right now on "ana cabrera reports, breaking news in a new york court, the trump

organization's former cfo just sentenced again, this time for lying under oath in trump's civil fraud case. how much more time allen weisselberg will now spend behind bars. plus, donald trump's latest bid to stall his hush money trial fails as stormy daniels ex-attorney gives a jailhouse interview about trump, michael cohen and the case. now fallout. and breaking news at the white house this hour, you can see it's all set up as president biden is set to welcome japan's prime minister for a crucial state visit. it is 10:00 eastern, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york, let's get right to our breaking news this morning, long-time

trump org cfo allen weisselberg was just sentenced to five months in jail for lying under oath in donald trump's civil fraud trial. this sentencing comes, of course, just days before the start of trump's hush money trial. and as part of his plea deal, weisselberg is not expected to testify. msnbc's lisa rubin who was inside the courthouse for the sentencing joins us now, and also with us criminal defense attorney danny cevallos, and glenn kirschner. weisselberg already served 100 days for dodging taxes. now he's headed back to rikers. fill us in. >> so ana, when allen weisselberg arrived at court this morning, you could tell how the rest of the morning was going to go, and that's because he showed up in what can only be described as athleisure. when a defendant shows up in something other than a suit, he's expected to be immediately remanded or taken into custody,

and that's indeed what happened with allen weisselberg. the whole proceeding lasted a matter of minutes, and as soon as allen weisselberg told the judge he had nothing to say, the d.a. said they weren't going to deviate from the promised five months in the plea agreement. allen weisselberg was immediately handcuffed by two members of the court officers here and taken through a back entrance where presumably he was placed in the car and taken into custody. >> so danny, weisselberg was employed, we know, for 50 years by the trump organization. he got a $2 million severance deal when those initial tax charges arrived, and now the trump company is still paying his legal fees. so were prosecuting hoping to get weisselberg to flip on trump with these new charges? >> this seemed to be more punishment for weisselberg not doing what prosecutors and the state wanted him to do when he did testify. and in a sense, they gave him a kind of a deal in that they really only charged him with the crimes that predated his first

conviction so that he wouldn't be technically in violation of probation. so there clearly was some element of a deal here, but at the same time, prosecutors have made it clear to weisselberg that when he testifies he better testify the way they want him to. which is by the way a hammer that prosecutors frequently use. perjury is something that probably happens all the time in court. it does happen all the time in court, so for that reason, it's really a are discretionary tool used by prosecutors. most often if a witness that they want to testify in a particular way goes south, that's where you see it come up quite a bit. but you're absolutely right in the observation that he came in in the athletic gear. not all jurisdictions send someone to prison right away. in federal court, you often get a turn-in date, so you can get your affairs in order. in this situation, if someone shows up in sweats pretty good indicator they're going in right away. >> i assume this sends a message e at the very least to witnesses

who may be testifying in the hush money case. glenn, michael cohen alleges weisselberg played a key role in the hush money payments to stormy daniels. again, weisselberg hasn't been charged in this case. he is not expected to testify p in the upcoming trial, but how much will his guilty plea loom over the hush money trial next week? >> yeah, this was actually, i think, a strategic move by the manhattan district attorney's office to neutralize allen weisselberg. remember, ana, there was a time when we heard on an endless loop that covert audio recording that michael cohen made discussing the hush money payment scheme with donald trump, and what did michael cohen say? oh, i've talked to allen weisselberg about how to set this whole thing up. the minute the jurors in donald trump's 2016 election interference case, the hush money, falsifying business records case, the minute the jurors hear that audio recording

they will all be thinking to themselves, oh, where's allen weisselberg, let's see if he corroborates or contradicts what michael cohen said on that audio recording. well, the prosecutors have neutralized allen weisselberg because he's not going to testify for the prosecution because he is now a convicted perjurer. if the defense tries to put him on the stand, if donald trump tries to call him as a witness, how credible will his testimony be now that he is not only convicted as part of a 15-year long criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree, that was the trump organization prosecution, but now he is a twice convicted felon having lied in essence to at least in part help donald trump. he's damaged goods. he has now been neutralized. there will be a lot of talk about them, but i think it unlikely we will see him as a witness. >> some could argue michael cohen is also damaged goods and is a convicted liar. before we move on, weigh in on

