good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co
today on inside politics, firing back. the donald trump is on a social media tear sending dozens of posts and reposts that kicked him off the ballot in colorado. republican rivals are standing with him. president biden is grappling with a critical decision on israel. the security council is set to vote on a resolution to stop the fighting in gaza. the big question will the u.s. block it. is and congress is paralyzed. lawmakers heading home for the holidays after one of the moegs unpreductive years in history in 2024 might be even worse. acosta. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we want to start with jack smith responding to trump s legal team trying to delay the january 6th case. the special counsel is stress ing the gravity and urging the supreme court to immediately hear the dispute over presidential immunity. senior correspondent katelyn polantz is following all the developments for us. what are we hearing about the special counsel s request? the
beyond the borders, the nation grapples with a surge of migrants, the battle over immigration reform is playing out in congress and across the country. how this all factors into the 2020 presidential election. and battle on the red seat. the u.s. is creating a new coalition to fight off iranian -backed houthi rebels attacks on commercial ships. attacks that are already threatening the world supply chain. we will have more on the economic fallout ahead. and we have lift off. more than a year after a fiery failure, blue origin launches its new rocket. what is its mission? we are following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we are only 11 months out from the 2024 presidential election, and a key issue for both parties is a divisive one. immigration. to put it in perspective, some recent cnn polling, economic concerns far and away are the most prevailing issue for voters, but immigration is second. when it comes to whic
fleeing the banks of sudan has just docked. these stories and more coming into cnn news central. this morning, a manhunt across the state of texas for the man accused of shooting and killing four adults and a 9-year-old child. officers say that the incident was sparked all because someone simply asked him to stop firing his gun because a baby was sleeping. a $90,000 reward is being asked for his arrest. there is a huge number of officers searching for him but right now, josh campbell, we are hearing zero leads? yes, that is right. federal, state, and local officers are fanning across southeast texas, north of houston where on friday, authorities say that the man, the 38-year-old francisco oropeza conducted this brutal killing of five of his neighbors, and now they were originally able to track the cell phone. he discarded the phone, authorities said, and no leads but an $80,000 reward right now leading to the capture. and now, to walk you through the events. witnesses s
the epa chief in ohio again today as officials battle over where to send the waste from that toxic train derailment. why the epa s plan to transport contaminated water to texas is back on after local leaders objected. the new drone strike deep inside russia, and our rare look inside crimea. will it become the new flash point in the conflict? the white house giving a deadline to remove tiktok from all government devices. could the popular app be banned altogether in the u.s.? and the american skier who just made history on the world stage. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone, in a pair of cases that will impact tens of millions of student loan borrowers, the supreme court heard arguments today on whether the biden administration had the authority to forgive some of those loans. the president s loan debt relief plan calls for erasing up to $20,000 in student loans for certain borrowers at an estimated cost of $400