i don't know if he lied to david schwartz. i mean, did -- did he lie to david schwartz? if he lied to schwartz, couldn't he be lying to you? >> of course. it took me a while to talk and get to know michael and his decision to change his life and as he said to me, hit the reset button and recognize you can't get a redo in life when you make mistakes and some of the things that he did for mr. trump he talked to me about and not being particularly proud of or things that he said that weren't true on camera. he is not particularly proud of that. >> isn't that a change of heart only after his offices are raided and he realizes he is facing possible serious jail time? >> sure. but when we talked, it was mostly about his feelings about mr. trump, his positions on issues, his conduct of the presidency and what i found after quite a long period of time talking to him, a sincere conviction that mr. trump represented a danger to the country. and would i help him tell his story which i guess i'm known as a crisis manager to get facts out and to no matter what you've done up to a poi

nbs gadi schwartz has more. >> reporr: it was a confrontation in portland that police, protesters -- >> go home! >> reporter: -- and counterprotesters had been preparing for. members of the right-wing group patriot prayer holding a peace rally with joey gibson met with members identifying as antifa, some on both sides dressed for a fight. when the first skirmishes broke out, police moved in quickly,ea ngrc entire blocks by e, pushing everyone back, including journalist documenting the scene. a transgender trump supporter took a punch to the face. >> i think it'sood over here but the moment that i started having a different opinion over there, i got punched in the o face, i'll let that one speak for itself. >> reporter: scounterprotest say it's time to take a stand. >> i'm here today because hatred and bigotry have taken root in america and it's time for the good people of america to stand

we turn to tony schwartz.of the energy project, coauthor of the art of the deal and the author of the way we're working isn't working. you use the word survive. that is something that's clearly out there right now. well, a constitutional democracy, as we know it, will it survive. will multicultural pluralism as many americans felt we were building survive this political era? how do we survive day-to-day with a life worth living? there was someone who went through this at a very real level, an admiral who was tortured for eight years, who said you must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end that you can never afford to lose with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality. that is the idea that you have optimism while knowing that nothing can be taken for granted. >> that was jim stockdale who actually also ran for vice president with ross perot, who made that statement. and the notion is that you can be simultaneously committed to the belief that there will be a way o

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> communities that are still reeling. there are two devastating tornadoes which have left a pair of small towns reeling over the past two days. the first was in central canada's manitoba province. it swept homes from their foundations and killed a 77-year-old former school teacher. a team of investigators is surveying the area to learn how powerful that tornado was. the second tornado hrno one was killed but it downed trees and knocked out power for thousands of residents. several buildings were heavily damaged. >>> more than 80 people are dead tonight following a magnitude 7 earthquake on a popular indonesian resort island near bali. legg leveling buildings and causing panic among residents and tourists. search and rescue operations are underway as are evacuations. this comes a week after a separate quake in the same region killed more than a dozen people. >>> and now to tremors in the political world. president trump was back on twitter and on defense insisting that 2016 meeting at trump tower with his eldest son and a

here's nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: in a california electronics store, one minute a customer is in the back room picking out a tv, the next, his pocket explodes into sparks and flames. >> he was screaming and yelling. his right leg was completely burned. >> reporter: the latest e-cigarette to explode in a long list of similar cases across the country. experts say most are caused by lithium ion batteries often used in modified vape devices made overseas. a study showing 62% of explosions happened while the e-cigarette is in someone's pocket or actively being used. earlier this year the first documented case of an e-cigarette killing someone, a 38-year-old man died after his vape pen exploded. his cause of death listed as a projectile wound to the head. now, another e-cigarette explosion caught on camera showing potential for danger carried by millions everyday. gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next, the little girl we've been following who made millions smile and the life saving birthday gift she just received. athletes caught in the. the battle between a district and

