brand-new numbers this morning show 276,000 migrants crossing illegally in december. the highest monthly total ever. border patrol sources report more than 760,000 migrant encounters since october 1st. that s another record. the highest first quarter of any fiscal year. more on this breaking story throughout the hour. but first. former president donald trump is off the 2024 ballot in the state of maine. potentially big factor in what is expected to be a close race for the white house. good morning, i m mike emanuel in for bill hemmer. good morning, molly. molly: i m molly line in for dana perino. maine s democratic secretary of state following colorado s lead disqualifying trump based on the insurrection clause of the 14th amendment. a crime for which he was never charged. mike: colorado s ban is on home after the state gop appealed it to the supreme court. the former president faces challenges in many states including wisconsin and november. bellows is the first election
was with the agency for more than a decade has just been indicted in connection with his actions on january 6th. the accusation that his comments encouraged rioters to kill the police. that s next. plus, exclusive new footage of the moment in davenport, iowa, the building suddenly collapsing. what we now know about the three people officials say are likely still trapped in the rubble. also, off the ledge, with the u.s. no longer on the brink of an historic collapse, president biden and washington are breathing a whole lot easier today. we ll hear from the president in just a few hours as he prepares to sign the debt ceiling bill into law. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin right here in washington just five hours away from president biden s speech with nbc news white house correspondent monica alba. monica, what s the goal tonight? reporter: i think for the president, chris, it s really to convey the severity of this issue,
they say is lip service to a border crisis that to a party they demand presidential action and now. one of those lawmen, the montgomery county texas sheriff is here. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto on top of fast-moving developments at the border that don t ease with the changes now in government policy that shows no change in government policy. we have matt finn in eagle pass, texas with the very latest. matt? and neil, border patrol tells us that eagle pass, with we are is one of the busiest port of entries for illegals in the united states. safe to assume that some of the migrants are in washington d.c., have crossed in to this country here. we ve seen 100 plus migrants illegally cross in over my shoulder right now. this is a small group. they re waiting to be processed by border patrol. you can stand here every day in eagle pass, texas and basically see it s happening. we were here yesterday and the day before and saw 100 plus migrants each day. border patrol tells
behind the scenes. a specific meeting inside the white house is looming large. a meeting the committee says has been described to them as insane. a meeting that s preceded by hours, former president trump s tweet calling on supporters to be at a protest in jog on january 6th and that it would be wild. committee member jamie raskin who will lead today s hearing said when trump wrote this, he became the first president in american history to call for a protest against the peaceful transfer of power. committee says the hearing today will focus on how extremist groups were inspired by that tweet. how they mobilized in response, coming to washington that day. and also, what connections exist between trump s circle and these extremist groups. witnesses include rioter stephen ayres who talked about the civil war. and a former spokesperson for the oath keepers will also testify. we re also learning that the committee will reveal new information by members of congress to pressure fo
good morning and welcome to your new day. i m kristin fisher. good morning, kristen. i m boris sanchez. why one committee says their explanation doesn t make any sense. president biden is meeting with key leaders in saudi arabia saudi arabia. what he s hoping to achieve. and then the criticism over the meeting with the crown prince yesterday. truckers are struggling with diesel prices. their concerns as costs continue to climb, coming up. this may be my favorite of the day. the deep space discovery, the heartbeat sounds that have astronomers all aflutter. aflutter. i know. do you see what i did there? good morning and welcome to your new day. it is july 16th. you know, boris, it may be a saturday in the summer, but it s a busy saturday in the summer with the president s trip overseas and all these new revelations about the jan 67 committee. there is a lot going on. we re going to take you there. first there s concern over the text going add ups sent