Top Story with Tom Llamas - Friday, February 27, 2026

Episode Date: February 28, 2026

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Tonight, Bill Clinton's history-making deposition, the former president questioned over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. That dramatic testimony, Clinton saying he, in his words, saw nothing and did nothing wrong during his time with Epstein. How he responded when asked about this hot tub photo and whether he visited Epstein's island. Also tonight, our exclusive reporting how President Trump criticized FBI director Cash Patel for this video of him partying with the U.S. men's hockey team. Plus, what the president said about what he described as a friendly takeover of Cuba. The first on-camera interview with the family of Renee Good, what they want the world to know about their daughter. And we asked them if the Trump administration has reached out since her death. Could this security video take a look bring investigators closer to finding Nancy Guthrie?

Our team times out the drive. Could it have been caught on this camera after the abduction? Plus, the man arrested outside Nancy's home. The deadly tram crash, terrifying video of this tram, look at this, suddenly derailing and then slamming into that building in Milan. What went wrong? Tackling, Lino Messi, jarring video of a fan storming the field, taking the soccer star down. How did he manage to get so close? Then rapper Megan the Stallion making her Broadway debut, the history-making role she'll be stepping into. Plus, the Pentagon Showdown with an AI giant, the fight over using the tech to potentially kill.

people without humans making most of the decisions in real time. Top story starts right now. Good evening. I'm Hallie Jackson in for Tom tonight, and we begin tonight with the historic moment for former President Bill Clinton. Questioned by lawmakers today over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This is a big deal. It is the first time that a sitting or former president has testified in front of members of Congress in more than 40 years. The former president questioned by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee for something like six plus hours today. And it was closed to the public, but the former president posted his opening remarks online, saying in part, I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong. Clinton, under renewed scrutiny, for pictures like the ones you're looking at here, that appeared in the Epstein files, showing him on a plane, in a hot tub with somebody whose face is redacted alongside the disgraced financier, the convicted sex offender.

Important to note, simply being in the files does not imply wrongdoing. It comes just a day after his wife, the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also tested. testified, saying afterward to reporters, she never knew Epstein. Now, neither Clinton has been charged with any crime. Ryan Nobles is on the ground near the Clinton home in Chappaqua. He leads us off tonight. Tonight, former President Bill Clinton, under oath, taking direct questions about his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton opened the hearing by making it clear he was not aware of any of the late financier's criminal activity. I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn't do, Clinton said, I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong.

Clinton was pressed by both Republicans and Democrats about the many times he appears in the Epstein files, including this photo taken of the former president in a hot tub. Clinton telling the committee he did not know the woman he was pictured with and he did not have sex with her, that according to a person inside the room for the deposition, who also said Clinton insisted repeatedly that he did not visit Epstein's island. You had some very direct and pointed questions for the president. Yeah, we weren't letting him off the hook in any way. We were asking him very specific questions, very hard questions.

And to his credit, he's been answering every single one of them. Clinton has denied any wrongdoing and has never been accused of any crimes related to Epstein. President Clinton, as of right now, is cooperative and answering all of our questions. Clinton also asked about President Trump. The president went on to say that the president, Trump has never said anything to me to make me think he was involved and he meant with Epstein. But Democrats say Clinton described a conversation he had with Trump, where he said he ended his relationship with Epstein over a bad land deal. President weighing in again today on Clinton's

deposition. I don't like seeing him deposed, but they certainly went after me a lot more than that. Ryan is joining us now live from New York. And Ryan, obviously, incredibly high interest in these depositions, the tone, the questioning, et cetera. We're going to see it on video. When do we expect those videos to come out? Well, it's a bit more of a complicated process than you might think, Hallie. There's only one person who runs the video department for the House Oversight Committee. They were responsible for videotaping both depositions for Secretary Clinton and for President Clinton. They now have to go through every single minute of both depositions to make sure everything is

accurate and can be released to the public before it is something that can be distributed widely. But the committee said that they are committed to getting it out as soon as possible, and it's very likely that we'll see it as soon as early as next week. Hally. And worth noting, Ryan, the Clintons wanted that public initially, originally anyway. Ryan Nobles, thank you very much. Let me bring in Susan Page now, the Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today. She has been covering the White House for decades. Susan, we are so glad to have you with us. It's good to see it. Hey, Halley, it's great to be with you. So you've covered the Clintons for a long time, other presidents, too. And this is a moment. I mean, just take a step back, 30,000 feet. Very, very rare to see a former president take questions from anybody in the legislative branch like this.

