embassy spokesperson while not confirming that number, tells nbc news, multiple u.s. citizens were among those killed and injured the fbi warned rudy giuliani that russian spies were targeting him to help spread disinformation and discredit joe biden, leading up to the 2020 election that's according to a source who tells nbc news that rudy giuliani received the so-called defensive briefing in 2019, while he was trying to dig up dirt on the biden family had ukraine. the "washington post" first broke the story. giuliani is flatly denying the reporting. here's a statement his attorney put out. this statement is totally false, according to mayor giuliani. the event described never happened but another close ally of the former president, the republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin has confirmed that he himself did receive a similar briefing but insists it had no substance. the revelation comes just days after federal agents raided giuliani's apartment and office in manhattan, seizing his computers, cell phones and ipads. "the new york times" reports the firing of the u

according to nbc news, his international dealings appear to blur the line between consulting and lobbying. and according to the "washington post," he had foreign clients while he was also representing donald trump, while trump was president. not only that, but in february of 2019, giuliani almost struck a deal to represent the very same ukrainian former prosecutor who was feeding him disinformation on joe biden. that's the same former prosecutor in ukraine who wanted trump to fire u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch. and guess what, trump did just that at giuliani's urging. yovanovitch's ouster is now a focus for federal prosecutors. joining me now is chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and senior fbi official and michael steele, former rnc chairman. and chuck, i want to go on this first. it's not as if rudy giuliani is completely, you know, untutor in these things. he used to be a federal prosecutor himself. so he knows good and well how you get a warrant to do a search, you know, how you get a search warrant. what do you make of his pretense that what the fbi should have done was allow

nbc news has not verified this account or been able to obtain or see this underlying letter. but "the daily beast" does say they have this explosive letter. they say they verified it. and it alleges that, quote, payments were made to several of the girls, including the individual who was not yet 18, a minor. now, when it comes to what we're reading from, this written confession, it is not just some random person making an allegation against a politician. this is a gaetz ally who spent time with him, as these photos attest, which is under huge legal pressure to not only give the feds factual information but information with evidence that the feds can use in court. so with that in mind, note that greenberg alleged he also says he saw the acts occur firsthand. and he goes on to directly implicate gaetz saying payments were made to these girls on behalf of congressman, end quote. gaetz faces this criminal probe that's ongoing, including serious potential charges like sex trafficking and possible sex with a minor. for his part he denies all allegations. he has not been charged wit

. >> nbc. >> high everyone, thanks so much for doing this call. my big picture question is to what extent are you concerned that people are loosening directions to quickly? clearly, there been significant gains and thinking about new york, reopening on july 1. is that too soon or right on time? i'm thinking about the images we saw last night at the nfl draft, common -- hundreds of people in close quarters. another have been vaccinated and tested, but was not safe? >> let me start, and dr. linsky or dr. fauci if you want to add anything here. the situation is very -- varied by state. we are encouraged that states are focused on getting people vaccinated. that is the most important area of focus as we all know, vaccinations and getting as many american vaccinated as efficiently as possible is our path to returning to a more normal lifestyle. doctors, anything to add here? >> don't have much to add. one focus on getting people vaccinated and increasing case rates. if we can continue at this pace, i think july 1 would be a reasonable target. >> next q

nbc news has not seen or verified that letter. but roger stone tells nbc news, quote, the "daily beast" has based their usual smear attempts on alleged text messages which are out of order, incomplete, itted or out of context. stone also says he made no effort to secure pardon for greenberg, didn't take any money from him or anyone else seeking a pardon and has seen no sban shags of allegations against gaetz. gaetz has not been charged with a crime and a spokesperson says, congressman gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. politico has reported mr. greenberg's threats to make false accusations against others and while the "daily beast" story contains a lot of confessions, it does not add anything of substance and no evidence for the wild and false claims about representative gaetz. in fact, the story goes some way to showing how representative gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and had no interest in involving himself in greenberg's affairs. amid all this, politico also reports

nbc news pentagon correspondent courney kube has the very latest on this. hey, courtney. >> reporter: we've learned a couple of new things about this case today, eamon. one of the main headlines here is that they are saying that they now believe that vanessa guillen was sexually harassed by one of her supervisors, by one of her supervisors at ft. hood. they detail one specific incident in late summer in 2019, when one of her supervisors made an inappropriate sexual comment to her. she told several of her fellow soldiers about it at the time. they reported it to unit leadership, and critically, no one did anything about it. that is one of the headlines that came out of this 156 army investigation report that was released today. the report also and the investigators also found that in addition to the sexual harassment, she was also mistreated by this supervisor. he singled her out. we don't know who this individual is, too, eamon, i should point out that. the army is not releasing the individual's name, but they are saying that the investigating officer found

