On hold just hours after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect. It would let texas authorities arrest and deport migrants, but the Biden Administration arguing the state doesnt have that authority. What the judges signaled today. Also tonight, the urgent manhunt. Police say an inmate was broken out of the hospital by a gunman who opened fire. Three Corrections Officers wounded. The car police are searching for. The deadly House Explosion in utah. Debris showered all over the neighborhood. What caused it . The first full day of spring, but the snow spreading across the northeast. Al roker is here. The tense moments on capitol hill. Former Rudy GiulianiAssociate Lev Parnas Testifying in the gops biden Impeachment Inquiry and our nbc news exclusive, the allegation parnas made that republicans are acting as russias accomplices. The new drama for the royals. Were princess kates medical records breached at the clinic where she underwent surgery . And the l. A. Dodgers 700 million man making his debut as the new mlb season gets off to a historic start in south korea. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone, and welcome. Things are back to square one at the texas mexico border at least for the moment with the federal Government Back to being the sole enforcer of Immigration Laws. Yesterday the u. S. Supreme court gave texas the okay to proceed with its controversial new Border Enforcement Law that grants local authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants they suspect of entering the country illegally, but just hours after the Supreme Court spoke, an Appeals Court panel quickly put another pause on implementing the law while it heard the case today. The legal back and forth leaving some local Law Enforcement uncertain about their roles and what comes next. Morgan chesky is at the border tonight. Reporter tonight, a controversial Immigration Law still on hold 24 hours after the Supreme Court gave the green light for it to begin. Today a federal Appeals Court holding a hearing over the texas law known as sb4, which allows state and local authorities to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the southern border illegally and allow state judges to deport them. The judges appearing skeptical of the law. This is the first time it seems to me that a state has claimed they have the right to remove illegal aliens. Reporter Governor Greg Abbott standing by the law saying texas is taking action because President Biden has not stopped a Record Number of migrants. Whats going on at the border is nothing short of catastrophic. Reporter texas had already placed razor wire and buoys to deter migrants from crossing illegally, moves challenged in court by the Biden Administration. So far in 2024, most illegal crossings have been in arizona and california, a trend some Border Officials tell nbc news is due to those tougher policies in texas. This sat pata County Sheriff is in favor of the new law. Sb4, i do support it. What were targeting is the violence, the Cartel People that want violent offenders that want to come across. Reporter but in Maverick County where crowds converged on eagle pass, the sheriff is undecided. On its face, are you in favor of sb4 . Not until i get information on how it will work. Do you know when that will be . I dont. Reporter the sheriff concerned over where arrested migrants would go. His Detention Center already at capacity. We are here in the middle trying to see what will happen. Its more like politics between the state and the federal government. Thats the way i see it. Where does that put you . In the middle, like, theyre not concerned about us. Concerned about them. So, morgan, where does this leave us . The Appeals Court didnt rule on the texas law today. Any idea when they will . Reporter yeah, lester, right now that threejudge panel has given no indication, but given how fast theyve acted within the last 24 hours, that decision could come soon, and keep in mind there is a good chance that all of this ends up right back in the Supreme Court. Lester. Morgan chesky, thank you. In idaho tonight, authorities are searching for an inmate that escaped with a gunman that helped him get away after the prisoner was treated and released from a hospital. Heres dana griffin. Reporter tonight, the urgent manhunt under way for an escaped inmate and an armed accomplice who ambushed officers at this idaho hospital. They are armed, and theyve shown a propensity for violence. Reporter skylar meade was taken to st. Alphonsus Medical Center for selfinflicted injuries. Then just after 2 00 a. M. This morning as meade was about to be transported back to prison, the Accomplice Opened Fire Shooting Two officers, a third caught in the cross fire. Police say the suspect and inmate then fled in this gray sedan. We believe that this was a coordinated attack, certainly a planned endeavor to free him from custody. Reporter all three officers expected to survive. They could be anywhere at this point. Reporter investigators releasing these photos of meades tattoos and say hes a member of a White Supremacist gang. He had been in prison for eight years after shooting at a deputy during a highspeed chase. He was eligible for parole in 2026. Police have not identified the accomplice, but they urge the public, if you see the suspects, do not approach them. Call 911. Lester. Dana griffin, thank you. In utah, a Predawn Explosion destroyed a duplex early today. It happened in the town of American Fork south of salt lake city. Officials said the body of a woman was found in the fiery rubble while another person was safely evacuated. The cause is under investigation. It is spring, but tonight parts of Upstate New York and connecticut are still getting a taste of snow while more is on the way in the midwest. Al roker joins me. Al, whats in store . Lester, already, we have Winter Weather advisories stretching from montana all the way into the northeast. Tomorrow snow will spread from montana into north dakota. This southern system is going to bring heavy rain to texas and the gulf. Then we move into friday, steady snow in the Upper Midwest and great lakes. Heavy, soaking rains through the southeast. We move into saturday. Were looking at systems merging along the east coast, heavy rain along i95. Heavy snow up into new england with snow rainfall amounts from one to three inches from florida all the way into the northeast, heavy snow from new england all the way into montana and a second storm, lester, sunday to monday bringing heavy snow to the northern plains, so winter not quite done yet. Happy spring, al, thanks very much. Alabama today became the latest state to target Diversity Programs at public colleges and other state agencies. Senior Legal CorrespondentLaura Jarrett has late details. Reporter tonight the governor of alabama signing a new law banning all Diversity Programs across universities across the state and government