Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 1
Summary
TLDRThe NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt covers a range of pressing issues, from a life-threatening blizzard hitting the West, causing up to 12 feet of snow and shutting down Yosemite and Lake Tahoe ski resorts, to the deadliest wildfire in Texas history destroying over 400 buildings. The broadcast also highlights a dramatic rescue of a truck driver in Kentucky, President Biden's plans to airdrop food into Gaza, and the ongoing legal battles of former President Trump. Additionally, the episode delves into the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a major announcement from CVS and Walgreens on the abortion pill, and the verdict in the trial related to the murder of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos.
Takeaways
- ⛄️ A powerful blizzard is slamming the mountains of California and Nevada, bringing up to 12 feet of snow and life-threatening conditions, forcing closures of national parks and ski resorts.
- 🔥 The largest wildfire in Texas history has destroyed at least 400 buildings, with the death toll still rising as crews continue to battle the blaze amidst hot, dry conditions.
- 🚛 A dramatic rescue operation was carried out in Louisville, Kentucky, where a firefighter rappelled down to save a truck driver dangling 70 feet over the Ohio River after a bridge collision.
- 🇺🇸 The U.S. will soon start air-dropping food and supplies into Gaza to aid the growing humanitarian crisis, with relief trucks facing difficulties in reaching the area.
- 🇷🇺 Thousands of Russians defied Putin to pay their final respects to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in custody, openly calling Putin a 'murderer' despite the risk of arrest.
- ⚖️ Hearings were held to determine the future of former President Trump's criminal cases in Georgia and Florida, with decisions pending on trial dates and potential disqualification of prosecutors.
- 👩⚖️ Michelle Troconis, the former girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, was found guilty of conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos, a Connecticut mom who went missing in 2019 and is presumed dead.
- 💊 CVS and Walgreens announced they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in states where it is legal, expanding access to medication abortions.
- 🎓 Technical glitches and errors with the FAFSA form for federal financial aid have caused chaos and uncertainty for high school seniors applying to colleges.
- 🏀 Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark is gearing up for another shot at success this weekend, having already broken scoring records and transformed the game.
Q & A
What areas were affected by the blizzard mentioned in the script?
-The blizzard affected the mountains of California and Nevada, specifically areas from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe.
How much snow was forecasted to fall across the Sierra Nevada mountains?
-Five to ten feet of snow was forecasted to fall across the Sierra Nevada mountains.
What life-threatening conditions were expected due to the blizzard?
-Life-threatening blankets of blinding whiteouts on the roads were expected due to the blizzard.
What was the significant impact of the wildfire in Texas?
-The wildfire in Texas was responsible for two deaths and destroyed at least 400 buildings.
What emergency response was depicted on a bridge in Louisville, Kentucky?
-A firefighter urgently rappelling down to reach a driver stranded inside a semi tractor trailer dangling over the Ohio River was depicted.
What new step did President Biden announce regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza?
-President Biden announced that within days the U.S. will start providing Palestinians desperately needed aid from the air.
What was the cause of Alexei Navalny's death according to Russian prison authorities?
-Russian prison authorities say Navalny collapsed while taking a walk.
What legal case was Donald Trump involved in that was mentioned in the script?
-Donald Trump was involved in a federal courtroom hearing related to his handling of classified documents.
What was the outcome of Michelle Troconis' trial?
-Michelle Troconis was found guilty on multiple charges including conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos.
What changes were made to the FAFSA form and what issues did it cause?
-The FAFSA form was revised to make it easier to fill out by dramatically slashing the number of questions, but it caused unexpected technical glitches and form errors, preventing some students from accessing the form and delaying when colleges received FAFSA information.
Outlines
🌪️ Extreme Weather Challenges Across the US
The US faces severe weather conditions, with a life-threatening blizzard hitting California and Nevada, causing dangerous whiteout conditions and shutting down Yosemite and ski resorts in Lake Tahoe. The storm could leave areas buried under up to 12 feet of snow. Meanwhile, Texas grapples with the largest wildfire in its history, destroying over 400 buildings and further worsening with hot, dry conditions. Additionally, a truck crash on a Kentucky bridge left the driver dangling over water, highlighting the dangers of severe weather and accidents.
🔥 Texas Wildfire Devastation and Daring Rescues
Texas continues to battle severe wildfires, leading to total losses for many residents and challenging containment efforts. Amidst the chaos, a dramatic rescue operation unfolded in Louisville, Kentucky, where a semi-truck dangled over the Ohio River following a collision. A firefighter heroically saved the trapped driver, showcasing remarkable bravery and highlighting the unpredictable dangers of road accidents and natural disasters.
