Now playing Next USA First Read's Morning Clips: Five things to watch tonight A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Democrats take aim at Trump nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh Neomi Rao is expected to be grilled by Democrats about her views on the environment, affirmative action, sexual harassment and government's role on these issues. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Billions of fireworks light up skies as Asia welcomes Year of the Pig China's railway ministry forecast mainland travelers would make 413 million trips during the three-week period around the holiday. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA 9 dead, 50 rescued after suspicious fire in Paris apartment building "More than 250 people arrived immediately and, throughout the night, saved over 50 people in truly exceptional conditions." 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA How swarms of steam-powered robots could map the solar system The little spacebots could help make it routine for people to work in the asteroid belt or vacation at Saturn. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Francis becomes 1st pope to celebrate Mass in Arabian Peninsula An estimated 135,000 people witnessed the pontiff's homily being delivered in Italian and translated into Arabic with English subtitles on giant screens. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA What to watch for at the State of the Union Here are a few of the biggest questions likely to be answered when President Donald Trump steps up to the House rostrum Tuesday night. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA 4-year-old boy shoots pregnant mom in the face in Seattle Police said the boy found the gun between a box spring and mattress. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Boy who is bullied because he's named Trump invited to State of the Union "Unfortunately, Joshua has been bullied in school due to his last name," the White House said of the 6th-grader from Delaware. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Liam Neeson says he wanted to kill a black man after friend's rape Reaction on social media came swiftly after audio and text versions of the interview were published. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA U.S. prosecutors subpoena Trump inaugural records Investigators want documents related to inaugural committee donors and vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA ICE is trying to 'intimidate' 21 Savage into leaving the country, lawyer says Lawyers for 21 Savage said he has a pending visa as the victim of a crime, while the rapper faces deportation and potentially a 10-year ban from the U.S. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Founder of Proud Boys sues over being labelled hate group Founder of Proud Boys sues over being labelled hate group 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Bullied boy named Trump invited to State of the Union "Unfortunately, Joshua has been bullied in school due to his last name," the White House said of the 6th-grader from Delaware. 05/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax denies sexual assault allegation as Northam faces growing calls to resign The lieutenant governor, who is next in line to become gov, says the encounter with a woman at the DNC in 2004 was consensual. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA A hole big enough to fit two-thirds of Manhattan has formed under critical glacier Scientists say if Thwaites collapses, it could trigger a catastrophic rise in global sea levels, flooding coastal cities around the world. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Poll: Dems want 'electable' challenger who can beat Trump. Values come second. This year is a change from what qualities voters are looking for in their 2020 nominee. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Serial killer staged photos of victims, Canadian prosecutor says The prosecutor didn't display the images during the session, but said McArthur staged some after the men were dead: Two showed corpses with cigars in their mouths. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. If Trump declares a national emergency, his border wall would drown in lawsuits ǀ View Texas landowners would have few legal options if Congress funded the wall. But if Trump goes around them, lawyers will have a field day. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA You've been breached: Hackers stole nearly half a billion personal records in 2018 Companies use nebulous language to describe the nature of the breach, saying 'other data' or 'employee records' have been stolen — which makes it hard for victims to know how (and when) to react. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Iraqi president says U.S. has no right to 'watch Iran' from his country Iraq has found itself in a tricky position between two of its key allies as relations deteriorate between Tehran and Washington. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump 'would have a hard time' letting son play American football On the day of one of the U.S' biggest sporting events, the Super Bowl, the US president said he was not sure he would let his son Barron play football. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next Notes from the USA Savvy Seattle, Washington: where innovation and nature collide IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAND USA Acclaimed Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance travelled around the US on the trail of music, history and culture. When he washed up in Seattle, Washington, he discovered a city with a distinctly independent spirit. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next Notes from the USA Visiting Pike Place Market, the ‘heart’ of Seattle IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAND USA Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance couldn't visit Seattle, Washington, without seeing its “heart and soul” and top visitor attraction: Pike Place Market. 04/02/2019
Now playing Next USA In the Trump Era, Democratic Party has zero tolerance for past racist behavior from its politicians First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 04/02/2019
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