matt bradley is standing by. can see from this picture, i was in tallahassee the day before yesterday, they have a lot of trees. matt bradley, that's a concern for the people of tallahassee. they are prepared to lose power, they think it's going to happen, but they are very worried about the trees that are going to come down. >> yeah, it's kind of ironic, ali, because the trees are like the pride and joy of tallahas e tallahassee, something that they love about this city but now it's a major threat for them. as you can see, this street that i'm on, it's right in front of florida state university, it's covered in debris. that's because these trees, beautiful old trees, many of them oaks, are weaponizing themselves, knocking down power lines, damaging cars and homes, and that's a big problem here. i talked with andrew gillam a little while ago, the mayor of this city, and he was telling us that this is a major issue for them. take a listen to what he said. >> the main concern is the trees that are likely to come do

here's matt bradley. >> no, i want the cops here right now. >> reporter: video shot wednesday outside a brooklyn convenient store. >> i was just sexually assaulted by a child. >> reporter: has become the latest focus of outrage over alleged racism, with over 5 million views. >> their son grabbed my [ bleep ], and she decided to yell at me. >> reporter: theresa klein accused a 9-year-old boy of sexual assault. it's unclear if she was faking the call. >> i'm going home, good-bye, 911 operator. >> go away. >> reporter: police say they have no record of it. >> go away. >> reporter: and the store's surveillance video tells a different story. clearly showing the boy's backpack accidentally brushed against klein. she was immediately given a nickname. joining bbq becky, permit patty and pool patrol paula, white people fil the police on black people for seemingly minor infractions. also, a black man babysitting two white children were reported to police in georgia. and a michigan man who fired on a young boy who was asking for directions. back in brooklyn, last night a dramatic scene, klein re

matt bradley is outside a church where a vigil isni plannt. matt? se, we've been here r about 30 minutes and this vigil is just wrapping up. people of all faiths. they're singing, praying, even cheering. they're trying to heal a deep wound that's been ripped into this tight-knit community. when hatred paid a i i. visit to pittsburgh this morning, it led to one of the deadliest attacks on the jewish community in u.s. history and punched a gaping hole in a religious enclave known for faith and fellowship. >> it's such a well-meaning community, religious community and friends, and to see this penetrate that community is -- i don't know what to say. jarring. i'm just shaken by it. eporter: squirrel hill has long been the beating heart of pittsburgh's jewish community. of the city's 50,000 jews, nearly a third live here. and it was the tree of life synagogue that seemed to hold the place together. >> the tree of life is my -- the roots of my own jewish identity. >> reporter: journalist and nbc contributor howard fineman grew up here, attending services a

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matt bradley has made his way to tallahassee for us. matt, what's the latest from there? >> reporter: lester, this is one of the most powerful storms this city has ever seen and it's a double threat tonight, not just from hurricane force winds but from the threat of tornados and that will last until tomorrow but the real problem here is the trees. they are the pride and joy of tallahassee. they cov a is emblematic of what's going on in florida's capital. just across the street from this huge downed tree is yet another downed tree. they are causing extensive damage and they're turning lights out throughout the city. we haven't even seen the worst of the winds here, lester. it's going to be a dangerous night ahead. >> matt bradley, thank you. the question now as the storm rages, is the federal response ready to move in? peter alexander is at the white house monitoring developments from there. what are you hearing? >> reporter: the president was briefed in the oval office this afternoon by the secretary of homeland security and the head of fema. president trump says the whit

nbc's matt bradley has more. >> reporter: on both sides of the country, both political extremes took their rage to the streets. street rights in portland, oregon, and a group called proud boys and latifah, short for anti-fascist. showing how america's political conversation is forgetting to er obama attorney general raised eyebrows. when they go low, we go high. they go low, we kick them. >> reporter: later saying he was not advocating violence. two days later, scott wagner, a republican candidate told his opponent -- >> you better put a catcher's mask all over your face because i will stomp over with golf spikes because i will win this. >> reporter: some like new york governor andrew cuomo says it's trickle down rhetoric. >> i hold the president responsible. when you start to demonize differences. when you fan the flames of racism and division you can create a fire out of control. >> reporter: the proud boys say they're inspired by donald trump. >> i think the proud boys and donald trump disenfranchise those that don't fit in. >> reporter: it has given a license to street level viol

