here is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> i bet none of you had the same year i had. >> reporter: sexual misconduct allegations left louis c.k.'s career in tatters, all fodder for this recent stand-up act at a new york comedy club that was leaked on line. >> i lost so much [ bleep ] in a day. >> reporter: but it was what louis c.k. had to say about school shooting survivors that is triggering an angry backlash. >> why does that mean i have to listen to you? how does that make you interesting? you didn't get shot. you pushed some fat kid in the way and now i've got to listen to you talking? >> reporter: last year, multiple women accused the 51-year-old of exposing himself without their consent. at the time the comedian admitted to misconduct, saying he acted irresponsibly. but added he felt the incidents were consensual and that he would step back and take a long time to listen. today a father whose children were victims of the shooting wrote to the comic. my daughter was killed in the parkland shooting. my son ran from the bullets. my wife and i deal with loss every day. why don't you come to my ho

here's stephanie gosk. >> please welcome my friend, kevin hart. >> reporter: today ellen stood up for a friend. >> i called the academy today because i really want you to host the oscars. >> reporter: kevin hart, appearing on her show, says he was thrilled the academy awards asked him to host back in december. >> the next morning after a day full of congratulations and th onslaught on social media of my past coming back up again. >> reporter: anger over homophobic comments a decade ago. in a defensive instagram message that day, hart said the academy wanted an apology or they would find someone else. >> i pass on the apology, the reason i pass is because i addressed this several times. >> reporter: hours later, the comedian tweeted, in part, i'm sorry i hurt people but he still didn't want the job. >> i'm a little upset because i know who i am. i know i don't have a homophobic bone in my body. i know i addressed it. i've yet to go back to that version of the immature comedian that once was. i moved on. i'm a grown man. >> reporter: hart told ellen, he feels people are out to destroy h

here's stephanie gosk and what's behind it. >> reporter: "bird box" had to be a blockbuster. you will die. >> reporter: sandra bullock, eminent death, the end of civilization. did i mention sandra bullock? a week after releasing, the company said it was breaking records and suddenly "bird box" was all over social media. there is a blind fold challenge now. netflix recommends not trying it for safety reasons. so kim kardashian posted i like it. who's seen it? she got this reply, everyone, kim. literally everybody is talking about it. what did you think? mixed reviewed. there are disagreements over whether or not it's any good, but let's be honest, what does that really matter now? stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> you can uncover your eyes now. >>> the moving legacy of a college football super fan. a bart tagging spree turns into an international incident. how a graffiti case from half way around the world... led to a bust here. plus, the san jose mayor talks about getting hit by a car. but the good news is what just happened in the last hour. next. >>> in tonight's inspi

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> to north carolina now where the fbi has joined the desperaterch for a missing 3-year-old. casey hathaway disappeared yesterday from his grandmother's backyard about two hours southeast of raleigh. authorities in craven county have issued a plea to the public for help finding casey. >>> nearly nine months after his celebrated release on bail from a pennsylvania prison, rapper meek mill is putting his weight behind a new criminal justice reform foundation trying to targeting a parole and probation system he says unfairly traps too many people looking for a fresh start. i spoke to him again about that new effort for our series "justice for all." >> i didn't ask to be the face of reform, i don't want to be the face of anything, i just want to bridge gaps. >> reporter: on stage today with power players from entertainment, sports, and business, meek mill fulfilling a vow he made hours after his release from prison last april. >> you told me you wanted to be a voice for the voiceless. is that what this is about? >> yeah, definitely. i committed my wor

with more here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: tonight st. louis police are investigating the death of one of their own. shot and killed by one of their own. police officer kaitlin alex was married, just 24 years old, and a rookie. late last night, according to authorities, she visited two male officers at an apartment in the city. they were on duty, she was not. police say they were sitting in the living room. >> there was an accidental discharge of a weapon. the female officer was struck in the chest. >> reporter: police say the two officers rushed alex to the emergency room and called for police backup. the prosecutor's investigating. while the names of the two male officers have not been released and the police have not explained why they believe the shooting was accidental. a statement says one of the officers mishandled a firearm. there are also questions about a patrol car outside the emergency room that apparently had its windows broken. >> all that's going to be a part of the investigation. >> reporter: meanwhile the city is remember

