Morning as authorities warn residents to stay inside. Just 48 hours left for Donald Trumps codefendants to enter their pleas or get ready to appear in court in georgias Election Interference Case. We start in the remote nevada deserts where tons of thousands of trapped concern growers are trying to Organizer Plan to reopen roads in about two hours after sudden storms turned the annual gathering into miles of mud. So thick that some are comparing it to quicksand. Others are starting to hike out after being warned to Shelter In Place and to conserve food and water. The situation so concerning, even the president has been briefed. The festival ceo told my colleague chloe melas, theres no cause for panic. Weve made it really clear that we do not see this as an evacuation situation and that the community is patient and the water is drying up. I want to give right to nbcs liz kroits, and Michelle Grossman standing by with the forecast. Thank you very much. Liz, the announcement should come a
Sentence. How did Danielo Cavalcante manage to escape from prison. And welcome to a special second hour of jose diazbalart reports. We begin this hour with the big week ahead in georgia, the clock is ticking for the final seven defendants in the wide ranging election interference case to enter their pleas or get ready to appear for their arraignment on wednesday. Joining us now nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, Danny Cevallos and veteran prosecutor paul henderson. Ken, where do things stand now as we await that wednesday deadline . Good morning, jose. Obviously the courts closed on this holiday, and we fully expect that all of these defendants will either waive appearance or come in and enter a plea in what is really a formality, this arraignment. The Big Questions looming over this case have to do with scheduling, have to do with whether mark meadows will be successful in his bid to get his particular portion of the case moved to Federal Court. And if he i