issue. and when you actually go to border patrol counsel, those that see the chaos day to day, they re saying send us some help. yet it appears that help won t be coming from congress anytime soon. the bipartisan border bill that republican senator james lankford and others worked on for months is now dead. wal go through the republican-led chaos on capitol hill. plus, we ll take a look at a possible plan b on border security from the white house as president biden considers taking executive actions to address illegal migration. and also ahead we re going to break down the monumental case going before the supreme court later this morning that could determine whether donald trump stays on the presidential ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 8th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we have a packed show this morning, and we ll begin on kamt where the carefully crafted, bipartisan border security, and fo
government classified documents a whole lot different than the treatment afforded to his prede predecessor. let s go to peter doocy with the latest. president biden has no issues with his memory, so they think the special counsel must have felt pressure to put that in his report. republicans in congress and elsewhere have been attacking prosecutors who aren t doing what republicans want politically. here s the thing. that is what democrats are starting to do now as well. the comments that were made by that prosecutor gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate. so the way that the president s demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong. there s also a new white house cleanup to a clear-cut mistake president biden made last night talking about gaza and calling the president of egypt by the. of mexico s name. initially the president of mexico, c.c. did not want to open the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. he was clearly talking abo
biden s remarks, despite a switch from mitch mcconnell joining the house speaker and donald trump in trying to kill the bill without even a vote in congress. shuttle diplomacy. secretary of state tony blinken on his fifth trip throughout the middle east today, trying to strike a deal to pause the war in gaza and free the hostages. he is expected to speak this hour. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. there s crushing legal defeat for donald trump. today s d.c. court of appeals ruling says the former president, who the court calls citizen trump, has no right to the sweeping immunity he claimed from all prosecution. he can now face trial for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, barring some future decision if the supreme court takes the case. the former president is expected to appeal to the high court. today s ruling was unanimous and signed by the court making it more likely that the high court could just decline to consider any challeng
so whatever means there are to enforce it would suggest that they have to be federal national means. no, your honor, because ultimately it s this court that s going to decide that question of federal constitutional eligibility and settle the issue for the nation. sandra: all right, so any moment now we are expecting to hear directly from the white house. its first reaction to the landmark oral arguments at the supreme court that we all just heard moments ago that could alter the course of the country. hello, welcome everyone, a lot at stake. i m sandra smith in new york and yes, i did make it up to studio k. john: did you take the elevator or the stairs? sandra: i did, next time the stairs for sure, that would be a better idea. john: good to see you, sandra, john roberts in washington. this is america reports . court likes to say it s above politics but their interpretation over whether colorado can keep former president trump off the presidential ballot will have
good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m josé diaz-balart, the long awaited deal from negotiators is here. i know it s not seeming like that with all that s swirling around but this is a historic moment and i feel it. reporter: house speaker mike johnson says it is dead on arrival. life-threatening weather, has crews rescuing people amid flooding, and power outages. a deadly drone attack on a base housing u.s. troops in syria. it s the first since the u.s. launched a wave of strikes over the weekend. and in the race for president, new nbc news polling showing president biden s approval rating sinking to a new low, trailing behind former president donald trump in a general election matchup. we begin this morning on capitol hill where senate negotiators have finally released a text of a bill that would provide aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan in exchange for overhauling the nation s immigration system. after weeks of closed door meetings,