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But then i said, you have to pay for that the secret service defends the deletion of texts from january 6th. The explanation and the committees response we are obviously very concerned. Americans rescued from russian occupied ukraine arrive back home. I was in hell it was terrifying. The operation from the most violent areas of the country as Russian Missiles continue to target civilian buildings. The new Suicide Prevention hotline going live this weekend. San franciscos mayor on her plan to beat back crime. And the hero neighbor who saved kids from a burning home live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. Good evening. President biden says he confronted saudi arabias crown prince to his face about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi during his contentious and highly controversial trip to the kingdom. I raised it at the top of the meeting, making clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now what was the crown princes response to your comments about khashoggi . He basically said that he he was not personally responsible for it i indicated i thought he was what happened to khashoggi was outrageous their meeting began with a fist bump, as seen in this photo from the saudi government. Before he was president , candidate joe biden vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah on the world stage. The cia concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman himself sent a hit squad to turkey in 2018 to silence Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was a fierce critic of the saudi monarchy the assassins lured khashoggi to the saudi consulate in istanbul, murdered him and chopped his body up with a bone saw. According to u. S. Officials, his remains have never been found. Nbcs Peter Alexander tried to ask mbs about khashoggi but did not get a response Jamal Khashoggi, do you apologize to his family, sir thank you, guys. President biden, is saudi arabia still a pariah . President biden . Peter alexander says mbs appeared to smirk at his question before Saudi Security grabbed peters arm and quickly escorted reporters out of the room during the meeting, khashoggis fiancee put out a scathing message. It was mock tweet that she says khashoggi would have posted today. It read, hey potus, is this th accountability you promised for my murder . The blood of mbss next victim is on your hands. President bidens response to that what do you say to ms. Khashoggi . Im sorry she feels that way. I was straight forward back then i was straight forward today President Biden has staunchly defended his trip to saudi arabia in the face of all the criticism. We have Michael Ohanlon but first, cnbcs Senior Correspondent kayla tausche. Kayla . Reporter kelly, with the fist bump to the crown prince, President Biden closed the door on saudis pariah era and reengaged with it as its Strategic Partner as mr. Biden is now calling it the kingdom. He has no regrets for his choice of words on the campaign trail. I dont regret anything that i said what happened to khashoggi was outrageous the Washington Post, Jamal Khashoggis employer before his murder, felt differently publisher fred ryan in a statement saying the fist bump was worse than a handshake it was shameful. It projected a level of intimacy and comfort that delivers to mbs the unwarranted redemption he has desperately been seeking biden had mixed feelings about the trip, fraught with reputational risks with questionable payoffs no the u. S. National security adviser telling reporters today, there would be no bilatera announcement on energy in jeddah, saying any further action taken to ensure there is sufficient energy to protect the health of the Global Economy will be done in a context of opec plus. That forum of Oil Producing nations next meets on august 3rd. But it remains unclear how willing any of them are to turn their spigots to full capacity kelly . Kayla, before the president went to saudi arabia, he also met with palestinian leaders what can you tell us about that visit . Reporter well, the president spent the end of his time in israel visiting a palestinian hospital and meeting with mahmoud abbas, the president of the palestinian authority. Mr. Biden again voiced support for a twostate solution and while he said its not time for peace talks, he said stability across the middle east would serve the region well. Israel is improving relations with its neighbors throughout the region we can harness that same momentum to reinvigorate the Peace Process between the Palestinian People and the israelis reporter the inside the room in bethlehem, where the two leaders spoke, a empty chair in the front row carried a picture of slain journalist Shireen Abu Aqla killed by a gunshot wound. Biden demanded a full and transparent accounting her death. On the ground bidens visit was met with protests and said it was simply a formality the al jazeera security chief said biden spent 45 minutes in bethlehem, as opposed to 45 hours in israel. Thank you Michael Ohanlon now, senior fellow with the brookings institution. Thanks what did the president accomplish with the saudi trip, and was it worth it . Its a great answer i dont know what result comes out of this. I put this in the context of a lot of other debatable president ial visits. Donald trump met with kim jongun three times. President biden himself met with Vladimir Putin last spring about this time in europe to discuss issues that obviously didnt result in any progress in the relationship but people didnt criticize him sow much for trying to meet with putin, because they realize you have to try. In this case i probably would have advised against the trip because it does seem a little premature when youre not clear if youre going to get any benefit and you are essentially rehabilitating a guy who has blood on his hands sure. And some of the the u. S. Saudi relationship requires attention you cant just ignore it indefinitely but you do have to ask what are we getting from this visit that justifies essentially taking the saudis into