coverage right now. good morning, it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, and 9:00 a.m. pacific. house republicans taking the first step to remove homeland security alejandro mayorkas over his handle of the border crisis. overseas, new details on a potential hostage deal that could pause the fighting in gaza. plus, what we are learning about the three soldiers killed in a drone strike in jordan. back here in the u.s., something like a sci-fi movie. his company has successfully implanted a chip in a human brain, and we will tell you the reasons why. we begin with the battle over the border, as the house makes a historic move against the cabinet official overseeing border security. right now the house homeland security committee is debating articles of impeachment over secretary alejandro mayorkas. this is the first time it has happened to a cabinet secretary in nearly 100 years. the articles accuse mayorkas of a willful unfollowing of the law. refusal to follow the law and a br
israeli troops disguised themselves as palestinians to kill a suspected terrorist in a west bank hospital. hamas political leaders do not rule out a hostage deal. with me this hour, former bush national security advisor steven hadley on the tensions throughout the region and mike lawler and jared moskowicz to punish iran. house republicans prepare to vote on launching impeachment hearings against homeland security secretary mayorkas, what could be the first impeachment of a sitting cabinet member since 1876. catherine cortez-mastro joins me with the latest on the border and the 2024 campaign. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the president has decided, he says, how and when to strike back against the iran-backed militias who killed three u.s. troops in jordan. he appears to have ruled out striking iran itself. i don t think we need a wider war in the middle east. that s not what i m looking for. local reports say that iranian-sponsored fighters ar
bring it, donald. show me what you got. also, alabama set to make history tonight for the controversial way it is scheduling to execute a convicted murderer. across the south, more than 30 million people bracing for another round of heavy showers and flooding that could linger for days. and a family reunion, 14 years in the making. a mom finally back with her family after being separated by her nation s broken immigration system. and we begin this morning with breaking news from here in new york city, where testimony has resumed in former president donald trump s defamation damages trial after a three-day pause. the former president is in court today for proceedings, and could testify in his own defense later today. trump was originally expected to testify on monday in the case, brought against him by writer e. jean carroll, but the trial was postponed after a juror got sick and one of trump s attorneys told the judge she was exposed to covid and was feeling sick. l
a.m. eastern. polls are open across new hampshire and the first primary of the 2024 republican race for the white house. it s now a one-on-one face-off between donald trump and nikki haley. today say make or break moment for the campaign, in a mission to beat donald trump after she finished third in iowa. but new hampshire marks an entirely different landscape. undeclared voters make up a state that is more suburban and more secular than iowa. past midnight, a bright state for the haley campaign in dixville notch, betweening all six votes that has endured since 1960. trump s opponents rallying around him in a show of force while haley took jabs on her own. so if you want a losing candidate who puts america last, vote for nikki haley. but if you want a president who puts america first every single time, you re going to vote for donald j. trump and you have to get out. so, what i will say to donald trump is, if you have that political elite, you can have them, because that
party is becoming more and more unified. the numbers in my opinion will be higher than what you are even seeing. you are seeing very big numbers. but you gotta go and vote. nikki haley is making what could be her last stand, betting her hopes on crushing the numbers of undeclared voters and doing better than expected with republicans. you have to work it. you have to fight for it. you have to earn every single vote. they want to see work. our reporters are at the polls. steve kornacki is at the big board ready to break it all down. yes. independents make up a bigger share in new hampshire than anywhere else. she s got to get that number. 65%, 70%, something like this. among republicans, that number is too low. it s got to take up closer to 30 points. joining me on this election day, haley s top supporter, new hampshire s popular republican governor, chris sununu, on her chances for an upset. he is not on today s ballot, but president biden s supporters are trying to