tonight, the whiplash at the border. the fate of a controversial texas immigration law now in the hands of a federal appeals court. the three-judge panel hearing arguments over the law that they put

on hold just hours after the supreme court allowed it to take effect. it would let texas authorities arrest and deport migrants, but the biden administration arguing the state doesn't have that authority. what the judges signaled today. also tonight, the urgent manhunt. police say an inmate was broken out of the hospital by a gunman who opened fire. three corrections officers wounded. the car police are searching for. the deadly house explosion in utah. debris showered all over the neighborhood. what caused it? the first full day of spring, but the snow spreading across the northeast. al roker is here. the tense moments on capitol hill. former rudy giuliani associate lev parnas testifying in the gop's biden impeachment inquiry and our nbc news exclusive, the allegation parnas made that republicans are acting as russia's accomplices. the new drama for the royals. were princess kate's medical records breached at the clinic

where she underwent surgery? and the l.a. dodgers ' $700 million man making his debut as the new mlb season gets off to a historic start in south korea. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, everyone, and welcome. things are back to square one at the texas/mexico border at least for the moment with the federal government back to being the sole enforcer of immigration laws. yesterday the u.s. supreme court gave texas the okay to proceed with its controversial new border enforcement law that grants local authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants they suspect of entering the country illegally, but just hours after the supreme court spoke, an appeals court panel quickly put another pause on implementing the law while it heard the case today. the legal back and forth leaving some local law enforcement uncertain about their roles and what comes next. 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 texas. this sat pata county sheriff is in favor of the new law. >> sb-4, i do support it. what we're targeting is the violence, the cartel people that want -- violent offenders that want to come across. >> reporter: but in maverick county where crowds converged on eagle pass, the sheriff is undecided. >> on its face, are you in favor of sb-4? >> not until i get information on how it will work. >> do you know when that will be? >> i don't. >> reporter: the sheriff concerned over where arrested migrants would go. his detention center already at capacity. >> we are here in the middle trying to see what will happen. it's more like politics between the state and the federal government. that's the way i see it. >> where does that put you? >> in the middle, like, they're not concerned about us. concerned about them. >> so, morgan, where does this leave us?

the appeals court didn't rule on the texas law today. any idea when they will? >> reporter: yeah, lester, right now that three-judge panel has given no indication, but given how fast they've acted within the last 24 hours, that decision could come soon, and keep in mind there is a good chance that all of this ends up right back in the supreme court. lester. >> morgan chesky, thank you. in idaho tonight, authorities are searching for an inmate that escaped with a gunman that 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 armed, and they've shown a propensity for violence. >> reporter: skylar meade 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 opened fire shooting two officers, a third caught in the cross fire. police say the suspect and inmate then fled in this gray sedan. >> 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 releasing these photos of meade's tattoos and say he's a member of a white supremacist gang. he had been in prison for eight years after shooting at a deputy during a high-speed chase. he was eligible for parole in 2026. police have not identified the accomplice, but they urge the public, if you see the suspects, do not approach them. call 911. lester. >> dana griffin, thank you. in utah, a predawn explosion destroyed a duplex early today. it happened in the town of american fork south of salt lake city. officials said the body of a woman was found in the fiery rubble while another

person was safely evacuated. the cause is under investigation. it is spring, but tonight parts of upstate new york and connecticut are still getting a taste of snow while more is on the way in the midwest. al roker joins me. al, what's in store? >> lester, already, we have winter weather advisories stretching from montana all the way into the northeast. tomorrow snow will spread from montana into north dakota. this southern system is going to bring heavy rain to texas and the gulf. then we move into friday, steady snow in the upper midwest and great lakes. heavy, soaking rains through the southeast. we move into saturday. we're looking at systems merging along the east coast, heavy rain along i-95. heavy snow up into new england with snow/rainfall amounts from one to three inches from florida all the way into the northeast, heavy snow from new england all the way into montana and a second storm, lester, sunday to monday bringing heavy snow to the northern plains, so winter not quite done yet. >> happy spring, al, thanks very much. alabama today became the latest state to target diversity programs at public colleges and other state agencies. senior legal

