good afternoon. i am yasmin vossoughian. the world is watching, as vladimir putin drags ukraine into a second year of war. right now, americans around the country are gathering in washington, to show their solidarity for ukraine, using the lincoln memorial as a backdrop to send their message. the aggression must stop. we are live on the ground for that. we are also going to take you to kyiv, where ukrainians are working hour by hour, day by day, to remain standing and to overcome. i want to talk with one ukrainian who not only has the ear of the people, but the ear of president volodymyr zelenskyy. and fearing the worst in ohio, thousands pack an auditorium, asking questions about their safety, after that train derailment. while president biden talks about action. his administration is taking, and answers the question on whether he s going to visit the community. plus, winter weather slamming the land of the endless summer. southern california, you won t believe where snow is
people who are rescuing animals from dangerously high waters. and eons disastrous aftermath. plus the supreme court s new term begins tomorrow with the new justice on the bench. some say that one of the cases on the docket could be the biggest threat to democracy since the january 6th insurrection. i ll go in-depth with the journalist who s been sounding the alarm about this case for months. later, we ve heard so many stories about election workers facing violent threats and false claims, would you believe, that actually inspired people to sign up to work holds? i ll speak live to someone who made that exact choice. good sunday morning to all of you. i m katie fang. we begin this hour right here in florida, where rescuers continue to search for survivors in the wake of hurricane ian. the death toll is tragically growing to 73 s search teams reach more areas of the community initially cut off, including in pine islands where our amazon news team got a closer look at the devast
from an mess nbc rolled headquarters, welcome in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the big story of survival and recovery, mostly in florida that state hit hardest by hurricane ian. the total death toll from that storm is estimated 78 people. power outage numbers are down from reporting last hour, now it s over 21,000 in north carolina and just over 7000 in virginia without power. 1200 in south carolina. search and rescue operations are still underway, with the coast guard leading most efforts as 100 of thousands struggle with basic necessities like power, water, cell phone service. here is fema director demon chris just short time ago. we have well over 2 million people without power immediately following the storm and the power companies there have done a numbing job of getting the majority people back online. i think where the difficulty comes in, jonathan, is that there are so many homes especially in fort myers beach, area that are compl
we have got lots of news to cover, lots of questions to answer, so let s get started. president biden just hours away from his first trip to the southern border, after announcing new immigration programs. we are live on the ground in el paso, texas, with the latest. plus, speakership fallout. kevin mccarthy s battle to win the gavel, laid bare, deep divisions within the party. and a possible opening for democrats. we will explain as we look ahead to another crucial house vote tomorrow. and, bombshell revelations, leaked from prince harry s upcoming memoir, less than a month after getting personal in a netflix docuseries. what is his endgame? all of that and more is coming up. and, a good sunday morning to you, i am katie fang. we got brand new details on president biden s first trip to the southern border since taking office. the white house says biden will use today s trip to call in congressional republicans, to fully fund his request for border security resources, and to s
capitol hill this today after getting a job he appeared to have literally had to beg representative matt gates for lead into last night. details ahead on the promises mccarthy had to make that when the speakers got. and, latest reaction to the ugly process that even included a dramatic confrontation between gate and mccarthy supporter. this as members wonder, what this chaotic start means for the future of the house. do all of these peoples emotions go up and down? at the end of the night, matt got everybody there. president trump helped a lot, but i also think it is them and wanting to make this conference united and work together. i think what you will see, by having this now, is we worked out how to work together. all right, we will follow all of this and we will be following other news, as well. a shocking story. a six year old boy shoots a teacher at school, and police say it was no accident. as the buffalo bills were prepared to return to the field for the first tim