fast food worker would have to work for 1,300 years to earn what the ceo earned. >> a galling statistic. michael, give us a sense as to the impact of the covid pandemic exacerbated the problems. >> it exposed it. it peeled back the curtain on the american food system. if something goes wrong with one of these companies, we all feel it. we had a recent example with baby formula. only two countries control baby formula. when one had a contamination event, babies went hungry. you know, the lesson here is you don't put all your eggs in one basket. that applies to the corporations feeding us. we need diversity and that will also help bring back farmers

because right now they don't have a choice in who they get to sell to because of the dominance of these corporations. they become price takers and this drives down the prices they get. think of anti-trust as protecting consumers, it's also to protect producers as well. >> the new documentary is titled "food inc. 2." it's available on demand starting this friday. thank you both very much for being here. that does it for us this morning. see you tomorrow. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. right now on "ana cabrera reports" eclipse count down. millions of americans from texas to maine preparing for a total solar eclipse hours from now. plus, donald trump's new comments this morning on abortion, including what he said

about the possibility of a national ban. also, israel pulling forces out of southern gaza. what it means for the war and the hostages still being held by hamas. another scare in the air. the terrifying moment an engine cover came apart 10,000 feet up. good morning. thanks for being here. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. people all across the country are counting down to the experience of a lifetime, a total solar eclipse will appear in the skies over north america in just hours. tens of millions will experience darkness in day time as the moon temporarily blocks the sun's light. those with the best view will be in the path of totality that goes across 15 states from texas to maine. all the action set to begin just before 2:00 p.m. eastern and the peak moment when the moon

completely blocks the sun will be a little more than an hour later. our reporters are in the path and ready. morgan chess ki is in texas, jessie kirsch in cleveland. let's start with you morgan in kirville. how are they preparing for this event? >> reporter: you can't beat it. thousands of people converging on the main park here for a front row seat at history. everyone i've seen has their eclipse glasses ready to roll. the moment everyone's waiting to 1:32:07. that's when we should be in the path of totality where people in this community have been planning this for a year. we have a little cloud cover here. the sun starting to burn off.

there's a little optimism here. so many people getting creative with this magical moment. the town in russellville, arkansas, are going to be professing their love for each other. 300 couples tying the knot, paying $100 each to attend the festival. if you buy the ticket, the wedding's free. here we have nasa just over there. they picked this community because they anticipated to have one of the best views of the eclipse. we'll witness it after it travels from mexico. the time of totality there 4:28. we're looking at a solid 4:24. the excitement only building here in the texas hill country. >> from there in texas to ohio and jessie kirsch where this event is not only so important

for the locals, it's a big draw for eclipse tourism too. talk to us about the crowds you're seeing there and what this event is doing for local economies. >> reporter: ana, literally we're talking about tens of thousands of people expected to be rocking out for this eclipse. the rock 'n roll hall of fame is off camera here. we're also at a nasa event. you're starting to see more foot traffic behind me. they just opened the security gates for people to start coming in. it feels like people are showing up for a rock concert. we're not expecting totality in cleveland until about 3:13. we still have five hours or so to go. people are stoked in cleveland. we're worried about the weather, but i see blue in the distance. the sky is starting to clear. a lot of people will be looking up at the sky, ana. some people are not able to see as well as others. some don't have vision. there's something cool officials

have been working on. they have this thing called light sound. here's part of what that would look like. >> you hear the tone. brighter light is the higher pitch sound. >> as the shadow passes over, it goes lower and lower until it's just a series of clicks when it's perfectly gone. >> reporter: what was cool as we were listening to that, ana, there's this calmness that i started to feel as the tones got lower. that probably replicates what we'll see with the shadows starting to fall. >> very cool. let's continue north and check in with george. you have a unique vantage point today. what's going to happen for those in new york city, george? >> reporter: good morning, ana. aboard the intrepid to watch history being made. they're hosting a viewing party for those people that want to pay to get up here to watch the

partial solar eclipse. unfortunately we don't get to be in the total path of totality. that doesn't mean we won't have fun here. they're handing out the proper viewing glasses which are critical for watching, especially if you're not in the path of totality. protect your vision here. here on the flight deck we're expecting about 6,000 or so people. you can see some filter here to get the best seat in the house. a lot of people coming out for this. millions of people expected to come out in new york in general to make sure they get a good view of this rare cosmic ballet we're calling the total solar eclipse. i would be remiss not to show you what i look like with the glasses. i totally get it now. it's total darkness. the second you look up, you can really see the sun shining so beautiful. it's going to be a spectacle

