get a briefing on china while members of congress are holding hearings demanding answers about the u.s. response to that spy balloon that floated across the u.s. we ll talk to congressman gregory meeks who attended a house briefing on the matter earlier this morning. president biden is back on the road today heading to a key battleground state to sell his agenda, and he s doubling down on accusations that some republicans want to cut medicare and social security. and migrant crossing borders are up. they re up 700%, but not through the southern border. we ll explain. we begin with devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria where the staggering death toll is now more than 19,000 as workers are going through ruins in hopes of finding more survivors. i want to warn you that the following footage is disturbing, but it is the reality. the reality that people are facing today. right now dozens of unidentified bodies are laying out on the ground in a makeshift morgue in souther
right now, two separate senate committees are drilling into u.s. and china relations. in the wake of that chinese spy balloon entering the u.s. just last hour senator jon tester made the stakes abundantly clear. china s a real threat and one we need to take seriously, which is exactly why we re here today. house members this morning receiving a classified briefing on the balloon ahead of a vote scheduled just a few minutes from now to condemn china s use of a spy craft. senators are set to receive an all members briefing of their own in about 30 minutes. all of this happening as the state department is revealing fresh details about china s surveillance program this morning. and just what the balloon hovering over the u.s. was capable of. in a few moments, i ll talk to former u.s. ambassador to china max baucus about what we can learn and the very real threat posed by china. plus, fading hopes for survival, days after devastating earthquakes rocked turkey and syria. the
i m paola ramos, in for alicia menendez. as we begin a new hour, looking for accountability for the big lie, as investigations involving donald trump pushed for new revelations that fox news knew what they were saying was all a lie. they knew that. plus, a new challenger in the 2022 for five for the gop nomination. is nikki haley offering a different path for the party? also, part of my interview with russians fleeing war and seeking asylum at the u.s. mexico border. and leading by example how a senators battle with depression could change the conversation on mental health in this country. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the power of lights, and what happens when those in power prioritize profit over truth. this week we, saw new documents from the dominion voting systems defamation lawsuit against fox news, including communication between fox news host, producers and executives. here s the bottom line. they knew donald trump s big lie of a stolen elec
guest. we look at biden s momentum today after the state of the union. later tonight we will go inside this quest to indict donald trump in new york with the lawyers who know the secret process. we have details, new information. that s tonight. as for the big story, though, president biden speaking today in wisconsin calling out some republicans on both style and substance. they seemed shocked when i raised the plans of some of their members and their caucus to cut social security, and marjorie taylor greene and others stood up and said liar, liar. i remind you that rick scott from florida, the guy who ran the u.s. senate campaign, has a. the president leaning into this exchange, which gave republican strategists all kinds of heartburn last night, some of their most divisive members basically disrespecting the office. this drew attention to how republicans, some of them in the party want to slash the safety net. instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some r
been subpoenaed. and we will break down the findings on the georgia grant special jury report and what happens next in the fulton county da probe. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. tonight, we begin with some major breaking news, former president jimmy carter has decided to receive hospice care after several short hospital stays. this according to a new statement from the carter center. quote, after a series of short hospital stays, former u.s. president jimmy carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and respective hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. he has the full support of his family and his medical team. the carter family asked for thoughts during this time and is grateful for the concern by his many admirers. carter, the 39th president, turned 98 in october. nbc news has learned that president joe biden is aware of former president joe carter s decision and the white house is in touch with the carter family and