Yes, to take questions against his will. He didn't want to be here. We've had presidents testify before, but in a more voluntary way. But of course, President Clinton has been breaking these kind of precedents. Through his political life, you remember during his second term in office, he became the first sitting president to testify. before a grand jury that was in the Paula Jones case. So this is a president and also a former Secretary of State with a lot of experience of being in just these kinds of forums. You know, we heard from Congresswoman Nancy May. She's on the House Oversight Committee. We saw her up there in Chappaquin. She said that the former president did try to answer every question asked

even when his attorney told him not to. You know, we've got to kind of see what comes out. He was clearly asked about some of these moments, asked about, as we mentioned, that hot tub picture, for example, asked about any visit to Epstein Island. What are you going to be looking for once those transcripts and video is released? Well, let's see what he acknowledges and what he doesn't. One of the things we've seen in the past when President Clinton has been questioned about difficult issues is that he is very lawyer-like.

He really has prepared. He understands what it is he needs to acknowledge. But he also tries to turn on some charm. You know, we had even the chairman of the committee come out and say he had that. Southern charm. So he can be kind of discursive. And I'll be interested if, just how his personality comes through that. That's in some contrast to Hillary Clinton, who tends to be pretty crisp and disciplined when she's questioned. It also, like, I wonder if you are having an echo of a moment when we heard, you know, another incredibly high profile moment from former

President Clinton, and that was obviously everything related to Monica Lewinsky. It led to his impeachment. Of course, he was ultimately acquitted, et cetera. But give me your your sense of how much sort of the past may be either weighing on him or at least, as I said, kind of an echo of today. You know, there are really two, when you look at President Clinton's legacy, there are two sides to it. There's one of a two-term president. He really got the Democratic Party back in the game at a point when they were having trouble winning the presidency. And yet he is, I think, constantly been dogged by controversies and scandals and questions back to his first presidential campaign when he faced questions about marital infirmative.

and whether he had dodged the draft. And so you can really see two presidents, Clintons, and you can see supporters of him point to his record as president and opponents of him pointing to questions about his personal behavior. You know, I mentioned this with Ryan, Susan, but I think it's really worth sort of highlighting here. There was a bit of a to-do, if you will, over whether this testimony would be public, live, released to the public,

whether it would be behind closed doors. Obviously, the Clintons faced a potential contempt of Congress vote. If they hadn't gone through with this, why do you think they wanted this to be public? I mean, they talked about this, in their view, being somewhat political. They did not want the Republicans to cherry pick what got put out. If they didn't want to testify, they didn't have a choice really once some Democrats joined with Republicans to seek a contempt citation. But if they were going to testify, they wanted every word they said. said to be released. And I think it's good for all of us, good for journalism, good for Americans,

good for voters, that they're going to release both of these videos so that Americans can look at them and see what they think. Susan Page, we're so glad to have you with us tonight. Thank you very much for being with us. Also tonight to an NBC News exclusive report, President Trump expressing his disappointment in FBI director Cash Patel over his behavior at the Winter Olympics, according to a person familiar with the matter. You remember this, Patel facing scrutiny for that locker room celebration with the U.S. men's hockey team after they won the gold medal. I want to bring on our Gabe Gutierrez, who has more on this reporting. This is a Cash Patel call your office kind of moment, huh? Yeah, no kidding, Hallie. You know, this is all related, as you suggested, to that video of

F. FBI director Patel, partying in that locker room with the U.S. men's hockey theme, including chugging beer after they won gold. Now, President Trump told Patel he was disappointed in his behavior. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. Now, the president, who does not drink, said he was also unhappy with Patel's use of government aircraft for the trip. The FBI declined to comment. Patel previously said, Halley, that he was in Italy for official meetings with Italian law enforcement and that the hockey team invited him to celebrate. An FBI spokesperson said that Patel would reimburse any personal expenses.

Meanwhile, the White House tells us the president has full confidence in his administration, touting falling crime rates, Halley. You know, there's that piece of it, sort of the fallout, the aftermath of Milan. There's also this new development as we've been keeping an eye on what's happening down in the Caribbean, in Cuba, for example. And you asked President Trump about that, made a lot of news here. Let's listen to someone what he had to say. The Cuban government is talking with us. They're in a big deal of trouble, as you know.

They have no money. They have no anything right now. But they're talking with us, and maybe we'll have a friendly takeover. Gabe, what is a friendly takeover? That is a huge question, Halley. But it is further than he has, you know, those are strongest comments so far when it comes to Cuba. You remember previously he said that, yes, it was a failed nation. He said that Cuba was likely to fall, but he never used the word takeover when it came to Havana.

Now, I had asked him the question about that incident earlier this week where six people were injured, four people were killed, according to the Cuban government, including one American killed, U.S. citizen killed, and another one injured and is currently recovering. That deadly incident off the coast of Cuba, where that alleged firefight, I asked the president about all of that and whether he believed the Cuban government's version of events. He did not directly answer that question. He just pivoted to the answer you just heard. Then he also added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was having high-level talks with the Cuban government. He also made some news on Iran as there is this threat pending from him that he may potentially strike Iran.

He's not thrilled with how talks have gone in Geneva, right? No, he's not. And it stands in contrast to what the mediator, for example, Amman's foreign minister who met with Vice President J.D. Van said today, who said that essentially peace was in sight. Well, the president didn't appear to echo that sentiment. He said he was not happy with how these nuclear negotiations have gone. He says that in a series of appearances today that the Iranians keep asking for some type of nuclear enrichment. He doesn't want that.

