more than one million acres have burned hundreds of homes have been lost and two people have died morgan chesky is there. >> reporter: in texas, frustration over more than a million scorched acres, only matching fatigue from another firefight. flames targeting sanford. c crews fought a familiar battle. some pulled from fires elsewhere to make sure this community stayed home. >> we're not used to the conditions having lined up like they did this week with the high winds and the low humidity for such a long event. it was all just lined up to be the perfect storm. >> reporter: burn scars now visible from space these satellite images showing the city of fritsch before the wildfires. now blackened earth. authorities say the cause of the fire is under investigation. but a new lawsuit alleges xcel energy, a utility company, is to blame for the smokehouse fire. the suit stating a wooden poll xcel energy failed to properly properly inspect snapped off at the base, power lines hitting the ground, igniting a fire. xcel saying they're cooperating with the investigation. the loss of land and livestock crush

morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. >>> and when we come back, there is good news tonight.he surprise performance that brought this beloved teacher to tears. ♪ >>> there is good news tonight about the impact one teacher can have on his students and the lengths one group of alumni went to pay it forward even decades later. ♪ beauty and the beast ♪ >> reporter: when the final performance of "beauty and the beast" at michigan's mount pleasant high school came to an end -- [ cheers and applause >> reporter: -- the real drama began. >> john, can i have you come down? >> reporter: that's john clack, who just directed his final show before his requirement. did you have any idea what us was going on? >> no, no. >> one by one, they came out. ♪ i'm in love with a girl ♪ >> he's in love with a girl ♪ >> from the class of 2015. ♪ amazing, amazing ♪ >> reporter: to the class of 2006. ♪ i'm so glad you chose me ♪ >> reporter: as far back as 1998. ♪ >> reporter: dozens of his former students back on stage to honor the man who changed their lives. >> guys, i was bawling up on stage here. i

lester >> morgan chesky, thank you. >>> in idaho tonight, authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped with a gunman who helped him get away after the prisoner was treated and released from a hospital. here's 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 dangerous. they are armed, and they have shown a propensity for violence >> reporter: police say 31-year-old skylar meade shown here handcuffed and bloody was taken to st. alphonsus medical center for self-inflicted injuries then just after 2:00 a.m. this morning as meade was about to be transported back to prison, the accomplice, nicholas umphenour, opened fire shooting two officers, a third caught in the cross fire police say the suspect and inmate then fled in this gray honda civic. >> 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

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 as the truck's cab dangles 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 that 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

all thanks to a trusty k-9 who tracked him down near the water's edge in just the nick of time morgan cheskyrter: in this heart pounding footage, police in van buren county, michigan, racing to find a young boy. >> there was a 3-year-old young child that crawled out of a window, wearing nothing but a diaper >> reporter: making that incredible rescue, deputy calhoon arrested with his long-time partner, k-9 deputy kuno after a frantic search by the family >> we start to get nervous we know there's water around the property where the child lives >> reporter: precious minutes ticked by. finally, nearly 0 yards from his home, kuno caught what he was looking for. >> hey, buddy, hey >> reporter: calhoun letting his partner of seven years lead the way. >> you just kind of stand back there and hold the dumb end of the leash and hang on. >> reporter: kuno able to retrace that child's path until finding a precious footprint, letting everyone know they were closing in on their mission. >> i know. >> reporter: a mission accomplished kuno doing what he does best >> what a feeling to bring that child back

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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 sb-4, 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. >> what's 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 te

>> morgan chesky, thank you. stay safe. >>> and that does it for us this hour. thank you for being here. i'll be back at noon eastern today, filling in for andrea mitchell. until then, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. >>> good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. right now a federal judge in florida is holding a hearing on several key issues related to former president trump's classified documents case, including when to start the trial. >>> the former president is attending the hearing in fort pierce about 130 miles north of miami. he's his remaining rival nikki haley said she thinks all his legal problems should be dealt with before the election. >> i think all of the cases should be dealt with before november. we need to know what's going to happen before it happen -- before the presidency happens, because after that, should he become president, i don't think any of it will get. >>> over 500 miles away, a judge will hear closing arguments this afternoon in a motio

