Top Story with Tom Llamas - Friday, September 6, 2024

Episode Date: September 7, 2024

Tonight's Top Story has the latest breaking news, political headlines, news from overseas and the best NBC News reporting from across the country and around the world.

tonight the significant legal victory for former president trump the judge in his hush money case delayed his sentencing until after the twenty twenty four election that ruling as trump went on the attack over the verdict in the eugene carroll sexual misconduct case the former president targeting women who accused him of assault years ago even going after his own lawyers his mad dashed from the courtroom to the campaign trail and where his legal cases now stand also breaking tonight the arrest just made over a plight to attack a Jewish center in New York City. What were learning about the man now in custody and the alleged plan to target Jews on the anniversary of the October 7th attack? The father charged in connection to the Georgia school shooting faces a judge. That parent and his son in court

after the team fatally shot teachers and students what it was like inside the courtroom with families of the victims just feet away. And the troubling reports that the father gifted his son an AR-15 style rifle even after the FBI interviewed him, about online threats. Stocks tumble, the markets plummeting

to their worst week in over a year. That drop after a week, August jobs report. How worried should you be about Wall Street? An American woman fatally shot in the West Bank, the 26-year-old, killed after IDF troops opened fire during a protest. The White House, now calling for an investigation

into how this could have happened. 911 new video feature, the new technology, changing the emergency call system, as we know it, instead of relying on just August, audio, people can now actually send live video to dispatchers with the click of a button. Arcade Snow has a close-up look at how it all works and how it could save lives.

Plus, Kings of Leon known for their chart-topping hits like Use Somebody, dropping a brand-new album, our exclusive sit-down with the Grammy Award-winning artist, and an inside look at their Nashville studio where the music magic happens. What makes this collection of songs stand out, and why the group of brothers almost called it quits? And the countdown to the presidential debate is on how the candidates are preparing in the final days before the highly anticipated face-off. Top story starts right now. And good evening tonight, former President Trump caught in a balancing act between the courthouse and the campaign trail once again. The judge in Trump's hush money case handing him a legal win delayed his sentencing until after the presidential election.

That sentencing was originally scheduled for less than two weeks from now on September 18th. It is now expected to take place three weeks after the election on November 26th. Judge Juan Mershahn handing down a written decision. Reading in part, this is not a decision this court makes lightly, but it is the decision, which is the court's view, best advances the interests of justice. That ruling coming on the same day that the former president was back in a New York courtroom, fighting a different case. His lawyers, fighting to overturn the first E. Gene Carroll verdict, which found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, following his court appearance, Trump held an hour-long news conference, railing against Carroll and even criticizing his own legal team.

Her favorite show is Law and Order. And there's an almost exact story as her story in law and order about being attacked in the dressing room of a department. so I'm disappointed in my legal talent, I'll be honest with you. So what does the road ahead look like as the former president faces his own legal battles and an election rapidly approaching? NBC senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett starts us off tonight. Tonight, a seismic legal victory for former President Trump, the gift of time. The judge overseeing Mr. Trump's criminal hush money trial in Manhattan calling off his sentencing that had been scheduled for September 18th, saying the case is one that

stands alone in a unique place in this nation's history. Judge Juan Mershahn, who Mr. Trump has repeatedly blasted as politically biased against him, now pushing that sentencing to November 26th, three weeks after election day. Mershahn saying today, the public's confidence in the integrity of our judicial system demands a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury, adding, it must be free from distraction or distortion. A jury convicted Mr. Trump a false classifying his business records in May. But his defense team has pushed to delay any sentencing, ensuring his felony convictions stay out of the headlines as early voting begins.

That case is a disgrace. Should have never been allowed. I did nothing wrong. Earlier, the GOP nominee railing against his legal cases. And my poll numbers, I believe, are higher now than they would have been without it. Because the public understands it's a hoax. It's a scam. It's a political witch hunt.

Even taking a swipe at his own defense team. I have all this legal talent, but legal talent cannot overcome rig judges. They can't overcome a 4 percent Republican area. And I'm disappointed in my legal talent, I'll be honest with you. They're good. They're good people. But his primary target today, the women who have made accusations against him in the past, Jessica Leeds, who said Mr. Trump groped her on an airplane in the 1970s.

I'm famous. I'm in a plane. People are coming into the plane. And I'm looking at a woman and I grab her and I start kissing her and making out with her. What are the chances of that happening? I know you're going to say it's a terrible thing to say, but it couldn't have happened. It didn't happen. And she would not have been. the chosen one. She would not have been the chosen one. Leeds accusation resurfacing as a federal appeals court today examined whether a jury improperly considered it in finding Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of another woman, writer E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million. It's an appeal of a ridiculous verdict of a woman I have never met.

