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in 60 counties as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires. a nuclear weapons facility forced to shut down. court controversy in illinois a judge removed from the bench plus the exclusive reaction from the victim meet the queens of the ice making history at howard university and llego my eggoy eggo hi there, i'm frances rivera michigan's voters have spoken. nbc news projects that donald trump has won the republican primary. the former president has won every contest so far in his quest to secure the nomination but challenger nikki haley is

vowing to stay in the race and nbc news projects joe biden has won the democratic primary winning over 80% of the vote but more than so10% of the democratic votes were cast for uncommitted. >> reporter: the current and former presidents are the projected winners in the michigan primary former president trump celebrating a decisive victory over nikki haley he called in to a michigan watch party. >> i just want to thank everybody. you've been so incredible. the numbers are far greater than we anticipated >> reporter: haley vows she's not giving up, already campaigning in the super tuesday state of colorado. >> all i'm asking is that you join me in this. and if you do, my promise to you is our best days are yet to come >> reporter: president biden largely unchallenged on the ballot, but some progressive democrats voted uncommitted to protest his handling of the

israel-hamas war >> to put that pressure on the current administration to call for a cease-fire >> reporter: the president pointing to active negotiations working toward a pause in fighting >> my national security advisor tells me that we're close, and my hope is that by next monday we'll have a cease-fire. >> reporter: president biden pressing the top four leaders of both parties >> a shutdown would damage the economy significantly, and i think we all agree to that. >> we believe we can get to agreement on these issues and prevent a government shutdown. >> reporter: without a funding deal, the government will partially shut down on friday with more damaging effects next week in washington, alice barr, nbc news that meeting at the white house got heated at times, according to those in the room senate majority leader chuck schumer said he told republican speaker johnson that history

would judge him harshly if ukraine falls to russia. meanwhile, nato has caused a stir on its on turf through startling suggestions that western countries could send ground troops into ukraine good morning, claudio, what happened >> reporter: french president macron suggested that leaders discussed the possibility of sending ground troops into ukraine, and that of course means nato troops. he did say there was no consensus yet. but he also said that option should not be ruled out. even the suggestion as predictable has enraged russia with them saying that sending nato troops to ukraine will make the conflict between nato and russia inevitable and warns nato members to really evaluate the consequences of such an action

and some did evaluate that because germany immediately down-played the comments by macron, the uk and spain completely and outright rejected the idea all of them said they just want to continue to help ukraine by sending weapons and funds. as for nato itself, the secretary-general jens stoltenberg said there is currently no plan to send nato troops into ukraine, but he didn't mention any future ambitions. >> claudio, thank you. two men are facing 20 years to life in prison after a new york jury found them guilty of killing run-d.m.c.'s jam massacre j carl jordan jr. and ronald washington were convicted of fatally shooting the hip-hop legend at his queens recording studio in 2002 prosecutors argue the murder was driven by a potentially lucrative drug deal. the pair was arrested in 2020. both have maintained their innocence. this morning in alabama,

state republicans now scrambling to pass a bill enshrining ivf protections into law the procedure thrown into turmoil by a state supreme court, ruling that frozen embryos are children here's kathy park in birmingham. >> reporter: alabama moving one step closer to preserving access to in-vitro fertilization. >> referred to the committee on health care. >> reporter: with new bills introduced by republicans in the state senate, designed to present ivf. >> we work to foster a culture of life. and i anticipate that bill on my desk very shortly. >> reporter: alabama democrats intertu introduced a similar bill last week the ruling upending ivf procedures >> every one of the women here has, their families have invested moemotion, time, and a ton of money >> reporter: the biden

administration's top health official, xavier basecerra in birmingham >> it's not an acceptable way to treat someone or families that are going through something so hard this isn't a political talking point. >> reporter: she was weeks away from a scheduled embryo transfer when the ruling came down. >> it's like you already feel like you're being held hostage byi by ivf because it's my whole life now we're held hostage by this ruling >> reporter: for now, hers is moving forward having a child for you is priceless. >> yes you do everything that you can because what other choice do you have >> reporter: hundreds of alabama ivf patients and families plan to rally to send a message directly to lawmakers. now to texas where the governor has issued a disaster declaration in 60 counties.

