heavy rain coming yet again. trevor ault in the storm zone. rob marciano timing all of this out. the potentially record-breaking heat across multiple states, and it s not just the oous. across europe, too. in the u.s., from houston to miami to phoenix. las vegas now expected to set a high temperature never seen before there. and just a short time ago, phoenix now marking its 14th straight day of 110 degrees or higher. matt rivers in phoenix on climate and this heat. and a remarkable note tonight. the temperature of the says fault there. tonight, the breaking news from hollywood at this hour. act tomorrows voting to go on strike tonight. writers already on strike. the first time this has happened in more than 60 years. abc news confirming tonight jared kushner has now testified before the january 6th federal grand jury investigating former president trump. and new reporting here tonight on the line of questioning for kushner. jon karl is here. the young new york city a
heavy rain coming yet again. trevor ault in the storm zone. rob marciano timing all of this out. the potentially record-breaking heat across multiple states, and it s not just the u.s. across europe, too. in the u.s., from houston to miami to phoenix. las vegas now expected to set a high temperature never seen before there, and just a short time ago, phoenix now marking its 14th straight day of 110 degrees or higher. matt rivers in phoenix on climate and this heat, and a remarkable note tonight, the temperature of the asphalt there. tonight, the breaking news from hollywood at this hour. actors voting to go on strike tonight. writers already on strike. the first time this has happened in more than 60 years. abc news confirming tonight jared kushner has now testified before the january 6th federal grand jury investigating former president trump, and new reporting here tonight on the line of questioning for kushner. jon karl is here. the young new york city attorney acc
alliance among them. at one point, a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came at the very end. on his way out of the capital, at around two a.m. after finally taking his oath of office as speaker, mccarthy stopped to talk to reporters to give special thanks to a special someone. i do especially think president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning, somebody wrote that out of what he was there, and he was all in. he was all in. kevin mccarthy maybe the speaker, but this is donald trump s house. built on the backs of trump s republican acolytes whose jobs depend on the support of donald trump s own base. but dynamics that were on display during a four-day speakership battle have continued to play out in the six months since. the chaos caucus republicans, many of whom are trump loyalists and some of whom participated in the attempt to deny mccarthy the speakership, brought the cou
santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
majority in the house. so, it s understandable that and almost justified that mccarthy is not wanting to ruffle any feathers before this important vote on january 3rd. all right. nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa thank you so much. thank you for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. and there it is, the u.s. capitol. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 29th. and we re going to get right to the news. prosecutors are turning up the heat on congressman-elect george santos, after the revelations he lied about his resume. we re going to have more on the investigation by a fellow republican district attorney. plus, the very latest on the weather emergency in buffalo, new york. first, the snow, and now concerns about flooding and questions about the response to the deadly blizzard. and we re following the latest on the southwest airlines meltdown. more cancellations and delays