making sure that our families are taken care of. making sure that the families in our communities are taken care of. and what we ve seen in this chamber is tough. it s tough to watch. it s tough to imagine what would happen in this chamber today if we were debating social security and medicare. what would happen? what would the votes be? where would people stand? that s why it s important that hakeem jeffries leads this body. on behalf of the democratic caucus, i am nominating the leader of the governing party in this chamber, hakeem jeffries from new york. [ cheers and applause ] for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? madam speaker, i would like to rise to nominate byron donalds for speaker of the house. the gentlewoman is recognized. i ve known byron for roughly about four years now. and being that he s from the state of florida i can tell you that i ve come to know him on both the campaign trail and personally. but i want to clarify something real
february of 2021, signs pointing to a recession soon if they are not already there. and with that cheery news, we kick off the day. john roberts in washington. harris said have a great weekend, i m with it. let s pull up stakes and go home. sandra: go with it. great to be with you, john. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . latest response from the white house seems to be about semantics with the president and his team trying to change the definition of a recession. the administration is also claiming the economy is in strong shape due to a hot labor market and falling gas prices. john: millions of americans struggling to afford groceries and to fill up their tanks as inflation runs rampant. sandra: mike emmanuel is live on the north lawn, white house says don t look here, not recession, but the white house seems to counter what millions of americans are actually feeling. sandra, you are right. white house officials are already downplaying this week s
day. the district police chief made the decision to hold officers back from the robb elementary classroom. the shooter locked himself inside. now we know those officers waited for nearly 80 minutes. it was a terrifying nearly hour and a half for the entire school. here is what one teacher told her students to do when she heard the gunfire. she spoke with our ore morgan chesky. i just kept hearing boom, boom, boom. it kept going off for what felt like an eternity. reporter: as the gunman walked towards her school, nicole shouted for her kids to hit the floor seconds before glass shattered her classroom. i had one student laying on top of me, and i had a bunch of other students right over here by me. i just remember praying, please, god, please, god, keep us safe. reporter: she and her students managed to get to safety. when she learned as many as 19 officers waited 47 minutes before engaging the gunman, she said this where do you believe blame should lie? on the pe
warning congress that failing to pass more ukraine aid would be, quote, the greatest christmas gift for vladimir putin. but house speaker mike johnson saying no new money for ukraine unless democrats agree to tackle tougher border policies. is there any path forward? our team in washington and moscow tonight. also this evening, new divisions between the u.s. and israel. president biden warning israel is losing international support because of the, quote, indiscriminate bombings of gaza. and the new reporting on israel flooding hamas tunnels. after the backlash to her testimony about antisemitism, why harvard s board says it s supporting the school s embattled president. the nightmare flight. a delta plane diverted to remote canada. 270 passengers on board for more than 20 hours. how did it happen? as u.s. and china tensions rise, our rare look inside, and how america is fighting the growing space arms race. our nbc news on hidden junk fees at car dealerships. the
as they re advised to boil water. details just coming in on a shark attack off southern california. the victim rushed to the hospital with what are being called significant injuries. american voters are divided over donald trump s conviction. the new abc news/ipsos poll that shows half believe the guilty verdict was correct, but nearly the same number of people call it politically motivated. trump lashes out again at his opponents saying they re sick. the former president now warned of a breaking point if he s kept under house arrest. the historic election in mexico. the country all but guaranteed to have its first female president. the campaign marred by political violence with dozens of candidates killed. what the election means for u.s./mexican relations. the pressure building on benjamin netanyahu to accept the gaza cease-fire deal outlined by president biden but he s facing pushback from his coalition. could this cost him his job, and will hamas accept the terms?