most significant of our time. it s about who can hold office in our country. a foundational statement on what are the basic qualifications to be president. of which there are three. an american-born citizen, age 35 and older and not an insurrectionist. that question right now is how that last part, the shall not be a traitor part, is defined. as you know, colorado has inked their definition, kicking donald trump off the ballot there. now the supreme court is considering it, and trump s legal team is officially weighing in. they ve submitted their brief to the justices, warning disqualifying the former president from the ballot in colorado would result in chaos and bedlam, their words. the words in question, are all in article 14, section 3 of the constitution. a word salad of an amendment that was ratified in 1868 in the que, no personha be a l war. senator or representative in congress o elector of president and vice presidt or hold any office, civil or military under the un
warning of chaos and bedlam if he s barred from the ballot. his argument to the supreme court in a case that could impact all 50 states. plus, house republicans get their wish. why hunter biden has agreed to a closed-door deposition following weeks of defiance. a disturbing report from gaza, the graves dug up by israeli soldiers. we ll tell you exactly what they were looking for. and 100 million people in the path of severe winter weather. it s already caused a plane to slide off an icy runway. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. but speaking of planes, we have this breaking news. let me show you a live picture that is coming to us from nbc 4 in washington. yes, that is what it looks like. that is a small private plane that had to make an emergency landing. this is in loudoun county, on loudoun county parkway earlier this afternoon. no injuries are reported, but this is very close to dulles airport. we don t know why this plane had to land
freezing temperatures from chicago all the way to new york city. and now the new storm on the move tonight. the washington, d.c. to philadelphia to new york all bracing for the next system coming. rob marciano timing it out. in new york city tonight, the manhunt for a possible serial stabbing suspect. authorities say surveillance images show him armed with a hunting knife. at least three victims attacked just today. one victim stumbling into a dry cleaners for help. stephanie ramos with new reporting. also in new york, an explosive day in court at the civil defamation trial against donald trump. a jury. reporter: finding trump liable, with his accuser, e. jean carroll on the stand today, trump lashing out. the judge threatening to kick him out of court. the disturbing video tonight. a 14-year-old boy with autism tased by police in his own backyard. the boy suffering a broken hip. the family calling it a case of mistaken identity. an officer can be heard questioning if
maria: good sunday morning, everyone. welcome to sunday morning futures, i m maria bartiromo. thanks so much for joining us this morning. today, politics meets policy. and explaining away bad policy on the campaign trail. two days ahead of the new hampshire primaries and 289 days ahead of the presidential election and suddenly joe biden gets religion claiming change is needed at the southern border because it is just is not secure is. [inaudible conversations] no, it s not. [inaudible] give me the money. maria: coming up, live from the southern border this morning, house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul on why republicans caved on a continuing resolution with no new security at the border. then, the deadly impact from a woman who with lost her daughter to an illegal immigrant and must still battle with democrat congressman dan goldman. so you re saying that you re upset because the border patrol is not doing can, the making sandwiches, i think you said,
let s get right to it. at this hour, adding to the horrific humanitarian crisis in ukraine, filthy water putting people at risk. plus, in just under 60 minutes, john durham set to testify in front of the house intelligence committee. expect a lot of questions about his scathing report on the fbi and doj s handling of the trump russia probe. the judge sets a date for former president s trial in his classified documents case. and the breaking news that charges filed against the president s son, hunter biden, mean he ll plead guilty to federal tax charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that plea deal for hunter biden. ken dilanian joins us now. my understanding, ken, is the judge still needs to approve this so what happens next and what more can you tell us about the terms of this deal? that s right. we expect hunter biden to appear in the coming days at this courthouse behind me