i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. g melvin thank you for watching -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i can't believe that your baby's lying there lifeless. >> she was everything to me. she was so sweet to everybody. >> state troopers said bonnie had died in a hiking accident. >> they said she fell off a cliff. her mother said they were wrong. >> i was screaming to them, these are defensive wounds. >> no witnesses, no weapon, nothing left behind but a stranger's dna. >> we no longer have some accidental death. this was a homicide. >> they had no suspect, but for years her mother kept fighting

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm here. asking for help. >> it was like hearing a ghost, a voice from beyond the grave. >> there's no way i can go back. >> can she help solve her own murder? >> so surreal. this is something that happens to other people, not to you. >> she was a dancer, who married a dashing photographer. they seemed a perfect family until the bone chilling night she went missing. >> you could see the body underneath the snow. >> where was her husband that night? >> my attorney said you don't know the tidal wave that's coming towards you, do you? >> seems like it's always the husband, right? isn't that what police usually say? except this time, they weren't so sure. >> it's a whodunit. i have three viable suspect. >> three possible suspects? turns out, the victim also had a boyfriend, and he had a wife. >> everyone starts getting questioned. >> husband, boyfriend, jealous spouse. >> i said something like i hope she rots in hell. >> what did happen on that snowy night? se

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i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. g melvin thank you for watching -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i can't believe that your baby's lying there lifeless. >> she was everything to me. she was so sweet to everybody. >> state troopers said bonnie had died in a hiking accident. >> they said she fell off a cliff. her mother said they were wrong. >> i was screaming to them, these are defensive wounds. >> no witnesses, no weapon, nothing left behind but a stranger's dna. >> we no longer have some accidental death. this was a homicide. >> they had no suspect, but for years her mother kept fighting to find bonnie's killer. >> bonnie's mother continues her own crusade. >> then after more than a decade of searching, a phone call. >> they got information there was a match. >> can we get a conviction on just the dna? >> and there was something else, something about bonnie herself. >> it was almost like she knew something. >> keith morrison with "justice for bonnie." >> bonnie was an 18-year-old whose future was filled wit

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. ." and this is "dateline." >> she had been fearless on the front linesee in iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong iksoldier. >> butal something had her terrified at home. >> i'm scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police and then she vanished. >> something made her pretty scared. >> yes. >> nobody to say what that was? >> right. >> what had happened to this beautiful army sergeant? that question would launch a spell binding mystery. >> there were a number of potential suspects, absolutely. >> was a killer out there? >>il she was in danger. >> could police catch him? they would hatch a plan of virtual jean. >> one of the detectives said, "you're not going to believe this." >> welcome. mary bell was a fighter and joining the army and doing two tours oversea before returning to civilian life but even her military experience would not be enough to prepare her for the evil she battled back home. here is josh with "mystery in orange

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> it was a small new year's eve party. we took off, and then shortly thereafter we saw the police car. my gut was telling my feet to run back to that house. this can't be happening. >> reporter: when the party ended, the mystery began. >> it was just crazy. i didn't understand what was happening and why. >> reporter: his wife, the hostess had seemed fine all night. th then. >> please help me! >> reporter: her death was ruled a suicide, but not everyone agreed. >> i always was afraid he was going to hurt her, always. always. >> reporter: did a fight that night lead to something much worse? >> i knew that ashley wouldn't take her own life. >> reporter: a troubled woman, or a troubled marriage. >> that wound on the back of her head isn't where she could do it herself, tom. it is not. it is not. >> reporter: suicide or murder? >> i didn't do this. >> i just knew that my whole world is never going to be the same again ever. >> hello

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i was around my sister. i had to grow up without one. in an instant she was gone. it changed everything. >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes, but crime cleaned her first. >> the gut wrenching pain. my daughter, please, please don't let this be true. >> home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. >> we said oh, my god, isn't this one of her earrings? >> tire tracks on the lawn. >> there was evidence of a violent struggle. >> what happened and who was behind it? >> everything was a mystery. was she still alive? was she not? >> it tore us apart. >> for years they demanded answers. a struggle each day. then came the cold case squad with a new bag of tricks. >> i always felt that this was a case that could be solved. >> they wanted justice as bad as we did. >> as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. >> we're never gave up. don't mess with a mother bear. >> the knock at the door. hello and welcome to dateline extra. i'm craig melvin. tara orr was the oldest in a tight kn

