>>> following the money raising lots questions, david cay johnston is joining me to talk about donald trump's bond problem. >>> as i bid you all a good day from the tom brokaw news center, welcome to alex witt reports. president biden is hosting st. patrick's day events today. his campaign announcing raising $53 million in february, and reporting $155 million in cash on hand. new reaction today to donald trump ramping up dark rhetoric at a rally for a republican senate candidate in ohio yesterday. more on that in a moment for you, and new reaction from republicans on the hill to trump's rhetoric, casting january 6th defendants as hostages and patriots. >>> as you know, he did not call for the storming of the capitol. you -- we are a nation of laws, and those folks were convicted, and pled guilty. if you plead guilty, obviously you are not a patriot. you are someone who committed a criminal act. >> we have breaking news on the israel-hamas war as leaders negotiate directly for the first time since the start of ramadan, benjamin netanyahu on the defensive after top u.s. leaders criticiz