department of justice put in place strike forces. told some 30 governors today he wants them to spend covid relief money on police. surge in gun violence since the start of this pandemic. i made it clear we should use the funds to combat violent crime as well. including hiring additional police officers and investing in community violence intervention and improving the working communities. but the big focus was on covid. with some of the democratic leaders who supported even the strictest lockdowns sounding more like those who didn t owill mo to have a management style on this disease versus a crisis management style? i thought that was broad agreement desk at hand other than keeping alive. policy spin on weak spot. immigration. a whole lot of illegal, um, movement but there is also a way to begin to deal with the reason they are leaving in the first place and we can get would love to talk with you personally about that a little bit if i may. arkansas governo
you look like you are about to start the 11:00 a.m. shift at the bank of the weekend. i m loving them. i m loving them. you guys have a great rest of your day and i will see you tomorrow. a very good morning to you, it is saturday, march 16th, and we begin today with big decisions and more delays all revolving around donald trump s litany of legal troubles and the future of american democracy. let s start in georgia, where nathan wade has resigned from his role as special prosecutor in the racketeering case against the former president, donald trump, and multiple co- defendants over their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. that came shortly after the judge overseeing the proceedings, scott mcafee, ruled that before county district attorney, this woman, fani willis , should not be disqualified from trying the case as a result of her romantic relationship with nathan wade, which judge mcafee wrote caused no quote actual conflict in terms
mr. wisconsin, been by, claire gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, how will the u.s. respond to the death of alexei navalny? president biden pushes congress for ukraine aid, while donald trump finally, sort of, weighs in. and defendant trump s busy week ahead. but his latest loss in civil court can tell us about the trials to come. and his new idea to help pay those legal bills. on his path to the nomination. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone, i m simone sanders-townsend in for stephanie role. we are now 260 days away from the election, folks. the death of russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has turned up the volume on the debate over how the united states deals with russia and what can be done to keep vladimir putin in check. the response to navalny s death from the front runners in the 2024 race, it could not be more different. biden is considering new sanctions against russia,
widow of alexey navalny speaking out, accusing vladimir putin of killing her husband and vowing to continue his fight. and the question, where is navalny s body? former president trump breaking his silence about navalny s death but no mention of russia or putin. days after two people were fatally shot inside a dorm at a colorado university there s word tonight of an arrest. the search for answers after two police officers and a firefighter were killed in a shootout at a minnesota home. what we re learning about the shooter. was he banned from owning guns? the video from iran-backed houthis claiming to show a missile launching and then wreckage of a u.s. drone. as the war in ukraine nears the two-year mark, the fears a nuclear power plant is on the brink of disaster. our richard engel is there. and having a renaissance. al roker on the amazing new exhibit honoring an extraordinary era in black history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good
trump finally, sort of, weighs in. and defendant trump s busy week ahead. but his latest loss in civil court can tell us about the trials to come. and his new idea to help pay those legal bills. on his path to the nomination. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone, i m symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle. we are now 260 days away from the election, folks. the death of russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has turned up the volume on the debate over how the united states deals with russia and what can be done to keep vladimir putin in check. the response to navalny s death from the front runners in the 2024 race, it could not be more different. biden is considering new sanctions against russia, will trump use navalny stuff to suggest that he yes, he, is facing a criminal crime of political persecution. my colleague, carob hague, has more. reporter: the death of russian presidents most prominent critic sparking protests