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here is morgan radford. >> reporter: every year the drew family celebrates their dad frank, the headotics task force and former dea agent. >> just some awards i got from dea. >> reporter: who spent most of his life putting away the bad guys. >> every day we were kicking doors in, we were arresting people. you name it, we were doing it. >> reporter: but last year was different. frank was suffering from a chronic end stage liver disease. his daughter, erica, prepared for the worst. >> i went home and i said to my husband, i said, this is it. like, this is his last father's day. >> reporter: did you feel that way, frank? >> i did. i did. i wasn't afraid to die. i was afraid for my family of leaving my family. i had every one of them had a letter. >> reporter: you wrote a letter? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: as if you were going to die? >> yeah. >> reporter: but before he gave up -- >> i locked them in the safe. >> reporter: frank made the biggest ask of his life. >> it's very hard to even say, hey, would you donate part of your liver to me. >> reporter: how did you do it? >> i knew i was a

but as nbc's morgan radford tells us, not everyone is convinced. >> reporter: alex is taking his passion for politics to the streets. >> we're energized. we know the issues. >> reporter: but because he's just 16 years old he can't actually vote. that's why he joined vote 16 usa, a group for teenagers run by teenagers across the nation. their mission -- to lower the voting age to 16 just in time for the next presidential election. >> we pay taxes, have jobs, have to be at those jobs at time. we have to be at school on time or there will be penalties. >> reporter: just four other cities allow 16-year-olds to vote including tacoma park, maryland, where former councilman tim mail led the charge in 2013. >> just seemed like an obvious thing we couldal and 17-year-olds voted at more than twice the rate of adults. >> they're respectful, mature. they can provide detailed positions. i don't know how to say no to somebody like that. >> reporter: but skeptics remain. >> do they serve on juries? are they able to get credit cards? do they hold full-time jobs and pay taxes to the government? 16-year-o

morgan radford traveled across the country to talk with candidates why they believe they can win on a platform of prejudice. >> hi. my name is art jones. >> reporter: arthur jones is running for congress in chicago's third district. do you think you have a shot at winning? >> listen, i wouldn't be in this if i didn't think i could win. >> reporter: he's one of eight white nationalists running for statewide office according to the southern poverty law center. >> i consider myself a white racialist. >> reporter: he denies the holocaust ever happened. >> 6 million jews, ridiculous. >> reporter: he's campaigning to keep chicago's neighborhoods 90% white. >> most white people want a white neighborhood. >> reporter: do you think a black person is genetically inferior? >> the average iq of a black person is 20 points lower than a white person. >> reporter: i went to harvard. >> you got a lot of white blood in you, too. >> reporter: some white blood. i'm african american. >> that's where your intelligence is coming from i think. >> reporter: you think it comes from my white side? >> i think s

morgan radford, nbc news, pittsburgh. >>> still ahead tonight, she was sent to prison for life as a teen after killing a man. so why are celebrities now >>> also, this 32-year-old tennis great is called the king of clay. how rafael nal liv up to the title one more time. >>> we're back with the power of celebrity. we saw it this past week after president trump commuted the life sentence of a woman whose cause taken up by kim kardashian. another case involves a young woman in tennessee sentenced the life in prison for murder when she was 16 years old. a federal appeal is set to be heard this month. here's nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: cyntoia brown admits she kaled a man named johnny allen in nashville in 2004. the case so shocking it inspired a documentary. >> i just grabbed a gun and i shot him. >> reporter: brown was 16 then and claimed she was forced into prostitution and shot her victim in self-defense. >> guilty, first-degree murder. >> reporter: prosecutors called her a cold-blooded killer, who robbed her victim. her sentence, life in prison parole possible in 50 years. >> i'm not s

morgan radford. >>> for his part, president trump today continued to talk about security at the boer. esident was in las vegas appearing at nevada republican convention. white house correspondent kelly o'donnell reports on that and on anr upr today after an incident involving the white house press secrary. >> reporter: campaigning in las vegas. the president notably avoided direct references to the atissue that domined the past week. his own zero tolerance policy that led to family separations at the border. he charged ahead, blasting a message of deterrence and security. >> if they see any weakness, they will come by the millions. we have to have strong borders, we're going have the wall. we're going to have the wall. sh >> a new fla point all over social media was not part of the .vegas tr white house press techary sarah sanders is on the jagged edge of angry politics. after she was askedleo e a lexington .virginia restaura about 180 miles outside of washington. last night a server posted add kitchen note usinghajargen sanders was turned away or 86thed. as today tweeted by t officia