weisselberg's importance in the hush money trial. >> exactly. glenn laid it out perfectly. i mean, he is a piece of the puzzle, and he might be a piece of the puzzle the trump team thinks is helpful to their cause. he's effectively been neutralized, if trump wanted to use him as a witness, he now has credibility problems. michael cohen, i know we're going to talk about this, may have some credibility problems, but they won't be that damaging given the facts of this particular case. in this case, it's going to be documents, plus michael cohen, and that's what might neutralize any credibility issues that cohen has. >> glen, michael avenatti who is currently in prison for stealing book proceeds from his former client stormy daniels spoke to msnbc's ari melber last night. i want to play a part of what he said about michael cohen. >> every case needs to have one or two primary witnesses who tell the story. from my perspective, i surprise

that the d.a. is going to use potentially michael cohen or stormy daniels for that purpose, and i think that has the potential to be a disaster. michael cohen is a -- and you know i've never been a fan of michael for various reasons. you know, he's a serial liar. he's shown himself to be incapable of telling the truth. >> okay, avenatti is behind bars. he obviously has some credibility issues, but glenn, is this a case of it takes one to know one? >> yeah, you know, anytime i prosecuted a conspiracy, a criminal agreement involving multiple people, ana, everybody in that conspiracy was a criminal, many of them were liars. so what i had to try to do was bring the lower level conspirators on board, flip them, clean them up so to speak, meaning i would look for every shred of evidence that corroborated what they were now telling us, the investigators

and the prosecutors about what they did and about what their co-conspirators did. and in one sense, yes, michael cohen can be viewed as damaged goods, but in another sensuous -- sense, he's going to be corroborated. why is he damaged? he is damaged in large part because he was telling lies to help donald trump stay out of hot water. that is actually the kind of weakness on the credibility front that prosecutors can turn into a strength. he was lying for donald trump. he has now come clean and is testifying against donald trump and he is corroborated in a number of ways. >> danny you were shaking your head when we were listening to that avenatti sound. >> michael cohen is maybe somebody who has credibility issues, but there are going to be documents in this case. and together with michael cohen with his lack of credibility, what are it may be, his story may match up to the documents in a way that the defense's theory won't work. and by the way, prosecutors,

especially prosecutors like glenn know when they use cooperating witnesses they may have credibility issues. they plan for that. i am such a glenn kirschner fan i can cite his block that he uses in closing, and it goes a little bit like this, glenn, tell me if i get it. it's like the government didn't choose this witness. the defendant chose this witness. trump chose michael cohen to commit l crimes with, to confide in, to break the law, so we the government didn't choose this guy. the defendant chose this guy. and they don't even really need to get into that so much because michael cohen is really going to be corroborating what documents say, and all of us have seen these documents. we've seen the checks. we've seen david dennison and peggy peterson contract. we've seen all of these things for years. michael cohen's credibility, they'll hit it, but it may not be that effective. glenn, how'd i do? >> you probably made me sound better than i ever sounded in my closing arguments. so i cannot add to the

perfection that was danny's recitation. >> we'll end it on perfection then. a conversation to be continued as we gear up for this trial to start. thank you all. and now to the white house where president biden is welcoming the japanese prime minister for a state visit this morning. a live look now at the south lawn where we're going to see all the pomp and circumstance of an official welcome ceremony. and there you see the president and the prime minister. there is a long list of crucial issues the two leaders may talk about including the threat posed by china. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the white house as the ceremony gets underway. what can we expect more broadly from the japanese prime minister's visit? >> reporter: hi there, ana, good morning. well, just a few moments ago, we saw president biden and prime minister kishida walk right past us inspecting the troops here. and you mentioned the pomp and circumstance. you can hear the music behind me as this arrival ceremony gets