for "sunday today," morgan chesky, los angeles. >> .300 hitter and 300 bowler.t a little himself, thank you very much. >>> this week we highlight another life well lived. on december 3, 1964, american airlines hired a pilot fresh out of the air force named david harris. by taking his seat in the cockpit, harris took his place in history. when he accepted the job, harris became the first black pilot for a major american airline. his path was cleared the previous year when the supreme court ruled in favor of another pilot named marlon green whose job at continental had been rescinded. a native of columbus, ohio, harris joined the air force after graduating from ohio state university in 1957. he rose to the rank of captain while flying nuclear capable b-52 bombers during the cold war. after his historic hiring at american, harris relayed a quote where he was told we don't care if you're black, white or chartreuse, we only want to know, can you fly the plane? harris was promoted to captain in 1967 and flew for american for 30 years until his retirement in 1994. he a

about this, nbc news homeland security correspondent julia ainsley and nbc news correspondent morgan chesky in eagle pass, texas. morgan, good morning. what are you hearing from folks on the ground about this law? >> reporter: jose, good morning. a lot of questions, and few answers right now relating to the status of sb-4. on my way to eagle pass, i had a chance to speak with some local law enforcement here. they would be the ones tasked with enforcing this law that would allow them the opportunity, wrong choice of words there, the power rather to arrest any migrants suspected of crossing illegally. good context here, a lot of these departments, particularly along the border, are already stretched incredibly thin when it comes to staffing. having one more responsibility on top of that, that up until recently has been a federal responsibility is something that frankly is causing a lot of questions and stress. we'll hear what sheriff martinez says, he oversees law enforcement in valverde county up the road from where we are in eagle pass. take a listen. >> so right now we're not equipped to h

morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> time now for today's money minute. jetblue and spirit decide it wasn't meant to be. box office a blowout for dune part two. kate rooney joins me know. >>> jetblue airways and spirit airlines will end their $3.8 billion merger deal due to regulatory pressure. jetblue will pay spirit a termination fee. >>> eu regulators hit and well an antitrust fine over apple music. by applying restrictions on developers that kept ios users to learn about the cheaper options out there. >>> warner brothers and legendary entertainment's dune part two opened the weekend bringing in an estimated $81.5 million at the box office. the film was boosted by imax sales. the movie's strong opening has legendary entertainment interested in a potential third film in this franchise. kate, back over to you. >> the only person not to see the first of the dunes. >> i'm with you. i haven't seen it. >> more potential viewers. >>> still ahead, leading the way. female investors putting more and more money into women-led businesses. what's driving that push.

and morgan chesky is joining us from globe life field in arlington, texas home of the reigning worldll, world series champions. sorry. the texas rarngs. rangers. hi, a couple have postponed their games because of the weather, but what do we expect today? >> reporter: yeah, let's talk about all of it. some fans are disappointed because the bravers and phillies and mets won't have baseball. they have been postponed to rain. they will be picked up tomorrow. but for fans of everyone else, baseball is back. no offense to your mother-in-law, but a lot of fans are hoping to see the champs start off with a win. the big world series banner expecting to be coming down here within a few short hours. i spoke to their manager the other day and he said he wants his team to soak up every second. he has won four world series so he knows the moments are precious. but when the season does kick off, it might look a shade different than it did last season because we saw the polarizing pitch clock come into play. and we had a tweak to that rule for 2024. so if there is nobody on base, pitchers have 15 se

nbc's morgan chesky is in the hard-hit stint, it texas for us to talk more about. in the impacted areas. what can you tell us about that? >> yasmin, the destruction, the damage, the impact is in every single direction in the texas panhandle. the cattle industry has been particularly hard hit. the overwhelming majority of cattle ranges are up here in the texas panhandle. ranchers are still going through how many cattle they lost, or trying to find places to take cattle. i want you to hear what one had to say outside of canadian, texas about this incredible impact. take a listen. >> our range land here in my county, over 400,000 acres, has burned up due to this wildfire, including many our cattle lost in that wildfire. these ranchers have not only lost their factories, their mother cows, they've also lost the cavs those calves would've produced whispering. it is a cataclysmic catastrophe for them. financially, and it is going to take years and years for us to get over the situation here. but >> yeah $3,000 ahead here for rangers that lost hundreds of cattle, do the m

jose. >> morgan chesky at eagle pass, thank you so very much.ut a few of these issues. texas solicitor general argued the state has a right to defend itself, as governor greg abbott met with sheriffs from counties across texas yesterday saying a weak border may invite terrorism, and you heard him there just a little minute ago talking about the invasion to texas. what are these arguments tend to go toward? is this a legal or is this a political argument? >> i think it's both, right? but i think that the heart right here of the story is that these arguments are flawed, right? there's the question of legality and constitutionality, right? there is the question of is s.b. 4 constitutional. all we know is that the law of the land says that only the federal government has sole power and authority over immigration matters. but then, jose, there's the question of what is the purpose of this law, right? is this a solution-based policy, or is this a fear-based policy? and i think governor abbott has given us that answer. s.b. 4 was specifically designed

