steve marshall, who previously committed to prosecuting folks involved in obtaining abortions, said very clearly that he would not prosecute providers or families for seeking ivf treatment. but alabama has adopted a constitutional provision that says life begins at conception. so if you are willing to make an exception here as the attorney general and the legislature clearly are, then the question is what other sorts of exceptions are you willing to make. is it only for families who have the financial wherewithal to seek this really expensive treatment? might you perhaps guarantee access to medical care for women who are having to go pregnancies, which involve embryos outside of the uterus and result in serious consequences. i think really alabama should be used not to cut off further rights but to reopen the national debate on how we are going to guarantee quality care and access for women. okay, i hope people have heard you loud and clear on this one. joyce vance, thank y
policy council joins the table. the former sorry i a director john brennan impeachment efforts unravel before their eyes. grab your coffee, settle in, welcome to the weekend. the 2024 gop presidential primary is proving this is donald trump s republican party and, none of this is normal. the twice impeached four times indicted ex president won south carolina last night by 20 points. nikki haley has made clear she plans to stay in the race at least through super tuesday. no matter how much trump would like her gone. i said earlier this week is that no matter what happens in south carolina, i would continue to run for president. in the next ten days, another 21 states and territories will speak. they have the right to a real choice. joining us now, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard live from columbia, south carolina. vaughn, you know donald trump won big in nikki haley s home state last night. what is next for her? she stayed in south carolina last night, she say
now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. blackmailed over her son s burial. one week after alexei navalny was found dead in a russian prison, his mother is now in a very public fight with putin over his body. does it suggest the russian president isn t really worried about those brand new u.s. sanctions? plus, alabama s chief justice with a higher authority in mind when he ruled frozen embryos are people. how his comments about god and the bible are raising concerns about the separation of church and state. and just 25 worked, that s all it took for judge arthur engoron to reject donald trump s desperate plea to stave off that enormous civil judgment. $355 million plus interest that s already 100 million and counting. we start in russia, on a day it was hit with more than 500 u.s. sanctions, the most since the war began, the focus for vladimir putin and his allies is clearly domestic, not international politics. worried about russia
a very good day to all of you from msnbc workers here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin with voting in a way. republican south carolina presidential primary. long lines are forming in mount pleasant where voters are showing up for the two remaining candidates in that race. former south carolina governor, nikki haley, seen as a long shot to win her home state. but, she s keeping up pressure on rival donald trump. here is what she said when asked today on whether they will support her if trump is convicted one of his criminal cases. this isn t about conviction, it is about chaos. there is chaos all around him. republicans lost with him in 2018. they lost with him in 2020, they lost with him in 2022. trump is expected to speak soon at cpac. he is struggling with the campaign and the courthouse filing new legal maneuvers up until late yesterday and shifting his focus to black voters as he campaigns in south carolina. joe biden has already given
ali, we are just waited with bated breath for your interview. we have a lot of special coverage. it s unbelievable that it s been two years, and thanks for the cameras that you just it on. and you guys have a good weekend, i will see you tomorrow. and good morning to you, it is saturday, february 24th, i am ali velshi. today marks two years since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. it is a remarkable milestone for a small country that many people did not think could last even two months fighting vladimir putin s army. there was even a moment at the start of the war when it seemed like ukraine could fall within days. at this very hour two years ago, unknown to, us a small group of ukrainian soldiers, most of whom had never seen combat before, were fighting russia for control of antonov airfield. it was located about 20 miles northwest of kyiv. russians launched a offensive on the ground and by air, and by the afternoon february 24th, 2022, they managed to pus