welcome back. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm ana cabrera in for jose diaz-balart. moments from now, president biden set to leave the white house on his way to pennsylvania where he'll give his first campaign speech of the year. meanwhile, the republican candidates are going all in, in iowa, with just ten days left until the iowa caucuses. overseas, israel outlines its plans for the next stage of the war against hamas as secretary of state antony blinken heads to the region for the fourth time in three months. back at home, a monster winter storm barreling toward the east coast, impacting tens of millions of people. we'll tell you which areas could see up to ten inches of snow. great to have you with us.

it's just 11:01 now. we begin this hour with the 2024 race for the white house, and ahead of the third anniversary of the january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol, two presidents, past and present, are offering two very different versions for the future of our country. this afternoon in pennsylvania, president biden will renew calls to protect democracy and cast his predecessor as a threat. president biden's advisers telling nbc news the speech is a, quote, opening salvo for 2024 and his focus on trump is a sharpening, not a shift on strategy. ten days before the republican caucuses in iowa, former president trump is set to return to the hawkeye state, where his supporters have a different memory of the events on january 6th. >> trump didn't put a gun to anybody's head. they did it for themselves. and that --

>> i don't believe we heard the true story. there was a few bad apples, it looks like, but for the most part i think everybody was doing what they needed to do. >> joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli, live from valley forge, pennsylvania, ahead of president biden's speech today. and nbc news correspondent ali vitali joining us from iowa. mike, let's look ahead first, this marks the president's first campaign speech of the year. what went into his decision to focus on democracy instead of other top issues like the economy? >> well, ana, this does represent a change from what had been the focus of the president's public events, the majority of them over the last seven months since he announced he would see a second term, which has been his economic accomplishments, his legislative successes. the same is true of the paid advertising from the campaign on that message as well. but the campaign is saying that this is not a shift, but a sharpening of what has really

been home-based for president biden when he launched his re-election, but also at the heart of his 2020 campaign announcement. he framed this as a battle for the soul of the nation and talking about the threat he believes donald trump poses to our democracy. and so, what is driving the change is really two things. the first is the calendar. we are -- hard to believe now, just ten days away from the iowa caucuses. more voters, the campaign says, are tuning in to this race and we likely will see in the view of the campaign donald trump ratified as the republican nominee, despite what he did on january 6th. the second thing is, of course, that anniversary. this was, according to the biden campaign, a searing event that voters haven't forgotten about. it is a referendum on that event, they are confident that the american people agree with him, that political violence, extremism like maga extremism as they put it, will be rejected by voters. polls do present a little mixed picture of this. yes, the overwhelming majority

of democrats agree with that, according to a new poll out this week from the "washington post," but just over a ma -- a slight majority of independents and quarter of republican voters agree with that. the biden campaign makes the argument, however, polls are one thing, look at election results, what we have seen both in the midterm elections in 2022, and in local elections in 2023, where democrats who ran on this democracy message had surprising successes, even in places like near here in montgomery county, pennsylvania. that's going to be what the campaign is putting front and center now as they begin the calendar year, election year 2024. >> okay, we'll listen for those comments later today. ali, meanwhile, former president trump is returning to iowa this afternoon or this weekend. what or who do you see as his focus? >> reporter: look, the focus for trump is going to be continuing to perpetuate the things that allowed him to have the comfortable lead he's had for frankly the entirety of this republican presidential primary. sure, there can be surprises

once voters go to caucus and once they go to the polls and certainly it is why we're watching the trump campaign even as they have a comfortable lead, continuously try to focus their attacking energy on whoever is in second place. of course, we watched them fell ron desantis when he was the next person in line. now we're watching them train their sights on former south carolina governor nikki haley, who, of course, is experiencing some momentum, both here on the ground in iowa, but of course in new hampshire, the state that comes just a week after the iowa caucus. but for trump, we'll be listening to hear if he says anything about january 6th upon his return here to the hawkeye state. but whether or not he wants that to be a focus, ana, it is going to be a folk us and going to be something that voters are continuously reminded of because of the fact there are ongoing special counsel investigations and trump will be in court while jack smith tries to prove and talk about the role that trump played in fomenting the january 6th insurrection. >> i have to imagine that gun violence is also top of mind for

