ing right here, our nbc news exclusive. i go one-on-one with former fbi director james comey about mueller and more. his first reaction. we hope you'll be able to join us. and that is "nbc nightly news" for this tuesday. i'm lester holt. for all of us, thank you for watching and good night. right now at 6: a health scare in the south bay. the 20 public places exposed to the measles virus. >>> right now at 6:00 a health scare in the south bay. the 20th public place is exposes to the measles crisis. >>> b.a.r.t. it has riders concerned in contra costa county. >>> but first, too harsh or too lenient. they hand down the fine to larry p over the argument with his wife. >>> this is much more than just a suspension. today a new path for the giants. no longer will larry baer have seemingly unlimited power. he's not only suspended but it's prompted the giants executive board to change the structure of the front office. this all stems from larry baird's public altercation with his wife earlier this month. it also means there ooh's a n

still think he's guilty. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from washington where we begin with an nbc news exclusive. james comey, the former fbi director, ed b thapr investigation, is speaking out. in his first interview since the mueller investigation was closed, comey told me he is struggling to understand why robert mueller didn't reach a conclusion on possible obstruction of justice charges. also saying he has no regrets over pursuing possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign despite the report's findings. and that's where we began. let's start with what we think are the conclusions of the mueller report, that on the central question of collusion, it didn't find it. you've led this investigation from the start. were you stunned when you heard that? did you expect it? >> no, i didn't know what answer the special counsel would arrive at. when i was fired, we hadn't finished the work, so i didn't know what conclusion it would end up at. i think it's good that he was able to finish the work and establish both that the russia thing wasn't a hoax, that the russians interfered in the el

. >>> an nbc news exclusive, our journey to the most dangerous place for children o a remote region that americans rarely see. >>> the future of facebook. how mark zuckerberg's new announcement may affect you. >>> good evening, everyone. there is late word tonight of mounng legal troubles for r& music star r. kelly, back in a chicago jail tonight s afr speaking out about de unrage sex claims against him in an unsettling and explosive tv interview. a tearful and angry kelly forcefully claimed his innocence against the sexual abuse chargea he faces aearing later today at a court hearing in a case.te child suppo kelly was ordered back behind bars. our stephanie gosk has the breaking details. >> reporter: tonight r. kelly is back icustody. this time over failing to pay more than $160,000 in child support payments. as a storm of reaction swirls around his stunning interview wi cbs news. >> i'm not lucifer. i'm a man. i make mistakes. but i'm not a devil. by no means am i a monster. >> reporter: the three-time grammy winner lashing out angrily when asked about s allegations ual misconduct with

nbc news the company in no way defends the past misconduct of former employees and is fully cooperating with the government. ♪ anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> we want to turn to an nbc news exclusiveere the final battle against isis in that country is under way tonight. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel takes us to the front lines. >> reporter: u.s.-backed kurdish-led forces poured into the last isis stronghold for a final assault tonight to defeat the islamic state. they rained mortars on isis' only remaining territory, the syrian village of baguz is now in ruins. so is the isis dream of a caliphate. one of the top kurdish commanders took us to the front lines here. you can hear the coalition aircraft above. staying in a single file to avoid stepping on isis mines. [ speaking foreign language ] he's saying that all of the houses around here have been booby trapped, set up with mines. only a few places that they have cleared are safe to go into. this is one of them. inside, we headed for the roof. this was an old isis field clinic. now the kurdish-led forces have taken it over and it's their most advanced position. the commander showed me how isis is completely surroun

>>> tonight, from washington, an nbc news exclusive. i go one on one with james comey. his first interview since robert mueller turned in his report. and his first reaction to that fone-page summary from attory general william barr. >> a lot of what is said in that letter doesn't make sense to me. >> the former fbi direor questioning why mueller didn't reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice. >> ao can't quite understand why he didn't resolve the question about whether the president was culpable for io obstru >> and tonight comey calling fof the releashe full report. >> you want this whole thing out? >> oh, it has to. >> a wide-ranging conversation. why comey says he has no regrets. ht >>> also tongrowing controversy over the education secretary's plan to strip all federal funding for the special olympics. >>> boeing unveils its urgent fix for grounded 737 max planes. will it be enough to get those jetsack in the air after a pair of deadly disasters? >>> chicago's top prosecutor who recused herself from jussie smollett's case speaking out foh first time. how she ex

nbc news exclusive. >>> good morning. nbc news exclusive. former fbi director james comey, the man who started the russia investigation, weighing in for the first time onheueller report's conclusion of no collusion. >> believe it or not, that should be good news whether you're democrat or republican. >> but calls out the special reunsel for what he did not do and thedent for the attacks on the fbi. >> i don't think we've seen ie history of our country a president try to burn down an o institution justice. >>> the backlash. ouecage over the dision to drop all charges against jussie smollett. this morning the president calling it outrageous and an embarrassment. the white hot spotlight on o' chic top prosecutor forced to