a rehabilitated status and im not clear what that is yet. Absolutely. We asked tilly mccroft, the ng energy expart ert about this, a she said maybe in august theyll get the deliverable oil. The president s team kind of hinted that today. I suppose we can suspend judgments for a couple of weeks at least what about on the iran front he mentioned he would use force as a last report, and that he is not willing to wait forever fo iran to rejoin the nuclear deal. What is the fallout there . Does it do anything to motive iran i dont think so. Because the United States is in a place with no good options so are we going to get tired of iran, you know, delaying and preempt their Nuclear Infrastructure i dont think so it is one thing if iran decides to blatantly break out and just before our eyes Start Building Nuclear Weapons above ground where we can hit them with a few missiles but its probably not going to be like that and so i cant really object to the president saying that all options are on the table but its not that credible and given that the United States oscillates between trying to support this deal and then not support the deal as we change parties in the white house, i think iran is left with a little bit of a lack of incentive to comply so i think were choosing this is truly a case where youre choosing among bad options. And if we can somehow muddle through and keep postponing an Iranian Nuclear weapon, a little bit, a few years at a time, that may be the best we can do. I dont see a great deal on the horizon under any circumstances. Even as we remain desperate for those barrels of oil that maybe they could contribute. Difficult times. Michael thanks tonight we appreciate it Michael Ohanlon. As the president deals with the fallout from his controversial visit to saudi arabia, he is also facing a major problem here at home last night the democratic senator of West Virginia, joe manchin, delivered a devastating blow to the president s domestic agenda senator manchin told Party Leaders that is he will not currently support a new proposal for Climate Change spending or tax hikes on businesses and wealthy americans. Instead he is open to capping drug prescription prices for seniors and extending subsidies under the Affordable Care act that will otherwise expire today when asked about the collapse of his agenda, the president said he is not giving up i am not going away i use every power i have as president to continue to fulfill my pledge to move toward dealing with global warming. Thank you. Mr. President , is joe manchin negotiating in good faith . I didnt negotiate with joe manchin. I have no idea nbcs capitol hill correspondent ali vitali now ali, what is senator manchins reasoning . Kelly, for manchin, this is all about inflation, that spike in those Inflation Numbers earlier this week were what we called alarming. And thats exactly what he said to Senate Majority leader chuck schumer. The two men have been huddled, discussing this package for months since its winter demise but now, what manchin is saying, its not prudent to be doing spending to the tune of a trillion dollars thats why he is saying no to key climate and provisions in this package that has democrats very concerned. Pulling up on the screen here, one tweet from senator ed markey who said in part the rage keeps me from tears. Resolve keeps me from despair. We will not allow a future of climate disaster manchin, though, trying to leave the door open for some potential action in the future but nevertheless, with Inflation Numbers where they are, hes just not able to get on board with the kind of package democrats thought they were going to get here, kelly yeah. On another hot topic today, the house took a step toward trying to write abortion into law reporter yeah, at least trying to codify it at the federal level. Not the first time that weve seen House Democrats take these steps. First moving to pass the Womens Health protection act, which would codify the former protects protections of roe v. Wade, allowing women to access abortion care. And also trying to move on protections that would allow women to travel over state lines and not be criminalized for that something that some advocates are looking ahead to as a potential next frontier in this battle of course, all of these provision, even though they passed the house, face a brick wall in the senate they just do not have the votes to pass it but for House Speaker nancy pelosi and democrats, they say this is a way to get republicans and democrats alike on the record as they try to make an this an issue in november. Brick walls everywhere. Ali, thanks. Our ali vitali now the Police Response to the Uvalde School shooting was shocking and disgusting. That from the republican governor of texas, greg abbott, at a News Conference in houston yesterday. He said the Surveillance Video from the robb elementary ooh shooting shows the exact opposite of what officials told him happened its clear that what was shown on the video was the exact opposite of the information that i was given on the day that i went out and explained what happened during the event. And so the information that was provided to me before telling the public about what happened, none of the information that was in that video was shared with me on that day. The governors remarks come days after the Austin American statesman newspaper and local station kvue published the first full 82minute Surveillance Video from the shooting. It shows cops waiting in the hallway for more than an hour as the shooter remained in the classroom. He killed 19 children and two teachers a special Texas House Committee expected to release a preliminary report on sunday the panel scheduled to share its finding privately with uvalde leaders and the victims families before releasing that report to the public investigating crimes of war. The pledge by dozens of countries as more civilian targets in ukraine are hit by Russian Missiles and a rescue Mission Completed after months held hostage in russian occupied ukraine, missing americans arrive home and share their story. Plus