Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this february 25th. Im willie geist. Former President Donald Trump took another big step toward the republican president ial nomination on saturday handily beating former South Carolina governor nikki haley in her home state. The former president , who spent very little time campaigning in South Carolina, looks past haley in his victory speech. Instead, turning his fire again on President Biden. Haley says she is not dropping out of the race anytime soon. Well have the latest in a live report from South Carolina and talk to Kristen Welker just ahead. Plus, our sunday focus on the uproar this week over the ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen human embryos are children. With ivf programs suspended in the state, what is the future of the revolutionary treatment that has brought the gift of life to so many families . Then, we will turn to our sunday spotlight on the effort to save the famous joshua trees of californias Mojave Desert
Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this february 25th. Im willie geist. Former President Donald Trump took another big step toward the republican president ial nomination on saturday handily beating former South Carolina governor nikki haley in her home state. The former president , who spent very little time campaigning in South Carolina, looks past haley in his victory speech. Instead, turning his fire again on President Biden. Haley says she is not dropping out of the race anytime soon. Well have the latest in a live report from South Carolina and talk to Kristen Welker just ahead. Plus, our sunday focus on the uproar this week over the ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen human embryos are children. With ivf programs suspended in the state, what is the future of the revolutionary treatment that has brought the gift of life to so many families . Then, we will turn to our sunday spotlight on the effort to save the famous joshua trees of californias Mojave Desert
She was president of the San Francisco board of supervisors. She was appointed mayor and brought san franciscans together after the assassinations and the jonestown massacre. She was then elected the citys first female mayor in 1979. And served 2 terms navigating the city through the height of the aids crisis and pushing for the repair of the citys iconic cable cars. Despite losing in 1990, bid for governor, 2 republican pete wilson, feinstein achieved another first when she and barbara boxer. Were elected to the u. S. Senate during 1992 socalled year of the woman making california the first state in the nation to have 2 female u. S. Senators taking on the gun lobby would be a whole marker for 3 decades careers. I am quite familiar with firearms. I became mayor is a product of assassination. Im aware sound my assassinated colleague and put a fingers through a in a 1994. Her assault weapons ban was passed. Senator, i know something about what firearms condition after the ban sunset in 2
warning congress that failing to pass more ukraine aid would be, quote, the greatest christmas gift for vladimir putin. but house speaker mike johnson saying no new money for ukraine unless democrats agree to tackle tougher border policies. is there any path forward? our team in washington and moscow tonight. also this evening, new divisions between the u.s. and israel. president biden warning israel is losing international support because of the, quote, indiscriminate bombings of gaza. and the new reporting on israel flooding hamas tunnels. after the backlash to her testimony about antisemitism, why harvard s board says it s supporting the school s embattled president. the nightmare flight. a delta plane diverted to remote canada. 270 passengers on board for more than 20 hours. how did it happen? as u.s. and china tensions rise, our rare look inside, and how america is fighting the growing space arms race. our nbc news on hidden junk fees at car dealerships. the
Delegates that are launching a push to halt donald trump. Thank you for being with us. Good to be with you. A key point in your story, these are not party operatives, these are delegates. Exactly, that is important for anybody who is rolling their eyes as they hear about this. Finally, we are finding evidence of the people who will be empowered to nomine, formally, any candidate, taking it upon themselves to do something. We heard from disinfected republicans saying, why cant somebody else stand up and do this . Do something to slow his momentum, maybe force concessions from him. A bunch of delegates have been trying to do that over the last few weeks and they have finally found each other and started organizing in a way that meters what mirrors what the tea Party Started doing six years ago. They are mad and they are not going to take it anymore and they will try to do something about it. We found that there are people in iowa, colorado, arizona, and louisiana and elsewhere who are no