I came to office determined with the duty to care and get us through one of our toughest periods in history. And we have. President joe biden continues to hit the former president on the Campaign Trail as the former president yesterday appeared to float cutting Social Security and medicare. Meanwhile, trump is also now flipflopping on tiktok, the platform he pushed to ban when he was in office. It comes as the house is set to vote tomorrow. Plus, theres more fallout from alabama senator katie britts state of the Union Rebuttal and how her speech highlights republicans fears of losing women voters this election. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 12th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Former President Donald Trump is vowing to release Hundreds Of January 6th defendants currently behind bars if he were to be releected this november. On truth social last night trump explained that one of his first acts as president would be to, quote,
tonight on israel, including from the united states, to scale back its offensive. and we are in gaza with an inside look at a massive hamas tunnel. you can just see how wide this tunnel is. for starters, you can drive a small car through it. this is the biggest tunnel that we ve found ever. ever. norah: breaking news, the marvel star just found guilty of assault and harassment. how much jail time he could face. the major recall of popular granola bars. what to look for in your pantries. and a record-breaking 1.1 million dollars. that s the hefty price tag of one of princess diana s dresses. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin with that dangerous weather sweeping large parts of the country. hundreds of thousands of americans from new york to massachusetts and maine are without power tonight after the massive storm battered the northeast with those torrential rains and wind gusts up t
hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing reports. good to be with you this hour. anger building as israel releases new details about three hostages accidentally killed by the idf. what we know about their final moments, plus what israel just uncovered near the gaza border. a test launch for a ballistic missile capable of reaching anywhere in the united states, and a major announcement from the vatican, the pope will allow catholic priests to bless same-sex unions, the reaction that s getting. and if you had to commute anywhere today in the northeast, you know what a mess it was. a powerful storm triggering heavy rain, flooding, and travel delays, we re going to take a look at that impact as well. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments. we want to begin with hala gorani in tel aviv where the israel government is facing pressure after three hostages were accidentally killed in gaza. hala, there were massive protests over the weekend
look at a massive hamas tunnel. speak we can see how wide this tunnel is for starters you can e a small car throat. this is the biggest tunnel that we ve found ever. norah: breaking news, the star found guilty of assault and harassment. how much time he could face. a recall of popular granola bars. a record record-breaking 1.1 million dollars at the hefy price tag of one of princess diana stresses. good evening. i m norah o donnell. think you ve with us. were going to be in with dangerous weather sweeping large parts of the country. hundreds of thousands of americans from new york to massachusetts and maine are without power after the massive storm battered the northeast with torrential rains and wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour. two people were killed by falling trees in new england. in michigan, the intense system caused this massive pileup on interstate 94 near kalamazoo, michigan. near whiteout conditions and blinding snow caused multiple crashes leaving car
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30 year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force i arrives at belfast international and northern ireland s first presidential visit in ten years is under way. time for a short hello with rishi sunak on the tarmac before the president was whisked away for the night. a ring of steel is in place in belfast city centre in what is one of the biggest security operations here of recent years. we ve been planning for this for a number of weeks. we ve prepared for all the various contingencies. our style and tone that we ll be delivering around this policing o