Okay, Laura Jarrett joins us in studio. So, Laura was in your report, but explain the judge's thinking here a little more. And was this a surprise? I think part of the issue is this is a judge who has been accused of being a democratic operative based off of his $35 donations. And I think that he realized that anything he does now is politically fraught. And so he chose between two options. He's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

And so why not just go ahead and do it after the election, given where we're are in the calendar. So he cited the election in his decision, right? I guess my question is, why did he think it was okay to try the case during the election, but it's not okay to sentence during the election? It's a great question. Remember, though, the sentencing was supposed to happen a long time ago. He originally had it set for July, then it kept getting pushed, then the Supreme Court drops a bomb with the immunity decision, and so the defense is using that as sort of a leverage point to go to every court that they can to say, look, he's now immune. And so, at least for this judge, he's saying, we didn't expect the Supreme Court

to do this. And it's sort of changed the game in every way. A lot of people watching this may ask themselves, okay, there's an election coming up. If Donald Trump wins the election, what happens to all these court cases? What happens to this one? The real answer is we don't know, because I've never seen it before. I think the fact that he scheduled it three weeks after the election was probably sort of an acknowledgement that the votes might not be done by November 6. And so he probably wanted to give himself a little bit of time to see where things shake out and for when the election is actually called. If the former president was to be a re-elected, in reality, that sentencing is probably going to get pushed again. If he is not re-elected,

however, I think that sentencing does go forward in November. And then if he is elected, can he pardon himself from these cases? Yeah, so this is another thing which just never happened before. I think there's fair arguments to be that that has not contemplated in the Constitution, but the Constitution also doesn't say that you can't pardon yourself. Because they're pretty broad, right? Yes, of course. Of course. But also, though, Tom, in reality, these were low-level felonies. It wasn't as if he was facing a long jail sentence. And then Judge Mershaw may not have even contemplated giving him prison time for all we know.

But for his ego, I mean, you know, and just to kind of clear the record maybe, knowing the former president, what could he do it? I don't have any reporting to suggest that that's the plan. But I do think if he's reelected our whole scheme for how we look at it, these criminal cases is going to go away. I think they all drop away. We're talking about the federal ones. He can dismiss or fire them. And the state ones, they're just not going to go forward if he's president. Let me ask you, though, when the cases like from Letitia James that concern his business and getting sued by EGing

Carey? Those are still live. That's outside the purview. They're outside the purview, and they're still live. A lot of them still tied up on appeal, but there is a hearing in a couple weeks as he's trying to challenge that massive verdict on the civil side. All right, Laura Jarrett, leading us off here on Top Story, Laura, we always appreciate having you on. With only four days to their high-stakes debate, former President Trump and Vice President Harris are preparing as a new polarizing issue takes over the campaign trail. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez has this one. Tonight, with just four days before that highly anticipated debate, Vice President Harris is hunkered down in Pittsburgh, where she's expected to hold mock debate sessions through the weekend after

getting new support from an unlikely source of former Republican vice president. will be voting for Kamala Harris. That announcement from former Republican congresswoman and frequent Trump critic Liz Cheney, who says she's also voting for Harris. One issue that's likely to come up in the debate, crime. Late today, former President Trump, speaking to the world's largest organization of law enforcement, the fraternal order of police, after getting its endorsement. Kamala Harris and the Radical Democrat Party have led a war on law enforcement in America.

They're against you so strongly. While the Harris campaign today, releasing this letter, signed by dozens of law enforcement officials endorsing her. That comes as the issue of gun violence has once again rocked the country and the campaign following this week's mass shooting at a Georgia high school. Trump's running made J.D. Vance calling for increased school security. The Kamala Harris answer to this is to take law-abiding American citizens' guns away from them. I don't like to admit this.

I don't like that this is a fact of life. But if you're, if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security at our schools. The Harris campaign writing on social media, school shootings are not just a fact of life. It doesn't have to be this way. Vance then responding, instead of addressing her own failures, she lies about what I said. Gabe joins us tonight from the White House doing double duty campaign trail and the White House. Gabe, you mentioned that the vice president is in Pittsburgh on debate prep. Is that her entire weekend up until Tuesday or will she be doing some campaigning? Well, mostly.

Tom, it will be her entire week. And her campaign says that it's possible she does a couple of informal stops in and around Pittsburgh, but most of her time will be taken up by debate prep. Now, you might ask the question, why spend so many days outside of D.C., outside of this area, and go to a battleground state. Well, her campaign believes that could get her some media attention locally, and it allows her to really focus on that debate prep in a key battleground state where she can also make those informal stops and talk to voters, Tom. And then, Gabe, you know, we just saw former President Trump in New York holding that news conference. What is he doing in the lead-up to the debate?

Is he on the campaign trail? I mean, I know he's going back and forth about what type of prep he's actually doing. Well, yeah, and that's something you hear from the campaign a lot, right? That he doesn't do any formal debate prep, that he just talks to his advisors, really informally, calls people up. And that's what they say he's going to continue to do. But former President Trump will also hold a... rally in Battleground, Wisconsin. Tomorrow, Tom. Gabe Gutierrez on the campaign trail once again for escape. Thank you.

Now to money talks and the growing concerns over a slowing job market and the economy, a major issue in the upcoming election. Tonight, new numbers from August showing the creation of fewer jobs than expected. Last month, the U.S. adding 142,000 jobs. That number nearly 20,000 less than what economists had predicted. Today's report, making an already bad week for the stock market even worse, The Dow Jones losing more than 400 points today, or 1%. Overall, this week, the Dow down nearly 3%.

