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we are coming on the Air Tonight with the extraordinary scene here in New York former president Trump now criminal defendant Trump on trial facing those felony charges with jury selection set to pick up first thing in the morning after just wrapping for the day Mr Trump late tonight characteristically defiant.

We're going to bring you what he just said live outside the courthouse on this historic day in just a sec we're also live in Baltimore where we're learning about a new federal criminal investigation into that deadly bridge collapse what sources are telling us about whether that cargo ship's crew knew their boat had problems before it.

Smashed into those pillars plus an Uber driver dead now after finding herself in the middle of a scam gone wrong why an 81-year-old man says he thought the driver was in on it plus in New Mexico the woman who handled weapons on the set of the film rust getting the max prison sentence tonight for her role in the cinematographers death we'll have scenes.

From the emotional sentencing just months before actor Alec Baldwin faces charges in the case and later on the most highly anticipated draft in women's sports history what is next for this woman Caitlyn Clark as we take you live to the center where it's all going down a little bit later on in the show hey there I'm hiy and we have never seen.

Before what we're about to show you tonight what we're about to talk about tonight here a former president seated among potential jurors a former president who faces a arrest if he does not show up for court in his own case even as he's actively running for president just the last 15 minutes we've seen Donald Trump on his way out of.

Court characteristically defiant claiming that this is a scam trial you're seeing the hallway outside Court we sh can't show you inside because this trial isn't on TV but we do have some still pictures you see them here Mr Trump watching and says lawyers hash things out with prosecutors and the judge you're about to see those actually.

Remember why we're here the former president says he is not guilty on 30 for felony charges of falsifying business records basically making up records to cover up alleged hush money payments he made to former adult film star stormmy Daniels all of it to try to stop a sex scandal right before the 2016 campaign on day one both sides getting.

Some big wins for the prosecution the judge Mr Trump attacked for months says he will not recuse himself the prosecution can bring in key evidence like one of the witnesses Karen McDougall part of an alleged so-called catch and kill scheme they can talk about tabloid stories and some of the details from the infamous Access.

Hollywood tape the prosecutors can quote the tape however they cannot actually show the tape to the jury itself and that is a huge win for the Trump team also wins for them the other side cannot use Mr Trump's deposition from a separate civil sex abuse trial and can't bring up certain arguments like when his wife Melania was pregnant this is the.

Deposition other arguments they can't get into there's a lot to break down tonight Danny savalos is going to get to the legal piece of it in a second but I want to start with with Von Hillard who is live outside court because let's be clear V this is the Blockbuster collision between criminal court and the campaign Trail and sort of all of the.

Spectacle that would entail let's start with what we just heard from former president Trump he listen he has to be there he faces arrest if he is not at court I mean he's got to be in those seats unless the judge excuses him he is not happy about that talk us through it right he went on the attack against district attorney Alvin Bragg whose.

Office is the one that brought this indictment and are the ones that are going to be questioning the witnesses including those that were so close to Donald Trump throughout his life from Michael Cohen to David pecker to former Trump Aid hope Hicks and you saw him also go on the attack against judge Mera who if Donald Trump is found guilty this.

Is what is unique you don't necessarily you see this from a criminal defendant but attacking the judge repeatedly upon leaving the courthouse is unfair now let's see if the fact is that you were to be found guilty it' be Jud Maran who would be the one in charge of sentencing and that is where for Donald Trump the stakes are so high because you said it.

It's not just the legal but this is also a political stage for him in the ability to make the Mass Appeal to the Electoral at large no matter what those future 12 jurors determine inside the courtroom about his guilt or innocence for him the greater jury is the American electorate come November because if he were to win the white house that would keep him from.

Ultimately having to serve that prison time imminently Ali there's also been this spectacle I mean listen and and I think we can't overstate the extraordinary moment here whatever you think of the case and we're going to get to that in a second the legalities of it and the strength of this case um it is you know for the first time a former.

President facing these criminal charges going to trial and watching jury selection happen you're seeing people by the dozens coming in they're getting asked a series of questions uh some of them are saying I cannot be impartial essentially they are getting excused watching this unfold has been remarkably dramatic late this.

Afternoon absolutely and for these jurors that were coming through you're looking at about 2third of them that were ultimately dismissed saying that they could not be partial or fair in this and that is where you are watching what is going to be a lengthy process here play out jury selection could take very well two weeks they were just still.

Working through that first batch of 96 of them we're looking at potentially hundreds going through before they settle on these jurs here and Donald Trump in a fundraising not only emails but also text message one just sent out moments ago he said quote I just stormed out of court they think I'm finished but I'll Never Surrender again for Donald.

Trump he is trying to use this to the best of his ability under the circumstances because as a criminal defendant he is going to have to be inside of this courtroom whether he likes it or not there is a chance though van right that this uh this particular legal issue and we should note here it is the one that seems most likely to.

Wrap up before the November election may not be as beneficial to former president Trump as he thinks no and you look at just this weekend New York Times Sienna College poll that was released that showed a majority of Americans including Independents view the the majority that these charges against him here in New.

York are either very serious or somewhat serious and when you're looking at that it is hard to wrestle with some of these facts especially ones that are so sensitive so personal like Stormy Daniels allegation that she had an affair with Donald Trump while uh Melania Trump was pregnant with Baron right that necessarily is not what is.

Being litigated inside the courtroom Donald Trump isn't being found guilty or innocent on whether Stormy Daniels was paid hush money payment or not or whether he cheated on his wife soon to be expecting wife but those are details that are going to be coming out throughout this process that the prosecutors are going to ask these very.

Difficult questions and are going to bring it to light on a daily basis what they believe is evidence from the past that will undercurrent Donald Trump's reputation with this jury it makes them question whether Donald Trump is actually innocent in this particular case on these 34 counts super quick van I want to get to Danny on the legal.

Stuff but just like Vibe check right I mean it is kind of a zoo down there Lower Manhattan first day of trial there's like a billion members of the media there's a bunch of trump supporters Trump uh you know opponents out there right it's loud uh there's support bers there are protesters and there are folks.

That are coming by that have been honking their car uh car horns throughout the day and it kind of give you an idea we're just one block away hie from where his civil fraud trial took place just a couple months ago here so it's sort of deja VI but that was a Civil Trial this is a criminal trial and one thing that we can say over the.

Course of the last nine years is that the support and the anti-protest of Donald Trump uh they haven't calmed down they haven't gone anywhere and it's only eating up and we're still six and a half months away from a eneral election where that is only going to be heightened even more Von Hill you're starting things off tonight for us there in downtown.

Manhattan Von thank you Danny savalos joins us now okay so let's talk through some of this from the legal perspective what we have seen unfold today first things first jury selection we have seen a solid number of jurors be dismissed be excused here our sources are suggesting that potentially thousands of people could end up called in over the course.

Of the next couple of weeks maybe that long as they try to figure out which you know 12 people six alternates are going to sit on this jury is it normal that that many people end up dismissed from a jury no and they're not dismissed that easily in fact normally the uh senses that jurors come in potential jurors and they want to get out of jury duty and.

The judge is trying so hard to keep them in but in this case he's got to presume that people who are raising their hand and saying I will be biased I cannot be fair and impartial he's kind of presuming that they're telling the truth that's not the way it normally works anybody who's been called in for jury duty I mean I remember having this.

Experience the judge makes a big point to say you know there's no EXC there's very few excuses good enough for you to get out of jury duty right like I'm busy I got a vacation that ain't the bar that's not going to cut it here but there's a different standard in this case I've seen The Stance a million times people come in maybe they think.

Their work is important or they have a big business meeting coming up they just they have child care issues you're absolutely right normally the judge is inclined to keep people and pressure them to stay on and not use these excuses this is different I think judge Maran realizes that when people in this case identify as someone who cannot be.

Fair and impartial about this particular defendant the most infamous or famous defendant in criminal history then they're going to have to just let them go and keep searching for fair and impartial jurors that's why they're burning through so many that's why they called so many to the courthouse so now we are in for the next indetermined.

Period of time probably days a couple of weeks what you could colloquially call grind land just the grind the SLO churning through these jurors trying to narrow down this pool of thousands to just a couple dozen or just a dozen or so here but what will happen coming up next week next Tuesday morning is critical because that is when the judge.

Is going to make a decision on whether Donald Trump violated a partial gag order when he went after somebody who is going to be potentially one of the star Witnesses in this case his former fixer Michael Cohen who's testifying against him yes he's setting the standard early and making it clear that if Donald Trump misbehaves with the gag order plays.

Around on the fringes he's going to be called in for a hearing and who's to say he does go right back to the well and misbehave online or in a speech out in front of the courthouse uh this is a good uh line to set for the judge so that Donald Trump doesn't continue with violations or perceived violations of the gag order and hi I'm so glad you.

Brought up that other thing which is that jury selection is normally incredibly tedious it was exciting today because we had some motion hearings in the beginning of the day but now it's going to settle in to what I consider and a grind is a perfect word for it I am not a fan of jury selection it is boring but also terrifying because you.

Never know if you just let on some juror who's going to torpedo your entire case and that's because all of jury selection in my view is astrology yes lawyers can tell you about their generalizations about this particular job or where this person lives but it's all generalization in my view jurors will surprise you they're individuals and I think the.

Other thing that will surprise all of us especially all of us here is that you will be amazed even with a defendant like Donald Trump you're still going to find some people who don't read papers don't watch the news and know vaguely who he is I know it sounds astounding but those jurors exist they're out there somewhere the judge just has to find.

Them what is so interesting about this case though is the historic nature of it I mean we how many times can we say the word this is unprecedented but that in this instance these three words are actually true it is unprecedented you talked about those motions hearings this morning that's kind of like the procedural piece of it both sides came.

Away with some wins how do you see it I mean the judge has to make some of these decisions here about what evidence is going to be allowed what evidence is not going to be allowed did he did he play it down the middle in your view he did and when it comes to the character evidence issue I mean that is always a fight in every criminal case as a.

