displayed to his mom to the public that they have real basis and not just something that was pulled off wikipedia and the internet. >> for those wondering about a possible settlement, they have to decide first if it is a state case or a federal case. she lost her brother in the '90s in this business, she said she has been waiting more than a decade to play this role. >> sam brock, thank you. that does it for us today. see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place. for now, i'm ana cabrera, reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart at nbc news headquarters in new york. right now, former president donald trump back in court, expected to testify in his own defense in e. jean carroll's second defamation case against him. on the campaign trail, trump threatens to black list nikki haley's donors while she challenges him again to debate.

>> bring it, donald. show me what you got. also, alabama set to make history tonight for the controversial way it is scheduling to execute a convicted murderer. across the south, more than 30 million people bracing for another round of heavy showers and flooding that could linger for days. and a family reunion, 14 years in the making. a mom finally back with her family after being separated by her nation's broken immigration system. and we begin this morning with breaking news from here in new york city, where testimony has resumed in former president donald trump's defamation damages trial after a three-day pause. the former president is in court today for proceedings, and could testify in his own defense later today. trump was originally expected to testify on monday in the case, brought against him by writer e. jean carroll, but the trial was postponed after a juror got sick

and one of trump's attorneys told the judge she was exposed to covid and was feeling sick. last year, a different jury found trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming carroll. this jury will determine how much trump will have to pay her in additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual abuse. with us now to talk more about this, msnbc national correspondent yasmin vossoughian outside the courthouse in lower manhattan and catherine christian, now msnbc's legal analyst. take us into the courtroom, what has been happening so far this morning? >> reporter: a lot, jose. want to say they're in a quick break now, ten-minute break or so. the jury has left the courtroom. they started off the day with the former editor in chief of "elle" magazine. i believe she left the helm in 2017, e. jean carroll leaving in

2019. she was asked by e. jean carroll's attorneys about who she was, about her column, about how important it was. she called her, a quote, unquote, truth teller at one point, saying she told the facts, she gave advice, she had an advice column in "elle" magazine, talked about how she gave her a raise at one point as well. also questioned by alina habba and asked about what her salary was. she was asked about if she knew the details as to why e. jean carroll left the publication back in 2019, there was an objection to that as well. they went on like that for ten minutes or so. pretty short testimony. then they got to the part, the former president. we have talked repeatedly about the former president, whether or not he was going to testify today or not. we knew, though, the whole time we would hear from the former president either way. and we would hear from him through this deposition that was offered in e. jean carroll's last trial, and we're seeing that deposition play out now.

at first they played a part where he established his net worth, his value. he talked about the details of the properties in which he owned. i think they did this to establish that value, establish that net worth, also establish the fact that he knew those details. and he knew them quite well. then at one point during the deposition, they played the portion in which they asked donald trump about whether or not e. jean carroll's book, he knew about the book, had he read the book, and what he knew about the book? he said he didn't in this deposition, didn't know about the book, he had not read the book. then they blow up this tweet from the former president, commenting on the book. years ago. calling it a hoax, saying he didn't know this woman, repeatedly they have played video also of the former president in this deposition saying that this is a hoax, that he doesn't know this woman, she is not, quote, unquote, his type. also evidence of the defamation that the former president leveled against e. jean carroll. again, he has been found liable for all of these things in the

former trial. so they're trying to establish that liability once again here. they also played the portion which you have seen repeatedly on msnbc, which i want to play for you right now, the former president mixes up his second wife, marla maples with e. jean carroll in a photograph. let's play that part. >> in front of you, a black and white photograph we have marked as -- >> i don't know who the woman, let's see, i don't know who, it is marla. >> you're saying marla is in this photo? >> that's marla, yeah. that's my wife. >> which woman are you pointing to? >> here. >> carroll. >> oh is that -- >> the person you just pointed to is e. jean carroll. >> oh, okay. >> reporter: he said repeatedly e. jean carroll is not his type and points out e. jean carroll in the photograph and says that's marla. that's marla maples, that's my wife, in a photo in which he's standing close by to e. jean carroll. one more thing, jose, i'll point

