good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. devastatingly cold weather is making these caucuses even more unpredictable in a state known for surprises. we have the latest on former president trump s bid to run away with a win tonight and the fight facing the other candidates to have a strofrng enough showing to stay in the race. we ve got the latest straight ahead. plus, congress on the clock again. with just four days to go before a government shutdown, leaders of both parties float a plan to keep the lights on, but there s a catch. conservatives hate it. so will that sink it? iranian-backed rebels refusing to back down despite dozens of u.s. air strikes against their home base. another u.s.-owned ship attacked just a few hours ago in the red sea. this time they actually hit it. so how is the u.s. going to respond? a lot to get to on this very busy day. we start in iowa where the first votes in what will almost certainly be one of the wildest
white house where president joe biden is set to hold a press conference with volodymyr zelensky. eight republicans want aid for ukraine tied to border security. and more than 100 attacks on u.s. forces by iranian proxies. when that presser gets underway, we ll take you there. first to the crisis at the border and the battle over the border on capitol hill. talks are underway right now. john thune will be here in a moment. but for the latest, we go to aishah hasnie with the very latest. aishah? hey, good afternoon to you, charles. several senate republicans i can tell you right now are looking at the white house and they want the president, president biden, to get involved directly in these border talks. we ll see if his time is meeting will convince him of doing that. we know the white house is involved. big developments in the last hour. i can tell you that house that homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas and white house aides are meeting with senate negotiators
. it s good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. we have breaking news, a u.s. official and a diplomat in the region tell nbc news one american could be among the hostages released today. just moments ago, the red cross transported two former captives over the border as urgent talks continue to extend the truce in gaza, possibly by another two days. we re live in tel aviv with the latest. plus, hamas now claiming that three hostages, a ten-month old baby, his 4-year-old brother and their mom will not be coming home, and that all three were killed during the fighting. israel is still looking to confirm that. also ahead, we ll talk to the former director of the cia about the challenges of bringing the remaining hostages home with israel ready to return to combat at any given moment. then later, a set for the angels, the heart wrenching tribute for the young lives cut short at an israeli music festival. so much to get to in this hour, but i
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations has described the war in ukraine as a horror story of violations against civilians , and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. on saturday it will again be attempted to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent catherine byaru hanga is in southern ukraine. a warning her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. rapid explosions russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol s mayor says some of the worst war
Israel where a woman was killed, at least 17 people injured in what police say was a terror attack. Two suspects are now in custody. That comes during anothe ongoing rise in tensions in the red sea. The u. S. Military says an american Container Ship was hit by a houthi missile off the coast of yemen today. The impact reportedly caused a fire on board, although no one was injured. The Houthis Today vowed to continue attacking ships. Apparently undeterred by a series of u. S. Led Air Strikes on its infrastructure in yemen. Nbcs Raf Sanchez is reporting from tel aviv. So raf, on the red sea, tensions obviously continuing to rise. What more can you tell us about this latest Back And Forth . Chris, the u. S. Military says the houthis fired a ballistic missile off the southern coast of yemen. They hit this americanowned ship. Its called the gibraltar eagle. The missile causing damage, but no injuries, and this vessel apparently able to continue on