>> lindsey reiser and yasmin vossoughian pick up our coverage right now. >> it's 10:00 a.m. in new york. i'm lindsey reiser. i'll be joined throughout the hour by yasmin vossoughian live in nashville, tennessee. in disturbing details starting to emerge this morning share much in common with shootings we've seen time and time again. terrified children holding hands fleeing classrooms. parents frantically searching for their children. a lone shooter who was armed with multiple weapons, including ar-style rifles, who had written a manifesto and had a connection to the small private school that was targeted. and we're getting a disturbing look at the moment that suspect who police say is a transgender person and a former person at the school shoots out the school's windows and walks inside to carry out the attack. we're also learn much more about the six victims. three students, just nine years old and three adults in their 60s, including the head of the school. the lost, once again, renewing calls to do something to prevent the next shooting. the mayor of nashville sharing this

>> hey, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you're just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with, us we thank you for that. we are following a couple of different stories right now developing, at the life of its, of course, at cpac, where former president donald trump appears to speak to a very friendly crowd. as other would be rivals are staying very far away, blowing up in their face. new reverend -- revelations that representative jim jordan's quote, weaponization committee, heralded by those in the right as a way to bring down the so-called, as they're calling it, deep state. >> this is the tinfoil hat committee. there is nothing here. they are trying to do whatever they can to lay the groundwork for donald trump to come back to the white house. these are trump loyalists. the only reason, jonathan, this subcommittee was formed was so that kevin mccarthy could become speaker. this is the deal he made. >> i'm going to speak to jordan's democratic colleague, congressman raja christian murphy, in the moment. also this hour, alec murdaugh gets a quick intr

and a good saturday afternoon, i am richard louis in fo yasmin vossoughian coming to you live from 30 rock >> and i am garrett haake an west palm beach, florida not far from mar-a-lago from where donald trump rock th political world today saying h was going to be arrested o tuesday. as i've been noting throughout the day, though his own lega team says they haven't gotte any word that that i definitely going to happen the manhattan da has commented on trump's post, which h admits a striven by medi reports he has seen and heard. trump's pronouncement toda should not come as a surpris given just how much she ha been wrapping up the rhetori this past week >> our enemies are desperate t stop us because they know that we are the only ones who can stop them and they know it ver strongly the radical left democrats are using their prosecutors to try and steal another election >> all right garrett, you will join us throughout this hour a we continue to talk about trum and his tweet or as his messag was put out on social media, let's start with you on your reporting and what you have on the late

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msnbc host and reporter yasmin vossoughian is there. what's the latest?porter: so, claire was talking about car seats, mika and joe. i thought a lot about putting your kid to bed at night and how, last night, those parents weren't able to put their three 9-year-olds to bed. when you put your kid to bed, that's when you know they're safe and sound back at your house. they weren't able to do that. we're learning more about the victims. hallie scruggs, the daughter of the pastor at the covenant church behind me attached to the school. evelyn dieckhaus along with william kinney, all just 9 years old. an entire life ahead of them. the custodian, mike hill. cynthia peak, a substitute teacher, along with katherine koonce, who was the head of the school. all of their lives cut short. those little babies, the 9-year-olds, not going home last night after school. then the release this morning, joe and mika, of the security footage, of the shooter inside that school. we can bring that up now. you see the shooter driving onto campus and then shooting through the side

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i'm yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur. really going through the case in the last couple of hours, starting at midday or so, presenting of course reasonable doubt knowing that the jury very much could foil the prosecution's arguments here by reasonable doubt, going into the motive here. this was a man in incredible financial distress, a man that was going through withdrawal because of his drug addictions, the time line, and then of course the lies. the discovery of that snapchat video and then the discovery that, in fact, alec murdaugh was the man who was the third voice that was heard in the snapchat video. i want to bring in nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett, and south carolina criminal defense attorney jack swirly as well, a close associate of murdaugh defense attorney, dick harpootlian. we have been watching this thing all day. what has stood out to you so far in the defense's closing arguments? or the prosecution's i should say? >> we're finally now getting to the heart of the prosecution's case, and pe

