jason young was on trial for the murder of his wife, michelle. s argued that the software engineer killed his wife. the defense had a star witness of its own. after five long years, jason you young, was about to break his silence. here is keith morrison of silence witness. >> there is an art to criminal defense. it would take a true artist to repaint the prosecution. what could the defense attorney may point to? he told the jury he agreed with the prosecution. jason young was not a good husband. >> he acted as times like an immature jerk but that did not make a killer. that jewelry box in the bedroom it was dnaed 'ed on it, it did match michelle and jason. the suspicious activities at the hotel, there was a fingerprint on that camera and it was not jason young's. there was not any evidence that tied jason to the crime scene. there is no blood in his car and not a scratch on him >> ladies and gentlemen, jason lee young, did not murder his wife. he did not murder their unborn son and this case had not been solved. >> who better to make that argument

murdered michelle marie fisher young. >> way out of bounds, said the attorney. ve been allowed to hear about any of that. outside the court, michelle's sister meredith predicted the appeal would be thrown out. >> the jury came to the right verdict. we are confident it will stay. >> reporter: a raleigh man is getting a third trial in the death of his pregnant women. >> reporter: in april, 2014, the judges ruled unanimously that testimony about the civil cases prejudiced the jury. and they took particular exception to the fact that the prosecutor was allowed to tell the jurors it was their trial judge who signed the civil judgment against jason, which said that he killed his wife. in fact, said the appeals court, introducing evidence about the civil cases was a violation of north carolina law. jason young remains in prison. the children know little of the arcane world of motions and appeals. cassidy is 11, lives with her aunt meredith. her father, her mother, snatches of memory ever farther away. >> that's all for now. >>> here's this woman smiling, about to take a

murdered michelle marie fisher young. >> way out of bounds, said the attorney. ry should not have been allowed to hear about any of that. outside the court, michelle's sister meredith predicted the appeal would be thrown out. >> the jury came to the right verdict. we are confident it will stay. >> reporter: a raleigh man is getting a third trial in the death of his pregnant women. >> reporter: in april, 2014, the judges ruled unanimously that testimony about the civil cases prejudiced the jury. and they took particular exception to the fact that the prosecutor was allowed to tell the jurors it was their trial judge who signed the civil judgment against jason, which said that he killed his wife. in fact, said the appeals court, introducing evidence about the civil cases was a violation of north carolina law. >> that law says you cannot use a civil complaint, a civil allegation, as proof in a criminal case. >> reporter: but over a year later, the case took yet another turn. the north carolina supreme court said there was no violation of state law and reversed the a

and our michelle martin sat down with rj young for in unusual conversation. >> rj let me set the table. you live in tulsa, oklahoma. you meet with young lady. urine treeinged by her. you want to get to know her better. and by extension her family. and you find out that they are very -- at least her dad is very interested in guns. when did you realize that guns were really important to this man. >> we were sitting alone in his living room. and recliners. and he brought up a bag with a firearm in it. he went everywhere this the bag that had the firearm in it. and i just came out with it, something i probably would not have done knowing what i know about gun culture now and said why do you -- why that gun? and what is special about it? and he talked for an hour. he just went into revolvering a semiautomatics all the things i didn't have the language to understand at the time. but it was clear this was very important. and this was the thing that i decided was going to link us. we were going to come to understanding each other if we could. but that would mean i needed to do a lot of work, w

michel barnier. it's unclear whether the two sides will reach agreement. the irish border remains a central issue. on the british prime minister theresa may. our political correspondent vicki youngto brussels by the man in charge of the uk's negotiations. opposite number, michel barnier, but there's no deal yet. was a sign of the effort going into talks. the right deal for britain better than theresa may. she is battling for britain. this is the crucial stage in the negotiations. we can get there. i believe we will get there. to back our prime minister to get the best deal for britain. talks to a maze. in place. with the eu for the whole uk. to be clearly time—limited. and get mrs may to change direction. many colleagues agree. to the prime minister. running this. it has to be a cabinet decision. the labour leadership is scathing about mrs may's plans. going to vote for it. we're not stupid. a bridge to nowhere. with europe is going to be, and a fudge won't fix it. backing the government in a parliamentary vote. labour colleagues is, why wouldn't you support a deal? rees—mogg who want us to crash out without a deal? and that's the choice before us. persuaded, cajoled and argued

