more news right now. good morning, everybody. i am lindsey reiser at msnbc headquarters in new york. president biden is expected to meet with the prime minister of the netherlands at this hour, and that meeting comes as the white house is facing intensified pressure after the classified documents from his home. both the white house and the secret service are pushing back saying there are no logs since this was a private residence. ahead where republicans are likely to go from here and more on inside the white house on how they are juggling this political headache. then the president is set to visit california thursday to get a first-hand look at the trail of devastation left behind by a revolving door of deadly storms. 400 mudslides have been reported in a matter of weeks and thousands are still under evacuation orders. probably about 10 or 12 feet high of mud, tree, debris, mud and dirt. we ll figure it out. it used to be a 50-year flood zone and now it s a 3 to 5-ye
right now on andrea mitchell reports, the white house on defense as republican house members escalate their demands about those classified documents found at president biden s former office and home. biden officials try to contain the damage. [ many speaking at once ] still not answering questions. the battle over the debt ceiling. opening rounds in what could become a global economic meltdown if the u.s. fails to pay its debts. republican congressman george santos mysterious background now includes possible ties to wealthy russians, adding to the legal and ethical questions swirling around the freshman as calls for him to resign mount. we will talk to one of the reporters on the case. good day. i m andra mitchell in washington. the white house is not answering questions about the classified documents from mr. biden s tenure as vice president now that a special council has been appointed to investigate. it s a gift for the new house republican majority. trying to ign
headquarters in new york city. a failed candidate turned suspected gunman arrested in albuquerque, new mexico. and we just learned he will make his first appearance in court tomorrow afternoon. police say that when lawmakers wouldn t listen to his claims about election fraud, he put a plan in place to target their homes. epd essentially discovered what we had all feared. and what he suspected, these shootings were politically motivated. the latest details on the charges and how these attacks could serve as a warning for the rest of the country. plus a new call for doj and the sev so act now. and freeze george santos campaign funds so they can be returned to donors. that call kooming from another republican in his own state. and california as a cautionary tale for the country after unrelenting wild weather from coast to coast. the damage done by rain, snow, mud slides and why with all the precipitation in california does that state still have such a serious drought. w
i don t use that word lightly. that s exactly what the man is accused of doing. terrorizing. they say the republican candidate was so angry over his defeat and claims the election was rigged against him that he hired four men to shoot at the homes of officials, even pulling the trigger himself during one of the crimes. we have one of the officials who was targeted joining us in a moment. she s going to tell us what the bullets hit and how close they came to her and her grandchildren. it is scary. what makes this our top story today is that it s not just about an alleged one off crazy person. it s not isolated. this terror is part of a growing problem. just ask nancy pelosi or pramila jayapal or the one in five adults who said in a survey they would be willing to condone acts of political violence. what is motivating all of these people and what is law enforcement doing about the threats before they turn violent? joining me now is nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent, ga
new reporting, pushing the white house for answers, an nbc news exclusive. house committee s becoming more clear this afternoon. up first, the biden administration on defense over how the president handled classified documents. we ll tell you what the press secretary is saying just as we were coming on the air with our team at the white house and doj standing by live. also this hour, some new reporting you will only see here out of new mexico with the targets of that shooting spree are telling us after the arrest of a losing republican candidate. plus, kevin mccarthy saying the gop is going to be finished doling out committee assignments today. new details on where hard line conservatives and election deniers are landing including the controversial member the speaker confirms will be seated somewhere. with me now is kelly o donnell and justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian. we re about to see the president soon at this event for the golden state warriors. we