because neely was being threatening. what we ve never seen in the case is the toxicology report which has been interesting, right? people want to see that. this case in front of the judge, should it dismissed? he has had his life on hold while he waits to hear this. there he goes into the courtroom. his life hangs in the balance right here. bill: a lot of these cases we talk about on the subway or on the streets whether you can ask yourself was itself defense? i don t know if he will argue that. it was more protecting the public in the train car. in between stops and question whether or not he would act out. penny made the decision he did. dana: following that case very closely. there are other cases we re following. two high school legal ones that could scale back the power of federal agencies right now before the u.s. supreme court. the justices are hearing arguments over a regulation that puts fishermen on the hook forcing them to pay for federal monitors on their own
part. now, to new hampshire. nikki haley within single digits of trum np the polls. and haley says she will not debate unless donald trump is on that stage. ron desantis in haley s home state of south carolina today. rachel scott on what to watch for. this dangerous winter blast across the u.s. tonight, from texas to florida, up to the northeast. the frigid temperatures moving in. new york city, philadelphia, at long last getting snow. the treacherous driving across several states. the national guard called in to help stranded drivers. and now the next storm we re already tracking at this hour. rob marciano here to time this out. in new york city tonight, we have just learned two nypd officers have been shot and wounded. the suspect possibly grabbing and officer s gun. the major turn tonight in the case of the alleged lock island serial killer, now charged with murdering a fourth woman. and for the first time tonight, you will hear from the daughter of one of his allege
i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this tuesday night. tonight donald trump fresh off his record-setting win in iowa caucuses is now in new hampshire after a trip to the new york city, a courthouse, there, these are live pictures of his rally where he will address voters in the granite state. in new hampshire tonight speaking with voters ahead of the next contest for the republican nomination. cbs s robert costa is here to discuss the road ahead for the candidates. also tonight hearing for the first time the 911 calls that led to a two week hospital stay for the secretary of defense lloyd austin. hear his aide asking for secrecy. we want to begin with the weather most of us are experiencing. more than 70% of the country is experiencing a deep freze. 17 people have died, and there s another storm coming. so we are going to have that forecast in a moment. major cities like new york and philadelphia are getting their biggest snowfalls in about two years, an
princess patient, the surgery that will keep cape middleton hospitalized for up to two weeks, and the other major royal who is also headed for treatment. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we start with new york where e. jean carroll is getting back on the stand at this hour. nbc s rehema ellis has more. e. jean carroll has returned to the witness stand and before the lunch break as the judge sent the jury out for their lunch, there was a back and forth between donald trump and the judge. and it all refers to the fact that e. jean carroll s defense attorneys have been objecting to the fact, saying donald trump has been making gestures, shaking his head and making suggestions that e jean carol is not telling the truth. at one point he slammed his hand down on the table. her attorneys say they heard him saying, it s a con job, it s a witch hunt. so the judge said to donald trump and his defense team, mr. trump has the right to be present here. t
and i get there early in the morning. i go to a biden witch hunt, and then i come here in the afternoon, and i stop and we make speeches and we get you votes and all that stuff, but nobody s ever had to do this before. that was donald trump in new hampshire last night as he travels back and forth between courtrooms and the campaign trail. we ll have the latest on the race for the republican nomination now just days away for the first primary of the contest. also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the push to pass another short-term funding solution to avoid a government shutdown. and we ll go through the new developments out of the middle east including the escalating attacks from the houthi rebels in the red sea. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with politics, and former president donald trump is now focusing on the next big contest in the republican pr