parents. i don t think anybody is j umping up and down about having to put a 17 year old boy in jail. this was a lot bigger and a lot deeper than what initially we thought. they thought they picked out some weak minded kid. they didn t know who they were playing with. hello, and hello and welcome to dateline. madison holton was a restless teenager itching for independence, but his parents were worried he was headed for trouble. they gave him an ultimatum, shape up or suffer the consequences. then in the blink of an eye, two people were dead. police thought it was an open and shut case but a chance meeting in church would lead to a jaw dropping conclusion. here s josh mankiewicz with 11 minutes. the long road of parenthood, always watching as your kids grasp at life. you cheer from the stands. get him madison. do your best to keep them safe, hoping they make it through this world in one piece. madison holton was born a handful. his parents, april and michael, c
wait. hurricane harvey is moving in this direction and high water rescues. we re stuck in the house and immediately went to social media. what kind of things? pictures of her and her license plate. someone knew where she was, someone that liked to play games. he thought he was smarter than we were. willing to trade one night of freedom. he said i m ready to talk. let me go home and tomorrow morning i ll tell you everything. in exchange for the terrible truth. if he couldn t have her, nobody could. crystal was a young mom and brought the search for crystal to a halt, but an investigatior brought a series of clues and as flood waters receded, he discovered the same deadly storm that slowed the investigation had also flushed out crystal s killer. here is dennis murphy with before the storm. the woman captured on security camera moving ghost like from one room to the next is 37-year-old crystal mcdowell, a real else state agent from baytown, texas, it s
day. we expect to hear two live witnesses that day, caroline edwards one of the first to respond to the attack. she was injured that day, as well as the documentaryian who was embedded with the mailitia group, the proud boys. they have been diving deep into this topic, and promising a lot. manu, tonight is just the first of several hearings in 2022. what can we expect in the days and weeks to come? we expect this month to be filled with hearings. two are expected next week. as far as additional ones through the course of this month, all of which leading up to a report that will come out later this year, probably before the midterm elections, detailing what this committee found. tonight will be the beginning of that effort to detail what they found leading to that report, as they try to complete this investigation in the coming months. all right, thanks so much. joining us now is a member of the house committee investigating the january 6th riots. congresswoman elaine lo
motivation, what was his connection to the school. i say his. i m assuming it s a male we re talking about. they ll go back first and speak to friends, relatives, family members, people who knew him in whatever school he s attended. they ll go back and look very closely at any sort of social media presence that the shooter maintained, whether he posted any statements about his intents, about his purpose and his motivation, and even if not about those things specifically, they ll try to come up with some sort of a character sketch, if you will, as to what was in this person s mind in the days and weeks leading up to this. they ll look at his browsing history, his contacts on email, text, social media, on his telephone if in fact he had one, which he probably does. so it is a massive effort to try to paint as rich a picture as you possibly can of this likely deeply disturbed person who committed a horrific act. it s important for us as a society to understand more and more abou
mccormick that is still too close to call. trump is urging oz to declare victory anyway. sound familiar? the former president once again attacking the process and casting doubt on the results. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board with the latest on where that race stands right now. plus, president biden takes new steps to address the baby formula crisis, including invoking the same law that used to increase the medical supplies at the height of covid. another market meltdown as the dow suffers its worst day since 2020. retailers grapple with the pain of inflation. the latest on the war in ukraine as a russian soldier pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of the conflict so far. the president turns his attention to asia, as he departs today for a visit to south korea and japan. but there s no question, this trip is all about china. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 19th. joe is off. with us, we have former aide to the george