underway for this official visit from the japanese prime minister. he was greeted by the president, dr. biden as well as the vice president and some other white house officials here. this is a crucial high stakes visit by the japanese prime minister as the u.s. tries to consolidate its support in the indo-pacific region amid a rising threat from china, as well as north korea. we're expecting several announcements today incluing greater coordination of the military. and also some announcements about coordination among ventures in space and also ai research and clean technology as well. now, this arrival ceremony, again, getting underway right now. then we're planning for a bilateral meeting between the two leaders in the oval office, and this afternoon a joint press conference by the two leaders early this afternoon before that state dinner tonight. of course state dinner reserved for america's closest allies,

and the japanese prime minister also invited to speak between a joint meeting of congress tomorrow. ana. >> all right, gabe gutierrez, we'll keep an eye out for any remarks by the president. thank you for that reporting, and we'll keep following the pomp and circumstance as the u.s. welcomes the prime minister of japan. in the meantime, other stories we're following this morning. an arizona abortion ban from 1864 before arizona was even a state and before women even had the right to vote is set to take effect. what it means for women there and how this could inflame voters in a major election battleground. plus, a new inflation report just released, what it could mean for your budgets. and later, amanda knox's newest trial after being exonerated years ago for her roommate's murder. we're back in 60 seconds. ds nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent,

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this morning from a 160-year-old abortion law, after arizona's supreme court ruled that a near total abortion ban dating back to 1864 is still enforceable making it a felony to get an abortion from the moment of conception. this ruling drawing immediate condemnation from democrats, and now a law dating back to the civil war 50 years before arizona became a state could have a seismic impact on the election this year in a key battleground state. joining us now, nbc news correspondent yamiche alcindor, so yamiche, walk us through this law and the reaction we're seeing. >> well, this was really a bombshell decision yesterday. the arizona state supreme court ruled that this near total ban on abortion, which was passed 160 years ago is enforceable. it bans anyone from providing abortion services except to save the life of a mother. people found in violation of that law could face a mandatory

two to five years in prison if convicted, and the court did stay the decision for 14 days. so currently right now abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy are still allowed for now. reaction to this decision has been far reaching. president biden and democrats across the country have largely condemned this ruling saying it's cruel. it will put women's lives in danger. we're also hearing from women in arizona. take a listen. >> it was a punch in the gut, as a mother, as a sister, as a woman. >> i'm devastated. i just -- i didn't think that they would do this. i really didn't. my niece just told me yesterday that she's pregnant and she's happy about it. she wants to have the baby, is due in november, and i'm just so afraid for her that she won't be able to get the kind of care that she needs. >> powerful sound there you can hear. last year the democratic governor of arizona, katie hobbs issued an executive order granting state attorney the

power to stop any county prosecution for alleged violation of abortion laws. she is saying that is still in place. there could be legal challenges to that now that the state supreme court has ruled this. meanwhile, republicans are trying to walk a fine line here. this week of course former president trump has said that this issue should be left to the states but he's trying not to be blamed for the aftermath of the overturning of roe v. wade while also saying he's proud of the role he played. republicans in arizona are trying to distance themselves from this decision. we've heard from a number of them saying this is the wrong thing and out of step with arizona. there's a ballot initiative that could bring this to the forefront in november. the advocates say they have enough signatures to put it on the ballot, but they're not sure whether or not it's actually going to be on the ballot. but a lot going on after this decision, ana. >> huge ripple effects, yamiche alcindor, thank you very much for that reporting. and joining us now is the host of crooked media's what a day podcast. juanita tolliver, and former republican congressman from florida, carlos curbelo. good to have both of you here.

