♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm richard lui here in new york city. here are some of the stories we are following.nt trump says he thinks vladimir putin is very insulted by reports of russia interfering in the 2016 presidential election. putin says he absolutely did not meddle in our election according to president trump t we are learning more about the death of one of the four u.s. soldiers killed in ambush in niger. villagers say sergeant la david johnson, it suggests he may have been captured and executed. sacrifice. one that we honor on veterans day. vice president michael pence laid a wreath. >> now two races making national headlines. more on the meddling why president trump said he would not argue with putin over election accusations. ng his parr was enlightening. ♪ you don't like my lasagna? no, it's good. -hmm. -oh. huh. [ both laugh ] here, blow. blow on it. you see it, right? is there a draft in here? i'm telling you, it's so easy to get home insurance on progressive.com. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents. but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto. prog

. >> and i'm richard lui. the annual macy's thanksgiving parade officially kicks off the holiday season in just a few hours right here in new york city. 3.5 million folks are expected to attend the parade, and security is fighter than ever. the parade coming less than one month after that truck attack that killed eight people in lower manhattan. >> wednesday new york city mayor bill de blasio stressed the new layers of security. >> there will be a very strong presence of the nypd. stronger than ever in fact. i want to emphasize as the most important thing i'll say, there are no credible and specific threats against new york city at this time. there are no credible and specific threats against these events. >> dozens of sand-filled sanitation trucks and police sharpshooters will be stationed around the parade route, but officials say visitors should not be deterred. this year's parade will feature a star-studded cast of performers and of course the massive balloons and the floats. hundreds of lucky spectators g

hello, i'm richard lui right here in new york city. development ns the russian investigation. confirming jared kushner met with russian during the campaign. meanwhile, misconduct scandals facing politicians. taking to twitter to attack al franken while remaining silent when it comes to ray moore. the president's response now by new scrutiny over allegations that he himself faces. we'll start though this hour with those new developments in the russia investigation. the attorney for donald trump junior confirming to nbc news just a short time ago the president's son did attend a dinner last year with russian banker and putin ally alexander torsion who has been accused of links to organized crimes, allegations that he denies. torsion is the same russian banker outreach to the trump campaign was not disclosed by jared kushner to senate

i'm richard lui at world headquarters in new york city. it's 3:00 p.m. p.m. in alabama where senate roy moore is campaigning on 48 hours after "the washington post" reported that he had forced a 14 year old girl into ha sexual encounter when he was 42. moore firing back. take a listen. >> i've been investigated more than any other person in this country. to think that grown women would wait 40 years to come before, right before an election, to bring charges is absolutely unbelievable. this article is a prime example of fake news. and attempt to divert attenti

. >> and i'm richard lui.y anticipated thanksgiving celebrations about to take off today. 3.5 million people are expected

i'm david guru and the news continues with richard lui. >> welcome, my friend.he first day. >> i made it through. we'll keep the torch moving. thank you so much. hello, i'm richard lui at headquarters in new york city. standing by, roy moore. despite the scandal, president trump defending the alabama republican senate candidate. new reporting said comments from daughter ivanka put the president in a tight spot. that is just out and we're live as the iron bowl takes over alabama. a look at who is still supporting roy moore and who is not on board. >> everybody is going crazy over this sexual allegations, roy moore would have -- to me when he brought in steve bannon should have been disqualified. >> controversy and "time" magazine disputing the president's tweet that he passed on being the person of the year and his fascination with that ward. >>> and will flynn flip. now that his lawyers have split with the white house he is working with robert mueller. and the link to turkey that could force him to cooperate there. >>> president trump standing by his man roy moo