prices might be higher, but its not slowing down some shoppers the retail numbers out today giving the state of the economy a little boost announcer the facts. The truth. The news with shepard smith, back in 60 seconds Russian Forces continuing to hammer civilian targets in ukraine. Ukrainian Officials Say russian air strikes injured at least four people in the city of mykolaiv today, about 80 miles east of the port city of odesa Officials Say at least ten missiles hit two universities, a hotel and a mall ukraines president called the attacks cynical and brutal today officials released the Surveillance Video from another strike in central ukraine. It shows people falling to the ground and running for cover moments before a Russian Missile strike ukrainian officials report the attack yesterday killed at least 23 people, including three children it comes as the u. S. And more than 40 countries signed a declaration yesterday. They agreed to Work Together to investigate suspected russian war crimes in ukraine. A state Department Spokesman says the agency is aware of unconfirmed reports a third american captured in ukraine the americans family and friends say Russian Forces arrested him last month in the Southern City of kherson they say theyre in daily contact with the state department about the situation he is reportedly in the same jail with two other captured americans. Their families say theyre veterans who volunteered to join the fight against russia in ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told nbc news last month that ukraines Intelligence Service is actively working to free them the news comes as three other americans are back home after Russian Troops held them hostage in ukraine its part of a rescue operation by the nonprofit organizatio project dynamo Valerie Castro was at jfk for their return. Reporter back on u. S. Soil, arriving with the man who rescued him. Feels good to be back i get to see my mom. Reporter he spent weeks held by Russian Forces in ukraine, accused of espionage he says was tortured they tied me up they beat me for three days. They kept me in a closet they did mock executions on me. Reporter project dynamo, a nonprofit made up of former and current military liberated him in may the cofounder also returning to the u. S. Today for the First Time Since before the war began. We couldnt be happier to bring americans back home from captivity, from an incredibly o oppressive regime. Reporter getting him out initially began with negotiations but that soon failed. I was planning conditions for a unilateral operation which is a fancy way of saying go get him, go take him without their help and thats exactly what we did. I would be dead if it wasnt for bryan. He saved my life there is rumors i was supposed to be executed two days after he got me out. Reporter another man rescued, john spoor. A Nuclear Physicist was living in mariupol with his wife when the russians attacked. The russians were bombing maricopa where i lived on the 23rd my house was about six miles from the front line. Reporter project dynamo brought him home to the u. S. Last month, after he spent weeks hiding and surviving i had to be somebody else, and i had to be able to get through the checkpoints as somebody else. After we got to poland, bryan find out that they were still looking for me, the russians still wanted me and were in poland trying to find me reporter after a few weeks to regroup, stern says hell go back to rescue others still in need of help i have a very hard time leaving people behind. Its against my grain. So were going to try. Were going to try and try and try. And at the very least give the russians a run for their money, at the very least. Reporter another american, terry gately, is a Christian Missionary from texas. He also arrived here at jfk today. He says he was held by russian Intelligence Services for more than a week and says he was also tortured project dynamo was able to rescue him last week the nonprofit says it saved more than 3,000 people at this point, including several hundred americans. Kelly . An incredible effort. Our thanks to them valerie, thank you as well the National Suicide hotline changing its number. Why health Officials Say it could save millions of lives and where the crawdads sing, its in theatres nationwide but the author behind the novel linked to a mysterious murder case and authorities in africa say they have a lot of questions wanna help kids get their homework done . Well, an Internet Connections a good start. But kids also need computers. And sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. So why not Hook Community centers up with wifi . For kids like us, and all the Amazing Things were gonna learn. Through projectup, comcast is committing 1 billion so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. The countrys ne potential to save millions o the countrys new Suicide Prevention hotline goes live tomorrow 988. Those three numbers have the potential to save millions of lives. But thats only if there are people on the other end of the line to answer these lifeordeath phone calls. And right now call centers around the country are struggling to stay afloat. Perry russom spoke to workers from one of those centers. Lives are at stake. Failure is not an option. Reporter the 988 hotline has 200 local call centers nationwide, including c4, a Community Counseling group in chicago. Saturday is the big launch day. Are you ready . Well, no. Reporter carey brown is c4s president and ceo. Currently the infrastructure is i describe it as building a condo a highrise con go on the infrastructure of a singlefamily home reporter brown says historically crisis intervention has been underfunded with the biggest challenge being staffing, finding and retaining the trained counselors who answer the calls how many call takers do you have right now . Six reporter and how many would you like to have skeleton crew, like doable is 12. Reporter kelsey depirro is the director of Rapid Response at c4. How many other call centers do you think are in the same position as you . Everyone i