voters in iowa, specifically as it is just 24 hours since that tragic shooting at the high school in perry, iowa. of course, renewing conversations about how to prevent these types of attacks. how are they addressing this issue, that is obviously very personal now for so many residents there? >> reporter: very personal. just yesterday that i thought i was starting the day covering generic presidential politics, and ended up 40 minutes from where i am right now, outside of a high school where one sixth grader was murdered. all of that still fresh in both the political and community conversations. this is how republicans reacted to it. >> i think that the background check should be instant. you have the thing, somebody goes, you can run them, you can see if there is a criminal conviction, if they're a felon, then they ping. that's what i support. >> i will tell you, we could go and take away a certain kind of gun today, and that would make

you feel better today. but a week from now, there would be another shooting. instead, why don't we do the hard work and deal with the mental health? >> reporter: desantis and haley both saying they would focus on things like background checks and mental health, but not focusing on the guns themselves, and, of course, this is pretty much how the conversation goes after every single one of these mass casualty events. every time we see a mass shooting, we see republicans say that it has to be a conversation about mental health, and hardening schools, no considerations of the guns themselves. democrats, of course, in congress, pushed with republicans to have at that point what was called the most -- the most -- the largest frankly gun violence prevention legislation that we had seen in about 20 years, but even that didn't focus on guns themselves, and instead it focused on bolstering red flag initiatives in states and on hardening schools and mental health. of course, all of these things part of the ongoing gun violence

problem, repuicans, though, sticking to the talking points largely. >> aali and mike memoli, thank you. turning now to our other top story, brand-new jobs report released shows the economy added 216,000 jobs in december. surpassing expectations the unemployment rate holng at 3.7%. by race, the rates ticked upwards. black and asian jobless rates decreased. the white house just releasing a statement that reads in part, quote, this morning's report confirms that 2023 was a great year for american workers. let's bring in cnbc's dominic chu. dom, what is your read on all of this and how are the markets reacting to these numbers? >> so, ana, thiss reinforcing this idea that therican economy is generally still okay the jobs report sho that things are still relativy strong. but wall street is treating this more as a mixed report. the headline jobs number as you point out handily topping the economists estimates. at the same time, the prior two

months worth of job counts were revised lower by a combined 71,000 jobs. if you drill down some more into the key metrics, average hourly andings, how much we're all making, came in better or had hotter than expected at .4% higher than last month. estimates were for a .3% gain. that makes the year over year gain in wages for americans 4.1%, which is also better than the 3.9% or hotter than the 3.9% estimate. now, at the same time, there was a broader measure of unemployment that also looks at those who are working part time or multiple part time jobs but really do want a full time job as a result. the labor force participation fell to 62.5%. so not as many americans are participating in the workforce. now, the most robust job creation came in places like government, though. also leisure and hospitality, healthcare, social assistance, while the bigger job losses came in places like transportation

and ware housing. there was a little bit of good and a little bit of not so good in the report, and because of that mixed nature, we saw selling pressure on stocks and bonds earlier in the morning, ana, but now that shifted back toward modest gains in midmorning trading. we'll see if that holds. >> dominic chu, thank you for that update. just ahead, an iowa high school now a crime scene this morning. new details about the nation's latest school shooting that left a sixth grader dead. plus, more than 30 million bracing for a major winter storm set to hit the east coast. can you expect to see snow this weekend? and right now on capitol hill, lawmakers marking three years since the january 6th attack on the capitol. we'll talk to congresswoman norma torres who was trapped in the gallery that day, about how it has affected her life. back in just 60 seconds. you're watching "ana cabrera reports." 0 seconds. you're watching "ana cabrera reports. agility. (jen) that's enterprise intelligence.

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welcome back. this morning, we're following a big story out of south africa where disgraced olympic sprinter oscar pistorius was released just hours ago from prison. after almost 11 years behind bars for the death of his girlfriend. the athlete had been behind bars since 2014 after being convicted of fatally shooting model reeva steenkamp in 2013. upon his release, reeva's mother said there can never be justice if your loved one is never coming back. pistorius will begin his life of supervised freedom, a monitoring official will have to sign off if the 37-year-old wants to find a job or move home. back here in the u.s., the that all town of perry, iowa, is in mourning after a 17-year-old gunman opened fire at a high school on the first day back after winter break. a sixth grader was killed. five others were injured. there have now been five mass shootings in 2024, according to the gun violence archive.