. >>> to an nbc news exclusive, the u.s. deploying six b-52 nuclear weapons-capable planes to europe to deliver a powerful message to moscow. our keir simmons experienced it all firsthand. >> reporter: a powerful demonstration of american military might over eastern europe. we're in the cockpit of a u.s. air force b-52 refueling over romania. the two aircraft just feet apart. nbc news given exclusive access to this delicate operation. >> definitely physically intensive, hand-flying this jet. >> reporter: the u.s. sending six nuclear-capable b-52 bombers here from louisiana. >> we want the folks around the world to understand, this is a capability that we have. >> reporter: as the sun sets over the mediterranean, our 14-hour flight nears syria and a russian air base there. presidpu spokesman says the deployment breeds more tension. but it's russia's aggressive tactics that have been making many of the headlines. russian jets buzzing not only u.s. navy ships but flying inches from u.s. fighter jets. and in the dark -- >> got t

." >>> tonight, from washington, an nbc news exclusive. i go one on one with james comey.irst interview since robert mueller turned in his report. and his first reaction to that four-page summary from attorney general william barr. >> a lot of what is said in that letter doesn't make sense to me. >> the former fbi director questioning why mueller didn't reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice. >> also can't quite understand why he didn't resolve the question about whether the president was culpable for obstruction. >> and tonight comey calling for the release of the full report. >> you want this whole thing out? >> oh, it has to. >> a wide-ranging conversation. why comey says he has no regrets. >>> also tonight, growing controversy over the education secretary's pl

so are a couple other reports bubbling up on vp picks and money matters with the new nbc exclusive reportling just what a democratic superpac is up to. joining me, nbc national political reporter mike memly. senior news correspondent kimberly atkins and on set with me, the guy behind the scoop on democrats and big money, alex. let's start there. you write about this $50 million expansion that's going to go toward a massive paid advertising campaign on tv, digital radio, all to try to win over some of these voters in so-called trump country. >> we're talking about wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. three key states that cost hillary clinton the election in 2016. this is american bridge. they've been active in opposition research in senate campaigns, house campaigns and gubernatorial campaigns. they haven't done a lot of paid advertising and haven't played in presidential politics. this is new for them. the idea is while all these 20 million democrats are fight -- >> going after each other. >> somebody has to mind the store. trump is out there running for re-election. they and other grou

nbc news exclusive. >>> good morning. nbc news exclusive. former fbi director james comey, the man who started the russia investigation, weighing in for the first time onheueller report's conclusion of no collusion. >> believe it or not, that should be good news whether you're democrat or republican. >> but calls out the special reunsel for what he did not do and thedent for the attacks on the fbi. >> i don't think we've seen ie history of our country a president try to burn down an o institution justice. >>> the backlash. ouecage over the dision to drop all charges against jussie smollett. this morning the president calling it outrageous and an embarrassment. the white hot spotlight on o' chic top prosecutor forced to defend the choice. >> the decision to provide an alternative resolution to this case was made based on the evidence. >> just ahead, a live interview with the actor's attorney on the deal, the decision and what's next. >>> the big fix?ay boeings it's ready to improve safety on its 737 max planes while the head of the faa facing

it's an nbc news exclusive. >> i don't want money. i just want respect for all women. i want this toxic masculinity culture to end. >> she claims that a coach threatened to have her fired if she did not have sex with him. for the first time, she's opening up onto why she chose to come forward so publicly. >> i want to work in the sports industry, so i'm going to change it before i get there. because by the time i graduate, i don't want to have to worry about not getting a promotion because i'm a female, because i'm already changing that. >> she says that incident forced her to medically withdraw from school and seek treatment. school officials say they're investigating. >> we have to see the facts. we have to see what the report is. and we do not need an attorney general whose job interview was that the president is above the law, that doesn't think a president can be indicted, to be our interpreter of something that he should just show us. >> that's house speaker nancy pelosi this morning pushing for the full mueller report to be released. in the meantime, "new york t

