operation. okay. congressman perry is retired general with 40 years of military service. he has declined to voluntarily cooperate with the house select committee. nbc news has not been able to independently confirm the text messages but has reached out to meadows and congressman perry for comment. the life and legacy of former secretary of state madeleine albright will be honored today in washington, d.c. her funeral will be held at washington s national cathedral starting at 11:00 a.m. secretary albright died at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer last month. albright s three daughters are set to speak and president biden is expected to give a eulogy, as well as the clintons. albright served as secretary of state under president bill clinton more than 1400 people are expected to attend. still ahead in sports, we ll have the highlights from last night s nba playoff action. plus, a little league ending to a major league game. way too early will be right back. oo early will