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. for a while there every day brought new drama for washington. scott mcgrew says today highlights involve a tree and a cat. >> reporter: neither of which are dramatic. good morning to you, marcus. nonetheless, we do continue to conduct the same sort of hard examination of this current president and what he says and how that stacks up with the facts. we'll of course continue to exit president's policies and well and whether his words match his actions. now we can tell already a lot of what he's going to talk about in the future and what we're going to talk about the plan to spend so much government money. biden aligning himself with economists who say spending is going to drive the economy. they are staggeringly high numbers in biden's case. take a look at four presidents, how much they proposed to spend in just their first 100 days as each deed with a recession or a depression. biden often said his first boss bob mah settled for too little a solution. his solution is an enormous price

joining me now from anaheim, california is nbc news correspondent simone boyd. so, simone, who gets to go? >> reporter: well, katy, nothing says normal american life quite like overpriced junk food, sweltering heat and long lines. am i right? but the only people who were able to enjoy those things inside the park right now are california residents, because disneyland is only allowed to operate at 25% capacity. just to put things in perspective, there are two parks here under disneyland, and normally they're able to welcome about 80,000 visitors a day. today on opening day it is completely out and you'll find month more than 20,000 people inside. a few things are different, of course. you have the normal covid restrictions. anyone over the age of two has to wear a mask, there's physical distancing. you might run into longer lines for those famous attractions like space mountain and cool star wars rides. but once you're inside, and i actually did get to go inside, i was able to snag a ticket yesterday. i just kept refreshing and refreshing and finally found one. i

joining me now is nbc news national security and intelligence correspondent ken delaney. we understood the briefings had been -- that we know that i think the president himself -- former president had been told, hey, your lawyer, watch out. to watch the weird denials today from giuliani and senator johnson, it feels a lot like they're trying to do a little cya. >> it sure does. it's also a consequence of a segment of the republican party that dismisses what the intelligence community tells them. in the case of ron johnson. in the case of giuliani, it's a strange situation. what i'm told is that when the fbi approached him, he is the former u.s. attorney, former mayor of new york. they don't have to use kid gloves and code words. they told him what they saw was going on, which was a russian influence operation designed to hurt joe biden and help donald trump and that he was dealing with people involved in this and he was receiving propaganda. we don't know what he said back to them. we know that in december 2019, shortly after this briefing, he went to kiev and he met with

joining me not nbc news co-host kristen welker, a philly girl, garrett haake. and kristin, first you, and craig preferring the president on the $6 trillion, do we really need it. he had a direct response. here it is. >> that's the reason why it's recovery, because we're investing, look how rapidly we've recovered since we passed the last piece of legislation. and that legislation was $1.9 trillion. if we don't invest in this country, we're going to actually start to -- we're going to fall behind even further. >> kristin, he's absolutely going strong on this. and despite republican complaints about the spending he believes that this is popular and this is going to get him across the finish line. he's got a hard road, though, in an evenly divided congress. >> it is going to be a tough sales job, there's no doubt about that. what you saw with that exclusive interview with craig melvin was president biden doubling down on this proposal to go big. and he is, essentially, making a bet that americans want the government to be more involved in their lives. that they no

the president was asked about it in an nbc news interview that aired last night. >> no, i don't think the american people are racist, but i think after 400 years, african-americans have been left in a position where they are so far behind the eight ball in terms of education, health, in terms of opportunity. i think the overhang from all of the jim crow and before that, slavery, has had a cost and we have to deal with it. >> harris: however, senator tim scott told our sean hannity last night the attacks on him over his speech reveal what's really behind the left's agenda. >> what the left is doing is siding bigotry with bigotry and they have shown that true motivation has nothing to do with ending prejudice but everything to do with claiming or getting more power >> harris: ending bigotry by basically perpetrating more bigotry. what do you think of senator scott's terminology and his thoughts he is expressing there? >> he is absolutely spot on and it reminds me of the line taken i believe from justice alito were definitely one of our supreme court justices, the best way to stop discri