talked to. Reporter the calls are first routed to local call centers if no one picks up, it goes to statewide phone bank if no one picks up again, it goes to the nationwide phone bank she says, all together, wait times could range from seconds to several minutes depirro says since 2020, theyre seeing more calls of what she describes as actively planned suicide situations where every second matters i think there is a health care hiring crisis that people all across the board are experiencing reporter illinois secretary of Human Services grace hou says theyre looking at scholarship and loan forgiveness programs to attract and retrain workers. Her staff makes about 47,000 a year theyve lost four workers in the last month, taking higher salaries somewhere else. The harvest is plentiful but the labors are view. The laborers are few getting individuals to choose this work while making less is almost impossible. Reporter and if you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, you can call 911, the National Hotline that exists right now, and then starting tomorrow, 988. Brown says theyre going to do the best they can, but theyre going to be limited on the number of calls they can take, given the number of personnel that they currently have he says theyre exporting more calls than normal now that 988 exists kelly . Perry russom, thanks. The scene of a mass shooting is back open to customers. Reaction tonight from buffalo and the community that relies on this Tops Supermarket. And meet the socalled gallery group. The lawmakers who witnessed the insurrection and now bear witness to the hearings. The secret service trying to explain how Text Messages from january 5th and 6th were deleted. Plus, the Committee Hears from a witness who was in that now infamous oval office meeting. The Tops Supermarket in buffalo, new york reopened today, just two months after a shooter entered the store in a racist rampage and killed ten people some protesters outside the market today said its too soon. Others say they need the store because there isnt anywhere else to get healthy food in the area the Tops Supermarket is right on the edge of a predominantly black neighborhood on the east side of buffalo. Its considered a food desert, a place where healthy options, like fresh fruits and vegetables are hard to come by. And its not just a problem in buffalo. Food deserts are all over the country, and none more prevalent than in minority communities cnbcs shomari stone reports on how one d. C. Neighborhood is coming up with a solution. It saddens me to know that this area, which is a vibrant part of the d. C. Community is considered a food desert reporter ryan hill lives east of the Anacostia River in southeast washington, d. C. , where she says there isnt easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables there are just not as many healthy options. Reporter 160,000 people predominantly black live in ward 7 and 8. They only have three Grocery Stores i have a small child. So i want to make sure that she has access early on to healthy food reporter hill said she had to travel more than a mile to a full Retail Grocery store in georgetown i know that the selections are better. Reporter but some help has arrived. A small market called the fresh food factory what we offer is popup to Permanent Solutions to address this food issue, this food crisis, this food apartheid. Reporter Amanda Stevenson opened the store a few years ago after receiving a grant from the d. C. Governments Food Access Fund so many people dont have access to fresh healthy food in the community. I like them had to travel miles across the bridge to other states, virginia, maryland, to find the foods that i need reporter the store sells Fresh Produce and health products, and allows customers to pay with federal food subsidies like snap. According to a 2021 usda report, 10 of the approximately 65,000 census tracts in the United States are food deserts. Thats roughly 13. 5 Million People with low access to healthy foods. Advocates for food equity say n to open in some big chain Grocery Stores prefer to open in higher income areas. They just dont believe that they can get the food traffic that they can make the income. If we can have more places in this area that provide us with those options, i think it will benefit the whole d. C. Reporter the d. C. Government has spent more than 58 million to try and attract Food Retailers to wards 7 and 8 now officials tell me that two bigchain Grocery Stores may open here by this fall and as for the little guys making a difference such as Amanda Stevenson, well, she plans to open another Grocery Store in ward 7 by next summer kelly . Shomari stone, shomari, thanks american shoppers are rolling with historic inflation. Thats whats topping cnbcs on the money. Retail spending last month jumped by 1 thats from the Commerce Department today the rise slightly higher than estimates and comes after sales declined in may. Consumer spending on gas, groceries and restaurants fueling the increase of course, inflation playing a big part in that those higher prices for goods and services contributing to the overall gain new york, the city that never sleeps, and the one that will cost you the most to take an uber. According to net credit, the average uber trip in new york is around 35 for a 6. 2 mile trip thats the most expensive among large u. S. Cities. Nashville, denver, seattle, and baltimore rounding out the top five and tony hawk skateboarding into the metaverse the legendary skateboarder teaming up with the sandbox to create what they say is the biggest skate park in the metaverse. Users can create custom virtual skate parks and share it with the digital space. Also connecting with a tom brady start up autograph to deliver nfts on the platform today at the pump, nationwide prices for gas down to 4. 