i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. u for watching >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " anytime a child goes missing, it's a scary thing. you know there is evil out there. >> first, michella. >> it was terrifying. >> then, jenni. >> bloodhounds came. police were there. >> this is a little girl that was doing nothing more than riding her bicycle in a park. >> two young girls taken. >> the similarities. blonde, blue-eyed, riding a bike. >> somebody who is targeting young girls. >> exactly. >> as a little kid, it definitely scared the heck out of me. >> she was a girl, then, too. solving these mysteries became her mission. >> so how many names did you have? >> about 2,300 names. >> could cutting-edge technology crack an ice-cold case? >> i was like, no way. >> i believe in the devil, and people that don't believe in the devil, i think, they're in for a big surprise. >> hello, and welcome to "dateline. " michella and jenni were just like most kids their age. they loved riding bikes, and p

now back t>> welcome back to "d" i'm natalie morales.o find reagan tokes'killer. they caught a glimpse of the suspect on security video and were hoping cigarette buts found in her car would yield his dna. there was young local woman who suspected she knew who shot reagan because she said he had threatened to kill her too. here again is andrea canning with "unchecked evil." >> you just think about what she had to endure, and what she was ultimately clinging on to. at the end was just to live and be able to go home. >> it's hard to imagine the torment reagan's parents experienced in the days after her murder. the grief, the what ifs, the impossible question. could they have done anything to prevent their daughter's senseless death? >> taught our kids at a very young age about awareness and safety and being smart, not putting yourself in bad situations. >> and in toby's mind, that including going home after working a night shift near downtown columbus. >> it's pretty rough around there. >> you had safety concerns. >> yes. >> we did, we had

. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i called my mom immediately. i just cried. i cried. i couldn't feel. my body went numb. i told her karlyn's gone. she's gone. >> she was a beautiful young mom doing important work. >> she was an intelligence specialist. >> some of her work was very sensitive. top secret. >> i believe she had top secret clearance. >> when she was found dead, everyone wondered, did her work cost her her life? >> i remember them telling me did she come into a lot of money she couldn't explain? >> maybe she was selling secrets? >> maybe. >> that's like out of a spy novel. >> what about other secrets? the personal kind. >> we knew they were having issues. >> right before they got married she found out that he was cheating. >> but somewhere out there was a stranger keeping secrets too. >> my data guy starts going through her facebook. >> she made reference to firearms in her social media. >> we saw that t

. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i was trying to determine what she had on. you know, clothing. and he got real quiet and whispered and he said, "red blood." chills up and down my spine because i thought, wow, this kid saw this. >> a little boy witnessed something terrifying the night his mother vanished. >> it just was ripping my heart. >> he was so traumatized. >> everybody's life changed that night. everybody's did. >> what had happened to his mom? >> i still wake up in the middle of the night. >> haunted for more than two decades, he would make a chilling discovery that would unlock this mystery. >> now you know the whole story. >> yes, sir. everything kind of clicked. >> it's just so unbelievable. >> i knew he was telling his mom's story. hello and welcome to "dateline. " aaron fraser was only 3 years old when his mom left the house, never to be seen or heard from again. police soon learned that aaron may have

that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> did you shoot your parents? >> no. >> either one of them? >> no. >> you're not a murderer. >> i'm not a murderer. >> madison holton, high school senior, accused killer. >> i literally got chills. this is a huge deal. >> the father had come home and found a lot of drug paraphernalia. >> they were having a lot of issues with him. it was hurting her heart to have this happen. >> distraught parents, a rebellious teen. a family meeting explodes into violence. >> that situation goes from calm to murder in 11 minutes? >> i mean it's homicide. >> i didn't hurt either of my parents. >> this was a lot bigger and a lot deeper than what initially we thought. >> they thought they picked out some weak minded kid. they didn't know who they were playing with. hello, and welcome to "dateline. " madison holton was a restless teenager itching for independence, but his parents were worried he was heade

