nbc's sarah dallof has the roundup. >> reporter: in the midst of a retreat with congressional leaders, president donald trump on the defense again about allegations his campaign colluded with russian officials. >> but everything that i've done is 100% proper. that's what i do is i do things proper. >> reporter: during a brief question-and-answer session with reporters at camp david, the president touched on the 2018 midterms. >> we need more republicans. we have to have more republicans. with that being said, i think we're going to go bipartisan. i think we're going to have some really great bipartisan bills. >> reporter: and on his own mental health, he described himself as a very stable genius in a tweet. >> why did you feel the need to tweet about that this morning? >> only because i went to the best colleges, or college, i went to a -- i had a situation where i was an excellent student, came out and made billions and billions of dollars. >> reporter: the tweets appear to be in response to a new tell-all book that alleges concerns amongst some trump white house aides. the president

nbc's sarah dallof has the story. >> reporter: for nearly 40 minutes saturday, residents and tourists in hawaii feared nuclear was imminent. after this emergency alert was mistakenly sent to cell phones statewide. >> i just went to a concrete building. >> i was with my two little girls who are 8 and 10, so kids are crying and nobody really knew what to do. >> reporter: panicked people searching for loved ones, seeking shelter and information. >> it was a great deal of disbelief, like is this really happening? >> reporter: officials later apologized at a news conference, for the 38 minutes it took to rescind the alert. they also explained it was human error, and not a computer glitch or hacker that caused the incident. >> the wrong button was pushed on his test. i deeply apologize for the trouble, and heartbreak it caused today. >> reporter: the false alarm comes on the heels of growing nuclear tensions between the u.s. and north korea. hawaiian officials recently reinstated the state's cold war era warning siren system. now those officials are working to reassure residents emergency a

sarah dallof, nbc news. >>> a difficult discussion at the state capital today.awmakers debated allow to deal with recent allegations of sexual harassment. the senate and assembly held its first joint meeting to discuss how each house will process sexual misconduct claims. among the goals here, encourage more victims to come forward and boost transparency in future investigations. >> i think that the senators really understand that we need to have one process, that we can't have two different paths to justice. we can't have two different policies, two different methods of training, because our employees here, they deserve one clear and transparent and easy to understand process. >> over the past few months, two lawmakers have stepped down and one has taken a leave of absence, all for sexual misconduct accusations. >>> virtually everyone who works for the state got a raise. don't tell that to california's university employees. "the sacramento bee" says california's state payroll grew by more than a billion dollars last year. a billion-dollar budget increase may so

sarah dallof, nbc news. >>> all right, we are taking a live look outside. it looks nice, but this is probably the best way to see outside. >> i don't even want to look at it. i don't want to feel it anymore. >> yep. a lot of anger. >> i'm done with it! >> i'm sharing in that. it is cold out there! so anyway, we're going to get a check on your weather and find out how cold it's going to get and if there's a warm-up in store. >> do i sound angry? more of a frustration, because we are standing in that. >> yeah, we are. >>> a touchdown you have to see to believe. marcus mariota throws to himself, scores a touchdown and wins the game! >>> welcome back. check this one out. marcus mariota is rolling out of the pocket. the quarterback for the titans is going to throw, no, he's not, yes, he is! then he catches the ball and makes the touchdown. we've seen that play a couple of times in the history of the nfl, and this started a huge comeback last night for the titans that got them the win over the chiefs. that touchdown sparked a big second-half comeback. the titans

as sarah dallof reports, the sentence was handed down after a week of emotional testimony from more thanomen. >> all rise. >> reporter: after a marathon of heartbreaking testimony, larry nassar addressed the women and girls he abused. >> i will carry your words with me for rest of my days. >> reporter: his statement earned him no sympathy from the judge. nassar ultimately sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison. a punishment in addition to the 60 years he previously had been given for child pornography charges. >> the emotional hearing stretched days longer as more and more women came forward. >> my confidence was shattered and my self-worth was crushed. >> what i would hope was a legitimate medical procedure was, in fact, a sexual assault. >> reporter: rachel, one of the first to accuse dr. nassar, the last to speak. >> i did it because it was right. no matter the cost, it was. >> reporter: following court -- >> thank you so much. >> reporter: -- relief at the sentence. frustration the abuse could have been stopped much earlier. >> it's the biggest sexual assault scandal in history and w