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest for us from new mexico. >> reporter: tonight, mounds of rubble and a gaping hole in the middle of the new mexico desert. this is what the compound looked like before the latest raid. this is what it looks like today. the rv at the center of this compound has been ripped out and a lot of the walls have been destroyed. following a court order yesterday, police seized the rv where 11 children and five adults lived in what was described as squalor, saying it was stolen. the underground tunnel where the remains of the 3-year-old were found is covered up. a pile of trash still uncollected. this as four of five suspects granted release pending trial. >> i haven't heard of a single person that's been in favor of the ruling that came down. >> reporter: it's a case that started with a dead child and an alarming threat. five adults described by authorities as extremists abusing 11 children on an isolated compound while training the rifs for school shootings. threats so concerning, local schools locked down today to prepare for an active shooter. tonight, the co

nbc's gadi schwartz tells us more. >> reporter: the iconic sights of seattle choked by a smoky haze. >> the needle there, cane bar y ly see the top of it. >> reporter: air quality today worse than beijing. blame a deadly wildfire season. smoke that over 100 large fires across the west spreading as far east as ohio. >> i noticed when i take the mask off, breathe in that first brett, it's like, ooph. >> reporter: the air quality so dangerous, the mayor warning everyonest indoors. ray lopez isn't taking chances. 22 years in the kayaking business and the air quality has never forced him to close shop until now, turning away customers, losing $10,000 a day. >> it got to the point no one should be breathing deeply and exercising. >> reporter: the good news, skies are expected to clear as early as tomorrow. but experts have a dire warning. >> there's going to be hotter temperatures, the forests are going to be drier, we're going to see more fires. all that smoke is going to go somewhere. >> reporter: relief barely in sight. while the future here remains hazy. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> wa

nbc's gadi schwartz shows us how one of the most popular saltwater sports is finding new fans in fresh water rivers. >> reporter: 650 miles from the nearest ocean, montana might be the last place you'd ever expect to hang ten. but don't tell that to strong water surf shop owner kevin brown or k.b. as he's known around these parts. you don't need an ocean to surf? >> no. >> reporter: deep in the mountains of cowboy country, k.b. showed us you can still catch some gnarly waves. the river here is running at like 20,000 cfs as in i will die here so let's find some baby waves. they're created by the rushing river hitting underwater breaks. you can basically stand on them if you got enough balance. >> in one session on the river, i'd probably surf a month's worth of waves in the ocean. >> he's going surfing. i think i'm going swimming. but we'll get it. >> all right, here we go. >> reporter: swim, paddle, stand, sounds pretty easy, right? i'll get this. but it turns out river surfing is a lot harder than i thought. missoula's river surfing community is thriving. holding competitions every ye

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> let's tell you about the imposture caught at the airport. the first impostor detected using facial recognition technology being rolled out across the country. >> reporter: it happened during the morning arrival crush. a 26-year-old man arriving from brazil tripped up by new facial recognition cameras, which alerted officers that the traveler with a french passport did not match his passport photo. officers soon found his true i.d. card in his shoe. he was from the congo, not france. the first facial recognition catch. >> he was trying to enter illegally. we apprehended him and processed and returned him back to brazil. >> back to brazil. >> reporter: congress ordered an upgrade to better track who is entering the country and who is leaving. >> take your photo right here. >> reporter: now facial recognition cameras are in more than a dozen airports matching faces with photos on file in passports, visas and other sources. >> you can much more accurately identify who an individual is. you can much more rapidly speed them through processes and m

our gadi schwartz has details. >> reporter: in the desert of new mexico, allegations so disturbing they are difficult to believe. >> you have these kids they are keeping here that never even came out. >> reporter: in court today, the five adults believed to be the parents of the 11 children rescued from filth and starvation at this new mexico compound. court documents allege they were being trained with assault weapons to commit school shootings. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> reporter: the sheriff says they are muslim extremists. reports suggesting they may be related to a controversial muslim faith leader in brooklyn linked to the 1993 world trade center bombings. authorities say a secret message sent from inside the compound let them to the kids. a note saying we are starving. investigators had been seang abdul ghani wahhaj believed to be kidnapped by his father. the father wanted to perform an exorcism on the child. deputies found an arsenal of loaded firearms and 11 emaciated children and no sign of abdul, the missing 3-year-old. during int

nbc's gadi schwartz is there. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is the innermost part of the compound and it gives you a true sense of what these children had to endure. some of them were living cramped up inside of this r.v. and we know it looks like some of them may have been living inside of this tunnel. it is extremely confined down there. the property owner has allowed us to mount the cameras here so we can show you what these kids faced. tonight exclusive video from inside the tunnel where children's clothes and toys were found five feet under grounded. a room believed to be dug inside by children. bedding and kids' books. it's just one of the horrors that 11 children were forced to endure. no running water, babies as young as 1 years old living in the desert heat, bunk beds and a u-haul still litters with bullets. the property owner angry over what investigators left behind. >> there is birth certificates and copies of social security cards. >> reporter: around the compound, small reminders of a child's innocence, sketches of hearts an

