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snow and wind is causing all kinds of problems from texas to kentucky and the bad weather is headed east. south africa will honor nelson mandela with more than a week of memorial events. he died at the age of 95. his countrymen are grieving, but many are using his passing to celebrate a life well lived. we have the story now from johannesburg. reporter: it s the night of chanting for the man who they call father. father of the nation being celebrated for incredible grace, the man who transcended class and race. for south africans the day is for morning. mandiba, he was the father of the nation is it. they would come together and mourn. he might have been sicked for a long time, but people here are shot. they re mourning for their leader. we knew that this would come because of mandiba s age there is a huge sense of loss you. young and old, white and black, remembered his grace, his generosity of spirit. i m just glad he did all he did for us. hopefully we contin ....
at 2:12 in the afternoon miriam carey s car turned into this drive way and hit temporary fencing and started backing up striking a secret service officer causing minor injuries. from there she speeds up pennsylvania avenue toward the u.s. capitol going 80 at one point. police thought it was all over when she got just below the u.s. capitol when they managed to get her stopped but it escalated. she jammed it into reverse striking a patrol car and took off again. this time they fired trying to stop her. nine shots but she kept driving looping around traffic circles and on up past the capitol building with bullet holes visible. it ends on the other side of the capitol. she was coming up constitution avenue when police opened fire. she saw these barriers that pop in the street had been raised so she shifted in reverse to try to turn around and police say in the course of that she backed into this police guard booth. 17 shots in that location. only afterward did she ....
nbc news, a source close to cohn said the decision to resign was abrupt. entirely due to irreconcilable differences based on trump s tariff plan. the white house said today the president will sign the plan by the end of this week. both democrats and republicans have warned of the risk of a trade war. axios reports cohn considered the announcement a personal embarrassment. he had boasted to his wall street and hamptons buddies he had kept the president on the right track on trade. there s growing alarm now of a potential brain drain at the white house coordinating to the associated press. cohn s departure sparked fears of a larger exodus. the president tried to preempt the concerns yesterday. let s watch. the white house has tremendous energy, tremendous spirit. it is a great place to be working. many, many people want every single job. i read where, gee, maybe people times. the times is reporting president trump spoke to witnesses about matters they discussed with sp ....
michael flynn. end the investigation. i m joined noud by ken dilanian with nbc news it, natasha bertrand who covers is the russia probe with the atlantic and jill wine-banks, all three of you, i want to know what you make of these two witnesses being called, comey already and sessions very soon. and then the president. chris, what i think this shows is mueller is accelerating sat ob struskz justice aspect of the probe. the three pillars of this investigation, it looks like the obstruction case is going down the track further and faster than the collusion and money laundering. there s a lot we don t see but the obstruction witnesses we know who they are and what stories they have to tell. it s not a surprise that comey is a key witness. what s surprising to me is it s happening now and seems like it s speeding up. natasha, explain how you see what kind of a case mueller is going to make here with these hot witnesses now. it seems like ken said he s moving more quickly alo ....
the question is who he can get confirmed into any of these jobs. or recess appointed. never a boring moment. my thanks to the squajeremy bas. i ll see you back here monday for deadline white house at 4:00 p.m. weird night in the west wing. let s play hardball. good evening, i m chris matthews in washington tonight. the american presidency is grim and chaotic. the new york times is reporting the chief of staff is offering to resign. the communication chief is in danger, and the white house secretary is gone altogether. president trump publicly addressed the growing west wing scandal for the first time today defending the former aide who s been accused of two ex-wives of violent behavior. we certainly wish him well. it s obviously a tough time for him. he did a very good job when he was in the white house. and we hope he has a wonderful career, and hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. but it was very sad when we heard about it, and certainly he s also ....