Rocket blasts off to new heights. Now the question is, where did it go . Our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin in florida, where theyre in court, and the judge just made things interesting. Back in session after the lunch break. I understand that judge cannon is showing some skepticism. About what . Reporter thats correct, chris. Its always perilous to trying to interpret judge cannon. She has a habit of asking tough questions on both sides, but it was pretty clear shes baulks at the argument that the president ial acts means this case should be thrown out. She replied, its difficult to see how this gets you to the dismissal of an indictment. She added that this line of argument cements better suited in trial or during jury instructions, which is a point that some of our legal experts have made. This question that he decreed that some of these documents were personal, thats a fact question that should be decided at trial. Even though theres no evidenc
Im going to keep fighting. We will restore peace through strength. Get that war settled. Its a bad war. And putin, you know, has so little respect for biden, hes throwing around nuclear. Thats nikki haley while donald trump mixed up president obama from President Biden. Thats straight ahead. Plus Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire and it comes as the Biden Administration continues to face pressure over the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. And also ahead, well bring you the latest from capitol hill, where lawmakers faced another short deadline to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 4th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. We have a lot to get to this morning and well begin here. For the First Time Since announcing her run for president over a year ago nikki haley has won her first primary. She won the washington, d. C. Republican primary with more than 60 of the vote. Shes now the first
This acutely. They understand the catastrophe at the border is affecting everyone, and it is top of mind for all the American People for that reason. Again, the First Priority of the country is our border and making sure its secure. I believe the president can take Executive Authority right now today to change that, and ive told him that again today in person as ive said to him many times publicly and privately over the last several weeks. Its time for action. So that was Speaker Mike Johnson yesterday following an Oval Office Meeting with the president and other congressional leaders. But in reality it is johnson, hes the one standing in the way of action on the border by blocking a bipartisan deal passed by the senate. Well bring you more about that meeting including the pressure on the speaker to avoid the looming Government Shutdown. Plus, well go through the primary results out of michigan and look ahead to Super Tuesday which is just around the corner and the latest on ceasefire
homage to her as her leisure man. and others will do that. william will do that interesting and yes, we do know that harry will be there very will be there , but not not with megan. and i mean, it sounds like what you re describing is it will be, um, unique to because there is a nod to modernity. but then it also sounds like kind of maybe, you know, in royal space is kind of a humble, you know, also offering to with that type of medieval crown that you were talking about it right there for now, and we ll have you back because we ve got weeks ago. you know a whole lot. rehearsing of , of all these musicians, choirs have got to get used to this 12 musical selections. and, of course, there s going to be so much pomp in circumstance. so we ll have you back for that. sally bedell smith. good to see you. thanks so much. you deceived frederick, you re welcome. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield, and we re learning new details now about a
maybe pandas will return to the national zoo at some point. tom, thanks. that s going to do it for us. katy tur reports starts right now. good to be with you, i m katy tur. it might have been a rocky week for president biden in the polls, but democrats are doing just fine at the ballot box. so what gives? in virginia, republican governor glenn youngkin failed to get gop control of the state house. democrats there held on to the senate chamber and regained the house. how much of it had to do with youngkin s bet on a quote, reasonable 15-week abortion ban. in deep red kentucky, democratic governor andy beshear was able to win a second term, beating out his trump-backed rival, daniel cameron. was it abortion that helped keep beshear in office or was it trump who helped keep cameron out? in reddening ohio, it is clear voters roundly rejected republican efforts to restrict abortion, voting to enshrine the right into the state s constitution. all of it great news for democrat