abe lincoln had just been reelected in 1864. arizona wasn't even a state yet, the territory had something like 6,400 people total. women didn't have the right to vote in this country. did you ever think this country in 2024 would be here? >> yes, ana, i thought that because republicans have been pushing for us to be here for years, right? every time donald trump beats his chest saying that he single handedly overturned roe v. wade, that cleared the way for bans like this and the ban that we saw the florida supreme court enable and enforce last week. and so i fully expected us to get back here because that has been the intention the entire time. i appreciate yamiche talking through what republicans have been trying to contort themselves into not being to blame for this, but there's no way for them to distance themselves from this reality because they have cleared the way for it to happen. i look at arizona republicans

like kari lake who just in 2022 said, oh, i'm thrilled by this 1864 law. it's a great law, and again, donald trump with his appointment of three conservative justices with the explicit attention of overturning roe v. wade, and that is how we are here today. yes, i fully expected it. i'm not surprised. >> congressman, donald trump, the presumptive presidential nominee of the republican party says abortion rights should be left to the states. that was his announcement this week. so is what just happened in arizona acceptable to the gop? >> ana, there's two big issues that are prominent as we approach this election. one is immigration, which is complicated and difficult for democrats. the other is abortion, which is complicated and difficult for republicans. you heard donald trump try to have it both ways earlier this week with that video. the problem is in saying that everything should be left to the states means that he's endorsing every state's particular policy,

and that as this campaign, as this election approaches, democrats are going to be making the argument, i think validly, that trump is responsible for all of these different policies in states like arizona and a lot of states in the southeast that have enacted very strict bans that most people in those states don't even support. >> what do you think, is he responsible? >> well, listen, he has taken credit for overturn roe versus wade. he did appoint the justices that ultimately made that decision. so if the overturning of that precedent opened the door to all these new policies, of course he has to own at least a portion of those policies. now, he has criticized the florida policy, the six-week ban. but still at the end of the day, he can't have it both ways, if he's going to take credit for overturning roe, he's going to to own the consequences. >> the arizona attorney general had this message about the law

yesterday. >> as long as i am attorney general of the state of arizona, no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law. no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this law as long as i am attorney general. >> we all know arizona is a crucial state in 2024. president biden won it in 2020 by just about 10,000 votes, there's also the hotly contested senate race there this year, and now an abortion rights amendment might be on the ballot as well. juanita, will this drive democratic turnout? >> i think it will drive democratic turnout, and i think voters are -- got to be feeling some degree of reassurance when they hear attorney general mayes make that declaration. this is about criminalizing pregnant people, health care workers, so having democrats in

place, this is the type of response and protections the people can expect. i also think that it will also have appeal across partisan lines, just like we saw in montana, kansas, kentucky, when abortion rights and constitutional amendments are ballot measures, then we know that republicans, independents, and democrats fall in line when it comes to protecting those rights or codifying those rights as part of their constitutions. and so i think this is something that's not only going to motivate and mobilize democratic voters but voters across the political spectrum. >> quickly, congressman, we've learned the vice president is going to arizona on friday, and take a listen to what she said in a podcast this week. >> you look in state after state where they're passing these abortion bans and the majority of the legislators doing it are men telling women what to do with their bodies. i've kind of had it with that, you know. >> there are 16 states that have now created extreme limitations

to abortion rights. nationwide we know women make up about 32% of state legislatures according to the center for american women and politics. congressman, what do you think? is that gender disparity the biggest factor here or something else? >> well, i think it is a factor, but what the vice president is trying to do is speak to those especially suburban women who have been critical in deciding which party wins elections over the last decade trying to appeal to them, trying to make this issue prominent in their minds as they prepare to make a decision regarding election 2024. and arizona's a state where this battle between the immigration issue and the abortion issue is a big deal and could be decisive. if immigration is what voters are thinking about, that's a benefit for republicans. right now in the wake of this arizona supreme court ruling, abortion is the most prominent issue in that state. that benefits democrats.

