaked out. >> and trump's former fixer testifies that the candidate himself led the conspiracy. >> the most significant line was just take care of it. >> just take care of it. this is a total disaster, women will hate me. >> the most important thing that the jury heard today. it wasn't thinking about melania, this was all about the candidate. >> we go over the testimony, plus nicole wallace, chris haden, and katherine christian. as special coverage of trump on trial begins, now. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us for our msnbc trump trial. and i'm here with my panel, big night you guys. today's proceedings unexpectedl

. >> nbc's liz kreutz joins us now with retails. >> yeah.rger's lawyers say the prosecution has not turned over crucial pieces of evidence, including things like video th slow pace of this race with a surveillance. they called two witnesses to testify about that evidence. meantime, the family of one of the victims is criticizing the slow pace of this race with a trial date still not set. the lead detective in the case against bryan kohberger taking a stand for the first time at a pretrial hearing. kohberger's defense seeking to compel the state to turn over more evidence. >> i need to know everything they relied on to do their work. >> reporter: the defense attorney pressing the team's collection of video surveillance. >> how many video surveillance attempts did you make from businesses or homes on all of those rounds? >> i do not recall, but it continued for some time. >> what did you find? >> nothing to my recollection. >> not one video depicting a car? >> to my memory, no. >> i need to know where these videos are. >> prosecutors insisting