And he says that Iran still has not said what he considers to be the magic words, that they will not pursue a nuclear weapon. So, of course, tensions remain high in the region. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has said that any employees, if they want to leave, they should leave immediately. Of course, the president has not yet made a decision on any military. action in Iran, but the region, as I said, is on itch. Certainly as Gabe Gutierrez live for us there on the North Lawn after a busy afternoon and evening, Gabe, thanks. To a dramatic day in Georgia now in court, the father of a school shooter facing charges

for allegedly giving his son the gun, taking the stand in his own defense. Aaron Gilchrist is there. Tonight, Colin Gray telling a Georgia jury he saw no warning signs his son Colt was capable of a mass shooting. You know, he's a good kid. But prosecutors say Colin Gray knew Colt had extensive history of anger and violence, and that he was negligent when he gave his 14-year-old son the AR-style rifle investigators say was used in the 2024 shooting at Appalachie High School. Gray said today the gun was meant for hunting and that he taught his son to be responsible with it.

We didn't have him in a safe, but I'm telling you that he, he's a gun. He had a healthy respect for weapons. Gray also asked about these photos of his son's bedroom wall, showing the gunman convicted in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. I didn't see the shrine at any point in time in Colt's room. His testimony comes a day after prosecutors played these videos. They say show Colt Gray walking through the school with the rifle wrapped in poster board. Gray sobbing as video prosecutors.

say shows Colt shooting and killing two students and two teachers played in court. Today, prosecutors zeroing in on inconsistencies in Gray's interviews and his failure to get his son help for behavioral and mental health issues. I believe he needed more than anger management at that point. But you didn't make it happen? Not that day, no, sir. And Colt still has access to that rifle. He does. Aaron Gilchurch is joining us now from outside. that courthouse in Georgia. So, Aaron, defense wrapping up today sounds like the jury could get the case as soon as Monday. Yeah, you're absolutely right. The defense and the prosecution actually went a little longer today than they were expected to go in this direct examination and then cross

examination of Colin Gray. The prosecutor spent more than three hours grilling him with questions throughout the afternoon today. That's after his attorneys questioned him for several hours this morning as well. It looks like Monday afternoon we could hear closing arguments from attorneys in this case. And then the jury would get the case at that point. Remember, this is after nine days of testimony, 10, if you include Colin Gray himself. More than 60 witnesses testified. There were many pieces of surveillance video from the school, as you saw in our piece there, and all these witnesses, including students who were shot and students who witnessed the shooting that happened at Appalachie High School. The jury is going to have to consider all of that

evidence when they look at the 29 charges that Colin Gray is facing. Two counts of second-degree murder of a child for the two students who were killed, as well as 20 counts of child cruelty, Halley. These are all counts that have to be where Gray would have to be found guilty in order for the charges like second-degree murder to be considered for him to be found guilty on those charges as well. Yeah, Aaron, it's just, it's such a high-profile trial. There's going to be a lot of people watching for that verdict, possibly next week. Aaron Gilchrist, thank you very much. To the major fight now erupting tonight between the government and one of the most important AI companies in the world.

At issue, whether the Pentagon can use Anthropics tech to carry out deadly strikes on its own, meaning a computer making more of the key decisions on who lives and who dies. Tom Costello explains. President Trump didn't wait for the 5 p.m. deadline to pass, announcing at 3.47 p.m., he's cutting off AI giant anthropic, posting on Truth Social.

The United States of America will never allow a radical left woke company to dictate how our great military fights and wins wars. I am directing every federal agency in the United States government to immediately cease all use of anthropics technology. That move after Anthropics CEO Dario Amade refused an ultimatum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth to remove safeguards that would limit lawful use of its AI system called Claude. Amade insisting on protections to prevent Claude from being used for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons that would take humans out of the loop from selecting targets. Amadei writing, we believe AI can undermine rather than defend democratic values.

The Pentagon already widely uses Anthropic. Anthropic argues safeguards are essential because the law has not yet caught up with AI. Ultimately, this is an issue of trust between the American public and the military it supports and the company, in this case, Anthropic and the technology it possesses. In a memo, Anthropics' arch rival, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he's interested in a deal with the Pentagon, but we have long believed that AI should not be used for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. One other late development late today, Secretary Hague said posted on X that Anthropic is now a risk to national security, and any business that does business with the military cannot do business with Anthropic.