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching.melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " anytime a child goes missing, it's a scary thing. you know there is evil out there. >> first, michella. >> it was terrifying. >> then, jenni. >> bloodhounds came. police were there. >> this is a little girl that was doing nothing more than riding her bicycle in a park. >> two young girls taken. >> the similarities. blonde, blue-eyed, riding a bike. >> somebody who is targeting young girls. >> exactly. >> as a little kid, it

that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i just got home, and i opened the door, is my husband's dead on the floor. >> a husband and father suddenly gone. >> did he hit his head? did he have a heart attack? >> i said something's wrong, something's wrong. >> there was a lot of blood. >> then they found the bullets. he'd been shot with two different guns. >> two guns, does that mean two shooters? >> one could argue that. >> detectives would unravel a staggering plan of stone cold evil. >> this plot to kill him had been going back months. >> months. there was a seething hatred. >> it was a game. everyone else was just collateral damage. >> it just destroyed my heart. i'm angry now, and i was never a very angry person. >> hello, and welcome to "dateline. " in the eyes of his daughter, randy baker could do no wrong. he was her rock and a mentor for countless others. randy dedicated himself to a deeply personal mission counselin

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline."talie morales: miles of nothing up here, it's an easy place for a man to go missing. i said, what do you mean you can't find my brother? natalie morales: he was the school superintendent, not the type to play hooky. katelynn reed: he really loved teaching and working with kids. natalie morales: turns out he wasn't missing, he was dead.

natalie morales (voiceover): now, more than three decades later, another

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". my sister's dead. and i just -- sorry. i just kind of fell apart. >> inside a silent home, an eerie scene. water pouring through the rooms. >> you heard the water running? >> yes. it was just gushing. >> clues would be hard to come by. >> i thought it was over. she was just dead and nothing was ever going to be done about it. >> not if this family could help it. >> we started looking and looking for what happened. there was still water in the tub. we pulled the drain and saw black scuff marks. >> a case that would see the suspect leave town. and unearthed dark deeds from the past. >> she would wake up and he was be standing over her. >> that's creepy. >> she told me that he was following her. >> yet justice was anything but certain. >> you want that smoking gun. >> uh-huh. >> and there's just not one. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to "dateline." cassy farrington was building a new life. the single mom had two kids, a doting boyfriend and an exciting new job. but that future was washed away. cassy was found dead in her bathtub. c

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> it's been extremely hard. >> the hardest part was the crime scene picture of our mom. >> i always told myself she didn't see it coming. >> a mother, at work in her office -- murdered. >> someone shot her and just let her die. >> 4 bullets. making sure she was dead. >> who wanted this very nice, professional woman dead? >> police start to dig. her new fiance -- >> he was like, i have to move on. >> it was just very suspicious. >> her final client. >> he owned a 9-millimeter gun. >> and she was shot with one of those. her ex-husband. he was under deep suspicion by the whole town. >> he was. >> did you murder your wife? >> no. >> i know anyone's capable of anything but we would know. we're his kids. >> a chilling case. >> greed, hate, murder. >> with a riveting end. >> our mom's killer is still out there. hello and welcome to "dateline. "pam zimmerman was everything to her three children. cheerleader, confidant, mentor, a reassuring presence who was always there. then, she was gone, shot dead in her office. but why? in the sear

i'm natalie morales.onths after he shele covlin died under suspicious circumstances, her family urged investigators to consumer body and perform an autopsy. the medical examiners chilling conclusion, shele was strangled to death. then the investigation stalled, and shele's loved ones feared the case could go unsolved. but they did know that even years later, authorities would have no intention of letting that happen. once again, here's andrea andrea canning with "endgame". >> shele covlin have been found dead in her bathtub in december 2009. investigators have long believed her husband rod had killed her, but they didn't have enough evidence to prove it. then, after nearly six years of slowly building a case, prosecutors finally became convinced they had enough to persuade a jury. in november 2015, shele's sister eve got word from the district attorney's office. >> she said were about to arrest rod covlin for the murder of shele covlin. so i started to get very emotional, and -- i've just been waiting a r

