Several inches of rain. Which is why you have the flash flood threat for several states. It s important to note earlier this week they had a lot of rain from the remnants of fred now you have two systems bringing a tremendous amount of rain saturating the ground. We talked about the high wind gusts it s not going to take much to bring trees and power lines down, which is why we re anticipating power outages. Storm surge also going to be a concern. This area here, hamptons, nantucket, providence, talking 3 to 5 feet. But even around boston and down towards the jersey coast, still 1 to 3 feet of storm surge there. This is a multistate issue and concern from this particular storm. Allison, thank you. Let s go to derek now where much of new england is buckling down for this. What kind of preparations, if any, are taking place now? reporter: there are preparations taking place. People have been removing boats from the marinas upshore from here. There s also been beaches and some of the loca
This is all in an effort to capture what happened on the ground that day and show the afacts attempt to whitewash what happened that day from many of the forces of allegiance to former president trump. Our potential of experts is here with me standing by to discuss what we expect to haeshgs the politics of it all and more. Let s start on capitol hill. What more do we know about the opening statements? the opening statements are expected to set the tone for an emotional and dramatic day of testimony from the four police officers, two capitol police officers, two d. C. Police officers who defended the building that day throughout the day s testimony will be neverbeforeseen footage, body camera footage of what the officers experienced and this is all part of an effort of what the democrats say and the two remembers who are a part of the committee saying in an effort to tell the truth about what happened that day. Pushed back on the conspiracies about we re hearing from a lot of folks on t
Should wear masks regardless of vaccination status, to keep everyone safe. Dr. Walensky saying it didn t have to be this way, had the vaccination rate in this country been higher. Dr. Jha is standing by with your questions tonight. And tonight, new reporting, could there soon be a vaccination mandate for federal workers? cecilia vega with late reporting live from the white house. The other major story tonight, four officers in their own words in front of congress, in front of the american people. The horrors of the january 6th attack on the capitol. Describing being outnumbered and fighting for their lives. What was said to them, what was done to them. One officer saying, i thought i was going to die. I told them, i have kids. And how they feel about efforts to redefine what really happened that day. Rachel scott on the hill tonight. Team usa at the olympics and the bomb shell headline. Simone biles withdrawing from the team gymnastics event today. What she said about her decision and
Everyone safe. Dr. Walensky saying it didn t have to be this way, had the vaccination rate in this country been higher. Dr. Jha is standing by to answer your questions at home tonight. And late today, president biden on the new guidance, saying we are not going back to last year. And tonight, new reporting, could there soon be a vaccination mandate for federal workers? cecilia vega with late reporting live from the white house. The other major story tonight, four officers in their own words in front of congress, in front of the american people. The horrors of the january 6th attack on the capitol. Describing being outnumbered and fighting for their lives. What was said to them, what was done to them. One officer saying, i thought i was going to die. I told them, i have kids. And how they feel about efforts to redefine what really happened that day. Rachel scott on the hill tonight. Team usa at the olympics and the bombshell headline. Simone biles withdrawing from the team gymnastics ev
developments out of two trials in minneapolis. derek chauvin s just wrapped up and defense and prosecution rested their cases. the jury was dismissed until monday, when closing arguments will begin. the judge mindful of the weekend, not wanting to mess around with it. also any moment we expect the family of daunte wright to speak. that press conference comes as former minnesota police officer was charged with second degree manslaughter in wright s death is set to be arraigned in court at 2:30 this afternoon. but we are going to begin with what we believe is an incredibly consequential capitol hill meeting shaping up to be the most searing indictment yet of the capitol police s response to the january 6th riot. the general michael bolton is appearing before the committee. he s expecting to detail an unpublished 108-page report that we at nbc news obtained that warned them before attacks, in fact three days before the riot, an interception of the agency warned this congress i