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racing to protect the flooded town where thousands had to evacuate plus, president biden hours away to sign an order reducing gun violence we will talk to brandon tsay, the man that disarmed the gunman former president trump in iowa tears into florida governor, ron desantis we will play for you what he had to say we begin this hour with breaking news. the wall street journal now reporting that the justice department and the sec are now both investigating the collapse of silicon valley bank according to people familiar with this story. nbc news has not confirmed the report at this time. meanwhile, new data we just got in hours ago show that inflation increased 0.4 of a percent last night, and prices for key essentials are high. milk, eggs, butter, chicken and coffee cost more today than they did last year. the report coming one day after the government took emergency steps to prevent a major banking meltdown after the collapse of these two major banks. president biden
the lead starts right now. president biden s surprise trip to ukraine, how did the white house pull it off? plus the new promise the president is making while some republicans chastise him for growing. russian families on the run from the brutal war and ending up at the u.s. southern border. what one family went through to escape. and the murder of a bishop found dead in his california home. new details just coming in in this case. welcome to the lead. i am john berman in for jake tapper. moments ago president biden arrived back in poland after his unannounced trip to ukraine and stood side by side with president zelenskyy where biden declared putin is failing as the war nears its one year mark. biden said his trip was important to reaffirm unwavering u.s. support. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. america stands with you, and the world stands with you. as part of the trip, biden announced another half million-dollars in assistance for ukrain
president trump responding to the panel s findings, specifically where they say he is to blame for the deadly riot. also this hour, if you re trying to travel for the holidays, pack your patience, as they say. we re tracking a massive winter storm blankets much of the midwest, and the east coast. bitter cold temperatures bringing snow and ice to millions of americans. thousands of flights canceled. and at least a million people are without power. plus, a growing humanitarian crisis at the border with mexico. migrants being turned away from shelters as temperatures plunge in texas. a report from el paso coming up. we start this hour with the latest revelations from the january 6th select committee s final report. joining me now are nbc news congressional correspondent judy tsirkin, danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst and mel harvin, former chief of homeland security, and intelligence for the district of columbia. thank you all for joining us.
we ll share that with you. in the meantime, good morning, welcome to early start. happy friday. we had some crazy weather here in new york overnight. maybe some tornadoes upstate. we ll have the latest in just a few minutes. plus dr. conrad murray is reaching out to the late king of pop s mother now. you ll find out why coming up. but first, we ll talk about politics and mitt romney s rocky start in london. this was a trip intended to charm the brits, to show off romney s statesmanship and raise some cash along the way. plus he s facing some tough headlines across the pond. one in the sun this morning said mitt the twit. romney s been forced to explain a rogue comment by someone claiming to be an adviser, that he questioned security and british enthusiasm for the 2012 summer games which officially begin in a few hours. romney and also first lady michelle obama will both be on hand when the olympic torch is lit tonight. the first lady is leading the presidential delegati