Defense attorney I'm a little biased I often think too much character evidence comes in and it's to to simplify you can't normally introduce evidence that somebody did a bad thing to prove that they committed this crime but what prosecutors clever prosecutors do is they introduce that evidence for some other purpose like modus operandi or.

Identity or something else like that so definitely some wins for both SIDS but this is always a contentious issue at the start of every trial Danny savalos thank you so much lots to watch lots of headlines here at home thank you and also a lot of headlines overseas because right now the world is holding its breath to see what Israel could do next.

With more military action may be imminent according to one official there after that Iranian aerial attack hundreds of missiles and drones launched on Israel just about 48 hours ago now the Israelis are facing you see some of the video there the Israelis are facing growing pressure from these top world leaders to basically.

Have some restraint to avoid fueling an even bigger conflict we're committed to a ceasefire that will bring the hostages home and preventing conflict from spreading beyond what it already has listen while these Iranian strikes you can see the flares here they weren't super successful Israel managed to deflect I.

Think 99% of them roughly they say it is the first direct assault from Iranian territory into Israel ever so today again after another meeting yesterday the war cabinet got together and Israel h cuddled with an Israeli official telling NBC News the country will respond when or how that is the question remember these new Iranian strikes.

Retaliation for the attack on its Embassy in Syria that killed some of its top military commanders at the beginning of the month Iran blames Israel Israel is not claiming responsibility rap Sanchez is on the ground for us live in Tel Aviv so ton says it doesn't want any further escalation that it would essentially leave this issue here um.

Potentially of course that could change depending on what kind of Counterattack Israel decides to Launch one expert former National Security official suggested to me that perhaps it would be maybe something like a Cyber attack something that wasn't so aggressive or immediate if you will do we have any indications or hints from the Israelis.

As to what's to come well hiy what they are saying is that whatever is coming it is coming soon and Israeli official after that war cabinet meeting wrapped up earlier today told me the consensus among those key Israeli decision makers is Israel's response needs to swiftly this was an unprecedented attack by Iran.

Unprecedented as you said for Iran to attack directly from its soil but also just the scale of this hie 350 drones ballistic missiles cruise missiles the feeling among prime minister Benjamin netanyahu's Inner Circle is Israel needs to be seen to respond soon one possibility is a Cyber attack another possibility air strikes something sort.

Of blow for blow as to what Iran did on Saturday what complicates that H is Israel would have to fly through the airspace of its Arab neighbors some of those neighbors who helped fend off that attack on Saturday night you talked about the pressure that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces Raph he has some domestic politics at play.

Too in Israel here between some of his more farri cabinet members versus those more moderates that's right so some members of the far right in his cabinet are saying Israel basically needs to go crazy that they need to be seen to strike back hard that escalation be damned but on his other shoulder hle he.

Has President Biden who told him on Saturday while this attack was still underway take the win that's right Israel has succeeded in fending off the overwhelming majority of these missiles and drones there is no need to escalate further and so prime minister Netanyahu is going to have to walk that tight RPP it's notable he has actually been very.

Very quiet in the 48 hours so since that attack hasn't done any press conferences hasn't done any public speeches and that suggests to me that this is a leader who's trying to keep his options open what's the sense you're there in Tel Aviv Raph um and it you know even throughout the war um and I have far less experiencer than you obviously but.

People tend to go about business as usual can you give us a sense of of what it's like tonight there now 48 hours after the attack it is obviously over there is a concern about Fallout here but what is day-to-day life like yeah H you've been exactly here where we do our live shots we're looking out over one of the main streets in Tel Aviv it's.

Late here but it's been quiet calm all day there were restrictions for the civilian population in Israel imposed by the military schools were closed there were limits on the number of people who could gathered but the military actually Has Lifted those restrictions now which was widely seen here as a sign that Israel was not planning to retaliate.

Anytime soon but the military tonight saying while those restrictions are lifted for now they could be reimposed if this situation escalates Al raap Sanchez live for us in Tel Aviv tonight Raph good to see you thank you so much for that new reporting another new report finding that the suicide bombing at Cabell airport in Afghanistan back in.

2021 was not preventable like some thought at first the bombing happened of course at Abby gate during those final chaotic days of the US's withdrawal from Afghanistan 13 US troops 170 Afghans were killed in that attack but the US Central Command is releasing some of this new info today confirming that the person some US.

Service members saw the morning of the attack who they thought was the bomber actually was not this was the so-called bald man in Black service members had seen they thought they had a chance to take him out they did not get approval to do it which led to a lot of CR criticism that nobody had been held accountable for this attack Courtney QB.

Is joining us now so senom as it's known has this initial investigation into this attack got a lot of heat over what we just talked about go through the details in this report um what we're learning and and the Fallout here so the original review or investigation found as you said Hy it went through everything about the attack you know the the what.

Happened where it happened one thing that that initial investigation which by the way was released about a year ago it never identified the the the bomber the suicide bomber that is one thing that's different about this review that sencom officially released here today they are identifying the person who they say us intelligence has determined was the.

Bomber that day August 26 2021 as Muhammad Al lagari now he's an he was an Isis kusan or Isis K operative who we also learned from this report or this review was in a coalition prison up until just days before the bombing at Abby gate and he was part one of the ones who one of the prisoners who was released by the Taliban in their run up.

To kabell in those last days before that evacuation hie the initial report also concluded that the attack was not preventable but who was this who was the bomber right I mean what what is it telling us about the identity here yeah so he was an Isis K operative the difference between him and the photo that you showed earlier the.

So-called bald man in Black who's also identified in this review uh the the US military just to ensure that these these US Marines specifically Tyler Vargas Andrews a former US Marine Sergeant who has claimed s in the last last year or so that he had this man in his sights the suicide bomber in his sights this review determined that in fact the man.

Who Sergeant Vargas was Vargas Andrews was looking at was this bald man in Black and they did a review or an analys an analysis of both of their faces and determined with almost complete certainty that there was no way it was the same person who actually us intelligence now says was the bomber hlee Courtney Q be live for there at the.

Pentagon Court thank you thanks to Baltimore now where the FBI is opening a criminal investigation into that deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed at least six people sources tell NBC news that the feds are now looking into whether or not these crew members on board that ship that crashed into the bridge knew about any problems with the.

Ship before that catastrophe essentially when the ship plowed through one of the pillars there on the bridge that runs over the Patapsco taking the whole thing down according to two senior law enforcement officials federal agents went on the board that ship in just the last few hours with search warrants it comes as attorneys for two of the men.

Killed and one Survivor now alleged those men got no warning in the critical seconds before the collapse happened he got zero um warning um he had no idea he watched everybody go into the water so you know he was not they were not warned they were actually sitting in their cards on break Tom Castello has been following.

This from the beginning he is joining us now Tom we'll get to what else we're hearing from the victim's attorneys in a second but start with this FBI inves instigation here and this news that perhaps there were search warrants executed on board that ship yeah that's right our NBC News justice team is reporting that in fact the FBI did have.

Search warrants to go onto the dolly that's that massive container ship that crashed into the bridge a month ago and what are they looking for it would appear that they want to talk to members of the crew maybe review the documents on board the deck on the bridge of the ship specifically was there any indication did the crew have any prior.

Knowledge that there were problems with the Power Systems on board the ship with the with either the lights going in and out with the electricity on board going on and off and also any information about the quality of the fuel as you know there have been rumors and discussions about whether there might have been contaminated fuel all of that.

Is part of the NTSB investigation the Coast Guard investigation but now that the FBI is coming on board that would suggest a criminal element to this at least a criminal investigation that may be pro forma given the the nature of This Disaster and the fact that six lives were lost uh and by the way it falls under us maritime.

Law so okay that's bucket one right which is this investigation which is the details there I want to get to bucket two which is what we're hearing from the victim's attorneys the idea that they were sitting in their cars and had no warning initially when this collapse first happened we heard from officials at these news conferences and the in the.

Minutes and the hours after the crash that there was at least some degree of a warning for folks who were coming onto the bridge stopping essentially how do we reconcile these pieces of information what do we know or what do we don't know I I think it really it's consistent with the narrative from the very beginning because really from the minute that the.

Captain on or the pilot on board that ship said we've got a problem we've lost control they radioed the uh the dispatcher in involved and responsible for that bridge the dispatcher immediately told the police on either ends of the bridge shut the bridge down right so they shut down traffic going over the bridge but the construction.

Workers were stuck on top of the bridge and did not have it appears did not have radio contact so they never heard the imminent warning that there may be a possibility of the ship being out of control and then suddenly they went into the water 9 seconds to 2 minutes after that initial warning so it is consistent with the fact that the police got.

Traffic stopped but on the bridge itself those workers didn't know Tom Castello live for us there back home in Washington thank you very much for that you out west the armorer from the movie rust tonight has been given the max sentence 18 months after being found guilty for involuntary manslaughter over the death of the movie cinematographer.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed addressing the court before this sentence came down look at these emotional moments I am saddened by the way the media sensationalized our traumatic tragedy and portrayed me as a complete monster which has actually been the total opposite of what's been in my heart.

You see Gutierrez read here at the moment that the judge handed down that sentence referencing what was described as her lack of remorse before the hearing the state detailed calls Gutierrez Reed allegedly made from behind bars as she was waiting for her sentence calling the jurors and the special prosecutor derogatory names you.

See it there saying the jury was so in his in her words allegedly effing stupid effing idiots that she was insulting people said that she thought the judge was getting paid off and saying that Hannah wants them to put Alec Baldwin in jail as well remember cinematographer helina Hutchin was killed when the gun that Baldwin was holding a prop gun.

Loaded with live ammo went off on set I want to bring in Dana Griffin with more super emotional in court today Dana talk us through it yeah so emotional we saw recorded video statements from Helen's mother sister from Ukraine and also her attorney read a statement from her father who said that he doesn't want revenge but he wants her to be held.