here is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: notorious drug trafficker joaquin "el chapo" guzman builtis multibillion empire with deception, corruption and violence, according to federal prosecutors. within days a jury in brooklyn will decide his fate. the marathon trial lasted more than ten weeks. have there been any really big surprises? >> every day seems to bring a new surprise, frankly. it's a bombshell after bombshell. >> reporter: taking the stand, drug runners, assassins, cocaine kingpins, a mistress, and even his personal accountant, many of whom the defense argued could not be trusted. prosecutors say the drugs were smuggled using tunnels, trucks, planes, jalapenos cans, and submarines. there were mountains of cash trucked over the border and flown to mexico city, used allegedly as bribe money for just about every level of official, including mexico's former president. a witness said enrique pena nieto was paid $100 million, a charge nieto denies. the jury was told the corruption helped keep chapo in business, and when needed, escape from prison. he used a mile-long tunnel an

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> can you imagine if that happened? >>> up next, the groundbreaking first for this year's oscars. bill. the extra charge at south bay restaurants catching people by surprise... and new approval ratings for bart aren )t good. how bart plans to get things back on track... that )s next. >>> in our spotlight, the oscar nominations are out. the favorite and "roma" lead with ten each. and as joe fryer tells us, this year includes some notable firsts. >> reporter: the best picture category is no longer comic book kryptonite, with "black panther" becoming the first superhero movie nominated for the top prize. the spanish film "roma" is the first netflix movie tapped for best picture. and for spike lee, a long overdue first. the "blackkklansman" filmmaker had never been nominated for best director until today. missing from that category, bradley cooper. some say he was affleck, reference to ben affleck who in 2013 was snubbed for director, each though his film "argo" won best picture. no worries. cooper did rack up three noms as

here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: today in st. louis, a funeral for 24-year-old police officer katlyn alix. >> katie was the best child. >> reporter: now her family desperate for answers. >> we need to sort through the fact and the fiction. and what's rumor and what's real. >> reporter: but there are only more questions. after this sharply worded letter from the city prosecutor blasting police for immediately calling alix's death an accident. >> there was an accidental discharge of a weapon. >> reporter: what the prosecutor says was a predisposed conclusion about the outcome of a case. officer nate hendren has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after shooting alix in his apartment. a late-night game of russian roulette turned deadly, according to both hendren and his partner, who was also there and has still not been identified, were on duty. alix was not. now the city prosecutor says drugs and alcohol may have been involved. her letter accusing the police department of appearing to obstruct the investigation by collecting

here's stephanie gosk on what's behind the new phenomenon.u look, you will die. >> sandra bullock, imminent death, the end of bullock? netflix released the movien dec. a week later the company said it was breaking records. suddenly "bird box" was all over social media. >> look at me. >> reporter: there's even a blindfold challenge now. netflix recommends not trying it for safety reasons. so when kim kardashian posted, i really like it. who's seen it? she got this reply. everyone, kim. literally the only thing people have been talking about. >> reporter: all of you have seen it? what did you think? >> um -- >> reporter: mixed reviews. there are disagreements over whether or not it's any good. but let's be honest. what does that really matter now? stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> i literally can't get through my social media feeds without seeing somebody blindfolded. >> it is everywhere. we apparently are very late to this party. i think i'm going to wait abit. i've heard mixed things. >> i'm curious. s best overall diet evamp your01 acc

