the next two days will be critical for former president trump with major developments expected in three of his legal cases. overseas, palestinians are fleeing ahead of an expected ground invasion in the city of rafah, home to more than a million people, many of them refugees from other parts of gaza. and back at home, the amount of migrant encounters dropped from the record numbers in december. we re live at the southern border with the very latest on this humanitarian crisis. and we begin this very busy hour with two major stories we re following on capitol hill. the republican majority in the house is tightening after democrats flipped a key swing seat. nbc news projects democrat tom suozzi is the winner of the special election in new york to replace ousted republican congressman george santos. this race was centered on immigration and the economy, much like the issues all across our country. we won this race, we, you, won this race. because we addressed the issues
improper relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade. we ll have both hearings covered for you tomorrow morning right here on morning joe. a lot going on. that does it for us this morning, we ll see you tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. right now on ana cabrera reports, victory for democrats, tom swasey winning new york s special election. cutting the gop s already razor thin majority in the house and had maybe giving democrats a new road map for november. plus for the first time in 150 years, house republicans impeach a cabinet secretary. what s next as the bid to oust alejandro mayorkas now moves to the senate. and three of donald trump s legal cases set to reach a crescendo in the next 48 hours. from new york to georgia, we ll break down what to expect. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ann reporting from new york. we kbin with the big win for democrats overnight, tom suozzi claiming victory in new york s special election flipping a