president was in helsinki standing side by side with vladimir putin defending the russian leader. we ll take you there live. also, right now, wild weather coast to coast from tornados in chicago to flooding in the northeast, and more than 100 million americans under the thumb of a historic heat wave. we have your forecast. plus, setting the stage for another hollywood strike, first writers, now actors, what it could mean for all your entertainment. good morning, it s 10:00 eastern. thanks for being here. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin in helsinki where we are just minutes away from a joint press conference with president biden and the president of finland, nato s newest member. let s go there now with nbc news white house correspondent, monica alba. walk us through the presidents day there in finland so far. reporter: well, ana, this is really a historic cap to a week of critical meetings for president biden overseas, and he s here in finland m
homeland security. republicans defecting but the failure was really sealed by a democrat who rushed from the hospital to cast the deciding vote, that congressman al green will join us from the hospital in just moments. this as gop divisions threaten to doom that bipartisan border bill. donald trump s legal battles converging on the supreme court. justices hearing the colorado ballot case tomorrow, but could they soon have another trump case on their hands? and later, a guilty verdict for the mother of the michigan shooter. the foreperson of that jury talking about their decision that made history. hello and thank you for being here. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin on capitol hill where republicans are in disarray after an embarrassing series of setbacks. the bid to impeach alejandro mayorkas failed dramatically late yesterday as democrat al green, a widely expected no-show rushed straight from the hospital to the house floor w
you have to wake up and smell the coffee. what they re demanding, the response from the studios, and what it means for the entertainment you were looking forward to this year. plus, it s been so hot on the pavement out west, you could literally sere food. millions under threat from extreme heat today. we re in phoenix where it could be the hottest week ever. and has a serial killer been caught after a string of murders more than a decade ago on a long island beach. what our investigators team is learning about the suspect now in custody. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. hollywood movie sets and television studios are going dark. failed contract negotiations with the major studios. let s bring in nbc news correspondent dana griffin from outside headquarters where picket lines have already formed this morning, and nbc news entertainment contributor chris witherspoon. comcast is a member of the alliance of motion picture and television produc
turkey dropped its year long objection. adding finland and sweden to nato is consequential. i still think that president putin thinks not going to do that. the question now facing nato leaders, should they welcome ukraine next even as russia wages war on that country. also ahead, historic flooding, vermont s capital surrounded by water. take a look at this. there is still danger this flooding could get even worse in the coming hours. and later details of the grand juries being seated today in georgia that could decide whether donald trump will be indicted over 2020 election interference in that state. so a lot to talk about. let s begin with the historic nato summit unfolding across the atlantic. next hour we are expecting a bilateral meeting with president biden and turkish president erdogan there in lithuania. this will be an important one to watch. after turkey dropped its objections allowing sweden to join this alliance. sweden s leader, part of this big group p
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