scene. the former republican vice president dick cheney who served in the house many years ago accompanied his daughter liz cheney where he spoke with reporters. his words aimed squarely at current day republican leaders who give donald trump s big lie a pass. it s not a leadership that resembles any of the folks i knew when i was here for ten years. also this morning, a forceful speech from the president of the united states, joe biden. the president s warning, our democracy remains one year later quite fragile. biden telling the nation today, he will climb into the foxhole as he put it to win the battle of our time. i did not seek this fight brought to this capitol one year ago today. but i will not shrink from it either. i will stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. not allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. we will make sure the will of the people is heard that the battle prevails, not violence. but a thauthority in this natio will alwa
little bit of the virginian surfacing in me. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. hours from now we will get our first taste of how fulton county district attorney willis plans to prosecute her case against donald trump. the georgia election interference case will take center stage in a federal court hearing tomorrow. codefendant and former white house chief of staff does will be arguing for the charges against him be moved to federal court and possibly dropped. he claims he should have immunity because he was acting, he says, in his capacity as a federal employee under then- president trump. fanni willis is expected to lay out arguments for why trump, meadows and the other 17 defendants wrote the law in her state. it could be a pivotal moment in determining those proceedings in atlanta. joining me now is former republican congressman, will hurd , congressman, great to see you. thanks so much. let s get right to what s happening with the trump cam
his pivotal speech tonight in prime time here on nbc. with the rematch now set against former president trump, mr. biden looking to jump-start his campaign. the major announcement he ll make about a u.s.-led emergency mission in gaza, and what he ll say about the border, abortion rights, and inflation. also, terrifying takeoff. a united airlines plane, the tire falling off, crushing a car below. the flight diverted. what we re learning. the u.s. army sergeant accused of selling the military secrets to china. the charges announced today. the trial of the father of a michigan school shooter under way. you ll hear the tape played in court. the frantic 911 call he made the day of the massacre. the severe weather threat across the southern plains. we re tracking it. inside the mission to air drop aid into gaza. our richard engel aboard a plane bringing desperately needed relief. the report on the shooter who killed 18 people in maine. what a new analysis is revealing a
reason is border is not secure is donald trump and his maga republican friends. you see millions and millions of people coming across the border illegally. we don t know where they come from. bill: you get the tale of two borders today. president biden and former president trump will be on the u.s. mexican border in different locations. dueling visits could not be more different. dana has the week off. i m bill hemmer in new york city. happy leap day to everybody. welcome back to you in new york. gillian. gillian: is it tomorrow? i don t know. bill: every four years we re here. gillian: this is america s newsroom. former president trump is heading to eagle pass in texas. that s the heart of the current iteration of this border crisis. agents have apprehended over 2,000 migrants in the past five days. bill: p president biden is going to brownsville. agents have nabbed a few dozen migrants this week. the city is protected by razor wire. gillian: the problem has
judge jeanine: i will tell you, you are so smart, bret. shannon: thank you. bret: that s what i heard on the street. thank you. good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, we are covering two major stories. the u.s. is hitting russia with more than 500 new sanctions on the eve of the second anniversary of the ukraine invasion. the penalties are also in retaliation for the death of kremlin critic alexei navalny. but, we begin bret: with the border crisis in this country. there has been there have been new mass street releases of migrants today into the streets into the san diego sector. this comes as we learn new information about the number of foreign nationals at the border and how few were actually deported. this is all new information. correspondent bill melugin is in san diego right now with all of this as it s breaking. good evening, bill. bret, good evening to you. illegal crossings have really been surging here at the california border in recent weeks.