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that is not an nbc universal. disney's magic kingdom came in second followed by our own universal studios. >>> is that not the signature sound of the city in san francisco? it is when it comes to the cable car bell ringing contest. unfortunately the only sound this year though, it will be silent. they are saying the annual bell ringing contest is cancelled. operators say they are boycotting over cuts to late night service. >>> after two days at sanford the secretary of state heads back to capitol hill. pompeo will face questions likely about president trump's policies and now iran. senators will also likely grill pompeo. >>> new this morning. >> a georgia lawmakers caught with his pants down on a tv show and now resigning over his questionable behavior. maybe you heard the first part of this story earlier this week. the show is brandon cohen who is america on show time. now the latest episode georgia state representative not only dropped his pants but also used racial slurs. he will leave office at the end of the m

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subscriptions and from their paid tv subscriptions and they have a diverse media offering from nbc universal as well they're also primarily u.s. focused which is another key distinguisher here disney is a global business. disney is looking to move into a space which it doesn't have many assets it's looking to become distributor. it's looking to become a full snap media operator to compete with amazon, to compete with netflix. so from comcast's point of view, they can survive this. it's not ideal it's going to reflect negatively on their ambitions to wall street, but they can survive this for disney, if they don't make this happen, there will be existential actions asked about where do they go next? i suspect you're right i suspect they will leave themselves open to a potential takeover by another acquisition ner, another company that's looking to capitalize on this huge disruption because, remember, the at&t/time warner merger has now been approved so already there are two big consolidated players in the north american market. still remain the primary market. the only other market of size th

parent company of nbc universal added 260,000 broadband customers during the quarter.rs. they're up 3%. >>> also, actually -- that's actually should be higher. we want to get those numbers right now from rick. rick >> reporter: all right. let's start out with the trade balance for june, 68.3 billion. that's obviously red ink and it's a bit larger in the redding column than we suspected. if we look at wholesale inventories, it's a preliminary june read. it's not out yet. initial jobless claims moved up 9,000 from 208,000 which is a subtle revision to that really low 207 original release up to 217,000. we're continuing claims move from 1.753 to 1.745. and of course that is a number that's also quite low. wholesale inventories are unchanged. that is a political read. now let's get to something juicy. june preliminary durable goods. this is a volatile series. these preliminary numbers get replaced with the final number and that can be much different. we're expect up 3%, we got 1%. if we look at ex-transportation it's up .4. nondefense airport, a proxy for business spending

know all of the players and you used to run fox and you advised comcast on its acquisition of nbc universal. >> that was a long time ago. >> but you do know the players >> i do know the players >> which of these potential buyers, disney or comcast is better suited as a buyer for fox? >> i think that -- look, at the end of the day whoever executes is the better buyer. i think that they both bring very different things to the party. i think disney brings what is at this point the best content in the world. their idea is to combine that with fox and to build on and disney can combine with marvel and what comcast brings is solid context in universal and nbc and existing customers who are already on the billing relationship, they are two very different things and disney would have a content head start and comcast would have a distribution head start and ultimately it's a function of whoever executes better. >> there's the question of what will happen next if comcast will make another offer disney has a $71 billion deal in place and what would it take for comcast any brian roberts to woo and win

while the entertainment business, nbc universal is more global comcast really sees the advantage of diversifyingle assets overseas. we'll see what happens david makes a good point about potential for comcast and disney to swap a stake in hulu for remaining stake in sky, giving disney a chance to really develop hulu as a full owner or nearly full owner and giving comcast a chance to do more with the entirety of sky. the question is whether these companies, assuming everything goes forward as expected would like to remain in business as partners, whether they'll trade off assets so they don't have to deal with each other as partners as well as just competitors. >> morris, when we were in the throws of this debate, some made the point that disney aside from having to pay up for the asset has to pay for the process of integrating and running them, folding them into the disney machine. how tough a hill is that to climb? >> it's a real job i made a comment earlier i think disney may be the one company that will prove the exception to the rule. the rule as far as we're concerned is that the direction i

