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himself on fire outside the israeli embassy in washington as the u.s. helps broker a possible new ceasefire in exchange for the release of israeli hostages. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy one-on-one with our richard engel. his message to american lawmakers. >> what happens to your country if this american aid doesn't another murder at arrive another murder at a college. this one in kentucky the campus on lockdown, a fellow student arrested it's the fourth high-profile campus murder this month. the star duke basketball player run over by opposing fans carried off the court injured. his coach is angry called to ban fans from storming the court. >> how many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched and are you ready for the spring the great american warm up. who's about to get some record high temperatures this is "nbc

nightly news" with kate snow. good evening. the results of the south carolina primary were not unexpected. this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow. good evening the results of the south carolina primary were not unexpected. former president donald trump had a sizeable lead in polls there, but a big question heading into saturday's contest was what would nikki haley do next? now we have our answer the former governor of south carolina is not dropping out, not backing down this is a live look at an event she's about to hold right now in michigan which has its primary on tuesday haley says she wants to give voters a choice in this election, but make no mistake. last night's loss was historic she lost to donald trump by 20 points and the biggest primary loss by a candidate in her home state in modern times and the this week the republican primary calendar kicks into high gear. take a look at this. in the next ten days and 19 states and washington, d.c. will host primaries and caucuses, and it will be a lot harder for haley to win any delegates. we begin tonight with

ali vitali on the trail with the haley campaign >> reporter: tonight, nikki haley not backing down >> i'm a woman of my word [ cheering ] i'm not giving up this fight. >> reporter: donald trump's sole rival sticking in the race, defiant, and barreling into michigan even after an historic loss in her home state of south carolina last night. >> and i'm grateful that today is not the end of our story >> reporter: trump meanwhile, full steam ahead. >> an even bigger win than we anticipated. >> reporter: ignoring the primary and already wishing for the general election >> in certain countries you're allowed to call your election date. if i had the right to do it i'd do it tomorrow. >> reporter: he's preparing the party for that, too, seeking to install members and allies to run the republican national committee and the next stretch of voting states looming large, michigan followed by super tuesday a week later. most of those winner take all states making it tough for haley to win delegates unless she actually wins the state. haley's campaign manager last night.

>> i think the thing we get hung up, and probably rightfully so is the delegate stats. there are a lot of states that are winner take all and proportional states. we know the odds, but we also know the stakes. >> reporter: haley hitting ten states in the next ten days and sees a reason to keep going. >> i know 40% is not 50%, but i also know 40% is not some tiny group. [ cheering ] >> reporter: even the unlikeliest of voices like democrat gavin newsom urging haley on >> i hope she stays in personally >> reporter: even those members who opted for trump. >> i think she should keep going i think she's a smart woman and she should stay in it and see what happens. >> ali joins me from a haley rally in michigan, and there are new obstacles for the haley campaign >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, kate even as the haley campaign is touting a million dollars raised from south carolina, nbc news has just confirmed a major conservative group

aligned with mega donor charles koch is pulling its support including funding from the haley campaign they're citing challenges in the state ahead as to why. kate >> ali vitali for us thank you. overseas, a new round of u.s. airstrikes targeting terrorist weapons stockpiles in yemen. it's the latest mission in the u.s. to stop fighters from taking over ships at sea. aaron gilcrest reports. >> reporter: tonight new video of american fighter jets lighting launching from the red sea, lighting up the saturday night sky in houthi-controlled yemen. u.s. and british forces say they struck 18 houthi targets this time including underground weapons facilities a fourth joint mission to stop attacks on military and commercial ships in and around the red sea. the iran-backed rebels vowing to continue targeting ships they say are connected to israel until it ends military action in gaza israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu,

on american television sunday morning promising only victory over hamas will end the war. >> unless we have total victory, we can't have peace we can't leave hamas in place we can't leave a quarter of hamas battalions in rafah and say that's fine. >> reporter: internet new england also presenting his government an updated hostage release and ceasefire deal brokered by the u.s., egypt and qatar. demonstrators demanding an end to the suffering. according to the d.c. police, a man set himself on fire outside the israeli embassy in washington. social media say he yelled "free palestine. meanwhile, demonstrators in tel aviv insisting more be done in return israeli hostages home. netanyahu suggesting hamas' demands still go too far >> they're on another planet but if they come down to a reasonable situation, then yes, we'll have the hostages >> reporter: netanyahu saying a deal would