The S&P 500 hitting its lowest mark since March of 2023, dropping 4.3%. The NASDAQ also seen its worst week since 2022, tumbling by 5.8%. All of us coming ahead of a key meeting by the Fed later this month expected to lower interest rates. What does it all mean? We threw a lot of numbers at you there.

Christine Roman's here to calm us down. So, Christine, she'll be a lot. And we'd be worried. You know, I read off all the stock market numbers. And I've done one, two, three percent. But worst week since March, you're wondering what's going on. I always like to preface this. I know you're the expert on me. But the stock market, at least the people in the stock market, think they predict the future when it comes to the economy. So what do they see that maybe we don't? So some context about the stock market in particular. It went basically straight up until the beginning of August and it had a little flip. And then

it went straight up until... It's been hot. 401Ks have been high. And then there are more 401k millionaires than ever before. and you had a lot of this based in technology, the technology stocks coming back. That was a really, really frothy kind of a market. And this is also the time of year when people are looking into the end of the year, they're sort of rejiggering their portfolio.

So I'm not freaked out yet. And no one should really freak out about the stock market because over time, the stock market goes down, it's a great time to buy it. It goes back up. Talk to us about the other stuff, though, the unemployment, things like that. Okay, so the job situation. Another thing about the stock market,

we're heading into this new phase where the Fed's going to begin cutting interest rates. The Fed will be cutting interest rates because it's trying to protect the job market. The job market is cooling. It is slowing a little bit. The Fed is cutting interest rates because it raised interest rates. It kept them for so high for so long to kill inflation.

Now the worry is in inflation. The worry is the job market. When I look inside these numbers today, Tom, I think it's fascinating. If you didn't know what decade it was and you just said 4.2% unemployment rate, 142,000 net new jobs created, you'd be like, wow, that's pretty good. But we were coming off of months and months of just gangbusters growth. is, the job market can turn very quickly. The, you know, maybe quickly it can start to unravel, and that's what we're watching here.

So is it a 0.5 that people are predicting the interest rate cuts or is going to be a full point? What do they think? It's pretty much a quarter point is what people are doing. A quarter point, okay, sorry, it's way off. So a quarter point, is that already baked in to what we're seeing in the stock market? I think it's baked in. It's baked in already. And I think there's some who'd like to see in the bond market in particular who'd like to see a half a point, that $0.5.

But I think that might scare people because Fed Chief, Rome Powell likes to play it. He doesn't like to be radical. Yeah. On that point, do we think anything radical is going to happen with the economy before the election? No, I mean, and I think if you look at gas prices, they're down 50 cents from a year ago and likely heading into Thanksgiving. They're going to be low $3 a gallon nationwide, the average. You're looking at mortgage rates are already down two points, almost two points from the worst last year. So mortgage rates, so there are these pain points for families that are starting to loosen up a little bit here. And the only next big jobs number, or big data point we get is a CPI number.

So I think we've got, we're kind of, we're coasting into the election. All right, Christine Romans, always great to have you. Christine, thank you. We're also following breaking news out of New York and Canada. The Department of Justice says a man has been arrested for plotting a terror attack on a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the anniversary of the October 7th attacks. The DOJ says the suspect was operating in support of ISIS. So let's get right to Valerie Castro, who joins us tonight.

So Valerie, talk to me about what you know, first of all, and we're just getting the detail. So walk us through this. Yeah, Tom, this is all detailed in this 19-page criminal complaint that was in sealed just today by the Department of Justice. And in it, it names 20-year-old Mohamed Shazeb Khan as the alleged mastermind of this plot. He was a Pakistani national who has been living in Canada. He was arrested just a couple of days ago as he was making his way to the U.S. In order to start carrying out this plot, he was arrested just 12 miles from the U.S.-Canada border. The complaint says that he allegedly planned to carry out this attack in New York City.

He had identified a Jewish center in Brooklyn, and he was planning to use AR-style assault rifles and hunting knives to carry out this assault in the name of ISIS. The criminal complaint says he also identified two specific dates, October 7th, which is the one-year anniversary since the attack in Israel by Hamas. And he also identified October 11th, which is the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The criminal complaint saying that he identified those dates as, quote, the best days for targeting the Jews. Wow, that is so wild. So you just went over the specific reasons. Do we know how they were able to stop him? Yeah, so the criminal complaint says that he actually began posting about his allegiance to ISIS last year.

last November. He was posting about it on social media, on various messaging platforms, and he unknowingly began communicating with undercover law enforcement agents. He thought he had recruited people to help him carry out this attack. He didn't know that they were undercover law enforcement. So he began detailing his plans. He began asking them to help him acquire weapons. He began telling them about an apartment that he would rent near the site that he had picked out. He told them when he was planning to come to the U.S. So when he made that move towards the border, Canadian authorities were alerted, and they made that arrest, and now he is awaiting extradition here. Valerie, Cassra, for us on that breaking news. Valerie, we thank you for that.