young people voted. who were eligible. three out of four eligible did not bother to turn out. that makes no sense. michelle and i joke about it, for the young people, you would not let your grandmother decide what you should wear. [laughter] [cheers and applause] mr. obama: you would not allow your parents to decide what is on your playlist. if you are very protective about those choices, why wouldn't you be protective about your power to choose whether or not we do something about climate change, which will have an impact on you? why wouldn't you choose to elect representatives who reflect our values and will do something about criminal justice reform, if that is something you care about? [cheers and applause] mr. obama: you cannot just give your power away. you have to exercise it. the good news is i am hopeful because i am starting to see out of the political darkness right now, a great awakening of citizenship around the country. i cannot tell you how encouraged i have been watching so many people getting involved for the first time. they are out there clipboards, organizing, marching, knocking on door

>> remember, michelle went there after the shooting of that young woman who came to the white house.let me tell you what president obama did for chicago, nothing. and the reason why you did nothing, his pal rahm emanuel was running the city. there were people dying in the streets as they are today, and, and they could have done something real for chicago. and, let me say, in fact the criticism of president obama came from the left, for saying to people including at church services, and black on black crime is our problem. people said why are you lecturing black folks when there is systemic racism? so i don't buy that he did nothing. i think today with kanye west, what you saw was not a message to the black community but a message to trump supporters ahead of the midterms. don't worry about the problem of race, i have a black friend. >> so again, what i have to say is, when people say he is a problem or, he's stupid, or -- i will just go back to the revolving door of celebrity who are making their pitches on a variety of issues to obama, and of the clintons. and this was considered al

michelle's dead." how is that possible? >> a young mother found brutally murdered.ttle girl left to wander in her mother's blood. police had a suspect and they say he had a motive. >> we had an intimate relationship. >> we ended up having sex. >> but could they prove he was the killer? >> it was a circumstantial case. >> except for that witness. the girl who left those footprints. >> we will ner

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young women across the world. on this international day of the girl, former first lady michelle obama announce add new initiative called global girls alliance to educate young women worldwide and she shared that message with our colleagues on the "today" show in the last hour. >> fear is not a -- it's not a proper motivator. hope wins out. and i have to think about that as a mother. as someone who's a role model to young girls. we want them to grow up with promise and hope and we can't model something different if we want them to be better than that. nothing says fall like a homecoming football game, so let's promote our fall travel deal on choicehotels.com like this. touchdown. earn a free night when you stay just twice this fall. or, badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats moderate to severe plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla,75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of

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michelle's dead. how is that possible? craig melvin: a youngound brutally murdered-- her little girl left to wander in her mother's blood. police had a suspect, and they say he had a motive. we had an intimate relationship. we ended up having sex. craig melvin: but could they prove he was the killer? it was a circumstantial case. craig melvin: except for that witness-- the girl who left those footprints. fiona childs: we will never know what cassidey saw and what she didn't see. craig melvin: maybe she couldn't tell detectives who the killer was, but maybe she didn't have to. the fact that cassidy was spared--

michelle obama focused on empowering young girls through leadership and education.sh made many trips to the continent in support of her hiv and aids project. laura bush's former chief of staff, anita mcbride, said often they were more popular than their husbands when traveling abroad. >> well, this is a perfect world for a fwlad irst lady of the un states to be a softening tone or gentler tone and to build bridges. >> reporter: mending those bridges might well be the unspoken subtext of melania ao remarks about the region, many of her planned events highlight programs funded by u.s. aid even thouto the organization's budget. >> it may appear to be at odds with the president's overall policies, but it's important that she try and do what she can to change that impression as much as she can. >> there's still more opportunities for first ladies to repair the relationship with africa with stops in malawi and egypt. >> debora patta in johannesburg, thanks. >>> ahead, why a star candidate's decision to drop out of a race for ♪ >>> a rising star in the democratic party >>>

