natalie morales: and a father's unraveling.

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> everything just began to shake. i just kept asking where is she, have you seen her? i wouldn't know what i'd do without her. >> it looked like the world was ending. >> growing up in indiana, tsunamis and earthquakes are the things you only see in hollywood films. >> he was sure his world had ended. the love of his life was missing. >> that feeling that she's not all right began growing as each minute went by. >> strangers in a strange land had fallen in love, then the quake hit, and all he knew was her town was gone. >> literally come hell or high water i was getting into that damn town. >> that's where he headed, right into that hell, willing to risk his life to try to save hers. >> fires on the hill, fire on the water. >> but could he get there in time? >> i never loved someone the way i loved georgia. >> welcome to "dateline." it's an epic love story, a young man from small town indiana heads to japan to teach. there he meets a beautiful woman from a l

natalie morales: tough, tenacious, as feisty as her name.iving defense attorney, chiquita tate. prem burns: she would walk into a courtroom, and she looked like she owned the place. she loved defending those clients. she loved law. natalie morales: she'd stayed late at work to read up on a murder case. but the next murder police wound up investigating was hers.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> it was just chaos. >> a day at the mall descends into mayhem. armed men turn shoppers into prey. >> lots of screaming. lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they owned the place. >> panicked moms protecting their kids. >> i kept telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. >> cry, this is it. >> kids, forced to protect one another. >> he grabs your brother? >> yeah, and just ran. >> from out of the blue, a hero. could he rescue the very smallest of victims. >> when she got up and ran, did you have a moment where you thought, oh, my god? >>> hello. welcome to "dateline." newtown, orlando, las vegas, mass shootings are all too frequent in the u.s. overseas, in kenya, mass killings in a deadlier attack. a nar mall saturday afternoon of shopping. what i merged that day were remarkable stories of courage and survivor. here is kate snow. >> reporter: it's the modern day town square, a gathering place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating, socializing. a trip to the mall is an escape on weekends. not just in america, in nairobi, ke

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> he had deeper feelings for me than just friends. he managed to get me to care about him. he had my whole life wrapped up. >> she's at the center of a riveting courtroom drama. the wife whose entrepreneur husband was found murdered one cold autumn morning. >> our whole family has lost its brightest light, and we don't know why. >> he's the one accused of the crime. so why is she under the microscope? >> she's gotten caught in the middle of this crossfire, and it's really unfortunate. it goes against everything that i know about andrea. >> was she cheating with her executive boss? >> "be with me forever." would that be normal communication between your boss and you? >> scheming widow or suffering victim? >> who kills someone else's husband? there was no affair. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." he was a young entrepreneur who wanted to change the world, but someone wanted him dead. first, no one knew what to make of this case, but a jury made it clear, this was a crime of passion, a fatal triangle involving a husband, a wife, and a

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> and a good morning to you.hard louis in new york at msnbc world headquarters. 7:00 in the east, 4:00 in the west. here is what's happening for you changing its tune. the president flip-flops on immigration. where does the white house stand as thousands of migrant families are still being separated. >>> behind bars, former trump campaign chairman paul manafort is in jail prompting the president's attorney to say there needs to be some cleaning up. >> after the investigation is over, then it has to be considered as a governmental matter, not by me. and what the history

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> he said nicole's gone missing. we are frantic. calling, all her friends are calling. you think that that sort of thing happens to other people. it's the most frightening thing in the world. >> a young wife. >> she always saw the good in people. >> she had a way to make you smile. >> missing for nine days. >> it's so wrong, and nicole is somewhere where she shouldn't be. >> it was hard enough when they didn't know. much worse when they did. >> it came over the tv that a body had been found. i'll never forget that, as long as i live. >> this could go down any number of paths. >> and it did. >> had her troubled past finally caught up with her? >> i saw the pill bottle and i freaked out. >> or was it something much darker? >> he told me that he would put it in her red bull. >> how did she change? >> she became more sexual with people. >> who wanted her dead? >> he thought he was somewhat of a player. >> did it make him a killer? >> welcome to "dateline." nici pietz was married to the man of her dreams and one night she was supposed to

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it is 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. >>> reframing the debate, president trump attempts to change the focus of immigration after weeks of criticism. >> do you hear the other side, you never hear this side. these are the families the media ignores. they don't talk about them. very unfair. why he's now telling republicans to stop wasting their time on immigration reform. >>> plus, a legal showdown is coming as the 20-day holding period for minors in custody inches closer. hear what legal options immigrant families will have. >>> and later, every man for himself. does michael cohen have incriminating tapes of president trump? if so, what it might signal to the robert mueller team. >>> we begin with a live picture of capitol hill where republicans are working through the weekend to pick up support for a moderate proposal on immigration that they hope to put on the house floor for a vote nexteek, despite president trump telling them

