week getting worse. a trio of whistleblowers testifying on their experiences with bias in the bureau, they say all by design using scare tactics to silence opposing points of view. one whistleblower says he was forced to choose what he felt was right and feeding his family. i have since had to rely on charity, the fbi stopped paying me. you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. on one hand we want to try to get our jobs back because we are trying to do our patriotic duty. the other hand, we still have families to take care of. it s essentially a death sentence in the modern era. sandra: compelling testimony there. ben coming up this hour. welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two, i m sandra smith. john: i m john roberts. always great to have you here in d.c. sandra: fun to be here. john: kinda way to keep you here, siphon the gas out of your car. and adidas is selling a women s swimsuit by using a male model. critics say it s about so much more tha
survivors. their cries for help can be heard through the rubble. we need help. we need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. survivors being pulled from the wreckage including this toddler. i ll speak with a u.n. official about the recovery effort. also this morning, tensions flaerg with china as the u.s. rushes to collect the debris from that spy balloon. china calling it a clear overreaction. the fallout from that hanging over president biden one day out from his second state of the union address. what we know about tomorrow s high stakes speech. we re going to begin with those massive deadly earthquakes rocking turkey and syria. p nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest on the damage. i m joined by senior communications adviser and spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for the refugee office for middle east and north africa. the images coming out of the region are horrifying. children being pulled from
earlier demonstrated just how powerful those winds can be. there is the wind speed, as i am standing next to the building. i will take a knee. oops. i ll have to take a knee there. okay. you guys got it i m going back out. the powerful winds created record level storm surges in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. over 2 million are without power tonight. and flash flooding is still a major concern, with potentially up to 30 inches of rain predicted in some areas. let s go now to nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest on hurricane in. michelle, hurricane ian has been downgraded to a category one storm. what should residents in its path expect over the next 24 to 48 hours? i, they re great to see you. they can expect flood and rain we. need to prepare for that flash flooding. when it comes to water and hurricanes, that s the number one reason for deaths in hurricanes, it s the salt water, the storm surge that we talked about, and also fre
we ll have another vote at noon. you ll see some progress. i think there is light at the end of the tunnel. if that happens, hopefully that progress snowballs and members who are holding out feel pressure in their districts or from others to unify with the party and do the right thing and elect a speaker so we can work on the issues that matter. bill: brand-new hour begins now. david spunt has the duties in d.c. hi. two hours until the house is back in session. a lot of people think it may be a safe bet we won t see a speaker elected at least right away. members elect will vote for the seventh time on the speaker of the house issue. kevin mccarthy hopes the needle moves in miss his direction. mccarthy ended his day with 201 yesterday. they voted for byron donald, a two year congressman from southwest florida, naples. this group some call the gop rebels led by matt gaetz, scott perry and lauren boebert. here she is last night. isn t it time for you to pack it in and
that, we are still waiting on. fox news chief legal correspondent anchor of fox news at night shannon bream starts us off tonight with a big ruling. good evening, shannon. shannon: good evening, bret. after years of turning away numerous cases challenging gun laws across the country, the supreme court has weighed in a big way on the second amendment, broadening the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry legally owned firearms outside of their homes. i m disappointed. the president may be, but gun rights advocates say they are feeling vindicated. we are not the problem. they are celebrating today s 6 to 3 supreme court opinion finding new york s restrictive framework for conceal carry permits unconstitutional. the challenge to the law arose because it requires applicants for a conceal carry permit to show a specialized need for self-protection. writing for the majority justice clarence thomas says the second amendment is not a second class right. adding: new york s