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. welcome to "dateline." i'm ann curry. tonight's story started with something that wasn't a crime but helped launch an investigation that made headlines across the country. while on a cruise, a wealthy doctor disappeared. while his wife searched for him, she found out the man she married was a man she never knew. here's rob stafford. >> it had all the makings of a perfect fantasy, the perfect husband away with his perfect wife for her 30th birthday in the picture-perfect greek islands. the weather was perfect, the accommodations aboard their private fully-staffed 80-foot yacht perfect. it was late september 2004, and with her mother and a few close girlfriends along to help the couple celebrate, michelle weinberger had every reason to believe she was living a perfectly charmed life with the man of her dreams. then, as if suddenly doused with cold water, her dream ended. >> when i woke up in the morning at 7:00 a.m. with a horrible feeling in my stomach, he wasn't there next to me. and i put my hand on his si

this morning our friends at craftsy and nbc universal company are relaunching their subscription serviceservice, it will focus on lifestyle learning to help turn inspiration int action. with blue print our online learning partnership continues. that means ather "today" food test. this time with yours truly. >> forecast calls for sunny skies and al. hot gr time for you to start cooking. for this onlinela i'm grilling with chef matt abdoo, a new york w restaurateuh barbecue in his blood. peach. we are at p >> an instructor for blueprint and will be leading nline lessons as we teach you how to become a grill master. >> screaming to me summertime. >> summertime! >> oh, my goodness. >> here is a sneak peek. >> that's right. we're going to make some burgers. >> but we're going to do special burger, my asian insred burger with nice asian slaw. i wanted to make it light be have s juiciness. so i'm taking a pound of ground turkey and a pound of ground pork for a little more flavor and a little more moisture. >> i really like how you jump it up. what's the first thing, get right in. >> get right i

complicated story thus far disney would acquire control of sky in its bid for a variety of assets nbc universal parent comcast yesterday raised its offer for control of sky which fox currently owns 39% the regulators rule that disney might pay the equivalent of 14 british pounds for each ordinary share of sky the comcast bid announced yesterday is worth 14.75 british pounds per share sky is still trading above that. >>> meantime a jury ordering johnson & johnson to pay a record $4.7 billion over allegations its iconic baby powder causes cancer the jury in st. louis awarding damages to 22 women and their families that they failed to warn that it could cause ovarian cancer six of the plaintiffs in the case died. the jury awarded $550 million in compensatory damages and added $1.4 billion in pune ittiitive damages. j&j says it's deeply disappoint would the verdict and plans to appeal the company succeeded in getting many jury verdicts overturned including a case where the plaintiff was awarded damages. the stock under pressure down under 3.25%. the lead attorney for johnson & johnson in a lead exc

joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, eddie glaude jr. of princeton university, peggy noonan and matthew continetti. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. perhaps nothing better illustrates how president trump wants his supporters to see the world than this moment from his speech to the vfw on wednesday. >> what you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening. >> that's right. what you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening. okay. despite his orwellian phrasing, one bit of news president trump does want people to know is happening is that the economy grew at a rate of 4.1% in the second quarter. it's the highest since 2014 under president obama. but beyond that, the news was not good for the president this week. there were increasing signs of a democratic blue wave in the midterm elections. now exactly 100 days away. we learned federal prosecutors are seeking to intervie

. >> three former wrestlers at ohio state university told nbc news republican congressman jim jordanither knew about sexual abuse involving the team doctor or he chose to ignore what was common knowledge. the congressman adamantly denying it. >> i know jim knew about the, what i call, the deviant atmosphere. >> how do you know? >> we all had conversations. there was a lot of banter about the doctor being a groper. >> he was a friend with something's changed. things he said were not true. >> jim jordan is already one of the most recognizable members of the house g.o.p. he serves on the oversight committee, cofounder of the house freedom caucus and he's being accused of ignoring sexual abuse. jordan worked at all housing diversity as an assistant wrestling coach more than 20 years ago. in april, ohio state announced they were investigating allegations of sexual misconduct involving the wrestling team's former position, dr. richard strauss. official said the incident involved strauss' behavior with student athletes from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s. strauss died in 2005. one of the i