i'm richard lui in new york city. here is what we are watching at the bottom of the hour. still fall fought yout from the sexual harassment of charlie rose. arizona state university and the university of kansas are resending journalism awards given to rose. he was fired by cbs news and his show on pbs was canceled. bargain hunters, many of you kicking off holiday shopping with black friday door busters. with theonless rate at he 17 year low of 4.1% consumer analysts expect a robust holiday shopping season and many are turning to zahn turning to -- to amazon to get gifts. bezos saw a $2.4 billion to his net worth because of the nine purchasing so that makes his fortune worth about $100 billion according to bloomberg. not bad. >>> for peoplem people in alabama, this is a day that could divide families and test friendship. >> it is the iron ball -- iron bowl pinning the auburn tigers against the crimson tide but while that game decides the state, this year is a senate race dividing folks there. in the solid red state, republican candidate roy moore is facing sexual misconduct

i'm richard lui in new york city. here's what we are watching for. u.s. military confirming u.s.ember was killed in eastern afghanistan in result of wounds operation in the province. u.s. forces commander sent his condolences to the fallen member's family. >>> and dnc donna brazile saying she considered ousting from the campaign. this happened after clinton looked unsteady after she left a september 11th memorial and brought up questions about her well-being. >>> and carter pager former adviser to trump campaign telling nbc he had encounter with russian deputy prime minister in 2016 while on a trip to moscow. page emphasized his claim to nbc that it was not a meeting but just a quote brief hello and greeting. >>> all right next for you crimp cal case against harvey weinstein, nypd says they are building a case that could lead to arrest. and top of the history my colleague jacob soboroff will be live in washington on the president's 12-day tour of asia. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the d

i'm richard lui here in new york city. breaking his silence. rob goldstone, the man who helped set up the meeting between donald trump jr. and a group of russians speaks out. detailing the trump tower meeting that's at the center of the senate probe. we have those details for you. what he said and how soon he might speak with special counsel robert mueller's team. >>> plus, alabama's largest newspaper calls for voters to e reject roy moore just weeks before the special election that could shift power in the senate from moore to al franken now, how the politics of sexual misconduct are playing out on capitol hill. we're going to start for you with those new details between a meeting between donald trump jr. and a group of russians at trump tower in june last year. rob goldstone, who set up and attended that meeting, is speaking up in today's issue of the sunday times magazine. in his interview, he admits he puffed up the language in his e-mail promising dirt on hillary clinton in order to get the meeting. saying this in mart part, quote, if i'm

i'm richard lui at world headquarters in new york city. it's 3:00 p.m. in new york city and 2:00 p.m. in alabama where senate roy moore is campaigning on 48 hours after "the washington post" reported that he had forced a 14 year old girl into ha sexual encounter when he was 42. moore firing back. take a listen. >> i've been investigated more than any other person in this country. to think that grown women would wait 40 years to come before, right before an election, to bring charges is absolutely unbelievable. this article is a prime example of fake news. and attempt to divert attention from the true issues that effect our country. >> msnbc vaughn is live in alabama, suburb of birmingham. i do want to get a steense of where voters are going now based on this bombshell report? >> reporter: based off the video we are outside much birmingham. this was a veterans day event. standing ovation when he entered and when he left. spent about five minutes of the 15 minutes of his remarks addressing these allegations. and really left still many questions up in the a

i'm richard lui here in new york city. breaking his silence.ob goldstone, the man who helped set up the meeting between donald trump jr. and a group of russians speaks out. detailing the trump tower meeting that's at the center of the senate probe. we have those details for you. what he said and how soon he might speak with special counsel robert mueller's team. >>> plus, alabama's largest newspaper calls for voters to e reject roy moore just weeks before the special election that could shift power in the senate from moore to al franken now, how the politics of sexual misconduct are playing out on capitol hill. we're going to start for you with those new details between a meeting between donald trump jr. and a group of russians at trump tower in june last year. rob goldstone, who set up and attended that

