wyoming has drawn a line in the sand. if we put you in power you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interests. if you don t, we will fire. you wyoming has put the politicians on notice, not just here but all across this great country that our representatives work for us and not the other way around. and in alaska, some polls are closing right now. always in a different time zone. incumbent republican, the summit cow ski, who also voted to impeach trump is facing kelly chiba who trump has endorsed. also saint former republican nominee sarah palin mount a political comeback. she s running for the house seat and we will keep you posted. those races as well. back in wyoming liz cheney reminded everyone that she is a proud conservative republican with that loves our party loves our country. more cnn s jeff zeleny is there and has this report from jackson. congresswoman those cheney in wyoming concedes defeat and her congres
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening there is breaking news as we come on the air tonight. a federal judge has just blocked the biden administration s plans to lift covid-related restrictions at the southern u.s. border the trump-era rule known as title 42 was set to end on monday but will now remain in place. it allows border agents to expel migrants without a chance at asylum the case was brought by a large group of republican state attorneys general amid warnings lifting the rule would unleash even more people trying to enter the country. sam brock is along the border tonight with late details sam, what happens now? reporter: lester, good evening the dramatic ruling is a defeat for the biden administration just three days before they wanted to lift title 42 it means that a two-plus year freeze on asylum seekers continues. but the administration says it disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal as border crossings reach new heights
you were texting with her when all of this was happening and she was locked in her safe room. thank you, mary, for your service. we re praying for israel. thank you so much. ainsley: you re welcome. second hour of fox & friends starts right now. brian: we start at the white house, president biden expected to formally take questions today. in a news conference for the first time since hamas news conference. lawrence: comes as secretary of state confirms confirms 33americans were killee terrorist group and more still missing. ainsley: family members of israelis held captive in gaza are meeting on capitol hill today. steve: i m in washington as the sun comes up and big news is mike johnson and the new front runner in the race and house speaker. we could see a vote starting at noon today in that building behind us. trey yingst on the ground in southern israel with the very latest, trey. reporter: good morning, israelis continue their strike against the gaza strip a
coast. ainsley is finally ready so i will start the show. ainsley: it s friday. i m running a little behind today. brian: we are live. we did not tape this ahead of time. ugly start. dangerous storms moving through the east, through louisiana after battering texas, killing at least four people in houston and leaving 1 million without power. lawrence: unbelievable. the house oversight committee moving to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt. that s not the craziest thing to come out of that hearing. watch. are your feelings hurt. oh, girl, baby girl. oh, really? don t even play. baby girl? i don t think so. got a little heated between women. brian: i don t think so. carley: we are going to show you all of that. plus, there s the church. there s the steeple, open the doors and there s the pickleball court with steve. is he live this morning checking out the sport that s fueling a faith movement down in your home state of texas, lawrence. law
than six weeks. and that comes as the u.s. military is becoming more aggressive in its response to attacks against service members in the wider region. we re going to go through all of that in just a moment. plus, the new donald trump dilemma for democrats. party officials seem to be shifting their strategy on how much coverage they want the former president to receive. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, november 22nd. the day before thanksgiving. i m jonathan lemire, and we re certainly grateful you re starting your day with us. we will begin this morning with breaking news. israel and hamas have agreed to a deal to release some of the hostages kidnapped during last month s deadly terror attack. qatar, which has been made the announcement late last night. the term of the agreement include a four-day pause in fighting. during that time 50 women and children will be released in stages. now, in exchange 150 palestinian women and children who ar