And all promises of that irrefutable evidence in a report on Election Fraud in georgia. Were on the trail with Chris Christie, the republican president ial candidate says hes leading a Truth Movement to be an alternative to trump. Plus, Hunter Bidens tax charges dismissed, at least for now. The latest in the saga over the president s son and the plea deal that fell apart. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We start in lahaina, where there are still more questions than answers, and a new investigator has been brought in to find them. Nbcs dana griffin just arrived there. Dana, this investigator comes as the islands top Emergency Official resigned. What more can you tell us . Reporter yeah, so a day before Herman Andaya resigned, which was on tuesday, he faced some tough questions from reporters. Listen to what he told them. Do you regret not sounding the sirens . I do not. Had we sounded the siren that night, were afraid that people would have gone into
They just think the governments ask is too broad. Both parties have until 3 00 p. M. Today, right now, to agree on a date this week to show up in d. C. For a hearing on the order and while jack smith gave tomorrow, thursday, and friday, Donald Trumps team is asking for another extension. This time in the next week. The judge has said she wanted the matter settled before this weekend. So how does she respond on the day . How does she respond to the arguments as well . Both for and against the order . And what does she do if donald trump refuses to comply with her order . Her ultimate order. Jail time is normally an option for contempt of court. Could that really be on the table . If not, what else could be done to keep an antagonistic defendant in line . We have news on the grand jury that Indicted Trump next week. Theyve met again today. What does Bernie Carrick have to do with it . He just met with the Special Counsels team. What was he asked . Joining me now is nbc news justice and i
country. velshi starts now. good morning to you. it is sunday, january the 28. i m ali velshi. demonstrators in major cities around the country took to the streets again yesterday after the memphis police department released footage of the brutal beating of tyre nichols by five members of its own police force. in the continuing aftermath, memphis pd announced yesterday that it has permanently deactivated its scorpion unit. scorpion what the departments anti violence group which has been under scrutiny in recent days after it became public that all five of the police officers who were fired, arrested, and charged with second degree murder in nichols death where members of the unit. joining me now from memphis, tennessee, is nbc s antonia hylton who have been covering the story from the beginning. antonia. welcome tell us a bit about this new development with the scorpion unit, of which all five of these police officers were members. ali, i was actually with protesters yest
election in 2024. according to reporting s of republican party operatives this was a change where political, it includes a multi pawn strategy. first they have poll watchers to challenge voters on election day, then tracking objections on a special website so that maga lawmakers can intervene to try to block a vote counts and democratic or people of those of color. they are doing all this while crying about voter fraud on the other side. the rnc says that it is going to rectify and balance in favor of democratic election voters in a large urban areas. we hear you. we know it irvine. means do not be fooled. if you ve been paying attention we know this is coming. everyone who glanced preserve democracy should pay extra close attention. this plan to subvert the election should not come as an election surprise. they lost in 2020. they know the policies are trash. they know that they cannot win election on merits. it sure looks like this point it is going to cheat. they are going
this state s governor or to at least compete for that pick. you have the current governors brian kemp looking like he with cruise past former senator david perdue. and if georgia s a test of the strengths of the former president s endorsement, then alabama may be a test of what happens when he takes that endorsement away, with mo brooks making a late push for a senate seat. we re also live on the ground in tex. we have you covered with the democratic primarily getting a ton of attention, between a incumbent and a political newcomer backed by some of the biggest names in the progressive movement. blayne alexander and alison barber are joining us, on set, a reporter emma hurt and some key questions from our political experts here, from greg of course, himself. first, if the polls are accurate can brian kemp unify georgia republicans? number two, what does it mean for donald trump? and what does the former president do tomorrow or the day after or the day after? would he suppo