Another breaking headline we're following this just in tonight. A person infected with bird flu had no known contact with animals. The CDC saying a man in Missouri was hospitalized with H5 bird flu in August, but has fully recovered. The CDC says it's the first case of H5 without a known exposure to a sick person. or infected animal in the US. Also, no H-5 infections in dairy cattle have been reported in Missouri. However, the CDC says the risk to the general public

still remains low. That's good to know. OK, we're going to head overseas now to the occupied West Bank, where Palestinian officials say an American woman was shot and killed by IDF soldiers while demonstrating at an anti-Israeli settlement protest. The White House now urging Israel's authorities

to launch an investigation into the death. NBC foreign correspondent Matt Bradley has this one. Tonight, an American among the latest casualties of the Middle East conflict. The U.S. State Department confirming Aishunur Esgi, aegi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, was killed in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses say she was shot by the IDF while participating in a protest near Nablus against expanding Israeli settlements. We came here, and peaceful demonstrations was violently oppressed by tear gas, by live ammunition.

activist Jonathan Pollack says Egey just arrived in the country on Tuesday and says he was there when she was shot. I heard someone calling my name in English saying, we need help, help us. I put my hand under her head to try and stop the bleeding. Egy was a recent graduate of the University of Washington, Nablus' governor turning his anger directly on President Biden. Biden needs American bullets that you sent to the Israeli occupation. have killed your citizens. This is the third American killed in the West Bank this year.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the U.S. is still gathering information on today's shooting. I just want to extend my deepest condolences. We deplore this tragic loss. Israel's military said in a statement that soldiers responded with fire after people hurled rocks at them, saying the incident is under review. And with that, Matt Bradley joins us tonight from Tel Aviv. Matt, I know you have some new reporting about the IDF operation in Janine, another major city in the occupied West Bank. That's right, Tom. Now, that operation just wrapped up today in Janine, but in fact,

that was part of a larger operation in the entire West Bank that lasted for 10 days. And the Palestinians said that killed 39 people. It was focused on Janine, which just wrapped up today. But earlier, in Tolcarum, in the El Farah refugee camp, this was a big, sprawling operation. And it's one of the reasons why a lot of folks here, are saying it looks as though Israel is opening up a new theater of war in the West Bank. Tom. All right, Matt Bradley for us tonight. Matt, we thank you for that.

Okay, we're going to have much more in this show as we continue right here on Top Story tonight. Still ahead tonight, the teen and his father in custody after the deadly shooting at a Georgia high school. The two facing a judge for the first time today. What happened inside that courtroom and the new audio when the father was asked about his son's online threats back in 2023? Plus, the attempted kidnapping in Orlando, a man accused of trying to shove a woman. You see it here into her own truck, a trunk, I should say, in a Walmart parking lot, how a purse strap may have saved her life. And if you want to visit Rome's Trevi Fountain, it might cost you the changes to limit tourists at the iconic landmark. Stay with us.

Back now with the latest in that deadly shooting at Appalachie High School in Georgia. The 14-year-old accused of killing two students and two teachers making his first appearance in a northern Georgia court today. His father appearing before that same judge shortly after facing 14 charges in connection with the shooting. Our Priya Shrether has the details. Tonight, the 14-year-old charged in the deadly shooting at Appalachie High School, shackled with hair covering his face in his first court appearance. You're charged with four counts of felony murder. Family members of victims sitting in the first row. Soon after, his father, Colin Gray, appeared in the same courtroom.

Are you, Mr. Colin Gray? He's facing involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting. These charges stem from Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son, Colt, to possess a weapon. Two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation tell NBC news that Colin Gray gave his an AR-15-style rifle as a gift after they were interviewed by authorities last year, following several anonymous tips that Colt made threats online. I don't know anything about him saying shit like that, and I'm going to be mad as hell if he did, and then all the guns will go away, and they won't be accessible to him.

He said he was shocked by the suggestion his son was making threats. Like, it's no joke. Well, it wouldn't be here if it was. No, I know. I know. I know. And I'm telling you right now, we talk about it. quite a bit. All the school shootings, things that happened. Yeah, scary. Are you getting picked on at school? He is. He's getting picked on at school and is everything okay? That's why I keep going up there. Court records suggest the suspect had a turbulent home life. Last year, his mother Marcy pleaded guilty to a family violence charge and according to an arrest warrant, fentanyl was

found in her car. But tonight, this community is focused on remembering the four lives lost. students Christian Angulo and Mason Shermerhorn, and math teachers Christina Iramee and Richard Aspenwall, known to many as Coach A. He saw something in me, and he just never let it go, ever. His former player, Quentin Hyde, says he became a coach because of him. Just knowing that impact he had on me, I want to have that impact on somebody. All right, Priya Shrether joins us from Winder, Georgia. So Priya, could more charges be coming for both? the alleged shooter and the father?

Tom, this is so interesting. So the charges that the father is facing are four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children. And those charges, the last one that I just mentioned, has to do with those nine victims who were shot. One of them was a teacher, but the other eight were children.

