. >> nbc news correspondent valerie castro is outside the courthouse this central islip, new york. valerie, thank you for joining us. i can tell there is a lot of action happening behind you but want to jump in and talk about what happened during the congressman's first hearing that just wrapped up. what's going on and make sure viewers know they are live pictures and you can see george santos making his way -- i imagine valerie is trying to capture some of that sound. he pleaded not guilty. what are you hearing, valerie? >> zinhle, as you see by live picture there's a lot of commotion, people are trying to get george santos to come over to the podium where there are several microphones set up to see if he will speak following this court appearance, again, he pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts, i want to break them down for you, seven counts of wire fraud. three counts of money laundering, two counts of false statements to the house among them. if he is convicted on the most serious, that sentence could be as many as 20 years behind bars. prosecutors accuse him of defrauding politi

nbc news correspondent valerie castro has been joining us, and joins us now. valerie?pting in the early afternoon leaving participants stunned. the search is on for a group of gunmen suspected of killing at least ten people in baja california saturday afternoon. the sound of continuous gunfire filling the air at what was supposed to be a peaceful car event. [ speaking non-english ] >> translator: what happened here yesterday, it surprised us all. i thought this was a peaceful place, but now i realize it's not. >> reporter: according to mexican state police, a group of men with guns hopped out of a gray van on saturday afternoon and opened fire at the people at the car show. the suspects fled the scene and now the mayor of the mexican city has commissioned a special task force to investigate the massacre. the citizens left petrified. [ speaking non-english ] >> translator: this shooting really impacted us. when i heard the gunfire, i felt paralyzed. >> reporter: the city has recorded 26 cases of homicide through april this year, far fewer than the nearby city of tijuana