three former wrestlers at ohio state university told nbc news, jim jordan knew about the sexual abusenvolving a former team doctor or chose to ignore what was common knowledge. >> due member specifically talking to about this? >> absolutely. like i said, it was mean that we would discuss on a regular basis. there was a lot of banter about doc being a grope her. denied the allegations at a fourth of july event. >> we know of no abuse, we neve. if we had, we would've reported it. >> the situation they told jordan received a number of emails from one of his accusers, and that the emails are being referred to capitol police in ohio. he described an email that he received this morning as strange. add. >> we saw last week and the protesters in washington and all around the country fighting on the issue of immigration. we mention of the top of the broadcast what happened at the statue of liberty. was going on? >> the protesters who called themselves rise and resist hung a banter. they were they are demanding president trump get rid of the agency and among every things reunite families. polic

nbc news exclusive. espionage and intrigue at top universities.dents coming to universitieses to steal secrets? here with the story. >> reporter: what country is fbi directorer christopher ray worried moets about? last week he told lester. >> i thing china, from a counterintelligence perspective represents the broadest, most challenging, most significant threat we face as a country. >> reporter: academic espionage is of concern. that some students, at the direction of the chinese government is funding research, much of which is funded by the u.s. government. >> in a microwaven. >> reporter: famous for inventing an invisibility cloak, made up a material invisible to microwaves. >> working invisibility cloak sglerks and a young scientist in china. lieu came to study in dr. smith's lab, some believe on a mission from the chinese government. >> we know the chinese have a shopping list of intelligence technology every year. we know the research he took from duke university was on that collection list and we know certain government officials and operati

nbc for you. disney's magic kingdom came in second followed by universal studios. >> we didn't their sound there. >>> i was going to say isn't that the sound of san francisco? certainly it is, the cable car bell ringing contest. the only sound you'll hear this year is silence. they are saying the bell ringing contest, they cancelling it. they say they are boycotting over recent cuts on the california cable car line. obviously they are boycotting our newscast today too. >> bling bling bling goes the trolley. >> bling bling bling goes the bell. >> we have to go to break. >> 4:50 right now. nbc bay area responds. >>> you can insure your house and your car. what about your kids college tuition? you can. we'll show you how. nbc bay area responds. >>> but first happening now breaking news. 25 people are dead after an explosion outside a crowded polling station. >>> plus rescuers are searching for villagers. they are missing after a dam breached flooding the surrounding country side. it shows people sitting on ro rooftops to escape the surging water. more news after this break. it is 4:51. you could sav

. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive, espionage and intrigue at america's top universities. are some chinese students coming to american universities to steal secrets. tonight, a chinese student who built a multi-billion technology empire after studying with a duke university professor. cynthia mcfadden has the story. >> reporter: what country is fbi director christopher wray worried most about? last week he told lester -- >> i think china, from a counter-intelligence perspective in many ways, represents the broadest most challenging most significant threat we face as a country. >> reporter: academic espionage is of particular concern that some chinese graduate students at the direction of the chinese government are stealing research, much of which is funded by the u.s. military. this fbi document highlights a case at duke university in the lab of dr. david smith. >> a microwave oven. >> reporter: dr. smith, famous for inventing an in visibility cloak made of a material invisible to microwave, something that captured the attention of even late night comedians and a young sci

nbc news, washington. >>> a massive search is underway for a university of iowa student who disappeared without a trace last week. family members reported 20-year-old molly its missing. the des moines iowa register says that nearly 1500 community members have helped comb the rural roads searching for molly. according to police the 20-year-old is about 5'2" weighing 120 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. >>> raging california wildfires are on a mission. over the weekend that fire had grown by more than 10% burning through over 30,000 acres. officials warned poor air quality from the smoke. so far the ferguson fire has claimed one life. it's one of 50 wildfires burning. >>> in an east alabama area, a tornado ripped through the area causing major damage. the storm uprooted trees and power lines were torn down. the tornado reached speeds of up to 85 miles per hour although there wasn't any structural damage. no injuries. >>> it is monday. hope you're rested from the weekend. easy to do because of all of the tlan a lot of us had. welcome back, bill.