agencies. Sb129 passed. Reporter it passed with overwhelming republican support, but likely to face legal headwinds soon for its broad sweep. As of october 1st, any program that involves a, quote, Divisive Concept Cannot receive state funding. Republican governor kay ivey saying today, i refuse to allow a few bad actors on College Campuses or wherever else for that matter to go under the acronym of dei using Taxpayer Funds to push their liberal political movement. The law coming after days of debate in the state legislature. Everybody in this room is created equal, so thanks for bringing this, no longer Taxpayer Money can go to programs to teach us we are different. Reporter civil rights advocates arguing it tramples on the Constitutional Rights of students and faculty. When you have a bill like this, and its incredibly vague, folks get scared. This is going to have a direct impact on dei offices across the state. Reporter alabama only the latest in a line of states taking sharp aim at Diversity Programs. Floridas stop w. O. K. E. Act preventing companies from requiring diversity trainings, now tied up in legal challenges. [ Crowd Chanting ] but back in montgomery, students have been making their voices heard all month. Dei has never made me feel threatened, hurt. Reporter Alabama Schools tonight now trying to sort through the implications of how to comply with this new law and still teach. Laura jarrett, nbc news. Fireworks today at a House Hearing in the Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. Republicans pressing former Hunter Biden Business Associates, but one witness accusing them of peddling russian propaganda. Ryan nobles has late details for us from the capitol. Reporter tonight, a fiery Inflection Point in the Impeachment Inquiry into president joe biden. Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, sir. This is this is my time. Reporter House Republicans holding a hearing designed to feature hunter biden who had asked to give public testimony but declined to appear. Instead the Committee Heard from a pair of former Hunter Biden Business Associates who testified despite President Bidens denie involved in his sons businesses. He was an active, aware enabler who met with Business Associates such as myself to further the business. Reporter they say joe biden participated in person and on speakerphone in meetings and dinners with hunters foreign business partners. Hunters former Business AssociateJason Galanis testifying from prison. The Vice President said, hello, some pleasantries and safe travel and said, okay, you be good to my boy. Reporter democrats firing back saying there was no evidence of a crime. With any luck today marks the end of perhaps the most spectacular failure in the history of congressional investigations, the effort to find a high crime or misdemeanor committed by joe biden and then to impeach him for it. Reporter democrats invited lev parnas, a onetime associate of trumps attorney, Rudy Giuliani, who tasked with digging up dirt on biden Business Ventures in ukraine. I find precisely zero evidence of the bidens xrupgs in ukraine. Reporter parnas accused them of being willing accomplices of the kremlin. All theyre doing is pushing the same russian narrative of propaganda. Reporter the Oversight Committee chairman james comer saying he will invite President Biden to testify at an upcoming hearing. Lester. Ryan nobles, thanks. A big announcement from President Biden in battleground arizona. Billions in tech grants that will bring Tens Of Thousands of new jobs at a time when many voters say the state needs an economic jump start. Christine romans is there. Reporter President Biden today in the critical swing county of maricopa, arizona, with a multibillion dollar delivery. We will enable advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing to make a comeback here in america after 40 years. Reporter mr. Biden announcing 8. 5 billion in grants and 11 billion more in loans to Semiconductor Manufacturer intel, money from the bipartisan c. H. I. P. S. Act passed in 2022. The money going toward the construction and expansion of Intel Facilities in arizona, ohio, new mexico, and oregon. Combined it will create nearly 20,000, 20,000 construction jobs. Reporter here in chandler, arizona, 6,000 Construction Workers are building two c. H. I. P. S. Plants known as fabs projected to host 3,000 manufacturing jobs. Intels ceo says the Government Investment is essential to competing with china. It isnt just a question of our national security. Its every aspect of our economy, as well, and these are great jobs. Reporter the owner of Chandler Restaurant Gadzooks welcomes the investment and the foot traffic it could mean after people working from home. In a fab shop, you actually have to go in to work. Reporter and he hopes out for lunch. He says Business Owners like him are in a paradox. Well, now were at a point where you cant rise prices anymore. The consumer wont allow it. Reporter but he says he has no choice but to raise wages. 19yearold cashier talia brings home 1,300 every two weeks. Its good that you get paid more, i guess, but then at the end of the day, its like everything is so expensive, its like youre not really getting much out of it. Reporter Affordability Top of mind here in maricopa county. Over the past four years, home prices up 53 , rents have surged 37 . People left to figure out how to make it all add up. We said people have been paid more, but everything costs more. Right. And we just have to do more with less. Reporter with so many struggling with high Housing Costs and lingering inflation, President Biden has low Approval Ratings on his handling of the economy. One of the reasons why hes highlighting bills like the bipartisan c. H. I. P. S. Act as he seeks a second term. Lester. Christine romans in arizona, thank you. In 60 seconds, princess kates health mystery. Did someone gain access to her medical records at the hospital where she had surgery . The new investigation next. S at the s at the spital where she Hho Adnumbers move you. But some can stop you in your tracks. Like the Tens Of Thousands of people who were diagnosed with certain hpvrelated cancers. For most people, hpv clears on its own. But for those who dont clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers. Gardasil 9 is a vaccine given to adults through age 45 that can help protect against certain diseases caused by hpv. Including cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and certain head and neck cancers such as throat and back of mouth cancers, and genital warts. Gardasil 9 doesnt protect everyone and does not treat cancer or hpv infection. Your doctor may recommend screening for certain hpvrelated cancers. Women still need routine Cervical Cancer screenings. You shouldnt get gardasil 9 if youve had an allergic reaction to the vaccine, its ingredients, or are allergic to yeast. 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