here is stephanie gosk. >> reporter: "bird box" had to be a blockbuster. sandra bullock, imminent death, the end of civilization. a week aft releasing, the company said it was breaking co res and suddenly "bird box" was all over social media. there is a blind fold challenge now. netflix recoends not trying it for safety reasons. so when kim posted i really like it, who's seen it? she got this reply, everyone, kim, literally the only thing people have been talkg about. what did you think? there are disagreements over whether or not it's go anod, but let's be nest, what does that really matter now? stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> you can uncover your eyes now. >>> the moving legacy of a college football super fan. feeling unsure? what if you had some help? introducing the new 2019 ford edge with the confidence of ford co-pilot360™ technology. the most available driver assist techonology in its class. the new 2019 ford edge i never count the wrinkles. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is staying happy and healthy. so, i add protei

we get more from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: the roundtable discussion on "meet the press" turned to president trump's border wall when nbc special correspondent tom brokaw had this to say about immigration. >> the fact is on the republican side, a lot of peo an extraordi important new constituency in american politics, hispanics. >> noting most will be democrats, he added -- >> also i hear when i push people a little ha, grandbabies. i mean that's also a part of it. it's the intermarriage that is going on and the cultures that are conflicting with each other. i also happen to believe that the hispanics should work harder at assimilation. they ought not to be codified in their communities but make sure all their kids are learning to speak english. >> reporter: pbs correspondent yamiche alcindor responded. >> i grew up in miami where people speak spanish but their kids speak english. the idea that we think america can only speak english is in some ways troubling. >> reporter: recent statistics show that 51% of u.s.-born latinos with immigrant parents spk son, whopoed, withokaw i am

nbc's stephanie gosk has more on the allegations and tsinger's denial. ♪ we will, we will rock you >>rter: "bohemian rhapsody," a movie chronicling the '70s band queen, is rack up accolades. t now that success may be overshadowed. at least six men accuse the singer, irector, bryan of sexual misconduct spanning two decades. all of them underage at the time. the latest accusations revealed in a new report in "the atlantic" after a year-long investigation and interviews with 50 sources. many describe regular hollywood parties where teenage boys were allegedly given alcohol and drug and encouraged to have sex with older men. >> several of the sources we talked to described that when bryan singer would throw a party it would look like a high school kegger. >> reporter: the 53-year-old was fired from "bohemian rhapsody" with less than three weeks of filming to go after failing to sh up to the set and then asking tor production be put on hold, according to the ma zine. soon afterward cesar sanchez guzman filed a lawsuitth allegi director raped him on a yacht in 2003 when he was 17. sancz guz

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nbc's stephanie gosk explains. >> reporter: from cars to clothes to food, we always know the price beforee pay.th one big exception, health care. but that may be changing. starting today, the federal government requires every hospital t prices online. michael frank could have used that information three years ago. frank wanted to know how much a hip replacement would cost before getting the surgery. >> i contacted t insurance company, and ht they sent me r back to the hospital. >> reporter: hnever got an answer. >> this was like playinrussian roulette, but i didn't have a c ice. >> reporter: out of pocket, frank had to pay $10,000. now hospitals will have to post prices. but it's complicated. jeannie pender runs a website at helps patients save money. she gave us a tour how hospitals are now posting their prices. >> what benefit does nt give patients? >> we' 100% sure because the prices, the sticker prices are charge prices, are often wildly inflated. >> reporter: patient out of pocket costs vary dep on coverage and deductibles. government officials admit this is just the first step towar

sparked another outragover leaked audio tape of him mocking school shooting survivors.he is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> i bet none of you had the same year that i had. >> reporter: sexual misconduct allegations left louis c.k.'s career in tatters. his movie "canned" a netflix special cancelled is recent standup act at a new york comedy leub aked online. >> i lost so much [ bleep ] money in a day. >> reporter: it was at he said about school shooting survivors that is triggering an angry backlash. i have to listen to you? how does that make you interesting? you didn't get shot. you pushed a fat kid in the way and n i got to listen to you talking? >> reporter: last year multiple wen accused the 51-year-old of exposing himself without their consen at the time the comedian admitted to misconduct sayinhe ted irresponsibly but added he felt the incidents were consensual. today a father whose children were victims of a shooting wrote to the comic. my daughter was killed in the parkland shooting. my son ran from the bullets. my wife and i deal with loss every day. why don't you come to my house and tryour n

