facing in finding the vessel? reporter: jake, we just had an update from the u.s. coast guard. they confirmed how difficult this is. remember, you said about 12,000 feet. they confirmed it could be that far down in terms of the deep ocean search they have to conduct here. almost two and a half miles. they have three to four assets in the air and sea searching. the problem is that the coast guard admits, this is what they call a remote area. they re going to muster as many resources as they can and it includes commercial vessels. he was clear, as of right now while they re putting listening devices on the surface of the water to hear anything, they are relying on more resources being deployed, perhaps as well by the canadian military in the coming hours so they can launch a rescue mission in what we call a deep sea mission rescue. this will be quite difficult. he s saying they could have come closer to the surface, but the area they ve got to search is so large. they lost co
hello again, thanks for being with us. it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york with this special second hour on this federal holiday, and we are following breaking news this morning. america s secretary of state holding a high pressure meeting with china s president xi. did that one-on-one do anything to settle the simmering tensions between our two countries. extreme weather, millions remain under threat, even as communities reel from the aftermath of devastating tornados also ahead, a terrifying close call at one of the busiest airports in the country, a passenger capturing the video of this plane s wing almost hitting another plane on the runway. and later, celebrating juneteenth, we ll take you to galveston, texas, known as the birthplace of this federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery here in america. but first the breaking news out of china where u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met just a couple of hours ago with pres
passenger. the company says they re exploring and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back safely. we re awaiting an update from the coast guard in about a half an hour and we ll take you there. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. we go to alexis mcadams. we re waiting on the update from the coast guard. this comes as the coast guard is coordinating an all hands on deck active search and rescue mission for this missing sub. the coast guard working to find the five mission specialists on board including world explorer hamish harding. i pulled up an instagram post by hard ago few minutes ago. he talked about how excited he was to go on the dive and says the team has a few legendary explorers, some of which that did this over 30 times since 1980 oceangate expeditions is the american company that launched the submarine, which is the size of a minivan. about 350 miles southeast in the atlantic is where they are located. it didn t come back last night. they called the coast
hey there, everyone. i m alex witt at nbc world headquarters here in new york city. our top stories this hour, we are awaiting a key meeting that could be critical in helping the crisis on the southern border, as,000 more migrants begin their long journey north. secretary blinken and other officials plan to how old talks with mexico s president. we re look at what s at stake as resources are stretched to the limits. tension in the west bank after a new israeli drone attack kills six palestinians, and increasing threats from settlers put pressure on palestinians, who say they re being pushed out of their homes. back here in the u.s., gun shop owners are noting a new trend. black women buying guns at a rapid pace. what s behinds the spike in sales? we begin this hour with that critical meeting in mexico city. a u.s. delegation led by secretary blinken arrived in mexico just a few minutes ago. they ll meet with the president lopez obrador, as the administration trying to g
appeals court to toss his 2020 election interference case arguing that he was carrying out white house duties at the time and therefore immune to prosecution. this move coming one day after the supreme court declined to rule on the immunity question for now. it is a blow for special counsel jack smith who sought a speedy decision. that trial like trump s three other criminal cases might play out while voters are casting ballots in the 2024 election meaning trump s political future could be determined before the juries decide his criminal fate. also new, trump s team is planning to challenge the colorado supreme court decision to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot for allegedly inciting the insurrection. a source with knowledge of trump s plans tells nbc news they intend to file an appeal after the christmas holiday. that could have implications far beyond colorado especially in the 16 other states with open legal challenges to trump s eligibility for offic