Halley? Tom Costello, thank you very much. We'll take you to Arizona now, where the search for Nancy Guthrie is getting close to an agonizing fifth week, with investigators pouring over thousands of hours of footage, including this new video showing a car near Nancy's home the night she was taken. So is it even feasible that car could have been involved? Are Liz Kreutz times it out? Tonight, investigators painstakingly going through the thousands of hours of footage amassed from Nancy Guthrie's neighborhood, including this video obtained by Fox News News.

which the Pima County Sheriff says is part of the investigation. How relevant it will be is not yet known. It was taken about two and a half miles from Nancy's home. But the timing of when the car went down the road appears to line up with the time Nancy disappeared. According to the timeline from the sheriff, Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker disconnected from her phone that was inside the home at 2.28 a.m. Fox News Digital says that that new ring camera footage was taken eight minutes later at 2.36 a.m. We did the drive between the two homes. You can see the. winding roads. This isn't the quickest way out of Nancy's neighborhood, but it does avoid the biggest intersections. All right, so it took us just over six minutes to get here. Obviously,

we don't know if that car was the abductors. And even if it was, we don't know what route they would have taken and how long it would have taken them to get out of the house. It's irrelevant lead, but you always got to work dead lead. Can you pick it up anywhere between there and a crime scene? That strengthens the case. Meanwhile, outside Nancy's home last night, this man identified as 34-year-old Antonio de Hesuz Pena Campos was arrested on misdemeanor DUI charges, according to the sheriff's office. Officials say it's not related to Nancy's case. And tonight, another post from Savannah with an important reminder that any tip can be anonymous. Please be the one that brings her home.

Let me bring in Liz, who's joining us now from Tucson. Can we pick up on that, what Savannah, our dear friend and colleague had posted this anonymous tip. People might be wondering, how does that work? Is it really anonymous? Is it really no questions asked? Yeah, Halley, experts we've talked to say when they say no questions asked, which they are in this case, they truly mean it. And they say that how it works is if you want to submit an anonymous tip, you can do it in three ways. You can go online or by calling 1-800 call FBI and submit it to the FBI. If you don't feel comfortable calling law enforcement, you can also submit it

through crime stoppers. What will happen is that you will get a code or a pin number related to that tip and if your tip then ultimately qualifies for the reward, you will get alerted through that pin number on the portal. And then all you have to do is go to a neutral location that's decided upon, maybe a place like a post office, and you can pick up that reward likely in cash simply by just giving that pin number. You do not need to show an ID. Experts truly say nobody needs to know who you are, Hallie. Liz Kreutz, so many people, of course, in this building where you are around the country, hoping for a break in this case so much. Liz, thank you. We are all of us also following some big developments tonight on that blockbuster battle for Warner Brothers

discovery. Warner Brothers has now formally signed an agreement to be acquired by Paramount Skydance. That's just a day after Netflix backed away from this deal, which effectively closes the curtains for now on this heated Hollywood bidding war. Here's the if. If regulators sign off, that's still a big if. The merger would combine two of the oldest film studios and give Paramount the HBO Max streaming platform along with several cable channels, including CNN. That's one to watch. And tonight we are remembering the life of legendary singer and songwriter Neil Sedaka, who died today at the age of 86. We're taking a look back at the laughter in the rain he brought to so many. Here's Steve Patterson.

If you know, then I'll be blue because breaking up this hard to do. It's that silky, unmistakable Neil Sedaka sound. Catchy, clever, vital, the singer's lyrics and vocals gave voice to a generation of music. A Brooklyn native, at age nine, he started classical piano training at Juilliard in New York City. Strolling along country roads with my baby, it starts to rain. Rising to fame is a founding member of the tokens, but it was his partnership with Howard Greenfield that would cement his legendary status. The songwriting duo, selling more than 40 million records between 1959 and 1963.

Sedaka writing songs for legends, including Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. A career spanning six decades, including five Grammy nominations. I think the songs will outlive me. It's a form of immortality. Hi, I'm Neil Sedaka. This is my grandson, Michael Sedaka. Recently, he posted musical duets, with his grandson.

I beg of you. Don't say goodbye. His family remembering him tonight as a true rock and roll legend and an incredible human being who will be deeply missed. Steve Patterson, NBC News. So many people remembering him.

Still ahead tonight, the millionaire nursing home murder, the medical employee reportedly dressed in disguise, arrested in the killing, how police tracked him down. Foul on the feet. Field video of a fan tackling soccer star Lino Messi during a game. So where was security?

Plus, some pretty wild monkey business, an ape, lunging at visitors. Look at that. Cracking the glass in the Memphis Zoo. We'll tell you what happened next. Stay with us. Turning now to Puerto Rico in startling moments on the soccer field, superstar player Lino Messi grabbed by a fan who ran down onto the field, highlighting issues about security with the World Cup just months away. Here's George Solis. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has legions of fans. But Thursday night, some of those fans got too close for comfort, racing onto the field during the game. One fan tearing off his shirt, grabbing his arms around the famous player before being dragged to the ground by security. It happened Thursday in Puerto Rico during the final minutes of a friendly matchup between Messies' inner Miami and an Ecuadorian soccer club.

