moscow next. happening right now, historic winter storm is pummeling bringing heavy winds snow and ice after slamming the rockies. we ll take you live to minneapolis. also this morning, the epa has now ordered norfolk southern to play for all cleanup operations related to the toxic chemical spill triggered by a train derailment in ohio earlier this month. we ll tell you which major political figures are heading to east palestine today. president biden is wrapping up a high stakes trip to europe as tensions continue to escalate between the u.s. and russia. this morning the president reacted to vladimir putin s decision to suspend participation in the last remaining arms control agreement between the u.s. and russia, calling it a big mistake. his response came hours after sharp new rhetoric from one of putin s top allies who told a russian news agency, quote, if the u.s. wants to defeat russia, we have the right to defend ourselves with any weapon, including the nuclear k
Killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. We have now learned their names. They are in the New York Times oped, The Organizations founder Chef Jose Andres called them the best of humanity. He went on to say, quote in the worst conditions, after the worst Terrorist Attack in its history, it is time for the best of israel to show up. You cannot save the hostages by bombing every building and gaza. You cannot win this war by starving an entire population. President biden personally spoke with Chef Jose Andres and released a statement condemning the strike, saying in part, quote, they were providing food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their deaths are a tragedy. Joining us this morning, nbcs molly hunter, Nbcs Kelly Odonnell at the white house, amna nawaz. Israel says theyre investigating the strike. What have we learned so far . Jose, thats right. They say they will complete a thorough investigation, but i just wanted to bring you up to dat
Maybe more than dozens of rockets fired at this city as hamas said would happen. So far it seems the israeli Missile Defense systems have been able to contain this attack, at least as far as we can report from what we are seeing. Richard engel on the front lines. This as the u. S. Officials describe the Terrorist Groups tactics against israelis and american citizens as i. S. I. S. Level savagery. She was terrified. She was saying, mommy, we are trying to get out of here, but im bleeding. We were shot. Everybody here was shot. She said, mommy, im afraid i will die. I said, no, you are not going to die. Then i heard shooting all around very close to the car and started Hearing Voices in arabic talking to each other, shouts at each other. I was so afraid. We are waiting for sagi to come home. We do not know what fate he met along as i said with dozens of other people. So you understand, these arent all 35yearold men. These are children. These are aged people and everything in between. Isr
So no doubt his words hit home as ignacious argues that bidens advanced age is a huge liability. Hes will says his running mate and her unpopularity is a big liability for democrats president ial hopes in 2024. He argues that this means that she needs to go. That combination seems to me to be potentially dangerous for the democrats in fending off what would be a disaster, a revenge presidency by donald trump. Quite a startling oped that some of us saw last night. Ari fleischer joins us. Lee carter is here and leslie marshall, all weighin on what this means for bidens potential candidacy. First, new reaction from the white house to speaker mccarthys announcement that he will launch an Impeachment Inquiry in to President Biden. Certainly not going to speculate on what has been a baseless inquiry that the House Republicans cant even really defend themselves. And that many House Republicans have said they couldnt support their own votes. So we bring in the chair of the house ways and means
quick break and come back with a whole lot more. breaking news coverage as first group of hostages is released. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports on msnbc and i thank you for that. e diaz-balart reports on msnbc and i thank you for that you want to be able to provide your child with the tools or resources they need. with reliable internet at home, through the internet essentials program, the world opened up. fellas, fellas. that s how my son was able to find the hidden genius project. we wanted to give y all the necessary skills to compete with the future. kevin s now part of this next generation of young people who feel they can thrive. good morning. just over 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. 6:01 p.m. in tel aviv. breaking news on msnbc, a regional diplomat with knowledge of the situation confirms to nbc news that the 13 israeli hostages have been freed and are in the hands of the red cross. they are in egypt. a live look at what is