one student telling nbc news he had just stepped off the bus and entered the school when he heard gunshots. >> i ran to the bus, and tried to get people to come inside the bus so we could leave and help them get to safety. >> reporter: adrienne broadous is joining us from perry, iowa where schools are closed today. adrienne, what more are we learning? how did this happen? >> reporter: that is the question on everyone's mind this morning, ana. students should be inside school, learning, but instead, this building is empty because perry high school is another crime scene. a sixth grader was killed, four other high school students injured, and investigators say this all happened at the hands of a 17-year-old who also went to school here. we're learning a little more about the injured. police have not officially released the names, but they did tell us a school administrator was injured, a post from the

principal's daughter says that her father, in part, was in surgery all day on thursday, but is stable. she also describes her father as a gentle giant. and we heard from students who attend this school now, and former students, people who graduated, who talked about the principal, one woman telling me the principal is who she would go to in moments of grief. >> an old teacher told me that the principal got shot and he was, like -- he was, like, a family to me when i was in school because he was -- when i would go and talk to him, he would listen and everything. and knowing he's in critical condition makes me sad. it really hurts that he's in the hospital trying to fight for his life. >> reporter: meanwhile, the fbi

and local authorities are investigating. a big part of that investigation, motive. ana? >> so hard to understand why, why somebody would do this. thank you, adrienne broadous. it has been 690 days since we have seen more than an inch of snowfall here in new york. and that could change this weekend. right now, 33 million people are under winter alerts as the east coast braces for its first snowstorm of the season. and this morning, the storm is intensifying. already soaking the texas coast with heavy rainfall. you can all see snow in the northeast by midday tomorrow. nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking it all for us. okay, should i be dusting off the cross country skis yet? >> if you want to head north, outside of new york city. i think we're going to keep at it. i would be surprised if central park gets over an inch by the time this is all said and done. it is not looking likely. rain more than anything else. a lot of the coastal cities. so, the storm itself right now

is located over areas of texas and oklahoma. and arkansas, a little bit of snowy surprise for some people this morning. we have pictures just north of fort smith, the roads are closed. there has been accidents. this traffic has not been moving. this is interstate 49, heading north out of fort smith. doesn't take much. some areas of the south and southern plains, just make enough slippery traffic there, things at a total stand still. better in little rock. you're under winter weather advisory. the roads are staying primarily wet. so now let's take into areas of the east. we're going to start with a little bit of icy weather tomorrow, especially in the appalachians. and then the snow shield and rain will move northward up to the east. this is snow predictions. how much you have to shovel or get off your car. you notice d.c., philly, new york, still have you 0 with maybe the potential for an inch or two. but closer to the 0. once you get away from the cities, that's when we get into the higher totals. it is going to be a heavy wet

dense snow. some people call it heart attack snow because every year we get storms like this, the heavy snow and there is heart attack victims. this is the heavy stuff. enough for downed tree limbs in some areas, especially connecticut and then southern portions of the hudson valley, northern portions have best chance and elevated areas of heavier snow totals. there will be someone that gets a foot of snow in the cat stills, southern vermont, berkshires. boston, near the coast, the airport, 1 to 3 inches. in the city, maybe about 3 to 6. once you get outside the i-95 loop, you could get up to a foot of snow. that's in areas heading toward worcester. portland, also a dose of heavy snow. albany, new york, a half a foot for you. as far as ice goes, we're most concerned with ice related power outages near the blue ridge area, around the roanoke region. let me break down the timing of all this mess. we're watching the heavy rain exiting houston, new orleans, a plain old rain event in the south.

that wintry weather is just about done. by the time we wake up tomorrow morning, that ice storm has begun. watch out. little bit of snow possible northern kentucky. i don't know how much that's going to stick, though. washington, d.c., you may start with a tiny bit of snow and sleet, but quickly over to rain. i do not expect any accumulations. for the philadelphia area, sometime right around noon is when you'll probably start. and maybe some wet snowflakes or maybe just plain old rain when it starts, not expecting anything. forecast through the whole jersey shore, all of jersey for the most part, except for northern jersey. new york city, sometime around 2:00 or 3:00 is when we have a little bit of snow or rain, won't stick on the pavement, even if it is snowing and mostly rain mix as we go throughout the saturday evening into sunday morning. so, the only areas that, again, have a good chance of getting accumulating snow, if you look at boston, we got snow for you moving in. saturday evening, after sunset,