A handful of fans were able to get close to Messi, including a young fan who said he got his jersey sign. He didn't just make my day. He made my life, he said. Messi did not appear to be injured, standing up after the encounter. Puerto Rican police telling NBC News, while they were in attendance for support, their criminal code does not classify entering a playing field as a crime. Therefore, no arrests were made. It's not the first time something like this has happened.

During Messi's first start for Inner Miami, a fan invaded the field before being intercepted by security. And back in 2022, a shirtless fan made it to the superstar who signed his back before being taken down. Messi can be generous with fans, but seldom speaks with the American press. Pleasure to meet you. Tom sat down for a rare interview with the Argentinian superstar last October. Are you going to play in the World Cup? Well, the truth is, that's something extraordinary. Well, the truth is that, yes, it's something extraordinary to be able to be in a World Cup.

And I would like to be there, to feel well and to be an important part of helping my national team if I am there. And I'm going to assess that on a day-to-day basis. Inner Miami declined to comment about the incident. The team did go on to win the game with a messy converted penalty. With the FIFA World Cup about 100 days away, safety remains a paramount concern. Some host cities say they haven't gotten promised security funding yet. Another big question. Well, Messi himself make an appearance at the tournament.

Hallie? George Solis, thank you very much. Still to come tonight, the family of Renee Good, sitting down for their first on-camera interview, their emotional message to the officer who killed her. I prayed for him. You're praying for him? Tell me more.

Plus, their reaction to the protests sparked by Renee's death and the Moon Mission shake-up, the big overhaul at NASA, including a new timeline for the Artemis, program. But first, top story's top moment and the special performance from a young wedding singer, 12-year-old Gideon, putting on quite the show for his mom on her wedding day. Take a look at this. I mean, get that kid a recording contract. Are you kidding? He's amazing. His mom, Sarah, says the moment was made possible by Gideon's big sis, who taught him how to sing and inspired his love of

performing. Clip and save this. You're seeing that kid on Broadway in 10 years. Stay with us. We've got more top story on the way. We are back now with the latest security scare in the skies over Texas. The military apparently shooting down a Customs and Border Patrol drone with a laser earlier this week, according to a U.S. official familiar with the incident. That's just weeks after a separate incident that led to the shutdown of more airspace around El Paso. I want to bring in Ryan Chandler, who's got the latest from Texas. Ryan, what happened here?

Well, so, Hallie, our best assessment is that there's the official story that we heard this morning from the Pentagon and from the other agencies involved here, the FAA and border protection. And then there's a more full version of the story that we've been learning through sources to NBC News throughout the day. Here's what we're learning. The latest information says that, yes, a customs and border protection, they flew a drone into military airspace near Fort Hancock, Texas, a very isolated area about an hour south of El Paso right on the border there. But they didn't tell anybody that they were doing this. So the Pentagon moves to shoot it down, and it's only after they assess the damage on the ground,

that they realized that they had essentially targeted some of their own infrastructure. An interesting part here, Halley, they say that the Pentagon says that proper protocols were followed before the laser system was used. So the question remains, and I'm sure we'll hear this from oversight on Capitol Hill, is was proper protocol followed during the use of that laser? You would assume the fact that it targeted American property, maybe not, but certainly a lot of questions for Congress that are already coming out tonight, Halley. People may be hearing this and going, well, wait a second,

wasn't there just another thing about a drone getting shot down around Texas? This is all separate, right? That was Border Patrol shooting down what they thought was a Mexican cartel drone, turned out to be a party balloon, and the airspace around this airport was temporarily shut down after a big controversy then reopened. Right, a very separate incident. But the question remains, is it tied to a, pattern of miscommunication or errors with interagency work between the Pentagon Border Patrol

and crucially FAA, which took the abrupt and immediate action to close airspace out of an abundance of caution to protect commercial air travel. The impact to air travel, though, is not comparable in this case, though. In El Paso, we thought that was going to be a major issue. Here, there wasn't even a civilian airport in the area that was closed. So fortunately, while certainly a lot of questions, remain in this instance, it could have been a lot worse, Hallie. Ryan Chandler, thank you very much for that live for us in Texas. The top story's news feed now at an update on the measles outbreaks across the country. New CDC data shows the U.S. has recorded about 1,100 cases so far this year,

with outbreaks in more than half of all states. Here's why it matters. In all of last year, in all of 2025, the U.S. reported about 2,200 measles cases. So think about that. We're on track to top that number now by June. Health officials warn measles is one of the most contagious diseases. It can be especially dangerous in babies and very little kids. They say the best way to protect yourself is by getting a vaccine.

And NASA tonight announcing a huge overhaul to its Artemis Moon program. The goal of the changes to boost the number of missions before landing back on the moon. The plan also adds additional trips to the moon. NASA's administrator says the changes will help with safety and cut back on delays. And some dramatic new video of an ape, smashing the glass of its enclosure at the Memphis Zoo. you got to see this. The laughter turning to yelling there as the ape leaps into the glass pain there, it cracks it as people filmed from the other side.