. >>> speaking of inspiring, you can catch the nbc news special "inspiring america, the 2021 inspiration list" at 8:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow on nbc. an encore presentation at 10:00 p.m. eastern sunday right here on msnbc. thanks for watching this hour. a huge happy birthday to hallie jackson. up next, more news with my friend craig melvin. >>> good friday morning to you. craig melvin here live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. my exclusive one on one interview with president joe biden. his only interview marking his 100th day in office. a wide ranging conversation touching on the pandemic, vaccines, whether america is a racist country and the role of government in our lives. >> i don't have any inordinate faith in government. but there's certain things only the government can do. >> i pressed the president on the situation at the border. one area where polls show widespread disapproval. he tells me his administration has made progress considering what they were left with. he still won't call it a crisis. of course, we also spent time talking about that multi-trillion dollar spend

meanwhile an nbc news poll shows police and law enforcement are more popular than president biden with police getting a 58% total positivity rate, 8 points ahead of the president as 50%. major league baseball has taken a big hit after moving the all-star game from atlanta over georgia's new voting law. that has more strict voting laws in colorado. the mlb came in at just 34% positivity. you don't think that will affect their ticket sales? let's talk about the president here. he gets so much positive coverage, so much more than police do in this country right now. people are vilifying them from the left. >> the tail wagging the dog. i'm a braves fan and go to braves game and i don't support the mlb. that's part of my life and i don't want an out of touch commissioner take it away from me. part of the problem using the polls americans don't always connect these things. tens of millions of americans that bought guns but voted for people that would restrict gun rights. they don't always connect the role it plays in their time to the politicians running because they focus on a different iss

in this new nbc exclusive interview, he is defending the spending of trillions of dollars to get his priorities accomplished. what else is he saying? >> part of that defense is now going on offense. that's why you're seeing the president leave the white house for this getting america back on track tour. that is what they're calling it. that's why he informs georgia yesterday. he goes to pennsylvania today and there is a lot more travel from him, the first lady, the vice president, and the second gentleman in the days and weeks to come. they view it as laying out the proposals in a joint address to congress. it is another thing to get out and push this directly to american voters. that's why we're getting a little bit of justification and frame work in that exchange. take a listen to how the president is defining this and saying this is more critical than ever. >> look at how rapidly it has recovered since we passed the last piece of legislation. and that education was 1.9 trillion. if we don't invest in this country, we're going to actually start to -- we're going to fall behind even

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today. it is a friday morning feels good to say. hoda is on assignment this morning. you were on assignment yesterday. we'll get to yours in a minute. >> yes, fri-yay. it is a busy friday morning, as well many of the headlines providing a glimpse of what things could look like this summer, starting with the opening to the nfl draft in cleveland thousands of fans in attendance to watch players live out their lifelong dreams. we'll have more on that big event just ahead. >>> meanwhile, here in new york, the mayor saying the city will be back in business july 1st roughly the same time cruise ships could be allowed to set sail from u.s. ports for the first time in more than a year we're live with the latest on that. >> and president biden is focusing on the future, as well. holding a rally in atlanta on thursday to start selling that multi-trillion dollar economic plan to voters. >> before he made the trip, you sat down with hi

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to tackle that question, let's bring in author and nbc news presidential historian michael beschlash. thank you. >> as joe biden is going into office, there are always people trying to draw parallels. a lot of people were talking about fdr. i was talking about harry truman. but, actually, when you talk about the first 100 days, doesn't that go back to fdr? >> it does. it really was almost public relations. at the beginning of the presidency, 1933, the banks were closed, we were in a terrible depression, the country seemed to be coming to its knees. and fdr did things like reopening the banks, you know, establishing institutions, restoring confidence that made people feel better within the first 90 or 100 days. so roosevelt's aid said why don't we sort of say the first 100 days is a real important benchmark for everyone president and look at how roosevelt has passed the test, which he sure did. probably every president since then has rued the day that roosevelt did that because, oftentimes, a president does not show his duff during that first period. >> michael, the new deal was unique

