from california through the middle of the country, all the way to the northeast. heavy snow and ice, dangerous travel, high winds. and in the northeast, the rare tornado warning, ginger zee takes through it all. the team on the ground in east palestine, ohio, the epa ordering the company norfolk southern to cover the cost of the cleanup or face heavy fines. and to reassure the public, the popular republican head of ohio and head of the epa going from home to home, drinking from the tap. dramatic day in court in the alex murdaugh trial, the surviving son on the stand, his father charged with murdering his mother and brother, now watching his son testify. news coming in of a deadly avalanche in the u.s. several hikers killed. new images of the deadly plant explosion outside cleveland, the blast seen from miles away. also a baby formula recall, 145,000 cans recalled over a possible bacterial risk. and news tonight on our robin roberts, her triumph ten years ago today,
reporter: chairman bennie thompson publicly claiming the january 6th house select committee will not refer former president trump or anyone else to the justice department for criminal prosecution. what i prefer that we complete our work and seal that work with the department of justice. and they will make that call after that. reporter: even without a referral, the justice department would prosecute. but some committee members feel those comments are premature. we have had a discussion about that. i thought we discovered that decision until we concluded our investigation, at least that s my understanding. reporter: vice chair liz cheney pushing back on thompson s statement. writing in a tweet, the january 6th select committee has not issued a conclusion regarding potential criminal referrals. despite the discord in the committee, attorney general merrick garland said he s monitoring its findings. i am watching. and i will be watching all the hearings. and i can as
another prisoner swap? then, the same kind of technology used for the best covid vaccines, mrna, is showing promise in treating other conditions, including some cancers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead. prices are up and the stock market is down. president biden is trying to put a positive spin on the economy, today insisting that tackling the worst inflation the u.s. has seen in decades remains a top priority. during a speech in front of the afl-cio in philadelphia, the president touted his administration s coronavirus relief efforts, record new job creation, and low unemployment levels. sure, but that s likely little consolation to the millions of americans paying record prices for everything from food to gasoline. especially as many economists predict the federal reserve will drastically hike interest rates tomorrow to try to get control of the inflation. president biden will try to address one of those crises, gas prices, now avera
constituents demanding an end to mass shootings. as negotiations continue, cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju pressed lawmakers about ar-15s and why people need them and he got a range of responses. here it is. why do you think that people need to have ar-15s in this country in. you re talking about a constitutional right to keep and bear arms. people who are law abiding citizens are in good mental health and aren t a threat to the public. in my state, they use them to shoot prairie dogs and other types of varmints, so i think there are legitimate reasons why people would want to have them. that s used for sporting events, for sporting activities all the time. why not raise the age to 21 for people buying semi-automatic rifles? we re talking about a lot of things, and what we re talking about most are background checks, juvenile records, the areas where we can get consensus, that came into the discussion. but right now we re trying to work on things w
The Vice Presidency, which as you know surprised him, he always respected the role of the press. All right. Andrea mitchell joining us by phone. Andrea, appreciate that. And again, just continuing our coverage here. It is 1 00 in the east. We continue our coverage of the death of former president George Herbert walker bush, americas 41st commander in chief. He has died at the age of 94. That word came to us now just over an hour ago, the word being passed from a statement from his son, george w. Bush. We are joined by Hallie Jackson. Let me start with you because we have heard from the current im sorry. That is my mistake. We will be hearing from her in a minute. We are going to pause here just for a few seconds because were going to be joined by our Network Affiliates and pick up the network coverage. This is an nbc news special report. Steve kegeorge h. W. Bush has away at the age of 94. That word coming to us just over an hour ago. A Statement Released by his son, the 43rd president