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> if you add mitt she's never coming home, it's like you're admitting defeat or that she's dead. >> a hard-working mother. >> they spent some hours together. >> she was trying to break off the relationship. >> now the seek krit is out, replaced by a mystery. >> she never returned from lunch. >> we did consider her husband may have known his wife was having an affair. >> where was she. >> there was just no answer. >> nearly 30 years, 60 investigators, and it all kept coming back to one elusive suspect. >> he just calmly said, i know how to get rid of a body so it can never be found. >> it was basically a now-or-never situation. >>> hello and welcome to "dateline." when kathy heckel disappeared, the police didn't know if they were dealing with a missing person case or a cold blood murder. decades later, a young detective who was a young kid when kathy vanished dusted off the old files. investigators couldn't solve her case then. could he help solve it all? he

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> how far would you go? how long would you wait to get justice for a friend? >> he killed her. he needed to pay for it. >> they had been college roommates, super close. until that terrible night. >> the wounds could suggest rage at the victim. >> absolutely. who could have done it, her boyfriend? her ex? >> he was very obsessed with angie. >> the trail went cold for more than two decades. but she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private detective license to help prove it. >> i said, i'm a private investigator, and i need you to tell me where is the evidence, all of that. it wasn't well received at all. >> finally, the break they needed. >> we got the match. >> leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. >> it could not have shocked me more.? >> hello and welcome to "dateline. " when angie samota walked into a room, people noticed. pretty, vivacious, and outgoing. the college student had her choice of dates. then late one friday night, angie was murdered. a crucial clue pointed to one m

i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i now she would never leave her kid in the middle of a hurricane. brian always knew it wasn't going to be good. >>. >> you have the brother and the husband. >> all the same day. >> i'm like what is going on? >> the answer would have to wait. >> hurricane harvey is moving in this direction. >> i knew she would never leave her kids just in the middle of a hurricane. so i always knew it wasn't gonna be good. >> we're stuck in the house. immediately we went to social media. >> what kinds of things did you put up on it? >> pictures of her, her license plate. >> by the time they find the car, it's halfway underwater. when we saw him riding a bike, we said, "oh, that's what he did." he thought he was smarter than we were. if he couldn't have her, nobody could. . >> hello, welcome to "dateline." crystal mcdowell was a new mom itching to start a new life before she vanished. then hurricane harvey came to town and a lead investigator forged ahead, uncovering a seri

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i couldn't believe it. the first thing out of my mouth was there's no way he did this. there's no way. they have the wrong guy. >> her mother was nearly killed by a bomb. >> i remember coming out to the truck, put in the key and then kaboom. the police told me this bomb was meant for you. >> they say to you who does not like you enough? >> i could think of no one. >> but police could. and if the target was a surprise, so was the suspect. >> whoa. it's you. >> but he claimed he was framed and a man named indian joe could prove it. even he admitted his story sounded crazy. >> if i was a guy out there watching "dateline, " i wouldn't believe this. this is like watching a tv show. >> you're telling us to go search for the one-armed man. >> yes. >> well, we found indian joe. that's all true? >> oh, yeah, that's all true. >> what else would we find? >> there's a maniac out there. >> hello and welcome to "dateline. " family and faith were everything to connie hoagland. so when a car bomb shattered life as she knew

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> we used to have a debate about who loved each other more. i love you more. no, i love you more. and sometimes i even go to sleep and i still say it, like, mom, i love you more. that's the kind of stuff you can't never forget. >> she was the single mom who kept him safe. she was also keeping a secret. >> she was really working for the cia. >> that's my understanding, yes. >> an undercover job handling classified documents but the real intrigue started when she went missing. >> i knew something was wrong. >> i didn't want to believe that this was actually a reality. >> we had concerns that there may be missing classified information. it could turn into an espionage investigation. >> espionage? was this some kind of international spy caper or maybe it was something closer to home? >> what we got was the information that would break this case wide open. >> the case of a cia mom. could a clue from her son help solve this mystery? >> never going to give up. never going to give up on anything. >> hello, and welcome to "dateline. "