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin. and this is dateline on mynetworktv.nd say this is a person who ran away. the mystery had this sort of sinister side to it. oh my god. oh my god. this is really happening. it's happening right now. narrator: in the dark waters off miami, miles out to sea, a federal agent hunting for drug smugglers spots a suspicious boat. i notice the passenger rolled a large bag off the side of the boat. narrator: drugs? the agents never found any. and back onshore, no one could find a missing young mother either. was there a connection? i was afraid for her.

i'm natalie morales. and i'm craig melvin.y he says he found her dead valentine's day. she had enemies. there were calls that were made to susan that scared her. dennis murphy: so imagine everyone's shocked when they charged him with murder. he just couldn't have done it. dennis murphy: sure, they had had their problems. she finds a huge number-- and i'm talking close to 100-- phone calls to this phone back and forth to john. dennis murphy: but he did love her. i told some people at the clinic, i wish i had someone that would look at me the way john looks at susan. dennis murphy: the question for the jury was did he love her to death?

. >> he recently lost 50 pounds and natalie morales went to his house to find out how he did it. >> thisells it like it is. >> it looks [ bleep ] disgusting. >> reporter: it's hard to find anyone bigger than gordon ramsey. >> where is the beef? >> reporter: with four national television shows, 34 restaurants worldwide and his poth bo30th b coming out, you would think he has spread himself too thin. but you will find him after his wife, tanna, pushed him to lose 50 pounds. was it tanna that was giving you the tough love of having to lose weight? >> to be honest, yes. >> reporter: how was that conversation? that can be touchy. >> gordon is famous for being blunt. i gave him some more of his own medicine and suggested he was getting a little wide around his middle. got really angry with me. i came up with a saying, little pickers wear bigger nickers. >> this comes on and off. >> reporter: ramsey may be the boss in the kitchen. when it comes to working out, tanna runs the show. >> why are you making it more difficult? >> you have another o the second seconds and then we're going to do your a

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i called my mom and she didn't answer. i pretty much knew in my heart that something was wrong. >> a mother vanished. >> i cried myself to sleep. it's awful realizing your worst nightmare had come true. >> a family's anguish. >> she was gone. >> do you have any idea how hard that was? >> now, the questions begin in a southern gothic mystery. >> the case is puzzling. we didn't really know what had happened. >> who would ever imagine you'd have a murder in your family? >> soon there would be secrets. >> we were dealing with a person that was leading a double life. >> and one of them would prove deadly. >> i know that you did this. >> it hurts too much for me to say it out loud. >>> hello. welcome to "dateline." it's a case that centers on a mother who had gone missing and the small town secret that led to a very big surprise. here's keith morrison. >>> suppose for a minute you were sitting in your car smack-dab in the middle of tuscaloosa, alabama and you pointed southwest down highway 69 and kept a sharp eye out after half

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> it was just chaos. >> a day at the mall descendsmayhem. armed men turn shoppers into prey. >> lots of screaming. lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they owned the place. >> panicked moms protecting their kids. >> i kept telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. >> cry, this is it. >> kids, forced to protect one another.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i'm freaking out. i walk in, and my sister's not there. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed's undone. everything was horrible. and i felt it. >>> she'd been fearless on the front lines of iraq. >> she was amazing. >> something had her terrified at home. >> scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police, and then she vanished. somebody made her scared. >> yes. >> no one could say what that was? >> right. >> what had happened to this beautiful army sergeant? that question would launch a spellbinding mystery. >> there were a number of potential suspects. absolutely. >> was a killer out there? >> she was in danger. >> could police catch him? they'd hatch a plan of virtual genius. >> one of the detectives said, "you're not going to believe this." >>> welcome to "datelane." mirabelle ramos was a fighter. joining the army and doing two tours of duty before returning to civilian life. even her military experience would not be enough to prepare her for the battle she'd face back home. withmys