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. >> now to an nbc news exclusive. you to the most dangerous place in the world to be a chilly, the central african republic. years of civil war left the country in ruins and children have been forced to become soldiers. there is a desperate effort to bring them to safety. cynthia mcfadden has traveled to the area and shares the crisis. >> reporter: she was 11 years old when her father was murdered and she was abducted by an armed group. >> translator: the first day i was terrified. we were given knives. it was the first time i ever saw an armed group. >> reporter: you were really a prisoner. she is from the central african republic where six years of fierce fighting between muslim rebels and christian militias have left the nation in ruins. 1 1/2 million children are at risk of starvation, and tens of thousands of them are forced to become soldiers. we first saw her two years ago when she bravely took the stage at the u.n. >> translator: i know what it's like to be alone, to be hurt and to lose my childhood. >> report

nbc news analyst jeremy bash is with us. white house correspondent for pbs "news hour" yamiche alcindor. our team here at nbc is leading the morning with several big stories today. courtney has obtained an exclusive preview of a report describing russia's plans for a year ahead. plus is beto ready to run? it seems like everyone else wants him to do it more than he wants to. >> i think he's at risk of mayor pete right now. >> i agree. >> how many times can you go out walking in the woods thinking about life and, you know, contemplating it and like come on, the guy's 47 or something. >> he's got good teeth. >> a contemplative, walk in the woods kind of guy may be just who we need. >> hans nichols is lkiooking at key voting block that could shape the race for the white house. we begin with speaker of the house pelosi -- check mate. she said she's inclined to steer the party against impeachment of trump. yes, against. >> congressman nadler decided to impeach the president the day the president won the election. >> trying to get the goods on this president in an apparent effort to impeach him. >> a for emto lie about the president of the united states so they can all start their impeach process. >> th

nbc news obtained exclusive, new data, showing a spike in the number of illegal crossings into the u.s. from canada. kerry sanders reports from the forgotten border. >> reporter: it's beautiful, rug ged and forboding, our forgotten northern border. it is here in vermont where we join u.s. customs and border protection to understand why migrants come to canada to enter the u.s. illegally. all mexican nationals need is a $300 airline ticket and a $7 canadian entry fee. is canada harder because it is simply for someone from mexico to fly to canada without a visa? >> it is definitely an area that can be exploited. >> reporter: while the raw numbers are small compared to the southernborder, government statistics illustrate a trend. 91% increase in undocumented immigrants captured on the u.s./canada border. 132% increase on the quebec border. >> as we sit today, it is about 8 degrees right now, and we have a lot of snow. this is not favorable conditions for anybody to be walking around out here in the middle of the night. >> reporter: yet, people try it. >> they absolutely try it. >> reporte

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. >>> coming up, nbc news exclusive reporting.w you what north korea is working on right now despite a refrain that our president likes to repeat now and again. we'll have that story when we come back. we come back. >>> we mentioned this before the break and we have exclusive reporting from nbc news tonight including satellite photos that show that less than 48 hours after those nuclear talks between the u.s. and north korea fell apart, kim jong-un was already rebuilding one of his missile sites. experts say the satellite images show work being done on a launchpad for long-range missiles, among other things that are capable of hitting the united states. this is a site that's been dormant largely since last august. according to analysts, quote, this renewed activity, taken just two days after the inconclusive hanoi summit may indicate north korean plans to demonstrate resolve in the face of u.s. rejection at north korea's demands at the summit to lift five u.s. security sanctions and enacted in 2017. this is what president trump ha