university. three former wrestlers told nbc news that it was common knowledge that richard strauss inappropriatelyyers during appointments. male athletes from 14 sports at the university have reported alleged sexual misconduct by strauss. he died in 2005. now congressman jordan was an assistant wrestling coach at the university from 1986 to '94 and is denying any knowledge of the allegation or abuse. his spokesperson said "congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard any any abuse, never had any abuse reported to him." during his time as a coded ohio state." he's not been contacted by investigators about the matter but will assist them in any way they ask because if what is alleged is true, the victims deserve a full investigation and justice." former sevis anchorman dan rather has a theory y nba great lebron james is heading to los angeles leakers, and the denial about the contract or the move from cleveland to start out in california, rather, tweeting, "we know lebron james has been smoking about trump so it would make sense to head to california, the head of the resistance." new jersey d

nbc news national political reporter heidi prprzybilla, mike barnicl and msnbc contributor eddie glove jr., and nick compasori and dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts universitiesiplomacy analyst for nbc news and msnbc retired four-sta

university now investigating the claims against him. questions remain about the possible crimes or a coverup. catie beck, nbc news. >>> still ahead, outrage after a white man calls police on a black family using a community pool. that man now speaking exclusively to us. >>> also, americans are having fewer babies. tonight, some answers why. >>> back now with the tense encounter caught on video that's been viewed 4 million times already. a white man calling police on a black family at a neighborhood pool. the mom calling it racial profiling. the man is speaking out exclusively to gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: it was the fourth of july when jasmine recorded the viral video on her cell phone. >> why do i need to show my i.d.? >> reporter: this man adam bloom volunteered at the neighborhood hood and asked to see her i.d. he also called police. when officers arrived, she said she felt targeted. police verified her pool pass worked. >> and nobody else was asked their i.d. i am the only black -- i felt this is racial profiling. >> reporter: after several recent incidents from a starbucks pennsylvania to a barbecue i

university. four men telling nbc news jordan was aware of the allegations but did nothing about the doctor.he told jordan directly. here is jordan with reporters last hour. >> it's been great. freedom caucus, unanimous support. great support from leadership and the president. the reason i think they're all supporting me is pause thbecaus know it's the truth. >> speaker ryan addressed the controversy moments ago. >> jim jordan is sa friea frien mine. he haven't always agreed with each other over the years. what i've always known jim jordan to be is a man of honesty and integrity. i also want to make sure that ohio state conducts the review of this doctor, what he did. that's important so campuses are safe. i'm glad jim is supporting that review. >> with me now, politico's jake sherman, live on capitol hill. let's start with the details. we've spoken to four accusers, but there may be eight now. other wrestling have defended him. what do we know about what's going on? is this jim jordan out there fighting for himself? are members of the freedom caucus getting behind him? is there a concerted

university. former wrestlers told nbc news team doctor richard straws performed medically unnecessary examinationsre they were inappropriately touched. dr. strouse died by suicide in 2005. jordan who was the assistant wrestling coach was asked whether he knew of the alleged abuse and turned a blind eye to it, an allegation he repeatedly has denied. >>> in 2016 brett kavanaugh made this surprising admission about which case he would like to overturn. take a listen. >> can you think of a case that deserves to be overturned? >> yes. >> would you volunteer one? >> no. >> pending confirmation hearings, yes, sir, right here. >> thank you very much. >> actually, i'm going to say one. morrison v. olson. >> they said that's the independent counsel statute. >> it's been effectively overruled, but i would put the final nail in. >> here, here. >> again, important to emphasize it was from 2016. the case he was referencing there, morrison versus olsen is a supreme court ruling up holding a 1978 law that creates a system for independent counsels to investigate and potentially investigate government officials for

university. several fmer osu wrestlers tell nbc news jimordan ignored complaints that the team doctor abused them. jordan was an assistant coach at the time. at least one athlete says he directly told jordan what happening. ohiotate opened an investigation into former athletes in 14 sports. jim jordan is ae founder of house freedom caucus and floated as a possible replacement for speaker paul ryan who is retiring. in a statement, jordan's office said, quote, congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at ohio state. end quote. >>> a pnsylvania emergency room doctor facesn prisotime after pleading guilty on gun charges. brian mold had an automatic pistol and ar-15 style rifle in his c when he checked into the trump internional hotel in d.c. last summer. he did not have a license to carry the pistol. as partf hisplea, the government threw out the federal firearms charge. he faces up to two years inhe prison w's sentenced in september. he had to give up guns recovered from not only the car but also his home in

