donald trump tried, but he failed to have his hush money trial dismissed or delayed but it's a decision expected today in a different case that's threatening to bring down his business empire. fiery and combative testimony, as the fulton county district attorney answers some

uncomfortable questions about her personal relationship with a prosecutor she'll be back on the stand for more grilling today. will it impact trump's case in georgia? greece makes history after two days of heated debate. greece becomes the world's first christian orthodox nation to legalize same-sex marriage plus name brands are so last year we explore the trend where paying less is everything. and hey, j. lo fans. today is the day can you listen to jenny from the block's first new album in a decade. and that's not the only big announcement from the mega star. it's friday, early today starts now. good morning, and thanks for joining us on this friday, i'm jessica layton today will wrap up a very eventful week in the trials of donald trump the republican frontrunner's campaign was once again derailed by a courtroom where the former

president is facing federal charges over hush money allegations. here's laura jarret. >> reporter: the case that first made donald trump a criminal defendant now the first to go to trial. a judge in manhattan rejecting from mr. trump's bid to toss the case out, saying the trial will begin on march 25th. sitting in court by choice, the republican frontrunner will soon be required to show up the judge saying he expects the trial to last six weeks. a distraction mr. trump argues is aimed at trying to derail his presidential campaign. >> it's a very unfair situation. they want to keep me nice and busy so i can't campaign so hard >> reporter: the judge unpersuaded. but mr. trump's defense team arguing they cannot adequately prepare for the trial in new york with all his other criminal case still on the horizon, including a florida trial over classified documents in may and his election interference case in washington still unscheduled.

the crux of the case in manhattan, accusations of hush money paid to a porn star, falsely documented, prosecutors say, as a legal expense on the books of the trump organization to hide it >> we allege falsification of business records to the end of keeping information away from the electorate >> reporter: laura jarret, nbc news, new york >> so while that hear ing was under way there was a dramatic hearing in a georgia courtroom donald trump and co-defendants are trying to have election interference charges tossed out because of the d.a.'s relationship with a special prosecutor brie jackson joins us now. let's talk about the accusations against will there were some pretty fiery moments. >> reporter: that's right. this hearing was all about whether or not willis improperly benefitted from that relationship willis has acknowledged having a relationship with nathan wade,

but there is contradicting testimony about whether it started before or after the trump case began and there are allegations that she benefitted financially in the form of romantic get aways in an often fiery back and forth, willis testified that they split the cost or she reimbursed wade. >> i don't need anything from a man. a man is not a plan. a man is a companion i don't need anybody to foot my bills. the only man who's ever foot my bills completely is my daddy you think i'm on trial, these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020 i'm not on trial, no matter how hard you try to put me on trial. >> reporter: and while that hearing is set to continue today, it could be judgment day in new york for donald trump's civil fraud trial. that's the case where new york's attorney general accused the former president of inflating his financial statements for years of the judge has already found that mr. trump and his companies engaged in fraud so we're waiting to learn the penalties. now this is what the new york

a.g. i politically-motivated fraud. this ruling was originally expected last month. a person with direct flonknowle tells nbc news that barring any unforeseen circumstances, that decision will be released today. >> a busy day ahead. thank you. now to new information in the shooting at that kansas city chief's victory parade that killed one and injured many others a vigil was held in support of the victims. 23 people were shot. half of them children under the age of 16. killed in the shooting, lisa lopez galvan, a popular local deejay the shooting appears to have stemmed from a dispute among several people and was not an act of terrorism two teenagers do remain in custody. but so far no charges have been filed. among those shot, a couple and their 13-year-old son. >> i just fell like this >> reporter: you fill. >> yes

>> reporter: because you'd been shot in the ankle. >> right >> i just can't imagine, you know, my kids getting hurt and me being dead would be, i just can't think about that, you know >> as of thursday, three victims were still in critical condition. chiefs stars patrick mahomes and travis kelce say they are heartbroken and praying for kansas city. an fbi informant has been indicted on two counts of lying to a special counsel about president joe biden and his son hunter during the 2020 campaign. the justice department says alexander smirnoff was arrested in las vegas after returning from a trip overseas his corruption allegations were a critical part of republicans' impeachment inquiry into president biden. a source familiar with the situation tells nbc news that hunter biden doesn't know smirnoff and does not believe he's ever even met him sn smirnoff is due in federal court in nevada next tuesday he could be facing 25 years in