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nbc news obtained exclusive new data showing a spike in the number of illegal crossings into the u.s.m canada. nbc's kerry sanders reports from the forgotten border. >> reporter: it's beautiful, rugged and foreboding. our forgotten northern border. it's here in vermont where we joined u.s. customs and border protection to best understand why an increasing number of migrants come to canada to enter the u.s. illegally. all mexican nationals need is a $300 airline ticket and a $7 canadian entry fee. >>> does canada make things more difficult for you because it's so simple for somebody from mexico to fly to canada without the need of a visa? >> it's definitely an area that can be exploited. >> reporter: while the raw numbers are small compared to the southern border, new government statistics illustrate a trend. a 91% increase in the number of undocumented migrants captured along the u.s./canada border, a 232% increase on the icy treacherous vermont quebec border. >> as we sit out here today, it's about l degrees rig it's about 8 degrees and we have a lot of snow. this is not favorable co

news. james comey sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc's lester holt late today. and lester will join us live in minutes to talk about his conversation with comey. >>> but we're going to start with the tension building on capitol hill with blayne alexander. >> and that tension is building in part to this unexpected move by president trump's justice department tort sup ending obamacare entirely. now, keep in mind that this really is a f politicalor for democrats who are now renewing their fht over health care. with the trump administration a backing the poh eliminate obamacare completely. >> if if the supreme cou rules that obamacare is out, we will have a plan that's far better than obamacare. reporter: democrats rallying to save it. >> i think we're going to do everything in our power. we just had a meeting on it as a bunch of freshman members soe weoing to fight it. >> reporter: democrats eager to focus on an issue they believe will help them win house control in 2018, already a frequentpi for 2020 presidential hopefuls. >> health care shod be understood to be a

. >>> in an nbc news exclusive, fired former fbi director james comey speaks out for the first time since the russia investigation ended. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us from washington with the very latest. >> hi there, laura. it's been a while since we heard from him. he was the fbi director that started the investigation before handing it over to special counsel. now comey says he's a little confused about how the investigation ended. >> i think it's good he was able to finish the work. >> reporter: fired fbi director james comey in an exclusive interview with lester holt on the russian investigation he started. comey said it's good for the country trump was cleared of collusion, but forney general william barr left questions only the full report can answer. >> the obstruction piece concerns me. they are people with sterling reputations. a lot of what is said in that letter doesn't make sense. >> i think it's clear director comey has been confused about a lot of things in the last couple of years. >> reporter: it's not clear if congress will get the full report. democrats ar

thank you coming up an nbc news exclusive, the most dangerous place in the world for children.tral african republic where close to two million children are in the middle of a humanitarian crisis that is going unnoticed. first, steny hoyer will not commit to the anti-semitism resolution this week. his week but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ed gets copays as lowlily go to as zero dollars on medicare part d prescriptions. ed gets labels clear as day. and, lily.... lily gets anything she wants. ed knows he could just have us deliver his prescriptions. but what's the fun in that? switch to cvs pharmacy. >>> house democrats are still working on a response from ilhan omar's comments that lobbyists want to promote allegiance to a foreign country. after a vote condemning anti-semitism originally scheduled for today, tensions ran hyatt a closed door meeting today that the "washington post" reports, quote, erupted i

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. >>> up next, an nbc news exclusive, our reporting on ben carson and his shall we say pretty chilled sched. it's your monday watch or swamp watch, who knew bipartisan watch can be a tweet? apparently why washington is so fired up this morning. next. hy washington is so fired up this morng.in next when did you see the sign? when i needed to create a better visitor experience. improve our workflow. attract new customers. that's when fastsigns recommended fleet graphics. yeah! now business is rolling in. get started at fastsigns.com. yeah! now business is rolling in. [laughter] ♪ ♪ "i'm okay." ♪ ♪ >>> so here's your morning's magic number. 50. the number of tweets or re-tweets from president trump over the weekend and he is still going strong at it this morning. this is maybe a new record as he takes on topics from general motors to google to fox to "snl," which by the way was a repeat with the late senator john mccain, nearly seven months after his death. at the peak of all to see. kristen welker is at the white house, tam and jake are back with us, too. christi, you can call irony her

it's an nbc news exclusive. >> >> i don't want money. i just want respect for all women. i want this toxic masculinity culture to end. last season page cornelius joined the sports medicine program and helped the players at practice. she claims a coach threatened to have her fired if she didn't have sex with him. she's opening about why she's stepping forward in such a public way. >> i want to work in the sports industry. i want to change it before i get there. by the time i graduate, i don't want to have to worry about not getting a promotion because i'm female because i'm already changing that. >> she said the incident forced her to medically withdraw from school and seek medical treatment. school officials say they are investigating. you can watch her full interview on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." >>> developing now in san francisco, the search is on for a man seen attacking an 85-year-old protesting outside a planned parenthood office. it was all caught on camera last thursday. the 23 second video began showing a man carrying a banner. then the 35-y

