Thanks britley ritz for that. Sorry, our lights are a little bright right there. Its almost like being outside, very bright. Im fredricka whitfield, good to see you. We begin this hour with the overseas kidnapping of an american nurse and her child. Alex was reportedly abducted thursday morning while serving in their Community Ministry in haiti. The two were taken from the organizations campus near portauprince. She is married to the director of the christian humanitarian aid group. Pa Paula Hancock is following the story for us. Reporter the charity did confirm the abduction and the details are quite disturbing. Remember, this was a nurse from New Hampshire, working for the charity. She was abducted along with her child and this was actually on what they call is the campus of this charity close to p portauprince. They said shes a deeply passionate person who considers haiti as her home and her passion. She works tirelessly to bring relief as she loves to serve the people of haiti in t
we ll have a live report in moments. there is no further danger to the public. the community is safe. we re just now working backwards, trying to figure out everything that happened. please be patient with us so that we can talk with these victims and their families and try to figure out what happened. also, the middle east on high alert today, with iran and there proxy militias vowing retaliation, despite the twin bombings that killed 84 people at a memorial yesterday for the country s top general. he d been assassinated by the trump organization four years ago. as we learned that a mother and a service member trapped in gaza when the war broke out have been rescued. the biden administration tried to contain this with secretary blinken heading to the region tonight. and this hour, inside analysis from two former cia directors, leon panetta and john brennan. and you trump legal team asks the justices to overturn the decision banning him from that state s primary ballot.
good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. ahead, tragedy in iowa. three people shot at a high school on the first day back from winter break. law enforcement sources telling nbc that the suspect is dead. we are live at the scene. plus, the battle down in texas, the department of justice taking on the state for its brand new law allowing police to arrest migrants. also, a florida man arrested after threats against congressman eric swalwell, the chilling voice mails he left for the california democrat saying he would kill him and his family. that s next. plus, a miracle in the rubble, dramatic new video of a man being rescued three days after that devastating earthquake in japan. the 44-hour long heroic endeavor to get him out alive. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with nbc s ali vitali who is on the ground for us in perry, iowa, where later this afternoon we do expect an update from poli
the coverage. and i m jose diaz-balart. and today new fallout in the light of donald trump s historic indictment. we ll dive into new details about his ladies and gentlemen legal strategy and how it is shaping the race for the white house. and another florida republican launches his presidential bid. and also new this morning, richard engel s exclusive interview with volodymyr zelenskyy. and in new york a grand jury indicts does an yell penny, the man putting neely in a chokehold. we ll have the latest. and today is the 11th anniversary of deferred action for childhood arrivals known as dhaka. daca. a allows hundreds of thousands to live here without fear of deportation. we ll speak to a recipient about her hopes for the future.live h deportation. we ll speak to a recipient about her hopes for the future. from the u.s. supreme court court, last hour the justices rejected a challenge to a federal law aimed at protecting native american children in the adoption process
the race is on to avoid a default disaster. minutes from now the first key vote on the debt ceiling bill is set to take place on the house floor. already it s facing pushback from both sides of the aisle. we ll be speaking to one of those lawmakers ahead. officials in iowa trying to decide whether they can keep searching for five people who remain unaccounted for at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building there. rescuers are entering a no-win situation as we learn that what remains in the building is unstable and could come crashing down at any moment. plus the gloves are off. during his first official campaign event, ron desantis taking on donald trump. ahead, see why he thinks the former president s attacks are going to backfire. we are following these developing stories, all coming in right here to cnn news central. right now the house is in session ahead of a key vote to avoid default on the nation s debts. president biden and house speaker kevin mccart