out for you, when is this decision going to come down from the jury? there may or may not be court tomorrow. we don't have any confirmation of that either way. usually there is no court on friday. though because of this extended delay we had, because of covid over the last couple of days, there could be court if that happens we could hear a decision end of day tomorrow from this jury. when we're talking about numbers, e. jean carroll asking for $10 million and then plus question mark in punitive damages. overall, just down the street, we're waiting for a decision from judge engoron as well on the civil fraud trial, asking there letitia james for $370 million plus in liability in the next couple of weeks. we could see the former president paying out over $380 million. >> so, catherine, let's break down what is happening today. what we expect to happen today, and as yasmin was mentioning, we're at the final stage of this specific trial.

what is the legal logic of -- for donald trump to testify here? >> there is no valid legal strategy because there is not much he can testify to. he can't say i don't know her. he can't call her a liar. he's already been found liable for defamation. he can't say he didn't sexually assault her. that's already been established. the only issue is how much money, if any, will miss carroll be awarded by this jury for -- for her reputation, because she was humiliated, and for punitive. so, this can only be donald trump's way of using it as part of his campaign. >> but, if there are parameters set up, you know, for the courtroom, and i guess the judge would have to step in if he kind of crosses those parameters, but what are those parameters, and then if he can't talk about any of the things you're saying, what can he -- i'm thinking, legally, in a normal quote, unquote trial like this, what

would someone like that be able to talk about? >> he's not going to do, he could say, he could apologize, he could say that her reputation wasn't as damaged as she said it was, but how would he even know that? it would just be him saying, you know, her witnesses are wrong. if expected he does testify, again, it would be for the campaign. he's fighting with the judge. the judge is telling him to stop and he refuses to stop. so, he's in legal jeopardy if he -- you intentionally disobey an order of a court, that's contempt. >> what would happen there? >> i don't think the judge would hold him in contempt. a jury might be excused from the room, you have to stay on track, mr. trump, if you do it again, i'm going to strike your testimony, he does it again, the testimony is struck, okay, third time, okay, you're done, you're off the stand, go. so, i don't think this judge will let it get to, okay, now

you're in contempt. but that in donald trump's head is probably good for him. it is not televised. so he will be able to come out and describe it in his own way about what happened, so he probably feels that's a good thing to fight with the judge. >> and while he was actually in the courtroom, trump sent out a post on his social media site talking about how all presidents must have all full complete immunity. what do you make of this? this is during the same time period, he's actually in the courtroom. >> that's still his -- speaking of a court case, we have not heard from the d.c. circuit court of appeals on their decision. so, this is his, i believe, public relations campaign to plant in people's head probably his followers that even if you, as his lawyers almost refuse to concede, the president tries to assassinate a rival, you can't be criminally prosecuted for that. this is donald trump's way of saying those judges in d.c. are not going to be swayed by this. you know, before the issue has

been decided by the court, he's out there saying, you know, they're going to be wrong, basically, if they say i don't have immunity. that's his public relations. >> thank you, both, so very much for being with us this morning. we're also following breaking news from washington, where former trump white house trade adviser peter navarro is set to be sentenced for criminal contempt of congress after refusing to testify and provide documents to the house january 6th committee. he was convicted in september last and nbc news justice reporter ryan reilly is outside the federal courthouse in washington. ryan, also the author of "sedition hunters: how january 6th broke the justice system." what is the latest there? >> reporter: so, essentially, the judge decided that the one month mandatory minimum that the government said applied in the probation office applied in this crime his lawyer argued wasn't operational. what that means is out of this, you can expect a minimum