matt bradley, nbc news. >>> today, president trump and first lady melania trump plan to visit florida and georgia. the death toll has risen to 19 and 200,000 are still without power across hard hit areas of georgia and florida. to sift through the damage and debris, president trump has now made additional disaster assistance available. tracie potts joins us live from washington. good morning, tracie. >> hi there. the president will hit the ground mid-morning in the panhandle an see some of this area where roads are still impassable in some areas and trying to reach some communities. the president is bumping up support and likely to talk to first responders and survivors while he is there. we got a new assessment from fema what they're doing in that area. 400 rescues so far, 58 evacuations, 3,000 people still in shelters. you mentioned the number of people with power out in that area. fema and other government agencies have helped to survey more than 7,000 homes and other businesses. 19,000 people have applied for disaster assistance, and rebuilding this area is >>> breaking news overn

nbc's matt bradley is at the university of pittsburgh medical center. , when will we get an update on all the wounded? >> reporter: well, as you mentioned, milissa, we're expecting a police update probably in the next hour or two, that's going to be something like a press conference, where we're hoping to finally get some answers on the identity of those 11 people who were killed. i can tell you that four of the six injured were taken to this hospital right behind me, the t university of pittsburgh medical center. we have no word yet on their status and we're hoping to hear more later on from them. but i spent some time, milissa, last night, in that community of squirrel hill and went to candlelight vigil there. it was organized almost entirely by high school students. and it was just a wrenching experience, polimilissa, there people singing, praying, and they were trying to cheer each other up, trying to really claim this moment and say we're going to be moving forward. but some of the people we talked to there, it really just goes far beyond just this

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. >> nbc's matt bradley has the latest on the investigation. tt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. that massive accident has stunned this rural part of upstate new york, and now federal investigators are on the scene trying to figure out what went wrong. in a matter of moments a 30th birthday party turned to tragedy. >> reports of a multiple vehicle motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: an suv limousine carrying 18 people careened off a new york state highway near albany. >> everyone inside the limousine was killed. >> reporter: witnesses say thee sped down a hill through a parking lot and collided with a parked car. two pedestrians in the parking lot were killed. >> i heard some screaming and just it looks serious because people were just running back and forth. >> reporter: the snarled wreckage ended up in a nearby creek bed. state officials declined to comment on whether the driver had been drinking, refusing to answer questions about what might have caused this tragic accident. >> i've been on the board for 12 years, and this is

nbc's matt bradley reports on the lives of those lost. matt. >> reporter: lester, this extremely close community is aching for some good news. doctors are hoping that those last remaining victims in that hospital behind me are going to bee to go home soon. but for the family and friends who died, peop hope has turned to grieve. g wr /* /- when there is a death in the jewish community families remember the dead by sitting shiva. it's a tradition he has endured twice i the past month. first for his father. and now for his uncle danl stein. murdered yesterday at the tree of life synagoe. >> funny. loving. caring. family man. ♪ >> reporter:his time he is tieving with a community left shattered by one o deadliest attacks on jews in u.s. history. >> being with family and i friendhink that's the most important. >> reporter: among the 11 dead, a married couple and two brothers, david and cecil rosentha pillars of this synagogue despite theiral intellec disabilities. >> he was part of the community. cecil told me they let h carry torah. >> reporter

my colleague matt bradley at the medical center said there was one big vigil yesterday.hat have we seen? >> we've seen an outcry for change. that's much needed across the country. you'll see more vigils today, another rally at 5:00 in oakland today. there's going to be more and more support for not only this synagogue but for the whole community. >> erica, speak about your role after this. you live here in this community. how do you see your role going forward? how do you dovetail the two things. being a resident and a city council person. >> i too, live about three blocks from where this occurred, i am ingrained in the community. i know people of the community -- as more and more names are released, we'll learn of more and more affected. all i can say is that those affected have the support of their neighbors. this is mr. rogers neighborhood, truly. >> literally. it literally is. we've seen neighbors come out in droves. not just from pittsburgh. not just from squirrel hill, but literally from around the world. i want to keep that momentum going. i want to make sure thos