once the eclipse hits. we'll be here talking to people preparing for this event that's not expected to occur in north america for another 20 years. we are ready. >> these are so important the special eclipse sunglasses. regular sunglasses aren't close to enough. gentlemen, thank you so much. joining us now, nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman. this is an event that would occur over a few hours. the question is will the weather cooperate? >> it's totally about location. location, location, location. we area narrowing down to four hours of cloud cover. here's the path of totality. we'll go city by city and show you what we expect. northern plains, clouds, rain

and snow. we had that over the weekend. continuing that today. that should wrap up after the eclipse. here's the spot that's not great. mostly cloudy skies, chance for showers. then later right after the eclipse, chance of severe weather. east coast mostly sunny skies. looking really good. we'll have some high clouds that may filter out some of the sun as we go through the eclipse. in terms of our reporters fanned out across the area. jake in junction, texas, 70% cloud cover. dallas, texas, 60%, mostly cloudy skies. this is one to watch. morgan told us about his forecast there. then as we go up through portions of the plains into the ohio valley, it's a mixed bag. 50% in bloomington. i want to show you one last thing. kate snow has the prize

position. 0% cloud cover, mostly sunny skies. she wins the spot of the day. >> people are now saying, wait, what? which spot? >> northern new england. >> oh, boy. get ready. thank you, michelle. joining us now is dr. jeff rich, the carnegie astronomer. doctor, good to see you. help us understand how this weeks. the moon which is 400 time smaller than the sun is able to block out the sun. >> even though the moon is much smaller than the sun, the sun is much further away. it's a cosmic coincidence the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, but the sun is 400 times further away from us than the moon is. everything lines up for the moon to cover the sun.

>> is this an opportunity for the scientific community? what can we learn from the solar eclipse? >> it's for solar physicists, they're interested in understanding the outer most layer of the sun's atmosphere, the corona. during a solar eclipse it allows us to see the corona in ways you cannot see. there's scientists that chase eclipses all over the world to teach us about that part of the sun. >> 99% of the u.s. will experience at least a partial eclipse during this event with, again, about 15 states in that path of totality. here in new york city where i am, it's about 90% effect. so how would my experience differ from somebody's who's in the path of totality? >> so if you are in the path of

totality, you get the complete coverage. you're able to see the corona if the skies are clear. at 90% you might notice some changes. as it gets closer to solar eclipse the light will change and you might notice a temperature drop. for those of us in the path of totality we'll be able to look at the sun without the eclipse glasses. for my friends and family on the west coast, they have to use eclipse glasses all day unlike us. >> i see the frogs behind you are ready. they're wearing their eclipse glasses. what are you most excited about? again, this is something that doesn't happen very often. the next one in the u.s. is another 20 years from now. >> i'm most excited about the fact that a lot of people will get to see their first eclipse ever. i've seen two eclipses before.

it's hard to put into words. i'm exciting for people to be thinking about the universe. we've been sharing how to safely view the eclipse and getting people excited about understanding our place in space and the universe. >> it's a moment where we all have a shared experience. dr. jeff rich, thank you for taking the time. hope everything goes really well for you and those in your area for viewing this today. >> thank you. fingers crossed. >> absolutely. we haven't had a eclipse -- we haven't eclipsed our coverage of this event just yet. we'll hear from the mayor of burlington, vermont, seeing a tourism boom. and the science guy himself will join us. bill nye answers your questions. also, the civil rights figure donald trump is comparing himself to. plus, his new comments about abortion rights in america and his promise to billionaires.