sentence of one month behind bars. that could be on hold ultimately because there are some issues i think that the team has indicated they're going to bring to the appeals court and so let that process play out. steve bannon was sentenced to four months behind bars, but he's not served any of that time yet because the appellate issues are working their way through the court system. it is not going to be something instant or a couple of months down the road, but a sentence will be imposed today and almost certainly based on what the judge said it is going to be at least one month behind bars. the government here is seeking more, six months, saying he shouldn't get any credit or acceptance of responsibility, because there is no evidence of that and the judge indicated he agreed there has been no words from peter navarro that suggests he's actually sorry for blowing off the january 6th committee, both in response to a subpoena for documents as well as a subpoena for testimony on his purported belief that president trump had tried some sort of --

asserted some sort of executive privilege, but there was never any evidence of that and he was convicted ultimately here. we could see a sentence coming out of here soon. i expect within the next hour. and a sentence will be imposed but not operational immediately. >> stay close, ryan. we'll get back to you as soon as there is anything on that front. ryan reilly in washington. thank you. up next, the fight for the republican presidential nomination heats up as the former president threatens to actually black list anyone who donates to nikki haley's campaign. we're back in 60 seconds. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ma, ma, ma— ( clears throat ) for fast sore throat relief, try vicks vapocool drops. with two times more menthol per drop, and powerful vicks vapors to vaporize sore throat pain. vicks vapocool drops. vaporize sore throat pain. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. delicious too. just ask my old friend, kevin. nothing like enjoying a cold one

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he would take one and he would challenge me to one and he would beat me. what i said is, okay, well, if that's the case, then get on a debate stage and let's go. >> haley said her campaign raised a million dollars just 24 hours after tuesday's primary in new hampshire. as for trump, he's turning up the heat on haley, now threatening to black list her donors saying they will permanently be barred from the maga camp. joining us now is co-anchor of pbs news hour, amna nawaz and tim miller. what is it going to take for nikki haley to chip away at trump's support and especially when we're focusing on south carolina? >> if there is anything we learned coming out of new hampshire and iowa, it is just how calcified donald trump's hold on the republican party is, while nikki haley did finish second and, you know, maybe in

her campaign's mind better than they thought they would, strong finish coming out of new hampshire, largely on the back of those who are moderate and independent voters there, not enough of them came out to give her a win or even to close the gap between the lead that donald trump had over her in new hampshire. so, honestly, a lot of this comes down to math. one is if she is going to stay in the race, to try to continue to or try to amass delegates, at some point you have to start winning the delegates to use as leverage later. the other is just the financial reality of any campaign. we have seen this happen with all the other gop candidates, desantis most recently, that eventually if you don't start winning, your funders will start to back away from you. she does have, as they mentioned, a million dollars raised since that new hampshire primary. she has a huge financial backing system in the coke brothers network as well. but south carolina is a month away. that is a political lifetime. she is already trailing from president trump there in polls

in her home state. i think there is a real question about who among the electorate there she could tap into that would close the gap or even give her a chance of winning in her home state. >> you got so much experience and presidential campaigns and primaries and in caucuses in 2016. you say now it is clear the voters want trump, he's already picked up endorsements in south carolina. what do you see as nikki haley's strategy going forward? >> well, i think there are two things possibly at play. one is really this is kind of a delegate long game, and she is thinking who knows what happens with trump on the legal side. maybe you can amass some more delegates in the next few contests and in the event that there is an event that moves trump off the table, you know, conviction, then she would have some political power in milwaukee. i think this is a political fantasy. that could be one thing she's thinking. another thing that she could be thinking is, look, this is an

opportunity to get attention and to amass in front of a following within that center right, you know, republican base, that doesn't have anybody really representing them in the party anymore. and i kind of hope she uses this month, which you're correct is a political lifetime, to really go at trump and take him on and say the truth about him and, you know, hopefully i don't think that that's going to be enough to actually win this primary. but in presidential campaigns, there are other objectives out there besides winning because of all of the attention. >> this report she -- her campaign is saying they raised a million dollars in 24 hours after the new hampshire primary. how much importance for a campaign is money and good money and, amna, you're talking about coke brothers money coming in, how important is that kind of money for a campaign when they don't see any clear place where

