Nightly Rundown: Kate Middleton hospitalized; Judge threatens to eject Trump; New winter storm threats

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Good Wednesday afternoon. There are health concerns for the royals, with Kate Middleton hospitalized and King Charles expected to undergo surgery. Also the judge in Donald Trump's civil defamation trial threatened to eject him from the courtroom, and we’re tracking new winter storm threats.

Here is what’s in our Nightly Rundown.

Kate Middleton hospitalized, and King Charles to undergo surgery

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales and the wife of Prince William, has undergone planned abdominal surgery, and is expected to be hospitalized for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said today.

The reason for Kate’s surgery was not given, and she is not expected to return to public duties until after Easter, the palace said in a statement. This year Easter falls on March 31, more than two months away.

Just moments after Kate’s hospitalization was revealed, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles will undergo a “corrective procedure” in the hospital next week for an enlarged prostate.

The 75-year-old monarch’s public engagements “will be postponed for a short period of recuperation,” the palace said.

A Buckingham Palace source told NBC News that the king “was keen to share the details of his diagnosis to encourage other men who may be experiencing symptoms to get checked, in line with public health advice.”

Judge threatens to eject Trump, while Republican rivals campaign in New Hampshire

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's second civil defamation trial, brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, threatened to eject the former president from a New York courtroom for making loud comments.

"I would love it. I would love it," Trump responded, after the judge's warning.

While Trump is in court, his two remaining rivals in the Republican presidential race, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, are campaigning in New Hampshire, with the state’s first-in-the-nation primary just six days away.

Trump holds a 16-point lead over Haley in New Hampshire, according to the new Suffolk University/Boston Globe/NBC-10 poll.

According to the poll, 50 percent of New Hampshire Republican voters said they would support Trump, and 34 percent backed Haley.

DeSantis, who finished a distant second in Iowa, got only 5 percent support in the latest New Hampshire poll.

After today’s testimony wraps, Trump is expected to travel to New Hampshire for a campaign event in Portsmouth.

ABC and CNN have now canceled their debates scheduled for Thursday and Sunday, after Haley said she would not debate again unless it’s against Trump or President Joe Biden.

New winter storm threats with millions under deep freeze

Back-to-back winter storms are slamming the Pacific Northwest, and parts of the Great Lakes could see up to three feet of snow through tomorrow night, as dangerous cold continues to grip much of the nation.

Nearly 100 million people began the day under wind chill alerts, and we’re monitoring another shot of arctic air expected to blast areas east of the Rockies beginning Friday.

At least 13 deaths have been linked to the extreme winter weather since last Friday, in Oregon, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

In Chicago, the bone-chilling temperatures have dropped so low that many electric car owners have struggled to charge their vehicles.

We’re also tracking a new winter storm system developing in the Southeast that’s expected to move up the East Coast and bring more snow to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday.

Ohio police raid on home injures toddler, mother says

Police in Ohio used a flash-bang device outside a bedroom window during a raid on a home in Elyria while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body cam video shows.

Courtney Price, the mother of the 17-month-old boy, says police had the wrong house, and that the following day, she brought her baby to the hospital due to eye and lung irritation.

Price said the doctor told her the smoke likely irritated his pre-existing condition.

Elyria police said in a statement that they executed the warrant at the correct address, and that the child did not “sustain any apparent, visible injuries.”

“Any allegation suggesting the child was exposed to chemical agents, lack of medical attention or negligence is not true,” the statement said.

What else we're watching:

The U.S. has officially designated the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist group, the White House announced today.

The NYPD is searching for a suspect wanted in a seemingly random stabbing rampage that’s left at least four people injured, officials said.

In an NBC News Exclusive, two of the three Palestinian American students who were shot in Vermont in November said they believe the suspect waited and targeted them. The alleged gunman has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges.

The Biden administration has unveiled a proposal that could drop bank overdraft fees to as low as $3.

Tonight’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz has been postponed after Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević was hospitalized following a medical emergency during a team dinner, the Warriors and league said.

Colon cancer is killing more younger men and women than ever, a new report has found.

Former “James Bond” star Pierce Brosnan pleaded not guilty to hiking off-trail into a hot springs area at Yellowstone National Park, a violation punishable by up to six months in jail.

This iconic 90s alternative band is set to reunite at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April.

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