🌐 International Tensions and Domestic Trials
Tensions escalate globally and domestically as the US announces air drops of food into Gaza, addressing the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, significant legal developments include potential criminal cases against former President Trump in Georgia and Florida. Internationally, the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sparks mass demonstrations, challenging President Putin's authority. Domestically, the legal proceedings against individuals involved in high-profile criminal cases, such as the Jennifer Dulos murder, continue to unfold.
📚 Educational Challenges and Political Developments
The US faces educational and healthcare challenges, with glitches in the FAFSA affecting college financial aid decisions. In politics, Nikki Haley criticizes former President Trump, questioning his adherence to the Constitution if re-elected. Meanwhile, the trial concerning Jennifer Dulos' disappearance concludes with a conviction, and major pharmacies announce plans to dispense abortion pills, reflecting significant social and political shifts in the country.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Blizzard
💡Wildfire
💡Rescue
💡Humanitarian Crisis
💡Protest
💡Legal Battles
💡Abortion Pill
💡Murder Trial
💡College Admissions
💡Extreme Weather
Highlights
Life-threatening blizzard slamming the West and a deadly wildfire still raging in Texas.
Powerful winter storm pounding the mountains of California and Nevada with dangerous whiteout conditions and up to 12 feet of snow.
Yosemite and ski resorts in Lake Tahoe shut down due to the storm.
Death toll growing from the largest wildfire in Texas history.
At least 400 buildings destroyed by the wildfire in Texas.
Truck crashing on a Kentucky bridge, leaving the driver dangling 70 feet over the water.
President Biden announcing the U.S. will air drop food into Gaza after deadly chaos involving aid trucks.
Two hearings that could determine the future of former President Trump's criminal cases in Georgia and Florida.
Thousands defying Vladimir Putin to pay final respects to opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Major announcement from CVS and Walgreens on the abortion pill.
Verdict in the trial of Michelle helping cover up the murder of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos.
Caitlin Clark taking another shot this weekend.
Relentless waves of wind-whipped snow pounding the California Sierras.
Authorities say the window to travel is now over due to the storm.
National Weather Service issuing a rare blizzard warning for the region with life-threatening blankets of blinding whiteouts on the roads.
Transcripts
>>> TONIGHT, THE
EXTREME WEATHER, A
LIFE-THREATENING
BLIZZARD SLAMMING THE
WEST AND A DEADLY
WILDFIRE STILL RAGING
IN TEXAS.
FIRST THAT POWERFUL
WINTER STORM POUNDING
THE MOUNTAINS OF
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.
DANGEROUS WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, UP TO 12
FEET OF SNOW.
YOSEMITE AND SKI
RESORTS IN LAKE TAHOE
SHUT DOWN.
WE'RE IN THE STORM
ZONE.
>>> ALSO, THE DEATH
TOLL GROWING FROM THE
LARGEST WILDFIRE IN
TEXAS HISTORY.
OUR IMAGES FROM THE
AIR AS AT LEAST 400
BUILDINGS ARE
DESTROYED, AND MORE
HOT, DRY CONDITIONS ON
THE WAY.
>>> THE TRUCK CRASHING
ON A KENTUCKY BRIDGE.
THE DRIVER LEFT
DANGLING 70 FEET OVER
THE WATER.
WHAT THE FIREFIGHTER
WHO SAVED HER LIFE IS
SAVING.
>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN
ANNOUNCING THE U.S.
WILL AIR DROP FOOD
INTO GAZA
AFTER THE DEADLY CHAOS
INVOLVING AID TRUCKS.
>>> TWO HEARINGS THAT
COULD DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
CRIMINAL CASES IN
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
>>> D.A. FANI WILLIS
BACK IN COURT FOR
FINAL ARGUMENTS OVER
WHETHER SHE SHOULD BE
DISQUALIFIED.
>>> THOUSANDS DEFYING
VLADIMIR PUTIN TO PAY
FINAL RESPECTS TO
OPPOSITION LEADER
ALEXEI NAVALNY.
>>> THE MAJOR
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CVS
AND WALGREENS ON THE
ABORTION PILL.
>>> THE VERDICT IN THE
TRIAL OF MICHELLE
HELPING H
COVER UP THE MURDER OF
CONNECTICUT MOM
JENNIFER DULOS.
>>> CAITLIN CLARK
TAKING ANOTHER SHOT
THIS WEEKEND.
