the republican party, former president trump took a break from courtum appearances to tak questions in a fox news town hall. in this n town hall he said absolutely nothing new. it was the same lies, same talking points, and essentially a rally with questions. let s be very clear, folks, the only normal aspect of tonight s debate was the presence of podiums. the candidates took the stage just after vocal trump critic, former new jersey governor chris christie suspended his campaign refusing to endorse any of his former opponents. in a normal world a re-election losing 91 felony counts facic, twice impeached front-runner who didn t show up to debate at anything would be a prime candidate prime target for any candidate hoping to take the lead, right? that s in normal times. but desantis and haley declined to focus on the elephant not in the room. instead they saved their most ruthless barbs for each other. we need to stand up for the people and not bow down to woke corporati
capitol hill where if you didn t happen to already be watching the news this morning, you missed a huge surprise that caused a huge spectacle. at 10:04 a.m., the house oversight committee gavelled in to debate ahead of a vote to hold hunter biden in contempt of congress for refusing to comply with a gop subpoena for closed door testimony. at 10:09, hunter biden escorted by secret service and flanked by his lawyers just showed up to the committee room offering himself up for public testimony. but instead of taking him up on that offer, republicans got angry and democrats got exasperated. yes, i m looking at you, hunter biden, as i m speaking to you. you are not above the law at all. i believe that hunter biden should be held completely in contempt. i think he should be hauled off to jail right now. let s vote. let s take a vote. who wants to hear from hunter right now today? anyone? come on. who wants to hear from hunter? no one. mr. biden doesn t make the rules, we make
good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. what were those mysterious noises coming from the under the waves? could they be proof that the crew of the submersible titan still was alive nearly 80 hours after the five of them went missing. those are just two of the questions we re hoping the coast guard will answer when they hold a press conference expected to start just minutes from now. once they start we will bring it to you live. and unfolding right now, a massive explosion at a school in the heart of paris. at least 16 injured, 7 people seriously. the search is on for more victims. we ll have the latest on that ahead. plus, india s prime minister puts on a show doing yoga on the lawn of the u.n. in new york. just hours before president biden will test his political flexibility as he hosts the leader accused of waging war on democracy in his own country. but we start with that coast guard update, let s go live and take a listen. fi
good afternoon, i m chris jansing live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. ahead for us, how a trump co-defendant is trying to get the charges against him tossed out with accusations about the personal life of the fulton county d.a. we ll explain what s causing all the controversy. plus, the u.s. strikes back after dozens of attacks in the red sea, the pentagon launching strikes on houthi rebels. will it be a deterrent or lead to a wider war? . 14 nations and the united states all issued a warning to the houthis that this type of illegal and reckless activity needed to stop or there would be consequences, and last night there were consequences. and mother nature flowing down the final scramble before the iowa caucuses. the impact the weather could have just as polls show nikki haley beating ron desantis there. but we begin this hour in atlanta, what might have been a routine procedural hearing in donald trump s georgia election case is now anything but. one of
so good to be back with you on this second special hour of msnbc reports with josé diaz-balart. it is 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. it looks like former president donald trump will not be allowed to have the last word at his civil fraud hearing in new york. what the judge is now saying and what it could mean for the former president s legal case. plus, the surprise standoff on capitol hill, hunter biden visits congress sitting feet away from house republicans trying to hold him in contempt of congress. the witness being afraid to come in front of the committee, that s interesting. he s here. he doesn t seem to be too afraid. inside that faceoff and the political impact next. and the major impeachment push playing out on capitol hill right now as republicans hold their first critical hearing tied to removing secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas from office over the crisis at the border. we ll talk to the ranking member of the house border