matt bradley, nbc news. >>> now to the latest on that missing journalist feared murdered in the saudi consulate in ty.tonit the leadf saudi arabia and turkey have announced a joint working group to investigate the disappearance of jamal khashoggi and there's mounting pressure on the saudis to come up answers amid new scrutiny of the regime's close ties to president trump. white house correspondent kelly o'donnell reports. >> the haunting image. an international mystery with a growing demand for answers. >> and if he's not alive, then it is the saudis who would know what happened. >> we cannot have an ally who murders in gold blood in their own consulate. >> reporter: fallout today. invtment conference. the kingdom's american embassy tweeted appreciation to all, including the u.s. administration, for refraining from jumping to conclusions. >> we're going to find out what happened. we're looking very hard. >> reporter: missing 12 days. saudi critic jamal khashoggi, a permanent u.s. resident and "washington post" columnist. turkey's government says it has evidence he was killed by saudi

matt bradley, nbc news. >>> we entrust our educators with our most valuable treasures, our kids. and given the seemingly constant stream of shootings and other violence in schools that they contend with these days, it's no wonder that some are turning to advanced new approaches to securing schools. nbc's rehema ellis takes us inside one school leading the way. >> reporter: at st. therese school in seattle the principal matt debore says security is his number one priority. >> nothing is more precious than our if you don't feel safe, you can't learn. >> reporter: his concern heightened after a spate of deadly school shootings in the past year. that's why starting this semester st. therese is using facial recognition software. it's one of the first in the country trying the technology. similar systems are already used in some airports, train stations, even sporting events. do you feel safer? >> i do believe this technology has created a safer environment for our children. we can see where we couldn't see before. >> reporter: here's how the real network software called safer works. f

our correspondent matt bradley is standing by in tallahassee. matt, we're looking at a map of wind speeds and for tallahassee, gusts of 52 right now, which you must be feeling. >> that's right, brian. and that 52-mile-per-hour wind, that's just above the 50-mile-per-hour threshold when emergency services and andrew gilliam, the mayor here said emergency services will not come and save you over 50-mile-an-hour. that's because it's just too dangerous for them. and, really, we're talking about historic winds here. as you can see, in the last five minutes, brian, the rain kind of died down a little bit. that's why i have my hood bit. that's why i have my hood off. we're still feeling that powerful wind. it's historically power. . this is the first time ever the city of tallahassee has put up an extreme wind warning. it's unprecedented here, that's because they're expecting gusts of 130 miles per hour. you mentioned andrew gillum a while ago. he was talking about these trees, lovely oak and palm trees. they're like grace with the spanish moss. what ma

and matt bradley up the coast in tallahassee, and this is going to be extreme wind, correct? >> that is right, andrea, and just in the last couple of hours, tallahassee issued the very first ever extreme warning, and we have been seeing the wind picking up, and one of the main things, and the concerns here as i was speakinging with the m ii andrew gillam and many of the trees are with the spanish moss here, but 50% are with tree cover, and so in past hurricanes, you will see a number of these trees and especially the old growth ones like the oaks falling on to cars and houses, and they are especially going be falling on to powerlines. last time with the hurricane hermine, it was in tallahassee, and so the governor is going to be trying to show how the city can get back on its feet after these historic wind levels. >> and it is the last days for the voter registration there, and lot of the cross currents right there in tallahassee, and not just that race of course, and the most urgently the eme e emergency management and how he handles it. matt? and let's -- matt bradley is ap