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former president donald trump this morning directly addressing a topic that could be one of the biggest issues in the 2024 race. abortion. after months of mixed signals about where he stands on abortion policy, here's what he said this morning. >> my view is that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint. states will determine by vote or legislature or both and whatever they decide must be the law of the land. in this case, the law of the state. many states will be different. many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others, and that's what they'll be. at the end of the day it's about the will of the people.

you must follow your heart or in many cases your religion or your faith. >> let's talk about this. garrett haig is joining us and democratic basil smies l. garrett, how does this compare to what he's said before? >> reporter: donald trump has taken every conceivable issue on abortion in his life. where he's landed is punting the issue away from the federal government and leaving it to the states. it's not likely to leave anyone happy. a lot of conservatives wanted him to come out in favor of a federal ban, perhaps at 15 or 16 weeks or earlier than that. if you wanted to see expanded protection for abortion rights, leaving it up to states and getting rid of roe versus wade

which trump claims is something everyone wanted, it's not true. it won't be satisfactory for you also. he expresses the importance of winning elections to get your preferred abortion policy, whatever it might be. that's a tell here. this is not an issue that donald trump is as comfortable talking about as a lot of other republican candidates. it's something he wants to clear the decks from by saying this is a state issue, not a me issue. by continuing to embrace being the person responsible for getting rid of roe versus wade and continuing to make outlandish statements about abortion that he says democrats want up to the ninth month or beyond, which is not a thing, he won't make anybody happy here. you see him trying to clear the decks on an issue he's not comfortable talking about. >> trump has been all over the map on abortion, also ivf which

has been a hot topic since that alabama ruling. here's more. >> the republican party should always be on the side of the miracle life and the side of mothers, fathers, their beautiful babies. that's what we are. ivf is an important part of that. our great republican party will always be with you in your quest for the ultimate joy in life. >> susan, after this video this morning, is it clear to you where trump stands on abortion, on ivf, on women's reproductive rights? >> donald trump has never had a core value when it came to any of these types of rights. he does not care about the issue of abortion. he used to be pro-choice. he -- when he thinks of it as a compromise, 15 weeks, 16 weeks, or the states, he's not talking about life, which most republicans are when they are talking about the issue. i think the big question donald trump is going to face in his

home state of florida is does he support the new six-week ban and on top of it, will he be voting for or against the amendment this november to put abortion in the constitution? >> he was asked about that florida six-week ban last week. he punted. he said i'll have my abortion policy next week to talk about. this is the statement we presume. so what's your reaction to these comments we're hearing, basil? democrats view this as a winning issue for them. what do they do in response? >> you see his tip of the hat to acknowledge this is a mobilizing issue in states. he's looking at it from a republican point of view. democrats are saying, bring it on. what we've seen in multiple states already and we'll likely see in florida is voter after voter coming out of all

political persuasions, urban, rural areas, coming out of this issue. when you think of the money joe biden is raising, some is going to state parties. that's really important. if we're talking about moving the issue to the states, it gives states more ammunition to say we'll put money into the state legislative races so they can have an effect on this. >> that's a great point. when you put money into states, which the republicans will not because it's all going to donald trump, a state like florida you can do a massive voter registration drive on such an important issue that you maybe will never be able to do. >> speaking of money, we got new fund-raising numbers from both sides this morning. fill us in. garrett, what do we know? >> reporter: the biden campaign continue to have a fund-raising

lead in the month of march and cash on hand over trump and his allies. we saw trump having this gang buster fund-raising event in south florida which his team raked in more than $50 million for his campaign, a huge boost when badly needed. the caveat here is this is from donors who maxed themselves out and won't be able to give again. biden with the fund-raising advantage. >> trump had this big fundraiser over the weekend. $50 million in one night. sounds like a lot of money. of course, he needs that money. not only to do what he does as a campaign, but also for his legal issues that he's facing. will this 50 million knowing what we know are the expenditures make a big dent? >> no, because it's how you spend the money. he's spending it on his legal fees. let's say it's $25 million to legal fees. the other $25 million should be going into the state's coif furs

to build up their ground game, especially in a state like michigan. 50 million is a great number. it's not just about having the money. it's how you spend the money. >> at that same fundraiser trump was talking to his millionaire, billionaire supporters in the room making sure he's going to keep their taxes low. that has to be music to the ears of democrats to shine a light on. >> it certainly is. you're only voting for him, supporting him because he's going to keep money in your pocket if you're a billionaire. what about the average person from their perspective still struggling in this economy? i think the numbers are better than that. there are a lot of voters that are concerned about this economy. they're concerned about their economic aspirations. donald trump is not going to talk to voters about those economic aspirations.