delay israeli soldiers rolling into rafah, where more than a million displaced palestinians have been forced into a small area, adding that before a major strike there, civilians would be evacuated back into parts of gaza already destroyed. >> and aaron joins me now from the white house. aaron, is president biden supporting the rafah evacuation plan you just mentioned >> reporter: kate, the president's national security adviser says israel needs to have a clear plan before a major military operation in rafah adding that the white house has not seen a plan like that yet. kate >> aaron gilcrest for us thank you. this weekend marks two years since russia first invaded ukraine and by most accounts the tide has shifted in russia's favor. tonight our richard engel sat down with ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy who is desperately trying to reach an audience here in the u.s. to convince the american public and republican lawmakers his country is worth helping. >> reporter: as ukraine commemorates

two years since vladimir putin invaded, president zelenskyy told reporters tonight delays of ammunition and weapons from allies, including the united states are costing ukrainian lives, saying 31,000 of his troops have been killed so far in the war, his first update of the death toll in a year president zelenskyy said russian troops are taking advantage of ukraine's lack of supplies with a new offensive which he expects will intensify over the next two months i met up with the president. >> good to see you again. how are you? >> reporter: in our fifth conversation since the war began. the president began by saying ukraine has no choice but to keep fighting because the cost of losing to president putin is everything if he will break defending lives, all of the cities. he doesn't need anything, any ukrainian culture he will destroy, architecture, museums, schools and people >> reporter: i just returned from several

areas along the front line in the south and in the east. and soldiers there told me they have to ration their ammunition what happens to your country if this american aid doesn't arrive >> we'll lose a lot of people we will lose territories. if to give us strong of package, you know, on time, our steps will be more strong on the battlefield. >> do you think the united states wants ukraine to win this war or do they just want you to weaken russia and contain russia >> i hope so i hope so, otherwise how to trust people? it is so difficult to live without any trust. i mean, we count on our partners >> reporter: you said that you believe this year is a turning

point year for ukraine because of, in part, u.s. elections you pointed specifically to u.s. elections. are you talking about donald trump are you worried that donald trump could pull the plug? >> i hope he will not stop if he will be the president. that is the decision of your i'm. of course, i hope that the policy will not change i count on the american people. >> reporter: president zelenskyy also outlined a peace plan to end the war with ukraine presenting its terms to russia this spring followed by direct talks the kremlin has already rejected the proposal kate >> richard engel for us, richard, thank you. back in the u.s., there has been yet another murder on a college campus, the fourth high profile killing in the last few weeks. and while the crimes are unrelated, it's an alarming wake-up call about violence in what is supposed to be a safe place for students marisa parra has more. >> reporter: tonight, a new murder charge and the latest case

casting anxiety over yet another college campus this time kentucky's campbellsville university 18-year-old josiah kilman found dead in his dorm room yesterday sending the campus into lockdown until 21-year-old charles escalera was found and arrested in a barn, both of them students the cause of death not yet released this as we're learning new details over student killings in colorado springs 26-year-old celie montgomery and student 24-year-old samuel knopp gunned down in a university of colorado dorm room. knopp's roommate, 25-year-old student nicholas jordan charged with two counts of first-degree murder newly unsealed documents show a history of tensions in the apartment following a january argument jordan threatened knopp he would kill him and said there would be consequences if he was asked to take out the trash again.

meanwhile, 22-year-old lincoln riley was murdered while running on campus thursday 26-year-old jose antonio ibarra a non-u.s. citizen from venezuela charged with her murder authorities said they didn't know each other. his brother, diego ibarra charged with possessing a fake greencard, together igniting a political firestorm i mong conservatives like governor brian kemp, demanding president biden take federal action to secure the border in the wake of riley's death. >> you have people like these two individuals that came into the country and committed crimes and nobody was notified of those and why were they not sent back >> reporter: meanwhile, a student-led petition has almost 25,000 signatures demanding the campus re-install emergency blue lights, call boxes used to quickly alert authorities to someone in trouble as students grapple with trying to find safety and closure. >> and marissa is with us from the university of georgia so students will return to class tomorrow >> reporter: that's right, kate. their first since