young and old alike. inherited the company from his own father. his sons thomas and michel grew up with the amusement park and as they watched it grow and grow absorbed his entrepreneurial spirit two years ago they became joint partners alongside their father the three men have had their fair share of. it's sometimes even calling in a mediator for help. been so many times when we've had to address delicate issues we saw each other we would assume we'd already discussed everything we see on this but we never really talked openly about them. before the post we need scope to implement our own projects and to gain confidence just opening and closing the park every day wouldn't satisfy me or thomas between. two sons with their own visions for the park it's. all about. the company's managerial structure isn't always reflected in public junior boss michelle markets in charge of the new roller coaster being officially unveiled here but it is father and face of the company who gets to speak first at the event. i didn't like me when you've spent your entire life on one thing and one

we're throwing out the scripts and holding a special live event featuring young women there and michelleama will be here. it's a first live interview since leaving the white house. oh and we've got a great concert ahead as well. >> we've got kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and meghan trainor and a couple other special guests. >>> lots to get to, but let's get right to the storm. michael's path of destruction and what is to come yet. the storm is being blamed for at least two deaths. a man in florida and a girl in georgia were both killed when trees crashed through their homes. >> right now, more than 500,000 customers are without power and crew, saying it could take weeks before power will be fully restored. >> this storm will go down in history. it's the strongest october hurricane on record to make landfall in the u.s. and the third most powerful ever to strike the u.s. mainland. >> we have complete coverage across the hard hit areas and we'll talk to the man leading the government's response. first, let's start with what hurricane michael is doing right now. nbc's kristen dahlgren is

it's when times are tough that we have to remember, as michelle obama said last week, in front of an audience of youngen and girls, she said, we are role models. the children are watching what we do. what do we want them to emulate when they grow up? and i think it should be positivity. i think it should be optimism about our country. i think it should be about inclusion and creating more opportunity, growing the pie, not fighting over crumbs of the pie, holding the ladder and your hand out, not pulling up the rungs of the ladder after you've achieved. that's what i believe our party stands for. >> there's one person who has passed character test after character test and i wonder what you think about joe biden. people have said that he might get a chance do run. you got a chance to serve with him for a long time. joe biden, is he somebody who needs to get out in this race and raise these issues? >> i think joe biden is an extraordinary public servant and a wonderful human being and i had the privilege of working with him for eight years. it is a deeply personal decision. i wouldn't tell anybody what t

michelle obama, reat music. kelly clarkson and megan traynor, jennifer hudson and a young girls. the place was lit up.name river rose ivd she's the star. for vail to meet rose was like meeting santa. they were in love. jimmy: come on. you can't get cuter than that. of course, everyone is probably asking you about the big ll een -- you do it up on the halloween show next wednesday on the "today" show. have you picked your costumes out? >> we know our costumes because we all dress in a themy thing. the rule this year was i'm not supposed to know what savannah is or al is not supposed to know what we are.su we're alosed to surprise each other. so we'll have that big moment where it's like, oh, that'what you are. >> jimmy: for real, you really don't know? >> well, hoda told me -- >> in the makeup room. are blurted it out and then she's like, waitwe not supposed to tell this year. >>ut you forgot it. i forgot for a long time but then i remembered.lo >> jimmy: it. i love your guys chemistry. a wh the kids being? >> oh, yeah. - hailey is going to be a bumblebee which isop it. i'm so excited to take her out.