i think the democrats will. that's where the money comes into play because joe biden can have that longer, deeper conversation with the voters. >> switching topics, judge went after the judge in his new york hush money case. he wrote, if this partisan hack wants to put me in the clink for speaking the truth, i will gladly become a modern day nelson mandela. it will be my great honor. your reaction? >> he really needs to shut his mouth. shut your mouth. i have nothing more scholarly to say on that issue. shut your mouth. you're not nelson mandela. you're a joke. >> unless he's doing the 27 years of prison time. >> nothing as honorable as what nelson did it for. that's the only thing. shut your mouth. we're tired of it. >> thank you both so much.

garrett haig, thank you for your reporting. in a new deadline today, special counsel jack smith must submit a brief on the supreme court today ahead of the arguments on trump's immunity claim. this is a defense donald trump has used many times and could have a huge impact on the number of cases against him. we're one week out from the start of trump's criminal trial, the new york hush money case. we have a new filing by manhattan district attorney alvin bragg opposing trump's motion to recuse judge juan marshawn over posts by his daughter on social media. jury collection begins next monday. the cover of "time-out" may have put it best. the eclipse is nye. educator bill nye the science guy is here to answer all your burning questions about this event, including why he thinks this marvel in the sky will

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you've got questions. we've got answers. joining us now co-host of "today" al roker and bill nye the science guy. so good to have both of you with us today. al, it's a treat. i know it's a long day with you after you started so early. how are the preparations in dallas as the anticipation is building and building? >> reporter: ana, we're at the museum of nature and science. they're expecting about 7,000 people. we have bands playing. we have all sorts of events. there will be a lot of kids here. we've had them since this morning. the city of dallas is probably the biggest city that will be experiencing the path of totality. 1.5 million people. they expect almost 500,000 people to come downtown. this could generate almost $500 million in revenue.

hotels, 99% sold out. this is pretty amazing. our eclipse begins around 12:23 central time. really excited about it. we've got clouds right now, but it's expected to clear off, fingers crossed. we may have some high clouds. all in all, we're expecting good news. again, i'm looking forward to seeing this. the next one isn't until 2044. at that point i'll be on a smucker's jar. i'm looking forward to this. >>al, you're timeless. we think of you as immortal. thank you for checking in with us. we know you'll be there to capture it all throughout the day. bill, let me ask you, because you said this is an event that will change our lives. how so? >> well, it gives you something to think about, that is to say your place in space. your relationship to the cosmos.

it's a remarkable event, even if you're not in totality. it's still remarkable. you get the partial solar eclipse. it's still spectacular. i heard you start this with it's dangerous to look at the eclipse. it's dangerous to look at the eclipse without proper eyewear. these glasses are available all over the place. even though they're made of cardboard and thin plastic, they're completely effective for looking at the sun. you can look at it all day, as long as you want. the trouble is we've all -- everybody, we've all glanced at the sun. i have said all the time, if you played the outfield in softball, you look at the sun. when there's an eclipse, you want to stare at it. we're in fredericksburg, texas, a couple hours drive from dallas. we're right in the middle of the

path and excited about that. if you have an electric mobile phone that a lot of the kids use, you know how bright the flashlight is. if you hold the light up to these glasses, you can't see anything. they're 100 times darker than conventional sunglasses. we encourage everybody to wear the glasses and take it in. speaking of mobile phones, everybody takes pictures. there are billions of pictures taken every day around north america, billions of pictures. just take those few moments and be in it. be present. look at the sky with your glasses on. then look around and enjoy it with the people you're with. it's the so-called shared experience. it's the same reason we go to theaters. it's just a remarkable thing in the cosmos, that our satellite, the moon blocked the same width

of sky as the sun. it doesn't happen anywhere else in the solar system. probably doesn't happen very many places in the galaxy. let's enjoy it you all. >> you are right. it's so super cool. i'm glad you showed us the experience with the flashlight with these glasses. when i put them on, you're right, you can't see a thing. >> no. you're looking at the sun. >> your sunglasses you can see out of. these you can't until you look at the sun. that's an important distinction. let's talk more about what happens with an eclipse, bill. there's so much curiosity. we haven't experienced it. a lot of us it's the first time we experience it. will it get colder? will animals act funny? what should we be looking for? >> a couple things, yes, the animals think -- act as though

it's nighttime. crickets start crickets. birds start chirping. when the ground gets cool, the air gets cool and then it squeezes the warm air up on either side of the path and you get a gentle breeze for those few minutes. it's remarkable. the other thing, encourage everybody to make your own observations. don't come running to me. notice for yourself what happens during a total solar eclipse. as carl sagan used to say, if you were a psychic or taroh card reader and you could make any prediction, you would be in pretty good business. those people in those businesses can't. this is a remarkable thing. it's attributed to our understanding of the cosmos and

