you from msnbc and los angeles mayor christmas eve to all o you celebrating, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with th latest on the deadly winte storms moving across the u.s., leaving dangerously cold win chills across much of centra and eastern states at least 20 people have died i storm related incidents across the country in, erie count police say ambulances are stil unable to respond to emergency calls, in a timely manner. the problem is in the hardest hit areas, up to two thirds of emergency response vehicles are stuck fire, ambulance, police, i addition, a man in vehicles ar causing significant problems, have to note this, it is not something we are proud of, but in the worst affected areas, there is no emergency servic available. there s no guarantee that life-threatening emergency situation, that they will be able to respond immediately. we are dealing with situations all night, including a situation with a baby at a hom location which is on
president trump responding to the panel s findings, specifically where they say he is to blame for the deadly riot. also this hour, if you re trying to travel for the holidays, pack your patience, as they say. we re tracking a massive winter storm blankets much of the midwest, and the east coast. bitter cold temperatures bringing snow and ice to millions of americans. thousands of flights canceled. and at least a million people are without power. plus, a growing humanitarian crisis at the border with mexico. migrants being turned away from shelters as temperatures plunge in texas. a report from el paso coming up. we start this hour with the latest revelations from the january 6th select committee s final report. joining me now are nbc news congressional correspondent judy tsirkin, danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst and mel harvin, former chief of homeland security, and intelligence for the district of columbia. thank you all for joining us.
editorial report . i m paul gigot. hunter biden was indicted in los angeles thursday on nine new federal charges with the justice department accusing the first son of willfully failing the file and pay his taxes on time. hunter s9 latest legal woes come as republicans get set to move forward with vote to formal oohize their impeachment inwiry into his father, president joe biden, next week, with speaker mike johnson calling the move a necessary step. wall street journal column is dan dan henninger if editorial board members kyle peterson ask kate bachelder odell. abby if lowell, hunter s attorney, says the charges are wrong, hunter s innocent, and they would never have been brought if his name weren t biden. well, you ve got to put up a defense of some sort, don t you? and that s abby lowell s defense for hunter biden who evaded taxes for four years. isn t it kind of an irony that the biden administration is asking for a lot more money for the internal revenue service to
attorney general and other will see what the january 6t committee has given them, that fourth charge which is the one that is probably the hardest t prove, what is the mos impactful, is the insurrection charge, which would bar hi from ever running from offic again. and former president trum unloading on his social medi platform slamming the fina report as highly partisan, meanwhile in new repor revealing bombshell new detail on donald trump s third whit house run, new york magazine calling it, donald trump s sad lonely, thirsty, broke in, basically portend run fo reelection it includes some shockin quotes from trump s advisers one saying his world has gotte much smaller, and another thin the magic is gone. in a historic 1.7 trillion dollar spending bill a awaiting president biden s signature this weekend after passing the house on friday, some of the major items in tha bill include 150 billion for defense, 770 billion for
they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. contestants ready? go! only pay for what you need. jingle: liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. an impending government shutdown has been narrowly averted. the house just approved the historic funding bill that is now headed for the president s desk, president biden s desk, massive, 1.7 billion spending, $850 billion for defense, and 770 billion for domestic spending, and it also includes nearly 45 billion in emergency military aid to ukraine. and an update of the electoral counteract, to prevent another january 6th. let s discuss this with nbc s ryan nobles on capitol hill.