the beat with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. hi, nicolle. i m going to pull a minilawrence. i was trying to give you your seconds back. we have a full breakdown of all these jury questions tonight, which is so interesting. that s what we re going to do. i can t wait. i m going to get upstairs fast enough so i don t miss anything. have a great show. thank you. thank you to nicolle. and welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. today for the first time ever, donald trump s fate in this criminal trial is now in the hands of a jury of his peers. the presides judge giving the standard and detailed instructions to these 12 jurors in a case that s anything but standard. we know that. and tonight we can report several brand-new developments from the jury s first day of deliberations, which lasted over four hours. we have now gleaned new clues about what they re discussing, what they re considering, what exact evidence and testimony they are focused on today, and presu
We appreciate your time. Thanks for joining us. Tonight, the deadly blast rocking an american city. The massive explosion, a building leveled. You could feel the blast across the city, witnesses said. At least one dead, several injured, raced from the scene. Firefighters had been called to the area right before the explosion. Also at this hour, the major snowstorm slamming several states right now. Up to two feet of snow, dangerous winds, 1,000 flights grounded or delayed. 100 miles of a key interstate shut down tonight. Rob marciano has the track and the timing as we head into this evening. Attorney general william barr on the hill, pressed on how he could determine there was no Obstruction Of Justice when Robert Mueller did not. And what he said about spying on the trump campaign. The horrific and deadly bus crash today. The Truck Barrelling through an intersection, slamming right into a school bus. That Deadly Police standoff, officers called to this home, both officers shot. And to
that deadly police standoff, officers called to this home, both officers shot. and tonight, we have now learned what they thought they were responding to. the beloved high school principal who died after donating bone marrow to a boy. how does this happen? your money tonight. gas prices on the rise. and where it s already topping $4. and tonight, the new report. the best day to buy gas and the worst. one of the great mysteries tonight. astronomers now revealing the first image of a black hole. and a nation riveted. he was one of the most famous tv contestants, watched by millions. back in the news tonight. good evening. and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we are tracking that major blizzard on the move tonight. 20 states, 1,000 flights affected. but we do begin tonight with that horrific scene in durham, north carolina, a massive explosion. it happened after a call about a gas leak near downtown, a downtown building, in fact.
tonight. thank you, linsey. and tonight, the pentagon has now released the names of the three u.s. marines killed in afghanistan. they are corporal robert hendriks from new york, sergeant benjamin hines from york, pennsylvania, and staff sergeant christopher slutman, the new york city firefighter who we reported on last night here. their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb on monday near bagram air force base. the taliban is claiming responsibility. there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. one of the most famous tv contestants, this nation riveted, watched by millions, tonight, we remember him and the story behind him. also, the missing american couple disappearing on vacation in the dominican republic. what authorities today revealed about the couple from near new york city. the warning tonight about distracted drivers. the frightening moment right here on the highway when a speeding driver slams into the back of that truck because they were distrac
i m fredricka whitfield. a look at our top stories in the cnn newsroom. brutal winter weather this spring. a major snowstorm is hammering the midwest right now. we ll show you which states are getting hit the hardest and where the system is heading next. people in 13 states will start seeing tv ads aimed at gun violence starting tuesday. billionaire new york mayor miami bloomberg is paying for the campaign himself through his anti-gun violence group. we re a nation riveted by the ncaa tournament but beware watching all that streaming video can overload your company s internet. first up that huge snowstorm that s hammering the midwest on this first week of spring. snow is falling from missouri to ohio. wind gusts over 30 miles an hour are blowing allhat snow around making visibility on the roads extremely difficult. it is the same storm that slammed into the rockies creating white-out conditions and forcing shutdowns on two interstates in colorado.