heaviest heading toward midnight. this isn't the big i-95 snowstorm, but for those areas inland, the first time really having to plow and shovel and deal with that and all that mess. >> everybody is going to be dealing with the mess, even if it is just rain, i suppose. thank you, bill. all right, up next, secretary of state antony blinken heads to israel for the fourth time in three months as fears of escalating violence in the region grow. plus, more states try to boot former president trump off their primary ballots. we'll tell you which ones. you're watching "ana cabrera reports." which ones. you're watching "ana cabrera reports.

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those who administer our elections, and ensure our safe travel, teach our children, report the news, represent our constituents and keep our communities safe. these threats of violence are unacceptable. they threaten the fabric of our democracy. over the past several years, the justice department has dedicated itself to combatting these threats. we're meeting today to determine how we can double down on the efforts in the new year. before beginning our meeting, i want to take a moment to recognize that tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol. for our country, january 6th was an unprecedented attack on the cornerstone of our system of government. the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next. for many of the law enforcement officers defending the capitol on that day, january 6th was

also dangerous, painful, and personal. on that day, officers were punched, tackled and tased, as they defended the capitol and those inside. one officer was crushed in a door, and another was dragged down a flight of stairs. officers were attacked with chemical agents that burned their eyes and skin. they were assaulted with pipes, poles, and other dangerous and deadly weapons. over the course of -- i'll wait one moment until the fire trucks pass. over the course of several hours, law enforcement officers defending the capitol sustained a barrage of repeated violent attacks, 140 officers were assaulted. we honor the officers who selflessly defended members of congress and others inside the capitol that day. our efforts are with the loved

ones who are grieving for the five officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty as a result of what happened to them on january 6th. we must never forget the terrible violence inflicted on law enforcement officers on january 6th. since the january 6th attack, the justice department has engaged in what has become one of the largest and most complex and resource intensive investigations in our history. we have initiated prosecutions and secured convictions across a wide range of criminal conduct on january 6th, as well as in the days and weeks leading up to the attack. we have secured convictions of those who brutally assaulted officers at capitol. we have secured convictions against those who obstructed the certification of the presidential election. we have secured convictions of leaders of both the proud boys and the oath keepers for seditious conspiracy.

so far we have charged over 1250 individuals and obtained over 890 convictions in connection with january 6th attack. our work continues. as i said before, the justice department will hold all january 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under the law, whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. in the ongoing january 6th investigations, and prosecutions led by u.s. attorney for the district of columbia matt gra s and special counsel jack smith, the justice department is abiding by the long-standing norms that ensure our independence and the integrity of our investigations. we are following the facts and the law, wherever they lead. we are enforcing the law without fear or favor. we are honoring our obligation

to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of everyone in our country. we are upholding the rule of law. and we are protecting the american people. that, i'd like to turn over the meeting to deputy attorney general lisa monaco, to share any words you may have. >> thank you very much. >> merrick garland addressing a range of different issues at this press conference, beginning of a new year, talking about increased threats to public officials and then ending his comments talking about the third anniversary of january 6th, calling it an unprecedented attack on the cornerstone of this country's democracy and addressing some of the efforts that the justice department has taken to hold those accountable from that january 6th attack, calling it one of the largest most complex and resource intensive investigations in doj history. and vowing to follow the facts and law wherever they lead to hold those who are responsible accountable. meantime, overseas, we are

monitoring what is happening on the ground, with secretary blinken, now arriving in istanbul for his fourth trip to the region since the october 7th attacks. blinken beginning his week long trip in the middle east, one day after the u.s. carried out a strike, killing the leader of an iran-backed militia group in iraq and at a time over concern that a wider regional war could break out. this as israel outlines its plan for the next stages of its war against hamas. joining us now, nbc's raf sanchez in tel aviv, and evelyn farkas, executive director of the mccain institute and former senior adviser to the supreme allied commander for europe. raf, you spoke with the chief spokesman of israel's defense forces. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well, ana, i started by asking him about the 2 million palestinian civilians in gaza, the vast majority of whom are now trapped in a small area in the southern end of the gaza strip. it is that same area where

