severe weather stretching from texas to ohio. the storm that buried the west in snow, now threatening the northeast with drenching rains. 56 million people under flood watches from virginia to maine. new york city, warning of flooding on highways and in basements. we re timing it all out. the historic abortion battle playing out in texas. the state supreme court steps in to stop a mother of two from having an emergency abortion. doctors say her fetus is not viable and carrying it to term could affect her health and fertility. why the attorney general says her case does not meet the s. she has been under pressure from donors and alumni. declining to say that a call for genocide against jews would violate the university s code of conduct. what we ve just learned. to the middle east and fierce fighting in the streets of gaza. israeli forces battling hamas in the north. tonight, the new threat to shipping in the red sea. and why the u.s. vetoed a cease-fire resolution. co
undoes. we come on air with some breaking news. the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. liz mcgill was facing calls to step down over her testimony on capitol hill this week. republicans have accused her of downplaying campus antisemitism in this exchange with congresswoman elise to fonac. specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment? if it is directed and severe or pervasive, it is harassment. if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment. stefanik and the chair of the house education committee both applauded mcgill s announcement. they say they will until replacement is found. mcgill statement reading in part, quote, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. nbc s george soliz joins me now from philadelphia with the latest. george? yeah alicia, the reaction here on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students just getting word that nicholas step down, a
a long track tornado cutting through neighborhoods just north of nashville. southern kentucky not spared either. more than 28 reported tornadoes spotted across the south. major cities in the northeast are now bracing for as much as six inches of rain and powerful wind gusts. that threat is expected to last through the night and into the monday morning commute. our team is on the ground in tennessee. and the latest on where that sprawling system is heading next. overseas in the war between israel and hamas, the new warning from qatar that the opportunity for a truce is narrowing as the idf intensifies its campaign, saying it struck 250 targets just in the past few days. the world health organization sounding the alarm with the health system on the verge of collapse. large crowds gathering desperate for food. our team is on the ground where families are fighting to stay warm and stay alive. james longman reports from israel. the woman challenging donald trump for the republ
announced it s peter has called it quits. well, near congressman has accused george santos 15 minutes of fame ticking and say this grift online by hopping on cameo views. all of this well we are hurtling towards the first wave of government funding expiring next month. a report from capitol hill coming up. and, trump turned, at a federal appeals court upholds the gag order for the twice impeached quadruple indicted presidents election interference case in d.c.. what this new ruling bars trump from, saying and how this could impact gop front-runners other criminal cases. then, ongoing offensive, israeli forces operation in one key part of gaza, the root of hamas expected to last several more weeks. as the humanitarian crisis across the region rose even more dire by the minute. we are live from israel with the latest. follow this and much more ahead. your saturday morning to. all we will be continuing to show breaking developments in just one of the many crimi
colleague katy tur will interview the attorney for hunter biden, abbe lowell about the new indictment against the president s son. katy tur reports starts right now good to be with you. i m katy tur. would he be facing criminal charges if he were not the president s son? hunter biden s lawyers argue their client is only being federally indicted because his last name is biden. and because the now special counsel appointed to investigate him faced enormous pressure from republicans to help them make hunter biden a campaign issue. after all, his team argues, prosecutor david weiss looked into hunter biden for five years, and only decided to indict now after the plea deal fell apart. we ll get to the bottom of how much those arguments hold water in a moment with chuck rosenberg, but first, we will exclusively speak with hunter biden s attorney, abbe lowell. let s lay out what david weiss says he found. there are nine counts in the 56 page indictment, including three felony