university. three torments till my former wrestlers told nbc news that it was common knowledge that he inappropriately touched players during appointments. now congressman jordan was assistant wrestling coach at the university from 1986 to 1994 and is denying any knowledge of that abuse. his spokesperson today is saying he never saw any beers, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at the school. he has not been contacted about the matter but will assist them in any way they asked because of what is alleged is true with the victims deserve a full investigation and justice. male athletes from 14 sports in the university have reported alleged misconduct by strauss. strauss died in 2005. 12 boys and a coach are no longer alone in a flooded cave. they've been trapped there for more than a week. seven members of the thai navy seals, including a doctor, joined them in the cave, but a senior foreign affairs correspondent even as rescuers make it in, they still face challenges in getting them out. >> how to get these kids out of a mile deep cave in north

nbc news. >>> more than 100 ohio state alsthaumni h accounts of sexual misconduct by a former university doctor. that's according to the school which launched an investigation into the allegations against richard strous who died by suicide in 2005. the case has gotten a lot of attention after jim jordan was accused of knowing about but not reporting the abuse while jordan worked as an assistant wrestling coach at ohio state. jordan denied any knowledge. >>> we'll take a turn now to a heartbreaking tragedy in texas. a little boy left inside a scorching hot daycare van and hours later found dead. his death one of more than two dozen involving children in hot vehicles across the country this year. nbc's kristen dahlgren has a warning for parents. >> reporter: tonight, 3-year-old raymond prior or r.j. was remembered by his family. >> we love you, r.j. >> reporter: his >> we love you! >> reporter: his father went to pick him up last night and found the little boy was left in this hot daycare bus for four hours. the temperature inside 113 degrees. >> it's tragic that children are left in their vehicl

know about accusations of sexual misconduct while he was a coach at ohio state university back in the 90s. that's according to nbct a team doctor was a serial groper. he also said team members talked about it while jordan was in the locker room with them. the congressman has repeatedly denied that he knew about any abuse. the chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel is live in washington. we're seeing e-mails of one of the accusers sent to congressman jordan. >> yes. one former ohio state wrestler said that he e-mailed the congressman and said that he needed to step forward and lead to cut through the b.s. at ohio state. fox has reviewed some of his e-mails, including one from june 15 to congressman jordan and oliver luck which reads, reverend james, wants to be speaker of the house despite his lack of knowledge of the systemic abuse. and it was concluded a may 6 e-mail with #rapecoverup. a way of life. >> something needs to be done to protect students, not just athletes. students across campuses at ohio state and across the country. sexual assault is a systemic problem. >> the doctor accused of sexual mis

university. joining me now, courtney kube. and nbc's national political reporter josh liderman., welcome. >> thank you so much, andrea. >> we've known each other a long time. we're tracking what pompeo is saying. first, to you, you've got a really important speech coming up from the -- from the president, the veterans of foreign wars. the officials are there from australia with pompeo and mattis. threats against iran. no explanation yet of what the president said to vladimir putin in two hours plus of private meetings about what our policy is in syria regarding iran. i think the president is coming out. but courtney, if you could answer quickly what we expect to hear, what we want to hear, what the veterans want to hear. >> well, like you said, there's an embarrassment of riches today. things for us to cover. we're expecting to hear -- i'm sure he'll start by saying -- by welcoming the new va secretary who was just confirmed. we have secretary of state mike pompeo and secretary of defense jim mattis who are talking right now about north korea and the threat. i'm sure they'll get

university since early may. a life and death struggle as a nation plunges deeper into violence. steve patterson, nbc news. >>> back here in the united states, as the government works to reunite migrant children with their parents, our tammy litner spent several days embedded with border patrol agents. it seems at least in one area the administration's zero tolerance policy is not having its intended effect. >> reporter: officer jose is on the front lines of the immigration crisis. while border apprehensions are down from the 1.6 million peak in 20. this officer from the border town in texas says he's seen a spike since the trump administration started zero tolerance. and you guys are seeing an increase, a decrease? people coming? >> increase. >> reporter: one of the families that crossed the rio grande, anita and her son henry. they were separated for more than a month once they entered the u.s. reunited last night. >> translator: it was like a dream that became a reality. >> reporter: henry turned 6 while in government custody. >> translator: i prayed, too, mommy, so everything would turn out all r