. >>> we're back with an nbc news exclusive. nearly two months after ordering all u.s. yria, president trump now says he agrees 100% with keeping those officers in the region. nbc news national security military reporter live at the pentagon. what is this all about now? >> so this came from a bipartisan group of members of congress, senators and representatives, who the letter was sent the day after the white house confirmed that the president had decided to keep some sort of a residual force. at the time, sarah sanders put out this one-line statement saying it would be about 200 troops. it's not clear if that's actually what it's going to look like or how the presence will be distributed around the country, what they'll be doing. but these members sent a letter saying they agree with the idea of keeping a residual force there, and they talk specifically about concerns about isis regenerating, about iran being emboldened by the u.s. and international partners leaving, et cetera. what's interesting, though, is they got a response from president trump, a handwritten respon

. >>> and we're back now with an nbc news exclusive report. the u.s.it is ending its annual large scale joint exercises with south korea usually conducted every spring. this is happening just one day after the failed summit in vietnam, which has left the u.s. and north korea pointing fingers at each other on what went wrong and who is to blame. joining me now is nbc national security military reporter courtney kube who broke the story, jeffrey louis, middlebury institute of national studies. and joe, the president of plow shares fund and an msnbc national security analyst. courtney, i have your fantastic exclusive report right here. it just came out moments ago. it's hot off the press. tell me what the significance is here. >> these are the annual key spring exercises. they're not going to conduct them in any more. this isn't a direct result of the summit in hanoi. this is something that's been going on for sometime. you'll recall after the first summit in singapore, president trump talked about these exercises, calling them provocative, saying they're

and coming up, an nbc news exclusive report that russia is not done meddling in elections yet. a new target. we get a secret look at what the kremlin has been up to. up to you should be mad at tech that makes things worse. but you're not, because you have e*trade whose tech makes life easier by automatically adding technical patterns on charts and helping you understand what they mean. don't get mad, get e*trade. >>> and that's going to do it for this hour. i'm chris jansing in for stephanie rule. up now, more news with hallie jackson. >> a lot of it this morning. the speaker has spoken. is her party listening in new reaction to pelosi's steering democrats away from one of them want. how her impeachment comments are playing. one democrat on the intel committee joins us live. >>> and new this morning, joe biden is putting out his most explicit hint yet on 2020. >> i appreciate the energy you showed when i got up here. save it a little longer. i may need it in a few weeks. >> only one way to read that one. biden one of a trio of 2020 potentials maybe finally actually officially g

. >>> still ahead, an nbc news exclusive report, a request from the department of homeland security tountries. we're following that, and the breaking news in london, a third vote on brexit that just failed, raising major questions about the future of the uk and the prime minister. re of the uk ande prime minister for what comes next. at fidelity, we make sure you have a clear plan to cover the essentials in retirement, as well as all the things you want to do. and on the way, you'll get timely investment help to keep you on the right track, without the unnecessary fees you might expect from so many financial firms. because when you have a partner who gives you clarity at every step, there's nothing to stop you from moving forward. who gives you clarity at every step, you know reliable support when you have it, and that dependability is what we want to give our customers. at comcast, it's my job to constantly monitor our network. prevent problems, and to help provide the most reliable service possible. my name is tanya, i work in the network operations center for comcast. we are working

. >>> we're back with an nbc news exclusive. the united states is planning to end a large scale joint military drill or all of them with south korea. officials say the move is part of the effort to ease tensions with north korea after the failed second nuclear summit between president trump and kim jong-un. nbc news national security and military reporter courtney kube broke the story and joins me now. courtney, if this happens, who benefits from it? >> so, this is something the u.s. military has been looking at for sometime. remember after the singapore summit of 2018, president trump made it clear he was against the idea of these large thousands of people -- thousands of troops joint exercises between the u.s. and south korea. for years they have occurred at least twice a year, in the spring and in the summer. when president trump made it clear he didn't want to do those any more, the military started looking at ways they could change the training and change the exercises so they didn't have the large ones, but they didn't hav