mission to go to lake chad by saying we did i joined michel we went cold so to see other places like chad but also. and the situation of the people the young people and the women in those camps to see what needs to be done those country are really investing as i could see lectured by sand or decide hell they are investing a lot on the military and when we look at the military they're little they happy maybe four percent of their g.d.p. should be invested what then that one to people needs the men was the one supposed to be in the lakes and bringing the fish and selling it outside their job means no longer man because it doesn't bring anything. so you found them roar with who book kwara because they don't find jobs they are no longer in the nick and the women that no one wanted need a small boat so we need to invest in development seriously and investment not just saying just give them the small investment like we see poverty and divisions traffic you don't we used to see but really investment because to really invest one for me this country you have sun. say and victory city bring them relied because we can do that is foreseeable great inv

young undeumed people from deportation and allows them to work in the u.s. while the program is in limbo recipients can renew their applications. last week in san francisco, many did here's john blackstone. >> michelle yoon's photo session is about much more than getting a portrait. it's part of her bid to stay in america. >> i consider myself american. i have american values. >> but to remain here she's getting help to renew her application, photo and all for dhaka. the deferred action for childhood arrivals program initiated by president obama in 2012 but threatened with closure by president trump. >> so far trump administration efforts to end daca have been held up in the courts but uncertainty makes application renewals urgent for many of the 700,000 young people who have benefited from daca. at a san francisco law office 36 attorneys from eight different firms donated time to help daca recipients renew their applications. ashley nelwani of legal services for children helped organize this free legal clinic. >> you are submitting a lot of very important information to the federal government. and if you are an undocumented person in this country, that is taking a huge leap of faith. >> a volunteer

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hundreds of thousands of people to vote, including young people, puerto rican voters moving to florida. it's a big deal. it can't be all on you, michelle, to pull us over the finish line. >> and i want to say one more part of the plan which is i heard that you're going to move to alaska and run for senate against murkowski. i'm going to move to hawaii and run against that crazy mazie hirono. although i would rather be in alaska than hawaii. want to trade? >> laura: i'll do the fly fishing, you can do the surfing. thanks, michelle, historic night in washington, d.c. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is here next, exclusively with us, his reaction to today's events. and a look ahead to tomorrow's historic kavanaugh vote. stay right there. here. >> that those who have known him best have attested, he has been an exemplary public servant, judge, teacher, coach, husband, and father. mr. president, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> laura: that was senator susan collins delivering a crushing blow to democrats hoping for a last-minute defection. during her nearly one hour long speech earlier today she echoed many of the sentiment

young people, especially people of color is so damaging. >> this is a perfect example. respect the office of the first lady. whether it's michellema or melania trump. >> that's where politics is now. it invites this kind of response and i don't think it's appropriate -- [multiple discussion] >> by saying it invites a response it's saying melania invited this -- >> no, i'm talking about kanye being invited to the oval office to curse out loud in front of the evidence -- >> you're saying it justifies -- >> no, i disagree and disapprove of t.i.'s action but i can't say it's so different in acrimony -- >> do you listen to t.i.? >> you know how i feel about the rap. >> more elizabeth warren reaction coming up next. i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried cold turkey, i tried the patch. they didn't work for me. i didn't think anything was going to work for me until i tried chantix. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. i needed that to quit. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or t

young people voted. you are eligible. the mystery out of for four who are eligible to vote did not bother to turn out. that makes no sense. michelleand i talk about it and we joke. you would not let your grandmother decide what you should wear. you would not allow your parents to decide what is on your playlist. so, if you are very protective choices, why it wouldn't should be protected about your powers to choose whether or not you do some and about climate change, which will have an impact on you. choose to elect representatives who reflect your values and are going to do something in that kralev justice reform. best criminal justice reform. you cannot give your power away. you have to exercise it. so, the good news is, i am hopeful. i and seeing out of the political darkness. a great awakening around the center. i cannot tell you how encouraged that feels. getting so many people, involved for the first time appeared they are organizing and marching and knocking on doors and making phone calls areas and some of them are starting to run for office or it people that never been interested in politics before say i have to get involv

