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at this hour stock sell-off. the u.s. market sharply lower at this hour because of worries about a europe-based bank. whats happening and why republicans hold a hearing with the border patrol chief at the texas border but all 15 democrats on the committee skipped it the latest sign of the immigration divide also in texas new details from inside that courtroom where a trump-appointed judge is hearing arguments over whether to pull an abortion pill off the market nationwide. presid...

Political limb for us. thank you so much for that, mike now to new details from the federal courthouse in amarillo, texas. that hearing in a critical abortion case. nbcs morgan chesky is there for us morgan, what more are we learning about todays arguments? >> reporter: chris, argue aments ongoing right now inside this amarillo district courthouse where we know at last check the government was making their arguments. they were allotted two hours to do so. and this follows arguments made earlier ...

Legal fight last weve got that coming up ahead but for now house republicans are trying to put a spotlight on issues at the border by holding a hearing in texas democrats refusing to join what they described as a political stunt. nbcs ali vitali is following from capitol hill. have he we learned anything from this hearing so far? >> reporter: look, chris, this follows what the other hearings at the border that weve seen in recent weeks from house republicans looks like its them going to the bord...

Mike memoli is traveling with the president. i think that state has one of or the highest prescription drug prices in country. what are we expecting to hear from the president, mike >> well, chris, you look at those red arrows on wall street today, the latest indications of economic jitters still for many americans. but the president still thinks he has a strong economic case to make as he heads into a potential re-election campaign so hes going to be putting a lot spotlight on one of his major ...

Chris, but we do know those arguments are ongoing, expected to wrap up today and this is all being made to a judge as you mentioned appointed by president trump back in 2017, judge andrew kaczmarek who has been known to volunteer for multiple republican campaigns prior to his appointment. and so that is why critics of this lawsuit, chris, have essentially said this is a case of forum shopping where the plaintiffs sought out this particular district and this particular judge to hear this case whe...

Amarillo could of course impact the entire nation when it comes to that abortion drug methoprestone, the first pill taken in a two-pill combo thats been used in large part across the country for the past 20 years. dasha reporting earlier today, chris, that the plaintiffs made the arguments earlier today in two parts, number one, that the fda rushed the safety procedure when they approved miff pris-tone back 20 years ago and they also argue over time safety regulation s and/or restrictions have b...

Of another provision of the i.r.a., free vaccines. but the white house says they see this is a small dollar amount to some but for especially seniors on fixed incomes this is real money, real savings and theyre leading into an economic contrast with congressional republicans who have vowed to repeal the inflation reduction act. weve seen this repeatedly from president biden, picking a fight with congressional republicans as he waits for his potential republican opponent in 2024 to emerge about a...

Maybe she can do that. chris christie i guarantee will make a mistake. he has a tendency to put his foot in his mouth and i know a lot about that. >> talk about a pot-kettle situation. foot in mouth syndrome? martha: coming up right here it is new jersey and tampa. governor chris christie has never addressed an audience the size of the one he will see tonight. he will bring a little jersey to the proceedings. supporters are saying let chris be chris. insights from liz cheney. >> ill be down here...

Down and other folks are saying you have got to let chris be chris. is there any negatives to him being him? your opinion? >> i think for somebody to do what he has done, to prevail in new jersey as a republican with this straight talk. somebody who says we cannot afford not to deal with this debt crisis. we cannot afford to have this out of control spending we have got. i would not suggest chris christie ought to tone it down at all. i think this message is just right for the country. i think y...

Campaign, his new song "i built it" martha. martha: with isaac till out there. we have been discussing over the last 48 hours whether it will change the convention any further. what is the mood of the organizers in terms of how things are looking for them? >> reporter: i will tell you that the top brass at the rnc is watching what is going on with isaac with a huge pit in their stomach. they are hoping that nothing bad happens in southern louisiana, or in mississippi, that they dont have to canc...