nbc's matt bradley has the story. >> reporter: it was another freaky friday for lindsay lohan. i'mike in shock. >> reporter: the actress live streamed a bizarre confrontation with what appeared to be a homeless familyhat lohan said were syrian refugees. based on lohan's past instagrams, she appears to be in moscow. >> tell me your story so i can help you. >> the "meanrl gi star starts out playing nice. >> do you want to come with me? come with me. let me take care of you guys. s >> reporter:peaking a strange accent, salted with some kind og foreign lauage. when the parents refused, t"the pare trap" star pursues. >> i won't leave until i take you. >> when she tries to grab the i the incident still lighting up social media. twitter users calling her crazy and worrying about her mental health. the star didn't respond to request for comment. lohan has a history of activism on behalf of syrian refugees, visiting turkey lastar >> there's no one that's actually gone there. >> reporter: even opening a pro-refugee nightclub in athens call lohan. but the 32-year-old star's well-known alc

nbc's matt bradley reports on the lives of those lost. >> reporter: when there's a death in the jewish community, families remember the dead by sitting him.epter: it's a tradition steven holly has endured twice in the past month. first for his father and now for his uncle daniel stein, murdered yesterday at the tree of life synagogue. >> funny, loving, caring. family men. ♪ >> reporter: this time he's grieving with a community left shattered by one of the deadliest attacks on jews in u.s. history. >> being with family and friends, i think that's most important. >> reporter: among the 11 dead, a married couple and two brothers, david and cecil rosenthal, pillars of this synagogue despite their intellectual disabilities. >> he was somebody who was a part of the community. cecil would always tell me they let him carry the torah. >> reporter: david defeliz a senior at dekane university met cecil through a program called best buddies. >> cecil had his tallis on and he carried the torah around room andtora around and everyone wou go and kiss it and that was his job. he's a big strong guy. he

matt bradley is there. talk us through the scene there. >> reporter: this is basically another huge tree. as we were talking about earlier, this is the status quo here, 120,000 trees down throughout the area. you're seeing this throughout the city. the real consequence here, this is knocking out power for 111,000 residents of tallahassee. that's a big problem. the city is prepared because they knew they would have this problem. the mayor already called in reinforcements. when we're talking about first responders, we don't even need to just talk about emergency personnel like police and firemen. after a hurricane here, first responders include utility workers, people here trying to bring the electricity back. that's why mayor andrew gillum called in 500 to 600 additional electrical workers to be prepared for after the storm. they'll be needed here. that 111,000 customers who went without power that's something like 90% of all the electrical services here. so they'll all be working on stuff like this. this is

matt bradley is in tallahassee where one of the issues, in fact we heard, matt, deaths we heard of are because of trees that have fallen. tallahassee is known for how many trees it has. >> reporter: that's right, ali. one of the trees, about 55% tree cover, a lot of them met the fate like this one, old growth pines that simply collapsed. you can see a lot of municipal workers going around tallahassee trying to clean up this huge mess because it is not just a problem for blocking roads, it is also cutting off power to more than 90% of the people of the city. actually the mayor before the hurricane happened called in hundreds and hundreds of workers from across the country, most across the region and the country to come into work on this, clear up roads before everything got out of hand. i want to actually bring in two people here, residents of this house. they also -- this is a near miss here. i don't know if you can see. it almost landed on this bedroom here. they were both in the house when it happened. and this is karen johnson and june mcnair, both residents. they're hurricane veter

matt bradley is in the state's capitol in tallahassee. let me start with you, kerry. first of all, what are we seeing in panama city right now? >> reporter: let me just sort of paint the picture. you see this boat turned up on its edge, and you can see in the background an entire debris field. what i'm going to do is take you out here to really show the power of this hurricane, and i suspect likely, although this is yet to be confirmed, a tornado. let me step back here and just sort of look up at this boat warehouse here that was completely ripped and torn apart. now, if you come with me, let's go down, and you can actually peek inside to get an idea of, there was no storm surge here. this was all wind damage. remember, we have gusts clocked a the t at top speed of 155 miles an hour. some of the boats still on the rack, the twists and turns, the roof here that is off. then as we go even further down, and we're going to walk out and around some of the debris that's in the parking lot here, you'll get an idea as people are now coming from their homes trying to check on,