joining us from arlington, texas, is nbc news correspondents morgan chesky.g to stay hydrated in these brutal conditions. little known fact, if you cover enough hurricanes you do get to cover an opening day here. a beautiful day here in dallas. they're keeping the roof on, though, because they want that world championship banner to fall ever so perfectly here in a few hours when the season opener kicks off against the chicago cubs. those four games that you mentioned not happening today, that's the braves, brewers, phillies, and the mets, postponed due to rain. those fans have to wait until march 29th. really a lot of excitement to have baseball back. a short off season for the defending champ rangers here. had a chance to speak to their manager, bruce bochy, who tells me he wants his guys to soak up every second before getting right back into baseball because they want a repeat here. i mean, everyone does. at least here in arlington. >> you didn't answer whether -- what was in that cup. i will allow you to check company policy. you're allowed to have one gla

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the celestial event will be visible in 15 states nbc's morgan chesky has more on the hype >> reporters to go, this morning eclipse fever is heating up. >> this is going to be the most insane solar eclipse >> reporter: come april 8, the path of totality will span a massive 115 miles wide running across 15 states, from texas all the way up to maine. and there's already a mad scramble to prepare for the cosmic spectacle of a lifetime giant festivals and watch parties are planned at parks, museums and businesses all over the country. especially in places like kerrville, texas, which could potentially swell by nearly 10 times its population >> we have everything from tee shirts, souvenir tee shirts. we have stadium cups >> if you only get one thing for the eclipse. make it a moon buy apie and gla. >> reporter: some schools in the path have already can seceled classes for april 8. some employers are giving worker as bit of a break so they can gaze up at the sky the grocery chain, wegmans has announced that some stores will be closed from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., writing, the opportunity to experi

nbc's morgan chesky joins us from the fire zone in canadian, texas.ind there, what kinds of conditions are firefighters facing today? >> reporter: yeah, ana, good morning. a lot can happen in 24 hours. the sun is back out today. temperatures are on the rise. and winds also expected to pick back up. that is a serious cause of concern here. here in canadian, you can smell that lingering smoke here that just goes to show the amount of loss this community has seen. this home behind me, one of dozens here, that burned in just minutes from these fast-moving flames and that's why authorities are urging everyone today as these conditions worsen that this fire fight is far from over. this morning, a fiery nightmare sweeping through texas where smoke-filled skies and flame-torched prairies are rewriting history in the state's panhandle. the smokehouse creek fire swelling to more than a million acres, scorching an area large enough to stretch from new york to philadelphia. from above, the devastation even more jarring. many homes now smoldering piles of rubble a

here's morgan chesky >> reporter: a controversial immigration law still on hold. 24 hours after the supreme court gave the green light for it to begin. federal appeals court holding a hearing over the texas law known as sb-4, which allows state and local authorities to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the southern border illegally, and allows 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 that 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 >> what's going on on 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. zapata county sheriff is in fa

nbc's morgan chesky is along the border in eagle pass, texas with the very latest. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning. right now local authorities across texas really find themselves in uncharted waters here. they watched the supreme court not block sb-24 from going into court. hours later, the lower court reinstated the pause for now. this could open the door for racial profiling. and local authorities tell us they fear this new law could stretch even lean departments even further. this morning, whiplash on the border. the state of texas again barred from enforcing a controversial immigration policy. local officers can arrest migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border. texas claimed victory when the supreme court refused to block the law and kicked the case back to the appeals court. but in a twist overnight, that court put it on told for now. >> our country is going downhill very fast, very rapidly. millions of people going across the border. >> it has become a major issue on the campaign trail, as the state, which has dealt

. >> we have morgan chesky with more. >> reporter: in norman, oklahoma, at the hot dog store, you find> reporter: his spiral sliced dogs and creations are just as beloved as the man who serves them. >> he is a great person. >> it feels like family. he will hang out and you can't leave in a bad mood. >> reporter: hard to believe business slowed so much. his dream was dying. >> what is your first thought? >> i didn't know if i made the right choice. >> reporter: stopping by for lunch, nick was confused. the place was dead, but food amazing. he snapped this picture of him waiting for customers and told a few friends to swing by. >> have you told anybody to do this? >> never. i'm not on social media. >> i'm staring out the window. he takes the picture. i have no clue. the next day, i'm at the register and the first hour and i'm buried. >> reporter: answer this to the friends. the photo went viral. selling more hot dogs in a single the day than in weeks prior. it hasn't slowed down since. >> you guys would not be here without the post? >> probably not. >> i didn't know anything about it. >>

