peat ear doocy, thank you. dana: politics is always a part of the bigger picture. president biden s visit to you a crane coming against the back drop of the 2024 election and his bid for a second term. good morning, jacque. president biden has said many times a key achievement of his time in office has been keeping nato aligned not just in the face of putin s threat and war on ukraine but also the threat to broader democratic norms. as opposed to his handling of the afghanistan withdrawal, that posture has won him respect on this issue from even some people on the other side of the aisle. the president needs to understand he is a wartime president. we are know a proxy war with russia if we like it or not. a i m an america first guy. defeating the adversaries of the united states is an america first interest. those are growing fatigued with endless support with a war with no end in sight while problems at home persist. one critic has been doling out a lot of that cr
Hows your client now . Hows his State Of Mind . Not good. Jimmy, where jim i was with him that morning he was shot. In his mind, he was ready to give up. I said, you know, alex, theres an end to this, and theres a life beyond this. And you need to be here for your family, and buster loves you, and, you know, we all support you 100 . And he told me that he had an Opioid Addiction and that he had been struggling with it for many, many years and it was very expensive. Alex murdaughs speaking for the first time in weeks, this time from a savannah hospital bed. The patriarch of the family making Big Decisions as he recovers from a gunshot wound. The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. Ive made a lot of decisions that i truly regret. Im resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle thats been exacerbated by these murders. After alex was shot, first thing he did was admit that he had an Opioid Addiction and a problem and then wen
how s your client now? how s his state of mind? not good. jimmy, where jim! i was with him that morning he was shot. in his mind, he was ready to give up. i said, you know, alex, there s an end to this, and there s a life beyond this. and you need to be here for your family, and buster loves you, and, you know, we all support you 100%. and he told me that he had an opioid addiction and that he had been struggling with it for many, many years and it was very expensive. alex murdaugh s speaking for the first time in weeks, this time from a savannah hospital bed. the patriarch of the family making big decisions as he recovers from a gunshot wound. the murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. i ve made a lot of decisions that i truly regret. i m resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that s been exacerbated by these murders. after alex was shot, first thing he did was admit that he had an opioid addic
. right know, on msnbc, the massive winter storm bringing holiday travel to a virtual standstill, a dangerous weather system marching across the midwest, toward the east coast, as we come on the air. high winds and bitter cold keeping planes on the ground and many cars off the roads. threats now of a so-called flash freeze, in parts of new england, as heavy rain turns to ice. we ve got the latest forecast, with our reporters standing by. also this hour, new fallout from the final report of the january 6th committee, what committee members are telling us about how it all came together, and what former president trump is saying after the panel said squarely that he is the one to blame. plus, the clock ticking down to a government shutdown. the house voting now on a bill to keep everything open before the midnight deadline. our nbc news reporting on the last-minute vote wrangling on capitol hill. good to be with you. we start this hour with the latest on this monster storm t
the attorney of the officer said he was not present at the scene where the five officers were seen beating nichols. all this plays out in memphis. on capitol hill there s new movement around potential police reform. can it get bipartisan backing in a divided congress? meanwhile, breaking news on the house fire surrounding embattled congressman george santos. extreme cold and dangerous conditions across a dozen states. 37 million people are under some sort of winter weather alert. the bitter blast of ice, snow and cold temperatures bringing a host of woes in travel reports. the icing and sleet is much harder to deal with than the snow. where the storm is heading, coming up. plus, on the run. an urgent manhunt is under way for a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in oregon. police say it s not the first time he has done this. why they are urging women who use dating apps to be on alert. we will start out with the firings in the aftermath of tyre nichol