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> AS WE JOIN YOU, WE
ARE MONITORING A
POWERFUL BLIZZARD
ROLLING INTO THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
BRINGING CONDITIONS
LIKELY TO MAKE TRAVEL
IMPOSSIBLE, PERHAPS
FOR DAYS, AND
POTENTIALLY STRANDING
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT
HEEDED URGENT
WARNINGS.
FIVE TO TEN FEET OF
SNOW FORECASTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA
NEVADA MOUNTAINS OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS
DRIVEN BY 50 TO
100-MILE-PER-HOUR WIND
GUSTS.
SNOWFALL RATES UP TO
FOUR INCHES AN HOUR.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TONIGHT
WARNING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED, MAKING
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS,
AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING, AND
IN THIS VOLATILE
SEASON OF EXTREMES,
1,400 MILES AWAY IN
TEXAS, A JARRING
CONTRAST TONIGHT,
WILDFIRES TAKING THEIR
OWN BRUTAL TOLL.
BUT LET'S START WITH
THAT MONSTER WINTER
BLAST IN THE WEST.
STEVE PATTERSON IS
THERE FOR US.
STEVE, WHAT ARE YOU
SEEING?
>> Reporter: LESTER,
THIS IS IT.
THE STORM IS HERE, AND
WE ARE IN IT.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE
WINDOW TO TRAVEL IS
NOW OVER.
IT IS NOW VERY MUCH
TIME TO HUNKER DOWN AS
THESE BLIZZARD-LIKE
CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO LAST LIKE
THIS OR FAR WORSE FOR
DAYS.
TONIGHT, RELENTLESS
WAVES OF WIND-WHIPPED
SNOW POUNDING THE
CALIFORNIA SIERRAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ISSUING A RARE
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR
THE REGION WITH
LIFE-THREATENING
BLANKETS OF BLINDING
WHITEOUTS ON THE
ROADS.
MAJOR INTERSTATES
ALREADY SHUTTING DOWN
AFTER ACCIDENTS LIKE
THIS BIG RIG FLIPPED
NEAR TRUCKEE.
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE
TO TRAVEL, DO NOT.
SKIING, SNOWBOARDING,
SLEDDING IS NOT THAT
IMPORTANT.
YOUR LIVES ARE WAY
MORE IMPORTANT, AND WE
WANT YOU TO BE SAFE ON
THE ROAD.
>> Reporter: AREAS
FROM YOSEMITE TO LAKE
TAHOE CAN SEE ANYWHERE
FROM FIVE TO TEN FEET
OF SNOW WITH MORE THAN
12 FEET OF SNOW
GUSTING AT OVER 100
MILES PER HOUR IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
>> JUST GOING TO BE
THE STORM OF THE
WINTER SO FAR, SO
WE'LL JUST HUNKER
DOWN.
>> YOU CAN'T SLEIGH
RIDE.
YOU CAN'T SKATE.
>> Reporter: SEVERAL
SKI RESORTS NOW
SHUTTING DOWN LIFTS.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST
SUNDAY.
LOCAL RESIDENTS
PREPARING TO BE SNOWED
IN FOR DAYS.
>> ICE MELT,
GENERATORS, LANTERNS,
FLASHLIGHTS,
BATTERIES, ANYTHING
THAT YOU CAN THINK OF
THAT SOMEBODY WOULD
NEED FOR A POWER
OUTAGE OR A SEVERE
STORM, AND THEY ARE
COMING IN FOR IT.
>> Reporter: AT ITS
WORST, OFFICIALS WARN
OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES
OF SNOW EVERY HOUR FOR
DAYS.
>> THIS ONE IS A
96-HOUR CYCLE, SO IT'S
REALLY GOING TO AFFECT
US IN THE NEXT 24 TO
48 HOURS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
AN ENTIRE REGION
BRACING FOR IMPACT.
STEVE PATTERSON, NBC
NEWS, TRUCKEE,
CALIFORNIA.
>> Reporter: I'M
MORGAN CHESKY IN THE
SCORCHED TEXAS
PANHANDLE WHERE
HEARTBREAK STRETCHES
BEYOND THE BURN SCARS.
>> WE HAD TO WATCH
FROM THREE MILES AWAY
AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
BURNED.
IT WAS PRETTY AWFUL.
>> Reporter: FOR A
CLOSER LOOK, WE JOINED
RANCHER JASON ABRAHAM
FLYING OVER A HARD-HIT
CANADIAN.
THE TOWN OF 2,000 NOW
FACING A RECOVERY THAT
COULD TAKE YEARS.