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of president trump's prototypes were breachable in some way, but now for the first time, "nbc news" has exclusivelyraph of the steel-slat-barrier-style border wall design that was clearly cut through with what we are told is a household saw. - you'd think the news that you can just saw through a steel wall would be devastating news for trump, but, apparently, he already knows about this, and he's not concerned. - there's nothing that can't be penetrated, but you fix it. - i get what he's saying. again, i get it. even if a wall isn't 100% impenetrable, it's still better than nothing. and america's gonna need all the help it can get because the way trump tells it, things on the border are about to get nuts. - here's the story. there is another... major caravan forming... right now in honduras. and so far--we're trying to break it up, but so far, it's bigger than anything we've seen. - i don't know, but the president makes it sound like a hurricane of hondurans is heading for the u.s. you know--no, i mean, like, say what you want about him as president, but donald trump would make a great immigration

plus our nbc news exclusive and how democrats are going after voters who flipped in 2016. all the day's big news. we start with what may or may not be brewing at the department of justice. the special counsel and his much-anticipated report, the white house bracing for it. bloomberg's headline, mueller laid out the dots. his report may show if they connect. president trump is once again slamming the special counsel, his team, his process, but also saying americans should be able to see this thing. and you probably want to see the report, right?

the irs giving nbc news the exclusive first look at some of the top scams out there.n dalgren. >> reporter: this year the irs ys the schemes are more sophisticated than ever. >> these scams share one thing in common, and that is, they're able to dupe smart, unsuspecting people into losing their money.l >> reportek out for scammers filing a fraudulent tax return, even depositg it in your own bank account, tn posing as the irs to reclaim it. or using malwareo track keystrokes on your computer, gaining access to sensitive files. kyle duer got a voice mail. y >> tid they were the irs, they listed off the balance that i y d with them and that the were issuing a warrant for my arrest. ed reporter: the caller knew his name, where he leven his driver's license info. so he made a $400 debi payment. >> it was pretty intimidating as far as the information that th d. >> reporter: but he got suspicious when the scammers then started asking fos.gift ca >> any government entity, like the irs, will not accept payment in the form of gift cards, period. >> reporter: other things the ir

news. james comey sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc's lester holt late today. and lester will join us live in minutes to talk about his conversation with comey. >>> but we're going to start with the tension building on capitol hill with blayne alexander. >> and that tension is building in part to this unexpected move by president trump's justice department tort sup ending obamacare entirely.

coming up, nbc news exclusive.ed, question answered on the issue of collusion? is this over? >> well, not over until we see the transparency. i mean, the important question has been answered, right, the russia thing was not a hoax. >> this morning, we'll get comey's take on the investigation, as the president speaks out overnight. >>> plus, behind bars. >> you need to do some jail time. >> the surprise sentencing for a young woman who pushed her friend off a bridge. >> ready? oh! >> we're live with the latest on the judge's decision, and how the victim is responding after an emotional day in court. >>> and catching up with kevin. kevin costner is here to talk about his latest film "the highwaymen," as well as his iconic roles. >> we need a live rooster to take the curse off of jose's glove. no one seems to know what to get milly or jimmy for a wedding present. >> you don't look like a bodyguard. >> this is my disguise. >> is this heaven? >> no, it's iowa. >> the hollywood legend live in studio 1a today, thursday, m

nbc news obtained n exclusive data showing the spike and the number of illegal crossings in the u.s. from canada. kerry sanders repts from the forgotten border. >> it is beautiful a. it is here in vermont where we join u.s. customs and border protection to best understand why anas incg number of immigrants come to canada to ente the u.s. ill leely. all they need is a $300 ticket and a $700 entry fee >> doit is so simple from someo from mexico to fly to canada. >> it is an area that can be exploited. eporter: while the raw numbers are small, new governmenttatistics illustrate a trend, 91% encrease increase undocumented immigrants captured along the u.s. canada border. >> as we sit out here today is about 8 degrees right now and we have a lot of snow. this is not favorable conditions for anybody to be out here in the middle of the night. people try. they absolely try. >> reporter: the northern border is twice the length of the southern border. agents up here rely heavily on technology like cameras feeding live pictures into command center.ep >> rter: a camera monitor from this bordero