. >> and i'm richard lui. a state trooper has been shot and killed in texas and a suspect is now in custody. police arrested brett black shooting. they say trooper damon allen pulled him over on interstate 45 about 90 minutes south of dallas. as allen walked back to his patrol car black allegedly fired at him with a rifle. he died at the scene. police say black fled but was captured near houston. allen was a 15 year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and three children. the texas department of public safety said we ask for your prayers for his entire family and his many friends and colleagues during the difficult days ahead. >> new developments in the russia probe led by special counsel robert mueller. lawyers for former national security advisor michael flynn have formally cut ties with president trump's personal legal team saying they can no longer discuss mueller's investigation. the news was first reported by "the new york times". the paper says this could be a sign flynn is cooperating with the

. >> and i'm richard lui. one of the most highly anticipated thanksgiving celebrations about to take off today. 3.5 million people are expected to attend macy's annual thanksgiving parade in new york city. and security is tighter than ever. nearly 51 million americans are also stuffing the roads and airports to visit their families. meteorologist bonnie schneider is here with your holiday forecast. >> hi, richard and frances. i think the weather looks great for thanksgiving day travel and for the parade. notice we'll be seeing cooler conditions with sunshine across the northeast. we do have some trouble spots to tell you about like in florida. that's where the rain will be coming in for today and for tomorrow. it should clear out for the weekend. but if you're flying to ft. lauderdale, jacksonville, you may have some delays, some isolated thunderstorms are in the forecast. that's also important to note if you're driving on i-10 or i-95. you may have some slowdowns in florida but the rest of the country really

i'm richard lui live at msnbc headquarters.g news we've been following all day here for you on msnbc. it's the deadliest shooting at a house of worship in the u.s. history. 26 people confirmed dead following masthe shooting church in sutherland springs, texas, a small town 35 miles outside of san antonio. the victims were between the ages of 5 and 72 years old. one of the victims was 14-year-old annabelle pomeroy, the daughter of the church's

richard lui tenant collins was stabbed on campus just for being black. >> reporter: the university hopes the new initiatives it's launching to combat hate and bias will send a clear message to the entire campus community. >> i think students need to understand that the university is working very hard to make sure that this is the safest and most welcoming place that we can make it. >> so, it's university isn't doing what they, you know, can, but there's more that can be done for sure. >> reporter: the university will be hosting a nationwide summit here in january, bringing together experts from across the country to discuss everything that can possibly be done to combat hate crimes. that's the latest live at the university of maryland. jim and doreen, back to you. >> chris, thank you. >> a libyan militant has just been cleared of the most serious charges in the benghazi attack. a federal jury found ahmed abu khatallah not guilty of murder but they did convict him on terror related charges. he was accused of killing personnel at the u.s. compound in benghazi. defense attorneys argued ther

. >>> and good evening i'm richard lui with the hour's top stories for you. getting our first look at the 7.2 earthquake on the border of iran and iraq. the world of journalism has lost an icon. liz smith has died of natural causes. among her scoops was donald trump's divorce from his first wife. smith was a fixture on wnbc in new york city in the 1980s. liz smith was 94. now back to "lockup". >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> keeping more than 9,000 inmates fed is a herculean task for the food services staff at the maricopa county jail in phoenix. >> we have close to 100 inmates working each day. some days of the week we may have as little as 60, 70 inmates. there is never an off day here. we work 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> each inmate is fed twice daily on a budget that the jail claims is less than 90 cents a day. the inmates say, it tastes that way. >> like the dog food we get, straight out of a can. kibbles and bits and beefy bits. and some sliced carrots and call it like a gourmet meal. >> i'm a big fan of spinac

. >> my name is richard lui owe in new york city in new york city.king you live to donald trump fourth stop on five country trip through asia. 12 days. now going to be both the president of vietnam and president trump taking to the microphones to speak. we will listen in to see what their comments are right now. >> ladies and gentlemen, members of the media, president quang and president trump are now hosting a press briefing to announce their talks. may i invite president quang to deliver his remarks. >> your excellency donald trump, president of united states of america, ladies and gentlemen, members of the media, president trump and i have had fruitful talks about the em battled relations and regional and international relations of mutual interest. we both share the views that the relations delivering benefits to both countries. during president trump's state visit to vietnam, vietnam and the united states issued a joint statement pledging to further deepen the vietnam/united states comprehensive partnership on the basis of mutual respect for each