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antonia hylton, nbc news, houston. >>> all right. up next for us tonight, a man with a healing influence inspiring america. >>> finally, i'd like you to meet a man who turned his life around by working to bridge divides and heal his community in charlotte, north carolina >> if something is happening -- >> reporter: the defining moment in greg jackson's life came in 2016 after keith lamont scott was shot and killed by police in charlotte. >> i wanted to get involved and immediately the first day of me protesting i was on national news. which was kind of like a big breadcrumb for me letting me know that this is the direction that i needed to head into >> that direction a far cry from his old life in the bronx. >> i did one year in jail, came home, and my mother was in charlotte at the time. and she said, boy, you need to get up out of there.ly what i did >> reporter: bringing him back to that defining moment. >> i wanted to build empathy. >> reporter: so he founded heal charlotte, a grassroots community outreach center that does everyt

. >> i'll put -- sports betting is leg in n legal in new jersey. frank, hope to see you in the stands we can catch the derby on nbc tomorrow at 2:30 eastern frank, thank you have a good time >>> here we go coverage kicks off at 2:30 tomorrow all right. good to see it back. from kentucky to green bay some drama around the packers. let's get more on that and other headlines with frances rivera. >> good morning, brian we start with breaking news. a religious celebration turns tragic in israel this was the scene as crews tried to rescue the ininjured. more than 40 people were trampled to death. this was one of the largest gatherings since the community reopening. >>> lgbtq will soon have a voice in virginia. the state will have the first advisory board for lgbtq the board is expected to be in place on july 1st and will advise on issues of the community. >>> around the nfl, aaron rodgers relationship with the packers has crumbled citing sources from espn the quarterback does not want to return to green bay this season. you have to look at the dollars in

nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, good to see you. thank you so much. >> same here, be well, rachel. >> all right, more ahead tonight. stay with us. >>> in 2017, russia's most vocal, most effective critic of the putin regime, alexey navalny, was opening up new headquarters for his opposition movement when somebody approached him to shake his hand. and when navalny obliged, the person threw something at him, doused him with a chemical that dyed navalny's hand and face bright green. it was of course scary at the time. navalny said at first he thought it was an acid attack because his skin started to tingle. but after he got attacked like that, he told his supporters it kind of liked it. he said it made him look like a super hero. he said he could use his green face to raise more money for his organization. he would stand out at rallies. he made it seem almost funny until it happened again. a month later he was outside his offices when another unknown assailant came up to him and attacked him with another kind of green dye. this time he

there is no elegant way to put this, but he butt-dialed an "nbc news" reporter this week, inadvertently leaving a voicemail message that no one was supposed to hear >> tomorrow i gotta get you to get on bahrain you gotta call - you gotta call robert again tomorrow is robert around the problem is, we need some money. we need a few hundred thousand >> seth: jesus, no wonder they never asked rudy to wear a wire. he is a wire and look, i'm sure there's a perfectly innocent explanation for why the president's lawyer, who spends all his time cycling through phone numbers and jet setting across the world with various unsavory characters trying to manufacture dirt on political opponents, would mysteriously need a few hundred thousand dollars maybe he needs it for an emergency neck transplant. "they finally found me a donor a giraffe at the bronx zoo died -- of natural causes. and then of course there was the time he called alabama senator tommy tuberville after a violent insurrection at the capitol to try to get tuberville to continue delaying the counting of electoral votes, while trump and ru

on behalf of all my colleagues on nbc news, goodnight. news, goodnight >> tonight on all in. >> trickle down economics has never worked. it's time to grow the economy from the bottom and muddled out. >> hundred days into office how joe biden and his predecessor entered the reagan era. even republicans with nothing. >> is going to control how much meat you can eat. can you imagine that? >> what we are learning about what's at the heart of the rudy giuliani investigation. >> he just loves this country, and they rate his apartment. it's like so unfair and such a double standard. >> tonight, a look back at how far rudy has fallen. >> nothing disturbs being more than to see all their elevations of crime committed by some of the most powerful and wealthiest members of our society. >> keith ellison on police reform, as george floyd's family comes to washington. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. something i noticed that across the ideological spectrum, this surprising way there's agreement about president