So today, the district attorney here announced that the suspected teenage shooter could base additional charges in relation to those other gunshots. victims because he said at the time that he placed the charges on the suspected teenage shooter, they didn't know the conditions of those additional victims, Tom. You know, Priya, I know you've been on this story from the get-go, and I'm just really curious. What is that community saying about the news that was in your report that this young man,

allegedly, was given an AR-15 after police came to his house concerned about threats and spoke to his father? Tom, simply put, they're absolutely furious. And it's going to be interesting to see in the days to come if having the father face these charges now is going to give them some sense of accountability or justice here. But numerous parents have told me that they're absolutely astonished that more wasn't done back in 2023 when the FBI was alerted through several anonymous tipsters through an online gaming platform that Colt Gray had already been making threats about conducting something. some sort of mass shooting, like what occurred here on Wednesday. So they're very furious. They feel like more could be done. But when I spoke to the Barrow County Sheriff, he said, listen, the FBI did contact the right agency at the time. It's just that the Greys didn't live in this county.

They had just moved here. And this was Colch Gray's second day of school at Appalachia High, Tom. You know, when this story first broke, Priya, there was a lot of concern also about all those that were injured. There were some reporting about stampedes early on. Do we know how those victims are doing in the extent of the injuries of the other people at the school? Absolutely. We do know that all of the nine other people who were shot by the alleged shooter are expected to make a full recovery. We know that eight of those people are students. One was a teacher. He was also a golf coach. He did go into some surgeries, but his daughter has posted on social media that he was in stable condition. And the sheriff also told us that several of those people

have already been released from the hospital. And Tom, tonight there is actually, you can probably tell it's raining here, but despite that, there's a growing memorial happening at the flagpole behind me in front of the high school, which is that half staff. So many people are coming with flowers to pay their respects to both the people

who lost their lives and the people who were injured, Tom. Yeah, Priya, it was interesting. I know it was raining there behind you, and I could see all those people still walking to what that was. We now know it's a memorial. We thank you for pointing that out. reporting tonight. It's such a tough, tough story. When we come back, the sentencing for the man accused of killing notorious mob boss, Whitey Bulger, the jail time he now faces six years after

Bolger was found dead in his prison cell. Much more ahead. Stay with us. Boston gangster James Whitey Bulger. Freddie Gase was sentenced in a West Virginia federal court today after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault charges. Prosecutors saying Gase used a lock attached to a belt to bludgeon Bulger to death in 2018. The assault happening just hours after the then 89-year-old Bulger was moved to a new prison.

A woman escaping and attempted kidnapping in the parking lot of an Orlando Walmart. Check this out. Surveillance video showing the suspect coming up. behind the victim. As she was putting her groceries into her car, she told police the man tried to push her into her trunk at knife point and threatened to kill her. She escaped when the strap on her purse which she was holding broke, police arresting suspect Juan Perez the following day. He was already on probation for a previous kidnapping charge. All right, funeral plans

have been announced for the NHL player and his brother who were killed by an alleged drunk driver in New Jersey. Fans and teammates mourning the death of Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Goddrow and his brother Matthew at a vigil in Ohio this week. Their funeral has been scheduled for Monday at a church in suburban Philadelphia. The suspect charged with killing them is still in jail awaiting his next court appearance. And overseas Rome considering limiting tourist access to the famed Trevi Fountain. Can you believe that? City officials proposing required reservations with fixed time slots and limiting the amount of people that can access the fountain steps. They're also suggesting an entry fee of about two euros for non-residents.

Italy's capital expecting a major surge in tourism next year when it hosts the year-long Roman Catholic Jubilee expected to attract 32 million people. Okay, next tonight to the new tech revolutionizing 911 call centers right here in the United States. For years, emergency calls have been audio only. But now, across the country, authorities are integrating a way for people to send video as well, and it's saving lives. NBC News as Kate Snow saw that technology in action in Pennsylvania. At Delaware County Emergency Services outside Philadelphia, Delaware County 911.

Dispatchers can hear and see what's on the other end of a 911 call from a house fire. You see it? Yeah, that's the glowing behind that. To a car stuck in a creek. I see it. To a runaway thief. Is that this Tahoe sitting on the corner? Yes.

Live video is changing the way dispatchers respond to an emergency. That has to be a game changer. It is. It makes all the difference in the world. Raquel Lewandowski has been a 911 call taker since 1994. When somebody on a landline called us, it would show us their phone number and who paid the bill. Now I have all this technology. Today, Raquel can get up to 60 calls during her 12-hour shift, mainly from selling.

phone. Stay on the phone with me. Do not hang up. Okay, is the baby still seizing? Through a platform called prepared, Raquel can send callers a link, asking them to allow video sharing and more. They're going to get a text message. It's going to say, it's Delaware County 911. Tap on this link to open. And when it opens it up, I'm not looking at them. I'm looking at what they're looking at on their phone. Like the time she helped a woman who was lost in the woods. She was scared because she was by herself in this park and it was dust. I was walking the trail, but I got a little twisted up and I'm lost in here. I'm going to try sending you a link and it'll open up to me and I'll be able to see exactly

where you are and it should pinpoint on the map where you're at too. As soon as she opened it up, I could see the skyline in Philadelphia. So you kind of knew where she was. Kind of knew exactly where she was and I was like, start walking in this direction. Delaware County is one of the nearly 1,000 call centers across the country that have bought prepared. Beyond video, it uses artificial intelligence to translate. Transcribe a live call, make notes. Wait, you didn't write that.

