good day from msnbc reports. welcome to alex reports. i m christine romans in for alex today. we begin at a live look at the beautiful snow scene in pittsburgh new hampshire. the big story today, of course, as the countdown to tuesdays first-in-the-nation primary. it is a busy day for republicans as well as democrats making closing arguments for voters. they re nikki haley and donald trump are holding in-person events this weekend and new hampshire while rhonda santas is putting more of his chips on south carolina. from the democratic side, president joe biden is not on the ballot. his supporters are staging a write in campaign. his challengers, congressman dean phillips and author mary and williams are stumping for votes ahead of the states unsanctioned democratic primary. nikki haley s camp just got some good news today. a new polls shows her as a republican favor in new hampshire a head to head general election match with president biden. trump is expected to win the repub
in for ari melber. trump questioned by the attorney general s office for seven hours. transcripts of the deposition were released last year, but this is the first time we re able to watch the exchanges play out on video. headline-making moments like this when trump is asked about his role within the company since becoming president. i d rarely have anything to do with anything having to do with the company. i really wasn t interested, believe it or not. i was interested in solving the problem with north korea, which was ready to blow up. i considered this the most important job in the world, saving millions of lives. i think you would have had nuclear holocaust if i didn t deal with north korea. i think you would have had a nuclear war if i weren t elected. attorney general letitia james claiming trump and his namesake organization inflated assets by billions of dollars, seeking over $350 million in damages. averdict is expected in the coming weeks. this case could effe
issue could be as early as june. the good, news staff for the president congressional leaders are meeting this weekend. they re all trying to make progress resolving the crisis as the june 1st deadline nears. also breaking today, customs and border patrol is reporting a drop in the number of migrants crossing the border following the lifting of title 42 restrictions. officials from coast to coast have been mobilizing to prepare for more migrants to arrive, the two dhs officials tell nbc news, between 75 and 8000 migrants compare that to 10,000 thursday, 11,000 on wednesday, another 11,000 on tuesday. we re gonna have live reports in just a moment. meanwhile, before talking about the debt ceiling, the president addressed graduates at howard university today, telling them this. today i got to howard, to continue the work to deem the soul of this nation. i see the future. that s not a hyperbole. we can finally resolve the ongoing question about who we are as a nation. and pu
about the identities of the suspect or the victims. what we do know though, eight people are dead and the suspect killed at a mall in dallas saturday. this after a gunman stepped out of his car and started randomly shooting. seven others were injured, three critically, a police officer who happened to be at the mall killed the suspect. here is what one witness said. the first week girl in the bushes was kneeling like she was praying. i don t want to be too graphic. i felt for a pulse, turned her head, she had no face. as soon i tried the second victim, he was gone, the third one, i started chest compressions on. he stood up, he just looked at me, he expired in front of me. i ll god. video taken by witnesses in the parking lot shows people fleeing in panic and running into traffic as shots rang out. and the latest eruption of an unprecedented string of mass killings here in the united states. president biden released a statement a short time ago, calling, again, for legi
it for us tonight. it s been great to have you here. now, it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening. good evening, rachel. and, you know, when i see what betty suu and james did onstage, it makes me think we could do that some night. we could like, you could wear my black jacket, and i could where we d be changing shirts. other than that, we can each keep our hair cuts, jackets, and everything else. you want me to select the tie for you all those neckties are just my, right outside the door of your office right now. you, know that i could not a back thing. do you want this kind of neck, or do you want a scoop neck. i was thinking turtleneck, maybe. i don t wear a turtleneck yeah, all right, well, i m thinking a nice scoop neck, it would go nice with with your jawline. maybe this is not a great idea. listen, if we re gonna do a show in tennessee, then that s the case listen, if or we go, constitutional breaking news la