Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. We are grateful. The beat with katie phang in for ari starts right now. Hi, katie. Hi, nicolle. Thank you so much. Welcome to the beat for the rest offuous. I am katie phang in for ari melber. We start with flashing Warning Signs for american democracy at a Pivotal Moment in the American Campaign season. As of tonight President Biden and former President Trump have clenched the threshold for meeting they primaries. Its the earliest matchup in nearly a quarter of a century. In 2000 al gore and george w. Bush clenched their nominations just four days earlier than joe biden and donald trump. Of course, that election ended at the United States Supreme Court. And this election starts there. Trump set to make the unprecedented argument for total president ial immunity in his coup case next month, as accountability for january 6th rioters dpriends forward. Just today a federal judge ordering that a trump
Trial. And we get more evidence of defense footdragging in the maralago documents case. Also tonight, were on the scene of the enormous destruction in maui where some of the wildfires are thankfully being contained, but the proportions of this tragedy, including now dozens of lives lost, it just keeps growing. Later, Florida Governor ron desantis adds a new adversary to disney, School Liberians and the woke. This time school prosecutors. He is firing them, only he never hired them. The voters did. Well speak to the latest official to get the ax. Good evening. John berman here for anderson. Trying to for swift justice in what could become the most significant criminal trial ever in this country. If not unprecedented in its speed, then pretty nearly so. The defense in one way or another in this federal case and the other today say not so fast. Today the Special Counsels team asked for a january 2nd trial date in the Election Subversion case which it said could take as little as four week
That new Storm Targeting Millions in the northeast. Widespread flooding possible. Flood watches already up at this hour. There are also Tornado Concerns tonight. This is set to move into New York City and the northeast. Rob marciano timing it out. Tonight, President Biden now campaigning in the battlegrounds. First stop, his home state of pennsylvania. And tonight, his answer about debating donald trump. And Vice President harris asked about the intense focus on her because of the president s age and what she said to that. Mary bruce with the interview tonight. Overseas tonight, the humanitarian crisis and a new tragedy in gaza. The hamasrun Health Ministry saying five children were crushed to death. They say an aid box falling on the children. The parachute failing to open. Tonight, the pentagon aware of the reports but says it was not u. S. Delivered aid. Tom soufi burridge in the region. Just before the deadline, former President Trump posting a 91 million bond, as he appeals the De
Of the union. And what that says about the race ahead also tonight with three days to spare the former president comes out with the nearly 92 million in dollar bond in one civil case. Well tell you how he did it and the question is, can he do the same for the other nearly half a billiondollar judgment and a day after President Biden committed to building a port to bring aid in the gaza, look at just how long that might take in corresponded course awards, confrontation with israeli is trying to block any aid from getting in. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin tonight, keeping them honest with how President Biden and the man last night he called my predecessor spent their day after the State Of The Union. It was a study of contrasts President Biden went on the Campaign Trail speaking this evening at a suburban philadelphia middle school, hitting many of the themes he laid out last night. But with one difference, he named his opponent donald trump with the maga republicans are
That does it for me. Thank you so much for the privilege of your time. I hope to see you later tonight on nbc nightly news. Stay where you are, the The Katie Phang Show starts now. I am katie phang , live from Telemundo Studios in miami, florida here is the week that was. The u. S. Supreme court today unanimously ruled that states cannot remove former President Trump from their ballots. They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. Racking up primary wins across the country from california to maine nikki haley said to drop out after winning one state on Super Tuesday. Budget and is now up to donald trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. I hope he does not. In february, 2021 shortly after the attack on the capitol building, i said i would support former President Trump if he were the nominee of the party and he obviously will be the nominee of our party. I will leave the senate at the bottom of this year. In the bottom of my heart, thank you for