natalie morales: that's all for this edition of dateline. i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. i'm jim cramer se >>> a new plan to fight covid. and mother nature churns up another strike i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc extreme weather targeting the northeast again. threatening the same towns just ravaged by ida the forecast and who is most at risk >>> america's students caught in the covid cross hairs. the number of kids infected at an all time high >> absent masks, we don't have the social space within the schools. >> we're on the ground in a state where more than 30 districts are shut down. >>> women flees texas to seek medical treatment. >> there are going to be people who won't be able to get an appointment. it will change the course of their life >> the far-reaching real world impact of the new abortion law >>> elizabeth holmes was silicon valley's rising star until theranos came crashing down. today prosecutors revealed their theory of the crime. >>> teaching a new generation about 9/11 e-cigarettes banned? bracing for an fda ruling. >>

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i refuse to live in fear. >> you're dead. >> ever since i heard it, it's been replaying in my head, over and over. it was, all, very unbelievable. >> it happened on thanksgiving. two teenagers, missing. >> i just buried my head into my hands, and i started to cry. >> where they were, and what they did would launch a terrifying case. >> why did have to happen here? >> with a deadly end. >> nobody's leaving until we figure out what happened. >> a man at home, alone, and afraid. what would you do, if you felt in danger? >> they were really attacking his home. >> you have a right to protect your home, and to protect yourself. >> he planned. he prepared. and he was determined to kill. >> the most chilling detail of all. what you'll hear on tape. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to "dateline. " growing up, cousins nick brady and haile kifer were close. nick loved to joke, and haile loved to laugh. the teenagers were together that cold, november day, when tragedy struck. the horrible incident was all there for police to hear, on a perfectly

nbc's natalie morales has more. >> i'm the founder and ceo of this company.f responsible for that. >> reporter: that was elizabeth holmes in 2016, well before her world and her company, theranos, collapsed. she graced magazine covers as a game changer who started a health care tech company at 19. with the idea to draw and analyst analyze blood with a tiny pinprick, turning it into indiana $9 billion business. john kerry broke the story in "the wall street journal" in 2015, exposing the company's allegedly faulty technology and reporting on what the u.s. attorney called a scheme to defraud investors, doctors, and patients. >> i'd say where she crossed the bright red line is in fall of 2013 when she commercialized a product, a medical product that she knew did not work. >> reporter: holmes and theranos coo sunny balwani were indicted on two charcoals of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud. both deny all charges against them. but shocking new court documents reveal her defense will likely present her as a victim, claiming a decade-l

will be up for questioning as both sides try to lock down 12 jurors and five alternates nbc's natalie moralesi'm the founder and ceo of this company anything that happens in this company is my responsibility at the end of the day, and i hold myself responsible for that. >> reporter: that was elizabeth holmes in 2016 then the youngest female self-made billionaire in the world. she graced magazine covers as a game changer who started a healthcare tech company at 19 with the idea to draw and analyze blood with a tiny pin prick turning it into a $9 billion business. the story was broken in the "wall street journal" in 2015, exposing the company's alleged faulty medical technology and reporting on what the u.s. attorney called a scheme to defraud investors, doctors, and patients >> i'd say where she crossed the bright red line is in the fall of 2013 when she commercialized a product, a medical product that she knew did not work >> reporter: holmes and theranos coo ramesh sunny balwani were indicted in 2018 on two charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. both deny all charges against them but sh

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [dateline theme] so 0.5 to 0.6% was driven by those base effects one year ago. >> we also got some inflation data out of france this morning. france inflation jumped 0.7% on a monthly basis and 2.4% year on year both of those were there >> just coming back, too, italian cpi, we do have the final numbers now as i mentioned. so the final cpi print has, indeed, come in at 2% year on year that is higher than the 1. per8% year on year month-to-month up 2.0% as i mentioned, this is the highest level since january 2013 for italian cpi. lots of new inflation records being broken not so much the case in the u.s., is it? >> no. that's right this was the big event yesterday. the u. sumpt consumer price for august u.s. prices rose less than expected in august the consumer price index increased 5.3% from a year earlier and 0.3% from july if you strip out food and ep ne - energy, price was up near a three-year high. >> i guess a win for those in the inflation. it is not just inflation we've been wa

