here's priscilla thompson on what's behind the reversal >> reporter: in olympia, washington >> 15-year-oldas arrested around 9:30 the morning. >> reporter: two incidents of students bringing in guns. >> any time a get a message like that, i'm concerned roar but here at schools across the district, there are no on-campus police in the wake of george floyd's murder in 2020, olympia and dozens of other school districts across the country decided they no longer needed school resource officers known as sros in olympia, some parents are now fighting to bring them back. >> this is something we need to address immediately. >> reporter: frank drocher has two kids in the district and is running for school board >> these are specially trained police officers that have gone through direct training to know exactly how to best approach these students in these situations >> reporter: the school board now moving to reinstate them and they're not alone. denver public schools got rid of its sros in 2020 >> we begin with another shooting and another sad commentary on violence. >> reporter: but after two scho

star state has become a big leader in renewable energy, providing both wind and solar energy priscilla thompsonas more on the solar farm >> reporter: in kaufman, texas, next to one of the oldest crops in our nation, a new harvest is on the horizon texas is the biggest oil producing state in the country, but you might be surprised to hear it's now also a big leader in renewable energy. >> when people ask me what i do, i love to tell them that i'm a farmer and a lot of times that prompts the question what do you farm? i say the sun. >>. >> reporter: david folkerson manages this nearly 1200 acre and now green solar farm near dallas how many homes can this operation power? >> we can produce up to 180 megawatts, which is about 36,000 homes. >> reporter: the lone star state is now the leading producer of wind energy in the u.s. and second only to california in solar energy over the past decade, wind energy production here has increased by more than 234%. solar by nearly 14,000%. and it's expected to double again in the next two years. so what's fueling the growth here in texas? >> so many people are

nbc's priscilla thompson with a look at why. >> two lockdowns within a week at capital high school inold student was arrested around 9:30 this morning. >> any time i get a message like that i'm concerned. >> reporter: here and at schools across the district, there are no on-campus police. in the wake of george floyd's murder in 2020, olympia and dozens of other school districts across the country decided they no longer needed school resource officers, known as sros. in olympia, some parents are now fighting to bring them back. >> this is something we need to address immediately. >> reporter: frank deroacher has two kids in schools in the district and is running for school board. >> these are specially trained police officers that have gone through direct training to know exactly how to best approach these students in these situations. >> reporter: the school board now moving to reinstate them, and they're not alone. denver public schools got rid of its sros in 2020. >> we begin with another shooting and another sad commentary on violence. >> reporter: after two school shootings, the d

nbc's priscilla thompson was inside the chamber during the vote and joins us from austin. cilla, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. all but two voted to acquit paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment that included bribery, conspiracy, and disregard of official duties. paxton says this acquittal means the truth has prevailed and accepted congratulations from former president trump, who has been an ally. meanwhile, the texas house impeachment managers who brought the case, are also speaking out saying the senate got it wrong. >> the board of managers presented overwhelming evidence that ken paxton is the most corrupt politician in the state of texas at this time. and the republicans in the texas senate just returned him to the office of top cop. >> reporter: and paxton is already ramping up attacks on republicans who voted to oust him, and his legal troubles aren't over yet. he returns to work post impeachment under a felony fraud indictment and an fbi investigation. willie? >> priscilla thompson in austin, texas, thank you very much. i am happy and honored to

nbc's priscilla thompson is at big thicket national preserve in texas. >> across the country, 423 national parks could be shuttered, meaning services from trash collection to bathroom cleaning and campground operations would all be halted. >> reporter: while social security, medicaid and medicare will continue, passport processing will be further delayed. america's front line workers and everyday americans living paycheck to paycheck again in the crosshairs of political brinksmanship, even as members of congress continue collecting their pay. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> dianne feinstein the longest serving woman in senate history and a role model for generations of women has died at age 90 andrea mitchell reports on her life and leg e legacy. >> reporter: tonight tributes from both sides of the aisle for dianne feinstein her desk draped in black, a vase of white roses, for a senator known for sending flowers to colleagues. >> today there are 25 women serving in this chamber and every one will admit they stand on dianne's shoulders. >> her beloved home state of california and ou