nbc's morgan radford has more.o first leaked to bloomberg, the trump administration proposed a radical plan to use emergency executive order to prop up power plants, a promise planted on the campaign trail. >> and we're going to bring the coal industry back. donald trump loves clean coal. >> reporter: part of the ma keep those plants open two years the power industry to and often cheaper options like natural gas or renewables. keeping coal and nuclear plants could prove expensive. one study compiled by two clean energy companies found that it could saddle customers with up to $12 billion in costs every single year. in a statement the white house cites national security saying shutdowns would make the power grid less resilient in natural disasters and attacks. they say there is no threat to the system's reliability or need for such drastic action. a wide group of industry experts from natural gas to renewable energy condemns the president's plan saying it undermines the free market and raises the cost to customers.

here is morgan radford. >> reporter: eve year frank e head of a narcotics task force and former dea agentgot from dea. >> reporter: whopent most of his life putting away the bad guys. >> every day we were kicking doors in, we we arresting people. you name it, we were doing it. >> reporter: but last yearas different. frank was suffering from a chronic end stage liver disease. his daughter, erica, ppared for the worst. >> i went home and i said to my husband, i said, this is it. like, this is his last father's day. >> reporter: did you feel that way, fran >> i did. i did. i wasn't afraid to die. i was afraid for my famf leaving my family. i had every one of them had a letter. >> reporter: you wrote a letter? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: as if you were going to die? >> yeah. >>eeporter: but before gave up -- >> i locked them in the safe. >> reporter: frank m the biggest ask of his life. >> it's very hard toven say, hey, would you donate part of your liver to me. >> reporter: how did you? do >> i knew i was a blood match, so. >> she told me she was going to do it. >>?eporter: were you scar >> i

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my colleague morgan radford spoke with some of those candidates. some of them had to say to you. but i want to you share that with the voters. >> it was, they were open about it. i think that's pretty unique about this year's race. we've seen an historic number of white nationalists coming out running for national office. the question we have now, why are they feeling emboldened this year in these midterms. i do want to give you a warning some things that you're about to see, some may consider offensive, take a look. >> hi, my name is art jones. >> reporter: arthur jones is running for congress in chicago's third district. >> i received over 70% of all of the votes from the republican party in the march 20th primary. >> reporter: once a member of the american nazi party who denies the holocaust ever happened. >> they're howling about 6 million jews, 6 million jews, ridiculous. >> reporter: he's also one of eight white nationalist running for state for federal office covering to the southern poverty center. he's campaigning to make neighborhoods 90%

nbc's morgan radford joins me now. you spoke with some of those candidates, a good morning to you.t all did they tell you? >> we travelled from chicago, out to san francisco and what we're seeing right now is unprecedented. we haven't seen anything like this in recent history. and the reality of it is, there's an historic number of white nationalists coming out publicly, they're talking about their views and now they're running for office. the question is why do they feel like this year is their year to win? why do they feel emboldened today and now? warning to some of our viewers, when we asked that question, we god answers you might find over. >> my name is earl jones i'm doing a little early campaigning. >> arthur jones is running for congress in chicago's third district. >> i received 70% from all the votes in the republican party in the march 20th primary. >> once a member of the american nazi party. who denies the holocaust ever happened. >> the crying and wailing about six million jews, ridiculous. >> he's one of eight white nationalists running for mid terms. he's campaigni

morgan radford. nbc news. >> with that, that's our broadcast on a thursday night. for being here with us. good night from nbc's headquarters here from new york. . >>> you are the project manager. >> i know. >> i have great respect for you. fact you just don't give up, but, you're fired. >> i'm here with donald and melania trump and we're going to make a scrumptious meat loaf sandwich. >> the president and celebrity pardon, we're going to dig into the message the president may be trying to send. >> plus new