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now, $20/hour is here. thanks to governor newsom and leaders in sacramento, we can lift workers out of poverty. stop the race to the bottom in the fast-food industry. and build a california for all of us. thank you governor and our california lawmakers for fighting for what matters. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is at the capital today for the first time since the house impeached him back in february. he's there today to testify at a house hearing on the dhs budget. this just hours after house republicans said they would wait another week before sending the impeachment articles against him to the senate. joining us now from the hill, nbc's julie tsirkin. julie, why this delay? >> well, essentially, ana, senate republicans want to keep this top of mind for a little

bit longer because their argument basically is that if the house were to carry these articles over today, if they were to begin processing them tomorrow, then those jet fumes would kick in because the senate usually leaves town by thursday afternoon, but remember, this is a problem -- this is a process rather that democrats uniquely controlled because they are in the majority in the senate. republicans know that, so while they can delay, while they can make this more painful in trying to bring up what's called points of order, trying to put political votes on the floor in order to put democrats, especially those up for re-election in a tough spot, there isn't much they can do besides that. and leader schumer said again yesterday that they will plan to move this process along pex dishsly. -- expeditiously. take a listen to what he said. >> we're ready to go whenever they are. we're sticking with our plan. we're going to move this as expeditiously as possible. >> reporter: meanwhile the white house saying in a statement again, slamming republicans this time calling them out for once again delaying this.

saying, quote, if republicans actually believed this impeachment was so urgent for the security of the border, then they wouldn't have delayed sending it to the senate for two months, or now delayed it again for another week lays bare house baseless and devoid of substance this whole pr stunt is. mayorkas is sitting in the hot seat, in a house committee techg on the annual budget process when it comes to dhs. >> thank you so much for that update. joining us now is former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, who is also now a partner at paul weiss. so mr. secretary, thanks for being here. >> thanks, ana. >> what do you make of this decision to delay? and just the fact that this is where we are with the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in about 150 years. >> it's a political charade. there are no high crimes and misdemeanors here. even conservative legal scholars have said this is not about high crimes and misdemeanors.

it is a political charade. we are politicizing a constitutionally prescribed process for impeachment and conviction, and the fact that they've taken so long to get this to the senate indicates a real lack of urgency. republicans in the house, if they're really concerned about border security, they would have embraced the compromise that jim langford and chris murphy negotiated for border security. it is a pro, very strong border security bill that addresses the way the asylum process works. it adds more border patrol agents. it puts in place a new emergency authority in case the numbers reach a certain level, but they've decided that they'd rather have the issue to politicize it than solve the problem and address the crisis that people along the southern border in texas and arizona face

right now, and so if they really want to solve this problem, going through the charade of an impeachment is not the answer. addressing the legislation that has been negotiated in the senate to deal with border security is the answer. i guarantee that if that bill became law, the numbers would go down. >> mayorkas was impeached according to house republicans for failure to enforce u.s. law on the southern border. not every republican, at least in the senate, is with them on that. i do want you to hear what we heard from senator mitt romney. >> i think there's no question but that this is not going to result in a conviction because the test of a high crime or misdemeanor being committed has not been alleged and as a result of that, there will not be a conviction. >> you've already said you agree with mitt romney. >> he just said the same thing i said. >> there was no high crime and misdemeanor, but does this

impact or limit the secretary's ability to do his job right now going through these impeachment proceedings? >> it distracts the secretary from his ability to do the job. being secretary of dhs is border security. it's maritime security. it's aviation security. it's port security. it's oversight of the secret service. it's oversight of fema, tsa. i could go on and on, and dragging ale mayorkas through an impeachment process takes him away from all of the vital things that americans depend upon the dhs secretary to do to protect our homeland, and in my opinion, this is why americans are so fed up with washington. rather than solve the problem, address the problem for their constituents, they're going down this road of this political charade that mitt romney just said will end in an acquittal. we all know that. >> you and i have talked before, and the numbers at the border

are well beyond anything you saw when you were the secretary of the department of homeland security. republicans claim this administration could do more through executive actions to try to get a handle on the chaos that's happening at the border. is there anything that you think could be done right now without congress that hasn't been done? >> well, there's -- there's always more to do in terms of messaging, for example. in my experience, you have to continually send a message. there's a right way and a wrong way to come here and don't come here the wrong way. continuing to emphasize as i believe secretary mayorkas will in his testimony today that over the last 11 months, we've sent back something like 600,000 people. so you have to continue to send a message that we're sending people back, we're deporting people. we're removing people, and if you come here, you will be sent