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. ♪♪ >>> first up on msnbc, capitol hill police on high alert ahead of a far right rally with crowds expected to come out in support of the rioters charged in connection with the january 6th insurrection. law enforcement says they're ready for anything. >> the chatter that we heard prior to january 6th obviously turned out to be -- many of those threats turned out to be, in fact, credible, and so we're not taking any chances. >>> covid cases still on the rise in most states. an advisory panel overwhelmingly advises against booster shots for most americans, but experts say it's a matter of time before we all get the third jab. >> i think we should expect at some point the boosters are going to happen. so the question today is not really a booster, yes or no, but, rather, is now the right time for a booster? >> a stunning revelation as the u.s. military admits it killed ten civilians including seven children in kabul when its drone hit the wrong target. >> i offer

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. ♪♪ >>> first up on msnbc, new developments in the texas abortion fight. a district judge siding with planned parenthood, temporarily blocking an anti-abortion group from suing them under the state's strict new law that bans abortions after six weeks, the white house now vowing to fight back as a press secretary's exchange with a male reporter goes viral. >> he believes that it's up to a woman to make those decisions and up to a woman to make those decisions with her doctor. i know you've never faced those choices, nor have you ever been pregnant, but for a woman out there facing those charges, this is an incredibly difficult thing. >>> president biden visiting the site of hurricane ida. some are urging more action on climate challenge. a man and his dog narrowly survived after a massive tornado tore through his house. >>> and new fallout after republican minority leader kevin mccarthy warned technology firms against cooperating with the january 6th investigatio

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. you for watching >> i'm andrea canning and this is "dateline". >> two guys saw what they thought was a mannequin. she had wood piled on top of her. no identification. >> we all came together because by becoming volunteers to identify jane doze and john those. there's a passion trying to find out who our doe is. they would have this is your family you, want to give them closure. >> to our homicide detectives, is way above our means. >> i said, i think i know how we can do. it >> all of these people share something amount of our dna with our unknown person. >> we thought, this is the family, this is it. >> surreal. it felt like somebody just punched me in the stomach. >> it's a funny thing, isn't it? that it would be important to have a storm with your name on. >> it is. >> it's written in stone. you're never forgotten. >> hello and welcome to "dateline". in many cold cases, a grieving family is desperate to find their loved ones killer. that this mystery was not a who done it. that col

so i called my friend, natalie morales, a wonderful actor/filmmaker, made a movie called "plan "b.""s and wrote an outline in a week, shot in five days, had a movie four weeks later. >> jimmy: the movie is about your relationship with this translator? or teacher? >> yes, it's a platonic love story. i really like the idea of putting something out there at this time that said, we can really connect through video communication, even in a time where we can't be together in person. but perhaps more importantly, and my wife katie will tell you this, i have sort of an obsession with shooting movies in the houses we live in. and we were about to sell this house. and i was like, i have to shoot a movie in this house before we sell it, get my money's worth out of this house. >> jimmy: really? >> yes. that was really the main motivation, yes. >> jimmy: what a beautiful sentiment. it sounded like a really lovely film, then you turned it into a tax incentive. [ laughter ] >> really, that's what art is all about, at the end of the day. a good write-off. >> jimmy: that sounds like a good date movie

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> out of the blue one day, you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. like okay. >> do you think the system works? and we're going to beat this. we didn't. >> he's become my brother. i want to see him out. >> life was cheap that night in new york. two brutal murders just a half mile apart. >> here for a homicide crime scene. >> six people were convicted, including eric glisson. >> you actually think they read the wrong verdict. >> then divine intervention through a nun he called grandma. >> eric would say, "grandma, i think this all happening for a reason. " >> maybe a nun could help him get into heaven, but could she help him get out of prison? what she helped him do was get a lawyer, and together they hunted for the truth. >> this is the one case that has kept me up at night for six years. >> he says i know you're innocent, i know the guys who committed this crime. >> will justice finally arrive? ♪ ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to "dateline. " eric glisson was just 20 years old when he was convicted of a

