record-breaking snow. and a closer look at the situation in afghanistan. more than three months after the u.s. left and the taliban take over. and we begin with the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts after last week s deadly tornado outbreak in the mid-mississippi valley. president biden is now on his way to western kentucky to get a firsthand look at the utter devastation left behind by the twisters that killed more than five people. he ll get a briefing before making stops in mayfield and dawson springs. as the president visits kentucky, search efforts are still underway for more than 100 people that are still unaccounted for, as the survivors pick up the pieces and begin the process of rebuilding their lives. with me now, nbc news national correspondent, gabe gutierrez in mayfield, kentucky. nbc news correspondent, ellison barber in dawson springs, kentucky, and nbc news white house correspondent, mike memoli in dawson springs, kentucky, covering the president s visit
help as you always do you can also contribute to any of these organizations on screen. thank you for the privilege of your time. that wraps up my hour. a good wednesday morning to you. craig melvin here. right now we re juggling a number of live events this hour. and the word driving all of them, urgency. first breaking news in the last 30 minutes or so, former police officer derek chauvin pleading guilty to federal civil rights charges related to the murder of george floyd. you will recall chauvin previously pled not guilty. he s changed his employee. more on that in moments. also any second on capitol hill, speaker pelosi will be holding her weekly briefing. there s lots to talk about here. fighting to find mark meadows in contempt of congress. also congress will prevent a debt limit disaster for now. they passed a $2.5 trillion extension. and also in just the last few moments, we ve learned that the president s build back better plan being punted until next year. w