our place within it. it's attributed to what? science! just as it says in the constitution, this is part of promoting the progress of science. thanks for having me on. enjoy the eclipse. >> love seeing you in your element. bill nye, thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and understanding of science with us and being part this special day in the u.s. you're ready. i'm ready. we're ready. >> i'm ready. >> i got to take these off so i can read the teleprompter. thank you, bill. may the eclipse forces be with you. >> thank you. back here on earth, southwest airlines is facing an faa investigation after a scary scene in the skies yesterday. a boeing 737 was forced to make an emergency landing when the metal engine cover tore off

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a major shift for israel's military six months since the start of the war in gaza. the idf pulling troops from the southern part of the gaza strip as israel faces growing pressure to protect civilians. more than 33,000 palestinians have been killed since the war began, according to the palestinian health ministry, with millions more pushed to the brink of starvation. later today national security adviser jake sullivan will meet with the families of six hostages still held by hamas. our reporter joins us now from tel aviv. what do we know from this

drawdown in southern gaza? >> reporter: well, despite this troop withdrawal announcement israel is vowing to push ahead with its offensive in gaza and in the meantime the areas that it withdrew from have been left in ruins and we've seen some palestinians return to those areas to find their homes demolished. take a look. israeli tanks on the move as the idf announces it's withdrawing ground forces from southern gaza. focusing instead on holding the northern half of the besieged enclave. six months into the war, shocked palestinians are returning to scenes of devastation. you can't live here, says this man. the idf says israeli forces left the area to prepare for future missions, including their mission in rafah.

israel signalled its plan to invade that city though president biden has warned against a ground invasion there. many palestinians have fled to rafah since the fighting began. mr. biden has been calling for an immediate cease-fire as part of a hostage deal. there was a new round of hostage talks held sunday in cairo, but hamas representatives left the egyptian capital without any break through. for israelis, hostages are the main concern with another massive rally held in jerusalem, calling on their government to do more to get them out. this woman telling her husband who is still being held that she loves him. then screams enough. the israeli military says the troop drawdown is not an end to the war in gaza.

we are far from stopping. the head of hamas are still hiding. we will reach them sooner or later. we're also keeping an eye on that israeli promise to open new aid routes. the crossing in the north in particular. so far that promise has failed to materialize. ana? >> something we'll keep watching. thank you for your reporting. who knew just a few minutes could mean such big business? the massive wind fall in tourism tied to the eclipse being compared to 50 super bowls. i'll talk to the mayor of burlington, vermont, which is in that path of totality about the massive crowds expected today and the big bucks this eclipse is bringing to that city.

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♪♪ celestial bodies are placing themselves between other celestial bodies. >> that was captain kirk himself, actor william shatner discussing the eclipse. he's going to be narrating events in indiana, 1 of 15 states preparing for a few minutes of total darkness to

swallow their skies. while hotels and restaurants in the path of totality are seeing a day in the sun with more than 4 million eclipse spectators expected to inject more than $$1.5 billion in tourism revenue. nbc's priss sill la thompson is in dallas. what are you expecting there? >> reporter: folks are not letting the folks to steal their sunshine. look at this line. it's already around the block almost here. i'll give you a look at the open side of the line. there are hundreds of people already gathered here, eager to get into the event at the throw museum and experience this total eclipse. there's going to be astronomers on hand to answer questions, lots of music, lots of food. i've been talking to folks. i want to play a little about

what the lucky and the eaton family told me. >> it's a little bit of a damper. we hope it opens up for a little bit. >> it will be a bummer. no total loss. >> i think it's going to be really cool. i think it's going to be like fireworks maybe. >> like fireworks. >> how are you feeling about today? >> fantastic! >> reporter: so still lots of excitement even though it's a little unclear when people put the glasses on and look up at the sky what they'll be able to see because of the clouds we're getting here and are stretching to louisiana and arkansas. folks are going to experience the of people here to experience this once in a lifetime moment as so many people have called it, ana. >> it's incredible to see all those people lined up ready for this big event. priscilla thompson, thanks for giving us a taste of what's happening in dallas. 1,700 miles from there, burlington, vermont, is also in the path of totality, and that