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie moralis. >> and this is "dateline. >>> i don't know what it is about my mom that has captured the heart of so many people. there's just something to her that people connect with. what was so beautiful about her, it made her a target, too. >> she was the queen of the million dollar listing, the real estate broker who sealed the deal. >> her customers love her. >> hands downs most genuine person you ever met. >> she headed out to show a house that day and never made it home. >> i'm texting her, i'm calling her. >> oh, gosh, what's happened here? >> something's wrong. >> was she in danger? was someone behind this? >> please don't call the police. if you call the police, it could be bad. >> you can hear how scared she was. >> suddenly an all-out manhunt. >> this is like a movie, this chase and this kidnapping. >> oh, yeah. >> could anybody reach her in time? >> i had to be strong for everybody. i had to be. >> emotions were everywhere. >> i know she pleaded. i know she

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it's 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. here's what's happening. the president and the polls. the issues important to the voters and how the president fares against the top democratic candidates. >> was i wrong a few weeks ago? >> i felt just grateful. >> joe biden's apology and the reaction on the campaign trail. why he may not have put the backlash to rest. >> the leader of the free world with a tweet can start a war. >> former first lady michelle

much more with craig melvin. >> we get our money's worth out of you. good to see you, hallie jackson. craig melvin, nbc's headquarters in new york city, suddenly wide open on the heels of the first round of the 2020 democratic debates and more fallout over joe biden's past comments on racial issues, new polling suggesting a shift is emerging in the top tier. plus, historic first f a u.s. president but what will it mean? president trump's latest meeting with kim jong-un is being touted as a reset on denuclearization talks but that's being met with a lot of skepticism in the national security community. and new details about that big event that the president is planning for the 4th of july. how government officials are reportedly scrambling to fulfill his wish for military tanks to be prominently featured. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> we start with a shakeup in the 2020 race days after democrats' first debates. former vice president joe biden has been leading in the polls since jumping into the race two months ago. but the primary is now suddenly w

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >> she's the little girl who won the heart of the big city. >> they're call you the miracle baby. >> shot in the head at point blank range. a crime scene that shocked even hardened police. >> dora the explorer pillow had blood on it. >> as she fought to live, this detective vowed to catch whoever left her to die. soon he turned up a promising lead. >> bells and whistles go off in my head. >> sheer battled back. >> to know she survived was a pretty powerful moment. >> not just her body, but her mind. >> that was the guy that came in to take her and erica said don't let him hurt me. she handed what could be a vital clue, but would it be enough to crack the case. against all odds. hello and welcome to "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. the crime was so cold-blooded even police found it hard to believe. a 2-year-old was shot in the head and left for dead near her mother who had just been murdered. the little girl stunned everyone with the will to survive. inspired

i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >>> when i saw her, i lost concept of time. i reached in, pulled her out, and started screaming help. >> please! oh, my god! wake up! wake up! >> it was the worst seconds in my life. >> how was it possible? >> i would give anything if she were alive today. >> such a sweet young wife and mom. such a shattering death. >> i cried all night long. >> he was downstairs with the kids. she was upstairs in the bath. then it happened. >> please! oh, please! >> how long has she been in here? >> i don't know. she was taking a bath. >> we didn't know if it was a tragic accident or something else. >> questions quickly swirled about a wife's secret. >> what did you do today? >> she did have an addiction to prescription pills. >> and a husband's story. >> she just flopped on the floor. >> was it an accident, or maybe murder? >> she said, i'm scared of him. >> the whispering started almost immediately, you're a murderer. >> when you're innocent, you d