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest.ounty, california, the most critical firefight in the nation, the fifth largest fire in state history destroyed dozens of homes and created fire nados. this as a fire near redding is classified as one of the most powerful vortexes california has seen. winds 140 miles an hour, making it a tornado. >> i've never it. epng police chief roger moore saw a fire demolish his neighborhood. >> i was trying to evacuate people and it was gigantic, it was lifting houses off foundations. >> reporter:omef 20 years destroyed. one of the many first responders here to lose everything. sheriff's deputy also lost his family home while helping others evacuate. >> i'm no different than anyone else. >> reporter: in redding, firefighters are slowly gaining ground, the carr fire now 40% contained. across the state, more than half a million acres scorched, 2,000 homes lost, and nine people killed. including four men fighting the fires. this weekend fallen hot shot brian hughes honored for his sacrifice. >> seve

hospitals are on high with the latest on the crash from nbc's gadi schwartz in new mexico. >> reporteralong a new mexico highway, unbelievable destruction, showing a median covered with wreckage. the unmistakable shape of a greyhound passenger bus and a semi truck. new mexico police calling this a mass casualty event with multiple fatalities, but unclear how many. the crash happening late this afternoon on i-40 near the small town of thoreau, 100 miles west of albuquerque. police say the truck collided with a big rig, the impact so powerful, it sent parts of the vehicles flying hundreds of feet. the crash shutting down traffic on the highway as police investigate. local hospitals prepar preparing for dozens of patients. authorities still unclear how many passengers survived. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> today in arizona, thousands lined the streets to honor their senator, john mccain, along the eight-mile route from the arizona state capitol to north phoenix baptist ur . there at a memorial, friends and family took their turns remembering the statesman before his final journey to washi

his birthday. >> a horrificisvery with new chilling details growing more alarming by the day.di schwartzc news. >> a newly uncovered secret recording revealing a page from one republican's play book. in an exclusive clip obtained by msnbc's the rachel maddow show, california congressman devin nunes talking about why hard line conservatives dropped theit bi impeach deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. nunes, wse chairs the h intelligence committee and is an ardent supporter of president trump made the statement during a republican fund-raiser in spokan washington in the the end of july. it was recorded by a progressive member who attended the event. nunes says they the impeachment push on hold because of then supreme court nominat of brett kavanagh. >> the senate would have to start -- t senate would have to drop everything they're doin- and start to start with impeachment of rosenstein and then take the risk of not getting -- not getting kavanagh confirmed. so it's not a matter of -- it's matter of timing. >> that isn't the only part of the exclusive tape making headlines this morning

. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernd and irene schwartz. .e and edgar wachenheim i the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagel and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundati. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing cuidstomized indl and group retirement products. that's why we're your tirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thanyou. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. nobel peace prize winner and former secretary-general of the unit nations, kofi annan, has died. the veteran diplomat was 80 years old and died after a short, unspecified illness, according to his foundation. born in ghana, annan was a career diplomat at the u.n. and e first secretary-general to be refrom within the organization's ranks. annan served two terms as theu. 's leader from 1997 to 2006 and was jointl

>>s newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. hsue and edgar wach iii. the cheryl and philip milsteiny fa dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation.. rosalindlter. barbara hope zuckerberg. ro corporate funding isided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station fr viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you r joining us. president donald trump today attacked the "new york times" afatr it reported yesterday white house counsel donald mcgahn has cooperatedte ively in the investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election. in a series of tweets the president said, "the failing new york times wrote a stot made it seem like the white house counsel had turned on the president, when in fact it is just the opposite" and,

. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberfu corporating is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios lincoln center in new york, odari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: vening and thank you for joining us. senator john mccain, the influential izona republican senator and two-time presidential candidate died yesterday at his home near dona arizona. he was 81 and had an aggressive brain cancer for the past year. crowds lined the route as the hearse bearing his body traveled from his ranch to a phoenix funeral home last night. in washington, d.c. flags were twered to half staff. an

are on high alert for patients and we begin tonight with the latest on the crash from nbc's gadi w schwartzn ne mexico. >> reporter: along a new mexico highway, unbelievable destruction showing a median covered with wreckage, a grayhound passenger bus and a semi truck. new mexi police calling this a mass casualty event with multiple fatalities but unclear how many. the crash happening late this afternoon on i-40 near the small town 100 miles west of albuquerq albuquerque. the graybus was carrying 47 passengers from albuquerque to phoenix. it sent parts of the vehicles flyinnd ds of feet and the crash shutting down traffic on eparhighg wafoysr ados zepons of patients but at unclear how many es passengers survived. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> today in arizona thousands lined the streets to honor their senator hn mccain along the eight-mile route from the arizona state capital to nor phoenix baptist church. there, at a memorial, friends and family took their turns remembering ste esman before his final journey to washington. our peter alexander is there. >> reporter: thean many arizonians cel

gadi schwartz in new mexico. thank you. >>> still ahead, was he pushed too far? the college football player who collapsed on the field. now the university admitting the mistakes that cost him his life. >>> also, the sudden blast leveling homes and the rush to rescue someone trapped inside. stay with us. >>> with college football season just around the corner, the university of maryland apologized today for a tragedy on the field earlier this year. college officials admitted to mistakes that led to the heat stroke death of jordan mcnair, a player who collapsed at practice in may. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the story. >> reporter: as the university of maryland's football team resumed practice, today the president of the university says the school accepts legal and moral responsibility for mistakes made in the death of a star player. >> you entrusted jordan to our >> reporter: in may, 19-year-old jordan mcnair died of heat stroke following a preseason workout in college park. the school says trainers never took mcnair's temperature or iced him do

nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest details. >> reporter: in the desert of new mexico, allegations so disturbing they'reheseids they here that never even came out. >> reporter: in court the five adults believed to be the parents of the 11 children rescued from filth and starvation in this new mexico compound. court documents allege the children were being trained with assault weapons to commit school shootings. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> reporter: the sheriff describing the suspects as muslim extremists. reports suggesting they may somehow be related to a controversial faith leader in brooklyn who has been linked to the 1993 world trade center bombings. authorities say a secret message sent from inside the compound led them to the kids. a note saying, we are starving. investigators had been searching for a 3-year-old boy named abdul gani wahaj believed to be kidnapped by his father. court documents saying the father wanted to perform an kper sizz many on the child. they found an arsenal of loaded firearms and 11 emaciated children age 3 to

." >> pbs newshour weekend is ma possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelo the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided sty mutual of america-- designing ized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirementdiompany. onal support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by ntributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thanyou. from the tisch wnet studios att lincoln in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. pope francis visited ireland today, the first papal visit to untry in almost 40 years he marked his first visit by acknowledging that church authorities failed in responding to rampant child abuse worldwide. >> the failure of bishops, >> ( translated ): the failure of bisps, religious superiors, priests and others, to adequately address these repugnant

the ntsb just arrived at the site of the where we find nbc's gadi schwartz.od i want to show you what is happening. we have ntsb investigators looking initially state officials said it was a blown tire that may have caused the crash. that's the only tire that we see on this semi that's been blown. this as survivors are still coping with what they saw. along a busy new mexico highw, ments of terror h aught on camera. >> omy god, one person was hanging out the window. >> reporter: drivers stunned by chaos and ru deion after a head-on collision near the arizona border. >> oh my god. >> reporter: 48 people were on board headed to phoenix when a semi blew a tire, crossed the median and smashed opnto the bus. eight died including the bus driver, all by six on board the bus were taken to area hospits. the side of the bus where we get on was opened up like a can of sardines. >> reporter: tonight we're hearing what happenedide the bus from those who survived. >> it just felt like a bomb go off. >> reporter: during those critical first moments, robert ward pulled a pre