they could win in the near future? >> yeah, i have a contrarian view on this. i don't think that the money is as important as people think in presidential politics. you need to pay your payroll. but donald trump won in -- you remember, he said i was with -- he had a twitter feed and an airplane. there is mass media, people get information about it on podcasts, video, tiktok, cable, everywhere, and so you can get a message out without money. got to pay payroll, have events, so you have to have some money, but i do think sometimes it is overstated. i don't think it really matters that much whether or not big donors are giving to nikki haley. if she decides she wants to run a lean and mean campaign and do a media-focused campaign and take it to donald trump, she could easily last another month or two. >> while trump won iowa, and new hampshire, "new york times" points out the areas he showed

vulnerability, quote, independents, college educated voters, and republicans unwilling to dismiss his legal jeopardy voted in large numbers for his rival nikki haley. what do you see as warning signs here for trump in the general election? >> yeah, i mean, this is the key difference between what we're seeing as driving voters in these primary contests and what we'll see ahead in the general election. that's a weakness for mr. trump. we have seen that before. independents, with moderates, people concerned about his vast legal jeopardy that is all going to play out over the next several months as well. and to tim's point, there are some political plays and political theories that potentially some of this legal jeopardy could cause the campaign to implode in some way and that's why someone like nikki haley could be a viable backup option. we're all in new and unprecedented territory here for a lot of reasons. haley did win the key voters there, the college educated voters and more moderates.

that's going to make up a larger part of the electorate moving forward. she makes that case continuously, right? if you want someone who can win in a general election, i am the better option than former president trump. i don't know that we have seen that so far. i think the big question also is how many of those voters are out there. south carolina is certainly not a place you would see a lot of them, that's why he's already leading there. and the big question for the haley campaign, again, to tim's point is how long will she keep the campaign going to be able to give those voters that alternative. >> amna and tim, thank you so much, appreciate it. up next, new questions on israel's war against hamas after a palestinian man is killed in a safe zone. the entire incident caught on tape. an emotional family reunion 14 years and 99 days in the making. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. ng you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. with nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent

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24 past the hour. we're following new details out of the israeli hamas war in gaza, where a shocking new video shows a man fatally shot while waving a white flag. the group is seen walking down a desolate street in a neighborhood in khan younis that the israeli military designated as a safe zone. they were trying to reunite with family members trapped down the street. the british news network itv captured this footage. nbc news asked the idf if its

soldiers fired at the men and also provided a raw single take video of the shooting. its precise location and the time it occurred. now a spokesperson said the idf was not aware of the incident. and that, quote, the video is edited and we have no way to comment. the spokesperson declined to say whether idf soldiers were in the area on the day of the shooting. joining us now is nbc's matt bradley from tel aviv. what more do we know about this shooting and has there been any other comment out of the israeli government? >> reporter: yeah, well, this looks like this is the extent we're going to get from the israeli government right now. it looks like this is one among so many issues we have been seeing in israel or in the gaza strip, excuse me where the idf has been firing. we're talking about 25,000 civilians, well more who have been killed ever since the beginning of this conflict with the hamas terror attacks on october 7th. we're probably going to see and i regret saying this, it is likely we're going to be seeing

more because of the fog of war that has enveloped this situation. these men, it looks like, as you see in the video, there are multiple angles, there were multiple agencies that took this video. multiple videos themselves. so, to say by the israelis this was clearly edited is to dismiss what looks like a pretty thorough reckoning, live, as this was happening. and you can very clearly see, as you see now, these men were holding white flags, one of them sounds like was holding an i.d. card as well. at the same time, they were still shot. now, this is, of course, something that the palestinians are going to be using as an example of what we're seeing as sort of indiscriminate fire by the israelis, something the israelis have regularly denied. they say hamas and other militants are hiding themselves amongst 9 civilian population. but this probably won't be figuring in the decision that is going to be coming out tomorrow in the icj, set to decide on whether or not israel has been

