survivors. their cries for help can be heard through the rubble. we need help. we need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. survivors being pulled from the wreckage including this toddler. i ll speak with a u.n. official about the recovery effort. also this morning, tensions flaerg with china as the u.s. rushes to collect the debris from that spy balloon. china calling it a clear overreaction. the fallout from that hanging over president biden one day out from his second state of the union address. what we know about tomorrow s high stakes speech. we re going to begin with those massive deadly earthquakes rocking turkey and syria. p nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest on the damage. i m joined by senior communications adviser and spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for the refugee office for middle east and north africa. the images coming out of the region are horrifying. children being pulled from
and good evening to you and welcome to ayman tonight. we are following two major breaking news stories. the u.s. military has shot down that suspected chinese five a loon. and at a democratic national committee has voted to officially shake up the presidential primary calendar. then, trump legal trouble. one former associate might be flipping on his old boss. and making history. three black state attorneys general will join me to discuss their historic elections. police reform, and finding republican policies. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. let s kick off this hour with some breaking news. as we mentioned, the u.s. military has shut down that suspected chinese surveillance balloon off the carolina coast on orders from president biden. at about 2:40 pm eastern and f 22 fighter jet fired a missile at that balloon, puncturing it, while it was about six nautical miles off the coast near myrtle beach, south carolina. president biden said this right after the balloon was
amarillo, texas, where is judge will decide whether to expand a ban on a drug used as medication abortion more than half the women who terminate their pregnancies do itwith this drug it is extremely low risk fewer than half a percent of patients experience complications, which means almost no one. medication abortions are illegal in 13 states, and that does include texas, where the arguments in this landmark case just wrapped a group of doctors who do not support abortion brought this suit they want to go beyond the texas ban and take this off the market nationwide they claim the fda did not evaluate its safety before it was approved in 2000 and argue it should not have been made accessible to women via telehealth during the pandemic the public found out about today s hearing monday after the judge initially delayed releasing the details. we ll fill you in on why he says he delayed and why others argue his motivation was personal. the hearing was not broadcast, but we have re
we re watching the white house where the president is set to deliver a speech any moment now. touting what he calls the achievement of the last 18 months. and while, yes, there are plenty of achievements for the biden administration to harold, like any leader, he faced his share of setbacks. if he runs, would he have the political momentum needed to win re-election. regardless, any 2024 plans announced by president biden will come under a cloud of covers. the doj s investigation into the handling of classified documents is just getting started. we re learning more about why president biden and his top aides chose to keep the first discovery a secret for almost 70 days before it blew up in their face. former fbi chief of staff is with us. joining me now is monica alba and a washington post reporter. thank you for joining us. monica, let s start with you. in listing the wins today, is president biden laying out a case for his re-election before announcing his bid for re-elect
we are going to catch up with austin davis, he is a democratic candidate who could become the first black lieutenant governor ever. and that battleground state. plus we are continuing our series on the by nine, and their efforts to get out the vote in midterm elections. today we have the international president, stacy grant is here. she will give us the details, i am simone sanders thompson. and i have something to say. that s what a 22 midterms are now just 31 days away. it is a busy weekend for candidates on the campaign trail. this final stretch, it cannot be more urgent y all. early voting will be underway in more than 30 states by the end of this month. i m talking arizona, ohio, georgia and the next ten days. in some states, early voting has already begun. and in the crucial state of georgia, there is a senate race of course and republican ominous for senate, herschel walker continues to deny the daily beast report that he allegedly paid for his ex girlfriend s aborti