No. The AI wrote, Mrs. Brennan has called 911 multiple times after slipping off her bed. She's waiting for assistance. And it translates if someone is speaking another language. I can imagine 10, 20 years ago. They would hang up on me. They would get so frustrated, they would hang up on me. 26-year-old CEO, Michael Chime, started the company five years ago with two of his classmates at Yale.

We created because 80, 90% of 911 calls were coming from mobile devices in our pockets. But when people called 911, the systems assumed that those calls were still a landline, that only audio was available to help better understand what that person was going through. We all have cell phones. Why hasn't video calling to 911 been a thing? Yeah. I think for a long time, centers have wanted this. But really, it's just been a very, a challenge to get everyone moving around this idea. The technology, the infrastructure, the process. Video can change everything.

Chime recounts a caller reporting domestic violence who turned on her camera. She says you're on stream with live with 911 and the guy runs away. It was as if somebody was there before responder. Just her holding the phone and saying I'm on with 911. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. And sharing video is about to get easier for iPhone users. anyone with the newest Apple operating system who calls 911 in an area that has prepared,

will be able to click and share pictures and live video instantaneously without having to receive a link. You're going to demonstrate what a 911 call would look like on an iPhone now. Yes, so I'll call 911. Delaware County, 911. This search of 141. Where is your emergency? Hi, we're calling from the 911 Center. Okay, I see that. I see device live video. device live video. I went ahead and hit it. Live stream will pop up the notification. And you're just going to push the button. Yeah, I'll hit share. Then I'll have live stream.

Perfect. I can see everything that you see. A recent survey found 82% of call centers nationwide are understaffed, leading to widespread burnout. It's overwhelming to know that you have such responsibility to everyone in our county. If you have video and you can see what's happening, Does that make it a little less stressful? Absolutely. Yeah, it's like having a car that is like you have all the bells and whistles. People with iPhones can now click and instantly have video to you. What will that mean?

That's going to be so much faster. Yeah. When I say faster, it's only seconds, but for seconds for someone in my field is life-changing. It means everything. On Monday, Apple's expected to officially. announced the launch date for its new iPhones and operating system iOS 18. It's called Czech Insiders say based on previous years, the release will likely come mid-September. Michael says they're hoping to work with other companies as well, like Google, so that Android phones

could have that same way of clicking quickly and providing video right away. Tom. Kate Snow for us tonight here on Top Story, Kate, we thank you for that when we come back. Our sit-down interview with the Kings of Leon. The band behind Rock hits like you, somebody, with a fresh album, our Chloe Malas talked to them about juggling a new tour and fatherhood and got a front row seat to a performance of the new song their kids helped inspire. We'll explain. We're back now with some fresh sound from some chart-topping rockers. Kings of Leon rose to fame in the 2000s with songs like you somebody, but since then they

almost called it quits. So what kept them together? The same thing that formed the band in the first place, family. NBC's Chloe Malas has this look at the band. You might not know our brothers. Kings of Leon who exploded onto the music scene in 2008 with an infectious and hungry sound and hit singles like Use Somebody.

Are back with their ninth album, Can We Please Have Fun, and a Fresh New Sound. Oh, there's a mistake in the city. It's called out. You're a mistake. What are you running about? They invited me into their newly built Nashville music studio. Hey, guys.

Hello. How you doing? Welcome. Giving me an inside look at their tour rehearsals. This is home base for you guys, right? Yeah, this is like a little. behind the scenes and we meet up and hear at least two days a week and either rehearse or write or just get out of the house when I read the title of the

album it made me want to ask you guys was there ever a moment when you weren't having fun yeah yeah maybe several times I think before this album that was kind of it felt like things were kind of coming to an end or or maybe the inspiration was kind of fizzling out. One of the catalysts that kept the band together, the sudden death of their mom, Betty Ann, in 2021. And everything that we have here right now, this album, this tour, I do believe that her passing

was the key to us finding that inspiration. So you feel her presence? Oh, yeah. For Kings of Leon, it's always been about family. Brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared, and Cousin Matthew formed the band when they were just teens, even naming it after their grandfather. Oh, man, he was the biggest fan.

Whenever we were coming up with band names, something with Kings popped up. And then when Kings of Leon, when that was said, we realized that, you know, it was something that was gonna tie us all together. That family bond looks a little bit different now with kids of their own. And nine kids, collectively, how's it going?

It's great. It's an added layer to our life as far as another thing we have in common that we can kind of commiserate with or, you know, sit there and be sad that we're missing this or that with our kids or... It makes it easier and harder, really, you know, because you're missing time with them, but it gives you a purpose to do it.