committing genocide in gaza. this was a preliminary decision tomorrow. it is not going to make the final decision that could take years, but this would be responding to something like eight different injunctions filed by south africa, saying not to make a final decision yet, but whether or not the court should intervene or order israel to stop or one of the other injunctions would say for them to order israel to let in humanitarian aid. that's going to be a very consequential decision that we're going to be hearing tomorrow. >> matt bradley in tel aviv, thank you very much. joining us now is evelyn farkas of the mccain execute and former senior adviser to the supreme allied commander europe. i want your reaction to the shooting in khan younis and, you know, there is ample video, there is ample different angles to this. and yet the israeli military and the government initially saying it has been too edited for us to comment on it. what is your comment on that? >> well, i mean, i think, jose,

having been in government for quite some time, we learn not to comment too quickly to wait until you have all the facts. but the reality is, yes, they're waving white flags, we know that israel's own hostages were shot by the idf when they were waving white flags at idf soldiers. so, there is clearly fog of war. the reality is, i think -- i'm on firmer ground when i talk about the fact that we need to move now into the diplomatic phase. i'm sure you're going to ask about that. but that is really what this highlights. this -- israelis are not going to eradicate every single hamas terrorist. it is because of hamas that these palestinians, you know, lost their lives, frankly, not because of the israeli idf necessarily, because they were put in that situation by hamas. but, you know, it doesn't exonerate israel from having to conduct a military operation. that's precise, and that abides

by the laws of war. >> and including the many variables, this week israeli officials said it is moving forward with a plan of destroying homes and some other buildings as part of its goal to increase the buffer zone with gaza, the u.s. has vocally opposed shrinking the palestinian territories in any way. what do you think of the implications of this? >> well, the implications are that israel is just going to create more opposition, more potential future terrorists among the palestinian op. and it is taking u farther away from our goal, which, again, as i said, is a diplomatic solution, we know that there are negotiations under way because that was leaked to the media. the negotiations that qatar and egypt are taking a big role in, working with hamas and the israeli government to try to release more hostages. that should be paramount on everyone's minds. and then ultimately getting to a -- not just a cease-fire, but an actual end to the war. again, as i said, i understand

that israel needs to take retribution and needs to, you know, essentially squash this terrorist organization. but in the meantime, they're not going to be able to do it using this kind of proportionate course that results in this high loss of civilian life. >> and matt bradley was commenting on this a secretary second ago, it is expected that tomorrow the international court of justice, may be issuing an interim ruling on south africa's genocide case against israel. what do you see -- what are the implications of that and if they do go forward with this, what would it mean? >> well, i'm a little bit skeptical about this south african case. i think that we have an international tribunal, they can look at these cases. south africa is not entirely disinterested. frankly, they have alied themselves with vladimir putin when it comes to sanctions and

other diplomatic isolation of russia. so i'm not sure they are a neutral player in all of this. yes, it is important for israel to be held accountable and for the israelises to conduct themselves according to the laws of war and i know our government is trying to make that clear to them. but we need to do more, we being the united states, and our allies, to put pressure on israel, on frankly on president netanyahu, and his government, and also on qatar and egypt to put pressure on hamas to bring this whole thing to a stable end at least in terms of the overall major war effort. >> as a matter of fact, this is just, you know, happening right now, "the washington post" is reporting according to officials familiar with the matter that president biden plans to dispatch cia director william burns in the next couple of days to help broker a deal between hamas and israel. it would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war

began last year. this would be clearly something that the u.s. is proactively doing to try to mitigate this horrible war. >> yeah, and i hope, jose, that, you know, ambassador burns, i worked with him in the government, he's a trusted interlocutor, president biden trusts him very much. he served as our ambassador in jordan, he knows a lot of players because of his long diplomatic career before he was cia director. but i also hope that, you know, we take a firm approach that, you know, yes, we're supportive of israel, but it is not a blank check. and same for gulf allies. nothing can be taken for granted and we should be firmly and assert u.s. interests and we have american hostages and frankly all of those israeli hostages need to be released as son as possible. some of them are in dire medical need and they need to be brought somewhere safe. >> evelyn, great seeing you. thank you so very much. up next, the state tried to execute him last year by lethal

