o er the ramparts we watched were so gather lently streaming and the rocket s red glare the bomb s bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land f the free and the home of the brave pete: secretary of state antony blinken in beginning shinning this beijing this morning on a rare trip to china as relationships sour. will: unclear if he ll sit down with president xi jinping. rachel: alexandria hoff is live with the latest. good morning. reporter: yeah, the question is if the sit down will happen and the primary goal of the visit is to reestablish senior level communication and that includes military to military. there s also other issues that will be brought up as well. secretary blinken meeting with chinese officials and that official plaid down that a broad range of deliverables would come from the trip. the visit was delayed once after the chinese spy craft was found drifti
today on inside politics, follow the leader. the trump wing of the republican congress goes after the justice department. and new reporting on how the biden campaign plans to generate campaign cash without mentioning the trump indictment. plus mayor francis swau resident is running. he debuts in the 2024 race with long odds and video of him, yes, running. and by ducking the question every single candidate will have to answer. and cornel west changes his game plan. he s running for president and he s now switching parties. he calls donald trump a criminal, but is his campaign an inkind donation to the gop front runner. he will join the show in minutes. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. pencil in a post indictment first. donald trump s campaign choosing south carolina as the stage for the former president s first rattle ily following his arraignment. there are plenty of ways to measure the indictments political impact. 7 million of them
lawrence: good morning. as you guys know, i say good morning family, we re at eggs up grill in dallas, texas. they say good morning and i m going to say good morning, family. good morning, family. how you doing? [cheering] lawrence: thank you for being here. thank y all for being here. what s up? how are you? lawrence: thank y all. usa, usa, usa! lawrence: let s go, texas! [cheering] lawrence: good morning, family, time for third hour of fox and friends. we have a big show ahead. steve: that is right, our audio guy said every time somebody comes into the eggs up grill in dallas, texas, they say good morning. you started the hour this way.m first guy you did high five to, you hit him in the head. ainsley: he didn t. steve: hit him in the head or hat. lawrence: i think i hit his hat. ainsley: good morning and welcome home. your mom i m sure is happy to see you in dallas. lawrence: as much as i am grateful for the opportunity to work in new york c
news alert. the u.s. supreme court will decide whether donald trump can be kept off the (202)020-2024 ballot in colorado with argument starting on february 8th. the supreme court has now agreed to consider what is a very important appeal and constitutional issue. that is whether or not president trump s name will remain on the ballot until they render a decision. also tonight a big update from the biden family business as hunter may soon be held in contempt of congress. we have an update on that. the one and only dr. cornell west will join us with more of his defense which i think is indefensible of the former harvard president claudine gay. a hannity shootout tonight. tonight we begin in valley forge, pennsylvania. nearly 250 years ago during a bitterly cold and wet winter, george washington stationed the continental army on this rural plateau just outside of philadelphia. the defensible position it gave washington s exhausted troops time to rest and recover, recoup and
because there s much more news coming up on msnbc. this hour, if you blink, you might have missed them. in the past 24 hours, new headlines proving the 2024 campaign season is already out for a frenzy s start. plus, donald trump s big day in court tuesday. whether he can pull the same antics we saw at his new york civil trial appearances. plus, the whole in a plane that has a lot of this country talking. new information from investigators, and had. and a very good day to all of you from nbc news here in los angeles, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the countdown to the iowa caucuses, now eight days away, when temperatures in des moines are expected to be a frigid zero at degrees with a wind chill of minus 16. and new today, after trump spent time meeting voters in iowa, a stunning declaration from a republican congresswoman on certification of the 2024 election results, and a possible hint of what s to come. what about 2024? what about 2024?