we're joined now by matt bradley. there was a vigil underway. you said it has been a very emotional time, there were upwards of 1,000 people there earlier, talk about what it's like on the scene. >> reporter: it's been about two hours since this whole thing got started. there's some stranglers here. the mood here, it's not that somb somber. people are together, they're feeling strong and a lot better than they were two hours ago, this has been an emotional journey, the vigil has really brought that home. i had a guest earlier when i was speaking to cody murphy, she was one of the student organizers. this whole thing was organized by students. high school student who is live in the area, they're part of this tight knit community. they came together in the hours after this attack, they put it together. and they were surprised by the huge turnout that came out here. cody was telling me, one of the songs they sang here is a song that they sing at a popular jewish day camp that a lot of kids from this area go to. let me tell you about this community.

nbc's matt bradley is standing by. he's at a hospital here in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. cal perry is with me, as well. he's in new york moderating the digital footprint that was left behind by the gunman, by the defendant named in that criminal complaint. matt, let me turn to you, first. just get your reaction from what we heard there from those members of law enforcement and the medical examiner, as well. the detail that we got here over these last few minutes. >> a lot of interesting details that are just coming out right now. and as you mentioned, those 11 names, the really tragic hearing of all of those elderly people, they included, among those 11 people, a pair of brothers and a husband and wife. they were among those who died. i'm standing in front of the hospital where there's still four victims who are receiving treatment. two of them are police officers and one of them, one of those police officers there, hoping, as was said at this press conference, is going to be released today. one of the three police officers was also released yesterday. but there's a 70-ye

nbc's matt bradley has more on the lives lost. >> reporter: marlie, this extremely close community isching for some good news, and me hope that those four remaining patients are going to be able to go home soon. but for family and friends of the 11 people who have died, hope has turned to grief. when there's a death in jewish community, families remember the dead sitting shiva. >> it's going to be hard. >> reporter: it's something he's done twice, first for his uncle, now david stein, murdered at the tree of life synagogue. >> loving, family man. >> reporter: this time, he's grieving with a community left shattered by one of the deadliest attacks on jews in u.s. history. >> being with family and friends, i think that's the most important. >> reporter: among the 11 dead, a married couple and two brothers, david and kriscreas c rosenthal, pillars of the synagog synagogue, despite their disabilities. >> he was a part of the community. cecil always told me they let him carry the torah. >> david defelice met cecil rosenthal the best buddies program. >> i went to services, and cecil, he had

matt bradley, nbc news, pittsburgh. > and that's nbc nightly news for this saturday.tinue to bring you the latest urn the tragedy in pitt tomorrow morning on "today." sand when kate snow anchightly news tomorrow night from pittsburgh. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. we leave you with scenes from that gathering in pittsburgh tonight. er vigil with a jewish prayor healing in a city shaken. i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. toseen barbara co's fake ad? jennifer wexton backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense. jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. and let's call this plan what it is, the way that it's been rolled out. it's highway robbery. there's also healthcare robbery. barbara mstock voted to sabotage the healthcare market, hiking premiums up to 64%. barbara trumpstock -- everything that's wrong in wasngton. . >>> hi,everybody, welcome to the redskins coachin show with jay gruden. kick off sunday 1:00, the redskins and the giants. you are r 4-2ight now, how does that feel? >> feels g

matt bradley, nbc news. >>> wtrust our educators with our most valuable id treasures, our given the stream of shootings and other violence in schooth they contend with these days. it's no wonder that some are turning to advanced new approa riapproaches to se schools. rehema ellis takes us insidene school leading the way. >> reporter: the principal at this school in seattle says security is his number one priority. >> nothing is more precious than our children. if you don't feel safe, y can't learn. >> reporter: his concern after a spate of deay school shootings. that's why starting thisicture, the school is using facial recognition software. one of the schools in the country trying the technology. already used in some airports, train stations, even events.ng >> do you feel safer? >> i do believe this has created a safer environment children. we can see where we couldn't see before. >> here's how the real network software corks. videeras are placed around the building. >> you have a camera here. >> thenisouter in the school computer. once approved, your name is added into the system.he >>yo