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38 past the hour. the state of alabama is set to carry out the first execution in the u.s. with a new untested method. on wednesday, a federal appeals court said the state could proceed with the first execution via nitrogen gas on kenneth

smith. the supreme court denied smith's legal team effort to stay the execution. joining us now is nbc's morgan chesky. morgan, the state tried to execute this man before. what happened? what is the difference between this time and the last time? >> reporter: jose, multiple differences here. that first time that smith was set to be put to death using lethal injection was back in 2022. that was stopped before the drugs were ever administered because they could not properly get in those lines into his veins to deliver the drugs. that was one of his legal team's arguments saying he can't be put to death twice. that's been overruled by the supreme court. another challenge that smith's legal team was making here, jose, is because this is the first time that hydrogen hypoxia would be used as a form of execution, that he should not be essentially a test subject. the appeals court actually agreed that this is a new and novel form of execution. but they said that his legal

team failed to prove how this could be a form of cruel and unusual punishment in its execution form. critics pointing out the fact that the mask placed over smith's face, should it allow any oxygen inside, as the nitrogen is being delivered, could prolong his death and make it very painful, could even result in smith being put in a vegetative state, and not even killing him. so, that is the ongoing argument against this. we do anticipate additional challenges against this execution up until its final hour. it is set to be held this evening in alabama. smith, of course, convicted back in 1989 in a murder for hire plot that resulted in the death of a pastor's wife. important to note here, jose, that he won on appeal, but was later tried, convicted again in 1996. a jury at that time recommended life in prison, jose.

but an alabama judge overrode them and stated, no, he will in fact face the death penalty and a judge is no longer able to do so in state of alabama at this point in time. all eyes, of course, on these ongoing legal challenges. >> morgan chesky, thank you so very much. we are following breaking news out of a michigan courtroom. the first of its kind trial of a mother of a teenage school shooter who killed four of his classmates at oxford high school in 2021. jennifer crumbley faces involuntary manslaughter charges and if convicted could receive 15 years in prison. crumbley's lawyer says she plans to testify in her own defense. her husband will face the same charges at a separate trial set to begin in march. prosecutors argue crumbley shared responsibility because she failed to notify the school that they had purchased their then 15-year-old a handgun, even after staff found a violent drawing he made the morning of the shooting. and at one point texting her

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46 past the hour. this morning i want to introduce you to a family, a family behind the politics of our nation's immigration system. an american family that was

separated for 14 years and 99 days. they arrived and lived in tucson, arizona, a u.s. citizen, his wife gloria and four u.s. born children. gloria, a mexican citizen was in the u.s. with a visa, sponsored by her husband. when that visa expired, lawyers advised her to return to mexico and apply for legal status from there. she did that. when she showed up at the consulate, they said she crossed illegally and banned her from entering the u.s. for ten years. after 14 years of battles, 14 years of tears, 14 years of so many missed moments, this past weekend they were finally made whole. i spoke with gloria and her son bill from their home in tucson after they were reunited and asked them what that day was like. take a look. >> what were you thinking, what were you feeling, gloria?

