Donald collins helped the passengers. John as he was helping them get to safety, police say collins was hit by an suv that was driven by an illegal immigrant who was suspected of driving drunk. He eventually died at a nearby hospital. Garrett tenny has the details in this horrifying story and garrett, what more do we know about the suspect . John, her name is irma, 33 years old, and according to ice, in the country illegally. Dallas county sheriffs says martinez was drunk Early Saturday Morning when she crashed into the minivan and into Donald Collins killing him. Martinez is held on an Immigration Detainer after being charge the with manslaughter and assault with a vehicle. The family of Donald Collins or trey as they call him have shown remarkable faith and compassion, even towards the woman who took his life. I pray that since she still has breath in her body that she gets to know the lord because i dont want her to go to hell. I forgive her. Im not angry with her, im not. Im not up
You arent going anywhere. We have another hour coming your way right now. Thank you. 10 00 in new york, martha. To the next hour we roll. Martha so a Bombshell Court Decision in georgias election case against former President Trump. The judge ruling this morning just about an hour ago that d. A. Fani willis can stay on this case but only if she cuts ties with her former romantic partner, nathan wade, the man she hired as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against the former president , donald trump. With that we welcome you to a brandnew hour of americas newsroom. Im Martha Maccallum in today for dana perino. Bill im bill hemmer, good morning. We talked at 6 00 this morning saying it would be a rocknroll day and it will be. Awaiting a reaction from the d. A. The judges Decision Raising a lot of questions. He found the defendants failed to prove there was enough Conflict Of Interest to force the d. A. s removal. The appearance of impropriety meant either Willis Or Wade has to go. It
Georgia where a grand jury meets today to investigate whether trump tried to overturn the election in that state. Meanwhile, in pennsylvania, the search for answers after a home explodes near pittsburgh killing five people including a teenager. And a 3yearold Migrant Child dies while riding a bus from texas to chicago. Its the first death texas has announced since it started Busing Thousands of migrants to cities across the country. This morning Fulton County, georgia, District Attorney willis is expected to begin presenting her case to a grand jury outlining Donald Trumps alleged efforts to overturn bidens 2020 victory in that state. Tomorrow the grand jury will hear from former Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan and journalist george chidi, both who have been asked to testify. The former president has spent this morning and the weekend slamming the d. A. And her case saying he didnt tamper with the election. Joining us now nbc news correspondent Blayne Alexander who is right outside the
Former President Donald Trump tries to get the criminal case against him in florida thrown out. We have an answer from the judge. What if you could work 32 hours a week and still be paid for 40 . Well, Congress Takes a look at that and we talk about the troubled present and uncertain future of College Football with seventime National Championship Coach Nick Saban. Bret but, first, breaking tonight, haiti is spiraling into chaos. Political turmoil and street violence and there are still, at least, hundreds of Americans Still on the Island Nation as of tonight. So far, it appears the Biden Administrations message to those Americans In Haiti is youre on your own. The president s team says it is not preparing to assist in the evacuation at this point. Correspondent Gillian Turner is at the State Department tonight with the latest. Good evening, gillian. Hi, bret there are potentially as you mentioned Hundreds Of Americans trapped on the ground in haiti tonight as the Country Tea Teeters on
Is expected to deliver remarks in the st. Patricks Day Celebration. We will take you there, live, when the president begins speaking. While we wait, i am honored to be joined by senator warnock, democratic, of georgia. Thank you for joining us this evening. Good evening. Let me start with, as we wait for the president , i have to ask you about remarks made by his opponent, former President Trump, at a rally in ohio last night, the Presumptive Republican nominee warned that there would be a Bloodbath Unquote if he loses the election bid he claims he was talking about the Car Industry River but repeated those words several times and even said some migrants are not people and at another point called them animals. Whats your reaction . Well, my angelou said when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Donald trump is shown as who he is time and time and time again. We ought to take him seriously. This is the insurrectionist president. This is the man who egged on the m