correspondent laura jarrett has late details. >> reporter: tonight the governor of alabama signing a new law banning all diversity programs across universities across the state and government agencies. >> sb-129 passed. >> reporter: it passed with overwhelming republican support, but likely to face legal headwinds soon for its broad sweep. as of october 1st, any program that involves a, quote, divisive concept cannot receive state funding. republican governor kay ivey saying today, i refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses or wherever else for that matter to go under the acronym of dei using taxpayer funds to push their liberal political movement. the law coming after days of debate in the state legislature. >> everybody in this room is created equal, so thanks for bringing this, no longer taxpayer money can go

to programs to teach us we are different. >> reporter: civil rights advocates arguing it tramples on the constitutional rights of students and faculty. >> when you have a bill like this, and it's incredibly vague, folks get scared. this is going to have a direct impact on dei offices across the state. >> reporter: alabama only the latest in a line of states taking sharp aim at diversity programs. florida's stop w.o.k.e. act preventing companies from requiring diversity trainings, now tied up in legal challenges. [ crowd chanting ] but back in montgomery, students have been making their voices heard all month. >> dei has never made me feel threatened, hurt. >> reporter: alabama schools tonight now trying to sort through the implications of how to comply with this new law and still teach. laura jarrett, nbc news. fireworks today at a house hearing in the impeachment inquiry into president biden. republicans pressing former hunter biden business associates,

but one witness accusing them of peddling russian propaganda. ryan nobles has late details for us from the capitol. >> reporter: tonight, a fiery inflection point in the impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. >> excuse me, sir. excuse me, sir. this is -- this is my time. >> reporter: house republicans holding a hearing designed to feature hunter biden who had asked to give public testimony but declined to appear. instead the committee heard from a pair of former hunter biden business associates who testified despite president biden's denie involved in his son's businesses. >> he was an active, aware enabler who met with business associates such as myself to further the business. >> reporter: they say joe biden participated in person and on speakerphone in meetings and dinners with hunter's foreign business partners. hunter's former business associate

jason galanis testifying from prison. >> the vice president said, hello, some pleasantries and safe travel and said, okay, you be good to my boy. >> reporter: democrats firing back saying there was no evidence of a crime. >> with any luck today marks the end of perhaps the most spectacular failure in the history of congressional investigations, the effort to find a high crime or misdemeanor committed by joe biden and then to impeach him for it. >> reporter: democrats invited lev parnas, a one-time associate of trump's attorney, rudy giuliani, who tasked with digging up dirt on biden business ventures in ukraine. >> i find precisely zero evidence of the bidens' xrupgs in ukraine. >> reporter: parnas accused them of being willing accomplices of the kremlin. >> all they're doing is pushing the same russian narrative of propaganda. >> reporter: the oversight committee chairman james comer saying he will invite president biden to testify at an upcoming hearing.

lester. >> ryan nobles, thanks. a big announcement from president biden in battleground arizona. billions in tech grants that will bring tens of thousands of new jobs at a time when many voters say the state needs an economic jump start. christine romans is there. ♪♪ >> reporter: president biden today in the critical swing county of maricopa, arizona, with a multibillion dollar delivery. >> we will enable advanced semiconductor manufacturing to make a comeback here in america after 40 years. >> reporter: mr. biden announcing $8.5 billion in grants and 11 billion more in loans to semiconductor manufacturer intel, money from the bipartisan c.h.i.p.s. act passed in 2022. the money going toward the construction and expansion of intel facilities in arizona, ohio, new mexico, and oregon. >> combined it will create nearly 20,000, 20,000 construction jobs. >> reporter: here in chandler, arizona, 6,000 construction workers are building two c.h.i.p.s. plants known as fabs projected to host

