activity, because the investigation of the shooter is in high gear right now, and you may see some of these police units, the unmarked ones, especially, leaving the scene so that they can assist in the other phase, which is basically writing a biography on this shooter to get to know everything they can about him as soon as they can. steve moore, thank you so much, appreciate that analysis. if you are just joining us, right now, we are following a shooting in allen, texas. we know from law enforcement officials that one shooter is dead. there were earlier reports of a second shooter. law enforcement says they do not believe there was a second shooter. nine people have been transported by ambulance to medical facilities. law enforcement says they are not sure if other additional victims may have been transported in private cars. this point, law enforcement says it is too soon to give firm numbers on the total fatalities. congressman for this district tells us at this point,
Mitchell reports, House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Also this hour, i will speak to dr. Zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid19 in the u. S. And we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to Pope Emeritus Benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursdays funeral mass. Good day, im andrea in mitchell. Happy new year, everyone. Well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, Kevin Mccarthy has to win over the hard line House Conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Tomorrow the new Congress Returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. But at this hour no one knows how long its going to take for republicans to secure the Majority Vote needed to appoint a le
for more migrants expected to come to the southern border? we put the question to homeland security secretary. more good news about jobs but the new warning from president biden about a potential government default. will birth control pills soon be available over-the-counter the fda set to consider it. and the coronation of king charles now just hours away. thousands filling the streets for a royal ritual not seen in 70 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. former president trump has not testified in the civil lawsuit in which a writer accuses him of raping her more than 20 years ago and then defaming her by saying she made up the allegation but today a video deposition given by mr. trump was made public for the first time in it the former president strongly denies the accusations, intense questioning from e. jean carroll s lawyer. mr. trump was also asked about comments he made about women in that infamous
also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our
to a texas judge s decision as americans protest nationwide. we are prepared to have a long legal fight here. pentagon officials are investigating the reported leak of the documents that they say appear to contain sensitive and highly classified material. one classified document from the war in ukraine which showed the daily positioning of forces. norah: china has ended three days of military drills near taiwan after practicing a blockade of the island. spew on the tax series, the scams you need to be on the lookout for. losing tens of thousands of dollars from the scam. and a tradition unlike any ot other. john romm gets his first green jacket. if there s anything better than in accomplishing something like this is making history. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together, we do want to begin tonight with yet another deadly mass shooting in america, tonight the city of louisville, kentuck, is reeling after poor p