we ve also got more on the three victims including the mother who was killed, quote, for nothing, and the 19-year-old whose father said he hadn t even lived his life yet. a storm taking aim at millions of americans along the atlantic and the gulf coast. tropical storm idalia is expected to swell to a category 3 hurricane before it slams into florida roughly 36 hours from now. we have the very latest coming up. we start with the big breaking news out of washington, d.c. the judge in donald trump s election conspiracy case scheduling the start of his trial for march 4th of next year. that s the day before super tuesday, a move that appears to put this trial at the front of the pack, meaning it theoretically could be divided before republican voters settle on their nominee. the government previously estimated the whole trial would take 4-6 weeks, meaning on the
under way after tornadoes sliced through the region including an ef-3 packing winds of up to 140 miles an hour. cars flipped over. livelihoods torn apart. i saw sideways rain, lights flickering. my brain went, oh, crap. reporter: this year there have been 157 tornado reports across 16 states making this the most active january on record. we ve never had a tornado like this in pasadena with this much damage. reporter: with tens of thousands without power in texas, arkansas and missouri, the winter wallop is slamming the midwest. nbc s maggie vespa is there. the snow moving into the midwest overnight making for treacherous road conditions here in indianapolis and causing air travel chaos. flight aware tracking hundreds of cancellations in chicago, dozens of delays in detroit. reporter: now the storm taking aim at the northeast where major cities like new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c. have barely seen any snow at all this winter. boston, a foot less than usual, thoug
bringing an end to an intense five-week long hahn man hunt. also breaking, the cdc panel voting unanimously to back moderna and johnson & johnson boosters a day after the fda gave the green light, the cdc director expected to give the final signoff. who is eligible and how soon. plus, the new covid mutation in the u.k. is it more dangerous just in, queen elizabeth hospitalized overnight. what the palace is saying about her condition. the bipartisan vote in the house to hold long-time trump ally steve bannon in contempt for defying a subpoena from the january 6th committee. but will the justice department prosecute him? the chilling new video. the leader of the haitian gang threatening to kill american hostages if a $17 million ransom isn t paid. the historic storm taking aim at the west coast. flash flood watches and up to three feet of snow. and no bones about it
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