3,000 manufacturing jobs. intel's ceo says the government investment is essential to competing with china. >> it isn't just a question of our national security. it's every aspect of our economy, as well, and these are great jobs. >> reporter: the owner of chandler restaurant gadzooks welcomes the investment and the foot traffic it could mean after people working from home. >> in a fab shop, you actually have to go in to work. >> reporter: and he hopes out for lunch. he says business owners like him are in a paradox. >> well, now we're at a point where you can't rise prices anymore. the consumer won't allow it. >> reporter: but he says he has no choice but to raise wages. 19-year-old cashier talia brings home $1,300 every two weeks. >> it's good that you get paid more, i guess, but then at the end of the day, it's like everything is so expensive, it's like you're not really getting much out of it. >> reporter: affordability top of mind here in maricopa

county. over the past four years, home prices up 53%, rents have surged 37%. people left to figure out how to make it all add up. >> we said people have been paid more, but everything costs more. >> right. and we just have to do more with less. >> reporter: with so many struggling with high housing costs and lingering inflation, president biden has low approval ratings on his handling of the economy. one of the reasons why he's highlighting bills like the bipartisan c.h.i.p.s. act as he seeks a second term. lester. >> christine romans in arizona, thank you. in 60 seconds, princess kate's health mystery. did someone gain access to her medical records at the hospital where she had surgery? the new investigation next. s at the s at the spital where she hho adnumbers move you. but some can stop you in your tracks. like the tens of thousands of people who were diagnosed with certain hpv-related cancers. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for those who don't clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers. gardasil 9 is a vaccine given to adults through age 45 that can help protect against certain diseases caused by hpv.

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comment on whether or not the king's medical data was affected. the allegation of a data breach comes amid continued scrutiny as photo agencies reveal past handout photos from the royal family. getty photo agency and reuters calling into question numerous digital inconsistencies in this photo taken by kate in august of 2022, all signs that unless kensington palace fills the void, the headlines will keep coming. data breach is a serious violation of british law. the health minister spoke about the hefty implications, which could include prosecution or fines. lester. >> all right. molly hunter in london, thanks. up next, the small town divided over migrants with more arriving to fill so many open jobs. our report is next.

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dollar chicken plant opened in 2019. young locals often move away leaving those slaughterhouse jobs to migrants like vicente hernandez. with hispanic migrants although it is hard, although it is heavy, they endure," he says. "the difference with an american citizen is that every time he finds a job, when he sees that it's hard, he leaves it," he says. hernandez and his wife are also pastors to the growing guatemalan community. ♪♪ once this town of 27,000 was nearly all white. now, one out of six are latino. since 2018, the school district added almost 800 non-english speaking students. meatpacking is the biggest industry here in fremont the state's chamber of commerce says nebraska needs to welcome more migrants to fill jobs like these, but some residents are resistant. voters backed a town ordinance which says locals must tell them they're here legally before they can rent housing. the city cannot always verify the

information, but people say the law remains on the book to send a message. this councilman supports it. >> why was it brought up? >> citizens had asked the city council to do secret because it was pretty obvious we were becoming a haven for illegals. >> reporter: he argues slaughterhouses paying low wages to migrants lowers incomes for citizens and criticizes increased calls for migrant children at local schools. >> the sheer pressure of bringing in numbers of people has resulted in a considerable burden to the taxpayers. >> reporter: but city councilman mark jensen who lived in the area since he was 10 is against that ordinance. >> it's a bad look for our city. >> reporter: and he says fremont needs to embrace change. >> a lot who lived and grew up here don't stay. they move out. it's critical for us to have the people that we've got here. >> reporter: back at the church, vicente tells us he regularly gets about three hours of sheep a night, but still he and his wife maria say they found

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korea, so no better place to start the season and lean into this globalization of the sport than starting it in seoul. >> reporter: back in southern california, the 16-hour time difference was a curveball for these bleary-eyed fans up early to watch at a bar. >> when are you going to get the opportunity to wake up, watch a game at 3:00 a.m. with a bunch of crazy people. >> reporter: south korean players enjoyed a sort of homecoming too. >> i think the energy, the enthusiasm from the korean fans was great. >> reporter: the final score, 5-2, dodgers, but fans here very much the winner. janis mackey frayer, nbc news, beijing. and that is "nightly news." join us tomorrow for an inside look at a first of its kind monument shining a light on a deeply personal side of american history for so many. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >> here comes ohtani.

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