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mexicos government and an update on the survivors. this hour, panic in the skies after a united airlines passenger threatens a flight attendant and tries to open an emergency door mid-flight. tackled by passengers and crew, adding to a string of problems confronting the faa. the battle over reproductive rights. californias governor cutting ties with walgreens for refusing to sell abortion bills. they are refusing to sell them across the country, even where its legal. in texas, they...

coast of myrtle beach, south carolina, collecting the wreckage of the downed balloon. republicans are condemning president biden for failing to take action on the balloon sooner. lets get the latest on the balloon and todays recovery efforts, zachary cohen is here. zachary, what more are we learning about this balloon and, i guess, at some point, they need to pull it up out of the ocean and start examining it. >> i think at this early stage, u.s. officials are not buying the chinese go...

administration acted indecisively and waited too long, letting the balloon float across the continental u.s. for days. president biden says the military advised him there would be less danger to the public in shooting down the balloon once it got over the ocean. lawmakers are reacting sharply and along party lines. >> i want to start by doing something that i dont do very often, which is commending joe biden for actually having the guts to shoot this down. that was the right thing to d...

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 carlsons 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 bidens big pitch for...

theyre striking over plans to raise the retirement age. rising tensions, tough new talk from chinas 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 were about to get an update from the state department on the late news that two of the four ame...

>> its how you use your radar. we typically are focused on things that are moving fast. and so its a bit more difficult to collect on slow moving objects like a balloon. and as they made adjustments, they were able to seize that. >> the secretary of defense giving an explanation for the string of unidentified objects over the northern united states. it comes as president joe biden may address today how his administration will deal with other objects in the future. also happening this m...

our girls. this week i found cause to worry about young men. this headline from the hill caught my eye. most young men are single, most young women are not. the story reported that as of 2022, pew research center found 30% of u.s. adults are neither married, living with a partner, nor engaged in a committed relationship. nearly half of all young adults are single. look at these numbers. 34% of women, nice as many. i pulled the story and red with interest. since 2019. the share of men w...

today ukraine battles its way into a second year of war defying russian expectations and denying moscow the swift victory it expected. this was the view one year ago yesterday as russian tanks rolled into ukraine launching its unprovoked war. to mark the anniversary, western allies bathed their landmarks in the colors of ukraines flag and more importantly pledging more financial support. the u.s. has announced a $2 billion package. 8 million ukrainians have fled their country. of those...

which will give us a new look at the investigation into former president trumps efforts to intervene in the 2020 election in georgia. in ohio, a frustrated community demands answers during a heated town hall about the train derailment that released toxic chemicals nearly two weeks ago. a live report ahead on what we can expect as the epa administrator heads there today. plus we have an nbc news exclusive report. president biden plans to deliver his most extensive public remarks yet...

to the 2020 election. coming up, what it tells us and what it could mean for donald trump. and at this hour, a message from residents of east palestine, ohio, to federal, state, and local officials. do your jobs because we are scared and were worried. just a short time ago, the head of the epa arrived at the site of that toxic train derailment, but he shouldnt expect a warm welcome after residents spent hours last night laying into officials who insist the air and water are safe, des...