. >>> hi richard lui with your hour's top stories.tor al franken is speaking out against the allegations against him, the senator saying today he is embarrassed and ashamed of the allegations, so far four women have accused him of sexual harassment. democratic john conyers is stepping down as the ranking member of the house judiciary committee among his allegations of sexual harassment. he has denied all of them so far. now back to "dateline." >>> welcome back to "dateline." i am craig melvin. years after teresa mayfield's murder, a casual conversation overheard in a bar gave authorities their first break. a break which would lead them to the chilling tale of teresa's murder. once again, keith morrison. >> under a setting sun on a sweltering summer night, two years after her death, teresa mayfield's friends and family gathered to remember. >> i talk to her almost every day and i miss those talks. >> they took turns talking about the loving daughter, the softball mom, the sweet woman gunned down on that lonely country road. a murder th

. >>> i'm richard lui in new york city. we'll start this hour with some breaking news. john conyers of michigan announcing just hours ago he's stepping aside as ranking member of house judiciary committee. this is coming amid allegations by former staff members that the long-time congressman sexually harassed them. conyers released a statement that reads like this in part. after careful consideration and allegations made against me, i have notified the democratic leader of my request to step aside. house minority leader nancy pelosi responded a short time after that saying this quote. as a woman and mother of four daughters, i particularly take any accusation of sexual harassment very seriously

>>> richard lui back here with you for another hour on msnbc. we'll start with the latest on the sex allegations that have coupled next month's special senate election in alabama. president trump has had very little to say about the accusations leveled against republican candidate roy moore who has been accused of sexual assaulting several teens when he was in his early 30s. but today one trump adviser is trying to put distance between the president and moore. let's get the latest from jeff benne bennett. >> reporter: president trump has not withdrawn his endorsement of moore in the wake of the accusations that he made unwanted sexual advances to some teens decades ago, but mark short as you say tried to create some distance between moore and the president on one of the sunday shows and suggesting that president trump believes the women making the accusations against roy moore are credible. take a look. >> obviously if he did not believe that the women's accusations were credible, he would be down campaigning. he has not done that. he has concer

. >>> hello, i'm richard lui on this saturday.s for joining us at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we'll start this afternoon hour in alabama. there the fight over who will be the next u.s. senator from that state entering the final stretch. big conversation there in the state as well as nationally. now the heart of the campaign questions about this man -- surrounding the republican nominee roy moore and allegations of sexual misconduct with young women including some underage. mia rodriguez joins us live from birmingham. and mia, there was that key gathering this morning and you were monitoring it and it was a republican prayer breakfast there in huntsville for supporters of roy moore. what was the tone there and what came out it. >> reporter: well for one thing, they plan to vote for moore. that is the main juxtaposition that you saw here today. you had this huge support at this republican men's club prayer breakfast down in huntsville and basically the men there saying they were supporting moore because of what they ca

. >>> i'm richard lui in new york city. we'll start this hour with some breaking news. congressman john conyers of michigan announcing just hours ago he's stepping aside as ranking member of house judiciary committee. this is coming amid allegations by former staff members that the long-time congressman sexually harassed them. conyers released a statement that reads like this in part. after careful consideration and allegations made against me, i have notified the democratic leader of my request to step aside. house minority leader nancy pelosi responded a short time after that saying this quote. as a woman and mother of four daughters, i particularly take any accusation of sexual harassment very seriously and any credible accusation must be reviewed by the ethics committee. we are at a watershed moment on this issue and no matter how great a legacy, it's not a license for harassment. i commend the brave women coming forward. now, that statement came shortly after she said this. earlier in the day on "meet the press." take a listen. >> by due process. just because someo

i'm richard lui. thanks for being with us the last couple of hours.right now with yasmin vassoughian. >> i'm yasmin vassoughian, everybody. breaking his silence. minnesota senator al franken speaking out for the first time after being accused of groping several women. and stepping aside, john conyers steps down as the top democrat in the house judiciary committee, following allegations that he sexually harassed four more aides. all of this as president trump continues to back roy moore by going after his opponent on twitter. will it help moore win the crucial senate seat in alabama? that's all coming up. let's get started, everybody. >> john conyers is now stepping down as the ranking democrat on the house judiciary committee. >> imagine having a slush fund where nobody has to know what the

