Jill biden, Vice President , kamala harris, second gentleman, emmoff, contentious time for our country hanging over the event as a political clout that we have never seen in this country. Honoring the press and offering scholarships, this evening will focus on reinforcing Freedom Of Speech and the vital role of free press plays in a true democracy. And you can likely guess why that is, donald trump, of course, presumptive gop nominee for president , who said he would be a dictator for a day if reelected. The same donald trump who is currently sitting on trial in new york, the first president to ever do so, the same donald trump who sent lawyers to the Supreme Court this week to argue that he should have absolute immunity and faced no prosecution for the january 6th insurrection, in fact, his eagle team argues that legal l team argues seek accountability for the attack on democracy. Then there is another constitutional right in the spotlight, and that is of course , the freedom to assem
House correspondents. Dinner starts next. Have a great night while just hours ago, President Biden won the South Carolina democratic primary barely edging out his closest rival, time good evening from the Nations Capital on john berman with sarah sinnner. You might know us as most of the stars have cnn news central tonights special live coverage of the white house Correspondents Dinner or celebrities, politicians, nd, invited media gather to celebrate the first amendment. Now i say invited media because once again, i was not invited. Oh, my goodness. Im so sorry. I was invited but you know what, john because youre here im sacrificing fun and frivolous small talk to be with you President Biden is expected to arrive very soon as he gets ready to tell jokes and roast the media and washington along with Saturday Night Live star colin jokes. So when we can promise you tonight celebrities dogs, goats and may him, not to mention scarlet johanson. Now we want to kick off things live on the red
So [bleep] what . Neighbors complain because customers smoke marijuana outside, which is still illegal. The scene creates a convenient metaphor the pot boom in colorado comes complete with growing pains. I dont feel like cooperating with you, officer. Oh, i understand you dont. Youre making my day extremely hard. Theres no reason i would cooperate with you. Sir, if you dont want to cooperate with us, itll be duly noted. We were there at the beginning. [ all cheering ]. Reporting a year ago on the blissful rollout of legal weed. Its part of history. We spoke with governor john hickenlooper, who opposed the new law, but had to implement it. I think most of us recognize that this is gonna be one of the great social experiments of the next century. Today, that experiment is very much a work in progress. But when youre doing it for the first time, theres no theres no template. Some things work, some dont. But know this theres money being made. Colorado is now home to more than 500 pot store
Costars. Why did Mark Wahlberg reportedly make over a Million Dollars for reshoots while costar Michelle Williams reportedly got less than 1,000 . A hollywood uproar. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Distraught family members and neighbors have joined the grim search under way in california tonight for the missing in neighborhoods swept away by mud slides. There have been some dramatic rescues today from homes that are up to their roof tops in mud. But also a rising death toll. At least 15 following this weeks torrential rains. More than a hundred homes destroyed. And for some of those trapped, time is running out. The disaster is taking place two hours north of los angeles in montecito. Thats where we start with our National Correspondent miguel almaguer. Reporter tonight in montecito, the heartbreak is as overwhelming as the i dont know where she is. Reporter this is where hayden gower is searching for his mother, 69yearold
Fogle. It was part of a child pornography investigation. Officers could be seen carrying electronics including a computer and dvds from his home. Now the sandwich chain is distancing itself from the pitchman. A Statement Reads at this point fogle himself has not been arrested or charged with any crime. His relation a shocking new detail about the weapon used in a Fatal Shooting is making an already tragic story harder to bear. The gun was stolen from a federal agent in a car burglary. The public defender argues it was all afternoon accident that the gun went off when sanchez found it wrapped in a tshirt and touched it. Authorities are looking for the bodies of two people when their small private plane collided with a fighter jet. Nbc tom costello has the latest. Reporter on the ground in South Carolina all thats left of an air force f16 after it collided with a single engine cessna raining debris on the fields below about 11 miles north of charleston. Witnesses reported the f16 appeare