>> THERE'S NOTHING YOU
CAN DO WITH A FIRE
LIKE THIS.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE WE
DIDN'T KILL A WHOLE
BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
>> Reporter:
AUTHORITIES SAY THE
FIRES ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR TWO DEATHS AND
DESTROYED AT LEAST 400
BUILDINGS.
>> WE FACE ENORMOUS
POTENTIAL FIRE DANGERS
AS WE HEAD INTO THIS
WEEKEND.
NO ONE CAN LET DOWN,
LET DOWN THEIR GUARD.
>> Reporter: AS
TUESDAY'S INFERNO CAME
IN, STEVE RAIDER
CAPTURED THIS VIDEO
DETERMINED TO SAVE HIS
HOME.
TODAY HE RETURNED TO A
TOTAL LOSS.
WHAT FINALLY MADE YOU
DECIDE TO GET OUT OF
HERE?
>> I WOULD DIE IF I
DIDN'T WALK AWAY.
>> YOU BELIEVE THAT.
>> YEAH, OH, YEAH,
YEAH.
IT'S A VERY DEADLY
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
WITH FIRES FAR FROM
CONTAINED, CREWS ON
THE TEXAS PRAIRIE
FIGHTING ON.
MORGAN CHESKY, NBC
NEWS.
>>> IT WAS AN AMAZING
SCENE THAT PLAYED OUT
ON A BRIDGE TODAY IN
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,
WHERE A SEMI TRUCK
CRASHED AND THEN
DANGLED OVER THE OHIO
RIVER.
A DARING FIRE
DEPARTMENT RESCUER WAS
SUSPENDED IN MIDAIR TO
SAVE THE DRIVER.
HERE'S JESSE KIRSCH.
>> Reporter: A
STUNNING SCENE
UNFOLDING ON A
LOUISVILLE BRIDGE.
A FIREFIGHTER URGENTLY
RAPPELLING DOWN TO
REACH A DRIVER
STRANDED INSIDE THIS
SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER
ABOVE THE WATER.
FIRST RESPONDERS
WORRIED IT COULD FALL
AT ANY MOMENT.
>> THIS IS VERY MUCH A
WORST CASE SCENARIO,
KIND OF A CRAZY THING
YOU DON'T EXPECT TO
ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO
UNTIL YOU SHOW UP.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS
SAY AROUND 12:00 P.M.,
THE TRUCK AND THREE
OTHER VEHICLES WERE
INVOLVED IN A
COLLISION.
THE TRUCK CAREENING
OFF THE ROADWAY WITH
ITS FEMALE DRIVER
STILL IN THE CAB.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SAYS SHE WAS SHAKEN
BUT STILL TALKING WITH
THE RESCUE TEAM.
>> WE WERE VERY
CONCERNED WITH THE
STABILIZATION THERE TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR
PEOPLE ARE SAFE,
OBVIOUSLY WE ARE
WILLING TO RISK A LOT
TO SAVE A LOT, AND SO,
YES, WE WILL
ABSOLUTELY TAKE THAT
RISK TO GET HER OUT.
>> Reporter:
FIREFIGHTER BRYCE
CARDIN WENT OVER THE
EDGE TO MAKE THE
RESCUE.
>> SHE WAS JUST
PRAYING.
SHE WAS PRAYING A LOT,
SO -- AND I PRAYED
WITH HER.
SHE WAS SUPER CALM,
COLLECTED, AND HELPED
ME DO WHAT I NEEDED TO
DO TO GET HER TO
SAFETY ESSENTIALLY,
AND IT ALL WORKED OUT
FOR THE BEST, AND
WE'LL GO BACK TO
QUARTERS AND GET READY
TO DO IT AGAIN IF WE
HAVE TO.
>> Reporter: 40
MINUTES AFTER THE
RESCUE BEGAN, THE
DRIVER WAS OUT OF
HARM'S WAY AND TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL WITH
WHAT POLICE BELIEVE
ARE
NONLIFE-THREATENING
INJURIES.
TWO PEOPLE FROM ONE OF
THE OTHER VEHICLES
INVOLVED DO HAVE
INJURIES THAT APPEAR
TO BE
LIFE-THREATENING.
TONIGHT, POLICE STILL
HAVE NOT SAID WHAT LED
TO THE COLLISION,
WHICH STARTED THIS
INCIDENT, BUT WE ARE
LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE SEMI TRUCK
INVOLVED.
IT FEATURES THE LOGO
OF FOOD SERVICE
COMPANY CISCO, WHICH
SAYS ITS TRUCKS DO NOT
TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL.