Responsible we also heard from several of Helena's Prof profal friends and they just described her as the type of friend that any of us would be lucky to have listen to some of what they said today last four words she ever said to me I believe in you those four words will forever echo in my soul your death will count for.

Something more than this sadness and regret that it's left in its wake she was complicated and talented and beautiful and caring and kind and funny and committed and charming and weird and fearless she was all of my favorite adjectives all of her favorite adjectives we also heard from director Joel Souza who was also injured in that.

Shooting he says that he is still feeling pain and says that he wants to be the person that he used to be saying quote one moment the world made sense the next moment it didn't and hie this is also interesting to know the judge gave her 18 months the max sentence here even though the defense asked for probation and part of it was because she.

Brought up those disparaging comments that she made during those Jail phone conversations and also that during Hannah's own statement in the courtroom the first time we've actually heard her speak she did not take any accountability for her actions and I also want to talk about Alec Baldwin here because we know that his defense.

Team is watching every moment of this trial and possibly will be making decisions about what they do next do they try to reach out and take another plea deal or do they go to trial in July knowing that he is facing the exact same charges that Hannah Gutierrez Reed fa and we now know how much time she's getting in prison hi Dana Griffin live.

For us there out west in La Dana thank you we've got to get to some breaking news just coming into us in the last couple of minutes here we're learning the Supreme Court is letting Idaho enforce its ban on gender affirming care for transgender kids a law that could potentially put doctors behind bars if they give a child under the age of 18.

Hormones or puberty blockers or any other gender affirming Care Lawrence Hurley is joining us now bring us up to speed yeah um so basically the Supreme Court divided with the three liberal justices uh dissenting has allowed this law to go into effect almost fully what they're saying is that the two transgender teens who challenged the law.

Uh they can still pursue their claim and it's not going to be enforced against them but the district court went too far in saying that the entire law had to be blocked and so that means that it can still be enforced against other people uh and one key provision which is one concerning banon surgery which uh will will remain.

Blocked too uh and the court says among other things that the two teens in this case had not said that they were requiring surgery anyway which is one of the reasons why the the law shouldn't be blocked as a whole um those two teens were getting puberty blockers and estrogen um and uh they will still be able to get the care that they need uh.

But anyone else uh in the state who maybe need that needs that care or would like surgery who's in that same position uh would not be able to get it for now Lawrence Hurley uh thanks for scrambling to the camera with that uh lots to watch of course on that front in the months to come appreciate it coming up here in the show why police are charging four people.

In The Disappearance of two moms who never showed up for a kid's birthday party plus invasive mosquitoes found out in California why officials warn they could carry a potentially deadly disease officials in Oklahoma tonight saying two mothers from Kansas missing since the end of March are dead four people.

Including the grandmother of one of the victim's kids have been charged with murder in this case being held without bond in the allegations here this violent custody dispute two bodies have been recovered in a rural part of Oklahoma no official ID from the medical examiner yet but officials say the women 27-year-old Veronica Butler and.

39-year-old Jillian Kelly driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle on their way to pick up Butler's children the two women never showed up later that day their car was found abandoned on a highway right near the Oklahoma Kansas state line Marissa par is joining us now this has been a mystery that has been out there now for days bring us up to.

Speed about what we're learning from some of these documents in this news conference today hey hie so we got a lot of twists and turns today from the documents that were released and just some really shocking stuff but I want to start first just laying out the relationship ship between everyone so these are the four people that were.

Charged with first-degree murder kidnapping and conspiracy so one of the women charged you can see Tiffany Adams this is the grandmother of Veronica Butler's children and there was a yearslong custody battle over Butler's children there were tense relations between Tiffany Adams and Butler described in the affidavits these.

Documents that we got our hands on today and unfortunately the other victim here Kelly it appears to be she was just sort of collateral damage in this year's Long and contentious custody battle now all four of these people that you saw on your screen just now were part of a religious group the court documents saying that this was an anti-government.

Group and they self-identified themselves as God's Misfits that is a direct quote self-identification there um so some of the details that we've learned I want to warn viewers it might be difficult to hear they are disturbing um but among the many things that investigators laid out were evidence that led them to these four people um.

They described finding blood outside of that abandoned car they found a broken Hammer they describe matching up cell phone tower evidence along with search history that Tiffany Adams had searched for gun shops she bought five stun guns in the days before The Disappearance um but one of the most shocking Parts hie was an interview done with the daughter.

Of one of those people charged they referred to this daughter as CW um this daughter told investigators she had heard of discussions of attempts to kill Butler in February that she had heard the plan was to throw an anvil through Butler's windshield to make it look like a traffic accident and I want to bring you to this quote from the document here.

Uh they had told this daughter they were on a mission and they came back later and said things didn't go as planned but that they wouldn't have to worry about Butler again so hie so many other things to unpack but I want to end with something that's just as important here remember this this all centers around those children the children at the.

Center of this yearslong invest uh the custody battle here the children that were supposed to be picked up by these mothers and so as this family these families are searching for closure the one thing we can share is that those children while their whereabouts are not being disclosed they are safe Hi Marissa paraa thank you very much for that.

Update uh a difficult one of course tonight let's get you over to the five things our team thinks you should know about tonight number one police in Sydney Australia say a 15-year-old stabbed a bishop who is delivering a sermon today during a live stream service at a church other people were hurt you're looking at some of this the.

Aftermath there that scramble fortunately everybody including that Bishop are expected to be okay the suspect is now in custody this happened days after a different stabbing in the same city where a man killed six people number two top scientists at Noah say coral reefs around the world are going through this Mass bleaching for the.

Fourth time ever because oceans are getting warmer it's climate change if the bleaching is really serious and lasts a long time the coral can die number three potentially some turmoil at Tesla with Elon Musk telling employees in a new memo it'll be laying off more than 10% of its workers that's something like 14,000 employees who could be.

Losing their jobs musk says it's all part of a push to cut costs and make productivity better for the company as they grow Tesla shares have taken a hit in the last few months falling just about 30% this year so far number four Canadian singer Grimes giving fans a long apology on social media after a messy Coachella said some video from.

Over the weekend shows her yelling into her mic at one point because stuff just kept breaking down she said it had to do with tech problems she promised she would do better at this weekend's uh Coachella round two number two check a look uh take a look at this video the moment a driver tried to turn a car into a residential street.

Ended up in the air crashing into somebody's house the whole thing look at that it's literally sailing over that other car right into the garage uh that's the aftermath there a neighbor you said the doorbell camera captured it officials said the driver was taken to the hospital but was not seriously hurt Health officials in California tonight.

Sounding some alarms after discovering a dangerous kind of mosquito that can carry d fever these mosquitoes are coming up all over California with some red flags on that because outbreaks are raging down in Latin America and the Caribbean including some big spikes in Puerto Rico part of the problem according to experts this hotter warmer.

Climate which creates a really good breeding ground for these mosquitoes there have been nearly 5 million cases this year in the Americas according to an agency within the who most of them further south where their summer is starting to wrap up right as ours heats up that number is more than the total cases of any year on record they've had.

With that agency it's only April D is usually pretty mild you can get it and not even know you have it but it can create fever headaches nausea Etc the list goes on a lot of times it gets better after like a week but in some instances it can lead to hospitalization and obviously can be fatal Dr a Sall our NBC medical fellow joins us now as.

Always please give us a context check a gut check should we be freaking out when as mosquito season approaches or is there a reason to be optimistic here so so no we should not be freaking out h I think you know that is a good headline Dr s thank you being aware but not being you know freaked out is I think the takeaway H but you know on a broader.

Point about mosquito so the National Academy of sciencey just months ago had a big meeting um they brought together all these experts in mosquito and tropical born diseases and they're really saying that the overall theme H is that the US is just not prepared for this you know we're kind of one of the things they talked about was we're.

Watching this happen in other countries and we're just standing by like oh that that's interesting you know we're not prepared to track these things we're not prepared to fight these things and you know if it's happening there it there's no reason it can't happen here down the line you talked about as the climate gets warmer and it gets hotter and more.

Humid these things could potentially be a threat and it's not just Denay virus right we're talking about malaria we're talking about Chicken gunia West n all these things that these mosquitoes can carry there's a little concern that we're not adequately prepared to fight these things what about I mean as you talk about the issue with mosquitoes.

Here it's an elino year does that play into it it it does the these these climate sort of shocks right these extreme weather events these warmer more humid events and it's not just mosquito forign diseases right you and I talked a few months ago about Lyme disease and Alpha gal syndrome where you can get allergic to red meat these ticks are.

Migrating where it's warmer and more human too and there's a whole host of things we we should be watching for and you know for those out there who are wondering what can I do it at least at a local level to fight mosquitoes let me guess we're repellent we're repellent we're bug spray but you know that's not going to cut it we need to do a little.

Bit more and and one of the things we can do is you know if you have stagnant water you have water sort of lying around to make sure you're emptying that in your pots and your your your you know saucers and flower vases pet bowls um and really outside check for rain water that can collect often times we can forget about that Overlook that so make.

Sure that's empting as well but good news hie I know I've been a little bit you know more somber today but the good news is there is a vaccine in development for denate is showing about 90% Effectiveness in early stage trials in Brazil so something to look forward to there when could that actually be out for availability for shots and arms you.

Know there's a little bit of skepticism here in the US with prior experiences with Den vaccines they have had some serious side effects so until it becomes a real big threat here I wouldn't expect it to be approved just yet here Dr o thank you so much good to see you anytime lots more to come here on the show including how a scam allegedly.

Targeting an 81-year-old man may have ended with an Uber driver shot and killed plus park rangers in Arizona want felony charges for two men hiking on centuries old rocks we'll explain 81-year-old man now charged for shooting and killing an Uber driver he says he thought was part of a scam video.

In the victim's car ltha Hall shows her walking up to William Brock's home to pick up a package this is like an Uber delivery situation so look at this video a couple minutes later Brock confronts her with a gun you see him here holding the gun she's walking around her car when she tries to get away he allegedly shoots her several times according to.