57 a gallon. Prices are down for 31 Straight Days and are at the lowest level in almost two months stilt, prices are about 45 higher than this time a year ago. A strong day on wall street. The dow up 658 the s p up 73. The nasdaq up 201. Despite the friday rally, all the major indexes closed out the week with losses im kelly evans in for shepard smith. Its half past the hour. Here is what is making the news on cnbc. First, San Francisco recalled its d. A. , accusing him of being soft on crime. Rview, now, in an exclusive interview, the mayor outlines a new plan. A decades old murder mystery. Why authorities want to question a bestselling author. But first, the secret service under intense scrutiny for deleting Text Messages from january 6th. The agency insists there is nothing nefarious about deleting the potential trove of evidence for the january 6th committees investigation. Heres nbc news correspondent pete williams. Reporter the Homeland Security Inspector General says the secret service erased many agent Text Messages from the day of the capitol riot and the day before as part of a program to upgrade cell phones. In the letter to congress, the ig says the messages were erased after his office asked for records of electronic communications. Were going get to the facts about why that happened and do whatever we can to retrieve the substance of those texts. Reporter both the ig and the secret service agree some texts were wiped out when the agency began a longplanned Migration Program to upgrade cell phones but the secret service says the ig didnt begin asking for the material until late february, after the migrationwas under way, and it says none of the texts the ig was seeking had been lost. Secret Service Policy forbids communicating by texts so both officials and agents say there wont be much to find any way. But now that is hard to confirm. Somebody at a senior level within the secret service should have said you know what . Lets hit pause. Because after what happened on january 6th, including the days just before it and just after it, someones going to ask for that stuff reporter meantime, an official connected with the january 6th Committee Says a washington, d. C. Police officer has corroborated an earlier account of what President Trump did after the rally. Angrily demanding that the secret Service Drive him to the capitol instead of back to the white house. The president said something to the effect of im the fing president. Take me up to the capitol now. Reporter today former overstock ceo patrick burn met with Committee Investigators he was at a heated December White house meeting about trying to overturn the election for the news, im pete williams. According to forbes, the first set of january 6th hearings averaged more than 12 million viewers. Thats around the same audience as the 2022 nba finals the Committee Says the hearings are meant for the public, to lay out the facts of wha happened that day. But inside the house cannon caucus room where these hearings take place, there is one group of onlookers who watch with a particularly close eye nbcs ali vitali spoke to them the haunting pounding that just made my own heart race. Reporter at the back of every january 6th hearing sit a group of people who uniquely know the searing sounds and scenes of the insurrection, because they barely survived it. I thought that we all could have died that day. Reporter the dozens of lawmakers trapped in the gallery of the House Chamber now refer to themselves as the gallery group. Their colleagues on the house floor already escaping when rioters breached the building. But these lawmakers and reporters among them were forced to shelter and wait as long as an extra 20 minutes, now committed to attending as many hearings as possible i have just felt so compelled. Reporter silent witnesses. Some of us were witnesses but the victim was the country, our democracy, our republic. And its like having to be there to as a way to try to seek justice. Reporter not that its been easy. And its very traumatic its triggering. Reporter when a colleague isnt within arms reach, a yearlong group text between members has been a critical support structure. Because they day they all imagined the worst i thought we were going to be gunned down. Veronica was wearing a beautiful white jacket, and she was standing up. And im hollering because im now picturing what youre picturing. The possibility of an Assault Rifle spraying across. Like we were a peanut gallery or a shooting gallery at a carnival i remember hollering veronica, get down, get down she was such a target. Reporter on thursday, these members will likely be both viewers and part of the story. What we think will be shown to the American People is that we ducked into the elevator, and its 30 seconds until these rioters are in the hallway reporter the committees final hearings to spotlight the minutebyminute accounting of the 6th, juxtaposed with Donald Trumps hours of inaction to stop it. Thats likely their last hearing, though they wont say for certain with the investigation still active for those who experienced the 6th, the conversation often centers on the violence of that day and the loss on a personal level, yes but also for the country in its ability to trust its foundational democratic principles, like a peaceful transfer of power be upheld. These hearings now provide the possibility of reclaiming some of that. We are getting something back, which is something we hav. It been clamoring for for the last six years. Which is the truth its made me far more determined to fight for our democracy in a way like never before reporter and when the fight gets too much to bear alone i dont know what i would do without my colleagues who lived through it we are lucky. We did it together. We are lucky. If you suffered that trauma alone, you dont know how to share it and so for us to be able to share it and we are forever bonded, no matter where our group paths take us, we will be forever bonded by that difficult day and the good people were here. For the news, im ali vitali. Former Trump White House adviser, Peter Navarro rejecting a plea deal offer in his criminal contempt of Congress Case the Justice Departments proposed deal would have required navarro to testify to the january 6th committee. Navarro was a central figure in former President Trumps