nbc news national political reporter heidi prprzybilla, mike barnicl and msnbc contributor eddie glove jr., and nick compasori and dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts universities and chief diplomacy analyst for nbc news and msnbc retired four-star admiral. good morning, welcome. mike, first impressions as you watched that one-minute clip or so of the president speaking around the 100th birthday celebration for nelson mandela and the president making his way across europe last week? >> rewrite the constitution and have another president take over right now. look, this is the distortion of, in daily life in american politics, it's beyond the realm and thankfully former president obama pointed out realities we all live under right now. >> president trump attempting to walk back statements from helsinki where he sided with the russian state over the u.s. government and its intelligence services regarding moscow's interference in the american political system. take a look at what the president said standing next to vladimir putin and then his comments yesterday at the white house. >> my people came to me, dan coats came to me, and some others. they said, they think

nbc bay area news. >>> the fbi taking over the search for a missing college student. 20-year-old molly tibbetts goes to the university of iowa. she hasn't t hasn't been seen since last wednesday night. she lives in brooklyn, iowa between des moines and cedar rapids. her father works in san francisco currently. >>> of white house politics. two of president trump's most critical advisers wrapping up their visit to stanford today meeting with australian leaders. most of the questions were about russia. today's meeting was supposed to address common issues with australia including security and trade. when mike pompeo addressed reporters, the hot topic was trump's meeting with putin. >> there were many things that came from an important meeting between trump and putin, one i think the world will have benefitted from when history is written. >> outside of there, the small group of protesters gathered at the hoover institute outside bringing that inflatable chicken meant to resemble president trump. >> still ahead, he has a troubled past. what we've learned tonight about this man. the man police say stabbed a young woman to

nbc bay area. >>> 6:56. the fbi is taking over the search far missing college student. he goes to the university of iowa.ost a week since anyone has seen her. she was out on a run. her father works in san francisco. >>> reporting that the planning and transportation commission will discuss getting rid of a rule limiting office developments. people say the downtown area already thriving. they worry people who live downtown could be pushed out. >>> a spacex rocket launch went up on the central coast. the launch is the west coast debut of the newest generation of falcon 9 boosters. they have upgraded landing legs which speed up the uturn around time. >>> it could be close to 100 degrees today. it is in effect today. >>> coming up on the today show extreme weather from coast to coast are tracking the downpours soaking the east coast and the deadly heat wave in the western u.s. >>> tourists only have a few hours to evacuate. part of state route 41 will shut down at noon and likely stay shut through sunday because of the ferguson fire. at least a thousand hotel reservations will be cancelled. the first open pr

nbc's hallie jacksonas more from washington. >> reporter: on affirmative action a new move back to old eguidelines. rump administration now says colleges and universities should not consider race during the admissions proc reversal of what former president obama recommended. in a newemo the department of justice called that guidance unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper. for months top trump administration officials have targeted affirmative action policies that they argue are unfair. even though t president himself seemed to have no issue during the campaign. >> but i'm fine with affirmative action. we've lived with it for a long time and i've lived with it for a long >> reporter: civil rights adsxroekts others now furious. the american couedil ons ation points to the need for diversity in classrooms, say the federal government should not threaten schools trying to be inclusive. it sets up a potential political ttle for a president w promised to fight for african- sericans. >> iaid to them, what the hell do you have to lose? vote forme. what do you have to lose? >> reporter: the new guidelines do not change the l

university when jordan was an sistant coach there. the congressman denies the accusations and suggests that th s growingcandal might be politically motivated. nbc'slake mccoy has the latest. >>> another former wrestler at ohio state has come forward to allege sexual abuse. david range said he fondled you a little too long while he a ga you hernia check and then he stayed in the showers like an hour until everyone was dne. he s the assistant wrestling coach at the time, conservative congressman jim jordan, had to know. >> conversations in a locker room are aot different tha people coming up and talking about abuse. no one ever reported any abuse to me. hey had, i would have dealt with it. >> reporter: since nbc news first broke thetory las week, seven former wrestlers say jordanurned a blind eye. >> public knowledge. everyone knew within the athletic department toc was a serial groper atst be. >> reporter: the accusations come with political national implications asth he's i running to replace paul ryan as the speaker of the house. some have come to the congressman's defense as he questions the accuser's s. motivati blake mccoy, nbc news, new york

