katy tur. we re learning more about the shooting attack at the star ballroom dance studio in monterey park, california, including two of the victims identities. we ll bring you the latest from our own jose diaz balart there on the scene. today the community is mourning the massive loss of life, seven survivors remain hospitalized and a second possible shooting was stopped bay bystander. more on that in a minute. police have not released a motive for the shooting. nbc s kate snow spoke with the mayor of monterey park who had this to say. he may have come because his ex-wife was reveling, celebrating the new year, and you know, just sounded like a history of domestic violence, which is unfortunate, and he essentially, you know, committed to violence, and it cast a fog on a celebratory evening. was it your understanding his ex-wife was here that night? i believe so. so perhaps he was targeting her? possibly, yes. that suspect fled in a white van leading police on a
the former head of counter-intelligence at the fbi s new york field office has been arrested over his ties to a russian oligarch and close ally of vladimir putin. federal prosecutors allege that charles mcgonigal took hundreds of thousands of dollars from a foreign national and former foreign intelligence official while a special agency at the fbi. they say that relationship continued after he retired, laundering money and soliciting, and violating sanctions to aid the russian oligarch oleg deripaska. joining me is justice intelligence ken dilanian. this is a fascinating indictment, ken, not just one, but two cases filed against mcgonigal today. what more can you tell kwums. this is an extremely serious and troubling case against a former senior fbi official. charles mcgonigal rose to the level of the top counter-intelligence agent in
anything wrong with kavanaugh s college drinking habits calling it totally normal. president trump also as is his finding sympathy for those accused of sexual crimes saying reaction to allegations of sexual misconduct make it a very scary time for young men in america. cat lynn calle kaitlan collins is at the white house. if this kwums a day after the president went much farther than kavanaugh describing him as having difficulty with drinking? reporter: jake, seems to be a guarded optimism on the president s part. a far cry from what we saw when the president first nominated brett kavanaugh as his supreme court nominee, bragging the ideal candidate for this position. ivy league educated, a family man. now jake, seems to be hoping that his nomination can hang on. president trump voicing confidence in his supreme court nominee today, but not without a