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i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend katy tur.closing arguments in the murder trial of alec murdaugh continue today where defense attorney jim griffin pointed to one of the strongest pieces of evidence against murdaugh and offered an alternate framing. you're going to remember a now infamous snapchat video taken by paul murdaugh that puts alec at the scene of the crime that night. despite his denial that he had been there. >> four minutes later the state would have you believe that alec murdaugh up and blew his son's brains out of his head and murders his wife, after having that conversation about bubba having a chicken. there's nothing on that tape that indicates there's any strife, any conflict, any anger, any planning, anybody being afraid, anybody running, anybody scurrying. nothing. maggie, paul, and alec down at the kennel. that's it. >> and john stood up after the defense to offer the rebuttal, meadors was brought on my the south carolina attorney general's office. maybe he got angry at paul. maybe he got angry, he started

. >> that wraps it up for me everyone, i am yasmin vossoughian. i would get back on the chair tomorrow, symone starts right now. righ now. greetings everyone, you are watching symone. the battle over a woman's right to make decisions about her own body as being fought on new fronts this week. in a stunning, move walkways will no longer discuss the abortion pill even in several states where it's still legal to take the drug. so we are digging into why and what is next. and then and chicago, it has taken a very interesting turn. democrats paul vallas and brandon johnson are vying for the seat. we will talk to johnson who is part county commissioner and the area. we will talk to him about what he is bringing to the table. plus, we are kicking off women's history month by celebrating her story. we are talking to barrier breaking woman for change in the game and their profession starting with pixar animation studio executive brittle wilson. i am symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. omething to say. welcome to march 2023, all i'd like t

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hi, everyone, i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome.u are sticking with us, we thank you for that. we are following the breaking news out of mississippi. death and destruction as tornadoes ripped through the states. towns have been virtually wiped out. >> we saw into the middle part of the house, and we did, and we got in there, obviously, it was right behind us. as soon as we got in there, we heard a big boom, and we didn't do anything else for a while. we walked out and came out to about ten trees down in our yard. >> and increasing tensions between iran and the u.s.. what's looking like a proxy war in syria. donald trump sets to hold what he's doing as the first rally of a 2024 race in a matter of hours, and it comes as an indictment looms. and manhattan investigation in the special counsel probe heats up, plus, the future of tiktok. after a contentious congressional hearing with the ceo, continued threats from the white house, to ban the social media phenomenon, unless it gets new owners. we'll look at that ahead as well. we begin w

>> and good afternoon, in fo yasmin vossoughian live from 30 rock. >> i'm garrett haake in west palm beach where among trump set off a firestorm today with a posted truth social saying that he expected to be arreste on tuesday the manhattan da's offic hasn't confirmed that and trum 's own attorneys are sayin that they haven't been tol anything yet the former president sayin that he is basing hi contention only on what he has heard in the media but there still is plenty of reaction kevin mccarthy suggesting that he will use the power of the house to fight back and th speaker is not the only on weighing in. >> this president has conducte himself in a way that he doe not deserve not to be arrested he should be arrested, h should be indicted when he announces himself, i is almost like he is attemptin to organize his domestic terrorist. to show up, to resist him bein arrested >> we are gonna have more on the outside reaction ahead garrett, you're right there on the ground, you're gonna b with us together on this trump coverage over the next two hours. let's start with your ow reporting as

>> a good sunday afternoon t you, i'm richard lui in fo yasmin vossoughian today working, news 4's, of just a former trump fixer michael cohen telling msnbc exclusivel just minutes ago that he is no done with the grand jury in th manhattan da's case. he'll be back as a rebutta witness indicating that trum team may have called their own witnesses. we'll have the latest on tha just coming up it comes in the wake of donald trump's prediction he'll b arrested tuesday which is now sparked a defined message on the manhattan d pursuing the case. and an ugly response from th former president as well this, as kevin mccarth threatens to use the force o the republican house majorit against da alvin bragg, th reaction from both sides has been coming fast and furious >> it's not clear to me what committee speaker may be referring to perhaps the so-calle weaponization committee whic is really more appropriately named the committee to protect insurrectionists >> just feels like a politically-charged prosecutio here and, for my part, just fee like it's just not what th american people want to see. >>

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur. a new report obtained by nbc news from house democrats could unravel a house gop effort to prove the government has been weapon sized against conservatives, an effort central enough to republicans' agenda. chairman jim jordan has gavelled in an entire subcommittee on this issue. he's touted allegations from dozens of whistleblowers who he said came to him with stories of the discrimination and bias they face, the problem is that was pretty much all we knew about them until now. before we break down what is in this new report, i want to bring you back to an exchange between jim major dan and congressman dan goldman between the first and so far only weaponization of the federal government hearing last month on the quote unquote evidence that republicans claim to have had. take a listen. >> you talk about dozens of whistleblowers, when are we going to get that information? >> when they testify. i'll work with the ranking member on that issue. >> you don't have any transcriptions of their