israel is now concentrating its military operations and i asked him when will displaced palestinian civilians be able to leave the war zone in the south, get out of harm's way and return to their homes in the north. he wouldn't give a timeline on that. and when i pushed him, he said ultimately it will be a decision for the israeli cabinet, not for the military. he also insisted israel is doing everything it can to reduce civilian casualties, even as those numbers of civilians killed rises every day. we're seeing more reports of civilians killed in strikes in the south today. he made a little bit of news, ana, saying that the idf now estimates they have killed between 8,000 and 9,000 hamas fighters. if that number is accurate, that would represent about a third of hamas' total force of around 30,000 fighters on october 7th. i also wanted to ask him about

why there has been so political progress in terms of rescuing hostages held in gaza. take a listen. >> we are three months into this war. israeli military has rescued one hostage alive in three months. why have there been so few rescues? >> you have to understand every operation, rescue operation, is a complex one. it contains intelligence, it contains the risk, so we had many operations that we have not revealed and others we did not conduct. and we would keep on doing so. this is our mission. >> reporter: and i thought it was notable he said that there have been instances where the israeli military has known where hostages are being held, but decided not to launch a rescue operation because they considered it was too likely that would end in the hostages being killed. ana? >> and, we're learning another hostage believed to be held by

hamas has died? what can you tell us? >> that's right. this is tamir adar, a 38-year-old father of two, he was from nir oz, where 70 people were kidnapped on october 7th. israel now assessing based on intelligence, based on what they're hearing from hostages who are free, that he has died in captivity inside of gaza. >> raf sanchez, thank you. so that is the focus of what is happening in israel and in gaza. but i wanted to just take a broader view right now. within the last few days, we have been reporting on a series of developments all across the region, attacks on u.s. forces in syria, at the end of december, iranian-backed houthis attacking ships, exchanging fire in the red sea, a senior hamas official killed in beirut, two bombings at a ceremony in iran this week, which isis has claimed responsibility for. and then this new u.s. strike

killing an iranian-backed proxy leader in iraq, just yesterday. are we seeing an escalation? is the conflict already broadening? >> so, first of all, thanks for having me on. i would say at this point the conflict is not escalating, because the strikes that israel has taken, that we have taken, and the strikes that the proxies have taken are all kind of the same level. so our reaction to the strikes on u.s. forces in iraq and in syria have been proportionate and they have been targeted. so, again, that's not escalatory, because escalatory would be obviously a larger attack against a larger number of targets or bigger target. so that hasn't happened. but i think we are probably, you know, judging by the fact that the secretary is flying back to the region on high alert and very concerned about this

spread. i will say one thing that was interesting this week, that dual explosion, the two explosions that happened almost simultaneously in iran, because that is likely an isis or at least a suni terrorist, you know, attack, and that means it is a warning to iran that they can't get away with all these proxy attacks and everything that they're doing, you know, to assert their dominance if you will. they have enemies and their enemies are striking back as well. >> the state department spokesman matt miller says not every conversation is going to be easy during secretary blinken's trip to the region. what do you see as blinken's top objectives, diplomatically, as he begins these meetings? >> yeah, i mean, diplomatically his top objective has to be telling israel, you know, you just did a whole segment on what is happening in gaza. his top priority has to be telling israel to move the conflict there, the military

operation to a stage where they focus on precision attacks against the terrorists. and that they -- and that they really go -- try to get the hostages out, either using military force or diplomacy. and he has to also signal clearly to prime minister netanyahu that israel needs to be careful not to encourage or not to cause escalation. and unfortunately i think here is where the israelis have a different motivation than we do perhaps. another thing he has to have a difficult conversation or at least a conversation where he tries to motivate the gulf leaders to take more initiative and put more pressure on hamas. again, reminding the world that hamas started this conflict and it is up to the gulf states to have influence over hamas to help bring this to a diplomatic end. >> all right, evelyn farkas, as always, thank you so much. happy friday. happy new year. up next, one of the capitol police officers who was

brutalized in the january 6th attack on the capitol is making a major announcement about his future. we'll talk to congresswoman norma torres who was trapped in the gallery during the violence that day. we'll show you her video of the terror inside the room when they realized what was going on, just outside the doors. you're watching "ana cabrera reports." stay with us. you're watching "ana cabrera reports. stay with us (mom) a better plan to save is verizon! (vo) that's right! plans start at $25 per line guaranteed for 3 years. only on verizon.

