a tragic irony unfolding in mississippi where just days ago record rains inundated the jackson area yet tonight that city finds itself in desperate need of usable water after failure of the main treatment plant. governor tate reeves declaring a state of emergency, saying the city cannot produce enough water to meet other critical needs and imploring residents to not drink this water tonight officials are struggling to distribute bottled water to the estimated 180,000 people affected as we reported last night, the jackson area has suffered water infrastructure issues for years most recently, boil-water notices have been in effect. the crisis now worsened by the recent floodwaters, and it is raining there again tonight. nbc is in jackson. reporter: tonight, a race to distribute water in jackson, mississippi. cars lined up for miles outside distribution centers full of locals hoping for water who left empty-handed after the supply quickly ran out. the water that they are giv
seven lives lost in that horrific july 4th shooting, and demand action on gun violence prevention. what police initiated a car chase which would allow them to pull over and arrest the 21-year-old who conducted one of the worst mass shootings in highland history. he was, quote, taken into custody without incident. and days earlier, just a few states over an acre, in ohio, another police chase ended very differently. on january excuse me, on june 27th, jalen walker, eight a 25-year-old black man ll by couple ease after they said they tried to pull him over for alleged traffic and equipment violation for just after the midnight. and he refused to stop, a chastened shoot. that s when officers reported, quote, fired from walker jumped out of the car and the pursuit continued on foot. and a newly released body cam video, you can see the moments leading up to walker s death. and we should warn you here, what you are about to see is disturbing. we re slowing down here, slowing
vape cartridges of cannabis oil in her luggage. since then, family members, friends and coaches have all made impassioned pleas for griner s release. this includes griner s wife, cherelle who is pressing the u. s. government to do more to free her. earlier this week, president biden and vice president harris spoke with cherelle assuring her that they are working to get griner home. president biden also read cherelle a letter he wrote to the basketball star. this comes just days after griner wrote a letter to president biden imploring him not to forget her or any of the other detainees held in russian captivity. griner s expected to appear in court on july 14th for the third of our trial. so what legal options does he have looking forward? a russian lawyer said she may seek up an appeal or even clemency once the verdict is delivered. there are also reports that crime in or could be part of a russian s a prisoner swap. perhaps an exchange for victor bout a notorious russian arm
yes. ended in gunfire. he s already dead. who s already did? my husband. charlie told officers outside, he was gonna kill my mom, i had to do it. yes. a brave son protecting his mom. a harrowing story, but was it true? he seated behind a desk? yes. defenseless really. this seems to be an execution. was this campus hero actually a cold hard killer? defendants is an email to his returning to others, called showtime? or was a true something completely different. one of the things that was always in question was, was charlie covering up for someone else. a trial or nothing went by the book. three of the jurors were crying really hard. they re turning around their seats, getting emotional. they see what s coming. he was becoming unhinged. welcome to dateline. charlie tan was an ivy league or with a bright future, but then charlie s dad was killed in a home and everything changed. police are being told one story, but the evidence was te
he doesn t think they re doing anything wrong. now with challenges to some of her testimony, republicans are dismissing her testimony. a partisan witch hunt. i ll talk to committee member zoe lofgren, and danny cevallos about the legal jeopardy mr. trump may now be in. plus, after roe. i don t think it could get more confusing. abortion restrictions are being challenged. the trigger law is an extreme law. i ll talk to hhs secretary xavier becerra. democrats growing doubt about president biden. democrats have a very deep bench. it s time to allow a new generation to emerge and new talent. why more democrats, mostly off the record, are saying the president shouldn t run for re-election. joining me now are former homeland security secretary jeh johnson. nbc news capitol hill correspondent. the american enterprise institute. and marriana sotomayor of the washington post. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. from nbc news in washington, the longest