. >>> i'm richard lui with your hour's top stories.rleans is heading into thanksgiving with a female mayor winning the big easy. the world of country music has lost a great voice. mel tillis has died. he received the national metal of arts from president obama in 2012. he recorded more than 60 albums and had several top ten country songs. mel tillis was 85. and now, back to "lockup." >> i be in the back, they just hungary so they just get clapped out. >> you be crying to them boys when you want some mail. you be crying for your wife. >> it's not unusual for de shawn powell to wrap for his late friend, the shizz, and now powell even has an audience. after 30 days in segregation, he's been released back to a general population dorm. ♪ 'cause we miss you, see >> kind of excited. feel like i'm back home withy iends. >> finding a housing unit where powell has no known enemies was a challenge, staff finally worked it out. but if he is to stay out of segregation, he needs to be on his best behavior. >> said that if i do anything i will go bac

i'm richard lui live at msnbc headquarters. breaking news we've been following all day here for you on msnbc. it's the deadliest shooting at a house of worship in the u.s. history. 26 people confirmed dead following masthe shooting church in sutherland springs, texas, a small town 35 miles outside of san antonio. the victims were between the ages of 5 and 72 years old. one of the victims was 14-year-old annabelle pomeroy, the daughter of the church's pastor, frank and his wife. police identifying the gunman as 26-year-old devin patrick kelley. and tonight, his house was searched for more clues as to why. record checks confirm kelley was previously a member of the u.s. air force from 2010 until his discharge. he was court-martialed in 2012 for assault on his spouse. he received confinement for 12 months and a demotion. according to law enforcement officials, kelley walked into the first baptist church, began firing a semiautomatic weapon. a wore a bulletproof vest. around 11:30 a.m. is when he did that. governor abbott sought to

i'm richard lui, thanks for being with us.art this hour in alabama, where the fight over who will be the next u.s. senator from that state is entering the final stretch. at the heart of this campaign, questions surrounding the republican nominee roy moore, and the allegations of sexual misconduct with young women, including some who were under age. nbc's maya rodriguez joins us live from birmingham. there was the republican prayer breakfast in huntsville, where we saw the theme attics of how roy moore was wrapping the issue of religion into his campaign and those who might support him. and then there's the energy for the democrat and the amount of money that he is getting day by day. >> reporter: this is a state right now that is divided. now, divided in whose direction, we won't know for sure until the special election in december. but yes, there were several elements even at play today. you mentioned the republican prayer breakfast. what's clear from that breakfast is that at least at the local and state level, there are rep

i'm richard lui with your hour's top stories. trump's tweet that he passed on being named the publication's person of the year. tweeting this. "the president is incorrect about how we choose person of the year. time does not comment on our choice until publication. that's december 6." >>> the house taking on sexual misconduct on capitol hill. a vote expected this week on a measure requiring anti-harassment and discrimination training for all members and their staffs. >>> for now back to "heartbreak: saving the binghams." . >>> gage, i need you to wake up for a minute. i've got something really important to tell you. >> just before midnight april 3rd jason and stacy bingham receive the call they've been waiting for for 511 days. >> we just got the call. you have a heart. >> you got a heart! >> a donor heart is available for their youngest son, gage. a volunteer pilot flies stacy, gage, lindsey, and hunter to the hospital in palo alto, and jason and the girls drive through the night and half the next day to be there. surgery is sch