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a popular college tradition turned dangerous last night after fans stormed the court injuring a duke university basketball star, and it's not the first time a high-profile player has been hurt like that jesse kirsch has the story. >> and the party is done >> reporter: when wake forest toppled number eight duke, a sea of fans stormed the court. but not everyone was celebrating saturday's college basketball upset. as fans started racing on to the floor, visiting blue devils were still walking off. >> filipowski is being helped off by members of the duke staff. >> reporter: surrounded and spun around in the frenzy, duke says star player kyle filipowski wound up with an injured knee he reacted after the game. >> i absolutely feel it was personal. there was no reason they see a big guy

like me trying to work my way off the court and they can't just work around me >> when are we going to ban that? how many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched or they get pushed or taunted in their face >> reporter: wake forest's athletic director writing although our event managing staff and security had rehearsed procedures to protect the visiting team and officials we clearly must do better and something must be done about court and field storming iowa's basketball star caitlin clark collided with a fan at ohio state. >> kind of scary could have caused a pretty serious injury to me and knocked the wind out of me >> the athletics' brandon marsh says right now there are no uniform rules or punishments for court storming calls for change are echoing again this weekend. >> is there a sense that there's a different kind of momentum right now versus years past? >> i actually think there is the fact that it is two such high-profile players, and it happens on national tv. >> reporter: tonight, a new push for reform with a slam dunk solution still out of

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>> is anybody there that you know of >> somebody was in there. >> the officer found a man who he thought was inside was not. he was outside the home >> correct i think officer betz was able to locate him within the first 30 to 60 seconds of us being onscene. >> reporter: officers scrambled to clear the area moments later the home completely caves in. >> the chimney, the upper chimney and the brick actually makes it all the way across the street into the neighbor's yard. >> oh, it scared the living daylights out of me. >> reporter: our affiliate wdiv was there in the aftermath of the fire as the mayor and the city's fire chief pieced together what happened. >> we do have reports that propane was possibly being used inside of the house for heating. >> reporter: investigators later confirming propane tanks caused the explosion, adding no other homes were damaged, and the man who lived there in his 70s was injured but survived he and his neighbors now left with a terrifying story to

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♪♪ ♪ there's good news tonight about supporting each other through uncertain times, and the kindergarten teacher who is making sure one little girl knows she is not alone >> mad tad. >> at lake highland preparatory school in orlando. >> you have to think about this >> kennedy and her kindergarten teacher carlene honor share a special bond >> once i met her it was over i was in love, and i was excited to embark on this new journey of a new school year together. >> that journey includes something they have in common. both are heart surgery survivors. kennedy had hers at advent health less than a year ago. >> thank you, guys. >> so when it came time for her to start kindergarten, mom kristen was overjoyed to discover mrs. honor knew just what kennedy was going through. >> oh, my god, i cry every time we talk about this it's special to have

this element to it when going into something we thought was so scary, we've come out of with nothing but mrs. honor's blessings. >> i wanted to reassure kennedy as well as her mother that she was going to be okay. she was going to be in great hands. >> all right >> mrs. honor who had her surgery five years ago says she's teaching kennedy that their scars are a sign of strength and courage. >> we just call each other heart twins and one of the things i wanted kennedy to know was that the scar was a reminder, a blessing and not to let it stop her from doing the things that she wanted to achieve >> can you do a split? >> kennedy is back doing gymnastics. >> give me an "a." >> and wants to be a cheerleader. >> we're walking for you, girl! >> and together they teamed up for the greater orlando heart walk and for mrs. honor it was a powerful reminder about just how lucky she is to be alive >> that was a moment

that i had to myself -- that i realized i survived something greater than what it is >> gratitude for second chances and a new friendship that will last a life time. >> i always want you to know that ms. honor loves you this much. i'm always going to be there to cheer you on. >> just love that. that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. as i mentioned last week, this is my last sunday anchoring "nightly news," but i'm not going far. you can watch me monday through friday on n"nbc news daily" from 2:00 to 4:00. you can find me on our local nbc affiliate or on our streaming networks nbc news now. i'll see you there tomorrow and i'll keep reporting for nightly news, as well. thank you so much for watching from all of us at nbc news, stay safe. have a great night uch

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