live. in a moment we re going to play a short portion of it, one that gives you a look into his state of mind and how he is trying to frame his defense to his supporters. i m joined now by new york democratic congresswoman and house oversight committee member alexandria ocasio-cortez. thanks so much for being here. first of all, i just want to the little havana stop, that cafe, versailles cafe, one of the reasons we re told by his folks he was there is because the cuban american people know from political persecution. and i wondered how you might interpret that and what you think of that. well, you know, i think it s it makes it s not a surprise. during trump s remarks he was trying to somehow pin this as some great marxist conspiracy. but the fact of the matter remains that tn individual who r. tand u.s. national security secrets, nuclear weapons locations or, you know, nuclear site locations, sensitive materials, and put our nation at risk. and frankly this is beyon
is a sense of quiet confidence, but we are not there yet. and blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america as a cold weather front hits california and other southern states. more than 43 people, including a baby, have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the southern italian mainland according to the coastguard. dozens of bodies were found on a beach near a seaside resort in the calabria region, with others found in the waters nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, after the vessel which was thought to be carrying at least 120 people reportedly broke apart near the coastal town of crotone. the coastguard says 80 people are known to have survived but a a large search and rescue effort continues on on land and at sea. the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, has released a statement through her spokesperson it says she expresses her deep sorrow for the many human lives cut short by human traffickers, and adds it is inhuma
toward a possible presidential run. bill: the south carolina native has put optimism and hope at the center of his message. leaning heavily on his own ration to riches story or as he says cotton to congress in one lifetime. rise to the dream in what could be a crowded republican field. sandra: and welcome back as america reports rolls into a busy second hour, a lot of news expected. bill, good to be here with you. bill: good to be with you as well. i m bill melugin coming up in this hour, but it is a busy day in washington and massachusetts, law enforcement are circling in on the man believed to be behind the pentagon leaks. sandra: any moment now you are looking live at the pentagon, leaders are expected to face questions from reporters on this highly classified intelligence leak. what we know so far. a law enforcement source telling fox the fbi is searching for a member of the massachusetts air national guard in connection to the leak, adding they are not naming h
Anger. Could that turn florida blue . Its still a long shot but it does give dems another opportunity to say look, voters, this is what happens when you let the other guys win. And while dems have this opportunity, republicans are hoping for their own opportunity on an issue they think they have the upper hand. Let us start with abortion. Joining us now, Washington Post National Reporter covering abortion, Car Caroline Kitchened matt dixon. You guys have done a lot of reports on whats happening in florida. Matt, this ruling, talk to me about the political underpinnings of it. Yeah, its a huge win for democrats here in florida who havent had a win in a decade or more. The Biden Campaign released a memo yesterday first given to nbc news that sort of said theyre going to build their florida strategy around the issue of abortion and really tieing it to yesterdays twopart rulings. So democrats are really hoping this is going to sort of put floridas Battleground State again. It hasnt been in