The Sheriff's Office they say Brock told them he thought Hall was part of a scam somebody had been calling him demanding money saying one of Brock's family members was in custody the sheriff says Hall had no idea about any of this and and never threatened him Mora Barrett is following this one for us tonight um what in the world happened here talk to.

Us about the charges Brock faces and what else police are saying hie it's just a terribly tragic situation basically Hall got involved in this just because she was doing her job she was responding to Uber calls and that SK that call that you were referring to with uh the person impersonating an officer calling Brock.

Basically as as police described it to us they said that after escalated into this Ransom situation the person who made the call or one of their accompli ordered this Uber in which Hall was then called to Brock's house to allegedly pick up what they were hoping would be a package of money and that's when this confrontation happened you can see him.

Threatening her with the gun and then he ultimately shoots her allegedly three times he sustained a head injury at one point and that's when he called authorities but she was unfortunately transferred to a hospital and passed away there this all unfolded about a month ago we're learning details now because there was a grand jury uh.

Presentation today Brock was charged with three counts of murder one count of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping he'll be arraigned on those charges uh later this week now as for Uber's involvement uh Uber released a statement saying that it's a horrific tragedy our hearts continue to be with altha's loved ones as they grieve we've.

Been in contact with law enforcement and remain committed to supporting their investigation Uber also tells NBC news that the account uh for the person that ordered the Uber the one that that brought Hall to Brock home has since been banned officials haven't revealed who that person is what their name might be or if there's been any other arrest.

Associated with this whole incident hie Mora Barett thank you very much for that update NBC News covers hundreds of other stories every day and because it can be tough to read or watch or listen to them all our Bureau teams have done it for you this is what the tell us is going down in their regions in a segment we call the local out of our Southern.

Bureau Police in New Orleans say they're looking for a shooter who killed somebody and hurt 11 other people police on the ground describing the panic the chaos when folks heard gunfire around midnight at a club just steps from Bourbon Street as of right now no arrest yet out of our Western Bureau park rangers in Arizona want your help.

Finding these two guys caught on camera messing up these rock formations that are centuries old at the super popular Lake me National Recreation Area look what are they doing they're strug they're trying to get these chunks of sandstone dumped over uh not not ideal which is why they could face federal prison time on felony charges if they're.

Caught and back to our Southern Bureau look at this Wild video a guy driving his SUV right into a garage door belonging to a sheriff's deputy in Florida then gets out of the car starts shooting at the deputy and his family the deputy returned fire fortunately nobody was heard police said the two had no prior beef they called it a targeted.

Attack on law enforcement the suspect now faces first-degree murder charges still to come security concerns maybe pouring some cold water on plans for what would be a historic opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Paris we're talking about the new backup plan in just a.

Sec so the French President tonight says there is a backup plan for what should be an opening ceremony that makes history at this Summer's Olympics plan a okay this is plan a all the athletes all the heads of state from around the world set to sail down the iconic sen river right through the heart of Paris look at that it would be the first time an.

Olympics opening ceremony will be held outside of a stadium but there is also a plan B now apparently being considered the reason potential security risks possibly ramped up more with wars in the Ukraine excuse me with Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East Kier Simmons is joining us now okay to say that an opening ceremony is a huge logistical.

Undertaking is an understatement any year in any City but especially this year especially in Paris especially with the plan they have in place right that's right that's so right and add to that too H the president of France has enormous power it's the nature of the system and the impression we've got today is that President MCR has thrown.

His officials for a loop by by making this statement because up until now they have been insisting despite everything you've laid out there that the opening ceremony would go ahead on the sen now to be fair on President mcon and there's often rarely a reason to be fair on politicians but let's be fair he did say that likely the opening ceremony will.

Happen happen on the river there so here's what the plan is if that is uh still going to be uh the plan there'll be 160 boats 10,500 athletes 3.5 miles along the S 300,000 Spectators that's fewer than have been planned of 600,000 but you can see why hary it it it is worrying for some because it's so sizable and that's.

Why there's this increased security so 45,000 French police and security forces 20,000 private security Personnel 15,000 uh military and they now say the French that they're going to get support in the Security operation from 45 countries so if if the opening ceremony isn't you know all these folks sailing down the S what what is Plan B does it move indoors.

Like how do you you know how do you satisfy the concerns with these security potential issues with you know delivering something that is as people come to expect from the Olympics spectacular well there is a a plan B apparently and also a plan C according to president MCR just in terms of plan a by the way.

People on balconies like the one I'm on right now in Paris uh if they are overlooking events they are going to get a visit from Security Services uh we're told uh but then the opening ceremony itself on understand well it finishes at the Trocadero and a lot of the events will happen there but a plan B would be to have all of the opening ceremony.

There at the Trocadero perhaps on boats that don't actually move along the river and then the plan C according to president mcon is to go back to the traditional inside of the Olympic Stadium opening ceremony I mean it would be a disappointment wouldn't it I mean it's one of the things we've been really excited about and I do get the.

Impression from officials here and of course from what the president said that they do really really want this opening ceremony to go the way they have uh planned it which is on the river an incredible uh television spectacle and for those who get a chance to see it the first time it would ever happened outside an Olympic stadium and in so.

Many ways Kier setting the table if it does happen for the city as the venue itself if you will uh Kier Simmons live for us there overseas Kier thank you so much in Paris for us tonight lots more back here at home to come including Caitlyn Clark going pro tonight expected to be the top pick at the WNBA draft in Brooklyn it's not just Clark by the way.

Cameron Brink Angel ree some other big stars are in the draft as the league hopes to ride this record wave of popularity from the college tournament that as we've talked about here on the show it's set records like all over the place capped off by that championship game where nearly 19 million people watched Clark in Iowa lose to South.

Carolina so the highest rated basketball game period like period WNBA NBA whatever since 2019 Clark's been doing the rounds here she is in New York she even popped by SNL Stephanie gos she was where I was in 30 Rock this weekend she's I think going to be where you are at the Brooklyn Academy of Music where the draft's going to go down they're.

Selling tickets this year to the drafts for the first time ever that's sold out like that give us a Vibe check yeah they sold out in 15 minutes you know I spoke with the commissioner for the WNBA earlier today and she would be quick to tell you that that national championship game at its peak was 24 million viewers and they're really.

Confident at the WNBA that they're going to be able to take that excitement that energy and translate it into excitement and energy for the WNBA season but you know we've been obviously talking a lot about Caitlyn Clark but as you mentioned there are some pretty awesome players in this draft E class I had a chance to talk to them they are dressed to the.

Nines tonight and keep in mind they've been working for this for years they had a lot to say about the excitement and just how happy they are to be here take a listen I want to be a great player of course and just be a sponge it means so much my mom played basketball Virginia Tech and she would not have gone to VT.

If she you know because of Title 9 and so she was the first person to graduate college in her family and so it just means the world that we've come from that to like millions and millions of people watching games it means the most to me it just tells me that all the hard work that I went through all the hard work I put on um is paying off right now.

And I'm just so proud of myself you you know they're really ready to to just ride that wave into their Pro careers outside of this uh building today the Brooklyn Academy of Music you have fans and you know the fans split into two groups you have people who have been watching women's basketball for a long time and then you've got a whole.

Group of newbies that are out there as well it it is a big tent of fans and there's a lot of excitement listen to what they had to say I think it's amazing I think the discourse around basketball not just being men's this year has been really cool to see um so often women are just left in the shadow and they there's no.

Stars or there's no one who can but clearly the talent's been there they just need the media to act on it for a lot of women in this game who've been playing or coaching or whatever it is they'll tell you you know this has been an exciting game to watch for a long time but they are very happy to welcome the new fans hie I love that.

What else did Clayton Clark tell you because she is like and you're right I mean there's a ton of players I mean listen Angel Reese has been all over my fur you page over the course of the of the uh of the college championship the college playoffs there um but it is Clark that seems to be capturing in so many ways lightning in a bottle here.

Yeah she really has hie and and you can understand why even without knowing anything about basketball just watching one of her games watching her launch one of those logo 3es from the middle of the court and sing it the records that she has broken the scoring records those three-point records she has galvanized interest in this Sport and has.

Translated into actually big money not just on the Collegiate level but now going into the pros she's going to most likely um be drafted by the Indiana Fever and right now season tickets for the Indiana Fever are up astronomically people are buying them there's a lot of room to grow there the commissioner also told me today that some of the team.

She's playing against or that The Fever would be playing against have changed their venues to larger locations to accommodate all the fans for her games hie that's bananas I mean like is they're just it feels like there just hasn't been a moment like this um for women's basketball before yeah it it it's it's remarkable.

Whether you are new to this sport or not to see this kind of excitement and energy something that you know you could probably equate to women's soccer that kind of national energy around it it's going to be a really yeah it's going to be a really fun uh Pro season this year for the WNBA and don't forget you have the Paris Olympics as well there's a.

Good chance Caitlyn Clark's going to show up there as well how could we ever forget Stephanie GS I'm sure I'll be talking about that more in the weeks and months to come thank you so much Steph have a great time tonight I wish we could uh be hanging out with you there be a fly on the wall appreciate it Steph still ahead the legacy of one golden.

Retriever mascot lives on on this Boston Marathon day how folks there are honoring Spencer by being Boston Strong big celebrations up in Boston tonight with Helen o from Kenya and CCE l from Ethiopia winning today's marathon in Boston and among the thousands cheering them and others on in the.

Streets a special group carrying on a tradition that's inspired Runners for years with the Legacy living on of one man's best friend becoming a HomeTown hero when Dory and Rich Powers adopted their golden retriever Spencer in 2009 they knew he was something special Dory what was it about Spencer that first Drew you to him he was just so sweet and.

Unassuming and once I picked him up I just did not want to let him go an angel they called him but for thousands more he was also a hero two years after the Marathon bombing in 2015 Spencer began spending every year rain or shine roadside I love you so much cheering on Runners with a flag Boston Strong.