i'm craig melvin. carol lubon was a loving young mom. then, suddenly, she was gone. her heartbroken family thought carol left them to start a new life. police opened a missing person file but with no evidence of foul play, the case sat cold for decades until a sharp eye detective stumbled across the folder and noticed something suspicious. his hunch would lead investigators to an ugly truth and test the loyalty of a devoted son. here's keith morrison. >> january 2013, point vicente, california. the wet, gray, morning cold has settled in to stay. at noon, a police boat sets off in the pea soup fog. a hail mary pass apparently. a slim chance to find the truth at last. but why out there? why after all those lost 30 years? maybe some cases are defstined o stay cold. easier that way. before they came along with their wild ideas about murder and facebook of all things. and now this. their doomed errand into the fog. her name was carol jean mayer, though she was carol lubonn when all this happened in 1981. th

i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> she was a college student found on a lonely road in texas. >> we figured she had been sexually assaulted and dumped here. >> tough questions for her boyfriend. >> where was i the night before? what had i been doing? when had i last seen her? >> i really thought he could be her killer. >> but while police try to prove it, another attack. >> he's got me by the throat and he's shaking me and yelling at me telling me not to say a word. >> you're a prisoner in this apartment now. >> yes. >> a college campus gripped by fear. a growing list of suspects. a growing list of victims, too. >> her body had kind of been propped up, on to the bed. >> even law enforcement, they thought, what do we have on our hands here? >> there's growing danger because police are looking in the wrong place. >> i lived to tell, and nobody believed me. >> this monster is walking free while they're wasting their time on me. >> can the killer be caught before he

i'm craig melvin. sarah and ryan were newlyweds, a young people that appeared to be deeply in love. but less than four months after tying the knot, sarah mysteri s mysteriously drowned in their bathtub. ryan claimed it was an accident. but to investigators, his story just did not add up. was this a tragic mishap? or was something more sinister at play? it would take years of police work and three sensational trials to uncover the stunning truth. here's dennis murphy. >> reporter: sometimes the shades are drawn early in a marriage even for a young couple so in love like newlyweds sarah and ryan. everything in life was still fresh. even at home on your average monday night. after his workday as a sports planner, ryan says he plopped down on the sofa, on an august night to chill with the bengals preseason opener against green bay. sarah, he says, went upstairs to draw a bath in the master. she liked her calming baths. the young dental hygienist had been tormented with more headaches that afternoon. the yo

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> i'm here. asking for help. >> it was like hearing a ghost, a voice from beyond the grave. >> there's no way i can go back. >> can she help solve her own murder? >> so surreal. this is something that happens to other people, not to you.

i'm craig melvin. homeowner marcus told police he was living in a state of fear, but his answers raised more questions. what really happened in that garage and what was diren dede doing there in the first place? to find out the truth, they needed to learn more about the german exchange student. here again is josh mankowitz with "deadly exchange." >> reporter: when he was killed in a neighbor's garage, exchange student diren dede was just two months away from returning to his family in germany. the man who shot him said he feared for his life. and from diren's best friend, robby, police learned the teen did enter the garage to steal. as robby described it, diren was not the first kid in missoula to go sneaking into unlocked garages. he said the kids weren't after money, credit cards or valuables. this stunt happened often enough that it had a name, garage hopping. and the target was usually beer. >> the reason for garage hopping, or garage shopping, i've heard it called both, was for kids to go in and l

craig melvin from headquarters here in new york city. first major polling after the debate is out revealing a shift in the top tier. what it means for joe biden. what it means for kamala harris. this as we are getting fundraising numbers from bernie sanders. how he's comparing to the rest field. we'll look at that also. two of the candidates making headlines today will join us this hour. former colorado governor john hickenlooper who's campaign staff is getting a major shuffle and cory booker who is planning to overhaul our nation's immigration system as well. that issue front and center as democratic lawmakers visited the my durant detention facility where horrendous conditions have been report. what they say they encountered during their visit. we'll dig into in just a moment, but we start with the upheaval in the democratic 2020 campaign. pete buttigieg expected to speak at jesse jackson's rainbow coalition program any moment in an attempt to build support among african-american voters specifically. this was the logjam of