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i'm freaking out.d my sister's not there. her door is open, her lights are on, her bed's undone. everything was horrible. and i felt it. >>> she'd been fearless on the front lines of iraq. >> she was amazing. >> something had her terrified at home. >> scared. do

i'm natalie morales.>> houfl that so many people think seechb avery is innocent? >> it's emotional. they made him out like a nice person. what's happening is wrong. the evidence is beyond overwhelming. the story gripped the nation in a series, making a murderer. >> so many learned about it. >> steven

i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >>> houfl that so many people think seechb avery is innocent? >> it's emotional. they made him out like a nice person. what's happening is wrong. the evidence is beyond overwhelming. the story gripped the nation in a series, making a murderer. >> so many learned about it. >> steven avery and his nephew convicted of murder in the haunting killing of a young photographer. but were they really innocent? >> i didn't do it. somebody is doing a good job on me. >> did you have any vendetta against steven avery? >> absolutely not. >> a lead investigator defends his interrogation which led to a conviction overturned. >> this was seen by many as a false confession. >> i feel it was a real confession. >> we just need you to be honest with us. >> those officers wanted the information in the worst way and they got it in the worse way. >> they fight back with an explosive book. >> they're going to hear the other side. >> and the -- >> you think you have new evidence that cou

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is ""dateline."" >> all of a sudden i realized, what's going on? why are they late? something definitely was wrong. he said, your family was in an accident. and my whole world just dropped out from underneath me. >> the scene told the story. >> what did you find? >> something i don't want to see again. >> a deadly crash on a dark road, two gone, one barely alive. a tragic accident. but look closer. in all the broken glass and twisted metal, was there a clue to a crime? >> the last thing i wanted was to have to take a double fatality and have to now treat it as a homicide. >> murder and accusation no one saw coming. >> i couldn't deal with it. >> two families in torment. >> we were both just -- >> a small-town trial with big emotions. >> you took it. you did it. >> and the verdict -- >> we the jury. >> -- that would shake them all. >>> hello and welcome to ""dateline."" big sky country. a small town. and a famously dangerous highway. that was the setting for a deadly crash that left shock and heartbreak in its wake, except they were about to fin

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. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> everything just began to shake.t kept asking where is she, have you seen her? i wouldn't know what i'd do without her. >> it looked like the world was ending. >> growing up in indiana, tsunamis and earthquakes are the things you only see in hollywood films. >> he was sure his world had ended. the love of his life was missing. >> that feeling that she's not all right began growing as each minute went by.

. >>> and i'm natalie morales. >>> and this is "dateline." >>> three people come to me wearing suits, and one of them tells me that he hadn't made it. and i was like, no, he did. just go check. they come back and tell me, mrs. hall, your husband didn't make it. >> two women racing down a texas highway. >> she saw me, and then made the u-turn. >> bonnie, the mistress, in one lane. >> i looked in my rearview mirror, and it was frances. >> frances, the wife in the other. >> i get her little finger. >> the middle finger? >> right. >> i start following her. >> i said, what the hell? >> she brakes. and i brake. and i heard a thump. >> he's pronounced dead at the hospital. two women in love with one man. >> you're getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them having sex? >> uh-huh. >> a hollywood love story? >> this was the man i wanted to marry. >> or, a fatal attraction? >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. >> and so many about to lose so much. >> why? >> i will live with that for the rest of my life. >>> hello. welcome to "dateline." bill and frances hall were high school sw

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> oh, please, god. why? >> it is the case that stunned parents everywhere, the dad whose young son died in the car. >> apparently, he forgot the child was in the car seat in the back and went to work. >> i know you didn't, baby. i know you didn't. >> i think any parent can put themselves in that situation. >> full denial, that it wasn't happening. >> then came the jaw-dropping news. police said it was murder. >> there was far more to the story that we were beginning to realize. this guy clearly was leading a double life. >> oh, my baby. >> could any parent ever do this on purpose? inside this landmark case. >> there were a whole lot of secrets about to be revealed. >> yes, ma'am. >> ross and leanna harris's seemingly picture perfect world was shattered one hot georgia day when their toddler cooper was left in a car for seven hours and died from overheating. was this a horrific mistake or murder? here with unimaginable is andrea canning. >> you're watching as a police cruiser races to an atlanta parking lot.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> he married the woman of his dreams, beautiful and sweet. >> she was just angelic. >> and was folded into her tight-knit family headed by an elderly religious might arc. >> you were part of their family or you weren't. together they had a little girl, sydney. >> their view, sydney was their property. >> one day he went to pick up his little girl for a visit and was never seen alive again. >> he died right there. >> but who would kill a devoted dad? the unbelievable choice, his golden girl wife or the gracious family might arc?

