world headquarters in new york. a busy hour ahead. right now, president biden is on his way to wisconsin on an unofficial post state of the union tour after his rousing address before the joint session of congress last night. imploring lawmakers to finish the job, the president defended his record and called for more bipartisanship. but did manage to tangle with republicans at times. some republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i m not saying it is a majority. anybody who doubts it, contact my office, i ll give you a copy. i ve give you a copy of the proposal. coming up, we ll talk about how president biden may use those gop outbursts to his advantage. plus, the drama on the floor before the president even walked out. what senator mitt romney is saying about this moment, the moment when he called out george santos to his face on the house floor, with cameras rolling. he shouldn t have been there. he shouldn t be in the look, he s a sick puppy. also t
supreme court. we re going to go through the arguments on both sides of the case. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, february 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. many of the republican party s biggest names will not be attending the annual conservative political action conference in maryland this week just outside washington, d.c. potential 2024 candidates will not be at the annual gathering. rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniels, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker kevin mccarthy are also sitting out this year. this year s conference comes as cpac s chair faces a lawsuit that alleges he fondled a male aide to then senate candidate herschel walker back in october. his lawyer says he denies those allegations. none of the politicians that have said they are not attending have cited the allegations as the reason for their absence. however, several republicans who spoke to nbc news anonymously have said the al
happening now, racing the clock, fighting the climate. bitter cold and utter devastation slow the search for quake survivors as the death toll in turkey and syria climbs. is he or isn t he? kevin mccarthy weighs on whether george santos is being investigated by the house committee while some constituents demand his removal. and making his case. president biden gets ready to report on the state of the union. and what also could be a preview of his 2024 re-election campaign. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we re up here at the u.s. capitol just hours away from the president s state of the union message to the american people. with me tonight are cnn correspondents and analysts, we will all break down what to expect. but we begin right now with a devastation and the growing loss of life in turkey and syria. the death toll which has been climbing for days, now approaching 8,000 men a
hackers stole from one of the agency computer networks. and researchers show the program that kept millions out of poverty is expiring. plus the biden administration is reacting after several reports revealed how migrant children are being exploited for cheap labor here in the u.s. and as the defense rests in the alex murdaugh trial. we begin at the u.s. supreme court. right now the justices are hearing arguments on whether president biden has the authority to wipe out more than $400 billion in student loan debt. the president s plan is being challenged by six states that say only congress could act on that. the plan was announced last summer, but lower courts put it on hold. the high court is expected to announce a decision later this year. with us now to talk about this, nbc news washington correspondent our reporter outside the u.s. court, and lindsey reiser. reporter: essentially what you have is two parties arguing that the biden administration didn t follow the pr
parties today finally getting a briefing on the classified documents found at the homes and offices of president biden, former president trump, former vice president pence. will they get the details they have been demanding on what secrets may have been exposed? the latest on rupert murdoch. a live report from kier simmons in crimea. many civilians will be caught in the middle. 2.4 million people live here. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where supreme court justices have been hearing arguments on two separate challenges to president biden s student loan forgiveness plan. the 26 million americans have applied for it. putting at risk a program potentially available for 40 million people. the program blocked late last year by a circuit court of appeals and a federal judge, would provide up to $20,000 in debt relief for borrowers earning less than $125,000 a year. at issue, whether the states have standing to appeal as well as the larger constitutio