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [music playing] >>> more than a week later, the rolling disaster of ida and the horrors more than a thousand miles north. this is the news on cnbc destruction in the northeast >> we've got to make sure that we don't leave any community behind >> the president visits storm survivors in new york and new jersey nine days since ida struck hundreds of thousands without power in louisiana >> it is wrong for them to treat us like this >> the company installing temporary solar grids to get people up and running. >>> the taliban names an afghan government of terrorists the interior minister with a $5 million fbi bounty on his head and the defense minister, son of mullah omar. >>> murder mystery in south carolina first, someone killed his wife and son. now, the high powered attorney shot in the head himself new polls show a big changefor california governor gavin newsom the nba players who may be forbidden to compete and the nation that just made bitcoin legal currency >>> good evening hundreds

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [theme music] i'm ji >>> the search for brian laundrie now the fbi's in charge. i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc gabby petito's boyfriend still nowhere to be found after human remains thought to be hers are discovered by the fbi. the new state of the investigation as authorities raid his florida home. pfizer says its vaccine is safe and effective for children what we now know about the trial and the urgent push for fda approval >> a dramatic day of selling on wall street. >> the dow plunging more than 900 points before a late rally tonight, the market moves that spooked traders and what it means for your money. >>> a growing crisis at the southern border. mass deportations accelerating. >> if you come to the united states illegally, you will be returned. >> and the homeland security chief sees the situation up close for himself. the cost of food spiking around the globe. a new tiktok challenge leads to a string of school vandalism cases and manny pacquiao gets into the po

. >> >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline >> he's a good dad. he loves us so much.ts taken away from them. >> it's a tale with so many dramatic turns. the story of a young family facing heartache beyond measure appear a mom who suddenly disappear.

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> new info on gabby petito's boyfriend and his family the trip they took just revealed today. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc. >> it is obvious the war in afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted. >> top defense officials grilled by lawmakers for the first time about the withdrawal from afghanistan. the tough questions asked and the strategic failures revealed. >>> gabby petito's family addressing the public. >> it's an emotional roller coaster. >> demanding brian laundrie turn himself in. >> they did not help find gabby. they're sure not going to help us find brian. >>> covid shots for kids one step closer to fda approval. >> hopefully they'll give the okay so we can start vaccinating children. >> what we know about pfizer's trial and the initial results. >>> the brand new amazon robot what it can do for your family why you'll need an invitation to buy it and privacy concerns, as it patrols your home. >>> simone biles' emotional new video.

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i refuse to live in fear. >> you're dead. she's that because she was my friend first melissa disappeared. where is melissa? that's the million dollar question. i knew right then that she absolutely never made into her house. left behind in her house. signs of a struggle. and a strange orange mist. we didn't know what it? was >> that her boss witnessing. to? who was he >> afraid of >> he said if i don't get this taking care of us it's gonna be on my >> he left a high and a bigger mass >> a missing fortune. and on a half dollars >> a missing woman. >> we have no clothes no leads. >> was there a link. >> this had a twist to it. >> one for money, one supposedly for love. i'm behind both. a lingering mystery. >> it's just so ugly and so wrong, and i can't fix. it welcome to dateline hotshot florida was living large and fort lauderdale. but then her seemingly charmed life ended in tragedy. her body was discovered in a drainage canal. she had been murdered. but who would want her dead? with few clues, fewer sucks folks, and a scand

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [theme music] >>> the government's new vaccine mandates for private companies tonight, sorting through the questions and confusion. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc backlash over vaccine rules. businesses demanding answers from president biden as the plan for covid boosters faces a new hurdle >>> texas bracing for landfall tropical storm nicholas gaining strength and closing in. >> right now we're getting ready to head back and pack up and head back to louisiana >> officials warn of life threatening floods >>> governor gavin newsom getting help from president biden on the eve of california's recall election, as his republican opponent faces this question >> no matter the results of the election tomorrow, will you accept the results are legitimate >>> in the hot seat, lawmakers grill the secretary of state over america's exit from afghanistan. >> america doesn't like to lose. especially with what happened. >> what went wrong and what's the plan going forward? lawmakers brief

