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years and did nothing about it. customers of which there were thousands were frustrated and they want answers. it s horrible to be sitting in an airport for five hours. it shows the lack of leadership. there was a major problem. a disconnect somewhere. this should not be happening this day in age. we shouldn t be having this kind of ground stoppage throughout the country. it makes no sense to me. dana: the hearing about begin in moments with one notable absence, southwest ceo jordan will not face questions because of a previous commitment. lydia hu has what to expect. hi. good morning. the hearing before the senate committee on commerce, science and transportation is scheduled to start around now. southwest chief operating officer is expected to apologize again for the holiday meltdown that stranded an estimated 2 million passengers over the christmas holiday. lawmakers will demand answers on why the budget airline was unable to adequately cope with the massiv ....
going to do now? we may get some early answers when the white house briefing starts just a few minutes from now. and we have some brand-new information about the two americans who survived. plus, one republican lawmaker calling bs on tucker carlson s narrative that january 6th was a peaceful protest. another republican calling it flat out a lie. the capitol police are going further, insisting it invites the prospect of more antigovernment violence. and president biden s big pitch for 2024 that he s the only one who can save medicare. how it fits with his larger message to voters and contrasts with maga republicans he says are intent on making things worse. but, we begin with that breaking news. two of the four americans kidnapped in mexico just a few days ago have been murdered. two others are alive and we just learned minutes ago that they are now back across the border to the u.s. one of them, though, injured. a state department briefing is scheduled next hour w ....
they re striking over plans to raise the retirement age. rising tensions, tough new talk from china s foreign minister who warns that u.s. and china are headed for confrontation and conflict, unless the u.s. changes course. state of emergency. the situation increasingly dire in communities in the southern california mountains. residents remain trapped after that unprecedented snowfall. and we re about to get an update from the state department on the late news that two of the four americans kidnapped in mexico last week are dead. what we re learning now about the whereabouts and conditions of the other two americans. our nbc news reporters are around the country and world with the latest developments. we want to begin at the state department where we re about to hear from those officials for the first time since we learned of the american deaths in mexico. nbc s morgan chesky is in brownsville, texas, just north of where the americans were kidnapped. what are the ....
how you relate with him, that is the beauty of god. ashley: jackie ibanez has the latest details. police found the councilwelcome dead inside her car on wednesday night. the family heard multiple gunshots before calling police. our friends said there were two sets of four shot,s, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. they looked outside and saw somebody running into the woods which lead to the parkway. the fbi has confirmed it is working on the case, meantime, her family and friends believe she was targeted. for somebody to get so close to somebody and shoot them so many times, it has to be personal. it could have been many reasons why somebody would hurt somebody like her, she was a beautiful soul and loved everybody and always smiled. she would take her jacket off to give to you, she was a light. the murder sending shockwaves through the community. she was a devoted wife, mother, emt and pastor. eunice was a dedicated member of the council, the fact she was taken ....
this situation. we re awaiting that. we ll hear the president s plan, we re told, of action. china today claims that balloon is just a civilian air ship used for research and that it got blown off course. all the way to montana? it just so happens that it was very close to a sensitive site in that state. 1 of 3 in the nation with nuclear weapon silos. it also houses ballistic missiles. montana in red on the map for a reason this hour. deafening reaction so far, bipartisan lawmakers biden allowing on-demand access to our u.s. airspace is dangerous. it is not okay. some republicans, including 2024 hopeful nikki haley, calling on president biden to shoot it down. congressman andy biggs calling biden a affectless commander in chief. secretary of state antony blink en was scheduled to travel to beijing but now the trip is postponed indefinitely. senator tom cotton says biden must answer as to why he hasn t secured u.s. airspace. the president walking away from questions mome ....