>> i was very fearful. i was saying, is it possible that i'm in the united states, on american soil? is it possible? could it be possible? i was looking all around me and i was still doubtful. i was surprised, but it was real. it was very real. >> gloria, in these 14 years of family separation, every year, every minute, a difficult one, what were some of the toughest moments? >> the most difficult moments were when they notified me i was going to have to stay for ten years. back then i was saying, ten years, how am i going to survive? ten years without my children. how? the baby, who was the youngest one, was 4 years old.

my daughter, the only girl because i have four boys and a girl, i was saying, my daughter is only 9 years old. they're going to be in the most difficult part of their youth. when they don't know what they want. all of that was running in my head. i had to be strong. i had to be strong for them because i'm their reflection. and the hardest part was also mourning my husband. when he died, my children were young. they were growing up, preparing for their future, that was also very difficult step. >> what was saturday like and what is it like just having her by your side, knowing that's not changing? >> jose, it is -- it is very emotional. and it is very surreal to be honest. i'm sitting here next to her and

looking at her and i can't believe she's by my side now. and, you know, saturday marked the 14 years and 99 days that we were apart. and i just felt like i had to pinch myself the entire day because, you know, for those -- for every one of those days i've been dreaming of that day and i felt like i was about to wake up in one of those dreams. after we were reunited, first thing we did was visit my father, at his grave, in arizona, and it was so special being there with him and letting him know that, you know, mission we are finally together. he can rest in peace now. >> when your dad passes in 2018 and your mom not able to live with you all, how does one young

person take command and control of their lives without your mother and your father there? >> it was extremely difficult, jose. my mom was my inspiration. my mom was my hope. it wasn't just me. my siblings, every one of them stepped up to the plate from my oldest brother jim who joined the united states marines to my little sister naomi who took up the mantle when i went off to college. my little brother bobby, who was only 4 when my mom left. now he is 18. every one of us played an instrumental role in keeping this family together. even while being separated across a wall. i realize that what had happened to my family, what i thought was exceptional, really wasn't. it was actually common place and a reflection of what was happening across the country. my mom back in 2009, she used

the legal process. she hired an attorney. she paid the necessary fees. she went through the legal process. that ended up -- that culminated in her getting separated from us for a decade. that's the legal system that we have at the moment. it's why we need changes, because there are millions of families who yearn, who desire, who pray every single night that they could fix their status so they could have some security and some safety. but they cannot because we don't have reform. >> gloria, i hope, i trust, and i firmly believe that you have been making some good food for your family since saturday. >> si. yes. >> translator: yes. they were missing it. my son told me, mom, now i'm

going to bring my lunch to work every day. and i told him, yes, my son, of course. my other children, too. my son who is here and my youngest son. my daughter told me, mom, now we're going to eat healthy food made at home. i told her, yes, of course, we are. >> thank you so very much for being with us today. i look forward to sharing a meal of gloria's cooking soon at their home. bill was telling us, the story is not unique in this country. the same fears, the same dreams, the same uncertainty. up next, major flooding concerns right now for millions across the south. we are live in louisiana where residents are dealing with more drenching rains and damaging winds. you are watchingreports" on msn.

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57 past the hour. 33 million people remaining under flood watches from eastern texas up through tennessee, parts of west virginia. in texas, at least 17 people and 15 pets were rescued from the flooding with five rivers across the state forecast to reach the flood stage over the next couple of days. it comes as cities from texas to the northeast have recorded double average rainfall this month. glaude venegas joins us from louisiana. what's the latest where have you? >> reporter: the ground is saturated. you can see this area, it's a park. we had a monsoon come through in the last two hours. as you mentioned, this area between eastern texas and where we are and up to the northeast has gotten twice the amount of

rain or the average rainfall for the month of january. if we get more rain today, all of this could flood once again. we will be watching to see what happens between here and new orleans. we saw some of the rescues happening around the houston area and areas where people just had too much water. they had to have the emergency crews come in and take them and their animals. it has been very dangerous for the drivers. we have the flash floods, which is damaging some of the roads and making it very difficult for drivers and also the fog. the fog has been affecting people in this area. the people in the region today on this watch for the rest of the day because the ground is so saturated with water that just some more rain could flood these areas once again. >> guad, thank you so very much. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. reach me on social media @jdbalart. you can catch clips from our

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