Bill and hillary clinton. Before that, we start with the update on the tornadoes in alabama. Search and rescue efforts up against time. 23 people already known dead. That is a number that is expected to grow. Those confirmed dead include at least one child, a 6yearold boy. Dozens are in the hospital. The tornado was a half mile wide with winds up to 165 miles an hour. It was part of a storm system that also produced tornadoes in georgia and florida. Were going to have more on that breaking story a little bit later here in the broadcast. Al roker is going to join. Well also have a live report on the ground there in alabama. Lets get to the House Democrats investigations into President Trump. Many focused less on charges of collusion and more on obstruction of justice allegations involving President Trump. Later this hour, we are expecting the Judiciary Committee to officially announce a massive document request. Chairman jerry nadler said his committee is focused on the likes of donald
Cnn sara sidener is in chicago for us and all over this story. Sara, what are we expecting later today . Reporter so there is a bond hearing that will happen in the next hour or so. We know that the states attorney had asked for no bond which means they would prefer that he be kept in jail up until the trial and up until decision by the jury. The judge will have to make a decision on that. The judge may destied that since decide that since hes innocent until proven guilty, that he can come out and pay a bond and leave. Well tell you about that later. What we can tell you is this started yesterday with the states attorney coming out saying there had been an indictment that included charges, ten counts of aggravated Sexual Abuse Involving four women. Those four women, as you mentioned, three of whom were under age at the time, were girls at the time under the age of 17. 17 being the age of consent here in illinois. The time frame is very interesting. It spans back to 1998, and all the wa
Fundraiser. Oprah fell in love with him. Lebron wore his cap during that texas race but beto also brings some big question marks as well. Plenty of critics eager to label him as style over substance. That new profile in vanity fair. In it, the writer notes that he is decidedly not the street fighter Many Democrats crave. Orourke also joining the contest much more difficult than the one he faced in texas. Big names like kamala harris, elizabeth warren, Bernie Sanders already soaking up support. Plus another happy warrior waiting in the wings, former Vice President joe biden. All in all, it will be the toughest fight of the 46yearolds political life. Lets start this conversation in ft. Madison, iowa, with nbc road warrior, vaughn hillyard, who managed to spend a few moments with beto. What did he tell you . Tell us about the atmosphere, where he goes from here. Reporter good morning, craig. This is his second stop. Were in ft. Madison. This is not a big town. This is a place where donald
Effort on president ial powers. Good morning to you. Welcome to early start. Im jessica dean. And im dave briggs. It is thursday, march 14. We start with the 2020 feield exnd banding this morning. Beto orourke ready to run. He is in iowa for three days of events and he already confirmed he is sbis entering the race fo president. In a text message, he says im really proud of what el paso did and what el paso represents. It is a big part of why im running. Before that, orourke told v vanivanity fair, you can prob tell i want to run. I think ill be good at it. This is the fight of our lives, not the fight of my political life. I want to be in it, man. Im just born to be in it. Sounds like springsteen. He is a red state democrat who lost a tight race to ted cruz, but that election launched him into the national spotlight. I raised a whopping 80 million. 44 of that money came from out of state. Orourke joins a primary field of more than a dozen Democratic Candidates and he says there is an
Feds and in a nondescript office building, the Mueller Investigation goes on but for how long . As the 11th hour gets under way on a thursday night. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. We reached day 777 of the trump administration, and tonight it brought an explosive turn of events in the case of Paul Manafort. Tonight in the first of two prison sentences hell receive in the course of a week, a federal judge sentenced Donald Trumps former Campaign Chairman to 47 months in prison. Thats a month shy of four years with a further ninemonth reduction for time already served. A 47month sentence in this case where muellers prosecutors had asked for 19 to 24 years, almost a quarter century in prison for a man days away from turning 70. The Paul Manafort who we usually show at this point in the broadcast in this file video looking robust while walking into and out of court, that Paul Manafort appeared in court today in a wheelchair wearing a green prison ju