. >> >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is dateline >> he's a good dad. he loves us so much. no one wants to have both their parents taken away from them. >> it's a tale with so many dramatic turns. the story of a young family facing heartache beyond measure appear a mom who suddenly disappeared. you just hear the awful things they say. >> i knew they were focusing on me. >> there was no body, no weapon, no eyewitness. >> there is not one doubt in my mind that he is guilty. >> now after four trials, the final verdict is in. >> i'm not guilty. i didn't do this. welcome to dateline. cal harris seemed to have it all. a beautiful family and successful business and big but always not as it seemed. it was september 11th, 2001 as the world was watching what is happening in the family was struck by heartbreak closer to home. here with the house on the lake is keith morrison. >> it's a long winding ride. this tale studded with surprises. >> i felt like i was being kidnapped in broad daylight and no one can help me. >> reporter: it's the story of his life and theirs. >> we cannot sit h

. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> first up on msnbc, the battle over the president's new vaccine mandates escalating right now. republican governors vowing to fight back, including one whose state just hit a new high in covid related deaths. >> we have a responsibility to fight back. and that's what we're going to do in florida. >> this is not about freedom or personal choice. it's about protecting yourself and those around you. >> the u.s. surpassed 41 million cases will the new rules finally helped the nation turned the corner. doctor peter hotez standing by with answers. >> capitol police ramping up security again, setting up for a planned rally of pro-insurrectionists. demanding the release of people arrested in connection with the january 6th. congressman dan guilty who shared his battle with post-traumatic stress as a result of that day, joins us with reaction. >> the first declassified documents related to the 9/11 investigation is now out. what we learned about the hijackers contact

i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. [music playing] >>> the young missing woman's boyfriend, well, the family's turned the heat up on him now, pressuring brian laundry to speak to the police. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc >> we don't know what brian knows. >> cops name a person of interest in the disappearance on gabby petito >> he was the last known person that we have information was around her. >> plus, the incident in utah that ended with police being called. >> if she's out there we're doing everything in our power to bring her home. >>> a prominent lawyer allegedly arranged his own death so his son could collect millions the insurance scheme, and why this gunshot failed to kill him. >> w >>> we deserve justice. >> four elite athletes speaking up about years of sexual abuse by larry nassar. >> i blame larry nassar, and i also blame -- an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> calling out the fbi that failed to protect all of them. >>> president biden meets with business leader to dis

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i refuse to live in fear. >> you're deadg. two teenagers, missing. >> i just buried my head into my hands, and i started to cry. >> where they were,

for watching i'm natalie morales, and this is dateline. >> red cauldron calls 9-1-1 and says his wifeub. >> i have never seen my son shell-shocked. >> it was a case tailor-made with the tabloids. >> we had this beautiful woman, a tall handsome guy, breed, infidelity. >> he is out with other women. >> a failing marriage with millions at stake. >> he didn't have

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> i refuse to live in fear. >> you're deadppeared. where is melissa? that's the million dollar question. i knew right then that she absolutely never made into her house. left behind in her house. signs of a struggle. and a strange orange mist. we didn't know what it? was >> that her boss witnessing.

>> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> first up on msnbc, nearly 12 million americans are set to lose at least some of federal unemployment benefits tomorrow. in what is being called, the biggest benefits cliff in u.s. history, comes hiring slow dramatically last month, and covid cases surge. now, president biden is being urged to take action without congress. plus -- >> my state has honestly lost their minds. it is time to start to pass policies that will respect each and every texan, instead of a select few. >> the backlash growing over that texas law banning abortions, after only six weeks. the new plan by democrats to fight back. >> and doctors warn at the labor day holiday, plus the start of college football season could create the perfect storm for a covid spike. all while a new more frightening variant could be on the horizon, we will ask our expert what this means for all of us. good morning, it is sunday, there if. if i'm lindsey reiser. >> i'm candice gibson, live hq right here in new y

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline." surreal. it still is.elebrate after so much loss. his first wife killed in an awful fire. colette bousson: i was devastated. this is my sister. she was just a sweet, wonderful, giving person. craig melvin: they called it a horrible accident.

and i'm natalie morales. and this is "dateline."ng about this case was simple. not the marriage, and not the murders. it just kept getting, more red flags come up. craig melvin: the surprises just kept on coming.

