Trial. Well have expert legal analysis for you on that in just a moment. Also ahead, the end of an era for Senate Republicans. The partys longest Serving Leader in the Upper Chamber is stepping down at the end of the year. Well take a look at Mitch Mcconnell legacy and who could replace him. And that comes as congressional leaders now have a deal to fund part of the government for a few more weeks, giving lawmakers a little more time to get a lot done. O get a lot done good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 29th, a weekday, just what we needed this year to be a little longer. Im jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. And we begin with some massive news that broke late yesterday. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider former President Trumps claim of president ial immunity in his federal election interference case. The conservative courts decision to hear the case will further delay a potential trial. The high court has scheduled argument
Near the border with afghanistan. Our pakistan correspondent, Caroline Davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. A Sunday Afternoon Political Rally by one of pakistans biggest religious parties, Jamiat Ulema E Islam. Hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. Emraan was one of the rally s organisers on stage at the time it happened. His ears are still ringing from the blast. What do you remember after the explosion . Translation it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. It was like doomsday. Local people tried to help. There were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. He says several people around him died. He isnt sure why he survived. These pictures show some of the chaos. Stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose qui
Michigan primary. With President Biden facing the possibility of a significant protest vote over the situation in gaza and nikki haley hoping for something, anything positive with donald trump expected to easily win the republican primary and the nomination. Well get to all of that shortly. But first, we want to set the stage Just A Little Bit for where things stand when we talk about the Republican Party. So we begin the reidout tonight with the freak show. The weekend was the annual conservative Political Action conference, cpac, a showcase of just how extreme the once grand old party has become. How extreme, you ask, well, as nbc news is reporting, nazis mingled openly at cpac, spreading antisemitic Conspiracy Theories and finding allies. Yes, you did hear me say nazis. Nbc news noted in previous years, conference organizers have ejected well known nazis and White Supremacists such as nick fuentes from cpac. This year, racist Conspiracy Theorists didnt meet any perceptive resistance
Supreme court will decide whether donald trump is immune from prosecution in the federal Election Interference currants case. But they also may have just played a major role in his legal strategy. We have new reporting on trumps reaction to it all tonight also, our exclusive interview with senator mitt romney, the only republican senator to vote to convict trump twice. Hell weigh in on what he believes a second trump term would mean. And also a key figure of watergate john dean will join me. What is president nixons white House Counsel make of the ruling that could shape us history. Im Kaitlan Collins this is the source we are feeling shockwaves tonight from the Supreme Court. And if things play out as they now seem, that they will, donald trump will not have to face jack smith in court until deep into 2020. 24 potentially right up against the election, or even more likely after the election. And of course, all of this depends on whether or not he wins that election. In which case he m
This is the story right now. My exclusive oneonone with independent president ial candidate, r. F. K. Jr. We sat down yesterday in East Palestine, ohio. Very interesting conversation with people from that town and with him as well. Well have our wideranging sitdown one day after democrats in michigan warned President Biden that they are open to other options come november. I think he needs to show americans that, that he a lot of these decisions are the product of complex and nuance thought. I do not think that that is happening now. Martha talking about the president s ability to lead and do the job for another four years. But first, hunter biden defiant, but answering questions on the hill right now as we speak. House republicans continue their Impeachment Inquiry in to the president. Hunting telling republicans i did not involve my father in the business. You do not have evidence to support the maga conspiracies about my father because there isnt any, says hunter biden. Earlier this