president biden is expected to deliver opening remarks at the global climate summit shortly. let s get straight to chief white house correspondent peter alexander is there with josh letterman. good morning to you both. the president wanted to say he nailed down a big win on climate funding before he got there. he can t do that. will the promises hold weight? reporter: it s a good question. it s obviously one that means that the president s own credibility is on the line as much as anything. the white house insists it is not a problem. we heard from jake sullivan this morning basically saying that none of the world leaders saying because the ink is not dry on the spending plans at home they don t believe the president s word on the matter. the president did want to have the plans sealed before arrivig here. the president is prepared to sign. he s optimistic that will happen this week but this is a make or break moment right now. we heard from boris johnson saying that we are
over at the white house, the president running out of patience. jen psaki take to set the microphone very soon, we believe, with new reporting out now that the administration says that it is time for budget talks to wrap up. why one senator this afternoon is making that more complicated. also this hour, what texas is telling an appeals court today about the state s near total ban on abortion and the deposition donald trump is now being ordered to give next week. one of those afternoons where we re ripping up the rundown. i m hallie jackson reporting from nbc headquarters in new york. and i m joined by our reporters on capitol hill. and so let s start on the latest on this january 6 committee situation. because there is an escalation now between the committee and steve bannon. absolutely right. and this is an in-flexion point, the january 6 committee announcing plans for its first criminal referral as part of the investigation to steve bannon for refusing to comply with a
campaign, you can tell he s moving forward reconvenes the investigation, the alleged hush money paid to alleged according to new nbc news reporting, da alvin bragg has dismissed a second letter from house republicans put seeking information into the back against republicans, making it their mission to investigate investigators. republicans, because they cannot govern on the issues, continue to use fearmongering tactics, red herrings, and playing the consistent victim to a so-called woke culture. that s how they re looking to govern, versus dealing with the facts of this particular case. and by the way, facts relayed to georgia, and facts related to the department of justice as well. stop, you know, president trump has to be held accountable for what he has done, and let s see if that accountability begins with an indictment in manhattan. for donald trump, it s back to the playbook as casting all of these investigations was nothing but a hoax. 2024 campaign in texa
rogue, we ll explain how it may complicate things for the d.a. what a nightmare. come on. literally. wow. president joe biden is back at the white house this morning following his momentous, three-day trip to eastern europe. before he left, the president took time once again to reassure allies that america will not tolerate russian aggression into nato territory. we ll also play for you president biden s comments on vladimir putin s decision to pull out of a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., and we ll show you how former president trump turned his trip to east palestine, ohio, into a branding operative. well he didn t throw paper towels, did he? not paper towels. he brought trump-branded water bottles. did he throw it? i don t know. pallets of trump-branded water. it s just tap water, guys. so fascinating week. i ve got to say, historic. people are going to remember, an american president going into a war zone, risking his life to show support for t
when da mar hamlin collapsed on the field. we ll have an update on his condition this morning. and happening right now, house republicans are holding a meeting ahead of a nail biter vote for kevin mccarthy s bid for speakership. steve kornacki will break down how historic it would be if he doesn t clear a first round. and in just a few hours, the suspect accused in the murder of four idaho students will peer in a courtroom. we ll have a live report from outside the courthouse. and in brazil, crowds are gathered to bid farewell to the late soccer legend pele. the only player to ever win three world cups. we begin with the latest on the condition of damar hamlin. the 24-year-old collapsed on the field last night after making a hit in the first quarter of the highly anticipated game against the cincinnati bengals. the bills say he suffered cardiac arrest and said, his heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the uc medical center for further test ask