Reminding the athletes that they were too Spencer was like the marathon mascot for so many people Beyond just your family he was such a symbol of Hope and inspiration that people could latch on to and latch on they did post after post of people stopping for snuggles Spencer so beloved he became the marathon's official dog so when he died last year.

It broke hearts in Boston and Beyond sympathy cards pouring in his obituary in the New York Times and now we come SPC a statue right along the marathon route where Spencer always stood I can't thank you enough this boy meant the world to us and he meant the world to a lot of people and where.

Today a new guard was out to greet Boston marathon runners meet Jimmy and Jade up boy up boy good boy does he live on in these in these new puppies that you had I think so yeah definitely they're so sweet and they have a mission and they they're going to do right oh yeah like Spencer they're training to become Therapy Dogs part of Spencer's.

Legacy in a way honoring a HomeTown hero this community cannot forget he was a symbol of Hope and resilience and an inspiration for so many that we want this to go on for Generations he was just a symbol you can do way more than you think you can and you know you can do it I mean we love to see it that is for.

Sure more of that kind of reporting on Sunday Nightly News I will see you there every week over on your NBC station 6:30 Eastern on Sundays that does it for us for this hour here on NBC news now we've got more coverage picking up right now we are coming on the Air Tonight with that extraordinary scene here in.

New York City former president Trump now criminal defendant Trump on trial facing those felony charges a moment that is making history jury selection set to pick up first thing in the morning Mr Trump characteristically defiant tonight in this unprecedented moment we'll bring you what he said live outside the courthouse in just a sec also in the.

Middle East tonight a lot of breathholding as we speak with the world bracing to see if Israel will respond after Iran's first ever direct strikes how this could all escalate in a millisecond when we take you live to Tel Aviv we're also out in New Mexico where the woman who handled weapons on the set of the movie rust is getting the max.

Prison sentence for her role in the cinematographer death scenes from the emotional sentencing and what it could portend for Alec Baldwin's trial coming up Plus in Oklahoma Police saying they found the bodies of two mothers who went missing on their way to a kid's birthday party the four people including a relative they're charging tonight with.

Murder plus the discovery of Deni fever carrying mosquitoes raising concerns about an explosion of cases in this country this summer so should you be freaking out spoiler our health expert says no more on that in just a sec hey I'm hie and we have never seen before what we're about to show you tonight what we are about to talk about tonight.

A former president seated among potential jurors who will decide his fate a former president who faces arrest if he does not show up for court in these criminal proceedings even as he's actively running for president in just the last hour we have seen Donald Trump there speaking on his way out of court calling this in his view a scam.

Trial it's a scam it's a political witch it continues and it continues forever and we're not going to be given a fair trial he's alongside his lead attorney there that's the hallway outside Court we can't show you inside because the trial is not on TV but we do have some of the still pictures you're seeing here Mr Trump watching this moment taking it.

In as his lawyers hash things out with prosecutors and the judge he says he's not guilty on these 34 felony charges of falsifying business records if he's convicted he faces up to two years in a New York prison all of it is related to alleged hush money payments he made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels to try to stop a sex scandal from coming.

Out right before the 2016 campaign on day one you had both sides getting some wins for the prosecution the judge said he will not recuse himself remember Mr Trump's been going after him for months the prosecution can also bring in key evidence like the testimony of Karen McDougall part of a so-called uh catch and kill scheme allegedly they can talk.

About certain tabloid stories certain details from the infamous Access Hollywood tape they can quote the tape they can't actually show the tape to the jury itself and that is a win for the Trump team you see it here also wins for them the other side can't use Mr Trump's deposition from a separate civil sex abuse trial and they can't bring up.

Certain arguments like when his wife Melania got pregnant we're going to talk through all of it including the politics with Von Hillard in just a sec but I want to start with a legal piece of it with our senior legal correspondent Laura Jared who is also outside court so court is ending tonight Laura uh it is sort of shutting down for the evening.

Picks back up tomorrow with jury selection you've got hundreds of people waiting to hear their names potentially thousands of people coming through and this process will be painstaking it will be a slog that could last for a couple of weeks talk us through it hi it's painstaking on process as uh on purpose really because the process is.

To vet out and to make sure that people can be fair and today already over roughly 50 different people raise their hands to say I can't I can't do it I can't be impartial were dismissed no questions asked the judge then going through with the remaining people 42 different questions everything from their background their media habits what.

Podcast they like if they ever attended a trump rally all to sort of sus out who is actually going to be on this jury so it's a process as you said it's going to take several days but it was remarkable just to see sort of how the mundane everyday process for every other criminal defendant is playing out in such an unprecedented way these people.

Obviously are going to have to eventually sit in Judgment of the presumptive GOP nominee the former president it's never been done before they already got sort of a taste of what this case is like but really just the the first scratch at that as as you laid out there a lot of information sort of the sarid details people are going to be.

Transported back to 2016 in the thick of the campaign when this alleged hush money payment was made and then the former president in Prosecutor's telling doctored his internal business records to try to all cover it up so that's all going to come out in the days and weeks ahead but for now the process is a slow one picking this jury you know you make.

The point it is 2016 Vibes all over again the same a very similar cast of characters is the people we were talking a lot about at the end of the former president's campaign right before he won the White House in so many ways the mundane becoming extraordinary and that includes some of the decisions that the judge has not yet made that could become.

Really consequential let me ask you about two quickly first the former president in just the last 30 minutes or so is out on his true social platform very frustrated he says that he's not going to be able to attend his son's graduation the judge has not made a ruling on that right Laura because Donald Trump has to be in court he faces.

Arrest if he's not unless he gets a special exception exactly so the H hie the judge laid out in open court which I thought was an interesting move um something that sometimes you just see just written but the judge laid out for him look you have to show up here in court every single day in case unless you get some.

Sort of special dispensation and if you don't show up you could be arrested a stark warning again for the former president he's talking about the son's graduation the judge didn't say for one way or another that that he won't be able to go he said he's going to defer that and rule on it later how he's also going to rule on whether or not the.

Former president violated a partial gag order right yeah and that has to do with his continual attacking of witnesses online posting on true social all over the weekend and the judge isn't saying you can you can't attack the judge or even his daughter but he can't attack Witnesses under the gag order and that's.

What prosecutors are saying he has violated they want $3,000 in fines and they also want the judge to issue a warning to former president Trump if he violates the gag order again he risks prison time hlee you were inside I think were you in the Overflow room Laura give us a sense of what it was like we can't go in right our cameras can't be in the.

Courtroom there you can be tell us more yeah you know so many eyes focused on the former president today well we're sitting in the Overflow room we don't get sort of an up close view people are trying to figure out is he is he is he dialed in is he sleepy everyone's trying to you know figure out and read the tea leaves there but it's really hard to see.

From the Overflow room but what was clear from that room was the judge's tone and hie I have to tell you I think he was really sort of trying to set a Stern warning today that he's not going to be bullied the former president wants to attend a hearing in DC next week on his immunity arguments the judge saying no dice you're not going Laura Jared.

Live for us there in downtown Manhattan thank you Von Hillard is not too far from her talking the politics of it all which is not too far from a legal piece it is the Blockbuster Collision now between court and the campaign Trail and it is a spectacle outside people were you know supporting the former president waving these big flags Trump Maga.

There's one that said Trump or death you had opponents marching against him with signs that said not above the law there was like a guy playing a flute or something you know also a trump impersonator Etc all of this is some of it I should say is part of what the former president wants to see people rallying around him and what he sees as.

A political persecution you can't disconnect it hie and Donald Trump doesn't want to be disconnected it's not like Donald Trump the defendant you know some people may be charged with the crime or not tell people about a speeding ticket or some offense that right LED them to have to go and actually go before a jury right but.

Donald Trump's a little different Donald Trump is taking it onto the campaign TR was at the rally with him in central Pennsylvania just this weekend where he's blasted the judge that is overseeing this case the judge who if he is found guilty would be in charge of determining his sentence so there's a risk involved with that but he's also.

Attacking the district attorney and as part of that is on the political front H that he's got an election for the White House just six and a half months from now and I don't think we should be flippant when we talk about potential prison time for a former president of United States by any means but it's very real this trial is underway and for.

Donald Trump the potentially if he's found guilty the best way to avoid having to serve any time would have be winning the White House and for him so there's the jury inside it's going to be 12 folks that determining is guilt or innocence but the political jury is the American electorate at large especially in those key Battleground States and.

Donald Trump has made it clear even through this trial he wants to continue to hit the campaign Trail to at least take his case to the best that he can through the microphone that he is able to control there is a potential political risk here it is not one that we saw play out in the primary when the former president saw that his legal.

Issues actually helped him raise money millions of dollars he saw that his legal issues coales Republicans around him but if you look at polling more recently in a general election which remember that's what we're in there are some question marks as to the impact this could have for him as we get closer to.

November right just this weekend a new New York Times Sienna College poll came out showing that Donald Trump has a five-point lead When Donald when but when you can look at and compare that to if when folks are asked if Donald Trump is found guilty of felony convictions that lead shrinks to just two percentage points.

And a majority of Americans including independent say that they have ser I or somewhat serious concerns about these charges that are being levied against him look H Donald Trump is trying to also fundraise off of this sending emails today text messages just one of them read in part quote I just stormed out of court they think I'm finished but.

I'll Never Surrender for Donald Trump these two are intrinsically tied together and he is to do what he can to win the battle and win the hearts and the public opinion outside of the courtroom because he only has so much control over what is actually comes in forward in the form of and testimony during the actual trial H Von Hillyard.

Uh we will see you I am sure regularly for the course of the next 6 weeks maybe two months thank you very much for your reporting F appreciate it thanks my friend right now the world is holding its breath to see what Israel could do next with more military action may be imminent according to one official there after that Iranian aerial attack.

