chris jansing reports. at this hour, republicans take their battle against the justice department to the next level. will they vote to hold the attorney general in contempt for refusing to give them audio tapes of president biden s interview with the special counsel. we re tracking the action. also, terrifying moments in georgia after a man hijacks a bus full of passengers. how the high speed chase came to a deadly end. the ice sting across the u.s., eight men with suspected ties to isis arrested in three major cities after crossing the southern border. how did they escape detection for so long. plus, breaking news, the fed out with its latest decision on interest rates after u.s. consumers got some promising news on inflation. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, but we begin on capitol hill with nbc s julie tsirkin where speaker mike johnson is expressing confidence the contempt vote against attorney general merrick garland will pass.
only when the average holds at 1,500 over a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. president biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he support
only when the average holds at 1,500 over a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he supported back in
a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. president biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he supported back in may. but the legislation failed