Zoo officials say the animal never made it through, nobody was heard. We're told that this whole habitat area is closed while crews fix it up. And some big news tonight from Broadway. Megan, the stallion, is set to make history when she makes her on-stage debut in Moulon Rouge. Starting next month, Megan, three times. Grammy winner. She's going to take over as the iconic nightclub owner, making her the first female identifying star to play that role. Megan will only be in it for eight weeks, but Mulan Rouge is also teasing that the show might include some of Megan's own music, so that'll be

interesting to watch. Much more news to get to tonight, including now the disturbing murder of a millionaire philanthropist at a senior living facility in Maryland. Police arresting an employee who worked there, alleging that he planned the killing for a month. Emily Aketa has more on the tip from his co-workers that led police to the suspect. This surveillance video showing a person in a plaid jacket, wig, and face covering helped lead police this week to 22-year-old Marquise James, now facing numerous charges, including first-degree murder. Investigators in Maryland say James, a med tech at a senior living center, shot and killed one of its residents two weeks ago. Eighty-seven-year-old Robert Fuller Jr., a millionaire philanthropist. We do not have a good sense of

of why he shot and killed Mr. Mr. Fuller. Upon speaking with him, he said their relationship was was very good and he would never, he would never have hurt Mr. Mr. Fuller. But prosecutors say James had been planning the killing for a month.

After police release surveillance video, court documents show staff members recognize the suspect's unusual gait, according to a tipster and believe James has worn a jacket matching the likeness on prior shifts. Investigators also linked the handgun from the murder on February 14th to a traffic stop on the 24th through shell casings. Police say James seen here shot at a state trooper before taking off. He was arrested later that day. Without a doubt, our Maryland state

trooper escaped an outcome that could have ended much differently. A defense attorney for James, who has not yet entered a plea, tells NBC news that James cooperated with police from the outset and will undergo a mental evaluation. While Fuller's loved ones tonight are reflecting on his life as a long-time attorney in Maine, Navy Reserve Officer, and author. If I can make it to 87 years old and have accomplished a small fraction of what he was able to do in his life, I'll feel I let it for life. As for where this investigation goes next, police say they're hopeful more people will come

forward to share insights on interactions with James, whether it be at work or in his personal life. They're also going to be looking at his electronic devices, according to police, to see who he has been in touch with, what he has been searching for, all to get hopefully an answer around that key question around why. They're trying to get a better understanding or on any possible motive here. Hally? Emily Aketa, thank you very much for that. To our interview now with the family of Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. DHS says that officer acted in self-defense when Good drove her car towards him. Tonight, Maggie Vespah sits down with her family for their first interview together.

The shooting death of Renee Good sparked protests and later helped prompt the shake-up of ice operations in Minneapolis. But tonight, her family tells us they still have not watched those videos of her final moments. Have you watched the moment? Renee was shot. I have not. I can't bring myself to do that. I think we've all intentionally just let that go. The most we've seen is when, you know, you don't have a choice and you're just something pops up and you see a split second

and you realize what it is. And I think all of us have been just pretty quickly not continuing to watch. You can't imagine how traumatizing that is, just like on your timeline. Yeah, all the time. I mean, you just, yeah, it's crazy how immediately and pervasive it was. The only thing I saw of that day was her son. saying, I'm not mad at you. And that was so or nay.

Those words to the officer. I'm not mad at you. And that was just her, you know. We spoke to her mother, Donna, father, Tim, and brothers, Brent and Luke. We want to share our Renee with you. Yeah. And with the people who have been so kind to us. Remembering her as a devoted mother with an infectious laugh, they tell us,

Good never mentioned concerns about immigration operations in her neighborhood or plans to monitor ICE. What did it feel like to get that phone call? It was disbelief for me at first. I didn't make any sense. I felt the overwhelming peace that God said, I've got Renee, and I'm going to walk with your family through this. You're not going to be alone. The Department of Homeland Security says Good had been blocking ICE officers and was ordered to get out of her car, but instead accelerated towards an ICE officer who DHS says fired in self-defense. They said she was ordered to get out, she hit the gas, she was driving toward an officer.

What do you make of that? I think they have their narrative. I think they have to support their narrative. And we'll just let that go and really get back to focusing on who we know to Renee. She was to our family. They hoped Good's death would bring calm to Minneapolis. Have you had any contact with the president or a member of his administration? No.

Would you want that? Would you welcome that? I would, I have no problem sitting down talking to anyone. So I'd be glad to talk about our family. to anybody in the administration? I think the kind of change we're wanting involves everybody having the conversation about what it looks like for people to be able to be safe in their own communities and for this kind of harm to not happen again, and so that entails everybody. And we also asked about ICE officer Jonathan Ross.

I prayed for him. You're praying for him? Tell me why. We all need prayer. The family telling us their message now. It is something needs to change and I believe things can change. We have to work hard at that. You believe things can change.

