going forward, and it s noting that the special counsel isn t technically up and running yet. this has a number of steps to go and is very much a live process. we learned yesterday you and kaitlan collins reported the chief of staff is going to be stepping down and going to be replaced by jeff zients. he s very well known in washington and also very well known in the building behind me. he was president biden s covid response coordinator when he first came into office when the pandemic was raging throughout the country. he was the co-chair of his transition team as well. before that he served in a number of high-ranking positions inside the obama administration. ron klain is obviously a powerful chief of staff and has his hands in everything that comes across the president s desk, across the administration. his departure is significant, someone who has known and worked with the president for decades and has been integral to the operations in the building. it was something
just confirming there s no safe place anymore. there s nowhere for you to be safe anymore. it s a scary thought that this world is not safe anymore. what we know about the 72-year-old suspect, the weapon police say he used in the attack, and the impact the massacre has already had on lunar new year celebrations around the world. president biden faces growing scrutiny after a justice department search of his delaware home turned up even more documents with classified markings. a source tells nbc news the search was prompted not by the doj, but by the white house itself. we ll tell you what president biden s lawyers are not revealing this morning. plus a power struggle taking shape in the southwest. this morning, ruben gallego launching his senate bid in arizona. the clash this sets up with kristen sinema and what could mean for democrats hopes to keep the senate in 2024. we start with the breaking news from california. joining us right now is kathy park, ken dilania
here at home, one democratic lawmaker introduced legislation to criminalize freedom of speech. what part of the constitution does that congress woman not understand? stay tuned for tonight s hannity hot seat featuring democratic richard fowler. we begin with a fox news alert. a bombshell new report from the wall street journal has now exposed a blatant dual system of justice at joe biden s department of justice. tonight we are learning that the justice department rejected a federal search for top secret classified documents housed at joe biden s many properties. they called off the fbi. no raid for joey. joe biden gets different treatment than trump. instead, they outsourced the search to biden s own private attorneys and biden staffers, including many without any security clearance at all whatsoever. now, in the case of the private attorney, well, they can now be witnessing in a criminal investigation. according to jonathan turley, quote, the use of private counsel without c
after all, he s an expert. meanwhile, here at home, one democratic lawmaker introduced legislation to criminalize freedom of speech while part of the constitution. does that, congresswoman, not understand? and stay tuned for tonight s hannity hotseat featuring democrat richard fowler. now, we begin tonight, though, with a fox news alert. a bombshell new report from the wall street journal has now exposed a blatant dual system of justice at joe biden s department of justice. tonight, we are learning that the justice department rejected a federal search for top secret classified documents. house at joe biden s many properties. the they called off the fbi. no raid for joey. joe biden gets different treatment of trump. instead, they outsource the search to biden s own private attorneys and biden staffers, including many without any security clearance at all whatsoever. now, in the so the private attorneys, well, they can now be witnesses in a criminal investigation. and accordi
for the fifth straight day refusing to answer questions about the classified documents found in his home and former office. the gop accusing him of a lack of transparency. our team at the white house. the winter storms sweeping across the country. heavy snow and the threat of flash floods. we re tracking it. a suburb cut off from the water supply of a nearby city. the urgent pleas from residents who say they ve been left high and dry. chevy unveiling the fastest corvette ever, and it s a hybrid. our test drive. and after more than three decades on the air, a beloved member of our nbc news family is signing off. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. a defeated republican candidate for a state office in new mexico has been arrested and will be charged with paying and conspiring with gunmen to shoot at the albuquerque homes and offices of four local democratic leaders. no one was hurt in the frightening series of attacks, which began i