efforts to overturn the election he has openly admitted that he helped devise a strategy dubbe the green bay sweep, which involved republican members of congress dragging out the certification of joe bidens victory on january 6th and pressuring Vice President pence to block it. But he refused to comply with the january 6th committees subpoena, and a federal grand jury indicted him last month navarro has pleaded not guilty and insists he doesnt need to comply with the committee because of executive privilege he is facing up to two years behind bars. The next january 6th hearing set for thursday, july 21st at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Chairman thompson said its the last one the committee has planned at this point. We will be showing the whole thing live right here after the news on cnbc delia owens published the hit novel where the crawdads sing four years ago its about a young woman accused of murder. The book has broken bestseller records, and today it hits the silver screen. But for owens, art now imitating life the author now reportedly wanted for questioning about a reallife deadly shooting from the 90s. Nbcs joe fryer has the story. Sometimes i feel so invisible. I wonder if im here at all. You are. Reporter jumping from the page to the screen, where the crawdads sing is a highly anticipated film based on the bestselling novel a marsh girl. She killed him its a fictional story about a murder in North Carolina in the 1960s, but in real life, author delia owens is facing questions about a deadly shooting in africa in the 90s editor and chief of the Atlantic Jeffrey goldberg first reported that owens is wanted for questioning in the shooting. I have spoken with many leaders of the criminal Investigation Department of the Zambia National police, and they are very, very eager to speak to delia owens. Reporter in the mid90s, delia and her husband mark ran a Conservation Center in zambia, protecting elephants from poachers 1996, they were the subject of an abc documentary called deadly game where one scene shows an alleged poacher being fatally shot nbc news has not reviewed the documentary, and the victim is not identified neither is the shooter, a mystery that was never solved. Zambian authorities dont believe delia was directly involved in the murder or the disposal of the body delia told me pointblank they knew nothing of this murder and they have absolutely nothing to do with it reporter years later in 2018, delia was in the spotlight again, this time for the success of her debut novel where the crawdads sing has sold more than 12 million copies and just spent its 166th week on the New York Times best sellers list, setting the record for holding the number one spot longer than any other novel. Which i just love this book reporter Reese Witherspoon chose it for her book club and then produced the movie, which has a starstudded premier this week and features a title song by taylor swift. Every creature does what it must to survive. Reporter the movie, about a young woman accused of a fictional murder, written by an author still wanted for questioning in an actual case thats more than a quarter century old. For the news, im joe fryer. Nbc news reached out to delia and mark owens abc news and zambian officials for comment, but we havent heard back in media reports, mark owens, through his lawyer, has denied any involvement or wrong doing in the zambia shooting new details on the shooting of Jayland Walker. A medical examiner in ohio releasing the official autopsy report, the results of which reveal how many times he was shot and where plus wnba star Brittney Griner back in a Russian Court today. Her defense team handing over new documents. But will they influence the trial . Wanna help kids get their homework done . Well, an Internet Connections a good start. But kids also need computers. And sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. So why not Hook Community centers up with wifi . For kids like us, and all the Amazing Things were gonna learn. Through projectup, comcast is committing 1 billion so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. Wanna help kids get their homework done . Well, an Internet Connections a good start. But kids also need computers. And sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. So why not Hook Community centers up with wifi . For kids like us, and all the Amazing Things were gonna learn. Through projectup, comcast is committing 1 billion so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. Police in akron, ohio, shot 25yearold black man Jayland Walker 46 times as he tried to run from officers during a traffic stop last month. Thats according to an autopsy report the medical Examiners Office released today. Warning, this video were about to show you is graphic and you may find it disturbing the medical examiner said it was impossible to determine exactly how many shots cops fired or which bullet actually killed walker he suffered several injuries, including to his heart, lungs and arteries the toxicology report didnt find any signs of alcohol or drugs in walkers system. Jayland walkers death was due to blood loss from his internal injuries. The cause of death ruling was multiple gunshot wounds. The manner of death was ruled homicide, shot by others our ruling of homicide is a medical ruling, meaning death at the hands of another, and is not a legal conclusion the report comes just days after walkers funeral the naacp now asking the Justice Department to open an investigation into the shooting. Authorities say walker fired a gun inside his car as officers tried to make the traffic stop but they say he was not armed when cops shot him. Crime in San Francisco continuing to get worse. So far this year rape, robbery, assault and theft are all up year over year that from the San Francisco police department. The former progressive District Attorney, chesa boudin ended cash bail, promised to hold Police Accountable and sought to lower the prison population. Voters appeared to reject his approach they ousted him early last month in a recall election