plus, clock ticking. the economic impact we are already seeing as the president and house speaker try to avoid a historic default with just days to go. and former president trump set to appear via video today in the manhattan hush money probe. but is he already facing more trouble in another case? this is a fake story and you don t want to give it credibility. one thing you i have no idea who the hell she s a whack job. e. jean carroll seeking more damages after those comments made during a town hall. ahead, the legal peril piling up for trump. we re going to begin with the breaking news in washington. a driver is under arrest and a nazi flag seized after a u-haul truck crashed into the white house security barriers. a law enforcement official tells nbc news that the suspect made threatening statements about the white house. joining us now, nbc s ryan nobles and jim cavanaugh, retired atf special agent in charge. ryan, what exactly happened, what are you learn
and right now on andrea mitchell reports, outrage in israel after three of their hostages are killed by israel s own troops even though the hostages had made white flags, had sos messages with leftover food on the walls and the troops have been told to withhold fire. large crowds in israel this weekend protesting outside the military compound demanding that hostage talks resume. the cia director in europe with israeli and qatari officials for secret talks to get those negotiations going while defense secretary austin arrived in israel today as the administration is increasingly frustrated with prime minister netanyahu including failure to stop violence against palestinians in the west bank. attacks by extremist settlers against palestinians in the west bank must stop and those committing the violence must be held accountable. plus, congressional overtime. senate immigration talks to unlock millions in aid to israel and ukraine running out of time to get a bill passe
increasing inflation. well, it has the advantage of not only people being able to live longer and better and be able to perform their prescription drugs, but, guess what? it reduces the deficit $158 billion. [ applause ] don t forget that part to tell people. it s not just that you pay less for the drug. it means that the federal government isn t paying for the drugs for medicare. president joe biden in baltimore last night, debunking republican claims about the deficit and calling on democrats to remind americans what his administration has achieved over the past two years. meanwhile, on capitol hill, a hearing dominated by grievance politics, as attorney general merrick garland makes his first appearance before the new congress. he actually had insurrectionists. right. like, the guy with, like what is it, willie, the bird bone hands, like, doing the power to the people signal. the raised fist. that s right. raised fist of a bird. yeah. there it is. the
historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
it s 10:00 a.m. here in washington. i m garrett haake, and we are following breaking news in kentucky. new details this morning about a deadly crash overnight involving two military helicopters during a training exercise. right now at least nine people are reported to be dead according to the new york times. and we re expecting an update momentarily. an american journalist detained in russia. russia claiming the wall street journal reporter was caught red handed. the paper vehemently denies the allegations. what the white house is saying about this latest escalation. another fiery train derailment, this time in minnesota forcing evacuations of a nearby town. some of the roughly 22 cars carrying ethanol. this just weeks after that toxic disaster in east palestine, ohio. we ll have the latest on the continuing efforts on the ground. and a wild story from the halls of capitol hill, sources telling nbc news a food service worker was arrest ds and accused of recording au