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hallie. >> vaughn hillyard live for us in new york. thanks. >>> also tonight, the urgent search for two women missing in oklahoma, nowhere to be found, even with four people now arrested. george solis has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, there are new developments in the desperate search for missing kansas moms veronica butler and jilian kelley. authorities arresting these four people saturday in connection to the women's disappearance. butler and kelley vanished on march 30th somewhere near rural northwest oklahoma. authorities say the pair left hugoton, kansas, to pick up their children but never made it. their car later found abandoned near the kansas-oklahoma border. tonight we spoke with hunter mckee with the oklahoma state bureau of investigation. >> we are still looking for these women, and we cannot confirm that they are dead. however, based on the evidence, we did believe that it is necessary and appropriate to charge all four suspects with first-degree murder. >> reporter: in custody tonight, tad cullum, tifany adams, and co
hallie. >> vaughn hillyard live for us in new york. thanks. >>> also tonight, the urgent search for two women missing in oklahoma, nowhere to be found, even with four people now arrested. george solis has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, there are new developments in the desperate search for missing kansas moms veronica butler and jilian kelley. authorities arresting these four people saturday in connection to the women's disappearance. butler and kelley vanished on march...
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here is vaughn hillyard. >> reporter: on his third day on the stand, former "national enquirer" publisher of david pecker told the jury he refused to catch and kill stormy daniels' story about her relationship with then candidate donald trump. pecker said he told his right hand man at the "enquirer" not to pay daniels the $120,000 she was seeking because they'd already shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to keep other stories about mr. trump quiet. if anyone should buy it, pecker said, it should be donald trump and michael cohen, trump's former fixer. pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, that's referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker says trum
here is vaughn hillyard. >> reporter: on his third day on the stand, former "national enquirer" publisher of david pecker told the jury he refused to catch and kill stormy daniels' story about her relationship with then candidate donald trump. pecker said he told his right hand man at the "enquirer" not to pay daniels the $120,000 she was seeking because they'd already shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to keep other stories about mr. trump quiet. if anyone...
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>> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> new protests flaring up across the country today as pro-palestinian demonstrations escalated, and more people were arrested. and with graduation season practically here, liz kreutz reports schools are making tough choices. >> we will not go! >> reporter: in an unprecedented move, the university of southern california tonight canceling this year's main commencement ceremony, attended by roughly 65,000 people, citing new safety measures put in place amid protests on campus. this stunning decision coming a day after nearly 100 protesters were arrested for trespassing after a contentious rally where pro-palestinian demonstrators clashed with police. >> even if they have to cancel every single commencement, that's up to them. >> reporter: the school's administration had already canceled the graduation speech for their pro-palestinian valedictorian asna tabassum citing safety concerns. coast-to-coast protests growing from george washington university to northeastern to emory in atlanta, where police in riot gear today clashed with demonstrators. law enforce
>> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> new protests flaring up across the country today as pro-palestinian demonstrations escalated, and more people were arrested. and with graduation season practically here, liz kreutz reports schools are making tough choices. >> we will not go! >> reporter: in an unprecedented move, the university of southern california tonight canceling this year's main commencement ceremony, attended by roughly 65,000 people, citing new safety...
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vaughn hillyard, thanks so much. >>> kristen welker is moderator of "meet the press." kristen, good morning. it's great to see you. history tomorrow morning when the former president of the united states sits for a criminal trial for the first time in the country's history. how are both campaigns viewing not just this trial, kristen, but the myriad legal trouble in front of donald trump? who does it benefit on the whole? >> well, willie, we know that former president trump has used these moments, these legal travails, to try to energize his base. now we're in the general election, so it could play quite differently. he has been very clear, yes, he's going to be in court, but he's also going to be out on the campaign trail. he'll be fund-raising off of his legal battles as well. for his part, president biden is going to be in pennsylvania three different stops this week starting with scranton, pittsburgh and philadelphia trying to put the focus on the economy. the other focus on abortion. no surprise there in the wake of the arizona state supreme court's decision to lea
vaughn hillyard, thanks so much. >>> kristen welker is moderator of "meet the press." kristen, good morning. it's great to see you. history tomorrow morning when the former president of the united states sits for a criminal trial for the first time in the country's history. how are both campaigns viewing not just this trial, kristen, but the myriad legal trouble in front of donald trump? who does it benefit on the whole? >> well, willie, we know that former president...
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hillyard about the experience. >> it was such an interesting experience, because i had never seen him in person before. and you see someone blown up so larger-than-life on the media, for so many years, and to see them in person is very jarring, and you get the sense that it is like, this is just another guy. >> the judge also admonished the former president for talking too loudly after a juror was questioned, warning mr. trump about intimidating jurors, the entire jury selection process could take up to two weeks. >>> the u.s. supreme court remains divided on the case on whether those in the january 6 attack can be charged with obstruction. brought by former police officer accused of joining the capital riot, he is trying to dismiss the charge. the long question criminalizes efforts to obstruct, influence or impede any official proceeding and can result in a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. former president trump faces the same charge among others and his election interference case in washington dc, that means his case -- this case could have a bearing on his prosecution. >>> ano
hillyard about the experience. >> it was such an interesting experience, because i had never seen him in person before. and you see someone blown up so larger-than-life on the media, for so many years, and to see them in person is very jarring, and you get the sense that it is like, this is just another guy. >> the judge also admonished the former president for talking too loudly after a juror was questioned, warning mr. trump about intimidating jurors, the entire jury selection...