Hundreds of missiles and drones launched on Israel just about 48 hours ago now the Israelis are facing you see some of the video there the Israelis are facing growing pressure from these time world leaders to basically have some restraint to avoid fueling an even bigger conflict we're committed to a ceas fire that will bring the hostages home and.

Preventing conflict from spreading beyond what it already has listen while these Iranian strikes you can see the flares here they weren't super successful Israel managed to deflect I think 99% of them roughly they say it is the first direct assault from Iranian territory into Israel ever so today again after another meeting yesterday.

The War cabinet got together in Israel huddled with an Israeli official telling NBC News the country will respond when or how that is the question remember these new Iranian strikes retaliation for the attack on its Embassy in Syria that killed some of its top military commanders at the beginning of the month Iran blames Israel Israel is not.

Claiming responsibility rap Sanchez is on the ground Forest live in Tel Aviv so ton says it doesn't want any further escalation that it would essentially leave this issue here um potentially of course that could change depending on what kind of attack Israel decides to launch one expert former National Security official suggested to me that.

Perhaps it would be maybe something like a Cyber attack something that wasn't so aggressive or immediate if you will do we have any indications or hints from the Israelis as to what's to come well hie what they are saying is that whatever is coming it is coming soon and Israeli official after that war cabinet meeting wrapped up earlier today.

Told me the consensus among those key Israeli decision makers is is Israel's response needs to come swiftly this was an unprecedented attack by Iran unprecedented as you said for Iran to attack directly from its soil but also just the scale of this hie 350 drones ballistic missiles cruise missiles the feeling among prime minister Benjamin.

Netanyahu's Inner Circle is Israel needs to be seen to respond soon one possibility is a Cyber attack another possibility air strikes something sort of blow for blow as what Satur what complicates that is Israel would to fly through thep of itsab neighbors some of those neighbors who helped fend off that attack on.

Saturday night you talked about the pressure that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces Raph he has some domestic politics at play too in Israel here between some of his more farri cabinet members versus those more moderates that's right so some members of the far right in his cabinet are saying Israel basically needs to go.

Crazy that they need to be seen to strike back hard that escalation be damned but on his other shoulder hie he has President Biden who told him on Saturday while this attack was still underway take the win that's right Israel has succeeded in fending off the overwhelming majority of these missiles and drones there is no need to escalate.

Further and so prime minister Netanyahu is going to have to walk that tight RPP it's notable he has actually been very very quiet quiet in the 48 hours or so since that attack hasn't done any press conferences hasn't done any public speeches and that suggest to me that this is a leader who's trying to keep his options open what's the sense you're.

There in Tel Aviv Raph um and it you know even throughout the war um and I have far less experience there than you obviously but people tend to go about business as usual can you give us a sense of of what it's like tonight there now 48 hours after the attack it is obviously over there is a concern about Fallout here but what is day-to-day life.

Life yeah hel you've been exactly here where we do our live shots we're looking out over one of the main streets in Tel Aviv it's late here but it's been quiet calm all day there were restrictions for the civilian population in Israel imposed by the military schools were closed there were limits on the number of people who.

Could gathered but the military actually Has Lifted those restrictions now which was widely seen here as a sign that Israel was not planning to retaliate anytime soon but the military tonight saying while those restrictions are lifted for now they could be reimposed if this situation escalates hi raap Sanchez live for us in Tel Aviv tonight.

Raph good to see you thank you so much for that new reporting another new report finding that the suicide bombing at cabble airport in Afghanistan back in 2021 was not preventable like some thought at first the bombing happened of course at Abby gate during those final chaotic days of the US's withdrawal from Afghanistan 13.

US troops 170 Afghans were were killed in that attack but the US Central Command is releasing some of this new info today confirming that the person some US service members saw the morning of the attack who they thought was the bomber actually was not this was the so-called bald man in Black service members had seen they thought they had a.

Chance to take him out they did not get approval to do it which led to a lot of CR criticism that nobody had been held accountable for this attack Courtney QB is joining us now so senom as it's known has this initial investigation into this attack got a lot of heat over what we just talked about go through the details in this report um what we're learning.

And and the Fallout here so the original review or investigation found as you said hiy it went through everything about the attack you know the the what happened where it happened one thing that that initial investigation which by the way was released about a year ago it never identified the the the bomber the suicide bomber that is one thing that's.

Different about this review that sencom officially released here today they are identifying the person who they say us intelligence has determined was the bomber that day August 26 2021 as Muhammad Al lagari now he's an he was an Isis chusan or Isis K operative who we also learned from this report or this review was in a coalition prison up.

Until just days before the bombing at Abby gate and he was part one of the ones who one of the prisoners who was released by the Taliban in their run up to kabell in those last days before that evacuation hi the initial report also concluded that the attack was not preventable but who was this who was the bomber right I.

Mean what what is it telling us about the identity here yeah so he was an Isis K operative the difference between him and the photo that you showed earlier the so-called bald man in Black who's also identified in this review uh the the US military just to ensure that the these US Marines specifically Tyler Vargas Andrews a former US marinees.

Sergeant who has claimed s in the last year or so that he had this man in his sights the suicide bomber in his sights this review determined that in fact the man who Sergeant Vargas was Vargas Andrew was looking at was this bald man in Black and they did a review or an analys an analysis of both of their faces and determin with almost complete.

Certainty that there was no way it was the same person who actually us intelligence now says was the bomber hie courtne ni Q be live for us there at the Pentagon Court thank you thanks to Baltimore now where the FBI is opening a criminal investigation into that deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed at least six people sources tell NBC news.

That the feds are now looking into whether or not these crew members on board that ship that crashed into the bridge knew about any problems with the ship before that catastrophe essentially when the ship plowed through one of the pillars there on the bridge that runs over the Patapsco taking the whole thing down according to two senior law.

Enforcement officials federal agents went on the board that ship in just the last few hours with search warrants it comes as attorneys for two of the men killed and one Survivor now alleged those men got no warning in the critical seconds before the collapse happened he got zero um warning um he had no idea he watched everybody go into.

The water so you know he was not they were not warned they were actually sitting in their cars on break Tom Castello has been following this from the beginning he is joining us now Tom we'll get to what else we're hearing from the victims attorneys and ass but start with this FBI investigation here and this news that.

Perhaps there were search warrants executed on board that ship yeah that's right our NBC News justice team is reporting that in fact the FBI did have search warrants to go onto the dolly that's that massive container ship that crashed into the bridge a month ago and what are they looking for it would appear that they want to talk to members.

Of the crew maybe review the documents on board the deck on the bridge of the ship specifically was there any indication that crew have any prior knowledge that there were problems with the Power Systems on board the ship with the with either the lights going in and out with the electricity on board going on and off and also any information.

About the quality of the fuel as you know there have been rumors and discussions about whether there might have been contaminated fuel all of that is part of the ntsp investigation the Coast Guard investigation but now that the FBI is coming on board that would suggest a criminal element to this at least a criminal investigation that may.

Be pro forma given the the nature of This Disaster and the fact that six lives were lost uh and by the way it falls under us maritime law so okay that's bucket one right which is this investigation which is the details there I want to get to bucket two which is what we're hearing from the victim's attorneys the idea that they.

Were sitting in their cars and had no warning initially when this collapse first happened we heard from officials at these news conferences in the in the minutes and the hours after the crash that there was at least some degree a warning for folks who were coming onto the bridge stopping essentially how do we reconcile these pieces of information.

What do we know or what do we don't know I think it really it's consistent with the narrative from the very beginning because really from the minute that the captain on or the pilot on board that ship said we've got a problem we've lost control they radioed the uh the dispatcher in involved and responsible for that bridge the dispatcher.

Immediately told the police on either ends of the bridge shut the bridge down right so they shut down traffic going over the bridge but the construction workers were stuck on top of the bridge and did not have it appears did not have radio cont so they never heard the imminent warning that there may be a possibility of the ship being out of.

Control and then suddenly they went into the water 90 seconds to 2 minutes after that initial warning so it is consistent with the fact that the police got traffic stopped but on the bridge itself those workers didn't know Tom Castello live for us there back home in Washington thank you very much for that you bet out west the armorer from the.

Movie rust tonight has been given the max sentence 18 months after being found guilty for involuntary manslaughter over the death of the movie cinematographer Hanah Gutierrez Reed addressing the court before this sentence came down look at these emotional moments I am saddened by the way the media sensationalized our traumatic.

Tragedy and portrayed me as a complete monster which has actually been the total opposite of what's been in my my heart you see Gutierrez read here at the moment that the judge handed down that sentence referencing what was described as her lack of remorse before the hearing the state detailed calls Gutierrez read allegedly made from.

Behind bars as she was waiting for her sentence calling the jurors and the special prosecutor derogatory names you see it there saying the jury was so in his in her words allegedly effing stupid effing idiots that she was insulting people said that she thought the judge was getting paid off and saying that Hannah wants them to put Alec Baldwin in.

Jail as well remember cinematographer helina Hutchins was killed when the gun that Baldwin was holding a prop gun loaded with live ammo went off on set I want to bring in Dana Griffin with more super emotional in court today Dana talk us through it yeah so emotional we saw recorded video statements from Helen's mother sister from Ukraine and also her.

Attorney read a statement from her father who said that he doesn't want revenge but he wants her to be held responsible we also heard heard from several of Helen's professional friends and they just described her as the type of friend that any of us would be lucky to have listen to some of what they said today last four words she ever said to.

Me I believe in you those four words will forever echo my soul your death will count for something more than this sadness and regret that it's left in its wake she was complicated and talented and beautiful and caring and kind and funny and committed and charming and weird and fearless she was all of my favorite.

Adjectives all of her favorite adjectives we also heard from director Joel Souza who was also injured in that shooting he says that he is still feeling pain and says that he wants to be the person that he used to be saying quote one moment the world made sense the next moment it didn't and hel this is also interesting to know the judge.