michelle goldberg, josh barro, thanks for being with me tonight. that is "all in" for this evening. >> while now details are out about the federal judge as a young man, new reporting tonight that the fbi may be close to wrapping up its investigation without interviewing chief kavanaugh accuser dr. ford. >>> and the "new york times" with a blockbuster piece of reporting today months in the making. the headline "trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from his father" as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a tuesday night. well, good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. day 621 of this administration. as we go on the air tonight, the united states senate could soon have the results of the fbi follow-up investigation into sexual assault accusations against supreme court nominee and sitting federal judge brett kavanaugh. it was first reported by the "new york times" and confirmed by nbc news that the reopened investigation -- this is the important part -- may come to a close well ahead of the friday deadline. that as the new reporting also from "the times" paints a picture of kavanaugh's high school years that sta

michelle obama, we had some great music. we had kelly clarkson and meghan trainor and jennifer hudson. >> jimmy: that's right. >> and, like, a sea of youngg to separate them. and they were crying when it was over. >> jimmy: do they know -- did they know each other? >> no. but we -- so, kelly clarkson has the children's book. there we are. and it's her daughter's name, river rose. >> jimmy: that's right. >> and she's the star of the children's book. so, vale -- for her to meet river rose was like meeting santa. [ light laughter ] she was like, "look at them." >> "look at them." >> they were in love. [ audience awws ] >> jimmy: i mean, come on. you can't get cuter than that. >> it was really cute. >> jimmy: of course, everyone's probably asking you guys about the big halloween. you guys do it up on the halloween show. it's next wednesday. on "the today show," you go nuts. have you picked your costumes out? >> yes. >> okay. we know our costumes. 'cause we usually all dress in, kind of, a themey thing. but the rule this year was, i'm not supposed to know what savannah is. i'm not supposed to know what al is. he's not supposed to know what we

michelle goldberg, josh barro, thanks for being with me tonight. that is "all in" for this evening. >> while now details are out about the federal judge as a young manw reporting tonight that the fbi may be close to wrapping up its investigation without interviewing chief kavanaugh accuser dr. ford. >>> and the "new york times" with a blockbuster piece of reporting today months in the making. the headline "trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from his father" as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a tuesday night. well, good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. day 621 of this administration. as we go on the air tonight, the united states senate could soon have the results of the fbi follow-up investigation into

young people. >> tax cuts for the rich, hell yeah. >> climate change? the see you problem. i'll be dead soon. >> is just so offensive. and it wasn't just missus clinton. other established democrats. >> michelle says when they go though we go hi, no, when they go low, we kick them. >> steve: we kick them. now they're blaming the anger and hate on president trump and his supporters. take a look at this blame shifting over at msnbc. >> now, the president of the united states is holding rallies were angry months of people are demanding to lock up the united states senator because they disagree with her politics. >> hang on. there's a massive difference, trump supporters angers angry with politicians like hillary clinton and diane feinstein. the right to be angry. as the politicians angry with the people. good old missus clinton started it. >> to just be grossly journalistic, you could put half of trump supporters of what i call the basket of deplorable. right? the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, is the homophobic -- >> steve: grossly as the world. now, new generation of democrats is getting in on the heating gang. >> you are either complicit in the evil, you're either contributing to the

michelle, you're in new york. let's ask about this question. the president said clearly and the white house expressed the strategy that this was going to galvanize republicans. this idea of being a scary time for young men, what yamiche was talking about, the statistics do not bare that out. some small proportion get reported. of those, some small proportion get prosecuted and a smaller proportion end up with a conviction or anything going on. the incidence of wrongful accusations lie somewhere between 2 % and 8% depending on what you study. it's not really a thing, but the president seems to have capitalize on the it as a thing. >> just as the president capitalize oond nonexistent crime wave by undocumented immigrants. it's always been clear this president is the face of white male backlash. he again and again despite people's determination to pretend that it was kind of quote, unquote, economic anxiety that propelled him into his position, he understands his base and their resentment and grievances really really well. and i also want to say something about this galvanized republicans. there's abuser's logic to this, look what you made me do. the way they keep acting about how it was protesters or