president biden laying blame for the border mess squarely on republicans today. telling them to show a little spine on this issue. republican senator steve daines joins me in moments. country star john rich reflects on the life and legacy of country icon toby keith. but first, a bomb shell verdict breaking a short time ago. a mother convicted of involuntary manslaughter for her son s deadly school shooting rampage. jennifer crumbly s son, ethan, pleaded guilty to murdering four stores at his high school two years in michigan. he s serving a life sentence. his father is also facing charges. he will be on trial next. criminal defense attorney mark eiglarsh says that he does not agree with this verdict. he is standing by moments for now. first to jonathan hunt reporting live from los angeles. hi, jonathan. hi, martha. this is a ground-breaking verdict and would set a precedent in holding parents responsible for the actions of their children in the cases of mass shootings. w
good to be with you, i m katy tur. the 118th congress is in a league of its own when it comes to legislating. i would call it little league but even toddlers get a lucky swing or two. this group of lawmakers is on track to become the most unproductive in history. in the year it has been in power, only 35 bills have been passed and signed into law. the fewest since the great depression. it s been particularly bad in the always somewhat unruly house, but the republicans with their divergent interests and painfully slim majority have been especially unproductive, and yet last night, the lawmakers in the lower chamber did something extraordinary. they passed a tax bill that benefits both families and businesses with a giant bipartisan majority. 357 to 70. more than 3/4 of the house. democrats and republicans, all of them together. expanding the child tax credit, and restoring a set of expired tax breaks for certain corporations. and yet the senate is now saying, nar, not the
toyota. it is sounding bullish and has raised its annual net profit forecast reporting strong sales in all regions. the global shortage of semiconductors has eased and the car giant says it s on course for a record net profit this financial year of $30 billion. many car makers struggled because of a global chip shortage caused by increased demand and disrupted supply chains during the covid pandemic. toyota has also faced a safety test certification scandal at one of its major subsidiaries, daihatsu, which has led to production shutdowns at several factories. joining me now is anna marie baisden head of autos & infrastructure at fitch solutions. good to see you. when you look at the facts, the numbers and projections, it is looking very strong, but you read between the lines. tell us what we need to know. i the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ ., , , ., the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ . , , ., to know. i think, as you said, it is very to know. i think, a
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
packing up. let s begin with jacqui. we heard a lot from the president that we heard before. what he calls bidenomics. his economic approach rejects trickle down reaganonics of the past and builds the economy from the middle out. we heard that many times. there s heavy emphasis on his administration s investments in manufacturing, infrastructure and research and development. the need to spend that money to make the u.s. competitive with china, especially when it comes to clean energy. he noted that china is doubling their production of raw materials for critical products. and he took a swipe at republicans for investments that bring jobs back to their communities. since i took office, we ve seen over 60 domestic manufacturing announcements. all because of solar supply chain. one of the biggest is in rome, georgia. you may find it hard to believe. that s marjorie taylor greene s district. i ll be there for the ground breaking. it s looking like this approach might be mor