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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. what's 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. presidential prescription. president biden in las vegas about to push his administration's new plan to lo...

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. nbc's morgan chesky is there for us morgan, what more are we learning about today's 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 today by this group of plaintiffs led by this alliance of hippocratic medicine, this anti-abortion...

Legal fight last we've 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. nbc's 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 we've seen in recent weeks from house republicans looks like it's them going to the border, republicans only, democrats not willing to engage with these hearings for example, i was jus...

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 he's going to be putting a lot spotlight on one of his major legislative accomplishments, the inflation reduction act, talking specifically about his provisions...

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 where we hope to have a bit more insight. judge, of course it's within his discretion today, chris, to ...