hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo live from brussels. i m here as a key high stakes discussion kicks off today between the member states about ukraine potentially starting formal talks to become a member of the european union and more support for the country after a disappointing trip to the united states. and putin also addressing his country in russia. and i m maxes for iter with a foster with the impeachment inquiry as hunter biden rips the gop for, quote, lies believed by too many people. it is thursday, december 14, 9:00 a.m. in london, 10:00 a.m. in brussels where bianca is covering a key summit where they are discussing whether to fast track talks. but we begin at the u.s. capitol where house republicans have voted to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into joe biden. the president says instead of doing anything to help make american lives better, they are focused on attacking me with lies. manu raju
reports. we begin with breaking news, in the last 24 hours, donald trump suffering two major legal blows when it comes to his actions on and around january 6th. three judges, on a federal appeals court unanimously dismissed trump s claims that he has immunity from several claims connected to the capitol riot. the judge overseeing the justice department s criminal case ruled trump has no protection from prosecution as a former president. let s go right now to nbc s dasha burns joining us from cedar rapids, iowa. where donald trump is expected to speak in this next hour. welcome to you, dasha. how is trump s legal team reacting to these back-to-back losses? well, trump spokesperson is reacting to both of these lawsuits, saying in a statement, in a response to the federal appeals court ruling, this is a limited narrow and procedural ruling, the facts fully show that on january 6th, president trump was acting on behalf of the american people. carrying out duties as president of
force in gaza. the israeli saying they ve launched hundreds of missile attacks. hamas is reporting hundreds killed already. and bombshell new reporting nbc news in the new york times that israelis dismissed warning signs of the october 7th attacks for up to a year ahead of time. the times reported broke that story. we ll also speak with the family of a teenager taken hostage in the october 7th attacks. freed this week. in what is to come. who are following other news this hour as well, former president on the campaign trail right now and iowa after suffering a double dose of defeat to his claim that is one term presidency should be a lifetime get out of jail free card. plus, we re live in the district net representative george santos after he was officially kicked out of congress. making history with his expulsion. and we re keeping an eye on an earthquake off the coast of the philippines. that sparked a tsunami warning, the latest on what is going on. that s coming up as wel
janis mackey frayer, nbc news. can t blame him. that s going to do it for me today. deadline white house starts right now. hey, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york. i m alicia menendez in for nicole wallace. no shortage of news both here at home and abroad. the truce between israel and hamas has come to an end after seven days that saw hostages released by hamas, prisoners released by the israeli government, and a steady flow of humanitarian aid into gaza. on capitol hill, new york republican george santos became the sixth person in american history to be expelled from congress. we begin with a new ruling from a federal appeals court that ex-president donald trump can be sued in relation to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. rejecting his bid for sweeping presidential immunity against civil claims. trump s team had previously argued that almost all of his conduct was protected while he was still an incumbent esident. including on january 6th. and that this
reports, urgent talks underway to extend the cease fire between israel and hamas and allow for the release of more hostages, this as each side accuses the other of violating the currency spire that s set to expire in a matter of hours. plus, the top jewish lawmaker in the u.s. set to give a major address on the senate floor at any moment. what senator chuck schumer is expected to say about the rise of anti-semitism. also, breaking overseas, at least one dead after a us military osprey crashed off the coast of japan, the latest on the urgent rescue mission, and later the clock ticking in washington for disgraced congressman george santos, now set to face an expulsion vote as soon as tomorrow. i ll talk to the democrat who began the bid to boot santos from capitol hill. thanks for joining us, it s 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with that breaking news. urgent talks underway to extend the fragile truth. a senior arab diplomat directly