my colleague, matt bradley, at the upmc. we'll be talking with him throughout the morning here on msnbc. joining me here in pittsburgh is congressman can mike doyle who represents the 14th district in the u.s. congress. thank you very much for being here, given all that's happened. what have you heard from constituents at this point? you've been here. what are they saying to you about what's happened and what needs to happen next? >> squirrel hill is a vibrant community, very close-knit community, very diverse community. we're all just stunned by this. this isn't something that, i think, anybody thought could happen here, yet it has. and last night, there was a vigil out on the streets at "forbe forbes and murray. about a thousand of people or so were at that vigil and we were all there to support each other. people who lived in squirrel hill and who lived all around the pittsburgh area could be with one another and support one another and just help people get through this difficult time. shortly, we're going to hear the nam

we begin tonight with matt bradley in schohairie, new york west of albany. >> reporter: in a matter ofinutes a 30th birthday party turned to tragedy. >> there's a multi-vehicle motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: an suv limousine carrying 18 people careened off a new york state iowa. >> everyone inside was killed. >> reporter: witnesses said the limo sped down a hill, through a parking lot and collided with a parked car. two pedestrians in the parking lot were killed. >> i heard some screaming and just it looked serious because people were just, you know, running back and forth. >> reporter: the snarled wreckage ended up in had a nearby creek bed. state officials declined to comment on whether the driver had been drinking, refusing to answer questions about what might have caused this tragic accident. >> i've been on the board for 12 years, and this is one of the biggest losses of lives that weave seen in a long long time. >> reporter: saying they won't release the victims' names until autopsies are complete, but some family members are already speaking out. >> i can't believe it. you

nbc's matt bradley has more on the lives lost. >> reporter: marley, this extremely close community ising for good news. doctors in this hospital behind me hope that those four remaining patients are going to be able to go home soon. for the family and friends of those 11 people who have died, hope hasne t to grief. when there's a death in the jewish community, familieshe remember dead by sitting shiva. >> it's going to be hard without him. reporter: it's a tradition steven holly has endured twice in the past nt first for his father, now for his uncle, daniel stein, murdered at the tee of l synagogue. >> funny, loving, caring, family man. reporter: this time he's grieving with a community left shattered by one of the de liest attacks on jews in u.s. history. >> being with family andfr nds, i think that's the most important. >> reporter: among the 11 dead, aed couple and two brothers, david and cecil rosenthal, pillars of this synagogue despite intellectual disabilities. >> he was somebody who was a part of the community. cecil would always tell me they let him carry the tora >> reporte

joining me from pittsburgh is matt bradley. he has the latest out of this city. he's been stationed outside the hospital. what's the latest you're hearing about those victims who have been hospitalized. >> reporter: we have been talking to a lot of these victims. the relatives and family members but as you mentioned four of those people who survived were at the hospital behind me. this is the university of pittsburgh medical center and those four victims are with standing a lot of very profound trauma wounds. two of them are police officers. one of them is in his 70s and doctors say he will have the hardest recovery and that could take several months. i spoke with the doctor who is in charge of trauma here at the university of pittsburgh and he told us about how the victims will be recovering. he said this will be a very difficult recovery for all four of these patients and most of them have sustained multiple gunshot wounds. that 70 something-year-old he had multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen. that will be a very long recovery. because the police officers wh