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> he had deeper feelings for me than just friendsto get me to care about him. he had my whole life wrapped up. >> she's at the center of a riveting courtroom drama. the wife whose entrepreneur husband was found murdered one cold autumn morning. >> our whole family has lost its brightest light, and we don't know why. >> he's the one accused of the

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >> i was robbed of my sister! i had to grow up without one. in an instant she was gone. and it changed everything! >> why wasn't she home? >> there was evidence of a violent struggle. >> everything was a mystery. was she still alive? as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. >> we just never gave up. don't mess with a mother bear. >> it was a monday afternoon, a baking sun. a school bus made its methodical way among the residential streets of punta gorda, florida. stopped and started and stopped again. it was inland now, miles from the the harbor, the peace river, the center of the town whose warmth had drawn them to the gulf coast. the bus stopped in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. driver opened the door. it was 3:45 p.m. >> we got off the bus and walked home. >> reporter: "we" means veronica ord, then almost 14 years old, and her younger brother, paul. >> and i remember halfway down the road, remembering that i forget my key. but the closer we got to the house, i had seen my sister's car. so i said, "oh

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> he married the woman of his dreams, beautiful and sweet. >> she was just angelic. >> and was folded into her tight-knit family headed by an elderly religious might arc. >> you were part of their family or you weren't. together they had a little girl, sydney. >> their view, sydney was their property. >> one day he went to pick up his little girl for a visit and was never seen alive again. >> he died right there. >> but who would kill a devoted dad? the unbelievable choice, his golden girl wife or the gracious family might arc? they seemed so loving, but was there another side. >> it's a monster that comes out of a closet. it's very ugly. >> how dark is that side? >> murderous. >> but which one was the killer? >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." he was a man suddenly confronted with something monstrous, evil at the door. this story is a mystery about a father of two young daughters. one night he left to pick up one of them and never came back. the question for investigators wasn't what happened. it was who did it. >> in the home of a

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." >> i was robbed of my sister!n an instant she was gone. and it changed everything! >> why wasn't she home?

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> he said nicole's gone missing. we are frantic.u think that that sort of thing happens to other people. it's the most frightening thing in the world. >> a young wife. >> she always saw the good in people. >> she had a way to make you smile. >> missing for nine days. >> it's so wrong, and nicole is somewhere where she shouldn't be. >> it was hard enough when they didn't know.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> oh, please, god. why?t stunned parents everywhere, the dad whose young son died in the car. >> apparently, he forgot the child was in the car seat in the back and went to work. >> i know you didn't, baby. i know you didn't. >> i think any parent can put themselves in that situation. >> full denial, that it wasn't happening. >> then came the jaw-dropping news. police said it was murder.

we go to natalie morales. >> reporter:ed the disgr comedienne was getting emotional and expressing reremorse her to lose everything. this morning, roseae barr in her own words. >>e i h made myself a hate mat magnate. as a vijew, it's horrible. >> reporter: the conversation nbc's swift e after decision to pull the plug on roseanne's hit reboot. following ai racist tweet to an adviser to president oba obama. >> there's no excuse, i thoughte to anyone who or felt offended and thought i meant something that i, in fact, did not mean to my own ignorance. and there's no excuse for that. >> reporter: in the since-deleted tweet, barr's reference toalie jarrett if the muslim brotherhood and "planet of the apes" had a baby. she calls it a huge error. >> i am a lot of things. i'm a loud-mouth and all that stuff. bu not stupid, for god's sake. and i never would have wit leg called any black person are a monkey. i just wouldn't do that. andt i did that. >> reporter: barr repeatedly apologizing through tears and addressing another tweet, also since deleted, where she blamed her actions on ambien tweeting.

to celebrate, natalie morales is hosting "grease behind closed doors."moment when sandy got a makeover. here is the sneak peek. >> the talk on the set was olivia was going to come out in the hot makeover. so we're all waiting for it. then she came out with the hair out to here. great black cat suit. yeah. time froze for me. >> you can see more of natalie's special "grease behind closed doors" tonight at 9:00 p.m. >> i used to watch that every day after high school. my high school was like ridale. >> thank you for not singing. >>> the tips and tricks for saving you big on summer vacation. we will get to that, but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> still to come on "today," my trip to a baseball field to meet students who give it their all. >>> and we have delicious >>> and we have delicious recipes for the dad o oh, look... >>> and we have delicious recipes for the dad o another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works in just one week. with the fastest retinol formula to visibly reduce wrinkles. neutro