much more with craig melvin. >> we get our money's worth out of you. good to see you, hallie jackson. craig melvin, nbc's headquarters in new york city, suddenly wide open on the heels of the first round of the 2020 democratic debates and more fallout over joe biden's past comments on racial issues, new polling suggesting a shift is emerging in the top tier. plus, historic first f a u.s. president but what will it mean? president trump's latest meeting with kim jong-un is being touted as a reset on denuclearization talks but that's being met with a lot of skepticism in the national security community. and new details about that big event that the president is planning for the 4th of july. how government officials are reportedly scrambling to fulfill his wish for m

craig melvin here msnbc headquarters here in new york city. quote, he must step down. that's nancy pelosi's demand to labor secretary alex acosta as she and chuck schumer add their name to the growing list of people calling for his resignation over how he handled the jeffrey epstein case. so, what are we hearing from the white house? we'll look at that. >>> also, the future of obamacare. just a few hours from now, federal judges will take up a challenge backed by the trump administration that could very well decide the fate of the affordable care act. >>> and running to ditch mitch. marine fighter pilot amy mcgrath announcing her run against senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. and it is poised to become one of the most contentious and expensive races in 2020. we'll dig into that in just a moment, but first that breaking news we've been following here at msnbc. >>> billionaire philanthropist and two-time presidential candidate ross perot dead today at the age of the 89. the political fire brand and original election disrupt rubbermaid his name as an independent firs

craig melvin here, msnbc med quarters new york city. we're following breaking news involving president trump and the word that washington has really danced around for months, the "i" word, impeachment. it's a fast-moving story. democrats now expect to vote on an impeachment resolution today. but that vote is happening without the support of the speaker of the house. we'll dig into that. >>> also, relishing the fight as president trump hits the road for that rally in greenville tonight. he is continuing his attacks on the four democratic congresswomen of color as part of what his aides describe as a 2020 strategy. >>> and the possible 2020 gop challenger, former republican governor, south carolina governor and congressman mark sanford will join me live to talk about why he is considering a run against president trump. we'll dig into that in just a moment. but we start on that breaking news. an impeachment vote on the hill that pits one democrat from texas, al green, against the speaker of the housing, nancy pelosi. that vote coming today

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "date os line." >>> i could not believe it. i couldn't imagine anyone that would ever want to hurt her. i had no idea what could have happened. >>> married to her high school sweetheart, family meant everything to her. >> it was always a lot of talk about children. she wanted grandchildren fast. >> it all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. >> it was the mattresses that i found the remains of julie. >> shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the embers. >> it's a bullet, yes. >> reporter: this woman had been shot to death? >> yes. >> the obvious suspects, neighborhood thieves. >> there were half a dozen house burglaries and assaults. >> investigators also dug into a favored theory. the husband did it. >> i was angry. i felt that the detectives were on a manhunt and they were after my dad. >> then up pox a text that might be a clue. >> you could say she is driving events here? >> yes. >> the truth behind convicted and leaving behind ashes and bu

craig melvin, msnbc headquarters in new york city. we're following breaking news at the white house. once again on a friday, president trump's labor secretary alex acosta is out. he resigned just moments ago. he and the president talked to reporters on the south lawn of the white house for about 30 minutes. >> he has been a fantastic secretary of labor and alex called me this morning and he wanted to see me. and i actually said, well, we have the press right out here, so perhaps you just want to stay to the press. but i just want to let you know there are was him, not me. because i'm with him. he was -- he's a tremendous talent, he's a hispanic man, he went to harvard. >> i do not think it is right and fair for this administration's labor department to have epstein as the focus rather than the incredible economy that we have today. and so i called the president this morning, i told him that i thought the right thing was to step aside. cabinet positions are temporary trusts. it would be selfish for me to st stay in this position and co

craig melvin, msnbc headquarters in new york city. we're following breaking news at the white house. once again on a friday, president trump's labor secretary alex acosta is out. he resigned just moments ago. he and the president talked to reporters on the south lawn of the white house for about 30 minutes. >> he has been a fantastic secretary of labor and alex called me this morning and he wanted to see me. and i actually

craig melvin here, msnbc med quarters new york city. we're following breaking news involving president trump and the word that washington has really danced around for months, the "i" word, impeachment. it's a fast-moving story. democrats now expect to vote on an impeachment resolution today. but that vote is happening without the support of the speaker of the house. we'll dig into that. >>> also, relishing the fight as president trump hits the road for that rally in greenville tonight. he is continuing his attacks on the four democratic congresswomen of color as part of what his aides describe as a 2020 strategy. >>> and the possible 2020 gop challenger, former republican governor, south carolina governor and congressman mark sanford will join me live to talk about why he is considering a