back. by way of funding, there's always more that can be done. there's always more to do in terms of engaging mexico to do more on their southern border with america. that border is 300 miles. our border with mexico is 1,900 miles. it's much larger. and engaging mexico can make a difference as well. >> thank you so much for offering your insights and expertise, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, thank you. >> thank you. back to the white house now where president biden is welcoming the japanese prime minister for high stakes state visit and on the agenda, everything from military cooperation to the rise in artificial intelligence. here's just a bit of what we heard from the president about this partnership. >> 64 years ago, our two nations signed a treaty of mutual cooperation and security. president eisenhower said his

goal was to establish an indestructible partnership between our countries. today the world can see that goal has been achieved, and that partnership between us is unbreakable. >> president biden and the japanese prime minister will hold a joint press conference today expected around 12:30 eastern, so we'll be on top of that and bring you the news that comes from it. up next on "ana cabrera reports," you feel it. i feel it, so how stubborn is u.s. inflation? we're digging in to some new inflation numbers just out this morning. plus, the new allegations and investigation into boeing sparked by another whistle-blower. sparked by another whistle-blower

we're back with some breaking news on the u.s. economy this morning. inflation coming in hotter than expected last month. consumer prices were up 3.5% in march compared to a year ago with the cost of shelter and energy really driving that increase. the new numbers raising concerns the fed won't lower interest rates anytime soon and the markets are reacting to the news right now. you can see they're down about 300 points. let's bring in msnbc's market correspondent, dominic chu. the federal reserve considers a healthy rate to be at 2%. that's their goal. we are at 3.5% now.

help us put these new numbers into perspective. >> in that scenario where inflation is hotter than target, that kind of scenario is not going to be easy for the federal reserve to actually lower interest rates. there was a hope by many on wall street that inflation would move down notably enough in the early part of this year where the fed could actually lower those rates by pumping more cash into the financial system. more cash in the system lowers the cost of money, it leads to lower borrowing costs. also lower lending rates. the problem is that those lower borrowing costs can lead to higher prices for things that we all use daily, housing, food, energy, and the like, anyone who has been to a gas station or a grocery store recently can see that those prices are creeping back higher. now, the thinking is that the fed cannot move to lower interest rates when prices are still showing signs that they could be trending higher. now, the current state of play is a very stark contrast and comparison to the rates and

economic narrative that we saw just five months ago. back then, financial markets were actually handicapping the possibility of five or even six interest rate cuts in 2024. fast forward to a couple of months ago, those expectations ratcheted down to just three interest rate cuts that may start in june. after today's data, ana, the markets are now seeing just two interest rate cuts with the first one not coming until september. >> okay, thank you for setting those expectations for us. dom chu, good to have you here. the f a a is launching a new investigation into boeing after new whistle-blower allegations. long-time boeing engineer alleges that section os of fuselage on 787 dreamliner planes aren't properly fastened and could weaken over time raising concerns of planes breaking apart mid flight. nbc's blayne alexander has the details. blayne. >> reporter: well, this comes amid a period of unprecedented

scrutiny for the manufacturing giant after that mid-air mishap earlier this year. now boeing is facing a new federal investigation and congressional hearings set to begin next week. this morning growing turbulence for one of the world's largest airplane manufacturers, boeing. as the federal government has launched a new investigation into the company amid allegations about one of boeing's airplanes. the faa tells nbc news it's investigating new whistle-blower claims made by a boeing quality engineer about the 787 dreamliner. the latest claims first reported by "the new york times" come after a series of dangerous mishaps involving other boeing planes in recent months. the whistle-blower, sam salopur says sections of the dreamliner's fuselage are put together improperly and that after thousands of flights it could break apart midair. in a letter to the faa his attorney writes it is likely to cause premature fatigue and failure over time in two major airplane joints.

