And new information of where those contagious variants are threatening. Our nbc news exclusive with spacexs founder, elon musk. Announcing the first all civilian mission to state. The commander of fellow billionaire with a lifesaving mission of its own President Biden meeting with Senate Republicans the first major test for his call of unity. The new Body Cam Video, a nineyearold girl pepper sprayed in the back of the Police Officer what is now happening to the officer. The sudden death of dustin diamond. Tony bennetts secret battle, the secret, he kept for years. This is nbcs nightly news with lester holt we are spending the first several minutes of our broadcast in our lead story, the major Winter Snowstorm in the northeast with blizzardlike conditions over a foot of snow is already on the ground and still falling. The city under a state of emergency, not Essential Travel is banned but the impact is felt by 65 Million People under central appalachia to new england. It also forced man
For safety. The humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. Officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the Biden Administration step in. And a historymaking Mega Millions jackpot. Details on the single Winning Ticket in last nights billion dollar plus drawing. And we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have National Implications for the battle over Abortion Rights. Ohio voters rejected issue one last night, a republicanled measure that would have raised the threshold of what it takes to amend the states constitution to a 60 super majority. According to the ohio Secretary Of State, still unofficial results, 57 voted against the measure, 43 in favor, and while the word abortion didnt show up anywhere in the ballot, issue one would have applied to a referendum in the fall when voters will be asked whether to enshrine Abortion Protections in the states constitution. Ali
Reproductive care. In theory, turnout would be low, making the initiative easier to pass, and therefore the fall vote on abortion harder to pass. The problem, voters saw through it, and turned out in droves, resoundingly rejecting the gop effort to make it harder to protect access to abortion. An outcome prominent members of the state party worried was inevitable as explained by republican state rep, jamie calendar to ali vitali on this show yesterday. Whats the lesson for your party come tuesday night or wednesday morning, the Ballot Initiative fails . Maybe we should spend more time thinking through things before taking the step. Reporter maybe less read meat for the base, more thoughtfulness. There is a way to provide the red meat and do things in a thoughtful way. And im afraid this was rushed a little bit. Because we had to make a certain deadline to be able to get it done. And i think it could have borne a little more debate. And im not sure if i would have voted to put it on the
Escape. Also breaking overnight, ohio voters delivering a major win for Abortion Rights in a special election. Does it spell trouble for republicans in 2024 . And lawyers for donald trump and the Special Counsel due back in court friday. Their fight over what trump can and cannot talk about as the former president strikes a defiant tone on the trail. I will talk about it. I will. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment right. Good morning, its great to have you with us. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with a win for Abortion Rights advocates that could have major implications for 2024. Voters in ohio overwhelmingly defeated a gopbacked Ballot Measure that would have made it all but impossible to enshrine Abortion Rights in the state constitution come november. Now, ohio was the seventh state to put Abortion Rights on the line. 14 months since the Supreme Court struck down roe v. Wade and the seventh to back Abortion Rights. Were talking a clean swe
Her. The dereliction of duty the governor says the State Attorney committed and where this whole fight goes from here. But we start with a pointedly defiant donald trump, very publicly challenging the judge and the system that could send him to prison for the rest of his life even with a critical decision in his d. C. Case potentially just days away. Now, trump was never one as a businessman or politician to heed outside advice, but even with the stakes so high, hes insisting he will fight any charges against him in front of the media and crowds of supporters however he wants to, even if the court orders him not to. Crooked joe now wants the thug prosecutor, this deranged guy to file a court order taking away my First Amendment rights so that i cant speak. So listen to this we dont want you to speak about the case. When we say i cant talk, id love to i will talk about it. I will. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment right. Those remarks could test the legal limits of a protective