Gave her 18 months the max sentence here even though the defense asked for probation and part of it was because she brought up those disparaging comments that she made during those Jail phone conversations and also that during Hannah's own statement in the courtroom the first time we've actually heard her speak she did not take any.

Accountability for her actions and I also want to talk about Alec Baldwin here because we know that his defense team is watching every moment of this trial and possibly will be making decisions about what they do next do they try to reach out and take another plea deal or do do they go to trial in July knowing that he is facing the exact.

Same charges that Hannah Gutierrez Reed face and we now know how much time she's getting in prison hie Dana Griffin live for us there out west in La Dana thank you we've got to get to some breaking news just coming into us in the last couple of minutes here we're learning the Supreme Court is letting Idaho enforce its ban on gender affirming care.

For transgender kids a law that could potentially put doctors behind bars if they give a child under the age of 18 hormones or puberty blockers or any other gender affirming care Lawrence Hurley is joining us now bring us up to speed yeah um so basically the Supreme Court divided the three liberal justices uh dissenting has allowed this law to go.

Into effect almost fully what they're saying is that the two transgender teens who challenged the law uh they can still pursue their claim and it's not going to be enforced against them but the district court went too far in saying that the entire law had to be blocked and so that means that it can still be enforced against other people uh and one.

Key provision which is one concerning banon surgery which uh will remain blocked too uh and the court says among other things that the two teens in this case had not said that they were requiring surgery anyway which is one of the reasons why the the law shouldn't be blocked as a whole um those two teens were getting puberty blockers and.

Estrogen um and they will still be able to get the care that they need uh but anyone else uh in the state who maybe need that need needs that care or would like surgery who's in that same position would not be able to get it for now Lawrence Hurley thanks for scrambling to the camera with that uh lots to watch of course on that front in the months to.

Come appreciate it coming up here in the show why police are charging four people in The Disappearance of two moms who never showed up for a kid's birthday party plus invasive mosquitoes found out in California why officials warned they could carry a potentially deadly disease officials in Oklahoma tonight saying two.

Mothers from Kansas missing since the end of March are dead four people including the grandmother of one of the victim's kids have been charged with murder in this case being held without bond in the allegations here this violent custody dispute two bodies have been recovered in a rural part of Oklahoma no official ID from the medical.

Examiner yet but officials say the women 27-year-old Monica Butler and 39-year-old Jillian Kelly were driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle on their way to pick up Butler's children the two women never showed up later that day their car was found abandoned on a highway right near the Oklahoma Kansas state line Marissa par is joining us now.

This has been a mystery that has been out there now for days bring us up to speed about what we're learning from some of these documents in this news conference today hey h so we got a lot of twists and turns today from the documents that were released and just some really shocking stuff but I want to start first just laying out the.

Relationships between everyone so these are the four people that were charged with first-degree murder kidnapping and conspiracy so one of the women charged you can see Tiffany Adams this is the grandmother of Veronica Butler's children and there was a yearslong custody battle over Butler's children there were tense relations between.

Tiffany Adams and Butler described in the affidavits these documents that we got our hands on today and unfortunately the other victim here Kelly it appears to be she was just sort of collateral damage in this year's Long and contentious custody battle now all four of these people that you saw on your screen just now were part of a religious.

Group the court documents saying that this was an anti-government group and they self-identified themselves as God's Misfits that is a direct quote self-identification there um so some of the details that we've learned I want to warn viewers it might be difficult to hear they are disturbing um but among the many things that investigators laid.

Out were evidence that led them to these four people they described finding blood outside of that abandoned car they found a broken Hammer they describe matching up cell phone tower evidence along with search history that Tiffany Adams had searched for gun shops she bought five stun guns in the days before The Disappearance um but one of the most.

Shocking Parts hi was an interview done with the daughter of one of those people charged they referred to this daughter as CW um this daughter told investigators she had heard of discussions of attempts to kill Butler in February that she had heard the plan was to throw an anvil through Butler's windshield to make it look like a.

Traffic accident and I want to bring you to this quote from the document here uh they had told this daughter they were on a mission and they came back later and said things didn't go as planned but that they wouldn't have to worry about Butler again so hie so many other things to unpack but I want to end with something that's just as important here.

Remember this this all centers around those children the children at the center of this yearslong invest uh the custody battle here the children that were supposed to be picked up by these mothers and so as this family these families are searching for closure the one thing we can share is that those children while their whereabouts are not.

Being disclosed they are safe hiy Marissa para thank you very much for that update uh a difficult one of course tonight let's get you over to the five things our team thinks you should know about tonight number one police in Sydney Australia say a 15-year-old stabbed a bishop who is delivering a sermon today during a live stream.

Service at a church other people were hurt you're looking at some of this the aftermath there that scramble fortunately everybody including that Bishop are expected to be okay the suspect is now in custody this happened days after a different stabbing in the same city where a man killed six people number two top scientists at Noah say.

Coral reefs around the world are going through this Mass bleaching for the fourth time ever because oceans are getting warmer it's climate change if the bleaching is really serious and lasts a long time the coral can die number three potentially some turmoil at Tesla with Elon Musk telling employees in a new memo it'll be laying off more.

Than 10% of its workers that's something like 14,000 employees who could be losing their jobs musk says it's all part of a push to cut costs and make productivity better for the company as they grow Tesla shares have taken a hit in the last few months falling just about 30% this year so far number four Canadian singer Grimes giving fans a.

Long apology on social media after a messy Coachella said some video from over the weekend shows her yelling into her mic at one point because stuff just kept breaking down she said it had to do with tech problems she promised she would do better at this weekend's uh Coachella round two number two check a look uh take a look at this video the.

Moment a driver tried to turn a car into a residential street ended up in the air crashing into somebody's house the whole thing look at that it's literally sailing over that other car right into the garage uh that's the aftermath there a neighbor you said the doorbell camera captured it officials said the driver was taken to the hospital but was not.

Seriously hurt Health officials in California tonight sounding some alarms after discovering a dangerous kind of mosquito that can carry Deni fever these mosquitoes are coming up all over California with some red flags on that because outbreaks are raging down in Latin America and the Caribbean including some big spikes in Puerto Rico.

Part of the problem according to experts this hotter warmer climate which creates a really good breeding ground for these mosquitoes there have been nearly 5 million cases this year in the Americas according to an agency within the who most of them further south where their summer is starting to wrap up right as ours heats up that number is more than.

The total cases of any year on record that they've had with that agency it's only April Den is usually pretty mild you can get it and not even know you have it but it can create fever headaches nausea Etc the list goes on a lot of times it gets better after like a week but in some instances it can lead the hospitalization and obviously can be.

Fatal Dr a s our NBC medical fellow joins us now as always please give us a context check a gut check should we be freaking out when as mosquito season approaches or is there a reason uh to be optimis year so so no we should not be freaking out H I think you know that is a good headline Dr s thank you being aware but not being you know freaked out.

Is I think the takeaway hie but you know on a broader point about mosquitoes so the National Academy of Sciences hi just months ago had a big meeting um they brought together all these experts in mosquito and tropical born diseases and they're really saying that the overall theme H is that the US is just not prepared for this you know we're kind of.

One of the things they talked about was we're watching this happen in other countries and we're just standing by like oh that that's interesting you know we're not prepared to track these things we're not prepared to fight these things and you know if it's happening there there's no reason it can't happen here down the line you talked about as the.

Climate gets warmer and it gets hotter and more humid these things could potentially be a threat and it's not just Den virus right we're talking about malaria we're talking about Chicken gonia West n all these things that these mosquitoes can carry there's a little concern that we're not adequately prepared to fight these things what.

About I mean you as you talk about the issue with mosquitoes here it's an elino year does that play into it it it does the these these climate sort of shocks right these extreme weather events these warmer more humid events and it's not just mosquito born diseases right you and I talked a few months ago about Lyme disease and Alpha gal syndrome where you.

Can get allergic to red meat these ticks are are migrating where it's warmer and more humid too and so there's a whole host of things we we should be watching for and you know for those out there who are wondering what can I do it at least at a local level to fight mosquitos let me guess we're repellent we're repellent we're bug spray but you know that's not.

Going to cut it we need to do a little bit more and and one of the things we can do is you know if you have stagnant water you have water sort of lying around to make sure you're emptying that in your pots and your your your uh you know saucers and flower vases pet bulls um and really outside uh check for rain water that can collect often times we.

Can forget about that Overlook that so make sure that's empting as well but good news hi I know I've been a little bit you know more somber today but the good news is there is a vaccine in development for denate is showing about 90% Effectiveness in early stage trials in Brazil so something to look forward to there when could that actually be out.

For availability for shots and arms you know there's a little bit of skepticism here in the US with prior experiences with Den vaccines they have had some serious side effects so until it becomes a real big threat here I wouldn't expect it to be approved just yet here Dr o thank you so much good to see you anytime lots more to come here on the.

Show including how a scam allegedly targeting an 81-year-old man may have ended with an Uber driver shot and killed plus park rangers in Arizona want felony charges for two men hiking on centuries old rocks we'll explain tonight an 81-year-old man now charged for shooting and killing an Uber.

Driver he says he thought was part of a scam video from the victim's car ltha Hall shows her walking up to William Brock's home to pick up a package this is like an Uber delivery situation so look at this video a couple minutes later Brock confronts her with a gun you see him here holding the gun she's walking around her car when she tries to.

Get away he allegedly shoots her several times according to the Sheriff's Office they say Brock told them he thought Hall was part of a scam somebody had been calling him demanding money saying what of Brock's family members was in custody the sheriff says Hall had no idea about any of this and never threatened him Mora Barrett is following this one for.

Us tonight um what in the world happened here talk to us about the charges Brock faces and what else police are saying hie it's just a terribly tragic situation basically Hall got involved in this just because she was doing her job she was responding to Uber calls and that SC that call that you were referring to with uh the person.