LESTER.
>> INCREDIBLE HEROISM
THERE.
JESSE, THANK YOU.
>>> THE U.S. ABOUT TO
BECOME MORE DIRECTLY
INVOLVED IN THE RELIEF
EFFORT IN GAZA WITH
AMERICAN AIR DROPS OF
FOOD ABOUT TO BEGIN.
WE GET THE LATEST FROM
CHIEF WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENT PETER
ALEXANDER.
>> Reporter: FACING
PRESSURE TO EASE THE
GROWING HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS IN GAZA,
PRESIDENT BIDEN
TONIGHT ANNOUNCED A
NEW STEP.
WITHIN DAYS THE U.S.
WILL START PROVIDING
PALESTINIANS
DESPERATELY NEEDED AID
FROM THE AIR.
>> WE'RE GOING TO JOIN
WITH OUR FRIENDS IN
JORDAN AND OTHERS IN
PROVIDING AIR DROPS OF
ADDITIONAL FOOD AND
SUPPLIES INTO
UKRAINE.
>> Reporter: THE WHITE
HOUSE SAID THE
PRESIDENT MISSPOKE AND
WAS REFERRING TO GAZA.
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT
AID TRUCKS ARE NOT
GETTING INTO GAZA
QUICKLY ENOUGH THOUGH
EFFORTS TO EXPEDITE
THOSE CONVOYS
REMAIN ONGOING.
THE FIRST AIR DROP,
AIDES SAY, WILL BE
READY-MADE MEALS.
AND THAT ISRAEL IS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE
AMERICAN EFFORTS.
THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT
ALSO SAID THE U.S. IS
EXPLORING HOW TO
PROVIDE AIDE BY SEA.
EARLIER THIS WEEK
TOP U.N. OFFICIALS
WARNED A QUARTER OF
GAZA'S POPULATION,
MORE THAN 500,000
PEOPLE ARE NEAR
FAMINE.
TONIGHT'S MOVE MEANS
U.S. AIRCRAFT WILL
SOON BE FLYING ABOVE A
WAR ZONE.
>> THIS IS A TOUGH
MILITARY MISSION TO
DO, BECAUSE SO MANY
PARAMETERS HAVE TO BE
EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> Reporter: IT COMES
JUST 34 HOURS AFTER
PALESTINIAN WITNESSES
IN GAZA SAY ISRAELI
TROOPS OPENED FIRE ON
CIVILIANS GATHERING TO
RECEIVE AID OFF
TRUCKS, BUT THE
ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS
MANY WERE TRAMPLED IN
A STAMPEDE, AND OTHERS
SHOT WHEN THEY
THREATENED SOLDIERS.
>> INNOCENT PEOPLE
GOT CAUGHT IN A
TERRIBLE WAR UNABLE
TO FEED THEIR
FAMILIES, AND YOU SAW
THE RESPONSE WHEN THEY
TRIED TO GET AID IN
MORE, AND THE UNITED
STATES WILL DO MORE.
>> PETER, THE DEMAND
IS SO GREAT THERE.
THESE AIR DROPS COULD
ONLY MAKE JUST A DENT.
>> YES, THE WHITE
HOUSE ACKNOWLEDGES AIR
DROPS THEMSELVES ARE
NOT THE MOST EFFICIENT
OR COST EFFECTIVE WAY
TO GET FOOD AND
MEDICAL SUPPLIES IN.
TRUCKS A MUCH BETTER
WAY TO DO IT, BUT
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS
SAY IT IS WORTH IT TO
GET THAT ADDITIONAL
AID IN FASTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, PETER
ALEXANDER WITH US,
THANK YOU.
>>> JUST IN THIS
EVENING, THE DEBRIS
FROM ANOTHER POSSIBLE
LARGE BALLOON FOUND
OFF THE COAST OF
ALASKA.
THE FBI SAYS IT WAS
FOUND BY A COMMERCIAL
FISHING VESSEL AND
THAT IT'S WORKING WITH
ITS PARTNERS TO
RECOVER IT.
A FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT SOURCE
SAYS, THERE ARE NO
EARLY INDICATIONS THAT
IT WAS A SPY BALLOON
LIKE THE ONE FROM
CHINA THAT CROSSED
INTO THE U.S. LAST
YEAR.
>>> IN MOSCOW,
HEARTBREAK AND
DEFIANCE TODAY AS
THOUSANDS GATHERED FOR
THE FUNERAL OF ALEXEI
NAVALNY, THE
OPPOSITION LEADER, WHO
DIED IN RUSSIAN
CUSTODY TWO WEEKS AGO.
