hello and welcome to inside politics. i am john king. i am your retribution. donald trump s saying why democrats need to give him another chance. a busy 2024 includes a big speech by trump s biggest early rival and a decision by a prominent trump critic to bow out of running. plus, russia on the verge of the first battle field victory in months. ukrainians squeezed in the battle of bakhmut. pete buttigieg admits to cnn he got it wrong on the ohio train derailment. his response in a cnn exclusive interview. we begin with important and interesting maneuvering in the 2024 republican race. the weekend speeches in very different settings crystallize the competition at the top of the gshlop field. donald trump spoke for nearly two hours at cpac telling lies and deseesantis says republican need a doer, not a liar. they need to wrack upstate legislative wins as a launch pad. trump and desantis own the top tier in early 2024 polling with a half dozen ovr so other prospects a f
frustration and fatigue building as food and other supplies are running low for families trapped by as much as 12 feet of snow. the national guard going door to door, checking on residents, offering relief. demarco morgan from the san bernardino mountain and rob marciano with the forecast. the race for 2024 kicking into gear. former president donald trump making his pitch for the nomination, telling followers i am your retribution, promising to stay in the race despite multiple criminal probes. ron desantis on the road teasing a possible run, and a former republican governor who is staying out. elizabeth schulze at the white house. the battle for bakhmut intensifies. video circulating online shows a bridge being blown up. urainian troops hoping to stop the russians from taken the key city. james longman on the ground in ukraine. chris rock speaks out nearly a year later, finally responding publicly to that infamous oscars slap. and what he s now saying about the persona
from last month s derailment in east palestine. and right now the fbi offering a reward for the return of four americans believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico. we ll bring you details on what happened. and jurors who convicted alex murdaugh of killing his wife and son are speaking out. i didn t think he was crying. he turned it on and off, yeah. it wasn t genuine. do you think he hurt himself by taking the stand? did he make it worse? i think he did. we begin in atlanta where nearly three dozen people were detained after a chaotic clash between police and protesters. atlanta police say outside agitators mounted what they call a coordinated attack on the future site of a public safety training center throwing rocks, bricks, molotov cocktails and fireworks at police officers. some equipment including construction vehicles were set on fire, but no police officers were injured. sunday s protest part of a week-long series of demonstrations against the f
overcome and inspiring a new generation announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country s most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didn t shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecution s strongest evidence murdaugh from the witness box admitting he lied about his whereabouts the night his wife and 22-year-old son were shot to death. chalking up the lies to opioid addiction and paranoia under cross-examination, murdaugh, a former lawyer, also admitted to stealing from clients. the prosecution has maintained the murders were part of murdaugh s attempt to escape accountability for financial misdeeds we begin tonight with catie beck reporting from walterboro, south carolina. reporter: after ne
it for them. but what can his party accomplish without control of the house? house democratic leader hakeem jeffries joins me exclusively next. and crime and punishment. concerns about crime contribute to a democratic mayor s loss and now the president sides with republicans on blocking a local d.c. criminal justice law. are democrats vulnerable on crime ahead of 2024? i ll speak exclusively to new york city mayor eric adams in moments. plus, sidestepping trump. dueling republican events has as some white house hopefuls look for a lane. will it be harder than they think? former republican governor asa hutchinson will join me ahead. hello, i m dana bash in new york this morning, where the state of our union is gearing up. this weekend, we are beginning to see messages the for both parties take shape ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign. half a dozen republican hopefuls, including former president trump spoke at dueling political events this weekend, jabbing each other o