. ♪♪ i'm natalie morales, and this is dateline on mynetwork-tv. off the road to this creek bed.ystery that was about to unfold. i go into the living room, and i see blood all over the place. i went into the bathroom-- there's more blood. the whole time, we're thinking it was a car wreck. and now what happened? i told my brother. this is how people get away with murder. the rumor mill is in overdrive. yes, in overdrive. there was gossip that there was an affair. sex, lies, and a christian bike club-- who would have thought? exactly. woman: this was just tearing her apart.

. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> i now she would never leave her kid in the middleou have the brother and the husband. >> all the same day. >> i'm like what is going on? >> the answer would have to wait. >> hurricane harvey is moving in this direction. >> i knew she would never leave her kids just in the middle of a hurricane. so i always knew it wasn't gonna be good. >> we're stuck in the house. immediately we went to social media. >> what kinds of things did you

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> it's been extremely hard. >> the hardesti have to move on. >> it was just very suspicious. >> her final client.

they're reuniting with new songs and a new show natalie morales has more >> reporter: dancing queens a frenzy >> abba in one word, for me, magical. >> we're so excited they're back >> reporter: in a live event, the pop super group debuted two songs off their new album out this november and their first in nearly 40 years. >> we wanted to do it before we were dead. >> after disbanding in the early 80s and vowing never to reunite, abba is returning with a new concert show debuting next spring where the band won't perform in person but as digital avatars of themselves from the year 1979, singing their greatest hits virtually in a state of the art arena being built just for them in london. >> this is a new frontier in entertainment. >> reporter: one of the top music groups in history, abba has sold 400 million albums and had 17 number one hits in 2000, they turned down a billion dollar offer to reunite after their broadway musical "mama mia!" exploded in popularity now they're booming again with a new generation on tiktok over a billion views so far. >> what is the best thing about being

natalie morales joins us with more on this happy story >> hey, guys, good morning we could all use aer dad's neck. their special bond touched everyone there that day, including the greatest of all time, simone biles before she left the plaza, she had one wish for john and she asked for our help >> look at the height she gets gorgeous >> reporter: long before suni lee soared through the air in together, she was flipping alongside her dad, john. >> i just like doing back flips and stuff. so i learned how to do it on a mattress >> reporter: the balance beam he built in their yard and his now famous pep talks, the foundation of their shared dreams >> and it's suni lee who is in the top spot >> reporter: one that became a reality this summer. suni lee, forever an olympic champion, now a college freshman she's off at auburn. how is she doing >> she is very busy. i have very minimum communication with her right now. >> as most college freshmen. it's like, okay, see you, mom and dad, right >> yeah. >> reporter: but the journey to get here was not without its challenges two days before suni w

. >> a tiny amount, just the amount of two grains of salt could be fatal natalie morales sat down with the young men and women we spoke with represent just a few of the thousands of families who have been devastated because of inadvertent fentanyl poisoning, and they're sharing their stories to spread the message if it didn't come from a pharmacy, don't take the pill. flooded by hundreds of thousands of black market fentanyl pills, the u.s. is in on ongoing crisis as of august 2021, at least 70,000 deaths over just one year were caused by what the cdc calls synthetic opioid overdoses, including thousands of teens and young adults. >> two weeks before my sister passed away, i heard about a friend of mine at my school that passed away from it. i said wow, that's crazy then it happened to my sister. then a guy i dated, then my friend's brother and it keeps going on. >> sky, sam, gisele and michael are all grieving young lives lost to fentanyl pills they didn't intend to take. sky's 20-year-old sister, alexandra, passed away just before christmas in 2019. >> so that day was the worst day o

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> if you add mitt she's never coming home,that she's dead. >> a hard-working mother. >> they spent some hours together. >> she was trying to break off the relationship. >> now the seek krit is out, replaced by a mystery. >> she never returned from lunch. >> we did consider her husband may have known his

. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". my sister's dead. and i just -- sorry.ust gushing.