meanwhile, in russia vladimir putin is getting universal praise for how he handled things. i want to bring in nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel and retired admiral stavridis. richard, let me start in moscow. the russian defense ministry is already announcing they're ready to act on agreements they say were made with trump, something that wasn't brought up at all yesterday. do you know anything about what's going on? >> reporter: it is somewhat vague, what exactly they're trying to talk about -- what exactly these agreements are. if you listened to that press conference yesterday, and i think the whole world did, there weren't a lot of specifics. we thought maybe there would be specifics about crimea, about u.s. troop presence in syria. but it seemed like the russians want to go forward about denuclearization agreements that had been in the works. russia is saying, we want to move forward, we had this summit and we want to keep moving and not necessarily get sucked into this debate on who did better and who performed worse. >> admiral, i think we're going to get a little more of that t

university hospitals for alleged negligence. the clinic at first apologized to all those patients. and now in a new court filing, it is denying legal liability. nbc's gabe gutierrez spoke with one of the outraged couples. >> reporter: the gut-wrenching news left amber ashe and husband elliot in shock. >> it's very hurtful, and it's really a violation of trust for us. >> reporter: she was among the hundreds of women who found out in march their eggs and embryos were destroyed when a preservation system like this one malfunctioned at a university hospitals fertility center near cleveland, crushing their hopes of having a sibling for their young son ethan. >> we see him interact with cousins and other family members and smaller children in our neighborhood, and we see what an amazing big brother he'd be. >> reporter: now in a response to a lawsuit, university hospitals is denying any wrongdoing, saying its patients signed consent forms, the plaintiffs were fully advised of the material risks, benefits and alternatives available for treatment and voluntarily assumed and consented to those risks. ceo tom zanti publicly apologized in march. >> i can't sa

nbc news has broken a disturbing big story today about alleged sexual assault of male athletes at ohio state university by a doctor employed by the university who worked the sports teams of the school. specific will you with the ohio state wrestling team. >> now, conservative republican congressman jim jordan was a coach on the ohio state wrestling team during the time this was alleged. multiare exwrestlers have come forward on the record using their names to allege that congressman jim jordan knew at the time about the abuse, when it was happening and he did nothing to stop it or report it. one stunt has gone on the record saying that he specifically complained to congressman jordan about being groped by the team doctor. he says despite direct appeal for help to jim jordan, mr. jordan took no action in response. he put out a statement denying that he ever knew about any abuse at ohio state during his time there. he then amended his statement on later add an additional sentence supporting an investigation into the allegations. the school has now hired a major law firm to investigate this matter and the

university. >> heidi, good to talk to you. thank you for being with us. >> thanks, ali. >> nbc news national political correspondent. >>> comingp, from lawn mowers to pizza, sleeping bags, ketchup, canada slaps tariffs on a slew of products from trump loving red states. what this means with one of our closest allies. you're watching msnbc. >>> the trump administration is attacking canada over its decision to impose tariffs on nearly $13 billion worth of american goods. >> we've been very nice to canada for many years and they've taken advantage of that, particularly advantage of our farmerses and at the g7 the president proposed that they get rid of all tariffs and drop all barriers an have really great trade and they refused that and escalating tariffs against the united states does nothing to help canada and it only hurts american workers. >> white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders made those comments after canada placed tariffs on these u.s. products in retaliation for the tariffs that president trump imposed on canadian steel and aluminum. canadian officials said the tariffs focus on goods produced in states tha

nbc news. >>> a day after the founder and chairman of papa johns resigned over h image for marketing. he apologized calling the use of his word inappropriate and hurtful and today the university of louisville said it's scrubbing the papa johns name from the football stadium. >>> there is more ahead tonight including the warning about ticks and lyme disease even if they usually aren't found in your area. >>> also, serena chasing history in her amazing come back at wimbledon. >>> we're back now with a summer health alert. lyme disease affects 3,000 people every year and the type of tick is being identified in parts of the country where it's never been seen before. dr. john torres has the story. >> reporter: ashley collins lives in arkansas where lyme disease is rare. so when her 6-year-old daughter tested positive for lyme last year, she was shocked. >> never crossed my mind that it would be a problem. >> reporter: tonight, a new warning from scientists, that ticks including those that carry lyme disease are spreading into new areas around the country. >> ticks are not just in the northeast and the upper midwest where we classically think they are. they are in the south, they a