. >> nia, listen, president biden spoke to nbc news earlier and was asked about senator tim scott's comments that america isn't racist. take a listen. >> no, i don't think the american people are racist. but i think after 400 years, african-americans have been left in a position where they are so far behind the eight ball in terms of education, health, in terms of opportunity, i think the overhang from all of the jim crow and before that slavery have had a cost, and we have to deal with it. >> so, nia, listen, senator scott is trying to get something done with democrats on police reform. but there are a whole lot of other senators. there's only one black senator, right? there are a whole lot of other senator who's could have responded to the president's speech last night. do you think republicans putting him forward, is that proof that they're not racist? >> well, listen, there have been any number of great non-white hopes that the republican party has kind of put forward over the last many years. somebody like bobby jindal. marco rubio, who was on the cover of "time" magazine literally as t

this is nbc news today? take a look. >> it is seen by some as a measure of progress. i would have called you a mere token elevated only to show that the g.o.p. has gotten the diversity memo in its past election. >> if somehow they managed to stumble into the supreme court, of you guys trust amy tony barrett and those guys to actually follow the letter of the law? arno. you've got to love the tim scott standing there over that round of words. >> sean: apparently according to joy reid, nbc news, i guess it's perfectly okay to say racist things about african-americans so long as they are conservative republican.ey are you proud of this standard nbc savannah guthrie? are you proud of the news brand that you work under? now remember last night on this program, senator lindsey graham warned us about this kind off hatred and rage directed toward senator scott. sadly, he was right. >> he became public enemy number one tonight. check out the internet and see what the liberals are saying about tim scott. so, votetimscott.com is his website. they are going to crush this guy if t

nbc bay area news. >> he is certainly doing that. a lot to talk about. our folks at nbc bay area talked one on within with the new qb, trey lance. you can lynn on the podcast tomorrow morning. >>> we're back with one of the greatest challenges schools face. tonight part two of our investigation. concern of missteps and why her family said that may have set the stage. plus, running out of gas. it could make it tough for you to fill up your tank this summer. >>> right now some fog at the coast and cooler. i'll be back in about six minutes. >>> earlier we told but accusations that los gatos high school district isn't doing enough to support victims. now they say they're not surprised. here's part two of the investigation. >> reporter: a past tragedy in the south bay. >> three boys have admitted toed abusing them. >> she's a 15-year-old los gatos girl who committed suicide following alleged sexual assault. >> reporter: a student at the high school in 2012 when she took her own life. it happened eight days after a party where three boys admitted they sexually

on behalf of all my colleagues on nbc news, goodnight. news, goodnight >> tonight on all in. >> trickle down economics has never worked. it's time to grow the economy from the bottom and muddled out. >> hundred days into office how joe biden and his predecessor entered the reagan era. even republicans with nothing. >> is going to control how much meat you can eat. can you imagine that? >> what we are learning about what's at the heart of the rudy giuliani investigation. >> he just loves this country, and they rate his apartment. it's like so unfair and such a double

on behalf of all my colleagues at the network of nbc news, goodnight. of nbc news goodnight. >> very happy to have you here. state of the union's thursday night. all right, so, if you are not lucky enough to live through it at the time, he may not know this. i did live through it at the time, so i know. here is how it looked, he would click on the start but the, lower left hand corner of your screen, but instead of starting some normal program, you start microsoft bob. microsoft bob appears in a face on your screen and in order to get started doing your work, your homework, whatever you would have to knock on the door of microsoft bob's house, click on the knocker, the dog would demand know who you are, he would bark it, you let you in, and that is where you are supposed to get your work done, with the dog demanding answers from you. to start a program, click on it. what's program? what are you talking about? why am i in this barn? you have the wherewithal to tell the dog you want to click other options, the parks that you again. a gigantic list of thin

nbc news talked about that with the president. >> he said among other things america isn't racist. is it? >> no, i don't think the american people are racist. but i think after 400 years, african-americans have been left in a position where they are so far behind the eight ball in terms of education, health, in terms of opportunity, i think the overhang from all of the jim crow and before that slavery have had a cost and we have to deal with it. >> the president spoke as the nation continues to see high-profile incidents obviously involving law enforcement and people of color. joining me now is w.kamau bell. who's new season of the united states of america premieres this weekend. it's great to see you. do you agree with president biden? >> i think we have to ask who are you defining as the american people, because that's the thing that i get hung up on. we have to understand that this country was built on racism and currently racism is running this country in many ways. you look at the policing system and the mass incarceration system, you look at how schools in black neighborhoods

on behalf of all my colleagues at the network of nbc news, goodnight. of nbc news goodnight. >> very happy to have you here. state of the union's thursday night. all right, so, if you are not lucky enough to live through it at the time, he may not know this. i did live through it at the time, so i know. here is how