. >> let's bring in matt bradley live in tallahassee. what are the conditions there you're seeing? >> reporter: this is typical of what you're seeing here in tallahassee. trees here are kind of their thing. it's a city that's covered by 50% tree cover. so that's kind of their pride and joy. but at a time like a hurricane, it's a major liability. that's why we're seeing throughout the city downed trees like this one. if there hadn't been a lot of evacuations, if these sensible people of tallahassee hadn't left, this might have fallen on some poor man or woman's car here. this is a parking lot. really a lot of people here, the main risk of these downed trees was actually falling on power lines and causing power outages. this morning we're hearing that about 80 people here in the state capital are still without power. really tallahassee is counting its blessings this morning, saying that the worst was left behind and they have managed to escape it. >> you've made this point that tallahassee has so many treats. is this a scene that you see repeated there in tallahassee, lots of downed

matt bradley is at the university medical center. 24 hours ago there was some question. how are those that were injured? how will they fare after they gate out of surgery? how are they doing today? >> reporter: well, we've talked with some of the officials here at the hospital behind me at pittsburgh university medical center. of the six who were injured, four of them were taken here. we understand now two of them are conscious and two of them are in intensive care and breathing through tubes. they're not aware, they're not conscious. as you heard earlier this morning in the press conference, they're hopeful at least one of those people are going to be actually taken out of the hospital today. two of those victims of the four here are actually police officers. among the victims, several of them were police officers. i spoke with the head of the trauma unit and here's what he had to say about the recovery effort. >> it's hard to know the two most critically ill what the trajectory recovery will be. they have the best and brightest around them. our goal is not only to prov

nbc's matt bradley has the latest. >> reporter: in a matter of moments, a 30th birthday party turnedo tragedy. >> a multivehicle motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: an suv limousine carrying 18 people careened off a new york state highway near albany. >> everyone who was inside the limousine was killed. >> reporter: the limo, a 2001 ford excursion sped down a hill and through a parking lot and collided with a parked car. two pedestrians in the parking lot were killed. >> i heard some screaming, and just it looked serious because people were just, you know, running back and forth. >> reporter: the snarled wreckage ended up in a nearby creek bed. state officials declined comment on whether the driver had been drinking, refusing to answer questions about what might have caused this tragic accident. >> i've been on the board for 12 years, and this is one of the biggest losses of life, loss of lives that we've seen in a long, long time. >> reporter: saying they won't release the victims' names until autopsies are complete. but some family members are already speaking out. >> i -- i can't

nbc's matt bradley is on the scene in schoharie, new york. what can you tell us about how this unfolded and where the investigation stands? >> reporter: ayman this is a scene of a really sad moment for a lot of people in this rural community. people are still coming, dropping off flowers right here. this is also the scene, as you mentioned, of a federal investigation. the ntsb sent a so-called go team here. they'll be here for a couple of days, trying to piece together what went wrong. behind our camera, that was where this limousine, this suv limousine, came careening down this hill, through a stop sign, slammed into a parked car right here, killed two pedestrians here, and then ended up in that creek bed. the only thing left here is these tire tracks from where they pulled that huge suv limo out of the creek bed. that's where 17 of these party goers and the driver were killed in this creek bed here. now, this is just, as i mentioned, so tragic. it's so surprising. so many people killed from only one really one vehicle and two pedestrians fr

nbc's matt bradley is live in tallahassee, where more than 100,000 people are without power. what else are people doing there? tallahassee is known, famous for its extraordinary tall trees. just yesterday, you were at the state university where you've got thousands of students where it is not their home state now displaced. >> you mentioned all those thousands of trees that are the pride and joy of tallahassee. we have one of them here. it's not so tall anymore unfortunately. this is the fate 126 trees throughout the county where tallahassee slow dated. a big problem for the city not just because they're historic and what defined tallahassee, what makes it such a graceful southern city. you can see all the spanish moss. these streets are now littered with the spanish moss that was hanging from these trees. these are also a major threat not just for life and limb but for power outages. because these trees, which cover 50% of the air over tallahassee, are now falling down. so that's why we have power outages for 111,000 residents of tallahassee. when you look up here, these tre