city of roughly 45,000 people is expecting up to 50,000 visitors today, more people than the city's ever seen before. burlington's mayor is joining u now. good to see you, mayor. i understand schools are closed, part of the local highway has turned into a parking lot. you're expecting tens of thousands of visitors. how is burlington prepared for this moment? >> our team has been working on this for months, and actually, interesting factoid, i was sworn into office six days ago, so this is all on my first week on the job. but i have great confidence in our city. we've been working hard and preparing. our city's expected to double in size with the amount of tourists, and just walking around our beautiful waterfront, we sit on the shores of lake champlain. there's a vibrancy and excitement in the city today. we're excited to welcome all of these visitors. >> it's going to be a moment you'll always be able to tell your kids or those in future generations. my first week we have this total

solar eclipse. you'll be able to relive that moment. we looked just this moment, and a hotel room there in burlington tonight is going to cost you 1,200 to nearly $1,500. that's if you can land one of the few that are left. that's if you waited until the last minute. those same rooms are going to cost less than $200 a week from now. that speaks to the tourist and economic boost this could give. what does this mean for your economy? >> this is so helpful. like many communities across the country, we're starting to wind down our covid-related federal funds and so looking actually at a deficit in our next fiscal year. this will be a great boost tour local economy in terms of sales tax. i know that our department that is running lots of events throughout the whole weekend has been very smart about making sure there's lots of efforts to be able to coordinate and bring in as many people as possible with music and all sorts of exciting things happening in the city for the last three days.

we're ready and already i went to the local coffee shop, and i've never seen that many people in line before in burlington, so it's a good sign. >> cheers to you, cheers to them, burlington mayor emma mulvaney stannic, thank you for taking a few moments of your time. good luck with the festivities today. >> thanks so much, ana. >> today katy tur will host special coverage of the total eclipse starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. you don't want to miss that. next here on "ana cabrera reports," the big test facing mike johnson's speakership as congress returns this week. who and what might decide his fate.

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welcome back. russia's war in ukraine is one of the key issues dividing lawmakers as they return to capitol hill after a two-week recess. the senate's back today, the house will follow tomorrow and the next few weeks are sure to be eventful. let's go to the hill and nbc's

ali vitali. we know marjorie taylor greene has threatened a vote to oust him from leadership. how's the speaker approaching it? >> reporter: yeah, look, what else is new. a republican speaker in this congress in a precarious issue. this time it's over ukraine aid. last time it was over appropriations and government funding. frankly i'm of the mind-set and most of my sources are too, if it wasn't this, it would be something else. most people looking at this marjorie taylor greene challenge to johnson's speakership as a reminder that they can do it, not something that will actually have legs to go anywhere. by my understanding of the way that the next two weeks are going to work is that the house comes back in session tomorrow. there will be a lot of conversation about data privacy, and of course impeaching alejandro mayorkas on the other side of this building but the conversations will squarely be focused on the best approach to ukraine funding, israel funding, does that come in the form of the senate supplemental package that was already passed several weeks ago.

that bill has its own problems, or is it something that's new that johnson proposes as a stand-alone for each of those aid issues. all of that still being decided. you mentioned the possible impeachment articles going to the senate regarding homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. how quickly could we see a trial? >> pretty quickly. chuck schumer has been clear he doesn't think there's a there there in terms of what house republicans are doing to further press the impeachment issue now over on the senate side of this building, of course, it's been a central focus for house republicans. we know they did their own moves on impeachment several weeks ago. this is the natural culmination of it. we're going to hear a lot of noise about how there should be a trial phase to. this is going to be dispensed with pretty quickly, likely on thursday as chuck schumer pushes forward saying hey, there's no appetite for this here.

we've even heard from some senate republicans who agree with that sentiment. that doesn't mean there won't be some high jinks and things to lengthen this process out. ana, we do expect this is going to be a situation that's pretty short in duration up here on the hill. >> ali vitali, thanks for giving us those scene setters as congress gets back in action. appreciate you. and that's going to do it for us today. enjoy the eclipse. make sure to stay safe. keep those glasses handy, and don't stop in the middle of the road. and i'll see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place. don't forget you can catch our show around the clock online on youtube as well as other platforms. for now i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. ♪♪ good morning, it's 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm