treacherous conditions wrecking havoc from seattle to d.c. in nashville, icy roads causing this 21-car pileup and it s not over yet. more snow, ice and bitter cold on the way. relaxing covid restrictions. several states easing rules this valentine s day weekend. new york city allowing indoor dining at 25% capacity and montana lifting its mask mandate. this, as a new report suggests the uk variant is likely more deadly. subway stabbings. new york city adding 500 officers to the transit system after two separate killings on the a-train. two other people slashed or stabbed on the same line in just 24 hours. what we ve just learned from police. the major earthquake overseas. the 7.3 magnitude quake rattling fukushima, japan, and surrounding areas. hundreds of thousands now without power. and a golfer s big dream. the setbacks and determination driving one man to his first pga tour. good evening. thanks for joining us on a busy saturday night. i m whit johnson. we begin
trump coming out swinging at mitch mcconnell after the senate s top republican said trump was morally responsible for the capitol riot what trump is now threatening to do to republicans who stood against him. our series kids under pressure. savannah guthrie talking to students at her former high school what stresses them out most in the pandemic and the hero sanitation worker. the surprise he spotted in the back of his truck just in time announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone caught between the vise of back-to-back storms and unthinkable cold, millions in texas tonight are living a freezing nightmare without power, huddled against subfreezing temperatures after an extreme winter weather system that s led to at least 28 deaths and now tonight a second storm following virtually the same path as the one that brought brutal conditions from texas to new england this week we ll take you into the heart of it in a moment we re also tak
might be delayed and he may have a hard time getting moderate democrats to back that after the congressional budget office is out with a new report saying raising the minimum wage to $15 will put more put more people out of a job. millions would lose their job from it. 900,000 would be lifted out of poverty and add $154 billion to the deficit over ten years. some senate republicans says it will make stuff more expensive and hurt people they re trying to help. senator chuck grassley pleading this. including this harmful policy in covid relief bill would devastate same business people hurt by the people. others like bernie sanders are not letting that news burst their bubble. sanders say they should do it anyway. the news from the cbo proves his point that they could pass it through budget reconciliation with no republican support and 51 votes. he said this today. the good news from a bird rule perspective, increasing the minimum wage would have an impact on the budget. we coul
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robin kurnow. we re just hours away from the conclusion of donald trump s second impeachment trial. sometime this afternoon u.s. senators are expected to vote on whether to convict or acquit the former president of inciting last month s deadly insurrection. as trump s lawyers laid out their defense on friday, stunning new details emerged about trump s actions as rioters broke into the capitol. republican lawmakers tell cnn that house republican leader kevin mccarthy begged mr. trump on the phone to call off the mob, but mr. trump refused. we ll have more on that in a moment. first, here s jeff zeleny. jeff? the article of impeachment now before the senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance. reporter: a verdict in the impeachment trial of former president trump donald trump is expected today. with his lawyers swiftly resting their case friday after arguing the deadly attack on the cap
this week. republicans are getting ready to argue about the process. the question is, can they defend against the substance? and the house is set to get working on the details of the president s covid relief package today, but the question is, will the president have to choose between going big or going bipartisan? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that likes to think of itself as the tom brady of news? that would be really nice. but let s be real. i am kasie hunt on this monday, february 8th. we will start with the news. the second impeachment trial of former president donald trump gets under way tomorrow. house impeachment managers are planning a fast-paced, video-heavy presentation aimed at reigniting the outrage that lawmakers felt after last month s deadly capitol riot. democrats are looking to turn republican opinion in the senate to convict trump, but some members of the gop were on the sunday shows over the weeke