the fires have prompted numerous evacuations. on-site fire department is standing by. and more than 6,000 are without power this morning and high winds are making for tough conditions for firefighters. there may be some relief on the way. let's bring in angie lassman who's tracking systems moving across the u.s. this morning >> re >> it's been a busy 24 hours when it comes to weather a thunderstorm in effect here until 5:00 a.m. eastern time for michigan, stretching into parts of ohio and indiana. the tornado watch is going to watch through 6:00 p.m. across kentucky, indiana, this is where we're going to watch for the potential for some of these stronger storms to fire up as the system moves farther to the

east i think the worset is behind us the evening commute along i-95 could be a head ache the severe threat lower but not going to rule out stronger storms through pittsburgh, scranton those are the areas where we could see potentially combusty winds and hail really cold air behind that. really warm air ahead of the system 60s, 70s are still on tap for the east coast look at chicago's temperature. 28 degrees that is the high temperature today after yesterday seeing temperatures across that regn into the midio this afternoon 46 degrees for oklahoma city today. 55 in dallas with mostly cloudy

skies. and that's a look at your forecast, frances. coming up, why netflix is going from your living room to broadway an illinois judge removed from the bench after sparking outrage by reversing his own ruling in an assault case. our exclusive interview with the victim in 60 seconds victim in 60 seconds. everyone s to be the cadbury bunny. because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. while others may keep trying... (clucking) nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. ♪♪ vicks vapostick provides soothing, non-medicated vicks vapors. easy to apply vicks va for ck provides soothing, vicks vapostick. and try vicks vaposhower for steamy vicks vapors. alice loves the scent of gain so much, she wished there was a way to make it last longer. . say hello to your fairy godmother alice and long-lasting gain scent beads. part of the irresistible scent collection from gain!

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raping me, i pushed him off me and leave the room and went immediately crying and telling my friends what had just happened >> reporter: the investigation and three-day bench trial were swift with drujudge robert adri convicting the depth >> i was extremely happy >> reporter: then in january 2022, a stunning pivot at the sentencing hearing you reversed your own ruling. >> yes >> reporter: according to court transcripts, the judge says the defendant has no prior record and called the time already served plenty of punishment. with that, judge adrian found clinton not guilty >> there was no new evidence nothing new to make him change his mind it was like getting slapped in the face >> reporter: for nearly two

years, facebook groups and petitions called for judge adrian's removal protests plagued his campaign for re-election. >> clinton was not guilty -- >> reporter: which he won. then hatelate last year, a rare hearing with the state's fiblg oversight board. that commission has now removed you from the bench >> yes >> reporter: the judge stands by his reversal >> once i did that, i saw that i made the mistake i didn't explain miy "not guilt" ruling because in order to could that i would have to say i didn't believe her. >> reporter: you don't believe her? >> yes, i didn't believe her i would have to say that in court. i didn't want to have to say that she's a minor. >> reporter: the oversight board not buying it, saying id lie

radrian lied under oath. cami maintains she was assaulted. >> they're totally wrong if they would have looked at the evidence in the case, then they would have seen that he was not guilty but they did not want to do that because they knew they'd be facing the mob that i've been facing the whole time, and they didn't want to do that so it's simpler just to sacrifice a poor judge >> reporter: you feel like you were sacrificed? >> i do. >> reporter: clinton declined comment for this story but through his attorney still maintains his innocence. for cami, now a high school graduate and still grappling with the memories. still to come on "early

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>> i'm out there skating i just feel very free. >> i like that you have to keep going. so you fall a lot, but you got to get back up >> reporter: maya and cheyenne grew up figure skating but when they got to howard, there wasn't a team, so they set out to change that why didd you want to start a skating club >> i grew up knowing that we had a place on the ice i just wanted to bring that same sentiment to howard. >> reporter: together they petitioned howard to approve and support a team, becoming the first ever at a historically black college or university. >> there's so many his stotoric things that have happened. and now you're part of that rich history. what is that like? the team competing earlier this month. >> it's amazing to see how quickly people can pick up the

skills >> reporter: why do you think more black people aren't participating in figure skating? >> i think it could be the lack of representation, and i think the cost could be another factor but we're so happy that howard funded us. >> reporter: now the two hope others will follow >> i hope to quinninspire otherc b boys and girls out there >> reporter: bringing new inspiration to the ice yamiche alcindor, nbc news, washington, d.c. in less than six months, skateboarding will get its second olympic run during the tokyo games, houston finished in seventh place but he just came in third at an event in tokyo

>> tokyo was a little wild with no crowd, no homies there. i'm excited to give it another shot >> tokyo was the first time we saw skateboarding at the olympics houston says the addition was long overdue as this is a worldwide sport. mcoming up on the third hou of "today", meet the artist from missouri and quilt making. that's how we end "early today." thanks so much for being with us i'm frances rivera have a great wednesday see you right back here on thsday here on urth

right now at 5:00, tensions boil over on the uc berkeley campus. a heated protest shut down by administrators. we're live this morning with the fallout there and the new action from palestinian supporters promised for later today. plus, a major blow to san francisco, as