original, life always came with fireworks. i don t think there was a model that wasn t involved with him. he was on top of a mountain. andrew cunanan lusted for a taste of that world, versace seemed to personify a lot that he wanted to be. he always had a big want, oh, i want that, i would like that what was he willing to do to get it? he looked at me and he said, you have no idea what i am capable of. there was a rug that was rolled up and there was a body inside. he kept the guy in his truck. and then he really became their prime, and only suspect. by that time, he was far away. it seems like we were always one step behind him. andrew, just walked up right behind him and shot him. we just heard another gunshot. it s gianni versace. a lot of things were left unanswered. he was determined to be remembered. the only way to be remembered is to kill for fame. he was willing to kill for fame. once there was a true genius who conquered the
a u.s. drone is down after colliding with a russian jet. the lead starts right now. russian fighter jets intercept an unmanned u.s. drone, forcing it down over the black sea. how will the u.s. respond? plus, 2024 is clearly on. donald trump makes his first election stop in iowa, in the cycle. he takes aim at his first florida competitive, florida governor ron desantis is not officially in the race yet. but first, protecting your money, multiple investigations reportedly launched into the collapse of silicon valley bank, or cbb, as panicked tweets are partly to blame for banks losing $40 million in a single day. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. any moment, president biden is expected to speak in monterey park, california, about efforts to reduce gun violence. he ll also meet with families and victims from one of this year s many, many mass shootings. we ll bring you the president s remarks as soon as they begin. until then, we turn to money lead. markets clo
stories we re watching today the first is joe biden heading to monterey park, california the president will deliver remarks on gun safety. we are also following a developing situation out of ukraine involving a u.s. intelligence aircraft that was forced down by russian war planes but we start today with the race to the bottom in the republic primary the leading contenders for the presidential nomination making clear that they will not stand with the fledgeling democracy. a statement from ron desantis in response to a questionnaire than none other than fox news and america s most prominent putin defender tucker carlson reads in quote, while the u.s. has many vital national interests, securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the chinese communist party, becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between ukraine and russia is not
[ applause ] [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please receive this benediction. gracious and everlasting god, as we depart, inspired by the a powerful and long overdue honor at the white house at this hour. good day. i m peter alexander in for my friend andrea mitchell. we have been watching president biden awarding the medal of honor to paris davis for gallantry during the vietnam war. he was one of the first black officers to lead a special forces team in combat. dragged his fellow soldiers to safety, despite suffering multiple wounds and grenade fragments during a 1965 raid. an honor that is decades overdue coming to fruition in the east room there at the white house. we have been following breaking news from south carolina. convicted attorney alex murdaugh will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a powerful preamble, the judge clifton newman, sentencing the lawyer this morning after a jury spent fewer than three hours deliberating last night before findi
her sexuality, that was a star of the show. it s explosion of flashbulbs. it s body heat. it s fatal attraction. pamela smart but she s a bewitching her murdering her husband. now, more than three decades later, another look at the frenzy. it was just crazy. the trial. i made a mistake. was killing a s been one of those mistakes? no. that s not at all who she is or was. and the case some say change the way americans witness justice. i don t know if enough will ever be enough for anybody in this case. hello and welcome to dateline. you ve heard about it. pamela smart lived it. a beautiful, young widow stepped from run into america s most quipping trial. the case had it all, sex, betrayal and murder. a very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. now, you re about to hear the chilling story from the woman at the center of it all. here s andrea canning with deadly secrets. you were the big show in town? this story, people could