good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart, the long awaited deal from negotiators is here. i know it s not seeming like that with all that s swirling around but this is a historic moment and i feel it. reporter: house speaker mike johnson says it is dead on arrival. life-threatening weather, has crews rescuing people amid flooding, and power outages. a deadly drone attack on a base housing u.s. troops in syria. it s the first since the u.s. launched a wave of strikes over the weekend. and in the race for president, new nbc news polling showing president biden s approval rating sinking to a new low, trailing behind former president donald trump in a general election matchup. we begin this morning on capitol hill where senate negotiators have finally released a text of a bill that would provide aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan in exchange for overhauling the nation s immigration system. after weeks of closed door meetings,
in the next couple of days. this after senate negotiators actually reached a deal, but could it all fall apart even before the tex is released? we ll talk to a top opposition leader from venezuela where hundreds of thousands of people are risking everything to come to the united states. in a few minutes, president biden and the first lady will head to dover air force base as we await the dignified transfer of three u.s. service members killed in a drone attack in jordan. plus, a major court date for donald trump s federal election interference case dropped off the court s docket. we ll explain why. and in just 24 hours, south carolina democrats will head to the polls in what marks a major test of enthusiasm among black voters, who are essential to joe biden s re-election. we begin with breaking news on capitol hill. this morning, house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan subpoenaed fani willis, demanding documentation from following allegations that willis fired
right now on msnbc, we re following several breaking news stories. any moment now we re expecting police in rochester, new york, to give an update on a deadly crash yesterday outside a concert. the concerns it could have been an act of terror. plus, dramatic video out of japan, terrifying moments as a passenger jet bursts into flames. take a look at that after colliding with a coast guard aircraft on the runway. and miraculously hundreds escaped alive. also ahead, new year, new legal challenges for the former president. the high stakes hearing one week from today as he tries to claim presidential immunity. there is now just 13 days until iowa caucuses. we re live as republicans barnstorm the state ahead of the first in the nation contest. hey, everybody. good morning to you. happy new year. it is 10:00 a.m. in the east. i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. we bring with dramatic video out of japan, showing a passenger jet engulfed in flames after colliding with a
for you. hello everyone. thanks again for joining me in new york. i m fredricka whitfield and we begin with more massive protests on the streets of israel. the demonstrators are demanding that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abandoned controversial judicial overhaul and legislation. it s the 14th straight week that israelis have protested over the proposed changes. and this time it comes against the backdrop of days of violence between israel and palestinian militants in gaza and southern lebanon. cnn s fred pleitgen is intel aviv. so you still have a whole lot of people who are turning out for the same cause. 14 weeks in a row. is there anything different about the tenor or the motivation here? hi there, fredricka. well, first of all, you re right. there are a lot of people who came out on the streets at night tonight to protest against that planned judiciary reform or overhaul bill. but of course, this current security situation does play a role in this as well an
five things to know for this wednesday, march 29th 2023 new body camera footage shows what to hero national police officers confronted when they took down the school shooter who killed six people. the white house says. president biden has called to thank them. of course, the big question that remains this morning is how did the shooter gets so many guns? also former vice president, mike pence, has now been ordered to testify in the justice department s january 6th investigation pence team says that they are evaluating the judge s ruling and whether they will appeal. we ll have all of that, plus this and say it s freedom in jeopardy this morning, an appeals court has reinstated his murder conviction and ordered a new hearing aid was the subject of the serial podcast. the serial podcast. also today, former starbucks ceo howard schultz set to testify on capitol hill, senator bernie sanders and others will question schultz about starbucks alleged efforts to block unions and meet