we go to natalie morales. >> reporter: this comes just days after they announced a spinoff.s getting emotional and expressing remorse, saying her actions caused her to lose everything. this morning, roseanne barr in her own words. >> i have made myself a hate magnet. as a jew, it's horrible. >> reporter: the conversation taking place after nbc's swift decision to pull the plug on roseanne's hit reboot. following a racist tweet about a senior adviser to president obama. >> there's no excuse, i apologize to anyone who thought or felt offended and thought i meant something that i, in fact, did not mean to my own ignorance. and there's no excuse for that. >> reporter: in the since-deleted tweet, barr's reference to valerie jarrett, if the muslim brotherhood and "planet of the apes" had a baby. she calls it a huge error. >> i am a lot of things. i'm a loud-mouth and all that stuff. but i'm not stupid, for god's sake. and i never would have wittingly called any black person say they are a monkey. i just wouldn't do that. and i didn't do that. >> reporter: barr repeatedly apologizi

to celebrate, natalie morales is hosting a two-hour look at th iconic film. doors.escenes. it includes the moment when sandy got the makeover. >> the talk on the set was, olivia is going to come out in this hot, like, makeover. we're all waiting for it. then she came out with the hair out tohere. it was great, the c black suit. time froze still for me. >> you can see mor of natalie's special, "greas behind closed doors," tonight. >> i watched that eve day after high school. my high school was like that. everything. >> thank you, dylan. thank you for not singing. >>> what will have you saving big on your summing vacation th -- summerat vn this year. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ we should be alone together why shop marshalls? (engine revving) because shopping should thrill you. (horn honking) with big brands at small prices. mwah! (laughing) for the whole family! whoo-hoo! woman: and unexpected finds you never knew you were looking for. so every trip feels like an instant victory. that's the fun of marshalls. (gasp) with brands that wow and prices that thrill, mar

. >> natalie morales' birthday. >> one reason we have so many people here, graduation season.t is your name? >> logan massey. >> where are you from? >> alabama. >> you were up every day for six weeks practicing your speech as valedictorian, right? >> i was. >> give us a snippet from that speech. >> as a young generation, we've been told we can change the world and maybe even save it. but if we're not enough, the world may change us. my message, in the words of ralph walter emerson, dare to live the life and the dream if for yourself, go for it and make your dreams come true. >> logan. that's why he was valedictorian. thanks for coming. >> movie star looks. >> remember his name. okay. >>> coming up, we're visiting the scene of the crime, so to speak. really, we are, with the stars of "ocean's 8." >>> and impress your family with your kitchen skills. giada is here with a steak and cheesy pasta. >> say no more. >>> first, let's go to hoda in nashville. look at you. >> okay. we are in a bar, we're in blake shelton's bar. we're doing our show from a bar. look at the crowd that came

. >> natalie morales, thank you. >>> we move to al. he's in st.ys, thanks so much. we have pretty good thundetorms firing up through our west in st. louis. hopefully they hold off until we finish off, butth i meantime let's show you what we have going on. on the rada you can see we are looking at storms out to the west pushing their way, but also heavy activity through eastern tennessee and in the northeast there have been some airport delays thanks to strong storms pushing their way through. they are going to t continue push their way through during the afternoon and early evening hours. so much so, a lot of wet weather today, into this afternoon. could be some fla flood watches in effect later today for parts of new england a the heavier rain pushes up. we are looking for rainfall amounts two to three inches, locally could be as much as five. that's what's going onround the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> goomorning, temperatures right now in the 70s. 77 degrees. mostly sunny skies. as we go through theafternoon,

. >> natalie morales, thank you. >>> we move to al. he's in st. louis. weather. >> reporter: hey, guys. thanks so much. we've got some pretty good thunderstorms firing up to our west here in st. louis. hopefully, they hold off until we can finish up. in the meantime, let's show you what we've got going on. as we go to the radar, you'll see that we are looking at those storms out to the west, pushing their way. we've also got heavy activity through the eastern tennessee. in the northeast, there have been some airport delays thanks to strong storms pushing their way through. they're going to continue to push their way through during the afternoon hours and into the early evening hours. so much so, we're going to be looking at a lot of wet weather today, into this afternoon. could be some flash flood watches in effect later today for parts of new england, as the heavier rain really pushes up into there. we are looking for rainfall amounts anywhere 2 to 3 inches. locally, could be as much as 5. th >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going t

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> i called my mom and she didn't answer.ething was wrong. >> a mother vanished. >> i cried myself to sleep. it's awful realizing your worst nightmare had come true. >> a family's anguish. >> she was gone. >> do you have any idea how hard that was? >> now, the questions begin in a southern gothic mystery. >> the case is puzzling.