Are you still rock and rollers? Yeah, we like to party till the sun goes down. Okay, guys, that's five minutes, please. Five minutes. Kings of Leon are back on the road again on a sweeping tour of North America. Entertainment Weekly putting the band on their list of must-see artists this year. Live Nation saying 2024 is on track to be the largest year ever for live music. But despite this record moment, this Nashville family says that they just feel lucky to be doing what they love. I have friends that are in successful bands that are like, we just can't afford to, we're losing money.

on these tours and we just can't do it. We've got to get like a real job, like a regular job. These days going to a concert isn't cheap. According to Polestar, the average ticket price for top tours hit a record $123 this year. And amid rising ticket prices, the band says they want to make sure that their concert is the ultimate fan experience. It can't just be something they've seen before. So for us and every aspect of our what we do, we have stepped it up. The band also going out of their comfort zone online, taking to TikTok.

Their most viral moment? It was a very big wasp. That went viral. Yeah, I'm hoping this fly will hang on him. You were trying to kill it with, like, paper towels? It was a paper towel, a roll of paper towels. And the thing is, I did kill it. And then it came back to life.

It came back to life. I thought it was dead, and it came back and hit me in the face. Their kids inspiring this new online presence, even lyrics in their new music. But it would be like, what are they wearing? It's like, oh, he's wearing a Mustang t-shirt. Okay, I'm listening about a Mustang. Oh, she's watching a video about cats. I'm going to compare a Mustang to a kitty, you know?

It's a Mustang that I see and it's calling me out. Are you a Mustang or a kid? What are you about it? This family rock band is all about having fun. I will say I've never felt this good in my life. I feel like all of us can say that. This is the best we've ever felt as a band.

Therefore, it's the most inspired we are. Our goals are bigger. Our dreams are bigger. You're in your prime. We definitely feel like, it feels like that. It feels like we're in a really great spot. I mean, from recording to playing the shows. I'm lucky that I get to do it with mine.

I get to do it with my brothers. It's really cool. Chloe Malas, NBC News. We thank Chloe for that great story. In addition to Kings of Leon, we'll have much more of what you can watch and listen to this weekend after this break. The new crime drama starring Nicole Kidman,

plus Hulu's Tell Me Lies back for an explosive second season and new music by Lincoln Park with the nude lead singer. Top Stories Bingeworthy is next. Welcome back. It is Friday, which means it's time for bingeworthy. Our look at the best things to watch and listen to this weekend. And tonight we're joined by our good friend Kay Angram, NBC New York, Digital Reporter, who's in the house tonight for us. And Kay, I'm excited you're here because I know you watched this first bingeworthy series. Did I? And you told me you sat down, you watched the entire thing.

The entire thing. I was like, put the remote down. Okay, maybe just one more. Next thing you know, I finished it. It is called The Perfect Couple. It's on Netflix. Let's take a look. Happy wedding Eve. I want to hold you so much. The key to this family is to just stay on the periphery. You're just good to be true.

Where it's safe. me. All right, I got to tell you, I'm getting sort of Ryan Murphy vibes. I'm getting white lotus vibes. You picked up on it. A little murder as well. Sometimes when you kind of put all those things together, they work. Sometimes they don't. Does it work? Well, for me, it worked, I'll say. Of course, people are going to have their thoughts, right? But you did pick up on the white lotus-esque vibes. You might even see a familiar. Some of the characters, exactly. But it's really, really good. I enjoyed it in that, look, if you love a murder mystery, If you love, you know, the rich and the famous, but they've got dark stories behind it.

You're going to get this with the perfect couple. We should say incredible cast. I mean, just phenomenal actors, some of the best in the business. It looks like it was beautifully shot as well. How long did it take you? Like, how long were you on the couch or in your band like watching? Okay, this is embarrassing, but I'll be real. I want to say, so you've got six episodes and they're an hour each.

Wow. So you do the map. That took your day. You binge. You definitely binge. That's amazing. It's called bingeworthy for reason, right? You know, I'm going to watch tonight, though.

I think it's great. It looks really good. Next up, from the mothership, Peacock Fight Night. Kevin Hart's in this one, Samuel Jackson. Let's take a look. This is a Lefite a perfect possible. Get on the door. So, fuck it up.

I put together a party for Frank Moulton, the black guy, father. All I ask is that you provide a legitimate living for this family. And this one here is the one that you put me on top and I feel it. So I'm looking at my notes here and I want to read this to our viewers because this, I mean, this, if it's real, this is crazy. Based on the acclaimed I heart true crime podcast on how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man's life but transformed Atlanta to the black mecca. Is that true? It is based on a true story, which is crazy right, because as you read it, I feel like it's a story not many people know about. All eyes were on that fight, right?

Muhammad Ali, first time back in the ring for three years in the 1970s. But what was happening behind the scenes was this wild, incredible armed robbery that, you know, in this show or series, stars Kevin Hard. You've got Taraji P. Henton. They're playing the real-life characters who were involved in this crazy heist that went down. Again, a lot of big names here based on a true event. Does it work? Well, I mean, you'll have to tune in to find out. How can we never?