joining us now is nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss. it's been too long. thank you for being here tonight. >> wonderful to see you, rachel. >> i'm drawing an implicit parallel with lyndon johnson in terms of his pre-presidency reputation and then the ambition and the progressive nature of his ambition as president. i don't think it maps exactly to what we're seeing with joe biden, but is it -- does that strike you as an appropriate parallel. >> i think it's a great parallel, and you know, here's a case, lbj ran for the senate in 1948, gave white supremacist speeches in the late 1950s when there was a civil rights bill in congress basically the first major one to pass since the time of reconstruction. johnson was there to water it down because he wanted to please a lot of the conservatives in his caucus and in texas. so when john kennedy was murdered on the 22nd of november, 1963, there were a lot of black americans and a lot of righteous other americans who were very worried that johnson would be a deal maker and that unlike kennedy, he would come in and h

nbc bay area news. >>> parts of los gatos got a nutty surprise today. we're talking about a visit from the planter's nut mobile as it traveled across country. mr. peanut, there he is, and his trusty peanuters made a stop at los gatos town plaza park. he spent the day dancing, taking photos with fans, and playing with the kids. >> it's been a really tough year for a lot of people and our whole goal is to spread smiles. every year we go, honking at people, waving, passing out stickers, making people happy. it is the best job in the world. >> just like sign language. >> peanut in palo alto. after that he is headed off to nebraska. perhaps to meet up with some corn nuts. it certainly was a beautiful day for him to be here in the bay area. >> corn nuts. >> we got lucky with good weather. >> i can watch that all day. right? >> that was funny. >> oh, yes. smooth. that's one person you could call nuts and they wouldn't get mad at you. right? cool stuff. hopefully we'll put that on nbc bay area.com. >>> okay. we want to continue our climate coverage tonight. we'

details tonight on nbc "nightly news." >>> menthol cigarettes could be a thing of the past. the fda is proposing a ban. data shows that more than a third of cigarettes in the united states are menthols. most black smokers buy the flavored cigarettes. this move is necessary to save lives says the surgeon general. >> despite all the headlines on covid-19, tobacco-related disease remains the leading cause of death in the country. >>> flavored cigars could also be banned. >>> helping people make it in the bay. today the mayors of san francisco, oakland and san jose pushed a massive plan to help the homeless. they asked the state to set aside $4 billion. the money would come from the state's surplus to be used to help people that are homeless. >> so this is not a new state program. it is investing in evidence-based strategies to prevent and end homelessness. >> the mayors say the funding would pay for 100,000 permanent or transitional home for people experiencing homelessness. >>> a major part of the 49ers future is about to be decided. >> the nfl draft has gotten on the way. thi

there's chilling new video of nbc news from that day shows fallen capitol police officer sicknick struck with what prosecutors say is chemical spray as rioters fight to push through. video's being used as evidence in court against the rioters but today it is another reason to be appalled anew by republicans who also in danger that day that refused to do anything about it and standing by the big lie. joining the conversation is congressman joe neguse. i watched every minute of the impeachment trial and it feels like the arguments you were making that day were maybe difficult for republicans to ignore then but now making the pilgrimages to mar-a-lago as there's missive after missive of this appalling faux audit in arizona. the big lie. and republicans seem to have no appetite to push back or to disavow it or distance themselves from it. are you concerned about what that says about the other party save for liz cheney? >> good to be with you. i am. i share your concern. i think you articulated it well. a disturbing trend since january 6 is the willingness of so many to try to walk away from

joining me from moscow, nbc news correspondent matt bodnar. talk to us what we saw what happened in court and what do we know about the latest investigation? >> reporter: thank you, ayman. obviously, one of the biggest draws was the opportunity for someone to see navalny for the first time since the hunger strike ended but for me what really stuck out was his performance in court. he brought his defiance with him. he gave this very fiery speech which he essentially used to characterize putin's entire regime as an option force that is essentially siphoning this country dry at the expense of ordinary russians. and so, you know, navalny, characteristic defiance. but outside of the courtroom some very important things happened today. as you mentioned navalny's team says that new charges have been filed against navalny and two of his senior associates. basically, being accused of opening an organization that infringes on the rights of citizens. it's a strong charge but it carries with it the maximum penalty of two or three years if prosecuted. we c

