so good to be back with you on this second special hour of msnbc reports with josé diaz-balart. it is 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. it looks like former president donald trump will not be allowed to have the last word at his civil fraud hearing in new york. what the judge is now saying and what it could mean for the former president s legal case. plus, the surprise standoff on capitol hill, hunter biden visits congress sitting feet away from house republicans trying to hold him in contempt of congress. the witness being afraid to come in front of the committee, that s interesting. he s here. he doesn t seem to be too afraid. inside that faceoff and the political impact next. and the major impeachment push playing out on capitol hill right now as republicans hold their first critical hearing tied to removing secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas from office over the crisis at the border. we ll talk to the ranking member of the house border
i want to bring in democratic congressman from california representing the 46th district, lou correa who s been this that hearing. congressman, it s always a pleasure to see you. it s been a while since i got a chance to chat with you. i want to wish you a happy new year, and let s continue our conversation, of course, going forward. i just want your thoughts on this whole issue of the humanitarian crisis at the border and the secretary mayorkas, his responsibility in that crisis. and jose, you re absolutely right. this is about a humanitarian crisis, not only at the border but a worldwide phenomena. germany s addressing it. italy is addressing it, greece is addressing it. colombia right now has 3 million refugees from venezuela. you have cuban refugees. the cuban economy is decimated. same thing with honduras. this is not u.s., this is a world wide phenomena. and the fact that our colleagues
morning talking about the two suspects. we are starting to learn just a little bit more about the victims. he is the first victim to be officially identified. again, damian mein, one of the 14 who lost his life not far behind me here yesterday. at our news conference, tamron, our hope is that we learn more about some of the other victims here as well. yes, that certainly should be the focus today as well, craig. and let me now bring in with us california congresswoman loretta lynch. she represents the 46th district in nearby orange county, also senior member of the house homeland security committee since its inception after the 9/11 attacks. congresswoman, thank you so much for your time today. thank you so much. loretta sanchez, by the way. you said loretta lynch, thinking of our attorney general. who was with the president at the top of the hour when he made his comments. congresswoman sanchez, let me get your initial reaction to what we re hearing as this investigation continu
white house press secretary robert gibbs and joining us from capitol hill is democratic congresswoman from california s 46th district, congresswoman loretta sanchez. congresswoman, thanks so much for joining us. there are deadlines looming, and it sounds like nobody is at the captain s wheel. how confident are you that house republicans are going to do anything to avoid another government shutdown in january? well, i think they got burned by this last government shutdown, and i believe that they re going to work hard to ensure that that doesn t happen. there are plenty of republicans and democrats working together right now. i spoke to chairman david camp yesterday. he s working towards some tax reform. i m hoping this budget committee will come together, and what i m hearing out of that committee is not that they ll come out with the grand budget for the year or a grand plan to solve all of this but there will be baby steps. they ll get something under their belt and put it forward
fluke at that, that s where the district stops. if you look here, just where the water is, beyond tra stop light. it s essentially one block wide. about 300 yards. 46th district gop congressman dana roar ra balker did not agree to an interview. he lives across the street from lowenthal. i know my vote is worthless. reporter: he says it protecting the governments. it makes the government stagnant. there s no new blood in congress. we ll see what s happening. nothing is getting done these days. reporter: redistricting experts like douglas johnson also speaking to the willingness