house. as republicans fail to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. on the campaign trail, presidential hopeful nikki haley vows to press on despite a stinging loss in nevada. more voters choosing not to pick a candidate than back her. plus, a supreme court showdown in less than 24 hours over former president donald trump s ballot battle in colorado. and a historic verdict out of michigan, for the first time a parent is convicted of involuntary manslaughter in her child s school shooting. we ll talk to a father whose son was killed in that tragedy about what the decision means to him. and we begin this morning with the chaos that has erupted on capitol hill over efforts to deal with the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. this afternoon, the senate will take a series of procedural votes related to the bipartisan border bill and funding for ukraine, israel and other national security priorities. today s votes followed a stunning night for house
first, new year, new congress and new problems for kevin mccarthy as he struggles to secure the speaker s gavel. the pushback he s getting from his caucus with time right nowing out to secure the votes he needs before republicans take control of the house. it s one of the busiest travel days for what has been one of the craziest travel seasons in recent memory. ahead, we re on the ground at one of america s busiest airports. and you ll want to turn up the volume for this one. who stands to benefit from new big changes for retirement plans and student loan payments this year? how it could affect your bottom line. plus, the new restrictions for women in afghanistan that groups say will cost lives. about 25 hours from now, the 118th congress will convene with republicans in charge of the house of representatives. but it s still far from certain who their next speaker will be. nbc news has obtained a letter written on sunday by a group of nine current and incoming house r
rolling out a new lawsuit to protect abortion access. why that is a significant moment for this administration. we ll go live one-on-one with one of the top homeland security advisers on that drone strike that killed a top al qaeda leader. we have a lot to get to in the next 60 minutes. let s start off in washington. with our team of responds following every move as voters are voting. vaughn hilliard is in phoenix, and shh keel kweel brewster is out there. we have so many people looking at arizona. this is a thing that everyone will be talking about tonight. is dlt dth going donald trump going to be able to sweep in arizona? s tell me what you re seeing on the ground. reporter: the polling right now indicates that kari lake, finchom for governor and attorney general are top front runners. but the big question is from both camps on every one of these campaigns i have talked to is there are a lot of questions about who ultimately shows up here in this final 24 hours. there
the committee is also expected to take a deeper drive dive into the lies that led to supporters violently storming the capitol. we are by the president of the united states! he personally asked for us to come to d.c. that day. and i thought, for everything he is done for us, the only thing that he is asking me is it is hard to know right now just how much east trumpy detail we heard on thursday moved the needle among the 20 million americans who tuned in, according to nielsen s rating data. whether it was learning that former attorney general bill barr thought that trump s elections were quote, bs, or whether ivanka trump agreed. or that trump reportedly told his staff that vice president, quote, deserve to be assassinated. or even the never before seen footage of just how violent trump s riders were. the full impact of the hearings has gets to play itself out. still. congresswoman liz cheney had a stark warning for recalcitrant republican politicians who continue
is prime minister netanyahu going to yield to president biden s calls for brief humanitarian pauses in the air war to protect palestinian civilians? he and the u.s. are ruling out growing demands for a complete cease-fire. i don t think there s going to be a general cease-fire. it s not that i don t think. i think it will hamper the war effort, our effort to get our hostages out. the only thing that works on these criminals and hamas is the military pressure that we are exerting. we will have more on the fallout from donald trump s wild day on the witness stand and look ahead to ivanka s testimony tomorrow. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. happy election day. we have a preview of what s at stake in key governor and state legislative contests that could signal which party has an edge going into 2024. in deep red kentucky, popular democratic governor andy beshear tries to hold off a challenge from the republican state attorney general who has su