we want to show you what happened when nbc news correspondent morgan radford went out to talk to somethem. >> hi, my name is eric jones. >> reporter: arthur jones is running for congress in chicago's third district. >>> do you think you have a shot at winning? >> listen, i wouldn't be in this if i didn't think i could win. >> reporter: he's also one of eight white nationalists running for state according to southern poverty law center. jones was a member of the american nazi party who denies the holocaust ever happened >> 6 million jews ridiculous. >> reporter: he's campaigning to keep chicago's neighborhoods 90% white. >> most people want a white neighborhood. >> reporter: do you think black people are genetically inferior? >> the average i.k. of a black person is 20 points lor lower than a white person. >> reporter: i went to harvard. >> you have a lot of white blood in you. >> reporter: you think it comes from my whiteside? >> i think so. >> reporter: 20,000 people voted for jones in the white premery. he ran uncontested and now he'll be on the ticket in november. the number of whi

morgan radford. nbc news. >> with that, that's our bl broadcast on a thursday night.ters here from new york. military facility, but what it really is is the official country residence of the president of the united states. and camp david isn't just one house. it isn't like one single living facility. it's a whole bunch of different buildings. a bunch of different cabins or lodges. and they're all named for different trees and shrubs. there's red oak and hawthorne and witch hazel and the hickory lodge. there's a presidential office

we get the latest from nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: terror during a friday night little league game. >> ambulance 2 en route. >> reporter: cell phone video shows a swerving car speeding onto a ball field in the southern maine town of sanford. >> i saw her almost hit two people. >> reporter: swinging erratically around the bases before hitting and killing a man. >> a male that has been hit by a vehicle. >> reporter: the driver then left the scene. 51-year-old carol sharrow was arrested at home and is now charged with manslaughter. a neighbor spoke with sharrow before the arrest and said she was acting strangely. >> she was saying some random things that didn't make sense. but she was a nice, quiet neighbor up to this point. >> reporter: family members told nbc news that the victim, 68-year-old vietnam vet douglas parkhurst, was with his grandchild and was hit trying to close a nearby gate. witnesses say it was an effort to stop the driver from escaping. >> she came barreling, hit him up against the fence. >> the old guy pushed the kids right out of the way, took the hit for the

. >> as morgan radford reports, not everyone is convinced.are is taking his passion for politics to the streets.e' >> energized we know the issues, because he's just 16 years old, he can't actually vote. that's why he joined vote16upa. a gor teenagers run by teenager as cross the nation. their mission to lower the voting age to 16. >> we pay taxes, we have jobs, we have to be at those jobs on time, we have to be at school on time or there will be penalties. >> just four other cities allow 16-year-olds to vote. maryland.tacoma, >> it seemed like an obvious thing we could talk about doing. >> 16 and 17-year-olds votedre han twice the rate of adults. >> skeptics remain d o they serve on juries? are they able to get credit cards. do they hold full time jobs? 16-year-olds are stillthe learning phase. >> what are the craziest or most offensiv reasons you have heard -- >> my mother knows nothing about litics. and i feel like with me being able to vote. i will be able to teach her. >> which ishy they're lobbying councilmembers to vote yes to determin

morgan radford is in college station with the details on that. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, two women speaking out publicly for the first time this morning, after saying they were sexually victimized by college athletes here at texas a&m university. both women say when they told the university what happened, they were traumatized all over again. this morning, two female students at texas a&m say, they're furious about the way the school handled their sexual misconduct allegations. >> i kept it quiet for several months. >> reporter: it's been almost three years since hannah shaw says she was raped by a member of the school swim team. she's speaking out for the first time this morning. >> my grades suffered. and i wasn't reaching out to my friends. >> reporter: she says she was too traumatized to go to police and never filed charges. >> and i didn't want to have to talk about what happened to me and the physical details about it. >> reporter: instead, she says she took part in a hearing by the school's title ix board, which suspended her att

we have morgan radford with more. >> reporter: as police continue to surround the areas, they are ing, a community bodies will be stunned as police in springfield continue to search for clues. >> we will be here for days, if not longer. >> reporter: after three dead bodies are found in and around the home of 40-year-old stewart w weldon. weldon arrested sunday after a car chase with police when they tried to pull him over for a broken taillight. >> i saw 9 or 12 cop cars. i thought something was going on. >> reporter: inside the vehicle, a distraught woman who thanked police for saving her. saying i did not think i would ever get away. she said he held her captive for a month and beat and sexually assaulted her. >> he attacked her with a hammer is what we heard. >> reporter: when police searched the home, they found the bodies. today, they are scouring the property using ground penetrating radar. >> it is radar that can detect disturbed earth to indicate excavation or ground movement. >> reporter: police say everyone in the home, including one child, is safe. weldon is held on $1 mill

morgan radford, nbc news. >> and with that, that is our broadcast on a thursday night. >> tonight on "all in." >> i said to myself, i said you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. >> as the president tries to rewrite history. >> the attorney general made a terrible mistake. >> tonight, new reporting on the president's personal behind the scenes pressure campaign to get jeff sessions to take over the russia probe. >>> and investigate hillary clinton. >> for what she's done, they should lockler up. >> then how the president's series of pardons lays the groundwork for pardoning his own campaign. >> i've got this thing and it's gold. >> and the president's attorney caught on tape. >> so i'm warning you, tread very [ bleep ] lightly. >> i'll talk to the reporter michael cohen threatened to destroy when all in starts right now. >> what i'm going to do to you is going to be [ bleep ] disgusting. do you understand me? >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. a major scoop today that adds to the overwhelming evidence of potential obstruction of justice by th

morgan radford has the latest on this story. hey, morgan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that funeral service will be held just behind me. a at antwon rose's auditorium. ons are swirling about what happened up to the teenager's death and who is responsible? mourners paying their final respects to antwon rose. the unarmed teenager gunned down e ant pittsburgh police officer. >> his smile would light up the whole room. it didn't matter how much pressure ore stress h was under, he was just happy. >> reporter:home wit shirts saying three shots in the back, how do you jusfy that? the senior honor student once wrote a poem about violence in his community. protesters chanting one line that reads, i see mothers bury their sons. i want my mother to never feel that pain. this mornin his funeral at his former m.dle scho the video does not show whahe happened in moments leading up to the teation. mrils say th police say they pulled over this chevy because it matched the denription of a car a shooti 15 minutes earlier. rose got out of the car and ran. that's when michael rothsfelded o

nbc's morgan radford spoke with some of them. morgan, good morning. >> good morning, guys.seeing right now is something we've never seen in recent history. white nationalist coming out publicly running for national office in historic numbers but the question this morning is why do they feel emboldened now? why do they think this is their year to win? a warning to some of our you m following language and views pretty offensive. >> my name is art jones, i'm doing a little early coal pa campaigning. i received over 70% of the votes from the republican party in the march 20th primary. >> reporter: once a member of the american natzi party that denies the holocaust happened, he's one of eight white nationalist running for state or federal office this year according to the southern poverty law center. he's campaigning to make chicago's neighborhoods at least 90% white. >> most white people want a white neighborhood. genetical >> the average iq is 20 points lower than a white person. >> reporter: i went to harvard. >> all right. you got a lot of white blood in you, too. >> some wh

morgan radford, thank you. >>> a rapidly growing wildfire has forced the evacuation of folks in northern california. e radd erratic winds are fueling the fire northwest of sacramento. flames have scorched nearly 8,000 acres there. they've destroyed 12 houses, threatened 600 other buildings. it's one of several fires burning in california right now. parts of that state are on alert for high wildfire conditions. >>> we have much many for to get to including prince william going to the middle east. we're joined by keir simmons with the latest from there. >> reporter: what a setting, right? this is a roman amphitheater. down there prince william hanging out with children. some of them war zone refugees. part of a program to help them reclaim their childhood. he may look relaxed, but this is a potentially controversial trip. this morning prince william kicking off his historic trip taking in the ancient city more than 6,000 years old. william already navigating politically treacherous terrain. syria's bloody civil war sent waves of refugees across the border here. britain's prince says jordan

nbc's morgan radford at the airport for us this morning. good morning.wh happened? >> reporter: savannah, chaos and confusion here at new york's jfk airport after passengers took to social media tweeting in panic, because they thought they were under attack. t panic onhe runway. overnight, a jetblue plane was surrounded by authorities on the tarmac at new york's jfk airport ortly before itas supposed to take off on a cross-country flight to los angeles. the airline saying the flight experienced a radio issue impacting the crew's ability to communicate. adding that a false alarm was sent to jfk tower. >> we're going to check out the aircraft right here. inpy. >> reporter: dur a hijacking, heavily armed port authority officers boarded the aircraft this social media photo showing stunned andrightened passengers holding their hands air. >> people were freaking out. i thought i was going to die. i'm texts my mom, my best fr nds. the poor girl next to me was, like, crying. people were confused and they didn't tell us anything and we were really scared nap was traumatizing