You never want to say, I like it, I don't like it, huh? You don't want to be... I'm enjoying it a lot. I will say, I'm pleasantly surprised. Peacog did its thing with this original one. I hope it did. I really hope it. I'm joking.

I'm joking. I'm joking it a lot. It's a great time piece. And everyone kills it. You know, calling the Olympics. Is it as good as the Olympics? I don't know. They're going for the gold.

Okay, next up, Gen Z staffers on Top Story, love this one. I haven't seen it. You said you've seen it. You're sort of feeling it a little bit. It's called Tell Me Lies. Season 2. Let's take a look. I just want to focus on school this semester, and I want to talk to guys.

Cool. Cool, cool, cool, cool. Lucy, I'm really sorry for hurting you so badly last year. I embarrassed you over and over again. I'm sure that made you feel terrible about yourself. You're right. I am so mad. And I know you probably love that, but I swear if you keep doing this, I will destroy your life.

All right, this is on Hulu. I'm not sure if it's up my alley, but people love it, right? Tell me lies, tell me lies, but people aren't lying. They are loving it. I was new to the series. Season two is back. You know, folks who may have been through a tumultuous relationship, you know, that person who you just can't get enough of, that is what we're watching in this show.

This couple, they've met in college. We're getting the backstory. We're getting why the choices they make, both good and bad, are not only having effects on their relationship, but the people around them. So season two is back. They're still in college. Check that one out. It looks good.

Our staffers love it. Speaking of Hulu, there's another. series. I'm going to do the note card fan because it gets kind of hot in here with this next one, okay? The secret lives of Mormon wives. Let's just play the clip and then Kay can explain it because I can't. My goal was really just to be able to provide for my family. Who is currently the breadwinner at home? All of us, really? Really? Yes. We blew up overnight. Two million followers, nine million views. Whoa, whoa. It's been really crazy for us. And then it just turned into this whole group is swinging with each other. Wait, what?

Oh, there you go. Not what you think when you think about Mormons, at least maybe not, maybe you do. I don't know. I don't. But so what exactly is going on in this show? All right. So for folks, I'll be honest with, it's not what I thought it was from the title. But also same, right?

The secret lives of Mormon wives, not so secret because back in 2022, I'm going to say, oh, two years, what was it? Yeah, two years ago, there was this huge scandal where there were swingers allegedly involved with these Mormon wives. They're big on TikTok. They created this, like, mom talk following. Had a bunch of people following them. They were admitting to swinging or no? One of the mom talkers releases this video. She's like, look, we were part of the swinging group, and then they crumble.

So this series on Hulu is following those girls. It kind of disappeared. But now they're back. We find out what that fallout was like, what went down. Was there swinging involved? It's a whole problem. Should have done a family alert, too, about this conversation. I just thought if you're watching with your kids, probably, sorry about that.

We'll be better next time. Something that is maybe a little better for the whole family. This one's called jet lag the game. It may not be on your radar, but it's on the radar of top story. Here's why. We're in Ferrari, Italy. We're going to play a 72-hour game of tag across Europe, but that bill means at 6 a.m.

And Adam's the runner, so he's got to go, go, go. Here we go. We are so freaking back. Two teams, both alike in dignity. in Fair Verona, where we lay our scene. Okay, this comes from YouTube. And if you know about YouTube, maybe you know about Nebula. It's content-created platform.

I'm worrying about all of this today. But this looks really cool. So tell me about the premise. I agree. I think it's awesome because for me in college, like I always wanted to be on the amazing race. And that's kind of what these two guys have gone ahead and recreated to a degree.

So they have this series. And shout out to your producer on your team at Top Story. Taylor. Yeah, Taylor. Shout out Taylor, who apparently loves this show. So I was digging in, and it's very cool. Each season, they go to different places around the world. They recreate challenges.

So they're taking games from a board game and bringing it to real life. So the latest season is now out. They're going across southern Europe, and they're essentially playing a big game of tag. Like, sign me up, get me a passport. But you learn about the countries that they're in. Of course, yes. We want to move to music now. Lincoln Park, a huge Lincoln Park fan, which I didn't know.

Here's the song. Let's talk about it on the other end. All the promise of the emptiness machine. I only wanted to be part of something. All right, Kay, as a true and legit Lincoln Park fan, you can take it away. Well, okay, you all just watched The Emptiness Machine. It's the first song we're getting from Lincoln Park in seven years. Seven years.

So, 2017, of course, we know Chester Bennington. That's when he passed away. away, and that's really when the group decided to take a hiatus. So this is the first time we're hearing any new music from them. Not only are we getting new music, we've got a new co-vocalist, Emily Armstrong, a new album coming, November, a new tour. So it's a new era. Lincoln Park is back. And you know what's cool? You're excited about it. Some of our stage hands here, they're big fans as well. They're excited about it, so great for Lincoln Park. Yes. We thank you for watching Top Story and bingeworthy tonight all week as well. On Top Story, of course. I'm Tom Yamison, New York. Have a great

weekend, but keep it locked right here. There's more news on the way.