KEIR SIMMONS WITH THAT
STORY.
>> Reporter: IN AN
OPEN CASKET, THE BODY
OF ALEXEI NAVALNY,
PRESIDENT PUTIN'S MOST
FAMOUS OPPONENT, HIS
FAMILY HAD STRUGGLED
TO FIND A CHURCH
WILLING TO HOLD THE
SERVICE, BUT OUTSIDE
ON THE STREETS OF
MOSCOW, THOUSANDS OF
HIS SUPPORTERS THREW
FLOWERS AS THE CORTEGE
PASSED BY, EACH ONE
RISKING THEIR
FREEDOM TO BE THERE.
THEY CHANTED HIS NAME,
OPENLY CALLING PUTIN A
MURDERER AND CRIED,
"WE WILL NOT FORGIVE
YOU."
DESPITE THE HEAVY
PRESENCE OF RUSSIAN
RIOT POLICE AND DOZENS
OF ARRESTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
RUSSIAN PRISON
AUTHORITIES SAY
NAVALNY COLLAPSED
WHILE TAKING A WALK.
HIS WIFE, YULIA, SAYS
HE WAS POISONED.
SHE DIDN'T ATTEND THE
FUNERAL OVER SAFETY
CONCERNS.
INSTEAD SHE POSTED A
SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE,
"THANK YOU FOR 26
YEARS OF ABSOLUTE
HAPPINESS.
I WILL TRY TO MAKE YOU
PROUD OF ME UP THERE."
AS NAVALNY'S MOTHER
LEFT THE CHURCH,
PEOPLE KISSED HER AND
TOLD HER, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SON, AND AT
THE CEMETERY SHE
KISSED HIM ONE LAST
TIME, HELPING COVER
HIS HEAD.
A MOMENT OF CLOSURE,
BUT AS DARK FELL,
NAVALNY'S MOTHER WAS
STILL THERE AND SO
WERE MANY THOUSANDS OF
ORDINARY RUSSIANS.
"LOOK HOW UNITED WE
ARE," THIS WOMAN SAYS.
"IF THE KREMLIN HOPED
NAVALNY'S DEATH WOULD
SILENCE HIS MESSAGE,
TONIGHT HIS SUPPORTERS
HAVE REPLIED WITH ONE
VOICE."
MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT
PUTIN'S SPOKESMAN
TODAY TOLD JOURNALISTS
HE HAD NOTHING TO SAY
TO THE NAVALNY FAMILY.
LESTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, KEIR
SIMMONS, THANK YOU.
>>> HERE AT HOME
REPUBLICAN
FRONT-RUNNER DONALD
TRUMP WAS BACK IN A
FEDERAL COURTROOM FOR
A HEARING THAT WILL
DETERMINE WHEN THE
TRIAL OVER HIS
HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS WILL BEGIN.
MEANWHILE, HIS LAST
REMAINING REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY OPPONENT IS
SPEAKING OUT.
"MEET THE PRESS"
MODERATOR KRISTEN
WELKER JOINS ME.
KRISTEN, NIKKI HALEY
HAD SOME PRETTY SHARP
WORDS FOR MR. TRUMP.
>> Reporter: LESTER,
THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS ALL HAPPENING
AS THERE ARE NEW
DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE
LEGAL BATTLES
SURROUNDING THE FORMER
PRESIDENT.
THE KEY QUESTION IS
HOW MANY POTENTIAL
CRIMINAL TRIALS COULD
HE FACE BEFORE THE
ELECTION?
NIKKI HALEY TOLD ME
SHE THINKS THEY SHOULD
ALL BEGIN BEFORE
NOVEMBER, AND TODAY I
ASKED HER ABOUT WHAT
SHE THINKS MR. TRUMP
MIGHT DO IF HE'S
RE-ELECTED.
>> DO YOU THINK DONALD
TRUMP WOULD FOLLOW THE
CONSTITUTION IF HE
WERE ELECTED TO A
SECOND TERM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, YOU ALWAYS
WANT TO THINK SOMEONE
WILL, BUT I DON'T
KNOW.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO
IN AND YOU TALK ABOUT
REVENGE, WHEN YOU GO
AND TALK ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, VINDICATION,
WHEN YOU GO AND TALK
ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN, LIKE, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS,
AND ONLY HE CAN ANSWER
FOR THAT.