live in these communities, farmers, ranchers, this is a bit of a fiery dij@ vu here, yasmin. >> morgan chesky morgan, appreciate it. okay, the abortion issue is heating up in arizona. coming up next, the new push to put it on the ballot. we'll be right back. t it on th we'll be right back. r mind on the green. not you. you! your business bank account with quickbooks money now earns 5% apy. (♪♪) that's how you business differently. intuit quickbooks. with nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. ask about nurtec odt. there are some things that work better together. like your workplace benefits and retirement savings. voya provides tools that help you make the right investment and benefit choices. so you can reach today's financial goals. and look forward to a more confident future. voya, well planned, well invested, well protected. (♪♪) there's two things a young man wanna be - a cowboy or

>> morgan chesky there once again along the border. rgan, thank you. >>> now to the cash and time crunch facing donald trump. he has until this monday to come one a bond to cover the nearly $500 million judgment in his new york civil fraud case. but thus far has been unsuccessful. if he can't meet the court's deadline, then the state could begin seizing his assets, possibly including trump tower and soon. nbc's garrett haake joins us with more on that and the impact on the 2024 race. garrett, good morning. >> hey, laura, good morning. mr. trump has tried to use his current cash crunch as a catalyst for his campaign, asking donors to chip in and help him fight back against a case he's always cast as political, but which now threatens the core of his political identity, his wealth. >> reporter: facing a monday deadline to post a nearly half billion dollar bond in the civil fraud case against him, former president donald trump is short on cash and running out of time. his attorney's emergency appeal filing still unanswered by the judge. th

morgan chesky there in texas. >> al has more on those weather concerns. i heard morgan say 5 to 10 feet of snow. is that right? >> the winter weather advisories extending to the east into the rockies. they have blizzard warnings and advisories from the pacific northwest all the way into the rockies. and you can see now in the radar this system starting to fire up. it is bringing plenty of snow and getting wound up. we will see extremely heavy snow. we're also looking at white-out conditions, impossible travel conditions. storm the high snowfall rates, we're talking 2 to 4 inches per hour. heavy rain across the coast all the way down to just north of los angeles. on sunday, the snow will finally begin to taper off in the sierra range. we're talking in the central rockies, upwards of we're talking feet of snow. e owfall amounts 5 to 10 feet, above 5,000 feet in the mountains. 12 feet of snow at the peaks. to finish up, we unfortunately have a critical fire risk danger right now from colorado on into arizona, parts of northern texas and on in to oklahoma beca

morgan chesky is in dallas, one of the cities in the path of totality.ng what is the path of totality? that is the perfect zone where the sun will align with the moon and create the total darkness. dallas expected to be in it. nasa says across the country, an estimated 31 million americans live in that zone. but of course, millions more expected to drive or fly, so they have that perfect view when they look skyward on april 8th, the date that everyone has circled on their calendars. and what's promising to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. with just two weeks to go, this morning eclipse fever is heating up. >> this is going to be the most insane solar eclipse. >> reporter: come april 8th, the path of totality will span a massive 115 miles wide. running across 15 states from texas all the way up to maine. and there is already a mad scramble to prepare for the cosmic spectacle of a lifetime. giant festivals and watch parties are playing at parks, museums and businesses all over the country, especially in places like texas, which could potentially swell b

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my colleague morgan chesky has more from the texas border. >> reporter: tonight, a controversial immigrationll on hold. 24 hours after the supreme court held the green light for it to begin. 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. judges appearing skeptical of the law. >> this is the first time that the state has claimed that the right to remove illegal aliens. >> reporter: governor abbott standing by the wall. texas has placed razor wire and buoys. moves challenged in court by the biden administration. so far in 2024, most illegal crossings are in arizona and california. zapata county sheriff ramundo is in favor of the new law. >> i do support it. what we are targeting is the violence, the cartel. people that want violent offenders. >> reporter: and in eagle pass. the sheriff has reservations. >> on its face, are you in favor of sb4? >> not until i get more information how it will work. >> and do you know when that will be? >> i don't. >> reporter: the sheriff concerned

