shakeup at the rnc senior staffers out as the new leadership, hand selected by donald trump takes the reins, as trump and joe biden look to

officially lock in their nominations. the u.s. fight against tiktok escalates the app's ceo meeting with senators later today, while the house is set to vote on a bill that could ban tiktok in the u.s. completely. airbnb now banning all indoor cameras from listings when you can expect those changes to go into place royal damage control the princess of wales now saying she's the one who edited a much-scrutinized photo of her family and apologizing for the confusion it may have caused what the palace is saying about whether the unedited version will be released and the story of one non-profit opening for low-income students. it's tuesday, march 12th ear early stood starts right now good morning, glad you're with me, i'm frances rivera we begin with the trump campaign takeover of the republican

national committee last week they installed a new slate of leaders, including his daughter-in-law, lara trump. as many as 60 rnc staffers could be affect the by layoffs that began monday at least four senior staffers were terminated, including the political director this comes as both mr. trump and president biden zero in on the general election fight here's alice barr. >> reporter: president biden on a battleground blitz on the road in new hampshire, fresh off unveiling its election year budget proposal that includes tax breaks for families, new money for housing and lower health care costs. earlier, telling local leaders in the national league of cities, it's time for a new cycle of hope. >> pride in your hometown. pride in making a comeback pride in america pride in knowing we can get big things done when we work together >> reporter: that, amid an already-deeply contentious

reelection campaign. both the president and former president trump rallied in georgia this weekend with mr. trump mocking his successor's life-long stutter and slamming his record >> everything joe biden touches turns to [ bleep ] everything >> reporter: in a cnbc interview, the former president said this about entitlements, including social security and medicare >> there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements. in terms of cutting. >> reporter: the white house quick to respond that president biden will protect those programs, as he addresses a key concern for members of his own party, his handling of the israel-hamas war, telling jonath jonathan capehart, an invasion of rafah would be a red line >> you cannot have 30,000 more palestinians dead. >> reporter: in a new ad, the biden campaign targeting another vulnerability, the president's age. >> look, i'm not a young guy

that's no secret but here's the deal. i understand how to get things done for the american people >> reporter: the messaging war ramping up on the road to the white house. in washington, alice barr, nbc news new this morning, the ceo of tiktok is expected to visit capitol hill, meeting with senators today as congress debates passing a bill that could effectively ban tiktok in the united states. the bill would give the president power to identify tiktok as a national security threat if the app is under the control of china tiktok has said that the chinese government does not have access to user information from the u.s. president biden says he will sign the bill if congress sends it to him. yesterday former president trump said he believes tiktok is a national security threat but now says he does not support banning the app. it is a major reversal from when he was in office in an acknowledgement of the dire predicament facing his country, the haitian prime

minister says he will resign leaders have reached a deal on a transition presidential council in hopes to regain a semblance of control over haiti. the situation on the ground is desperate. >> reporter: the future of democracy in haiti at its tipping point, as the country now overrun by gang leaders teeters on the edge of political chaos. the out-of-control violence escalating over the last week, when the same gangs who once fought each other then banded together, attacking airports, police stations, the presidential palace, even prisons. releasing thousands of inmates into the streets the island nation spiraling into a state of emergency prompting leaders of the caribbean nations to hold an emergency meeting over the crisis [speaking in a global language >> reporter: the man at the center of it out, gang leader "barbecue. one of haiti's most notorious

and ruthless gang leaders. now one of the most powerful men in the country the haitian gang boss rising to power. once an officer in the haitian na national police force, now the face of the rebellion against the government, likening himself to figures like maconrtin luthe king and malcolm x >> he presents himself as such, and so far he has the means and is prepared to use them. >> reporter: haiti has been rattled by sdedevastation. from the earthquake, to the assassination of their president 11 years later political instability has created a power vacuum, opening the doors for barbecue's influence to skyrocket >> the very conditions of poverty and extreme poverty to some extent nurture that kind of gang violence.

>> reporter: the origin of his nickname "barbecue" is up for debate some say it's his mother's job as a fried chicken vendor that got him his nickname, others say it's the involvement in the massacre that left more than 70 dead, many burned beyond wreck nice the international community ramping up efforts to prevent nationw nati nationwide pandemonium u.s. secretary of state antony blinken leading with world leader at the emergency meeting in jamaica >> we also have important issues on our bilateral mission >> reporter: the united nations reports at least 15,000 people left displaced by the violence in just one week >> and our thanks to marissa for that report. five people, including several young children, are dead after a school bus crash in western illinois police say the bus strayed into the opposite lane, colliding with a semi truck in schuyler

county near rushville. both drivers and all four children on board the bus were killed the local school put out condolences, saying classes are canceled at least today and tomorrow the national transportation safety board will conduct an investigation. spring is right around the corner, but for some, it feels like winter never arrived. there are historically low ice levels on the great lakes. and scientists worry this could have a negative impact on humans and w and wildlife alike >> reporter: see those purple ski s squiggles? those are the percentages of ice cover over the last 50 years down at the bottom in black you can see this year's ice cover, very low ten years ago, the great lakes looked like this now you can barely see any ice

>> these are massive water systems. and they don't freeze overnight. they need a long period of below-average temperatures, and we just did not see that this winter >> reporter: scientists point to a combination of climate change, el nino and national variability. low ice levels could erode the shores and hurt fish reproduction plus less ice can make it more dane russ dangerous to be out on the frozen ice an issue that becomes more likely when there's less ice cover. as the world warms up, we could have a lot more winters like this one jesse kirsch, nbc news >> for now, there is a new storm bringing winter alerts to the west let's turn to nbc meteorologist angie lassman, who is tracking this newest system good morning >> good morning. we've got some of those winter alerts up for the west in preparation for the next storm system that's going to work through that region. as we go through the day today

it hwill advance inland. notice this additional snow that we'll see in the rockies tomorrow it really ramps up. we'll see it stintensify. we'll watch for strongstorms across the mid section of the country, not to mention other spots that will see additional snow we're talking about heavy snow with those gusty winds, something problematic for travel when it's all said and done, maybe a foot of snow we are also dealing with low humidity, gusty winds and an elevated risk of fire across the southern plains, el paso, amarillo and wichita and speaking of warm temperatures, boy, is it warm in chicago today. 25 degrees above normal, 66 for detroit. upper 60 of sunshine for new yo,

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>> reporter: he's been out at multiple public events, but not addressing the spiraling pr crisis back at home. kensington palace now apologizing for the confusion caused by this undated photograph, the first official photo since her abdominal surgery in january, meant to be a sweet gesture on uk mother's day, along with a message from kate thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. >> the top stories this hour >> reporter: but that's not what made the headlines just hours after posting it, multiple news agencies shrecalld the photo after concerns of potential manipulation the a.p. says it appears that the source had minanipulated the image in a way that did not meet a.p. standards, adding it shows an inconsistency in the alignment of princess charlotte's left hand seen right here and the edge of charlotte's hair appears to blur unnaturally, and you can see the corner of her skirt appears oddly straight

kate's hair and zipper appear misaligned and the edges of these tiles appear repeated. >> the primary reason for releasing the photograph was for william and case to say "nothing to s to, to see, people can stop worrying." but it's made the public more concerned and suspicion. >> reporter: the princess wrote, like many aim mateur photographs i docat occasionally experiment with editing >> i think the best thing to be done now would be if kate and william released the original photograph, warts and all, with no amendments and no changes made, so that we the p public,

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