for now, much more with my colleague craig melvin up in new york. >> craig melvin here, msnbc headquarters in new york city. trying to get back on track. joe biden on capitol hill right now. he's meeting with members of the hispanic caucus as his campaign tries to move past the bumpy few weeks that he's had. new details about how they are planning to turn the page. we'll have that for you. >>> also an nbc news exclusive. we sit down with the latest woman to accuse jeffrey epstein. she says that he raped her had she was just 15 years old. >>> and it's not just testimony. chilling new accounts from children who are being held inside a migrant ma silt in arizona, including new allegations of sexual assault and retaliation. our exclusive new reporting coming up, but we start with new signs that joe biden is working to reinvig rate his campaign for the presidential domination. two new reports lay out a new strategy for the biden campaign moving forward, and it starts right now on capitol hill. the former vice president is there to pitch members of the congressional his pan congressional his pan

craig melvin here msnbc headquarters here in new york city. quote, he must step down. that's nancy pelosi's demand to labor secretary alex acosta as she and chuck schumer add their name to the growing list of people calling for his resignation over how he handled the jeffrey epstein case. so, what are we hearing from the white house? we'll look at that. >>> also, the future of obamacare. just a few hours from now, federal judges will take up a challenge backed by the trump administration that could very well decide the fate of the affordable care act. >>> and running to ditch mitch. marine fighter pilot amy mcgrath announcing her run against senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. and it is poised to become one of the most contentious and expensive races in 2020. we'll dig into that in jus

craig melvin here, msnbc headquarters in new york city. we start with that breaking news. we are awaiting a news conference here in new york city on sex trafficking charges against billionaire financier jeffrey epstein, a man politically connected to two presidents and a host ever other wealthy and powerful people. you can see folks assembling there for that news conference set to start any moment now. we will bring it to you when it starts. officials telling nbc news that epstein was arrested saturday after a joint investigation by the fbi and new york police stemming from incidents spanning from 2002 to 2005. epstein is charged with two counts of sex trafficking for allegedly sexually abusing three minors. i'm joined now by nbc news investigations correspondent tom winter, msnbc legal analyst former federal prosecutor glenn kirschner also with me. wendy murphy is in massachusetts and here with me in the studio

for now, much more with my colleague craig melvin up in new york. >> craig melvin here, msnbc headquarters in new york city. trying to get back on track. joe biden on capitol hill right now. he's meeting with members of the hispanic caucus as his campaign tries to move past the bumpy few weeks that he's had. new details about how they are planning to turn the page. we'll have that for you. >>> also an nbc news exclusive. we sit down with the latest woman to accuse jeffrey epstein. she says that he raped her had she was just 15 years old. >>> and it's not just testimony. chilling new accounts from children who are being held inside a migrant ma silt in arizona, including new allegations of sexual assault and retaliation. our exclusive new reporting coming

craig melvin picks up the coverage now in new york. i'm headed over to the white house i feel like it's going to be a hissy one. >> thank you. craig melvin here at headquarters in new york city where we are following several developing stories on this very busy thursday morning. first of all, outrage over those send her back chants during the trump rally last night. even some republicans expressing their unease today. >>> also, documents connected to president trump's former fixer, michael cohen, those hush money payments. those documents will be made public. a judge has called them, quote, a matter of national importance. >>> also this hour, jeffrey epstein back in a federal courtroom where the judge will be deciding if he's going to be released from jail to his mansion on house arrest.