I think so. We have to, we have to, we can change and I think we should change and I think we will change if we work hard. We have to make a better path forward for all of us as a country, caring for each other as families, communities, fellow Americans across the board. The family of Renee Good met with us, their attorney present telling us they're weighing legal action, but they've made no decisions. Back to you. Our thanks to Maggie Vespa for that reporting. Coming up, the deadly crash in Milan, a tram carrying dozens of people. Look at this, barreling off the tracks, right into that building. So what went wrong? We are back now with a scary tram derailment in Milan, at least two people.

Look at this video here out of Italy. We're going to show it to you the moment that the tram swerves off the tracks. Right there, look at that. Off the tracks, slam. into that building right in the city center. Dozens of people ended up hurt. It happened right on the heels of the Winter Olympics and right in the thick of Milan's fashion week. I want to bring in Ralph Sanchez, who's been following all of this closely for us.

What do we know about what happened here, Raf, and any other word on the injuries or cause? Yeah, Hallie, so a really scary moment, as you said, it happened right in the heart of Milan. This is one of the main avenues in the city there. You see the number nine tram. It's going down the tracks. It's going at fairly high speed,

but everything seems to be fairly normal. And then all of a sudden, it just swerves violently, crosses over the road, it slams into that side of that building. And there is just scene of chaos that follows. One person killed aboard the tram. One person killed on the street, just in the wrong place at the wrong time as that tram went veering through.

Around 40 others injured. Thankfully, according to Italian authorities, none of those injuries appear to be life-threatening. Hallie. And then, Ralph, do we know, how this even happened in the first place? Yeah, Halley, so investigation's still underway, but the mayor is saying this appears to be human error

on the part of the driver. He was supposed to switch the tracks. It seems, according to the mayor, that he didn't do that. It isn't clear why. This is a fairly experienced driver, and he was only an hour into his shift. It's not like he was tired, working overtime.

So we will see how that investigation plays out, but the public transport company in Milan is saying they are now working with prosecutors to get to the bottom of this. The driver himself is in hospital, and it doesn't seem that he's been interviewed yet, but I'm sure he will be. Halie.

Ralph Sanchez, thanks for keeping us updated on that one. Staying overseas now with Top Story's Global Watch, starting with new deadly fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Both sides, launching attacks across their border overnight. That's leading Pakistan's defense minister to say the two countries are an open war. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers responded today, claiming they are now willing to negotiate.

All of it, after a Qatari-mediated ceasefire, ended the fighting late last year, but failed to produce any lasting peace. And reps from FIFA are now planning to head to Mexico to scope out potential security and transportation issues ahead of the World Cup. That is new today from the Mexican president, Claudia Scheimbaum. It comes as the country is facing growing pressure after violence and chaos this week when the Mexican army killed a powerful drug lord. FIFA's president says he has full confidence in Mexico hosting games for the World Cup. Remember, that's set to start in June. And we told you earlier this week about that really bad flooding in Bali. Well, you got to see what some people there captured here.

This site slithering through the streets. Look at this. A huge snake cruising its way through the water. Yikes. We don't know exactly how big it is. It's certainly not tiny. Again, spotted after the Indonesian island got hit with a ton of rain, which caused severe floods. And when we come back, everything you can binge watch and listen to this weekend.

and Scrubs is back after 16 years with a new cast, plus some very familiar faces, and the new documentary following icon Paul McCartney after the Beatles breakup, plus Bruno Mars out with new music. Stay with us. We are back now with Bingeworthy, our look at the best things to watch and listen to this weekend. And joining us tonight is NBC News Entertainment contributor

and CEO of top viewers. Chris Witherspoon, Chris, so glad to have you back. Hello. Great to be here. So, close to my millennial heart, is scrubs. Okay, old school, it's back. It's been off the air for 16 years. They're all back now for season 10, and the first episode is streaming now on Hulu. Here's a clip. Those interns need somebody to do for them what I did for you. Hey, you can do this. And she's going to nick that artery.

No, she's not. Is it on my face? No. And more drama in three, two, one. This job is really rough. We do the most good we can in a single shift. I don't know how we do. We'll figure it out. It's going to be patient. You can't do this on your own. Okay, Chris. You think America's ready for the return of scrubs? They're ready.

It's number one right now on Disney and ABC. People are loving it, and it's kind of groundbreaking, Howie. This show took a 16-year hiatus. This is not a reboot. It is the 10th season. So they took 16 years off between season 9 and season 10. Zach Braff, Donald Faison. They're all back.

And people are really loving it. And what's kind of cool, Hallie, is this show's being reintroduced to a younger generation. I'm with you. I love the show back in the day, but his young generation is clearly loving it. Somebody else that everybody loves, generationally agnostic is Sterling K. Brown. He's back now, right? Paradise, Hulu. It's back for season two. Here's that. I spent the last three years around the Brown Vunker. Wow, so it's real? Yeah, it's real. What's it like? It's like before, only creepier. The longer we were down there, the more the scenes began the show.

