those secret service text messages that the committee wants to see. plus, 17 members of congress arrested at a rally for abortion rights. we ll speak with one of them. congresswoman sara jacobs. this morning 100 million americans are waking up to heat alerts and oppressive temperatures. the scorching conditions will be felt from coast to coast with some regions seeing triple digits. in dallas temperatures could reach 107 degrees by this afternoon. it will reach 100 in memphis. and new york could see 94 degrees. meanwhile, as the chances of passing climate action in congress look increasingly dim, a white house official tells nbc news president biden will announce executive action today. the president will deliver remarks at a former coal-fired power plant in massachusetts where he ll announce actions on the wind industry as well as funding to protect low income communities grappling with extreme heat. across the atlanta, european nations without the infrastructure to gr
on capitol hill. tomorrow, we talk to highland park mayor nancy rotering, who is testifying in front of the senate judiciary committee right now. i m lindsey reiser. i will be back after a quick break. we re just minutes away from ukraine s first lady s speech to congress. h to congress make your home totally you. i did with wayfair. sometimes i m a homebody. can never have too many pillows. sometimes i m all business. wooo!
include a slide show that contains graphic imagery as russia s war in her country continues. the house of representatives, you just mentioned, they passed the respect for marriage act yesterday, codifying same-sex marriage nationwide. the house is likely to follow that up to also codify contraception. that vote is expected tomorrow. the house judiciary committee is marking up an assault weapons ban. it would be the most significant piece of gun violence legislation congress would pass over the last three decades. it would ban semi-automatic rifles with fixed magazine capacity to accept ten rounds or more. that s just the house. over in the senate, they took a major step yesterday to pass a chips and innovation bill that could total up to $250 billion. that s moving on a bipartisan basis. they are finalizing what s in that bill over the coming day or two. also in the senate, democratic leaders have decided to offer
letter to detail that this is a migration that had been long planned since some time in september or november of 2020. and that this was the result of that. at the same time, though, committee members like zoe lofgren explaining why this is such a problem. this doesn t look good. coincidences can happen, but, you know, we really need to get to the bottom of this and get a lot more information than we have currently. january 16th they were told to preserve everything, and within a week or two, they allowed it to tb destroyed. that s very problematic. reporter: look, what lofgren is saying there is so important because she s talking about the timeline. the fact that when this migration of data happened on january 27th of last year, by that point the secret service had already heard from multiple different members of congress asking them to preserve records related to january 6th. that didn t stop the migration.
on and on. i m from phoenix. a reporter, you have to drink water, the fatigue is real. thanks. we are also tracking a ton on capitol hill. it is shaping up to be a very busy day. this hour the house is going to start marking up a bill on an assault weapons ban. while the senate is holding a hearing on mass shootings. next hour, ukraine s first lady will speak to congress. and democrats in congress are trying to enshrine certain rights after the supreme court overruled roe v. wade. today speaker pelosi is set to discuss a vote on a bill to protect contraception. we are on capitol hill tracking it all. there s a real sense of urgency. walk us through everything this morning. reporter: that s right. it looks like a jam-packed day on capitol hill. in the next hour, ukraine s first lady is scheduled to give remarks. we are told her remarks will