>> he is alleging that boeing knowingly took a series of manufacturing shortcuts in the construction of the 787. >> reporter: boeing says it is fully confident in the plane which has undergone intense stress testing, adding these claims about the structural integrity of the 787 are inaccurate and do not represent the comprehensive work boeing has done to ensure the quality and long-term safety of the aircraft. this latest whistle-blower worked at a boeing plant in south carolina. the same plant that employed another whistle-blower, john barnett who was found dead last month with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the new dreamliner allegations come as the company faces intense scrutiny after that midair blowout on a boeing max 9 alaska air flight earlier this year and two fatal max air crashes overseas in 2018 and 2019. congress is planning hearings next week. >> boeing is putting profits and

production speed ahead of quality and safety. >> reporter: and boeing has made a number of leadership changes after those previous issues and now says this latest whistle-blower did not have access to all of the testing data. the company goes on to say that it spent years going over every aspect of the plane to make sure that it's safe. back to you. >> blayne alexander, thanks. millions facing severe weather as storms leave folks across the south in the dark. a new indictment in the case of a teacher shot by her 6-year-old student. (restaurant noise) introducing allison's plaque psoriasis.

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principal at richneck elementary has been indicted on eight counts of felony child abuse. if convicted, she could spend 40 years behind bars. it's believed to be the first case of its kind in the country. according to court documents, a special grand jury in newport news, virginia, has indicted dr. ebony parker. the former assistant principal at richneck elementary school on eight counts of felony child abuse. the charges stemming from the 2023 school shooting involving a 6-year-old boy who opened fire on his teacher 6-year-old boy, who opened fire on his teacher, abigail zwerner. savannah interviewed zwerner last year. >> i just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me. that's something that i will never forget. it changed me. it changed my life. >> reporter: in a $40 million civil lawsuit, she alleges on the day of the shooting, parker

was warned three times that the child had a gun. and while the child's backpack was searched and no weapon found, zwerner's lawyers allege parker ignored the warnings. >> a student out in the playground saw the boy take the gun out of his pocket. that student went to a teacher and said, i saw him with a gun. that teacher ran down to the assistant principal's office and said i now have a student who has seen the gun and that teacher requested permission to search his person. and the assistant principal said no. >> reporter: what should dr. parker have done? >> she should have called the police, after multiple warnings that a child may have a gun. >> reporter: nbc news attempts to reach dr. parker and the school for comment were unsuccessful. experts say this indictment is not only unprecedented, but represents a potential change in who can be held legally responsible in school shootings. >> cases like these are about sending a very clear message

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a new trial involving amanda knox that could remove the last

legal charges against her. you may recall, knox was exonerated nine years ago after she was initially convicted of murdering her roommate when they were exchange students in italy in 2007. but she is still accused of slander for falsely accusing a bar owner of the crime. knox says she made that statement under pressure from police. nbc's claudio lavonga is following this new twist from rome. amanda knox has become an advocate for criminal justice reform, but she still has this one charge hanging over her there. how is she trying to get it thrown out? >> reporter: that's right, ana. good morning. back in 2007, amanda knox was sentenced to three years in prison for falsely accusing that owner of a bar she was working as a part time during the time of the murder for the murder of kercher. she claims she was under duress,

intense pressure by the police during the long interrogation, she didn't have representation. as a consequence of that, then the italy court last year decided to overturn the slander trial and restart the slander trial which has started this morning. now, this morning, the prosecutor has asked for those three years guilty sentence to be reinstated because he says that she plainly accused an innocent man she knew he was innocent, but even if amanda knox will be found once again guilty of slander against this bar owner, she will not, of course, spend any time in prison, she will not be required to come back to italy, because she already spent -- served more than three years in prison

during that first trial, the trial of murder, which was initially found guilty of, but amanda knox says she wants to clear her name, once and for all, and remove this last legal stain, which is still, as you said, pending, ana. >> claudio reporting for us in italy. thank you so much. that does it for us today. if you can believe it, today marks one year of "ana cabrera reports." it has been an honor reporting the news to you and having you join us. thank you so much. we'll see you back here tomorrow. same time, same place. don't forget, you can catch the show anytime around the clock on youtube and other platforms. for now, i'm ana cabrera, reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with the latest on the legal drama surrounding former president

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