we get more now from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: the roundtable discussion on "meet the press" p'turned to president trum border wall. when nbc special correspondent t tom brokaw hs to say about immigration. >> the fact is, on the republican side a lot of people see the rise of an extraordinary important new constituent in american politics, hispanics. >> notg most will be democrats he added -- >> also, i hear when i push people, well, i don't know whether i want brown grandbabies. i mean, that's also a part o it. it's the intermarriage that is going on, the cultures that areh conflicting ach other. i also happen to believe that the hispanics should work harder at assimilation. they ought not to just be codified in their communities sbut makee all their kids are learning to speak english -- >> reporter: pbs correspondent and msnbc contributor yamie alcindor responded. >> i grew up in miami where peak spanish but their kids speak english. the idea that we think an american can only speak english as ifer spanish and o languages wasn't always part of america is in some ways oublin

nbc's stephanie gosk has the latest. >> reporter: notorious drug trafficker joaquin el chapo guzman built his empire with deception, corruption, and. violence according to federal prosecutors. within days, a jury in brooklyn will decide his fate. the marathon trial lasted more than ten weeks. >>> have there been any really big surprises? >> every day seems to bring a new surprise frankly. mbshell after mbshell. >> reporter: taking the stand, drug runners, assassins, cocaine king pens, a mistress, and eve his personal accountant. many of whom the defense argued could not be trusted. prosecutors say the drugs were smuggled using tunnels, trucks, planes, jalapeno cans and submarines. they were used allegedly as bribe money for just about every level of official, inclung mexico's former president. a witness said enrique was paid $1 ellion. a cha he denies. the corruption was to keep him in business. he used a mile long tunnel and motorcycle to bust out in 2015 only to be extradited and brought to the u.s. e> this spans years, multiple agencies, multi agents. this was, you know, every facet of

we get more now from stephan stephanie gosk. >>> the round table president trump's rned border wall. and tom brokaw had this to say about immigration. >> the fact is on the republican side a lot of people see the rise of an important new quin constituen constituency. >> noting most will be democratic, he added. >> people when i push them say i don't know if i want brown babies. it's part of it. it's the intermarriage going on. i also happen to believe that hispanics should work harder at assimilati assimilation. they should not be codifi codified. >> be codified in their communities but make sure all their kids are learning to speak english -- >> reporter: pbs correspondent and msnbc contributor yamiche alcindor responded. >> i grew up in miami where people speak spanish but their kids speak english. the idea that we think an american can only speak english as if spanish and other languages wasn't always part of america is in some ways troubling. >> reporter: recent statistics shogun% of u.s.-born latinos with immigrant parents speak both english and spanish. by the third generation,

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> tonight we're learning new details about the highway tragedy in florida. sevepeople killed in a fiery k and five of the dead are children.s nbrry sanders is there. >> reporter: tonight, florida highway patrol amining the scene of the fiery head-on collision that killeo uck drivers and five children in a church van heading to disneyworld. >> it's going to be a punch to the gut of our community that will take us awhile to >> reporter: in louisiana, the community mourning the victims as young as 9. eynvestigators say are still piecing gether what happened, one of their workinges theori a northbound tractor traitor swerved hard to the left dragging a car along with it through t median barricade, slamming head on into a southbound 1 wheeler. the churlg vch van hit the arucks as they caught fire aickup truck drove into the accident, runng erpaove over passengers ejected from the van. >> the chairman of the safety board would like to send a team of investigators here but he can't because of the government shut wwn. e're going to be open to whatever th