prison this morning, the israeli military is under severe criticism for storming a palestinian hospital yet again the special forces incursion happened at a hospital in khan yunis. in scenes of terror, many patients and staff were forced to evacuate. the israelis claim they were looking for the remains of dead israeli hostages, acting on very specific intelligence. let's go live to claudio havhav lavanga. what is the latest on this >> reporter: good morning, jessica. well, the health ministry in gaza says at least four patients in that hospital have now died because of lack of oxygen after the generators were stopped and the power was completely cut off during that raid they also said they fear that other patients, including children in the hospital's nursery could suffer the same fate and they appealed to the international community to intervene before they said it's too late

now these claims are from the health ministry in gaza which is of course controlled by hamas, but they seem to be corroborated by other independent sources like doctors without borders they said that the israelis shelled the hospital, even though earlier they told patients and medical staff that they could remain inside well, they were forced to evacuate their medical staff, leaving patients behind, they said in a statement, and described chaotic scenes where there were also an undetermined number of people who died and were injured as you mentioned s, the israeli defense forces decided to storm the hospital on the base of intelligence that said that hostages that israeli hostages were previously being held at the nasser hospital and also that the bodies of dead israeli hostages could still be in there. but so far they have provided no evidence of either claim back to you, jessica

>> claudio, thank you. turning now to greece where a landmark decision has legalized same-sex marriage, making it the first orthodox christian country to do so advocates cheered in the streets of athens. according to the lgbtq advocacy group greecp greece ise is the n in the eu and 36th in the world to do this cherry blossoms are already in full bloom in the western part of japan. this is about a month earlier than we would normally see those flowers start to peak. and they point to a warmer winter for the early bloom right now the region is seeing temperatures that normally happen in mid april. not the case here on the west coast. we are still in a deep winter chill, with another round of snow heading this way.

nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tra is tracking it all on this friday morning >> we have a few flakes over the next day or so and wet weather over the west. we have a clipper system that has exited but left behind some winds come off those lakes so we do still have a little bit of snow around that region we've got the alerts from out west all the way into portions of the mid atlantic, new england, 46 million people included in this, because we're gearing up for another storm system that's going to work out of the plains. basically from missouri to the mid atlantic light snow to moderate snow expected across the ohio valley and rain expected with that system as well it's a quick mover it will be out of here before you know it, but not before we deal with a couple slick spots for the early morning commute along the i-95 corridor. we have a potential for 1 to 3 inches but up to 5 inches possible in the higher elevations of the

appalachians looking out west, we've got a pacific storm working onshore. heavy rain and snow on theable and th tn with a little bit of sunshine mixing in with cloud cover 54 on tap for richmond and 55 for roanoke today. and that's a look at your forecast, jessica, back to you. >> thanks, have a great weekend. >> you too early today is back in one minute with the housing market forecast and then the latest shopping trend that will make a small budget go a very long way. a sm budget go a very long way. mucinex instasoothe sore throat medicated drops. uniquely formulated for rapid relief that lasts and lasts. that's my babyyy! -ow! get mucinex instasoothe. it's comeback season. alice loves the scent of gain so much, she wished there was a way to make it last longer.

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went up to 6.87% last week from 6.8% the week before applications for a mortgage to buy a home dropped by 3% for the week that is 12% lower than the same week a year ago. mortgage rates surged even higher tuesday after a government report showed inflation in january remained stubbornly high. now to a big shift in the way people are shopping. more and more people giving less-expensive store brands a spin in an effort to make every penny count, and it's all playing out on social media of course people searching for so-called dupes rather than that expensive brand-name item. kristine k kristine romans has the more >> the waffles are a dollar cheaper than eggo's. >> reporter: they're being called dupes, less-expensive

alternatives or private labels and the social media generation loves them >> let's compare a dupe to the real thing >> it's kind of flipping the script on our current generation keeping up requestwith the jones >> exactly this is a clear response to the economic pressure. >> reporter: after years of higher prices and shrinking packaging, consumers now have the upper hand and retailers know it. target this week expanding its store brand of items that sell for less than name brands to more than 2,000 items. chinese super discount retailer, timu running three super bowl ads to reach consumers who are sick of high prices. coke and mcdonald's are reporting sales fell after they raised prices. so do kraft heinz.

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a split screen moment in the trials of donald trump the former president in court in new york in a hearing for the hush money trial set to start next month, while the prosecutor in the georgia election interference case takes the stand in response to misconduct allegations. we have all the latest then a vigil for the victims in kansas city, as new details are emerging police now saying the deadly shooting at the super bowl parade was a rul