8 00 on a saturday morning and were glad you are with us. Im christi paul. And im martin savidge. And were really watching the people across the northeast because nethey will start to survey some of the damage after the bomb cyclone just unleashed a vee severe winds knocking down trees, some homes are destroyed. But the wind threat is still very much alive. We know five people have died as a result of this storm so far. And there is torrential rain from the storm that is causing some widespread flooding now. We know also that the third wave so to speak of this storm is yet to come. And on top of that, the violent winds which are still blowing tore down several hundred power lines. More than 1 Million People are without power and that is extending from virginia to new england. Massachusetts seeing the worst of it with hornmore than 400,00 without electricity. And there are states of emergency in virginia and maryland. We have a team of reporters and meteorologists that are covering this
Itself. I think its a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter, if she believes the accusers of her father. Ivanka trumps defense of her father still rippling. Well play you parts of the interview you likely did not hear for the rest of the story. Breaking news from the white house, shots fired just over an hour ago. Nbcs Geoff Bennett is there for us. Geoff, is the investigation closed down . Reporter its still under way, at least the Emergency Response is still under way, alex. I can tell you that secret service says Emergency Personnel responded to, in just the last hour or so, what they describe as a male victim who investigators believe suffered a selfinflicted gunshot wound somewhere along the north fence line of the white house here. As it unfolded, i can tell you a Uniformed Secret Service agent came into the Briefing Room and told the dozen or so reporters and photographers here working to shelter in place. We went downstairs. When we came back up, we could see the Emer
They have opened up the roads around the white house, and they are letting some people in and out of the white house complex, depending on their security credentials. But as you point out, this was a pretty harrowing morning and afternoon for many people around the white house. This is a very busy spot. This is a spot that many tourists come to check out the white house. And it was right before noon today where this individual came in front of the white house and fired multiple shots in an attempted suicide. That male was pronounced dead at the scene. At this point, we dont know who he is, but the secret Service Tells Us they have identified him, but theyre waiting to notify his next of kin before releasing his identity. An interesting wrinkle in the story, ana, we spotted a vehicle on the other side of where we are on 17th street, on 15th street. The other side of the white house complex, and this vehicle had alabama plates on it. And Law Enforcement on the scene told us that they wer
Get out has grossed 250 Million Worldwide and a best picture contender at the Academy Awards. People are still mostly going to put their money on either three billboards and the shape of water. Now the question is how will the Academy Awards address the surge in activism . Good morning to you on this sunday 7 01 is the time. Glad youre waking up with us. Im christi paul. Im Martin Savidge in for victor blackwell. The president and press we are talking about and policy and punch lines here. We want to talk about the president who is back in washington this morning after he joined the journalist he loves to hate for the Gridiron Club dinner last night. Among the jabs, he made some of his family, some of the administration, the president s remarks, though, touched on some of the major Foreign Policy obstacles he is facing. Cnns dan merica is live in washington. It was an interesting night. Reporter you see a side of the president at a dinner like this you dont regularly see. President tru
As Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks a year in a Russian prison, the United States must be more forceful in its defense of press freedom and the protection of journalists.