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. ng >>> like a scene out of a movie. there was tape. there were cops with dogs searching all around the crime scene. i just ran towards the cops and started yelling shelley, shelley. >> a young art student, murdered. >> she said, "your daughter's been found in blood." and then the phone went dead. >> this was brutal and this was savage. >> reporter: the killer, careful and clever. leaves a blank canvas. police zero in on three students. the dead girl's friends. >> texting her on the phone. she's weirding me out. >> her boyfriend. >> he had daggers, knives. swords. who collects that kind of stuff? >> soon a dark picture begins to develop. >> that's why this whole thing happened. >> a portrait of the artist as a young killer. >> there's an evil in there. quiet, little girl in a quiet, little town who liked to draw. >>> reporter: once there was a quiet, little girl in a quiet, little town who liked to draw. she drew the butterflies that floated, quiet like her, around italy, texas. spelled just like the country. but they pronounce it "it-l

craig melvin alongside kristen we aer. savannah hoda enjoying the holiday week. we may have seen the birth of a new tennis star. >> unbelievable. 15 years old, facing off against one of her biggest idols, and she won. what does that feel like. >> we'll talk more about coco, what her friends call her. >> amazing. >> let's get right to the escalating crisis along the southern border where migrants are still living in what some say areerrible conditions at border stations. now authorities have launched an investigation to a private border patrol facebook group that reportedly mocks migrantat and contains crude jokes about members of congress. gabe gutierrez is in clint tes, at the border patrol station visited by members of congress on monday. one of the dozens of facilitiesu along the swest border. gabe, good morning to you. >> craig, good morning. this is the border stationha th drawn international attention. when we visited last week, border patrol agents pushed back hard on the idea any migrants are being mistreated, but mow some members of congress are seizing

craig melvin picks up the coverage now in new york. i'm headed over to the white house i feel like it's going to be a hissy one. >> thank you. craig melvin here at headquarters in new york city where we are following several developing stories on this very busy thursday morning. first of all, outrage over those send her back chants during the trump rally last night. even some republicans expressing their unease today. >>> also, documents connected to president trump's former fixer, michael cohen, those hush money payments. those documents will be made public. a judge has called them, quote, a matter of national importance. >>> also this hour, jeffrey epstein back in a federal courtroom where the judge will be deciding if he's going to be released from jail to his mansion on house arrest. >>> and also happening right now on capitol hill, a live look here as lawmakers are grilling acting dhs secretary kevin mca lienny about the conditions inside those migrant detention facilities and the separation of families. we've got it all covered,

craig melvin here alongside kristen welker savannah and hoda enjoying this holiday week we may have seen the birth of a new tennis stars. >> unbelievable, 15 years old facing off against one of her biggest idols and she won. >> yeah. >> what does that feel like? >> we're going to talk a little bit more about coco. >> amazing. >> we'll take a look at that story in just a moment >>> migrants are still living in what some say are terrible conditions at border stations, and now authorities have launched an investigation into a private border patrol facebook group that reportedly mocks migrant deaths and contains crude jokes about members of congress nbc's gabe gutierrez is in clint, texas he is at the border patrol station visited by members of congress on monday it's one of the dozens of facilities along the southwest border gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. this is the border patrol station that has drawn international attention. when we visited last week, border patrol agents here pushed back hard on the idea that they were mistreating migrants, but now some mem

craig melvin surround bid frustrated flyers at new york's new jersey international airport. >> new york city got floods from brooklyn to queens, cars couldn't drive, subways were filling with water and, most tragically, pizza rat drowned. ( laughter ) yeah, turns out there was only room for his girlfriend on that slice of pizza. he had to make a choice. ( laughter ) and by the way, so we're all on the same page, first we had the giant heat wave, now floods, plus earthquakes in california and a plague of measles? i think god is trying to send us a message. i don't quite remember the old testament but i think he's working up to something, like he's either going to wipe us out or dropping a new album, i don't know how this works. ( laughter ) if you're a first born son, might want to get your affairs in order. ( laughter ) by the way, a personal thing for me, i know being stranded in an airport is frustrating but i'm always shocked when i see people complaining to airport staff that a plane can't take off in a storm. you've always got those people, oh, i want to take off. yeah, it's a stor