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> late word tonight that sister mary jo is getting her own bobble head doll>>> appreciate you spending part of your record enrollment. the reason students think this could be a >>> right now, record enrollment. students think this could be a turning point for san jose state. >>> streets blocked off and guns drawn. developing news at this hour, a standoff in a san jose neighborhood. >>> a $200 million problem. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us tonight. >> we battled this problem before. this time b.a.r. tct. says it mt cost $200 million for all the people who slip through avoiding the . looking at overhauling the system. >> reporter: what they want to do is simple. scrap all of the 600 gates and replace them with a sturdier verse. it's easy to get through this. the people who commit small crimes will go on to commit bigger ones, too. even with our cameras clearly rolling at the civic center b.a.r.t. station, they hop, fault and squeeze their way through the turnstiles. watch what happens. >> our crews can go in and fix it and modify i

. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual d group retement products. that's why we're you c retiremepany. additional support has beey: provided and by theorporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers lk e you. thu. ud from the tisch wnet sts at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank u for joining us. in charlottesville, virginia today, on the weekend of the one year anniversary of the "unite the right" rally, there was a heavy police presence, and streets were blocked off as part of are-emptive state of emergency. a year ago, white supremacists and other so-called "alt right"a groupsed with counter- protesters. the events turned deadly when two state troopers were killed in a hel

. >> pbs n spossible by: is made bernard and irene schwartz. tethe cheryl and philip mi family. sue and edgar wachene im iii. eryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support haseen provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thk you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening, and thank you for e ining us. thre polite handshakes but also harsh words today as u.s. and north korean officials ntinued to discuss denuclearization and economic sanctions. at an asian security summit in singapore, u.s. secmitary of state pompeo met north korea's foreign minister, ri yong ho, in what pompeo called"" quick, polite exchange." the u.s. delegation also han the foreign minister a letter from

fao schwartz is reopening in new york city and needs people to dance on the big piano like tom hanks. role. >> oh my god! jillian: i love it. the incredible moment a soldier returns home. it will make your morning. ♪ jillian: welcome back. china had access to every one of hillary clinton's emails when she was secretary of state. according to the daily caller chinese hacker in washington infiltrated her privates server. the intelligence community watchdog warned of the problem but the fbi reportedly failed to act. rob: companies could be praying on your kid getting ready to go to college, data mining companies with college applications, selling the information. expert say kidney to be cautious about sharing anything personal on an application. there are no laws regulating consumer data brokers. jillian: we see this all the time, foxbusiness alert, are you checking a bag when you fly? get ready to cough up more cash. rob: tracy carrasco here with more on jetblue's praise hike. >> reporter: if you are checking a bag flying jetblue you will be paying $30, that fee is up from $25. if you b

eric schwartz of refugees international, thank you very much for your time. my pleasure.an they want to question after a mother and her daughter were stabbed to death in the street in solihull in the west midlands in the early hours of this morning. detectives want to trace janbaz tarin, the former partner of the daughter. from solihull, dan johnson sent this report. where is janbaz tarin? he's the 21—year—old believed to have stabbed to death his former girlfriend and her mother late last night. raneem 0udeh was 22 years old. her mother, khaola saleem, was 49. their family says they are devastated by their loss. and this is where they died. a double murder investigation is now under way in this quiet suburban close. a peaceful sunday evening here was interrupted just after midnight when neighbours heard a man shouting in a foreign language, then there were screams. we heard some noises, but we thought it was animals, like a fox or something, because it is generally here that they come in the night, so we didn't come out, but after an hour, the police knocked the door and

schwartz, says he thinks he has gone nuts -- art of the deal. that is in quotations, i take it?e it? he used nuts -- art of the deal. that is in quotations, i take it? he used the word nuts, something like losing his marbles, and he thinks he has lost it. this is a quotation from this book, is it? from the man who co—wrote it. book, is it? from the man who co-wrote it. moving onto the daily express, butt ends draining on marine life, cigarette buts ending up marine life, cigarette buts ending up in the water? yes, because people put them down the drain, for example, we've all seen people doing that. not people stubbing it out on the beach? no, this is the drain, it goes into the system. it gets into the water and cigarettes have lovely arsenic and lead in them, this is an express story, sol arsenic and lead in them, this is an express story, so i will... promoting your own product, and there are 4 million uk smokers throwing a butt down the train last month. the biggest reason why we are doing well on cancer figures, not that we are doing very well, but we are doing better, is b