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jessica kriegel, we appreciate your voice on this that wraps it up for me, everybody, i am yasmin vossoughianht here on msnbc. simon starts right now >> hello, i am melissa murra and for symone sanders townsend this hour on symone mike pence slams former president trump i his sharpest public criticis yet. we have the latest on what the former vp said about trump's endangering his family and others on january 6th. and what it means for the 2024 presidential race

i'm yasmin vossoughian. is today the day? will donald trump become the first president in or out of office to face criminal charges? we could find out at any moment. the new york grand jury probe ago hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels on trump's behalf reconvening today, and it could make that historic decision to indict the former president. and if it does, donald j. trump claims he is ready for his perp walk, but while he may be, we're going to talk about why the secret service may not be. >>> plus, the fed between a rock is and a hard place. the central bank set to meet today and expected to raise interest rates for the ninth time in one year to try and bring down sky high inflation. the impact today's decision could have on your wallet and the banking industry still reeling, of course, from the biggest meltdown since 2008. >>> and raw outrage after virginia officials released more disturbing video showing the final moments of ivo otieno's life. he died after sheriffs deputies piled on top of him while

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend katy tur.im griffin pointed to one of the strongest pieces of evidence against murdaugh and offered an alternate framing. you're going to remember a now

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur.y nbc news from house democrats could unravel a house gop effort to prove the government has been weapon sized against conservatives, an effort central enough to

jessica kriegel, we appreciate your voice on this that wraps it up for me, everybody, i am yasmin vossoughian, i will be back in the chair next saturday an sunday at 2 pm eastern right here on msnbc. simon starts right now >> hello, i am melissa murra and for symone sanders townsend this hour on symone mike pence slams former president trump i his sharpest public criticis yet. we have the latest on what the former vp said about trump's endangering his family and others on january 6th. and what it means for the 2024 presidential race as trump heads to iowa tomorrow plus, the new abortion bil case that is setting up alar bells and we will fill you i on a texas wrongful deat lawsuit that could have chilling effect on anyon accessing abortion care in the lone star state. and former texas state senator wendy davis who famously filibustered an anti-abortio bill on the floor of the texas capital will join me to explai where the fight for abortion rights goes next and later, and our serie celebrating her story, simon said sounded the legendary misty copeland, the first blac woman to become principa d

>> hey everybody, good afternoon to you i'm yasmin vossoughian we got extreme weather coast t coast. hard hit california taking i on the chin again. with millions at flood risk. we are on the ground there the biggest bank collapse sinc the 2008 recession sake shakin up silicon valley. and new reporting on wha appears to be the and stage of new york's crimina investigation of the forme president. the da's invitation for donald trump to testify it is highly unlikely that h will show up, but his former fixer is going to be there o monday >> i have to applaud distric attorney brad for giving donal the opportunity to come to tel the story. now knowing donald as well as do, i understand that he doesn't tell the truth it's one thing to turn aroun and to lie on your untruth social, it's another thing t turn around and lie before the grand jury i don't suspect that he is going to be coming >> all this is happening a trump's nemesis ron desantis hits i while continuing to tes the presidential waters an taking some shots at trump along the way. a tough week for tucke carlson. new revelations hi

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur. there are at least four open criminal investigations into former president donald trump. now 2024 candidate, and now we have new signs that it might be the stormy daniels hush money case that is putting him in the most immediate legal jeopardy. not election interference in fulton county georgia or the january 6th insurrection or the classified documents but the hush money payments to a porn star. nbc news reporting that trump has been told he can testify before a new york city grand jury as part of the manhattan d.a.'s investigation into the alleged hush money scheme according to two of his attorneys. "the new york times" is citing multiple sources who say the d.a.'s office has also signalled to trump's lawyers that he could face criminal charges. trump's attorneys told nbc news they were not told charges would be forthcoming. in a statement trump said he did nothing wrong and the d.a.'s office declined to comment. an invitation to testify before the grand jury sends a potential signa

my friend richard louis is i for yasmin, next >> and good afternoon, in fo yasmin vossoughian live fromosted truth social saying that he expected to be arreste on tuesday the manhattan da's offic hasn't confirmed that and trum 's own attorneys are sayin that they haven't been tol anything yet the former president sayin that he is basing hi contention only on what he has heard in the media but there still is plenty of reaction kevi

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