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stephanie gosk reportshe on onfrontation that quickly accelerated. >> reporter: on the busy mass pike. a highway altercion. ascalating into one wild ride. an apparent c of road rage, keeping a man holding op for dear life in the middle of rush hour. >> just survival mode. >> reporter: authorities say the incident srted friday when 37-year-old mark fitzgerd and 65-year-old ricrdld got into a collision on interstate 90 in massachusetts. accordingo police, sskimroski attempted to exchange paper work with fitzgerald who remained in his suv, but temperaturrs flaid. >> took my water bottle out of my car.as hed my window. >> reporter: officers say fitzgerald drove at him, jumped op the hood then fitzgeraldd steppe on the gas. at times, r 70 miles an hour.o stunned motorists triedo keep their eyes on the roadra as fitz sped by with the man clinging to the car. >> he kept going fast,slow. fast, slow, trying to get me to slide off. i wasn't getting off the car. >> reporter: three miles later, a group of drivers teamed up to stop the suv. one of them pulls out a gun.de orring fitzgerald out of t

his chilling crimes are back in thelo headlines with a new interview, nbc's stephanie gosk has more.n and twice. from priso he was convicted of murdering two women and a 12-year-old girl. many of his crimes are unspeakable. yet we're still captivated by himea 30 after his execution, so much so that a netfli docu-series and featu film about bundy are within days of each other this week. >> i have got to keep myself together. >> reporter: he's been called a diabolical genius. >> i've got to stay r:lm. >> reporn all american terror. >> i've got to keep my presence of mind. >> reporter: america's handsome nightmare. >> as long as i do that, i'm going to beat these people. >> rbuorter: ted ndy, the prolific serial killer of at least 30 women, maybe dreens >> here is a guy who was good looking, charming, lots of friends, upwardly mobile, and yet he had this overwhelming urge to kill. >> you've got the indictment. it's alle going to get. let's read it. let's go. >> reporter: this morning, 30 years after his execution, never-before-heard bundy audio tapesill be revealed in the new netflixocu

we have stephanie gosk with a closer look. >> good morning, craig. r.ged victims are speaking out in the powerful docuseries of the sexual and mental and physical abuse they served at his hands. the singer known for "i believe i can fly" and "ignition." but these days, r. kelly may be known for the decades of allegations against him. domestic abuse and sex with minors. >> he preferred the younger ones because they were easier to manipulate. >> reporter: now taking center stage in "surviving r. kelly." detailing the pornography trial. centered around a new infamous sex tape. he was acquitted on all charge. it articles how he married alliah when she was 14 years old. and now parents are trying to free their daughters from kelly's influence. >> no matter how it felt or seen, you had to play along with it. >> reporter: asante found herself in the abusive relationship with kelly when she was an adult. now she is sharing her story in the effort to help others. >> it is about black women taken seriously and heard about the abuse he is doing to women. >> report

stephanie gosk is here with a closer look. >> you know, for decades as res career s singer r.lleged victims are speaking out in a powerful new docuseries about the sexual, mental, and physical abuse they claim they suffered at hiselands ♪ i bieve i can fly >> he's the singer known for hits like "i believe i can fly" and "ignition," but these days r. kelly may be just as well-known for the decades of allegations against him of domestic abu and sex wit minors. >> he preferred the younger ones because it's easy to manipulate. once he sees yourn weakness as a adult, then you're fair game t him. >> those allegations now taking center stage in the new lifetime docuseries surviving. kelly, detailing kelly's 2008 child pornography trial centered around an infamous sex tape. kelly was auitted of all charges. it also focuses on reports kelly married singer aliyah when she wass 15 yed, kelly publicly maintaining that the wedding never happened. then there are more recent allegations from parents who say they're trying to free their daughters from kelly's influence. >> no matte how demean

stephanie gosk is here with more. >> ted bundy was a chameleon who preyed on young women and escapedng two women and a 12-year-old girl. many of his crimes are unspeakable, yet we are still captivated by him 30 years after his execution. so much so that a netflix docuseries and a feature film abili about bundy are premiering within days of each other this week. >> i have got to keep myself togeth together. >> reporter: he's been called a diabolical genius. >> i've got to stay calm. >> reporter: an all american terror. >> i've got to keep my presence of mind. >> reporter: america's handsome nightmare. >> as long as i do that. >> ted bundy, the prolific serial killer of at least 30 women, maybe dozens more. >> here's a guy who was good looking, charming, lots of friends, upward limo bily mobil yet he had this overwhelming urge to kill. >> you got the indictment. it's all you're going to get. >> reporter: this morning, 30 years after his execution, never before heard bundy audio tapes will be revealed in the new netflix docuseries conversations with a killer. >> a person of this type ch