Impersonating an officer calling Brock basically as as police described to to us they said that after escalated into this Ransom situation the person who made the call or one of their accomplices ordered this Uber in which Hall was then called to Brock's house to allegedly pick up what they were hoping would be a package of money and that's.

When this confrontation happened you can see him threatening her with the gun and then he ultimately shoots her allegedly three times he sustained a head injury at one point and that's when he called authorities but she was unfortunately transferred to a hospital and passed away there this all unfolded about about a month ago we're learning details now.

Because there was a grand jury uh presentation today Brock was charged with three counts of murder one count of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping he'll be arraigned on those charges uh later this week now as for Uber's involvement uh Uber released a statement saying that it's a horrific tragedy our hearts continue to be with.

Altha's loved ones as they grieve we've been in contact with law enforcement and remain committed to supporting their investigation Uber also tells NBC news that the account uh for the person that ordered the Uber the one that that brought Hall to Brock's home has since been banned officials haven't revealed who that person is what their name might.

Be or if there's been any other arrests associated with this whole incident hie Mora Barett thank you very much for that update NBC News covers hundreds of other stories every day and because it can be tough to read or watch or listen to them all our Bureau teams have done it for you this is what they tell us is going down in their regions in a segment we.

Call the local out of our Southern Bureau Police in New Orleans say they're looking for a shooter who killed somebody in hurt 11 other people police on the ground describing the Panic the chaos when folks heard gunfire around midnight at a club just steps from Bourbon Street as of right now no arrest yet out of our Western Bureau park.

Rangers in Arizona want your help finding these two guys caught on camera messing up these rock formations that are centuries old at the super popular Lake me National Recreation Area like what are they doing they're strug they're trying to get these chunks of sandstone dumped over uh not not ideal which is why they could face federal.

Prison time on felony charges if they're caught and back to our Southern Bureau look at this wall video a guy driving his SUV right into a garage door belonging to a sheriff's deputy in Florida then gets out of the car starts shooting at the deputy and his family the deputy returned fire fortunately nobody was H police said the two had no.

Prior beef they called it a targeted attack on law enforcement the suspect now faces first-degree murder charges still to come security concerns may be pouring some cold water on plans for what would be an historic opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Paris we're talking about the new backup plan in just a.

sec so the French President tonight says there is a backup plan for what should be an opening ceremony that makes history at this Summer's Olympics plan a okay this is plan a all the athletes all the heads of state from around the world set to sail down the iconic sen river right through the heart of Paris look at.

That it would be the first time in Olympics opening ceremony will be held outside of a stadium but there is also a plan B now apparently being considered the reason potential security risks possibly ramped up more with wars in the Ukraine excuse me with Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East Kier Simmons is joining us now okay to say that an.

Opening ceremony is a huge logistical undertaking is an understatement any year in any City but especially this year especially in Paris especially with the plan they have in place right that's right that's so right and add to that too H the president of France has enormous power it's the nature of the system and.

The impression we've got today is that President MCR has thrown his officials for a loop by by making this statement because up until now they have been insisting despite everything you've laid out there that the opening ceremony would go ahead on the sen now to be fair on President MCR and there's often rarely a reason to be fair on.

Politicians but let's be fair he did say that likely the opening ceremony will happen on the river there so here's what the plan is if that is uh still going to be uh the plan there'll be 160 boats 10,500 athletes 3.5 miles along the S 300,000 Spectators that's fewer than have been planned of 600,000 but you can see why hary it it it is worrying for.

Some because it's so sizable and that's why there's this increased security so 45,000 French police and security forces 20,000 private security Personnel 15,000 uh military and they now say the French that they're going to get support in the Security operation from 45 countries so if if the opening ceremony isn't you know all these folks sailing down the S.

What what is Plan B does it move indoors like how do you you know how do you satisfy the concerns with these security potential issues with you know delivering something that is as people come to expect from the Olympics spectacular well there is a a plan B apparently and also a plan C according to president mcon just in terms of plan.

A by the way people on balconies like the one I'm on right now in Paris uh if they are overlooking events they are going to get a visit from Security Services uh we're told uh but then the opening ceremony itself on the same well it finishes at the Trocadero and a lot of the events will happen there but a plan B would be to have all of the.

Opening ceremony there at the Trocadero perhaps on boats that don't actually move along the river and then the plan C according to president mcon is to go back to the traditional inside of the Olympic Stadium opening ceremony I mean it would be a disappointment wouldn't it I mean it's one of the things we've been really excited about and I do get the.

Impression from officials here and of course from what the president said that they do really really want this opening ceremony to go the way they have uh planned it which is on the river an incredible uh television spectacle and for those who get a chance uh to see it the first time it would ever have happened outside in an Olympic stadium.

And in so many ways Kier setting the table if it does happen for the city as the venue itself if you will uh Kier Simmons live for us there overseas Kier thank you so much in Paris for us tonight lots more back here at home to come including Caitlyn Clark going pro tonight expected to be the top pick at the WNBA draft in Brooklyn it's not just.

Clark by the way came Brink Angel ree some other big stars are in the draft as the league hopes to ride this record wave of popularity from the college tournament that as we've talked about here on the show it set records like all over the place capped off by that championship game where nearly 19 million people watched Clark in Iowa.

Lose to South Carolina still the highest rated basketball game period like period WNBA NBA whatever since 2019 Clark's been doing the rounds here she is in New York she even popped by SNL Stephanie gos she was where I was in 30 Rock this weekend she's I think going to be where you are at the Brooklyn Academy of Music where the draft's going to go down.

They're selling tickets this year to the drafts for the first time ever that's sold out like that give us a Vibe check yeah they sold out in 15 minutes you know I spoke with the commissioner for the WNBA earlier today and she would be quick to tell you that that national championship game at its peak was 24 million viewers and they're really.

Confident at the WNBA that they're going to be able to take that excitement that energy and translate it into excitement and energy for the WNBA season but you know we've been obviously talking a lot about Kaitlyn Clark but as you mentioned there are some pretty awesome players in this draft E class I had a chance to talk to them they are dressed to the.

Nines tonight and keep in mind they've been working for this for years they had a lot to say about the excitement and just how happy they are to be here take a listen I want to be a great player of course and just be a sponge it means so much my mom played basketball Virginia Tech and she would not have gone to VT.

If she you know because of Title 9 and so she was the first person to graduate college and her family and so it just means the world that we've come from that to like millions and millions of people watching games it means the most to me it just tells me that all the hard work that I went through all the hard work I put on um is paying off right now.

And I'm just so proud of myself you know they're really ready to to just ride that wave into their Pro careers outside of this uh building today the Brooklyn Academy of Music you have fans and you know the fans split into two groups you have people who have been watching women's basketball for a long time and then.

You've got a whole group of newbies that are out there as well it is a big tent of fans and there's a lot of excitement listen to what they had to say I think it's amazing I think the discourse around basketball not just being men's this year has been really cool to see um so often women are just left in the shadow and they there's no.

Stars or there's no one who can but clearly the talent's been there they just need the media to act on it for a lot of women in this game who've been playing or coaching or whatever it is they'll tell you you know this has been an exciting game to watch for a long time but they are very happy to welcome the new fans hie I love that.

What else did Clayton Clark tell you because she is like and you're right I mean there's a ton of players I mean listen Angel Reese has been all over my fur you page over the course of the of the uh of the college championship the college playoffs there um but it is Clark that seems to be capturing in so many ways lightning in a bottle.

Here yeah she really has hie and and you can understand why even without knowing anything about basketball just watching one of her games watching her launch one of those logo threes from the middle of the court and sinking it the records that she has broken the scoring records those three-point records she has galvanized interest in this Sport and.

Has translated into actually big money not just on the colleg level but now going into the pros she's going to most likely um be drafted by the Indiana Fever and right now season tickets for the Indiana Fever are up astronomically people are buying them there's a lot of room to grow there the commissioner also told me today that some of the team.

She's playing against or that The Fever would be playing against have changed their venues to larger locations to accommodate all the fans for her games hie that's bananas I mean like is there just it feels like there just hasn't been A Moment Like This um for women's basketball before yeah it it it's it's remarkable.

Whether you are new to this sport or not to see this kind of excitement and energy something that you know you could probably equate to women's soccer that kind of national energy around it it's going to be a really yeah it's going to be a really fun uh Pro season this year for the WNBA and don't forget you have the Paris Olympics as well and there's a.

Good chance Caitlin Clark's going to show up there as well how could we ever forget Stephanie GS I'm sure I'll be talking about that more in the weeks and months to come thank you so much Steph have a great time tonight I wish we could uh be hanging out with you there be a fly on the wall appreciate it Steph still ahead the legacy of one golden.

Retriever mascot lives on on this Boston Marathon day how folks there are honoring Spencer by being Boston Strong big celebrations up in Boston tonight with Helen oi from Kenya and cisma from Ethiopia winning today's marathon in Boston and among the thousands cheering them and others on in.

The streets a special group carrying on a tradition that's inspired Runners for years with the Legacy living on of one man's best friend becoming a HomeTown hero when Dory and Rich Powers adopted their golden retriever Spencer in 2009 they knew he was something special Dory what was it about Spencer that first Drew you to him he was just so sweet and.

Unassuming and once I picked him up I just did not want to let him go an angel they called him but for thousands more he was also a hero two years after the Marathon bombing in 2015 Spencer began spending every year rain or shine roadside love you so much cheering on Runners with a flag Boston Strong.

Reminding the athletes that they were too Spencer was like the marathon mascot for were so many people Beyond just your family it was just such a symbol of Hope and inspiration that people could latch on to and latch on they did post after post of people stopping for snuggles Spencer so beloved he became the marathon's.

Official dog so when he died last year it broke hearts in Boston and Beyond sympathy cards pouring in his obituary in the New York Times and now a statue right along the marathon route where Spencer always stood I can't thank you enough this boy meant the world to.

Us and he meant the world to a lot of people and where today a new guard was out to greet Boston marathon runners meet Jimmy and Jade thanks for watching stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media

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