when schwartz started talking, he had tony schwartz.wind of craze eahroupbd him. he prefers people boo insecure. you said you the latest defector. explain what you mean by that. >> by now it'sbercome a personality cult around the president. er not to this extent. people are judged upon their loyalty, not confidence. the president makes these demands. you're supposed to deny reality. i think you're supposed to lie if necessary and if stand up for yourself you're likely to have them cut out from under you. this is very much like a cult. he's got people running scared and the end will some when so many of the defecters start to regain their dignity and power and omarosa i thing is doing that. >> omarosa, michael cohen. why do people feel the need tape this president. >> i think they know they can't trust him. you have to be a certain kind of person to tape your because. and if a lot of nobody challenginginging hill. >> and to record your because and in the situation room. can you believe we're having this conversation and the press secreta

for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> >>> a closer look at the current temperatures. we're starting off at 71 in hagerstown. 66 in winchester. washington, 73 degrees. we're farther south than new york and philly, so we're drying out by 8:00 a.m. we push into the 90s as we head into sunday. we'll checkac in with you in another 20 minutes. >>> and the umbrellas are out and ponchos are out. >> half of the crowd has ponchos. the other half doesn't. i feel bad. we will have rain starting. they are happy right now. they can't hear us. >>> all right. dave, thank you. stil tocome, harvey weinstein fighting back this morning. how he is using e-mails from one of the accusers to try to get the case dismissed. >>> and new details on where demi lovato will head next once released from the hospital following a drug overdose. but first this is "today" on but first this is "today" on nbc. when i walked through a snowstorm for a cigarette, but first this is "today" on nbc. that's when knew i had to quit. for al this time. that's w i'm using nicorette. only nicorette gum has patented d

they werer identified as being those targets. >> reporter: gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> right now vice president mike pce is preparing to outline the trump ce force ation's s plan to the pentagon. you may remember several months ago, the preside proposed creating the space force as a new branch of the milildry. it w focus on defending space assets. however, it has been met with some opposition from military circles. the space force cannot be established withoutess giving it approval. the event is set to begin in just a few minutes. for updates on his remarks, go to the nbc washington mop. >>> tes is once again under way in alexandria after a dramatic third day of testimony for paul manafort's former business partner. rick gates said manafort directed him to hide millions of dollars from the irs in foreign bank accounts. manafort's attorneys tried to undercut gates' credibility by uggesting he stole money from na tfomart extramarital affairs and not the one he admitted to t earlis week. the prosecution is expected to wrap up by the end of th week. >>> a defiant conservative congressman

for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> dave is back with us again with the weather. >> uncle. this is tough stuff. the pattern hasn't changed. more flooding and watches and warnings up through sections of maine. 32 million people at risk. weap we have warnings up in new jersey and new york. so much of the area saturated by rain. let's go over and look at the radar picture. this is rolling through. all of this atlantic moisture continues to churn up. we are talking about additional 1 to 2 inches of rain in many parts of the region. it is going to be a sloppy first part of the day through sections of new york and new jersey and connecticut and into new england as the day progresses. when does it end and what happens after that? we are going to see better weather and drying out as we roll through tomorrow. keep in mind, storms could produce gusty winds and tornadoes as we roll through sections of new england later in the evening. that is a quick loo >>> right where we are right now we've got clear skies looking out toward the golden gate bridge. temperatures in the 50s but look a

the war on scooters is heating up as we hear from nbc's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: in cities acrosshe country, thousands of motorized scooters are riding the line between innovation and public safety while laws haven't been able to keep up. riders swear by them. >> i think it's awesome. it gets around really fast. >> reporter: others see them as a nuisance, often parked haphazardly around town, dodging them on sidewalks. >> i think they're dangerous. i've been watching cars almost hit people. i've been watching the people on scooters hit pedestrians. >> reporter: on social media, entire accounts are now dedicated to their destruction. from rooftops, tossed in the ocean, even set on fire. in california, protesters started over companies like bird and lime, dropping thousands of scooters all over cities, leaving it up to riders to follow helmet and safety laws. still, the scooters are coming online in more than 30 cities across the u.s. and here in l.a., check out how many are in this neighborhood alone. all of these are birds. what you do is if you have the app and you've already loa