. >>> let's bring in morgan chesky in texas.lain, what is the reaction among the migrants there? you are talking to people. is there any guidance how this law could be enforced if the courts allow it? >> reporter: andrea, that's the big question here. everyone understands the law on its face easy enough. state authorities have the ability to arrest migrants suspected of crossing illegally. how that would be enforced, nobody knows. i finished an interview with the sheriff who says he is waiting to hear any guidance on how his deputies would put this law into practice. i had another conversation with a neighboring sheriff just up the road. i want you to hear what he had to say in his own words when it comes to how exactly they would be handling it if and when it would go into affect. take a listen. >> i feel very nervous, because i don't have any information. i didn't know if it was working like the way we are working right now. i didn't know if it was going to have to be automatically arresting immigrants and processing. to proce

let's go to the border now, nbc's morgan chesky is in eagle pass, texas. also joining us, the deputy director of the aclu immigrant's rights project. we should note the aclu has filed a lawsuit to try and stop this law. also with us msnbc political analyst, maria hin hoe sa so morgan, you are near one of the largest u.s./mexico border crossings. what's the impact of these roller coaster court rulings there on the ground? >> reporter: yeah, ana, i think a lot of unanswered questions. on the way to eagle pass, i had a chance to speak with the sheriff of neighboring valverde county, that encompasses del rio up the road from us here at eagle pass, and i asked about sb-4 and the sheriff told me that right now they don't really have any clear cut guidance from state lawmakers, from state law law enforcement leaders on how they would put that law into practice when it finally go into full effect after what can be best described as really legal whiplash here. consider the fact by empowering state law enforcement, police, sheriff's deputies, state troopers with the

my colleague morgan chesky interviewed a sheriff in valverde county, asked is your department preparedhandle this. take a listen to what the sheriff said. >> so right now we're not equipped to handle that, but again, i will wait for direction from our -- from our state partners and visit with our legal before we move forward with any of that enforcement of senate bill 4. >> reporter: the takeaway here, yasmin, is that if this law were to go into effect, either fully or partially, we will very much be in uncharted territory. >> monica, we heard the attorney for texas essentially saying they don't want to replace border patrol. they want to partner with them. what is the biden administration saying about all this and the process really that is taking place right now? >> well, the white house has called the texas law, yasmin, unconstitutional. they've accused the texas governor of really playing political stunts in their words, using migrants, they argue, as political pawns here to score political points, and yesterday when the supreme court did allow this briefly to go forward, they said

morgan chesky sat down with us. in the heart of the texas panhandle. when those wild fires were moving chose to their property, the couple did just what they have always done, took on the challenge head-on together. in the texas panhandle, heart-breaking fiery scenes. one image captured something else entirely. >> he's slumped over holding and she's right behind him. >> reporter: rene snapped this picture of her parents struggling to open a gate to keep cattle safe. >> you needed a little backup? >> yeah. i'm not as strong as i used to be. >> and i just wanted to be there to help him if i could. >> reporter: and it was that dedication that led rene to sharing their story online where seven decades of their love went viral. what does it take to make it 73 years. >> just say, yes, ma'am and go on. >> reporter: i believe that. >> it took a lot of perseverance. >> reporter: at 91 and 92, now only part ways when delmer hops in the farm truck for chores. the couple has been looking out for each other ever since milmer hop

nbc's morgan chesky joins us from globe life field, home of the texas rangers, your reigning world series champs. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. no better place to be than inside a ballpark on opening day. beloved by baseball fans everywhere, and in just a few hours, those world series defending champs, texas rangers will be taking on the chicago cubs. everyone looking forward to seeing baseball back again. the 2024 season, they haven't even had the first pitch thrown, but there are new rules, new drama, and i have to tell you, there are new uniforms that a lot of folks are talking about. this morning, baseball fans counting down. now just hours from the official start of opening day. >> i'm off today, tomorrow, and friday. >> reporter: seoul, south korea, hosting a soft launch between the dodgers and padres, but today, it's batter up for mlb's 28 other teams. >> it's a religious holiday for me. >> reporter: the 2023 world series champs, the texas rangers, set to unveil their championship banner. four-time world series winning manager bruce bochy telling his team t

morgan chesky. >> reporter: i just love baseball. >> i love baseball, too. thank you so much. hope you teach your kid to love baseball also. congratulations on being a dad. very late, belated congratulations. >>> that's going to do it for me today. "deadline: white house" starts right now. >>> hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. a clarion call to, quote, walk back from the edge of the abyss. that's from conservative stalwart liz cheney in iowa. she had scathing words not just for her own party for, quote, abandoning the constitution, but also for the united states supreme court, the nation's highest court, for potentially paving the way for donald trump -- the supreme court to grasp exactly what it is doing -- the supreme court realize what he's doing is a delaying tactic, and that the american people, it cannot be the case that a president of the united states can attempt to overturn -- preventing the american people from seeing that evidence in open court is itself suppression of the evidence. that the american people have a right to see that evidence and the court ou