last week london breed appointed Brooke Jenkins to take his place. In an exclusive interview, yasmin korum sat down with mayor breed to discuss that appointment and what she plans to do about crime in San Francisco. Whats happening on our streets is unacceptable. Reporter San Francisco mayor london breed says shes had enough and this is why. My little partner is out here, youre not safe. Reporter children getting off of their school bus, forced to dodge scenes like this on their way home. The fact that kids have to experience that is heart breaking this is what these kids and these families have been dealing with far too long, and we have to do something about it. Reporter it seems like this and this, smashandgrabs and random robberies that have plagued the city and led to voters recalling progressive d. A. Chesa boudin. He was seen as soft on crime her handpicked replacement, Brooke Jenkins, will change that. What im looking for is someone who will look at each of the crimes, listen to the victims and hold the perpetrators accountable. Reporter accountability while still embracing progressive policies. Also looking at what the perpetrator needs. Because even after theyre held accountable, when they reenter society, how do we make sure that those crimes arent repeated how do we make sure that we support them to ensure that our city is safe District Attorney Brooke Jenkins will bring to the table a clear understanding of how to make good decisions around these individual cases. Reporter breed says part of the solution will also come from her new 14 billion budget 700 million will go to Police Protection just this year. And while robberies, assault and arson have all still continued to rise in the week since the appointment of the new d. A. , San Franciscos mayor is confident a turnaround is already under way. What do the next two years look like . Weve got work to do. We want to get the city back to a better place, but we are starting to rebound and people are starting to return to our city theyre discovering what San Francisco truly is for thems themselves. Reporter mayor breed told me since the start of covid, the citys unsheltered homeless has actually declined by 15 as someone who lives here, i have to tell you this is something we see every single day. Its really part of the fabric of living here still, theres hope in the city that between mayor breed and the new d. A. , there will be some progress kelly. Yasmin, thanks. An update now on basketball star Brittney Griners drug trial in russia. Her defense team told the court today u. S. Doctors prescribed her medical cannabis to treat severe chronic pain. Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges last week. She said she accidentally had Vape Oil Cartridges in her luggage when Police Arrested her at an airport near moscow back in february. If convicted, griner could face up to ten years in a russian prison today her attorneys gave about 20 character references from different charities and sports organizations. They also turned over the players recent drug test results, all of them negative. The court adjourned the trial for 11 days after griners defense team asked for more time to prepare. Two months ago we told you about adam israel, a man from new york who collects letters from people around the country and hand delivers them to ukrainian refugees in poland well, his story caught the attention of the new york yankees. This week they honored him during their Hope Week Initiative which shines a spotlight on inspiring individuals. Heres cnbcs andrea day. Reporter a once in a lifetime moment. Thank you, adam. Reporter adam throwing the ceremonial first pitch at yankees stadium. There you go, man. Reporter the amazing opportunity, only a small part of a memorable day honoring adam israel for his efforts in helping ukrainian refugees. We are here to honor adam hes our honoree. Reporter adam and his closest family and friends were greeted by some players at a ukrainian restaurant here in manhattan. After hearing stories from ukrainian refugees, the ballplayers wrote their own letters of support for adam to deliver. In those letters, heartfet words. I let them know that the letter was reaching them from new york city and people here in our city and on our team are thinking about them and theyre not forgotten. Reporter along with a letter the yankees delivered a big surprise. Were making a 10,000 contribution to the giving circle. Seeing a 10,000 check, especially one from the new york yankees, again, not only does it have the monetary value, but just seeing the yankee logo and being able to share that with some of the refugees we work with is going to be really special. I am so amazed of everything adam is doing. He is a great man. Reporter over at yankees stadium, more letter writing fans showing their support for displaced ukrainians. It was really special to be honored by the yankees, but it was even better to keep a spotlight on whats going on in ukraine, to show them that an organization like the new york yankees, you know, is thinking about them and helping them and cares about them. Reporter knocking it out of the park for a good cause. For the news, im andrea day prenups are getting more popular, and not just to protect your money next, the new issues being hammered out before people say i do. A home engulfed in flames. Children trapped inside. Coming up, the story of how one man ran back into those flames again and again to pull them all to safety. Wanna help kids get their homework done . Well, an Internet Connections a good start. But kids also need computers. And sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. So why not Hook Community centers up with wifi . For kids like us, and all the Amazing Things were gonna learn. Through projectup, comcast is committing 1 billion so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. Prenups arent just for rich people anymore thats the headline from a piece published this week in the new yorker magazine in fact data shows prenups are starting to become more popular. According to a recently harris poll