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
coming out or anything like that. a big celebration expected today. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on social media. you can watch clips online. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, the house on fire. republicans impeach homeland security secretary mayorkas on its second try by one vote over a policy dispute. no evidence of wrongdoing. the immigration issue driving democrats to a special election victory in new york, flipping a seat in long island held by george santos. craig melvin s one on one with nikki haley, hitting back at donald trump. the problem now is, he is not the same person he was in 2016. he is unhinged. he is more diminished. richard engel in ukraine as president biden slams donald trump for pressuring the house to block critical funding for the war. no other pr