This bunker, there's something that nobody knows about. Something dangerous. Chris, my blood pressure is like rising. I'm like, I'm tense. This is so good. And Halley, it's not a political thriller. It's that, but it's also a post-apocalyptic thriller. So it's about, you know, this person.

I want to give too much away. But you think that it's like this world, but it's really a bunker they were living in in the first season. Now Stone and Kay Brown's character is going outside. in the bunker, he's looking for his wife. The Emmy voters love this show. He got nominated last year. And the season two looks like it might be the one.

It might be the one to put him over the top. Okay, let's talk. We did some shows. Let's talk movies. This new action thriller. It's out on Prime Video. It's called The Bluff. Here that is. Bloody, I'm told you have a beautiful new family.

They know who you really are. I'm still your mother, and I will do anything in my power to protect you. Look away. How are you so good at killing people? Your father didn't marry me for my cooking. It's you those men are looking for them. Let them look. Again, drama, thrilling, high blood pressure, all of the above.

All the things, lots of action. And Priyanka Jonas Chopra. This is her. She is kicking butt. She's taking name. She plays a woman named Bloody Mary, who's a pirate, who basically goes and lives her best life as a mom. and someone who, from her past, comes looking for her, she has to defend herself.

Priyanka said that she gets a lot of bruises, or she has a lot of bruises and scars to prove that she actually really fought in this movie. Most of those scenes are really her. And she's just incredible in the action realm. If you love this movie, go watch Citadel. It's also on Prime Video. It's the series she did a few years ago. Season 2 will come out later on this year.

It's incredible. I love that, though. She's doing her own thing, right? She's putting her body on the line for the role. And we don't see female-led pirate movies that often. This is like an anomaly. Such a good point. Something else that everybody, I will tell you like a lot in my sort of algorithm is Bridgeton.

Season four, part two, it's out on Netflix. It feels like everybody was looking forward to this, and everybody has their own take on it. Here's a little clip. When do you stop to think about me? Every moment of every day, I cannot love a maid. And yet, you have taken possession of me. Four beings from opposing worlds. The desire is not the problem, but the world itself.

You've convinced yourself that she is reason enough to risk everything. Are you watching, Chris? I am watching. I am so watching. And people, you know, listen, they put the first four episodes out in January, and we've been waiting for the back end of season four. So now the back end is finally here, the final four episodes. And this season is all about the youngest Bridgeton's son named Benedict

and his love, his romance with this young lady who's actually amazing. so it's kind of like a Cinderella story, and we want to know how it ends. So I'll be spending this weekend, Halley, trying to figure that part out. Okay, binge-worthy, the very definition of it. There's a documentary that's interesting, too. And everybody knows the Beatles.

It's Paul McCartney, man on the run. It's available now on Prime Video, which follows his career, actually, post-Beatles. So after the breakup, let me play a little bit of that. If a form of new band, do you want to be in it? And she kind of, yeah. Okay, well, we've got two members. guarded wings from square one.

It's Paul McCartney of wings that was about trying to do something different. What am I doing singing with Paul McCartney? When did you first discover Linda could sing? I have to say, Chris, it feels like anything Beatles-related, anything that touches a beetle, whatever, like, there's a huge appetite for that. Holly, there is still Beatles mania. It is a real thing. And what I love is Paul McCartney is now, Sir Paul McCartney is now 83 years old. And he's really telling this story on his own terms.

People don't know after the Beatles broke up, he didn't want to write music again. He thought he was done. He went through a great depression. But he came out on the other side of this group called Wings. And it's really about, you know, reinventing himself this documentary and how this group kind of saved his career. And they had some hits along the way. Also, Linda, the love story of him and Linda, plays out beautifully in this documentary. Which you heard him talk about a little on that clip.

Somebody else who does a lot with music, sort of modern day, Bruno Mars. Hasn't had an album in about a decade. He's now out with one, and I think the first single is called Risk It All. Here it is. Feel good, right? And like every song. I mean, and this guy can actually sing. I love that he's actually belting out in these songs, and the song you put out last month I just might blew up the charts. This song is already number one on Spotify. And like you said, Hallie, it's been 10 years since we've had a solo Bruno Mars album and it feels like this one is officially popping. Can we talk about black pink for like one second? Of course we can. Let's go. New music video. New music video. Here's Go. Past a Black Pink video ever. I love to use hard-pressed in a sentence

I'm here for that. But we've not had a Black Pink album, Halley, since 2020. It's been about three years. This is actually a mini album, so it's not a full album, just five tracks, but we're here for it. This song has already blown up the charts,

and I feel like K-pop has officially become a thing. You know, it's like the K-pop era, not a moment in actual era, yes. Chris, you know when my daughter's in a summer camp that's literally about K-pop, it is fully, fully reached its moment. Is there an adult K-pop camp? I want to go.

Let's do it. Me and you are signing up. Chris, thank you so much. Appreciate you. Binge-worthy, all of it. And thanks to all of you for watching Top Story. I'm Hallie Jackson in Washington. Tom is back on Monday.

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