upwards of 776 today,i m here to say it is in the history books. we surpassed the scale of the storm and intensity and vers on ty of the winds. we will talk about that today and the generations of the blizzard of 22. western new york hit by a blizzard republican governor sends more migrants to the east coast will warning several children dropped off outside the vice president s house. and vladimir putin makes a suspicious statement about ukraine to end the conflict. good morning welcome to way too early. i m cori coffin in for jonathan lemire several people have died in the storm that impacted people this weekend. thousands of flights have been delayed. the storm is impacted erie county, new york hard where 12 people have died new york state officials report that the area was hit with four feet of snow at times, the storm s hurricane-force winds caused whiteout conditions. it caused the city s airport to shutdown new york times reporting that nearly three days, tha
from vice chair liz cheney. we ll talk about how the justice department can handle that information now that it has been passed along. but with steve bannon now on to judge to do as of today, had incentive his contempt trial. president biden making his first trip to the middle east is present, on the ground in israel as we speak, that country prepares for yet another national election. what he is not saying about iran, and that key meeting with the saudi s, new this afternoon. plus, and abc news exclusive you only see here. one on one with an american freed from a russian prison. her advice to wnba star brittney griner, and what she is telling us about her own ties behind bars. i am hallie jackson in washington, with minnows nbc news sr. national political reporter, silas kapoor. justin corresponded key reporter for the washington post in front of the show, josh softy. good afternoon to all of you. let me start with you with the landscape on capitol hill. we have now hear
incest, it does not matter. it is the same in kentucky, the same in south dakota and it will be the same in just a few weeks for other states on your screen right now. arkansas, i d how, missouri, north dakota, tennessee, utah and wyoming. reaction has been pouring in from lawmakers from reproductive rights campaigners. but i want to take you to a few women and listen to what they say. american women who say their country has turned its back on them. this is insane. i m going over to the other side, especially i wanted to yell at the people there. how? it feels like a betrayal. it feels like my country doesn t love he and appreciate my body as a woman. i can t even i can t even chant because i can t say anything. it just it hurts. i m worried for the young women who are on opposition who don t understand how at risk their lives may be. polling showed the majority of americans did not want the country to overturn the court to overturn roe v. wade. but majority
Calling on a judge to stop donald trump from continuing to claim fbi agents were involved in a plot to assassinate him during his search of his maralago home during the classified documents investigation. Trump made a suggestion in a Campaign Fundraising email and has been repeated by conservative media outlets. Late friday, smith filed a notion in judge Eileen Tenants court saying, those statements create a grossly misleading impression about the intentions and conduct of federal Law Enforcement agents falsely suggesting that they were complicit in a plot to assassinate him smith added that the false statements expose sba agents, some of whom will be witnesses at the trial, to threats of harassment. We have reporters covering all of the developments for you. We will begin with julie sirkin on capitol hill. Julie, welcome. The prosecutors request is different from a gag order, but what exactly are they asking of the judge . Reporter this is a first, let me just say, alex, in this case
Weekend. The sand in the surf of myrtle beach, south carolina. But to the south, there is a big problem. It is scorching dangerous heat. And, by the way, it is not even summer yet. Very good day to all of you. Welcome to alex witt reports. Another Record Number of americans on the roads in the sky for what is expected to be the busiest Memorial Day Travel weekend and two decades , so here is a look at how things are going out there in some busy spots. Things are moving on the i76 in philadelphia. If you could see it, you would see just how many cars are there. And a pretty packed shoreline on myrtle beach, south carolina. You are looking at umbrellas. Everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather today. But while many are enjoying the sunshine, Severe Weather could put some Holiday Plans at risk. Millions of Tornado Warnings and possibly damaging hail. We have got several correspondence in place covering all the angles of the story for you. We are joined by maura garrett. So, maura, this