>> Reporter: NOW, THE
FORMER PRESIDENT WAS
BACK IN A FLORIDA
COURTROOM TODAY WITH
THE SPECIAL COUNSEL IN
THE CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS CASE ASKING
FOR THAT TRIAL TO
BEGIN IN JULY, THE
WEEK BEFORE THE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
MR. TRUMP'S LAWYERS
ARE ARGUING FOR IT TO
BEGIN AFTER THE
ELECTION OR IN AUGUST,
AND WE JUST LEARNED
TODAY A JUDGE IN
ATLANTA WILL RULE IN
TWO WEEKS OVER THE
MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST THE FULTON
COUNTY D.A. WHO IS
ALSO PURSUING AN
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
CASE AGAINST
MR. TRUMP.
LESTER.
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
LET ME REMIND VIEWERS
MORE OF KIRSTEN'S
INTERVIEW CAN BE SEEN
SUNDAY ON "MEET THE
PRESS."
>>> IN 60 SECONDS, THE
>>> IT'S A CASE THAT
MADE NATIONAL
HEADLINES, JENNIFER
DULOS, THE CONNECTICUT
MOM OF FIVE WHO
VANISHED IN 2019.
TODAY THE WOMAN
ACCUSED OF HELPING
DULOS' ESTRANGED
HUSBAND COVER UP HER
MURDER LEARNED HER
FATE.
HERE'S "DATELINE'S"
DENNIS MURPHY.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
MORE THAN FOUR YEARS
AFTER JENNIFER DULOS
WENT MISSING, HER
FAMILY SAYS THERE IS
FINALLY
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> GUILTY.
>> Reporter: HER
ESTRANGED HUSBAND'S
GIRLFRIEND, MICHELLE
TROCONIS, OVERCOME
WITH EMOTION AFTER A
CONNECTICUT JURY FOUND
HER GUILTY ON MULTIPLE
CHARGES INCLUDING
CONSPIRING TO MURDER
DULOS.
TROCONIS' FAMILY
CALLING THE OUTCOME, A
TREMENDOUS INJUSTICE.
>> MY SISTER DID
NOTHING.
THIS IS WRONG.
THIS WASN'T A FAIR
TRIAL FROM DAY ONE.
>> Reporter: JENNIFER
DULOS WENT MISSING
BACK IN MAY OF 2019
AFTER DROPPING HER
KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL.
HER BODY WAS NEVER
FOUND.
POLICE QUICKLY HONED
IN ON HER ESTRANGED
HUSBAND, FOTIS.
THE COUPLE WAS GOING
THROUGH A BITTER
DIVORCE AND CUSTODY
BATTLE OVER THEIR FIVE
CHILDREN.
AUTHORITIES SAY THIS
VIDEO SHOWS FOTIS
DULOS DUMPING TRASH
BAGS CONTAINING ITEMS
BELONGING TO JENNIFER
AS TROCONIS SITS IN
THE TRUCK.
I SPOKE WITH DULOS IN
2019.
>> DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH
JENNIFER'S
DISAPPEARANCE?
>> I DID NOT BUT WOULD
LIKE TO LEAVE IT AT
THAT.
>> Reporter: IN 2020
HE WAS CHARGED WITH
MURDER AND KIDNAPPING,
AND WEEKS LATER HE
DIED BY SUICIDE
CONTINUING TO PROCLAIM
HIS INNOCENCE AND
TROCONIS' IN A NOTE HE
LEFT BEHIND.
IN THE SEVEN-WEEK
TRIAL PROSECUTORS
ARGUING MICHELLE WAS
INVOLVED FROM START TO
FINISH.
>> THE THING MICHELLE
TROCONIS SAID BEFORE
AND AFTER THE MURDER.
>> Reporter: THE
DEFENSE SAID SHE HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH
DULOS' DEATH.
>> MICHELLE IS NOT THE
REMAINING HALF OF A
SCHEMING PLOT.
>> Reporter: AS THE
JURY DELIBERATED, I
SAT DOWN WITH SOME OF
JENNIFER'S CLOSEST
FRIENDS.
WITHOUT PRYING, I
THINK EVERYBODY WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW
HOW ARE THE CHILDREN
DOING IN GENERAL?
>> THEY'RE VERY
IMPRESSIVE YOUNG
PEOPLE, AND THEY ARE
GOING TO DO AMAZING
THINGS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
JENNIFER DULOS' FAMILY
THANKING THE JURY AND
SAYING, HER GRACE,
GOODNESS, AND LIGHT
LIVE ON THROUGH HER
CHILDREN.