. >> that's it for this edition of "dateline" i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> good morning, i'm joling kent in new york. 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. bracing for barry, new orleans and the gulf coast bracing for the worse. >>> firsthand look, the vice president visiting border detention centers. hear his response to the border crowding and what some of those being held had to say. >> this is a manufactured crisis because the cruelty is manufactured. >> compelling account. members of congress testifying about what they say when they took a trip to the border. >>> a new report about how much money jeffery epstein has and how he used some of that cash on possible witnesses. >> we are beginning with breaking news on tropical storm barry. a large system approaching the gulf coast right now with 65--mile-an-hour winds moving about five miles an hour hitting louisiana, mississippi and alabama. expected to dump up to 25 more inches of rain in some areas. already turning up storm surge. heavy flooding is expected. residents ordered to eva

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. i'm craig melvin thank you for watching > she was the love of my life. always. >> could a brief encounter hold the answer? >> she's talking about how someone has tried to assume her identity. >> somebody was after her. >> it began on a bright morning in may seven years ago. the "palmetto" slipped from its platform at washington's union station and eased out into an eight-hour run down the eastern seaboard to charleston, south carolina. on board was a beautiful, tall and feisty redhead named kate waring, a daughter of the south, of a fine southern family. an often troubled young woman who was sitting on this train was finally on the brink of something very good. and what is it about trains? the ease there in that enclosed space of befriending perfect strangers. somewhere along the line between a greeting and good-bye, kate waring's invisible fate jumped its track. and quite unaware of the dark force descending, she disembarked to a future utterly changed. charleston, south carolina. it

. >> thank you, craig melvin. fireworks, the tanks roll into washington ahead of the president's 4th of july spectacular as the price tag soars for past celebrations, and the military tells residents not to be alarmed. >>> for the president, this is really a show of not just military might, but optics. we're going to of course have fireworks. there's a lot of other flashy events. but the real question is, a, how much will this cost, and b, does this turn into more of a campaign rally? >> coming up, dc mayor muriel bowser right here and 15-term congresswoman eleanor will be here. descend on iowa with exactly seven months to go before the caucuses as joe biden's front-runner status is in question after last week's debate. >> former vice president joe biden's support tumbling to 22%. down 8 points from the last poll three weeks ago. >> and standing room only. shocking new images from the dhs inspector general of migrants crammed into small holding cells without sufficient food or sanitation. and now today, pediatrici

. >> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. ." and this is "dateline." >> she had been fearless on the front linesee in iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong iksoldier. >> butal something had her terrified at home. >> i'm scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police and then she vanished.

i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson at msnbc headquarters in new york. it's 6:00 in the east and 3:00 out west. california reeling from a 7.1 earthquake. this morning, what to expect from the aftershocks. >>> and the big one hit and it knocked my little one to the ground. >> i was trying to get to mom and i couldn't. i was, just, holding on to the ground, trying not to open up. >>> census battle. the new move by the trump administration to add a citizenship question. >>> and the 2020 race, as one candidate tries to stay in the center. >>> we're going to start with the breaking news and the new images coming in just in the last few hours. a 7.1 magnitude earthquake striking southern california. the quake rocked the town of ridgecrest, the same area hit on independence day. but it also hit communities of trona and little lake. the tremors were felt miles away, toppling items from supermarket shelves. roads were closed during rockslides. you see the supermarket shelves. and we're told people as far north

craig melvin is on assignment today. less than the 24 hours to go before robert mueller takes the hot seat on capitol hill. what's at stake for democrats and republicans as they prepare for the most anticipated testimony in years. plus, president trump set to speak at a summit fortin age te just minutes from now. we'll talk about how the white house is gearing up for mueller to t

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "date os line." >>> i could not believe it. i couldn't imagine anyone that would ever want to hurt her. i had no idea what could have happened. >>> married to her high school sweetheart, family meant everything to her. >> it was always a lot of talk about children. she wanted grandchildren fast. >> it all went up in smoke the night she died in a mysterious and monstrous inferno. >> it was the mattresses that i found the remains of julie. >> shocking as the blaze was, it was nothing compared to what investigators found in the

. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> this is "dateline." >> how do you feel that so many people think that steven avery is innocent? >> it's emotional. they made him look like he was a nice person. what's happening is wrong. >> the evidence is beyond overwhelming. steven avery is guilty. >> i'm innocent. >> the story gripped the nation, in the series, "making a murderer." >> so many americans have learned about it. >> it's being heard around the world. >> steven avery and his nephew convicted of murder in the

i'm in chris jansen in for craig melvin here in msnbc headquarters here in new york. nancy pelosi trying to manage tensions in her own party. >>> democrats divided on how to fight trump a. >>> do primary voters really want more bite than civility to defeat president trump? >>> plus, the new report exposes the fact that russia targeted all 50 states in 2016. one senator sounding the alarm on protecting u.s. election systems. but let's begin with those house democrats. they're going to be heading home for six weeks with a singular question hanging over the party. how should they take on this president? speaker nancy pelosi just started her parting message before the jet fumes take over in washington, d.c. and everybody gets out of dodge. the speaker, these are her last moments on the hill. and also with the whole idea of how does she manage this division in her caucus. so she just wrapped up meeting with progressive new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. tweeted out this photo. they're both smiling. and she's, again, putting the brakes on the push

. >>> thank you, craig melvin. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," who loves a parade? president trump promises a military extravaganza with tank and fly overs. plus a presidential speech in front of the lincoln memorial. instead of the traditional non-political july 4th celebration on the national mall. >> we're going to have a great fourth of july in washington, d.c. i hope a lot of people come. >> mr. president, how about a hot dog and a hamburger rather than an extravaganza that divides the country? >>> it feels like a jail. members of congress describing horrendous conditions at a detention facility on the texas border. some of the latina members were denigrated on facebook by border patrol officers. >> what we saw today was unconscionable. >> it was clear that the water was not running. in fact, one of the women said that she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet. >>> and the leaderboard. poll numbers showing a shakeup in the democratic primary race. shift after the first debates. >> in the first 24 hours after those debates last week there was a p

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i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. g melvin thank you for watching >>> good morning. i'm jo ling kent in new york at msnbc headquarters. it's 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. here's what's happening. >> the supreme court issuing a new ruling. what it means for the president's plans ahead. >>> strategy shakeup. the house is taking a major step forward in their legal fight against president trump. >>> and it's a key takeaway from the mueller hearing, so why isn't more being done about the russian hearing. >>> plus more about the fake presidential seal and how the president wound up standing in front of it. we have breaking news this morning. in a late friday filing the supreme court clearing the way for the trump aed ministration to use $2.5 billion of the defense money to build part of a planned wall alomgs tng the u.s./mexico border. the $2.5 billion would come from the defense department's counterdrug money and build some 100 miles of wall. let's go to the white house to nbc's viqueira. good morning. tell us about the reaction here. >> certainly the president is crow

. >> i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. >>> good morning. i am jo ling kent in new york at msnbc world headquarters. 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. here's what's happening right now. >> new insight on the president's tweets that set off a week long firestorm. how white house aides reacted after it happened. their attempts at damage control also. >>> and his biggest mistake was that he said the quiet part loud. >> firing back at the president. a.o.c. opening up at a town hall. >>> and beating the dangerous heat. 170 million people gearing up for another day drenched in sweat. >> all the heat is overwhelming. >> tried to power through. felt like i was having a heart attack. >> how long the heat wave will last ahead. >>> new this morning, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez hitting back. she's in a town hall in queens. her district in new york, yesterday. >> we're here, they sent me back to queens. i am happy to be here. once you start telling american citizens to, quote, go back to your own country, this tells you that this president's po

i'm craig melvin. thanks for watching. >>> good morning. i'm jo ling kent at msnbc world headquarters. it's 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. here's what's happening now. new reaction and questions this morning after president trump's twitter attack on congressman ee lienl a cummings. what's behind it. a rare endorsement from president barack obama. what made him give his stamp of approval to a newspaper column. >>> the great debate as more democrats join calls for img impeachment. the one piece of evidence they still need. >>> murder mystery overseas. two americans held in the killing of an italian police officer. more questions than answers in the search for truth. >>> there is new reaction and outrage this morning as president trump doubles down on his twitter attack on house oversight chair elijah cummings, calling his baltimore district a rat and rodent infested mess. taking jabs and retweeting videos allegedly showing trash in cummings' district. also suggesting the congressman should focus on his district rather than congressional ove