i want to bring in nbc's priscilla thompson for more on this tragic situation. walk us through what happened, and what more we know about rescue efforts happening right now? >> yeah, yasmin. we're beginning to hear from witnesses and see some of what people on the ground there experience. and it is terrifying. you see the video out of marrakech of people sitting at a restaurant as this earthquake began. and people just running and fleeing as quickly as they can. you see people running through the streets there as there are buildings collapsing, all around them. and you are hearing from witnesses just this idea that all of a sudden, the walls began shaking. there are pictures and dishes falling off of the walls, in people's homes, as they are realizing they are experiencing this earthquake. but there is even more devastation in the atlas mountains. that is just outside of marrakech, and rescue teams are working to get there and to continue helping folks there, but there was one witness there that described to the ap that this idea that within seconds, it looked l

i wanna bring in msnbc priscilla, thompson standing by for us.

>> all right, priscilla thompson for us, thank you for being on it.t to get to the latest when it comes to the former president, and the many criminal charges that he is continuing to face. chief among them, the revelation that special counsel jack smith has asked for a-limited gag order to be placed on donald trump. as he says, trump has, quote, repeatedly and widely disseminated public statements attacking the citizens of the district of columbia, the court, prosecutors, and prospective witnesses. i want to bring in nbc news justice reporter ryan reilly, who was the author of the upcoming book, sedition hunters, how january 6th broke the justice system, set for release next month. ryan, bring us up to speed on where we are, with this potential-limited gag order, and how the former president is reacting today? >> yeah, sort of reacting as you expect, with more attacks and talk about the prosecutor here. in a normal case, you don't really have this sort of situation, where a defendant is attacking the court, witnesses, prosecutors, et cetera. but, the

nbc's priscilla thompson was inside the chamber. she is joining us now from austin. e went down, and howard paxson and his allies respond to this acquittal. >> yeah, alex, the gop -controlled senate handed down that vote after hours of deliberation, and it largely falls upon party lines, with the exception of two republicans who joined with the number of the 16 articles of impeachment. paxton is saying that this acquittal means the truth prevails, he was congratulated by former president trump, a staunch ally of his, but the house impeachment manager who brought this case are saying that the senate got it wrong. take a listen. >> this is not who texas says, and the republicans and that chamber put a corrupt individual back again as the top cop. as the head of the attorney generals office. i think republicans have basically said that the best criminal enterprise that you can engage in as becoming a republican elected official. it is a disgrace on what they've done. it defies the evidence that was presented, and it's slaps in the face there were public at employees who

i wanna bring in msnbc priscilla, thompson standing by for us. also following this from the very beginning. priscilla, walk us through what we know. >> yeah, yasmin. after almost two weeks of testimony and closing arguments with both sides making the best-case possible, today those senators went into the chamber, they voted on each of these 16 articles of impeachment. which included things like bribery, conspiracy, dereliction of duty, and ultimately, the votes are in, and two thirds of the chamber did not feel that he was guilty of those crimes. he has been acquitted of every single one of. them and they were also for additional articles of impeachment that were not being can considered, because of other pending things going on in court. those were just dismissed. he is cleared of all 20 of the articles of impeachment that were originally brought by the house. he is free to be reinstated, and return to work as the attorney general here in texas. what we saw in this vote was there were almost two republicans on any given article that voted to impe

nbc's priscilla thompson is following the story for us. what is the latest? >> alicia, it is that death toll which has risen by a built 1000 people over the course of today. and we know there are rescue crews on the ground. they are working to get into some of those mountainous areas in the atlas mountains, trying to get to folks to rescue folks who may still be trapped in the rubble. we know it is situations like this, time is of the essence. and getting to those folks in time is going to be a challenge because of the amount of destruction and devastation. a lot of the buildings and structures there, we are talking about things built out of a non reinforced concrete that literally just crumbled as soon as they started shaking. they were not built for this type of forest. and so rescue workers are certainly going to have a time trying to get to the folks, and we're also hearing more about what exactly happened when all of this unfolded at around 11 pm there in morocco. as folks were sitting and restaurants, and we saw a video of people literally running out o