DENNIS MURPHY, NBC
NEWS, STAMFORD,
CONNECTICUT.
>> YOU CAN SEE MUCH
MORE ON THE CASE
TONIGHT IN A TWO-HOUR
"DATELINE" ON NBC
STARTING AT 9:00
EASTERN.
>>> AHEAD, THE
NATION'S BIGGEST
PHARMACIES MAKING AN
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT
ACCESS TO THE ABORTION
PILL.
>>> PLUS
>>> THE COUNTRY'S TWO
BIGGEST DRUGSTORE
CHAINS ANNOUNCED TODAY
THEY'RE CERTIFIED TO
DISPENSE ABORTION
PILLS.
CVS AND WALGREENS SAID
THEY'LL BE PROVIDING
MIFEPRISTONE IN THE
COMING WEEKS IN STATES
WHERE ABORTION PILLS
ARE LEGAL.
IT WILL REQUIRE A
PRESCRIPTION.
MEDICATION ABORTIONS
ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN
HALF OF ALL ABORTIONS
IN THE U.S.
>>> NOW TO OUR SERIES
"KIDS UNDER PRESSURE."
WITH SPRING FAST
APPROACHING, MILLIONS
OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
WILL SOON BE MAKING
DECISIONS ABOUT
COLLEGE, BUT FOR MANY
GLITCHES WITH THE KEY
FINANCIAL AID FORM ARE
CAUSING CHAOS.
REHEMA ELLIS REPORTS.
>> Reporter: TORY
BISHOP IS FOCUSING ON
HER FUTURE AND GOING
TO COLLEGE, AND SHE'S
GOT SEVERAL OFFERS.
BUT THIS MASSACHUSETTS
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
HASN'T DECIDED YET,
BECAUSE A CRITICAL
PIECE OF THE
ADMISSIONS PACKAGE IS
MISSING, THE FINANCIAL
AID OFFER.
>> IT STRESSES ME OUT
A LITTLE.
>> Reporter: IT'S
STRESSING HER MOM OUT
TOO.
>> WELL, MIDDLE CLASS
HARD-WORKING PEOPLE
AND DO OUR BEST TO
PROVIDE FOR OUR KIDS.
COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE
SO DO NEED HELP.
>> Reporter: FINANCIAL
AID PACKAGES ARE BASED
ON A FEDERAL FORM,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS
FAFSA.
LAST YEAR THE
GOVERNMENT REVISED IT
TO MAKE IT EASIER TO
FILL OUT, DRAMATICALLY
SLASHING THE NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS FROM 103
DOWN TO ABOUT 20 AND
EXPANDING FAFSA
ELIGIBILITY.
>> WHAT THEY WERE
TRYING TO DO WAS MUCH
APPRECIATED.
>> Reporter: BUT
UNEXPECTED TECHNICAL
GLITCHES AND FORM
ERRORS HAD A CRIPPLING
EFFECT, PREVENTING
SOME STUDENTS FROM
ACCESSING THE FORM AND
DELAYING WHEN COLLEGES
RECEIVED FAFSA
INFORMATION.
THAT MEANS SOME
SCHOOLS MAY NOT GET
THEIR FINANCIAL AID
OFFERS TO STUDENTS
UNTIL MID-APRIL, JUST
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE
STANDARD MAY 1
DECISION DEADLINE.
>> HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE THIS IMPACT?
>> I THINK IT'S
CATASTROPHIC.
MOST STUDENTS AROUND
THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR
HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A
FAFSA FORM YET.
>> Reporter: EDUCATION
SECRETARY MIGUEL
CARDONA SAYS
THEY'RE SPENDING
MILLIONS TO HELP FIX
THE PROBLEMS.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO
THE STUDENTS FEELING
FRUSTRATED?
>> WE HEAR YOU.
WE'RE WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO MAKE IT
BETTER FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: MANY
COLLEGES ARE PUSHING
BACK THEIR DECISION
DEADLINE BEYOND MAY
1st GIVING STUDENTS
MORE TIME TO CONSIDER
THEIR OPTIONS.
BUT FOR TORY, THAT
JUST MEANS MORE
UNCERTAINTY.
>> I CAN'T FIGURE OUT
WHAT SCHOOL I'M GOING
TO UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT
WILL LIKELY BREAK
ANOTHER RECORD, BUT IN
HER TIME IN IOWA,
SHE'S TRANSFORMED THE
GAME.
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC
NEWS.
>> AND THAT'S "NIGHTLY
NEWS" FOR THIS FRIDAY.
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