about a week ago on top of a spacex falcon nine rocket. it has traveled a quarter of 1 million miles to the lunar orbit and now this engine right here is essentially the star of the show. over the next few hours first it is a 3d printed engine. it breeds both liquid methane and liquid oxygen. the first spacecraft in orbit to ever do that. and this engine is required to slow od down to just one meter per second and make what s called a soft landing or a controlled landing on the surface of the moon. and to do that, i mean, jake just think about it. it s like hitting a golf ball the spacecraft on the surface of the moon. and so in terms of timing, this is what it looks like starting at 06:12 p.m. we ve got the power descent initiation that s when that engine is really going to fire almost at full powered. then it 622, you have the hazard detection and avoidance. so this spacecraft is totally automated, so it relies upon cameras and sensors to guide the algorithm for its navig
tonight. the news continues right here on cnn welcome to the lead i m jake tapper in this hour and immediate chilling effect in alabama after a ruling by the state supreme court equating frozen embryos to children. the term quote, wrath of god, uses to justify the decision coming up. the ivf treatment now on hold in that state as clinic thanks. and patients in the state consider their legal liability plus the shocking headline today in the new york times that would grab the world s attention. that headline reads, quote us warns allies. russia could put a nuclear weapon into orbit amid this year we re going to start this hour with breaking news sources telling cnn that the white house is considering new executive action on the southern border. let s get straight to cnn s priscilla alvarez at the white house. priscilla, this executive action would target asylum for migrants. tell us more. that s right, jake, the idea here is to limit asylum at the us mexico border f
who are crossing are seeking asylum in the united states. now, what we know about the plan that is under consideration here, invokes and authority that s already an immigration law to try to restrict who it s eligible for asylum. again, if they cross unlawfully, this is something that does not affect people who are going to the legal ports of entry. now, what this also notes is the president embracing tougher border measures. we saw some something similar to this in that senate border compromise that included extraordinary powers given to the homeland security secretary to essentially shut down the border if certain triggers were met? well, it s unclear whether this would meet that threshold. it certainly shows the white house embracing what is a more restrictive measure on the u.s.-mexico border? now sources tell me that no final decision has been made, but notable, all the same the white house telling me in a statement, quote no executive action, no matter how aggressive ca
13 out of the 15 council members voted in favour, while britain abstained. france, a us ally, expressed regret that the measure had failed to pass, given what it called the disastrous situation on the ground . the us argued the text would jeopardise sensitive talks to end the war between hamas and israel, and proposed a temporary ceasefire instead. washington s resolution opposes israel s plans to invade the overcrowded city of rafah, saying it would harm civilians and push them into neighbouring countries. it also rejects any actions leading to the systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure and condemns calls by some israeli government ministers forjewish settlers to move to gaza. as a condition of the truce, it calls for the release of all hostages still being held by hamas. it s not clear when or if the text will be put to a vote. our north america editor, sarah smith, has more. it sarah smith, has more. is significant you have the white it is significant you have t
then you look at donald trump. it s not normal to pay $50 million in campaign contributions towards your personal court cases. it s not normal to mock the military. it s not normal to go and choose the side of a tyrant over our allies. it s not normal to have any of this happen. that s the problem. nikki haley making a final push in her home state ahead of tomorrow s republican presidential primary. we ll bring you more from the campaign trail in just a moment. msnbc and nbc news national affairs analyst john heilemann is standing by in charleston, south carolina. also ahead, the former informant charged with lying to the fbi about president biden and his son hunter is back in custody this morning. we ll explain why he was rearrested by federal authorities. plus, we ll show you what president biden is saying about his meeting with alexei navalny s widow and daughter. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, february 23rd. along with joe, willie, and me, w