our priscilla thompson reports. >>> a tax fraud trial for shakira could land her behind bars for up to eight years "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. there's still flooding and watches in effect in kentucky with more rain expected. the state is vowing to pay for the funeral expenses four siblings are among the victims ranges from ages 8 to 2 years old. they were swept away as the family clung to a tree the death toll is expected to rise even more. >> we know there are bodies we're still processing, and when you see the devastation of this flooding that have carried houses hundreds of yards if not more, we know we'll be finding bodies sadly in the days to come. >> fema says there are still bodies unaccounted for, but state officials are not confirming the number missing. the governor is urging people to donate clothes, money, and bottled water because gas and oil spills have contaminated the supply fema says it has sent 18 trailers filled with clean water. the flooding left animal shelters severely crowded. the muddy paws rescue brought

the governor said the fbi and doj are now also investigating lester >> priscilla thompson, thanks. >>> a sad update tonight on the search for 16-year-old kiely rodni. officials say remains found in a submerged car discovered by a group of divers we previously profiled are likely hers. steve paterson tells us more. >> reporter: tonight after thousands of man hours, hundreds of tips, and more than a dozen agencies scouring for any trace of missing teen kiely rodni, one tragic discovery from a volunteer scuba group. >> we believe it is our missing person we have not been able to positively identify, but it's more than likely >> reporter: private dive team adventures with purpose discovered the 16-year-old's suv overturned in a lake on sunday in just 14 feet of water, 55 feet offshore near the campground where she was last seen. >> the vehicle didn't stand out like a sore thumb. i had to make several passes over it to kind of verify what i was seeing. >> reporter: rodni's father was at the lake when the car and body were discovered. >> that's not a moment that is easy they have a 16-year-

correspondent priscilla thompson is in uvalde tonight with the emotional fallout. >> reporter: tonight, uvalde schools police chief pete arredondo is out. >> all in favor? motion passes unanimously. >> reporter: with mounting pressure from parents the board voted to fire the embattled chief wh waited over an hour to storm a classroom and take down the gunman who killed 19 children and 2 teachers >> our babies are dead >> reporter: the anger felt by families and students still palpable three months later. >> i have messages for pete arredondo and all the law enforcement that were there that day. turn in your badge and step down! you don't deserve to wear one >> reporter: some victims' families emerging from the meeting feeling relief. >> it feels good to finally see some kind of justice being done in uvalde >> reporter: javier lost his 9-year-old daughter jackie in the shooting. >> the work is still not done we still got more work to do. >> would you like an apology? >> i would have liked an apology back then right now, no. it's too late. >> reporter: chief arredondo refused to attend t

priscilla thompson has more >> reporter: dump trucks full of sand going block to block in jackson, mississippi. >> at least try to be prepared >> reporter: bracing for more flood waters, the mayor issuing an urgent warning to residents. >> get out now get out as soon as possible >> reporter: the pearl river is expected to crest at 35.5 feet overnight. near downtown jackson, as many as 150 homes in the path of destruction. homes like barbara green. it flooded with two feet of water when the river last crested in 2020 >> i lost pretty much everything i had before just don't want to keep going through the same thing >> reporter: this flooding adding to water still on the ground in mississippi, after days of excessive rainfall as the governor declared a state of emergency, warning time is running out. >> the actions that you take now can help you protect your own life and help you protect the lives of your family members. >> reporter: the threat of fast-moving floods being felt across the country raging waters tearing through big bug creek in arizona saturday. and overnight, water rushing in at th

>>> as students head back to the classroom, schools are confronting a growing teacher short priscilla thompson is taking a look at one solution that's gaining traction >> i'm in kindergarten >> reporter: it's back to school for students in dekalb, texas but this year they'll be spending only four days a week here instead of five. the goal, to attract and retain teachers. >> so you're starting the year with no vacancies? >> we filled all our positions before june which is rare for us >> reporter: and challenging. nationwide, there are 280,000 fewer public schoolteachers this year than before the pandemic to attract educators, small rural districts across the country are shifting to a four day school week to compete with larger school systems that can often afford to pay teachers more >> so this is a chart. >> reporter: veteran teacher laura hunt was considering a new career until she heard about the shorter week >> i remember being a teacher and spending my sundays lesson planning and grading papers and it's more than just the school week what will this change mean for your life >> i feel like