cierra johnson for nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cierra. moderna's covid vaccine is currently allowed to be served in a refrigerator for up to 30 days. the company now says new data shows that it can actually remain effective for up to three months in refrigerated temperatures. the company argues that if federal regulators agree, it could boost distribution to less accessible places. j&j's vaccine has a similar refrigeration life. for pfizer, it's just five days. >>> contra costa county is administering the johnson & johnson vaccine again. some opting not to get it. the u.s. put that vaccine on pause earlier this month after reports of a rareon friday, the lifted that hold. it's available at several clinic sites. some people say they're not going to risk it. >> i'm coming back tomorrow when it's pfizer. i don't want any blood clots. not at my age. >> reporter: so no johnson & johnson? >> not for me, no. >> people who don't want the single dose j&j vaccine are able to schedule appointments to get pfizer or moderna. >>> the attorney for three

joining me now is nbc new york chief investigative reporter jonathan dietz, white house reporter sara parker and former senior prosecutor for the mueller investigation, and andrew weissman. everybody, welcome. john, you know the sdni better than anybody. the lawyer's statement right there is talking about how there is attorney-client privileged material on many of those hard drives. what happens now? >> what happens now is expect a period of quiet time as they go through those electronics, a laptop, cell phone, other electronic devices, computers, as they look for evidence. how are they going to do this given the attorney-client privilege questions? they're going to have a clean team, a team that has nothing to do with the investigation and any possible future prosecution. those investigators are going to go through all that data, see what is relevant to this criminal investigation and then turn it over to the team that is going to actually handle the criminal investigation, so that separate team will then pass that information on. it will be reviewed and the investigation will move f

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ahead, our nbc news team is here with new details from the white house on how the president plans to make that pitch. plus reaction from capitol hill and voters across the country. >>> we'll hear from two senators, one on each side of the aisle, a rare joint interview from senators kirsten gillibrand and joni ernst to talk about their support of a bill that would bring reform to the military and the way it deals with sexual assault allegations. >>> we're live with dr. murthy about the president's plea to get vaccinated and the potential ban on menthol cigarettes. >>> the 100th day of the biden administration, i'm hallie jackson in washington joined by monica alba, outside the white house, leigh ann caldwell is on capitol hill, priscilla thompson in atlanta where the president is set to arrive in a couple hours. he's going to leave, scheduled to this hour. ellison barber outside miami with reaction to the president's speech. we learned that president has tasked some key cabinet members, five of them, to try to sell this plan that he unveiled to the american public last night. what do

multiple sources familiar with the investigation tell nbc news the agents seized giuliani's electronic devices, phones, tablets or computers it's believed to be part of a long-running investigation into giuliani's dealings with ukraine. >> i was given information about ukrainian corruption. >> reporter: giuliani's attorney insists he did nothing wrong, in a statement saying in part the search warrants involved only one indication of an alleged incident of failure to register as a foreign agent, which he says giuliani has denied giuliani's son, andrew speaking with us overnight after visiting with his father. >> he's a tough guy, you know, when the mafia ends up putting a hit out on you and you've lived through september 11th, it's almost like it doesn't phase him to be honest. >> a person familiar with the investigation tells nbc news, federal prosecutors had what they needed to get this warrant as far back as last year, but it was just a matter of timing, which suggests the justice department may have wanted to wait until the transition period between administrations ended before movi

ahead, our nbc news team is here with new details from the white house on how the president plans to make that pitch. plus reaction from capitol hill and voters across the country. >>> we'll hear from two senators, one on each side of the aisle, a rare joint interview from senators kirsten gillibrand and joni ernst to talk about their support of a bill that would bring reform to the military and the way it deals with sexual assault allegations. >>> we're live with dr. murthy about the president's plea to get vaccinated and the potential ban on menthol cigarettes. >>> the 100th

a look back at some of the most hilarious moments and, of course, followed by nbc news at 5:00. >>> the solano county fire investigation turns no a murder probe. still ahead on "today in the bay," a man now behind bars and the shocking details revealed about the case. >>> fresh after speaking to congress president biden today will celebrate his 100th day in office. >>> and the recall effort against governor gavin newsom is moving forward but coming up you might wonder if your county was part of the driving force behind it. we'll show you the new data out this morning. >>> plus, get your foam fingers ready this morning. nfl fans all hyped up for the draft. who the 49ers are eyeing to join the team and the trade rumors brewing about jimmy g. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> food thursday morning. right now at 5:43 it's time to start to wake the kids up, get them ready. you're probably packing the backpacks right now. we will see our temperatures in south san jose. santa teresa, drop-off temperatures in the low 50s. warming up but we'll see temperatures in the low 70s, we'll talk ab