for the new yorker, 15 of americans married or engaged reported signing a prenup. Thats up from just 3 in 2010 and that number expected to go even higher as the next generation starts tying the knot according to the poll, 42 of adults support prenups and 35 of unmarried people say theyre likely to sign one in the future the new yorker reports younger people are opting for prenups not necessarily to protect their wealth but to protect their partner from things like student debt and financial disagreements down the line. Elizabeth carter now attorney of law professor at lsu elizabeth, just to be clear, are these prenups only to address divorce or are they being used almost to set the terms of marriages . So theyre being used for both all marriages must end, and its up to you how your marriage ends, either death or divorce. Most prenups are going to address issues at both death and divorce. Digest that happy thought so lets talk about how most states say if you dont sign a prenup, you might get more in a divorce settlement, but you could also be liable for your partners debt is that right . Thats right. And you dont necessarily get more at divorce just because you dont have a prenup. A prenup simply says we want to agree what is fair to the two of us instead of relying on our state legislature or some judge to make that decision. So if your partner passes away, for instance, your prenup states, the debt doesnt go to you, who does it go to so it depends on the state. But generally speaking you can write a prenup so that each Party Remains responsible for their individual debts and if you die owing debt, so be it theres no one to collect the money from once youre dead. Basically your krecreditors are sort of left on the hook. Do you think that this in a way is filling the void of awareness where people should be writing, for instance, wills or living wills, these kinds of documents, but the prenup is just more of a known thing so its really both i think that everyone that gets married should have a prenup and everyone should have a will. They really serve different functions. A will wont protect you or your loved ones from debts in the same way that a prenup can its marriage that sort of creates that debt liability. I dont know if i would have gone to the altar if i had to sign a prenup. This is a difficult issue for people theres still a stigma. Theres a huge stigma but the thing to remember is that theres no law that says your prenuptial agreement must be unfair. When you start to learn what the law really is, you discover that there are a lot of rules that are really unfair to you and to your spouse. They ought to be the case that theres no stigma attached with the two of you sitting down and deciding whats fair for the two of you and if you cant talk about finances before marriage, its not going to get any better during marriage. That is true. Elizabeth carter, thanks. Thanks. A groundbreaking ceremony in washington for the site of a new gulf war memorial. Its known as the National Desert storm and Desert Shield memorial the openair design has features meant to resemble the sand dunes of the actual battleground 299 u. S. Soldiers died during the war. Congress approved the concept of the memorial back in 2014, but fundraising challenges and design revisions have delayed the progress once complete, it will be located near both the lincoln and Vietnam Veterans memorials it is scheduled to open by veterans day 2024. And a man in indiana hailed a hero after saving four young kids and a teenager from a burning home earlier this week 6yearold female and 22yearold male possibly inside thats everybody. That is nick bostic, carrying a 6yearold girl who was in the house fire before firefighters arrived on scene, police say he had already saved four other kids from the home he saw the fire as he was driving by the house he ran in and saved four of the kids from upstairs the oldest, 18 and the youngest just 1 year old. When he found out the 6yearold child was still in the home, he said he rushed back in to save her and found her downstairs, only because he heard her crying he took the girl upstairs and punched a window to get out. The girls leg got stuck in a string on the windows blinds he told police he had to calm himself down before untangling her and jumping from the window. Youre okay, baby youre okay. Youre okay. Here. Thats a picture there of bostic and his wounds. Hes home from the hospital now but police say he did get seriously injured during the rescue the 6yearold was miraculously mostly uninjured emergency officials bflew him t a hospital for smoke inhalation and a cut to one of his arms the citys mayor recognizing him for his bravery and a local summer Baseball Team set to honor him at a game next month and maybe the new york yankees could be the next. What an incredible story. 40 seconds left on a race to the finish President Biden says he confronted Saudi Crown Prince muhammed bin salman about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi during his controversial trip to saudi arabia. Senator joe manchin has torpedoed his partys plan to combat Climate Change. After months of negotiations, the democrat from West Virginia says he wont support climate funding or raising taxes on businesses and the wealthy its a crushing blow for the president s domestic agenda. And the secret service under intense scrutiny for deleting Text Messages from january 6th and the day before the capitol riot and now you know the news of and now you know the news of this fda j narrator in this episode of american greed. Marc dreier. Highpowered lawyer. You can smell the money, and thats why the clients come here. Narrator . Bon vivant. When marc stepped into a party, marc was there to party. Narrator . Con man. You have a guy whos actually pretending to be other people. Narrator he steals more than 700 million from hedge funds. They were vast pots of money with billions and millions, you know, overflowing the sides. Narrator . Because thats where the money is. This was a man who had always felt deeply empowered, that this type of succeswahi