>> priscilla thompson live for us there in arkansas. thank you.rles, let me turn to you and these questions being raised of police use of force. we learned from the governor this is also a federal investigation, he says doj, civil rights. what does that tell you about the level of seriousness here outside of the state of arkansas? >> hallie, i think it underscores the notion that kristen clark and the civil rights division at the justice department is taking their responsibility very seriously to examine, probe, and explore the issue of hiss use of force, as well as toxic police culture in america. i think that it's something that we should be applauding and thankful for, because were it not for this justice department's civil rights division, it remains unseen as to whether this type of case would get the attention that we already see that it's getting. but i was to underscore another point, hallie. this was fortunate that it was caught on video. again, i cannot stress -- >> i know. >> right, for viewers to understand that this is something that

in november and they are looking into his role in the rally and later riot kristen, peter >> priscilla thompson, thank you so much. >>> this morning there is a new health scare here in the united states officials are warning there may be a polio new york outbreak of new york city. maggie vespa is following this for us good morning. >> reporter: good morning. doctors saying the first confirmed case of polio in their words may be the tip of the iceberg in tracking this long-eradicated virus. now after running tests in multiple counties doctors and health officials in new york state are pleading with americans to take the possibility of a polio outbreak seriously, warning hundreds may already be infected. after decades off our collective radar, polio has once again reared its head with health experts urging unvaccinated americans to get inoculated against the disease. >> would never have guessed in a million years it would pop up again. >> reporter: officials in new york state confirm wastewater samples collected in orange county contain the paralyzing and potentially deadly virus those tests orde

. >> and joining us now from uvalde is nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson, who is at that meetingight. priscilla, what was it like when the suspense was finally broken and they took that vote to fire pete arredondo? yeah, lawrence, you saw there with the crowd erupting in applause and cheers. this is something that many people in this community have been waiting on for three months and finally, it's coming tonight with the board finding that there is in fact good cause determinate chief arredondo, or former chief arredondo's, which contract, effective immediately. and this was a very tense meeting. it began with around a handful of community members stepping to that microphone and sharing some of those very impassioned speeches that you heard, calling for transparency and accountability. they did not want this to happen behind closed doors. but the board said that, because this was a personnel matter, they were required to do it behind closed doors and they also wanted to consult with the school boards attorneys on this issue. and so, they were in that closed-door meeting for more

joining me now is nbc's priscilla thompson.ke to 27-year-old randall worester as he walked out of the justice department behind me, asked him about how he was feeling and what he would like to see happen to those officers who were seen in that video pinning him down. he was clearly still very stunned by the encounter, and you able to answer questions and you could visibly see he has scars on his face. his attorney also says that he has a swollen ear. and his attorneys today are really crediting the person who shot that video for potentially helping to save their client's life. they say that they believe he might have died had the person not been shooting that video -- >> i'm so sorry, priscilla for interrupting you. the governor is addressing that. we'll come back to you. >> there were three officers that were on that video. first of all, that is reprehensible conduct in which a suspect is beat in that fashion. we saw a glimpse of that. it is under investigation. we don't have all of the details and certainly that suspect had a

let's bring in nbc's priscilla thompson in uvalde and public education reporter for the texas tribuneian lopez. so, priscilla, in calling this a public lynching, making the argument that they're blaming him for this unfairly and they've slandered or smeared his name, what is the parental response to arredondo's response? >> reporter: yeah, katy, a lot of the parents and the community members that we spoke to here really sort of brushed that off. they just thought it was incredulous and ridiculous that he would even suggest that, and even more so, in that 17-page statement that was released just before this meeting got under way, arredondo's attorney going so far as to say that he should be reinstated with back pay and benefits, something that many people here just, again, found absolutely astounding, and it was a far cry from the type of response that we saw in that very emotional and very charged meeting last night where, as soon as public comment opened, it was very clear that there was still a lot of anger in that room. everyone who spoke publicly calling for arredondo to be fired,