we have priscilla thompson here with more on that. cilla, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. justice jackson did not address any issues before the court right now, but h have to own ev darkest parts of our past. understand them and vow never to repeat them. >> reporter: that was the message delivered by justice ketanji brown jackson, the first black woman to as cend to the highest court. speaking from the steps of the church in birmingham where the kkk detonated a bomb 60 years ago killing four girls. >> we cannot forget. the uncomfortable lessons teach us the most about us. >> reporter: the remarks rare from justice whose don't express opinions outside of the courtroom come after the conservative majority restricted operations in june and the african american history standards that whitewash history. >> we cannot allow concerns of discomfort to displace knowledge or history. >> reporter: a history not easily forgotten by those who lived it like the families of the four girls who died. and the surviors including adde may.

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joining me right now, msnbc's priscilla thompson. priscilla welcome, what more can you tell us about what is going to happen now. and what all the senators had to consider? >> yeah alex, just a short while ago senators are going to walk into the chamber. that voting process well again, each of those 16 articles of impeachment are going to be red, and those senators will have an opportunity to vote on each one. it only takes a vote to impeach on one of those articles for ken paxton to ultimately be impeached, it will require a two thirds majority and over for that to happen. their authority senators that are going to be voting. 12 democrats, 18 republicans. that is what we are waiting to see, but as he mentioned, this comes after many days of testimony. people hearing from former, some of paxton's former top staffers detailing this abuse of power that they say that they had witnessed and it ended yesterday with closing arguments, after rich folks. those centers were able to finish deliberating. i want to read some quotes from paxton's

nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson is in austin for us, and priscilla this trial began ten dayss state senate, take us through the closing arguments from both sides today. >> it was a big day here, i'll start with what we heard from ken paxton's attorney, who effectively called this a political witch hunt, and they said that the burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt, and they do not feel that that burden has been met. but needless to say, the house managers disagree. what they had said today is that ken paxton used the attorney general's office, his own personal law firm, and if he is not impeached, that is going to set a dangerous precedent. i want to say a little bit about what we heard first from the house impeachment managers and then from ken paxton's attorneys. take a listen. >> he betrayed us and the people of texas, and if he is given the opportunity, he will continue to abuse the power given to him. >> this case is a case about nothing. i'm asking you to agree with the 4.2 million texans who put this man in office as attorney general, to put this man back to work

hold on, i will go to priscilla thompson. firstly is in texas for us covering the story. losely. a lot of people have been. some people haven't been. ken paxton has been a guy who's been in some version of legal hot water for a very long time. this has now come to a head. it is a bit surprising. it is not a slam dunk. not all republicans are standing by ken paxton. it's now come to a state senate impeachment vote. >> yeah a historic vote that we have not seen in the state of texas for more than 100 years. as you, mentioned it stems from his relationship with this real estate developer who is also a political donor. the allegations from some of the former top staffers is that he accepted bribes in exchange for things that he was doing for this real estate developer. just a short, while the texas senators are going to enter this chamber. they are going to vote on 16 articles of impeachment. it includes accusation of bribery, conspiracy, dereliction of duty, among others. they have been listening to testimony for the past nine days from those former staffers detailing the con

priscilla thompson, nbc news. >>> we have a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports." let's get right to it. ♪♪ >>> at this hour, right on, hollywood's green writers in studios reach a tentative deal to end the historic strike has paralyzed the film and television industry for 146 days. so what's next, and could a deal with actors be close behind? >>> and now that indicted senator bob menendez has said he will not resign, will other democrats join john fetterman in calling for him to step down? is he just the first domino to fall? >>> plus mexico strikes a deal with the u.s. to depressurize areas along the border, including one texas city where nearly 9,000 migrants have arrived. >>> and fuel for talks, auto workers report their pressure on ford is starting to pay off as president biden prepares to hit the picket lines tomorrow. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, we begin with nbc's liz kreutz with the latest on that tentative writers strike agreement. tell us what we know about this deal, and what it might mean for some of our favor