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here is nbc's vaughn hillyard. >> reporter: at this lower manhattan courthouse, an unprecedented case just hours away. the first ever criminal trial of a former president of the united states. >> wow. when i walk into that courtroom, i know i will have the love of 200 million americans behind me. >> reporter: donald trump this weekend rallying supporters before the start of jury selection in his criminal trial monday over the alleged hush money scheme to cover up payments to adult film actress stormy daniels just before the 2016 election. >> i go into court over nothing. it's not a crime. >> reporter: trump has said he did nothing wrong. same with his supporters. >> if they do find him guilty -- >> who? trump? i won't believe that. >> reporter: nbc news has learned some 6,000 new yorkers have been summoned as potential jurors. >> this is a case that's going to burn through a lot of potential jurors during jury selection, and it's probably because a lot of jurors are going to have very strong views one way or the other about the defendant. >> reporter: prospective jurors will be asked
here is nbc's vaughn hillyard. >> reporter: at this lower manhattan courthouse, an unprecedented case just hours away. the first ever criminal trial of a former president of the united states. >> wow. when i walk into that courtroom, i know i will have the love of 200 million americans behind me. >> reporter: donald trump this weekend rallying supporters before the start of jury selection in his criminal trial monday over the alleged hush money scheme to cover up payments to...
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. >> here's video nbc reporter vaughn hillyard reported. the treats are open to traffic anyone can protest at the courthouse and he says one person did. mr. trump will be back in criminal court tomorrow, another set of his lawyers will be at the u.s. supreme court and they will argue presidents should have immunity. a president is above the law. today the high court will hear arguments over an idaho law that punishes doctors for performing emergency abortions to protect the health of a mother. idaho law says abortions like that are only legal to prevent the death of the mother. marcus. >> all right, thank you. >>> affordability is the key barrier to homeownership for those trying to make it into the bay. a report from bank rate finds more than 75% of adults are still considering owning a home. they say that's part of the mesh dream. nearly 80% say the primary challenge to being able to do that is afford willing it. more than half say they don't have sufficient income while others say that home prices are just too high and they can't afford
. >> here's video nbc reporter vaughn hillyard reported. the treats are open to traffic anyone can protest at the courthouse and he says one person did. mr. trump will be back in criminal court tomorrow, another set of his lawyers will be at the u.s. supreme court and they will argue presidents should have immunity. a president is above the law. today the high court will hear arguments over an idaho law that punishes doctors for performing emergency abortions to protect the health of a...
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nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard joins us now from green bay, wisconsin, vaughn, what's trump's messaging on the trail today? >> reporter: he's got two stops here today, one in michigan where he's currently taking part in roundtable of local officials and in grand rapids he's about to take to the podium at any moment where he plans to address 100 supporters. honing in on immigration, we've heard more severe rhetoric from him suggesting that the migrants coming into the u.s. are poisoning the blood of the united states. he intends to highlight individuals who have been killed in places like michigan by undocumented immigrants. listen, though, hear from a voter we just talked to in wisconsin, this is going to be his first stop of the 2024 cycle in wisconsin, a state that he lost by just over 10,000 votes, i want you to hear from this one particular voter. >> i don't ever remember having inflation like this in my life. it's tough. i have a lot of health issues from an antibiotic that i took four years ago. everything i use for supplements has tripled in price, so i mean, it's hard
nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard joins us now from green bay, wisconsin, vaughn, what's trump's messaging on the trail today? >> reporter: he's got two stops here today, one in michigan where he's currently taking part in roundtable of local officials and in grand rapids he's about to take to the podium at any moment where he plans to address 100 supporters. honing in on immigration, we've heard more severe rhetoric from him suggesting that the migrants coming into the u.s. are...
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. >> vaughn hillyard is here to break down this ruling, so, vaughn, what does this mean for those seeking an abortion in the state of arizona and will voters have a chance to have their say? >> reporter: there's a 14-day stay that's currently implemented here before a potentially another appeal on constitutional grounds can go forward. as of now the arizona supreme court made the determination that the territorial ban signed back in 1864 is going to go on the books. the state legislature and the governor signed back in 2022 another bill that banned abortions after 15 years. you noticed a potential constitutional amendment that could be on the ballot this november. last week, organizations announced they garnered more than 500,000 signatures to place a ballot measure on november's ballot that would create a constitutional right in arizona to abortion access up to 24 weeks and so here in the state of arizona at least for the next seven months here until that ballot measure voted on are looking at this territorial ban which bans abortion entirely in the state of arizona except when a woman's
. >> vaughn hillyard is here to break down this ruling, so, vaughn, what does this mean for those seeking an abortion in the state of arizona and will voters have a chance to have their say? >> reporter: there's a 14-day stay that's currently implemented here before a potentially another appeal on constitutional grounds can go forward. as of now the arizona supreme court made the determination that the territorial ban signed back in 1864 is going to go on the books. the state...
