we ll be back here, tomorrow night, at eight pm eastern. stay right where you are because there is much more news coming up on msnbc. what happens at the supreme court this week could be the beginning of the end for donald trump and one historic way. plus, a report from behind the curtain, trump s conviction scenario. what does that mean? a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news. right now, around back houthi rebels vowing the latest american strikes will not go unanswered or unpunished. 36 targets struck, 13 locations, carried out by the united states and great britain with support from other countries. nbc news with this exclusive video of the attack from the uss eisenhower and the red sea. national security adviser, jake sullivan, emphasizing the strikes are not over yet. it began with the strikes on friday night, that is not the end of it. we intend to take condit
to reopen a key stretch of the southern border. we are watching both those live events happening right now. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. gillian, great to have you here today. gillian: thank you, gillian turner out of washington in for john roberts. this is america reports . that feud between president biden, texas governor greg abbott is ratcheting up by the hour now. sandra: some legal experts warn it could trigger a constitutional crisis. the president demanding the federal government have access to the 50 acre shelby park, likely remove the boxes and the razor wire along the rio grande. gillian: the latest on the ground inside eagle pass. sandra: right to peter doocy, live at the white house as we await this briefing. key to hear what we hear directly from the white house on all of this. for now, how far is this administration willing to take their battle with texas? peter: it s a big tug-of-war, and they have to come up with something new
haley and desantis did go after each other with haley presenting herself as the candidate of the future. we need a leader that is not looking at four years and eight years. we need a president that is looking at 20 and 30 years. good news, the frontrunner is looking at 30 years. 20 with good behavior. [ applause ] ah-ha. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, january 12th. willie, so much to talk about today. let s see, front page of the papers, daily news, we will not be speaking. not sure where morning joe paper of record is today. i guess because ms. bumiller is here, out of respect, they gave us the new york times. new york times, of course, talking about the missile strike against the houthis. washington post, also, we have the strike as the lead. on the other side, trump s trial. wall street journal, inflation ticking up. yeah, willie, nothing in there also about all the coaches that just sort of yesterday was the harvest, my
julie: we re on the homestretch, folks. the kickoff for the republican presidential nominating calendar, the iowa caucuses just three days away. eyes are on the candidates but also on the weather there. another major snowstorm is expected today. polar vortex expected to bring insanely freezing temps on caucus day. the contenders are looking to sway voters there way and convince them to even show up. i m julie banderas in for harris today. let s get into it. a new poll of likely iowa caucus goers showing former nikki haley pulling ahead in a battle for second before chris christie left the race. former president trump meantime standing at 54% support. haley at 20. desantis 13. vivek ramaswamy and chris christie with six and 2% respectively when the poll asked who voters preferred with chrissy out of the race, his two points going right into the haley column. a wall street journal piece with the headline haley/desantis food fight validates trump debate. they hammer each oth
i just hope we get fair treatment because if we don t our country s in big, big trouble. as the presidential election year begin, former president trump faces multiple legal challenges while president biden makes the case his likely gop opponent is a serious threat to democracy. the choice is clear. donald trump s campaign is about him, not america. not you. democracy is on the ballot. your freedom is on the ballot. i ll talk to republican congresswoman elise stefanik of new york and biden s deputy campaign manager quentin fulks. plus, wider wars. there are growing fears the war between israel and hamas could spread further after the u.s. killed an iranian-backed militia leader inside, and tensions are rising in the red sea. we have an intense focus from preventing this crisis from spreading. i ll talk to isaac herzog. and shutdown threat. will spending cuts lead to another government shutdown. we want to get the border closed and secured first. how far is t