joining us now to discuss, nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson, tony plohetski, executed reporterstigative reporter for the austin american statesman, and ruth ben-ghiat, professor of history at and like you. she's the author of strongmen, from mussolini to the president. priscilla, give us a rundown of how the vote went out and how the a.g. and his allies are responding to the acquittal? >> alicia, we are seeing a lot of responses tonight. i'll start with what happens. the gop-controlled senate handed down that verdict after hours of deliberation. as you mentioned, the votes largely fell on party lines, with the exception of those two republicans who joined democrats in voting guilty on a number of the 16 articles of impeachment, which include bribery, conspiracy, and disregard of official duties. and what folks may remember is that it was the republican -controlled house here that originally voted to impeach. clearly the republicans and the senate did not see it that way. many of them saying, they felt like there wasn't enough evidence, this was rushed. but we also heard from th

nbc's priscilla thompson is joining us from one of the largest school districts in the country, houstonas only going to school four days a week. not quite sure what to do on the fifth. nonetheless, talk us through it. >> reporter: yeah, that is one of the concerns that a lot of parents have, and a lot of these schools are working to provide some sort of structured activity during that time. but now there's new research that shows that this may not be a good fit for all schools. >> dear student, this is a little welcome note -- >> reporter: in ohio's north college hill city school district, a new academic year is under way, and so is a brand-new schedule. this year, students will report to school just four days a week, with mondays set aside for teachers to plan and students to review and recharge. the new schedule a result of what superintendent eugene blalick calls a decline in staff morale and a growing number of teachers calling out sick. >> we were dealing with a high absenteeism. our teachers were burned out. and myself and my administrative team, we often found ourselves coming ov

priscilla thompson joins us. what did you find out?l week as a possible solution. what we're seeing is while some districts say it's working for them, there's new data that suggests it may not be a good fit for everyone. >> dear students, this is a little welcome note. >> reporter: in ohio, a new academic year is under way, and so is a brand new schedule. this year students will report to school just four days a week with mondays set aside for teachers to plan and students to review and recharge. the new schedule a result of what the superintendent calls a decline in staff morale and a growing number of teachers calling out sick. >> we're dealing with high absenteeism. our teachers were burnt out. myself and my administrative team, who often found ourselves come to the building to help support the teachers because we couldn't find subs. >> reporter: looking for ways to help teachers feel less overwhelmed, researched the benefits of four-day weeks. teachers are excited. >> teacher burnout is very real. we deal with students with so much

the fbi sent october 2020, so far no charges have been filed there, we want to bring in nbc's priscilla thompsonng more we are to learning from paxton after this official statement on the acquittal. and do we know whether these other investigations stand? >> yes, right now, ken paxton seems to be relishing in his victory, he released that statement saying that this acquittal means that the truth has prevailed and his work will continue and is already taken in at the biden administration in their policies. once again he has sued them often in the past over their policies and of course as you mentioned he is returning to work while he is still dealing with some legal challenges. one being this felony fraud case that is been ongoing for the past eight years that he is under indictment for, and those are accusations that he persuaded investors to buy stock in a tech firm, disclosing, not disclosing that he was being paid for doing that. that is the one issue that is likely going to be heading to trial here in the next couple of months, potentially. the other issue is that he is also under an fbi inv

priscilla, keep us updated on what you are hearing from the white house and beyond. let's bring in a member of the california congressional delegation now for some reaction on this -- in this moment. congressman mike thompson joining us. congressman, thank you for being to kind to jump on so quickly with us. your reaction and thoughts right now about the senator? >> well, it's very sad. senator feinstein was a legend, she was an iconic public servant and she earned and held the trust of voters throughout california for many years and that's because she cared, she understood the importance of the institution of representative government and she worked tirelessly for the people of our state and for the people of the united states of america. >> representative thompson, when you look back at your relationship with her, what stands out to you? what do you remember and what will you remember the most about her? >> well, we go back a long way. i walked precincts for her when they tried to recall her when she was the mayor of san francisco. we traveled in a campaign together in 1990. she's been to my district many times. i've worked closely with her on a number of issues, gun violence prevention certainly one of