we have matt bradley here with the megamillions hysteria. matt, good morning. >> good morning, sheinelle. if you thought you have seen megamillions madness this week, it will get crazier. $1.6 billion is the largest jackpot in u.s. lottery history. >> make you a billionaire tonight. white ball is 70. now the megaball number. 7. >> reporter: this morning, the dreams of a billionaire still alive. no one winning the megamillions jackpot. this despite a nationwide frenzy. >> $1 billion! >> quit my job. >> adios. >> i know my odds are 1 in a million. >> reporter: the money up for grabs in the tuesday night megamillions drawing. $1.6 billion. it could go higher. your actual chances of winning, less than 1 in 300 million. that is a little better if your name were picked at random from the u.s. population. why do people play? >> whenever the top prize really goes above people's imagination. people say why not. what will happen? >> it doesn't make sense.ter: t will surpass the biggest jackpot in u.s. lotto history. if you think that is high, future ja

matt bradley is live in tallahassee for us. what's the situation there? it's the state capital. it's big population center. >> reporter: that's right. you can see right now there's nobody around. i'm standing in the fsu campus. this is iconic center of it. the ruby diamond auditorium. the last classes were on monday. they stopped everything until the coming monday. the city of tallahassee issued an extreme wind warning. they only do that when wind gusts are expected to be over 130 miles an hour. you would think a place like tallahassee is used this kind of weather but this is an unprecedented storm for this part of florida. people are taking as many precautions as they can. the big thing is trees. that's their thing. 50% of the city is covered in trees. every time they get this weather, the trees fall on houses, cars and power lines. i was talking to the mayor a couple howevers ago. he was saying that's the real concern because last time they had a hurricane, it knocked out -- it affected 90% of the electrical grid. that's what they are worried about this time. 90% of the electr

. >> nbc's miguel almagarr is outside the synagogue and matt bradley is outside the hospital where many of the victims were taken. miguel, i want to go to you first, what is the latest in the investigation there? >> robert bowers faces 11 counts of murder, including several counts of attempted murder and some hate crimes. we know he's supposed to be in federal court today. he's in the hospital where he's recovering from hospital wounds after being engaged in a gun battle with police. the investigation here is just beginning though. investigators have said about the motive that they believe this is a hate crime. they don't know if this was planned for months and weeks or if the suspect decided to snap and open fire at this. that's part of the investigation. investigators are also combing through his social media history. trying to figure out who he was communicating -- they say they found a lot of hate speech on the website gab that's known as an open forum for white supremacists. investigators are going through that information. they're trying to compile any surveillance video of the su

matt bradley has more. good morning. >> good morning, harry. surprises, but no big bombshells in the one-on-one interview with the first lady who isn't exactly known for making an a lot of unrehearse -- making a lot of unrehearsed remarks. the first lady sounding off. >> reporter: speaking up while stepping out. melania trump spoke to abc news during her first solo trip oversove overseas. she visited schools and the pyramids. in the interview, saying her marriage with president trump is fine. >> you are not the first first lady to deal with the husband's alleged infidelities. is this a strain on your marriage? >> it is not a focus or concern of mine. i'm a mother and i have more important things to think about and do. >> have you been hurt though? >> media is speculating. it is not always pleasant. >> reporter: the first lady gave the interview without pre-conditions on the questions. tackling the me too movement. >> i support the women. they need to be heard. you know, also, men. >> reporter: and her opposition of her husband's policy of separ

evidence will show that on that fateful evening of may 19, 1999 -- >> prosecutors anna feralia, matt meyer and bradleytheir theory of the crime, that hannah hill was lured to denny's bachelor pad in what would be a fateful encounter. nearly 70 witnesses were called, some of them testifying off camera to things denny had told them over the years about hannah's death. >> denny had made a comment to me that he was going to [ bleep ] hannah. >> he said, we were all having sex, and i was having sex with this girl and ended up choking her -- excuse my language -- she died. >> this woman was a stripper back then and a regular at denny's place. for 12 years, she denied being there the night hannah died. but just months before the second trial, she changed her story, saying now she was there that night and hadn't spoken up earlier because she had been afraid. >> while you were there, what did you observe, what did you hear, what did you see? >> denny and hannah were in the bedroom. >> did you know what was going on in that bedroom? >> i had kind of a good idea. i knew they were [ bleep ] around, and when i hea