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u.s. capitol. since then, the justice department has charged more than 1200 people for their actions that day. of those, more than 440 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees. so far 714 have pleaded guilty to a variety of federal charges. but investigators are still asking for the public's help in tracking down some who have not yet been identified. also this morning, on "morning joe," harry dunn, one of the officers who defended the capitol that day, announced his bid for a congressional seat in maryland. >> one of the things that i always said and tried to live by is a saying that says until there is nothing that can be done, there is always something that can be done. and i feel like i've run my race with the capitol police and the last 15 plus years of public service in that capacity. so here right now, i'm here to announce my candidacy for congress in maryland's 3rd

district. >> california congresswoman norma torres was one of many lawmakers trapped in the house chamber as the violence unfolded. and she captured some of those terrifying moments on video. watch this. >> get down! get down! oh, my god, they're going to fire on them. >> in california, congresswoman norma torres joins us now. we saw that snippet of video you took in the january 6th capitol attack. it sounded terrifying. you could feel that fear. what is top of mind for you as we approach this three-year mark now? >> well, it is nice to be with you today to discuss once again this horrific incident that unfolded at the u.s. capitol. when an armed coup decided to come in and try to overthrow the government. and, you know, for our general

public, it was civilians, it was those sworn officers who defended our democracy on that day and these people deserve to be heard. we deserve to have justice. i am thrilled to see the number of people that are going through our justice system in serving long sentences for their attempt to overthrow our government, orders given by our former president, who is now the republican-leading candidate to be re-elected once again. this is a shame and a black eye on u.s. politics, and i know that we can do better than this. >> i mean, it also tells you just how people in this country see things very differently in terms of what happened on january 6th. a new "washington post" university of maryland poll finds a quarter of those who responded believe fbi operatives organized and encouraged that

attack on the capitol on january 6th. there is no evidence of that, here's what one trump supporter told nbc news when he was asked about the third anniversary of the attack. >> i knew it was infiltrated, i watched the whole rally he's doing there, and i seen the whole thing and all of a sudden, all of the chaos, it was all planned. planned by pelosi and the rest of the crooks. >> what is your reaction to that? >> my reaction is -- i wish you could wear five minutes in my shoes of what i was experiencing that day, the violence unleashed on our government and our government officials on that day. people want to believe what they want to believe because they care about this person, our former president, some of the

policies that he promoted that are very biased against our immigrant community. they're very biased against people of color. they're very biased against women. this is what we are fighting and pushing against. america, you know, we make a promise every time we raise our hand and we pledge allegiance, you know, that we will be a country of justice for all. and this unfortunately, believing the lies that this former president continues to promote is only getting worse. look at congress, right now, and the leader of congress, this is someone -- speaker johnson was someone who instigated alongside with former president trump, you know, the events that happened on january 6th, three years ago. today he sits in a very powerful position, elected by a handful

of people who pushed their way and castigated every republican who opposed to have a leader of common, you know, sense, a leader that could take the republican party in a direction, you know that would make sense for our country. that is not what they got with mr. johnson. they got someone who is as radical, who does not care about a fair election, whose only rise to power is to cancel votes of population that looks like me. >> congresswoman, we just a few minutes ago heard from the attorney general merrick garland about january 6th and about ongoing efforts to hold those who are responsible accountable. you'll recall the night before the riot at the capitol, someone left pipe bo bombs by the headquarters of the democratic and national committees and here we are, three years later, that

person still has not been found and there is now a $500,000 reward for their capture. the fbi says finding this person remains a priority. are you worried that that person is still out there? >> i am very worried that that person is still out there. i'm more worried about, you know, the people who are complicit in this incident, the people who know, who may know, who may have seen something, the family member of this person who continues to sit quietly, if not for the money, do it for your country, do it for our democracy. we need you to come forward. blaming the law enforcement officers, you know, the good men and women of our fbi isn't the right thing to do. they're simply trying to do their job and we must have -- help them do their job to ensure that we have a lawful country that we can continue to enjoy. >> congresswoman norma torres, i

appreciate your thoughts. thanks for taking the time. >> thank you. >> up next, why former president trump is set to appear in a federal courtroom in washington on tuesday. you're watching "ana cabrera reports." we're back after this. re watchia reports. we're back after this.

