Im on percocet. Get in here, pat. I wanna get funky. Mr. Gorbachev, i can see sounds. Read my lips. Im on ketamine. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight. Bar none plus, stephen welcomes rupaul and Yuval Noah Harari. Featuring louis cato and the late show band. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert [cheers and applause] stephen thank you very much very much. Well come down here, up there, all around the world to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. [cheering] the big story today is the Supreme Court once again shoving their gavels up the election. Longtime viewers of america will remember that colorado kicked trump off the ballot because of the whole launching a violent coup so he could stay in office, violating the 14th amendments insurrection clause. Well, today, the Supreme Court said trump can stay on all state ballots in a unanimous ruling. [booing] i agree. It is a ruling that i will remind you no one
Later to trucks. Drivers were eager to get moving again, but it took a while. In fact, a drone captured the backup in nevada as plenty of people tried to make their way into california. Our kelsi thorud and photojournalist jim flanagan were among the drivers on interstate 80 making their way back home to the bay area. They gave us a firsthand look at conditions over the summit. Look at how high the snow bank is. Its like as tall as the car. Its impressive. How you doing, jim . Doing good. Just kind of nice and steady. They are the road trip buddies. They filed some great reports for us. Chains are still required on interstate 80 and caltrans warns drivers take it slow since some stretches of the road are down to one lane to make room for the machines doing cleanup. No chains needed on highway 50, but that could change. The storm dumped six to 11 feet of snow across the sierra and the snowpack now stands at 104 of normal for this time of year. Its a huge change from just two months ago
Can virginia voters help her stop a trump Super Tuesday sweep and keep her in this race . Tracking the protest vote. How the president s handling of the war in gaza could affect todays primary in minnesota. And big clues for a battleground. Why the race for governor in North Carolina could offer a preview of the president ial matchup. Our nbc News Reporters are fanned out across the country as millions head to the polls on the largest day of voting outside of the General Election. And we start in california where high stakes swing races could determine the Balance Of Power in congress. What are you hearing there . Reporter weve moved to downtown los angeles. Its a big, big day for california politics, but not so big when it comes to turnout. Something we were expecting on primary day. Its going to get very dark because this is, Black Box Theatre here, but come on in. This is where the Polling Location is. Most of the people weve seen today come in and drop off ballots. California does
Much for springlike weather with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. The polar express. Now, hours away forecast coming up next. When fun time from the bay areas local news station. Youre watching kron. 4 news. Thank you for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 10. Im grant lotus and im vicki liviakis. So lets go ahead and take a live look right now at downtown San Francisco. Things are quiet for the moment. It has been lovely outside the past several days. But all good things must come to an end. Lawrence is with us now. Well, its the storm looks pretty yeah. Its going to be a large storm. Its going to be a long period storm to a boy in the sierra nevada. Were talking about tremendous amounts of snow, maybe even some snow in our peaks to out the door. Now youve seen some changes begin. Clouds are starting to move into the bay area and now the rain has not started yet, but it is not that far away. Doppler radar showing you a couple raindrops, far Northern California beginning to sneak in
The president has expressed full faith and confidence in me. Fit for duty, the White House Doctor releases his assessment of President Biden calling him a healthy, active and robust 81yearold. The one test he didnt have done. And why. More money, more problems, a judge refuses to halt Donald Trumps nearly half billion dollar fraud penalty. Leaving him less than a month to pay the money or secure what he calls an impossible bond. Plus, the largest wildfire in Texas History grossed more than 1 million acres and counting. How people in one town covered in ash are talking about rebuilding. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin on capitol hill where they push Defense Secretary lloyd austin for answers on his failure to disclose his secret hospital stay last month. Nbcs Courtney Kube joins us now. How did the secretary defend himself . Reporter well, he did make the point over and over, that despite his hospitalization, despite his staff nor he notifyi