nbc's stephanie gosk has been folling the twists of this one. what's the latest now? >> good morning, craig. the super bowl wpok is sd to be about the big game coming up, not the one played over a week ago, hoda, but that no-call in new orleans has not gone away. the nfl admits the refs blew it butay there is actually very little that c be done. >> reporter: atlanta is buzzing. r bowl sunday is now jus days away. >> you work hard for that one game and then you got to be able to get it done in the bigges moment. >> reporter: the veteran new england patriots face off against the new kids on the lock, the high-flying l.a. rams. >> being here, get to experience all this and being a part of it, you know, it's what you work for. >> reporter: but about 500 miles away from all the pregame action, fans in new orleans can't quite let this play go. >> crowd's going crazy as there is nog right on the saints' sideline. >> reporter: the now infamous case of passe interferenc where no penalty flags were thrown. it's a game-changing call. for a call like that not to be made, man, it'

nbc's stephanie gosk has more on the reaction from the disappointed who dat nation. >> no one wants to, pass interference calls are often subjective, but this one, i mean, from experts to occasional fans, there was no doubt. but the ref didn't throw a flag. the saints aren't going to the super bowl, and the league is rattled. >> this morning a rare rebuke. saints owner gayle benson writing that she has been in touch with the league about changing its policies adding, quote, the nfl must always commit to providing the most basic of expectations, fairness and integrity. it comes as an online petition calling for a rematch has already garnered more than a half a milliige soce close to t that making pass interference reviewable will be discussed at length this off-season. all of that backlash for the non call seear >> the crowd's going crazy as there's no flag right on the saints' sideline. >> rams defender nickell robey coleman committing what many say was obviously pass interference against saints receiver tommylee lewis late in the fourth quarter. no penalty was called, and by rule pass

this happened in massachusetts, and stephanie gosk is here with the story behind it.this is nuts and so dangerous. police say this was the result of a minor accident on the massachusetts turnpike, but things escalated quickly turning into a high speed drama. it's remarkable that no one was killed, and this morning both men will be arraigned on criminal charges. >> get off my car! >> on the busy mass pike, a highway altercation. >> get off my car! >> escalating into one wild ride, an apparent kcase of road rage leaving a man holding on for dear life in the middle of rush hour. >> just survival mode. >> reporter: authorities say the incident started friday when 37-year-old mark fitzgerald and 65-year-old richard kamrowski got into a minor collision on interstate 90 in massachusetts. according to police, kamrowski attempted to exchange paperwork with fitzgerald who remained in his suv, but tempers flared. >> he took my water bottle out of my car, he smashed my window. >> reporter: officers say fitzgerald drove at kamrowski, jumped on the hood, then fitzgerald stepped on

stephanie gosk is here with more on who's doing it. >> this was a great story to do.a to talk to one of the leaders in this virtual hand to hand combat. a ceo who may surprise you. >> reporter: we are under attack. hackers are breaking into computer systems every 40 seconds, so where are the good guys in this endless online battle? would you believe one of them is here, nestled in the montana mountains pushing her kids on the swings. >> it's no longer 13-year-olds in their mom's basement hacking us. it is organized crime groups. >> sherry davidoff is an m.i.t. grad turned cyber security ceo. she is also a hacker, but for the good guys. she runs a 30-person cyber security firm in downtown missoula, her top management almost all women. davidoff gave nbc a rare look inside the war room where they hack into client's companies to expose weaknesses. three agreed to be part of the demonstration. the bosses knew about it, the employees did not. >> and here we go. >> reporter: it was a two-pronged attack, phishing e-mails followed by phone calls. >> i just need you to go ahead