>> joining me now from uvalde is nbc news correspondent, priscilla thompson. that is heartbreaking. hearing from parents? i know that they are meeting behind closed doors right now, but what our parents telling you? >> yeah, joy, they've been beating behind closed doors for over an hour here and we actually just heard one community member get on the microphone while the board members were not in there and say, they need to quit wasting our time. come out and tell us what the decision is going to be, so that we can all go home. and so, the frustration and the tension has been growing over this past hour. you played that sound from one of the public comment began around five. people were allowed to speak during that public comment. each for about a minute and it was very emotional. there was a lot of anger. of course, continuing to call for the chief to be fired and also going a step further and saying that this should not be happening behind closed doors. it should be done publicly and before they went into that closed-door session, the board said that they had received this letter f

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nbc's priscilla thompson has more. >> conspiracy theorists alex jones, continuing to cast doubt. >> there's really weird stuff going on in the style. >> after resigning rebuked, the infowars host was ordered to pay an additional 45 point $2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a sandy hook shooting victim. >> and i'm going to accept this as a verdict of the jury. >> that verdict, handed down just one day after the texas jury ordered jones pay $4 million in compensatory damages for the years he spent calling the massacre a host. >> all arise. >> the nearly 15 million dollar payment, less than what the parents of six-year-old jesse lewis hoped for. still, they say it's a win. >> other parents, i wanted to represent you well. i know that you have endured pain, just like i have over the past ten years. and this is a huge victory for all of you. >> but jones's attorney says it is not over. >> the first amendment is under siege. and he looks forward to continuing the fight. >> jones, responding to the verdict last night, saying he doesn't have the money he has been ordered to pay, despit

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yeah >> reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news >>> up next, remembering a tv trailblazer. the actress who inspired so many both on and off the screen. >>> plus, the new million-dollar royal scandal involving prince charles >>> prince charles is at the center of a new controversy. the royal is facing questions tonight about a million-dollar donation his charity received nearly ten years ago from the half-brothers of 9/11 mastermind osama bin laden. representatives for prince charles say it was the foundation's trustee, not the royal, who accepted that money >>> tonight, we're remembering a trailblazing actress best remembered for her pivotal role in the original "star trek" series and for a kiss that broke barriers molly hunter has a look back at the life and career of nichelle nichols. >> reporter: tonight, relatives say nichelle nichols, the ""star trek" icon has passed away from natural causes in a statement, he son kyle johnson said his mother died last night, but her life now being seen for the first time will remain for us in future generations to enjoy, learn from, a

hoping for >> reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news >> let's go to meteorologist michelle grossmann with a look at your monday >> we will be watching the pearl river very closely not only today but we could see it cresting over the next 24-48 hours. also watching for severe weather in portions of the midwest and great lakes. it stretches all the way to the southern plains. 15 million people at risk. we could see damaging wind, winds over 60 miles per hour, even the chance of a tornado or two. the likeliest spot would include chicago where you sigh the or see the orange there we could see training storms leading to heavy rain ans well with scattered storms charleston, 82, 88 in jacksonville all right, busy in the u.s., busy in the tropics as well, getting busy, at least we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> up next, taylor swift makes history at the vmas, plus her stunning announcement to fans. >>> and serena's lasstd. e tennis legend gears up to take the court for what could be the last time. n platinum ez-squeeze. it's an upside-down bottle with no cap. you just grab and squeez

lester >>> there is breaking news tonight out of uvalde, texas priscilla thompson has the fight over the fate of the police chief of whose respons school shooting has come under heavy scrutiny >> reporter: tonight pete arredondo has been fired after intense public debate, the school board made official who some parents had been evident for months >> you don't deserve to wear a badge. >> reporter: arredondo was on administrative leave after the shooting that took the lives of 19 children and two teacher. >> something needs to [ bleep ] change >> reporter: the shooter locked himself in two adjoining classrooms with the victims. 376 law enforcement officers were dispatched to the scene authorities didn't break through the door and engage the shooter for 77 minutes the long gap drawing intense scrutiny the texas legislature releasing a fact-finding report this summer faulting the police response for poor decision-making adding the officers failed to prioritize saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety. >> it's not satisfactory he should be held responsible for what happe

