nation. zelenskyy says when? the lead starts right now. let me in the message from the ukrainian president who showed up at the nato summit, cheered on in a city square as he pushed to join the international alliance. his criticism about the process as russian strikes were hitting his cities back hoeme. and will donald trump be indicted a third time? today a new grand jury was selected to decide just that while a different federal grand jury in d.c. is also hard at a work. plus do you believe that white nationalists are racist? yes, if that s what racist is, yes. it s not really a difficult question. white nationalists are racists. that s what the term means and yet senator tommy tuberville of alabama keeps making a spectacle of himself and his struggle with trying to discuss this issue. he just gave yet another answer on the topic. welcome to the lead , i m jake tapper. we start with the world lead in one of the most consequential gatherings. today the alliance
in fact, sonoma county firefighters had to rescue someone trapped in their car that was surrounded by rushing waters. also right now, some supporters of a far right group that calls itself god s army heading to the texas border and calling for a civil war. what they say they ll do when they get there. plus, the eu reaching a critical $54 billion deal to fund ukraine. so, can president biden push congress to do the same? our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with the looming question of when there might be u.s. military retaliation against iran. nbc s courtney kube is reporting on this from bahrain. courtney, what do we know at this hour? reporter: so we re still waiting to hear about what frankly the administration has really been telegraphing was an expected response or retaliation to those deadly attacks over the weekend, in which three u.s. soldiers were killed and at least 41 others were injured, including one who was seriousl
right now an atmospheric river dubbed the pineapple express is bearing down on california and set to drop a foot of rain in places on the west coast. here s a live look at san francisco, the famous san francisco fog i promise in there is some where the bay ridge, but that s the kind of flock there dealing with. it s one of the many cities bracing for some what some forecasters are calling the largest storm of the season. further down the coast wind warning just moments ago. this is dumb is expected to cause for flooding and mudslides over the next few days, we ll have live reporting coming up in our next hour. the third party, should anyone be scared? i m going to speak with the next hour starts right now. a very good day to all of you from msnbc alex witt reports, right now and unstable middle east. iran-backed houthi rebels vowing to strike back against the u.s., after the united states the united kingdom struck 37 houthi targets in 13 different locations. this nb
coast, friday, january 2nd. i want to tell you i m up to date on just about everything. ainsley: just about. brian: one more thing to tell you it s fox & friends. so far you knew everything now new stuff. toxicology reports are in for the deaths of three kansas city chiefs friends found dead in their backyard. forensic pathologist dr. michael baden will join us in three minutes. lawrence: involved in the attack on nypd officers could be on their way to california. they have plenty of time to flip off the cameras before taking off. ainsley: and pets really are part of our family, right? a little girl saves her guinea pig from a snake. she picked up the snake, look at that, swinging it around. she is so brave. she and her dad are going to join us. fox & friends starts right now and, remember. mornings are better with friends. brian: are we still doing this? lawrence: buckle up, a fox news alert. several people are dead after a small plane crashes into a mobi
minutes. carley: the house will start marking up articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas. how the migrant crisis is hurting cities like chicago. lawrence: how do you think the mayor is doing right now? this job was not cut for him. todd: a computer chip in the brain. elon musk implanted in a human patient for the first time. i checked my watch, the final hour of fox coming up. you chose to be here with us. carley: in less than two hours, house republicans are expected to begin finalizing articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas. in a letter to homeland security security mark green, blaming congress, but green told us it is the way around. he is the person held accountable by the people s house and senate to provide border security. he s failed to do that and subverted law with mass catch-and-release and parole that violates the law. it is like he s done the opposite. steve: this comes as scenes like this play out in border communities. doz k