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of msnbc, a tsunami warning in japan after earthquakes erupted off the west coast. the 7.6 quake causing mass blackouts and crippling communications. first responders are racing against the clock to locate the injured. plus, the israel-hamas war expected to go on for many more months as the first major drawdown of troops since the war began. what the next phase of the war will look like. former president trump's legal battles in the new year, what his appeal could look like after he was removed from colorado and maine, and the the latest on the slew of high stakes trials set to b...

i'm katy tur. the midterms did not go so well, for the gop, instead of a red wave, it was a trickle, one that could look more like a single drip if the pressure on george santos wins out. stay tuned on him for a moment. why did republicans don't so poorly? candidate quality was surely in play. denying the election was not exactly a winning strategy. and showing some controversy fatigue. all of the trump daum weighed the party down. but one of the biggest reasons republicans massively underperformed was arguably abortion. the overturning of roe v. wade, a gop dream for decades, was mo...

doesn't get a free pass. if he committed the crime, he deserves to do the time. would the justice system do you favors? you know the answer to that. this morning paul pelosi was due in court to face the music. papa pauly p is too much of a bigwig to show up himself, so he sent the lawyer in his place. the entire hearing was literally over in two minutes. his case got to be heard first, even though it was in alphabetical order. correct me if i'm wrong, but does "p" come before "a"? at least we did get to hear from our good friends, allison haley. hey, ali. >> my name is allison haley,...

11:00 a.m. eastern. i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin with that breaking news from the northeast just in the last couple minutes. a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in new jersey. it was centered in new jersey. rattled residents from philadelphia all the way up to boston. any injuries as a result are unknown at this time. in new york city where it was felt and felt pretty intensely, governor kathy hochul said her team is assessing impacts and damage that may have occurred. i want to dip into wnbc our coverage in new york. let's listen in. >> this morning in the area of new jersey. what we're wa...

have voted to maintain bank rates at 5.25%. monetary policy remains restrictive. let me be clear, there is absolutely no room for complacency. inflation is still too high. we will keep interest rates high. we will keep interest rates high enough for long enough to make sure we get inflation all the way back to the 2% target. we will be watching closely to see if further increases are needed but even if they are not it is much too early to think about rate cuts. i'm going to talk about inflation over the coming months and that i will turn to the outlook for the economy further ahead. ...