nbc's priscilla thompson has more from texas. priscilla, what is the family saying?a major victory for the family, but they say it shouldn't have had to come to this to get to alex jones to stop lying about the shooting. meanwhile, alex jones is now saying that the trial was raked. conspiracy theory of x jones considering to cast doubt. >> there's really weird stuff going on. >> after a resoundingly rebuke, in the infowars host was a order to paint additional 45 point $2 million in punitive damages to the parents of the sandy hook shooting victim. >> this is the verdict of the jury. >> that verdict, handed down just one day after the texas jury ordered that jones pay $4 million in compensatory damages for the years he spent calling the massacre a host. the nearly 50 million dollar payout, less than what the parents of six-year-old jesse lewis hoped for. still, they say it is a win. >> other parents, i want to represent you well. i know that you have endured pain just like i have over the past ten years. and this is a huge victory for all of you. but johnson to tierne

nbc's priscilla thompson is joining us. and priscilla, welcome.hatever thing to you about why that gather today? >> well, alex, a very emotional day here at the capitol. there is a lot of anger. this rally has been going on for more than an hour and it has been family after family after family walking up to the microphone and saying that governor greg abbott call a special session to raise the age that someone can buy an ar-15 or an insult rifle from 15 to 21. and it is truly heartbreaking to hear some of the stories of these families that they've shared. we heard from mrs. ruby, a mother of lexi rubio talking about the gene that she has about her daughter going to college and becoming a lawyer and coaching softball and all of these very specific facts about her. and she says she wakes up and she realizes that that will never happen because her daughter will forever be a child now. she is forever memorialized in that way. and you just your story after story from families of victims of the uvalde shooting, but also the santa fe shooting in 2018 her

>> priscilla thompson in uvalde, thank you. joining us texas state representative roland gutierrez was at the meeting last night. good to see you. we're three months in and arredondo was fired last night. is that accountability? >> i guess it's the beginning of accountability, jose. the fact is we have a lot of work to do in this space. we have yet to see any accountability on the state police, the sheriff. in my opinion, every one of those officers in that hallway should turn in their badge. that's a harsh statement but that's the reality. and certainly executives at the top level shouldn't be working right now. we had a texas ranger -- go ahead, yes, sir. >> no, no. i was going to tell you, there was more than 300 officers there in that more than one hour. it's a small army there and yet, and yet, well, we know what happened. >> we don't know entirely what happened. we have yet to have the department of public safety give us any of their body cams, any of their radio transmissions. we had a texas ranger inside of that hallway

>> wow, priscilla thompson, that is excellent reporting. thank you very much. what a letter, thank you very much. appreciate that. that is tonight's read out. wow, that's a lot. all in with chris hayes starts now. with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in, -- >> we won because this was a referendum on freedom. >> we won because this was a referendum on freedom. -- may have trouble winning elections. >> republicans should be very, very, scared this morning about their prospects. >> tonight, national political shockwaves from an election in upstate new york. then, it just gets worse at mar-a-lago, where donald trump reportedly refused to return the most sensitive secrets american intelligence holds. plus, why is the january 6th committee sending investigators to denmark? what does it have to do with roger stone? we will ask congresswoman zoe lofgren. and measuring the impact on tens of millions of american lives after president biden's student debt cancellation. >> i made a commitment, i am honoring that commitment today. >> all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>

joining me now is nbc's priscilla thompson, who's in austin for us. it's good to talk to. take us there, what's been happening. >> yasmin, we have heard family member of victims speaking very passionately about what they would like to see the governor of texas too. i'm actually here with a mother of -- anna, first of all how are you doing today? >> struggling. i'm struggling, just like the very day it happened. it's extremely different difficult for me to be here. it's extremely difficult to live day by day. >> you spoke very passionately out there in front of this crowd of hundreds. but it is your message to governor abbott? >> my s message to governor abbott's call for a special session. i'm not asking you, i'm demanding you. i need the age change from 18 to 21. i need parents to realize this could happen to them. this could happen to their town and this can happen to their child. >> the governor has called for a special committee to look to school safety and mental health but he has not said that he would act on gun legislation. do you believe that it will happen? >> i'

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