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leading us off, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard is outside the courthouse, also news analyst. vaughn, let me start with you. what were the issues raised regarding the two jurors dismissed today? >> reporter: juror number 2 called up the court last night and had suggested that she is concerned that she would not be able to be fair and impartial sitting on this jury, noting that just yesterday alone that friends, family and colleagues, in her words, all reached out to ask her if she was one of the jurors on the trump trial. and she showed up here to court today and she went before the district attorney's office and trump's legal team and suggested that she was concerned that she did not think that she could withstand the pressures to be impartial inside of the courtroom. at that point in time, judge merchan excused mer. juror number 4, on the other hand, there was some stuff from his past dating back to the 1990s that concerned the district attorney's office when they were further looking into this individual, that related to a corruption inquiry, and also an incident where supp
leading us off, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard is outside the courthouse, also news analyst. vaughn, let me start with you. what were the issues raised regarding the two jurors dismissed today? >> reporter: juror number 2 called up the court last night and had suggested that she is concerned that she would not be able to be fair and impartial sitting on this jury, noting that just yesterday alone that friends, family and colleagues, in her words, all reached out to ask her if she...
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. >> leading us off this hour, vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse. also with us is nbc legal analyst danny cevlalos. where does jury selection stand right now. >> reporter: talking about intense, this is an intense process, this jury selection over the last 24 hours, let me explain why here, these are folks, new yorkers who received a jury summons like anyone in america, they came to this courthouse yesterday morning, they all answered a 42 questionnaire. about them, ever supported a candidate before, i mean, we're talking about pretty detailed questions. do they follow donald trump on social media. at that point some individuals moved on and then this morning, there was another round of intense questioning that came directly from the prosecutors, but also donald trump's own defense attorneys, asking them more about the extent to which they can be fair and impartial. the most intense processing is happening right now in realtime the attorneys for donald trump are contesting and questioning some individuals who could be potential jurors and potentiall
. >> leading us off this hour, vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse. also with us is nbc legal analyst danny cevlalos. where does jury selection stand right now. >> reporter: talking about intense, this is an intense process, this jury selection over the last 24 hours, let me explain why here, these are folks, new yorkers who received a jury summons like anyone in america, they came to this courthouse yesterday morning, they all answered a 42 questionnaire. about them, ever...
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. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you so much. >>> today is the third straight day of pro-palestinian protests at columbia university in new york. demonstrators are on the main lawn again one day after a chaotic scene on campus. the nypd says 114 people were arrested on thursday after police cleared out a protest encampment. among those arrested is the daughter of minnesota democratic coveragewoman ilhan omar. antia hylton is outside. what are you hearing from students and protesters today? >> reporter: hey, zinhle, well i just got the opportunity to go past the gates and onto campus. they wouldn't allow our nbc news cameras in, however, and what i'm hearing what students who are in the encampment is they are furious with the administration. they feel like the invitation of the nypd onto campus, that watching about 114 classmates get arrested last -- yesterday, that that was traumatizing to them, and that it felt like it directly went against their right to free speech here. the students have been for months now, calling on the university to cut ties with companies and organizations connected
. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you so much. >>> today is the third straight day of pro-palestinian protests at columbia university in new york. demonstrators are on the main lawn again one day after a chaotic scene on campus. the nypd says 114 people were arrested on thursday after police cleared out a protest encampment. among those arrested is the daughter of minnesota democratic coveragewoman ilhan omar. antia hylton is outside. what are you hearing from students and protesters...
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vaughn hillyard is in allentown, pennsylvania with more. >> reporter: another request for a delay was denied and the trial is moving forward. it was more than a year since the indictment was filed, but now we are days away and mr. trump potentially testifying himself. this morning, former president trump just two days out from the start of the first criminal trial. mr. trump signaling to nbc news that he intends to take the stand and testify in his own defense. >> you plan to testify in your trial? >> yes. >> is it risky? >> i tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth. the truth is they have no case. >> reporter: last night, the judge in the case rejected the 11th hour effort to delay the case. mr. trump charged with 34 felony counts as the scheme in which he reimbursed personal lawyer michael cohen $130,000 for the payment he made to stormy daniels before the 2016 election. the trump campaign sending a fund raising appeal to supporters before the trial. 72 hours until all hell breaks loose. while preparing his legal defense, mr. trump helping another republican with their politi
vaughn hillyard is in allentown, pennsylvania with more. >> reporter: another request for a delay was denied and the trial is moving forward. it was more than a year since the indictment was filed, but now we are days away and mr. trump potentially testifying himself. this morning, former president trump just two days out from the start of the first criminal trial. mr. trump signaling to nbc news that he intends to take the stand and testify in his own defense. >> you plan to...