. >>> a powerful nbc news exclusive, opening our eyes to a massive humanitarian crisis. >> this is therous. >> cynthia mcfadden travels to africa and a country on the brink. we want to show you what children there are facing and more importantly, how you can help. >>> also, the random acts of kindness from actor luke perry that are only now coming it ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release it, like it's supposed to. trulicity is not insulin. it starts acting in my body from the first dose and continues to work when i need it, 24/7. trulicity is an injection to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. don't use it as the first medicine to treat diabetes, or if you have type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, you're allergic to trulicity, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of a s

one woman speaking exclusively to nbc news said she found cameras inside is addressing privacy concerns. >> reporter: it was the business trim booked through air bnb that got way too personal. >> i turned to leave the kitchen and there wascamera. >> she found not one but two cameras inside the home she thought she was alone in. >> suddenly every tiny pin hole looked like a camera to me. >> she reported it to the homeowner who updated the listings so future renters wouldn't be surprised. air bnb says they have strict policy regarding disclosing cameras. they have to be in plain sight and are only allowed in common areas like a living room. but surveillance devices are still forbidden in bathrooms, bedrooms or any private areas. >> the minute a camera is in the scsed to you, that's some form of consent. so cover up the camera or get out of the room. >> a florida man is considering legal action after discovering multiple hidden cameras in the bedroom. >> you don't know who you're dealing with and air bnb doesn't know either. >> reporter: making sure what happens behind closed doors stays t

the shooting, legally justified, says camera's attorney general, clark's mother speaking exclusively to nbc news. >> it's so hard to be reminded that i'm a black citizen in america and that means absolutely nothing. >> reporter: after reviewing police footage and conducting interviews the 11-month investigation is now over by the state ag. two officers who fired 20 shots and said they feared for their lives will not face criminal charges, saying they pulled the trigger because they thought clark wasarmed. >> you can see a flash of light which one officer described as, he thought, a muzzle. >> committing a crime, did not respond to police commands and moved within feet of officers when he was killed. >> i believed for a moment we would have justice. >> march 18th shooting began with officers responding to a vandallism call, tracking the 22-year-old as he moved through a sacramento neighborhood ending up in his own grandmother's backyard. >> it's a big reminder of where we are and who we are. >> today, sacramento, a year after this shooting, bracing for demonstrations that could disrupt the city a

nbc news is reporting exclusively that officials with customs and border protection compiled a list of reporters, attorneys, activists, all the stops for additional questioning at the border. a new data shows that illegal crossings reached an 11-year record high. daniel, does this undermine the notion that the administration's aggressive policies have deterred new migration to the u.s.? >> yeah, i think that's a good point because, you know, democrats will say that there is no national emergency even though the numbers are up. they always go up. and they view the list that the administration created as chilling and almost orwellian implications. it's not good for a government to have so much power that they're stopping people just being lawful activists and journalists trying to cover that migrant caravan. reminds me the book when he talked about meeting with trum top create an enemy's list of leakers in the white house. and they have permeated through the administration. >> thank you both for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> jared kushner's latest tri

one woman speaking exclusively to nbc news says she found cameras inside her airbnb. here's morgan chesky. >> reporter: it was the business trip booked through airbnb that got way too personal for paige blair. >> i turned to leave the kitchen, and there was a camera. >> reporter: she found not one but two cameras inside the home she thought she was alone in. >> suddenly every little tiny pinhole looked like a camera to me. r reported the casers uldn't b surprised. airbnb says they have strict policies regarding the proper loermust disclose any cameras ahead of time, which are only allowed in plain sight and in common areas, like a living room. but surveillance devices of any kind are still forbidden in bathrooms, bedrooms, or any other private area. >> the minute a camera's in the room and it's disclosed to you, that is some form of consent. so you better cover up the camera or get out of the room. >> reporter: a florida man is considering legal action against airbnb after discovering multiple hidden cameras inside his rental. now blair's asking about cameras up front

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balanceus.org >>> this morning nbc news is getting an exclusive first look you will only see here athat russia has been up to secretly for the past year and the mess it wants to make across europe coming up. the report says russia will probably interfere in the may european parliamentary elections, focuses their efforts on germany, france, italy. it's keeping up with the broader extensive cyber spying campaign against the west. the kremlin's military activity has been expanding. russia has been building up the presence along the borders, preparing for an extensive military conflict with nato. if some kind of crisis did happen, the experts say russia would probably attack the baltic states first. it could involve attacks on western europe as well. kourtney broke this story. she has that exclusive reporting from the pentagon. walk us through what you've learned and how significant it is. >> reporter: this is coming from the estonia intelligence community. they've been paying attention to russia. they watch them closely. russia is the biggest threat to estonia. they're constantly gather