Making his debut on the national stage. Disgraced Hollywood Mega mogul Harvey Weinsteins fate is in the hands of a jury early signs on what theyre focused on plus the inspiring story of one womans rise to the big leagues. Its wednesday february 19th early today starts right now good morning im cori coffin. And im phillip mena. President trump is flexing his pardoning power for some of the nations most highprofile whitecollar criminals perhaps most notorious is Rod Blagojevich. The president commuted the sentence of the former illinois governor who was removed from office and convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell the u. S. Senate seat vacated by barack obama. The president also wiped away criminal records for several other big names including michael milken, once hailed as the king of junk bonds the disgraced financier became the face of Insider Trading in the 1980s. The president also pardon former new York Police Commissioner bernard kerik. He served four years in prison
Hospital director at the epicenter of the outbreak in china dies from the virus. Hes in. Michael bloomberg makes the cut to join his democratic rivals in wednesdays night debate. The new poll out this morning that has the former new york city mayor ahead of joe biden. And frontrunner Bernie Sanders surging. Those stories plus chapter 11, the boy scouts of america file for bankruptcy overnight amid a wave of sexual abuse lawsuits from coast to coast. I want my childhood back. I want my adulthood back. Could this mark the beginning of the end for an American Institution . Hanging in the balance, Harvey Weinsteins fate in the hands of a jury as they get the case against the disgraced movie mogul today. And the Leaning Tower of dallas. A demolition gone wrong in texas has residents saying who needs to go to pisa . Announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome everybody to today. Thank you for joining us on this
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