if your name was schwartz coffee, you'd call yourself schwartz, and nobody cared. >> reporter: and heut keeping blacks and immigrants from socially rising but he says now it's different. >> it's about red, white or blue. >> reporter: he's still awaiting sentencing in charlottesville. while he waits something remarkable is happening because of this man. r & b musician has engaged in decades, and suddenly davis was standing up for preston in court. what do you say to the judge? >> i testified on his behalf and also paid part of his bail money to get him out. >> is he taking you for a fool using you? >> not at all. >> how do you know? >> because he and i were already friends. i said he's agreed to go to this museum with me and take a tour of it and learn something. >> reporter: he's referring to the national museum of african-american history. >> seeing what he's going to see there, the seed may not blossom today or tomorrow or the next day but eventually it'll come out because the truth can never be squashed. >> reporter: two men bonding over history and returning to davis' home to find

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it runs counter to what rudy giuliani said and it also runs counter to david schwartz. >> he defended cohen. >> used to defend michael cohen. you'll remember all the things that david schwartz told the american people that ended up being absolutely false. >> you've made a lot of predictions, and a lot of them have come true. i'm wondering what this means, i'll get to that -- what does this mean for your case? does this mean that you will possibly get to depose a sitting president? what are the chances of that? >> i think the likelihood of us being able to depose first michael cohen and second donald trump, i think those odds went through the roof today as a result of the plea, as a result of the language in the plea, and the facts that michael cohen pled to. i think there's little question as to whether we're going to get a deposition of michael cohen, and i'm going to be permitted to ask him specific questions about what happened and the level of communications, and i'm going to get to the details relating to that and then i am guessing. i'm not guessing, i'm speculating, i'm on soli

nbc's gadi schwartz is following the story for us and has more. >> the court -- >> reporter: a shockingecision in a new mexico courtroom. >> i deny the petition for pretrial detention pending trial. >> reporter: the judge deciding the suspects released from jail and placed on house arrest. the hearing held to determine whether they were a threat after prosecutors allege the children were starving and may have been trained to carry out deadly school shootings but in court those allegations of abuse were not the state's main focus. according to fbi testimony, the suspects believed god was speaking to them and a 3-year-old child who had a history of seizure needed an exorcism to rid him of demons. also in testimony, children on the compound told authorities he died in february during a ritual performed by the boy's father. >> the victim abdul would begin to choke and have white foam or slime come from his mouth and then pass out -- >> objection. >> he passed away. he diedize heart stopped. >> reporter: a body believed to be abdul's was found in the tunnel six months later. the children wer

fao schwartz wants to make shopping for toys a fun experience.eople in costumes, and there's even going to be toy soldiers. and, of course, we all remember the piano made famous in the movie "big. ". ♪ ♪ cheryl: that giant piano is going to be back if you have the urge to tiptoe a tune. actually, a few years ago i danced on the piano. [laughter] i did the story for fox business as they were closing, and it was so bittersweet. people were so sad about the piano going, and it's coming back. dagen: i love that. i spent an entire day at fao schwartz with my niece, and we got customized muppets. it is a place that you make memories. [laughter] cheryl: i had a great time there. and rockefeller center at christmas, that's another story. it'll be fun. dagen: it's a little crowded. [laughter] just a little crowded. you've got to the take me. i've got sharp 'em bows. [laughter] thank you, cheryl. i love that picture of you. what song did you play, by the way? cheryl: you play the main one, the one they play in the movie, the chopsticks. that's what you're

lorraine schwartz.ey give you a paper and it tells you how much it's worth like all the jewelry's worth and if you lose it, $1.6 million. i was like, oh, my gosh. i just bought a house. >> but sometimes, one dress just isn't enough. for j.lo it was a silver chainmail on the carpet. on stage she went dramatic with a high/low skirt made of plexiglass feathers. and at the after-party body-hugging versace. tiffany haddish had three different looks, so did kylie jenner. but cardi b. with her fresh pixie cut can drop the mike. yes, we loved her cinched purple velvet arrival look. this red number is all aut fierce. but the new mama wins for best accessory of the night. mcdonald's at the post awards bash. ♪ i said i like it >>> cardi b. with the mac attack. >>> how about this vma fashion flashback? winona ryder opted for all black in 1998, keeping it california casual in flip-flops, too. >> why not? >>> speaking of winona, she's reuniting with keanu reeves in the upcoming romantic comedy, "destination wedding."

