going to happen. dana: that s true. jesse: what did he say? bret: good evening. i m bret baier, breaking tonight. blame game over the southern border intensifies as the migrant surges. the biden administration is pointing financingsers at republicans saying the g.o.p. is are rejecting throtion add more agents. this comes as democrats call on the white house to do more. as homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas faces a republican-led impeachment effort over dereliction of duty we will speak with secretary mayorkas live in moments. bill melugin is in eagle pass, texas again with the latest on the ground and we begin with white house correspondent jacqui heinrich live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. jacqui: good evening to you, bret. right now the white house and the house are not talking. even as a bipartisan group in the senate tries to work out a border policy reform deal they hope could also pass the lower chamber and unlock funding. and right now
the ingraham angle. breaking news just moments ago. the jeffrey epstein documents have been unsealed. we should know soon the names of the high profile people associated with the accused sex criminal. we re going through all of the pages, over 1,000 of them at this point right now and we ll bring you the details as soon as we can. so, don t go anywhere. as soon as we have those names, you will know about it. but, first, start with this. if i could guess what joe biden s new year s resolution is, i bet it s to make it easier for illegals to cross our border. and then stay here. and his move late tonight, tonight proves that we would be right. the doj is now suing the state of texas for making illegal immigration a state crime. starting in march, texas law enforcement officials would have been able to arrest and jail illegals and the judges could deport them out of texas to their home country. but that s unconstitutional according to the biden regime. texas cannot run its own i
fires at random, killing three elderly women. police taking down the gunman. a sergeant is wounded. fellow officers coming to her aid. the gunman s final message, and what his family is saying. also, the massive fire in charlotte, north carolina. more than a dozen people rescued. at least two missing. the inferno reaching 2,000 degrees. nbc news now reporting florida governor ron desantis is set to formally announce he is running for president, as disney cancels a $1 billion development in its feud with the governor. just breaking, a man rams his car through a gate at the vatican, before police stop him. we have late details. president biden in japan, while back home, negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit. where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out. one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale. how t
stop him we have late details president biden in japan, while back home negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale how to navigate it and at age 63, she is going back to where she feels most at home, outer space. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. once more we are seeing the horror of a mass shooting through the eyes of the heroes days after a teenaged shooter randomly killed three elderly women, police in farmington, new mexico, have released dramatic body camera video capturing the daring actions of police officers. in scenes we should warn you may find upsetting, the video captures officers rushing toward the danger, their long guns extended in front as one officer confr
cassidy hutchison was aide to chief of staff mark meadows. she says she was in the room when a number of conversations happened. she spoke to a special session of the january 6th committee this afternoon was w. eye-opening testimony. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill with the latest. good evening, hash shah. good evening, bret. the former president has already responded almost immediately during that hearing calling this witness bad news. but, her testimony was dramatic and may have already caused serious damage. do you swear a last-minute hearing with a surprise star witness. cassidy hutchison, special assistant to former president trump in the chief of staff s office told the house committee during the riot she first felt scared when mark meadows predicted the day could go down hill. he said something to the effect of there s a lot going on cass, but, i don t know, things might get real, read bad. when january 6th came hutchison p