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lawyers will argue that he has presidential immunity and his election interference case should be thrown out, according to three people familiar with his plans. with us to talk more about this, and more, nbc news senior national politics reporter jonathan alan, and catherine christian, former manhattan assistant district attorney and msnbc legal analyst. nice to see you both. happy friday. jonathan, what do we know about why donald trump is going to attend next week's appeals court hearing? >> i mean, that's the best question and i asked -- i talked to a couple of trump folks yesterday and nobody really offered an answer as to why. this is perhaps the most important argument that he's making, the one argument he is , the one he is hinging his efforts on, at least right now, that he has presidential immunity, as he says. his lawyers arguing against what the justice department says.

let's just show up -- show the judge how serious it is. it's unlike any other position in the world. >> it's an unprecedented situation we are all watching and covering here. it's not just the d.c. appeals court hearing. trump is expected to be there in person for the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. the start of a new e. jean carroll defamation case. there are all these political events happening. >> i think trump wants to be there so you can give a press conference or -- just upon

pontificate. it's like he did during the civil case, as soon as he left the courthouse or the courtroom, he gave -- he started speaking about how horrible this case was. i think that's his plan next week. urthouse and then start saying how he being persecuted. t cld be the beginning of big snowball. jonathan, talk to us about the calendar and how the events are starting to collide now as we enter 2024. look at the next couple of weeks. >> you can see in that graphic how interspersed those election events are with the trials. trump has been benefitted within the republican primary from being indicted. i don't know there's any reason to expect that's going to

change. his senior advior said this -- recently said this is a scheduling nightmare, but they will do what they can to move around it. of course, the other benefit he will get from being in court next week is he will drive yet another day of news as his competitors are trying to get oxygen in iowa, new hampshire and elsewhere. >> donald trump's presidential immunity appeal is coming as he is appealing the supreme court in colorado, the state supreme court ruling bars him from that state's primary ballot. and the u.s. supreme court will now look at that. the presidential immunity issue could make its way to the u.s. supreme court. which of these do you see getting decided first? any inkling as to how the supreme court might decide these cases? >> it will probably be the ballot issue, because that's moving quicker to the supreme court. i think there's just no way that the supreme court is not going to make a decision when you have

colorado saying he is not on the ballot and maine saying he is not on the ballot but california saying he is and michigan saying he is. that will be decided first. presidential immunity, if he wins, there's no case. he, meaning trump. that will -- first we have to hear about the d.c. circuit court of appeals. >> time is of the essence in both cases with ballots going out for the primary voters in colorado very soon. we also have the march 4th trial date still in the d.c. election interference case on the calendar. that hasn't been moved just yet at least. thank you both very much for joining us. we will be staying in close touch through all of this. up next, a 13-year-old boy makes history by breaking the video game tetris, literally. >> oh, my god! >> how he did it and the reason

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before we go, we have good news to start your weekend on a high note. one remarkable teen in oklahoma achieved what many thought was impossible. he broke tetris. steve patterson has the moment

of final bricks fell. >> crash. >> reporter: to the tiny sounds of bleeps, bloops and a near complete nervous breakdown -- >> oh, my god! >> reporter: you are witnessing one of the proudest moments in the history of video games. tetris toppled by human hands. >> i'm going to pass out. >> reporter: the guy freaking out is willis gibson. >> i can't feel my fingers. >> reporter: the 13-year-old prodigy scoring so high the game could no longer function, reaching a kill screen in 38 minutes at level 157. >> i was sort of shocked and happy that i did it. >> reporter: tetris and its beautiful blocks have been falling into our hearts for nearly 40 years. fit the shapes into solid rows. as the levels rise, it tumbles

faster and faster. the teen, believed to be the first to beat the game, so historic, the ceo of tetris calling it a feat that defies all preconserceived limits of t game. he said it took a lot of practice. the win dedicated to his dad who died in december. >> i'm dedicating it to my dad. he was supportive. i think he would be proud. >> reporter: tearing down an icon brick by brick. >> yes! >> reporter: a game-breaking victory just falling into place. steve patterson, nbc news. >> cool kid. well deserved. that does it for us. thanks so much for joining. you hope you have a wonderful weekend. see you back here monday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. in meantime, more coverage right from. right now, former president trump returns to iowa for