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rejecting a request by special counsel jack smith to decide now whether the former president has immunity so his trial can begin on time in march. it comes as new evidence emerges, the reported tape of mr. trump pressuring michigan election officials, what he allegedly said. also tonight, the tragedy in gaza. the first known american listed as a hostage confirmed dead. the fears for his wife still in captivity. the heart-pounding body cam, police responding to the deadly mass shooting at a university in prague. what it reveals. the record surge at the border and the new reporti...

Thanks so much, we appreciate your reporting on this. ail right. so we are also following breaking news out of texas where two children are dead and eight others injured after a collision at a drag racing event. the two children were just 6 and 8 years old. police saying the driver lost control, veering off the track before hitting this spectators' and parked vehicles. the competition happened at an airport in carville about an hour's drive northwest of san antonio. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: has, yasmin. look, at this point, it all seems like an unfortunate and tragic accident. a ...

Drench the gulf coast this morning moving inland at a meager 5 miles per hour. now president obama has declared disasters in mississippi and louisiana where as many as 70 people were rescued from the raging flood waters. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: it's been more than 24 hours of driving rain and violent winds. still, isaac shows no signs of ending its relentless attack on the gulf coast. >> we'll be dealing with this storm through early friday morning. >> reporter: in many communities including plaquemines parish where water topped the levee, survivors are dealing with more than they...

We begin this morning with tracking isaac. folks from new orleans to the florida panhandle are watching and waiting as tropical storm isaac makes its way into the gulf of mexico. forecasters say by the time isaac makes landfall it could be a dangerous category 2 hurricane. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: isaac continues to intensify in the gulf. wind and rain thrashing florida for much of the day. >> we're very vulnerable. we're only about two feet above sea level. >> reporter: thousands are without power. emergency officials have ordered mandatory evacuations in several coastal communiti...

We begin this morning with moving forward. the second of six funeral will begin this morning for the victims of last weekend's tragic shooting in tucson. federal judge john roll will be laid to rest a day after family and friends gathered to say good-bye to the youngest victim, 9-year-old christina taylor green. investigators in the case have uncovered new evidence. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: investigators now confirm a black bag wit with .9-millimeter ammunition inside was found by a neighbor just blocks from jared loughner's house and is likely the one the accused gunman was spotte...