arguing in the courts that he is immune from prosecution means that it s all but impossible to start a trial on march 4th, just over a month from now. but that news could clear the way for another one of trump s criminal cases. the ex-president could be in the courtroom in manhattan just eight weeks from now. the manhattan d.a. charging him with 34 felony counts for trying to cover up a sex scandal this the weeks before the 2016 election. that trial is currently scheduled for march 25th, and in less than two weeks, a hear willing be held to decide if that date holds. according to reporting from the new york times, alvin bragg and his team of prosecutors have been quietly plugging away. last month, it was reported and news breaking just yesterday in a related case that could give bragg a boost. once again, from the new york times. he once said understand weeseleberg knows where all the financial bodies are burr yesterday, and while it does not involve him flipping on
right now, president biden vowing to respond after three u.s. troops were killed by a drone in the middle east. plus a bipartisan deal in congress could lead to the first major immigration overhaul in decades. and what might be the broadest campaign promise we ve heard in a while, donald trump claims that he will deliver nothing short of world peace. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is monday, january 29. 5:00 a.m. here in washington where intelligence agencies are working to determine exactly which iran backed militia to hold responsible for a drone attack on a small u.s. outpost in jordan near the syrian border that killed three american soldiers. officials say at least 34 more troops were injured in the attack. it is a number likely to rise as soldiers report symptoms oftrau. president biden vowed that the u.s. will hold all those responsible to account at a time and manner of our choosing. we had a tough day l
it is 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we re tracking several breaking stories right now. israel strikes back, targeting iran overnight. the fallout as tensions grow in the middle east. here at home, a critical vote under way right now on capitol hill to advance a whopping package of aid to ukraine and israel. in new york city, jury selection back under way in donald trump s criminal hush money trial, a full panel of 12 in place as they search for five more people to fill the alternate seats. and we begin with breaking news on capitol hill, where happening right now the house is voting on whether to consider a package of bills with $95 billion in aid for ukraine, israel and the indo-pacific. joining us now from capitol hill is nbc s ali vitali. what is happening right now? reporter: look, just in the last minute or two, jose, since we came on the air with you, democrats who had seemingly been holding their votes back from this rule vote just i
today. joining us now is nbc news gabe gutierrez at the white house. raf sanchez in tel aviv. also with us is retired general barry mccaffrey, former gulf war division commander and nbc news military analyst. gabe what do we know about the pauses? reporter: hi there, jose, good morning. news on several fronts here. a short time ago, we heard from the national security council spokesperson admiral john kirby an he said four-hour humanitarian pauses each day, three-hour warning would be given before those humanitarian pauses each day. the idea here being to be able to allow people to get from northern gaza to southern gaza. he srian corridors, including one road a coastal road that should make it easier for people to get into southern gaza. now, the president, though, was also asked about this, as he left the white house. he s heading to an economic event in illinois. but he also made some news because he was asked about the negotiations for a three-day humanitarian pause a
Two Houthi-linked tanker captains, Vivek Ashok Pandey and Sandeep Singh Choudhary, both Indian nationals are among ten individuals, vessels and entities sanctioned by OFAC