two of its stars, tom schwartz and tom sandoval, and lisa, have opened a sleek and steamy bar/eatery> everything about tom tom is out of the ordinary. the clock goes backwards so you sip a cocktail and you get younger. look at these chandeliers. >> we're first inside the elaborately decorated outdoor/indoor west hollywood hotspot, where lisa was still in boss lady mode. have you guys stepped it up even more? >> yeah, i feel like we definitely have, i mean. >> tell them where you've been. >> well. >> tell them where you've been >> a little casual trip to mexico? >> it was a nonrefundable trip, we had to go. >> hopefully, they're in sync on some future competition. ♪ >> lance bass is opening a bar just down the street. so, oh, i see the look on your face. will we welcome him? >> lance bass is one of my dearest, dearest friends and it's going to be radically different. so i think the more the merrier. >> okay, but what about this competition coming from overseas? >> get ready. >> lindsay lohan has a new reality show where she's putting together clubs in greece and she has been compared

nbc's gadi schwartz takes us to the compound and has reactions of the people arrested. >> reporter: trashruined toys and evidence of a lethal arsenal. human remains were also found here authorities still have not confirmed whether the body is that of a missing 3-year-old boy but after the raid, guns and ammunition and potential pieces of evidence were left behind. >> found two gopros, video camera, laptop, two phones sitting in the truck like cell phones. >> found evidence? >> yeah. >> just -- >> and then found his passport. that it actually shown he was to saudi arabia. >> reporter: the property owner says that's not all investigators missed. >> they dug this tunnel out. >> reporter: he said law enforcement should have acted months ago when they first alerted them that an abducted child was there. the boy allegedly kidnapped of georgia by his father. >> an innocent child that's sick and here in pain, suffering. >> reporter: the sheriff denied the interview requests. the fbi surveilling the compound is not commenting. but the father of one suspect is speaking out. a controversial leader o

gadi schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: in this make shift compound, investigators not only foundppalling conditions, but they may have uncovered a sinister plot. 11 children ages 1 through 15 were discovered along with an arsenal of high powered firearms. the district attorney says some of the kids were being trained with assault rifles in preparations for future school shootings. that information comes from one of the children now in foster care. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> reporter: authorities say the compound had been under surveillance for some time. a police raid triggered last friday after they learned of a text message from inside reading we are safshiare starving and n and water. authorities had been searching for a child allegedly abducted from georgia by his father, a son of an eye man wn who may ha had a connection to the world trade center bombing. he entered no plea. the remains of a young child were also discovered. they are testing the body. the owners of the property say they alerted authorities that they were here. >>

gotti schwartz has the latest. >> the most critical firefight in the nation.gest fire in state history destroying homes and creating firenados. one of a monster firenado near the most powerful vortexes california has seen. it makes it a f-3 s firenado demolish his neighborhood. >> i was trying to evacuate people and it was gigantic. lifting houses off foundation. destroyed. one of the many first responders to lose everything. travis also lost his family home while helping others evacuate. >> if anyone else lost their home, they would do the same thing. >> firefighters are gaining ground. the carr fire 40% contained. more than a half million acres scorched. 2,000 homes lost and nine people killed. four men fighting the fires. brian hughes honored for his sacrifice. and despite the overwhelming loss and destruction, communities fear they haven't seen the worst. nbc news. >> demi lovato is breaking her silence after being taken to a los angeles hospital. she learned that this illness is not something that disappears or fates with time. it is something i must cont

joining me now is eric schwartz, now, president of refugees of international. organization is deployed inside the u.s. along the southern border and unprecedented move for this organization that historically is overseas. thank you very much, you were recently traveling in arizona and new mexico and texas, is it the separation policy or the other aspect, what's happening at the border that has caused such alarm for your group? >> i think it is both. it is the family separation policy, that policy as awful as it is and damaging as it has been is really reflective of a broader approach of this administration, the coke off political asylum for anyone who's trying to seek a protection in the united states by telling asylum seekers at our borders they can't apply for a asylum by saying to those who come to ports of entree that even if they can, they have to wait to pressing people to go through unauthorized border crossings and arresting them and treating them like criminals. it is a broad policy that's designed to walk away from a long u.s. tradition of support for