there is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. they will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. later, some rain in northern ireland. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, 18th march. vladimir putin has claimed victory in russia s presidential election. without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. at least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising polling stations. foreign secretary david cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. he said, this is not what free and fair elections look like. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. russia s president is sounding more confident than ever. translation: whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. then, mr putin s first public comments on the death ofjailed opp
dissidents throwing molotov cocktails pouring dye in ballot boxe voters pouring dye in ballot boxes critics allege the vote was rigged. our keir simmons questioning putin late tonight. mr. president, is this what you call democracy? suspected coast-to-coast murderer in a police accused of a shootout of killing a police officer days after allegedly murdering an emt in south carolina and parts of south carolina sheltering in place again this morning, one day after a killing spree there left three dead. this carjacking victim speaking out today i was sitting in my car, and someone banged on my window, and then he pulled the gun out. and powerful volcanic eruptions in iceland with a state of emergency stunning images of lava flowing towards towns. and winter is not over yet. the dangerous cold snap about to send temperatures plummeting and on this st. patrick s day, the country has gone green. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. i m ga
following the money raising lots questions, david cay johnston is joining me to talk about donald trump s bond problem. as i bid you all a good day from the tom brokaw news center, welcome to alex witt reports. president biden is hosting st. patrick s day events today. his campaign announcing raising $53 million in february, and reporting $155 million in cash on hand. new reaction today to donald trump ramping up dark rhetoric at a rally for a republican senate candidate in ohio yesterday. more on that in a moment for you, and new reaction from republicans on the hill to trump s rhetoric, casting january 6th defendants as hostages and patriots. as you know, he did not call for the storming of the capitol. you we are a nation of laws, and those folks were convicted, and pled guilty. if you plead guilty, obviously you are not a patriot. you are someone who committed a criminal act. we have breaking news on the israel-hamas war as leaders negotiate directly for the first
comments. republicans forced to defend him. meta reportedly under justice department scrutiny over alleged profits from the sale of illicit drugs. new mexico police close in on a suspect in the killing of a state trooper. first, the battle for the white house. president biden slamming former president trump after trump said there would be a, quote, bloodbath if he didn t win. trump s campaign says he was talking about the auto industry. the current president arguing democracy and freedom are under attack. trump doubling down, defending his controversial rhetoric about immigrants. our team standing by. the dramatic capture in new mexico. a suspect wanted in the killing of a state trooper who had stopped to help him on the side of the road. that suspect also a person of interest in the death of a paramedic in south carolina. the stunning details of what led to his capture and who tipped off police. the quiet protest in russia, with vladimir putin certain to win a fifth
south koreans live in the shadow of their enemy, north korea. as young people shun a life of semi captivity, its numbers are dwindling, along with the hope korea will ever be reunified. ourjourney into the demilitarised zone begins at dawn. we pass checkpoint after checkpoint accompanied by commander chris mercado. freedom main, this is freedom 6. over. see this kind of blue archway and the white sign beyond it? we re now entering the demilitarised zone. this is the most militarised border in the world. hundreds of rounds of artillery point in both directions, and securing this level of access is incredibly rare. to our left and to our right, we have active minefields. there s more than two million mines inside of the dmz. freedom main, freedom main. this is freedom 3. as we drive towards north korea, we reach a small cluster of homes. this is the village of taesung, home to 138 people, many now in their 60s and over. kim dong rae was here long before the korean war would dec