a waving war president biden vows russia will invade ukraine and he will be held accountable the supreme court block's donald trump's events to block the insurrection brace yourself for even higher prices as procter & gamble warn of rising costs while americans are already battling 7% inflation. then the heart stopping

burning car rescue san antonio's finest rushing in the danger. aid finally arriving in on the tonga after an under sea eruption from a volcano. we begin with a major break in the january 6th attack on the capitol. the supreme court dealing a blow to president trump and refusing to block the animal archives handing over a trove of records leading up to the riot some documents have already been released >> some of the materials has already been received at the committee. well, we'll be getting the visitor's logs, the call logs, the videos that he made as people were trying to talk him into asking the mob to leave the capitol. >> former president trump filed

the lawsuit in october arguing the material should be shielded by executive privilege the two lower courts ruled against him. the supreme court is allowing the records to be handed over while mr. trump's appeal is under review only justice clarence thomas said the documents should be blocked in the meantime. overnight, top democrats are vowing to trudge on, a senate vote for the filibuster failed last night killing the ledgesics la bree jackson is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning this wasn't too surprising it was a long shot from the start. >> reporter: good morning, phil, that's absolutely right. every single republican as expected voted against changing the filibuster rule. they were joined by two democratic defactors joe manchin and kyrsten sinema bernie sanders did not mince words after the vote >> it's not just this vote these are people who i think

have undermined the president of the united states. they have forced us to go through five months of discussion and we've gotten absolutely nowhere. >> i think what senator sinema and manchin did was an act of extraordinary courage the likes i have fought seen in my political career. >> showdown democrats and civil rights leaders say passing the two votes is rights bills is vital to protecting our democracy and that fight isn't over >> this is a time we are not going to give up on this issue this is fundamental to our democracy and it is fawn negotiable >> if a statement, president biden said he is profoundly disappointed but not deterred. the top republican mitch mcconnell said millions of americans voices will not be slensd what's next? bipartisan efforts are under way

for voter protection as well as election security legislation. back to you. >> we have fought seen bipartisan efforts in that arena in quite a while we'll see. bree, thank you. year two of the biden administration begins today during a nearly two-hour marathon press conference, the president appeared to be hitting the reset button as he gave an assessment of his progress so far the here's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: president biden struggling with inflation, a stalled agenda and seeking approval ratings is searching for a reset in his first white house press conference in nearly a dwreerks pointing to the pandemic. >> still in all this progress i know there is at lot of frustration and fatigue. we know why, covid-19. >> reporter: covid is still surging, despite this campaign pledge >> i'm going to shut down the

virus, not the country. >> reporter: just this week some democratic senators calling out the president for failing to take more significant steps earlier to increase testing. >> should we have done more testing earlier? yes. we're doing more now some may call what's happening now the new normal i call it a job not yet finished it will get better. >> reporter: but inflation at a 40-year high with prices soaring on everything from gasoline to groceries. the president again touted his massive social spending and climate bill. >> bottom line, if price increases are what you are worried about, the best answer is my build back better plan. >> reporter: but that legislation has stalled. so has democrats' voting rights legislation. president biden unable to get his own party on board still, the president is blaming republicans. >> i did not anticipate that there would be such a stallwart

effort to make sure the most important thing was that president biden didn't get anything done. think about this the what are republicans for what are they for? >> reporter: he was asked about the impact if democrats' voting bills failed. >> speaking of votes rights legislation, if this isn't passed, do you still believe the upcoming election will be fairly conducted and its results legitimate >> well, it all depends on whether or not ear able to make the case to the american people that some of this is being set up to try to alter outcome of the election i think if, fact, no matter how hard they make it for minorities to vote, i think you will see them willing to stand in line and define the attempt to keep them from being able to vote. >> reporter: nbc news' kristen welker asked the president about african-american vote worries

told us they're disappointed in him. >> i spoke to a number of black voters who fought to get you elected. they see this push on voting rights more as a last-minute pr push than it is a legitimate effort to get legislation passed so what do you say to these black vote worries say that you do not have their backs as you promised on the campaign trail if. >> i've had their back, i've had their back my entire career. i've never not had their back. the fact is that there is a timing that is not one's own choice and dictated by events happening in countries. >> and asked about the president's promise to unify the country, with war on criticism recent speech. >> you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace you want to be on the side of john lewis or bull conner? do you want to be on the side of ab practice hamlin conor

jefferson davis? >> i did not say that there were going to be a george wallace or bull conner. i said we will have a decision in history. >> reporter: is the country more unified since you fought if office >> based on stuff i've gotten done i'd say yes but it's not as unified as it should be. a prediction rattling the world. president biden says russia probably will invade ukraine nbc news' richard engel has more. >> reporter: even as u.s. officials warn russia now has enough troops in position to invade ukraine, president biden appeared to suggest if russia does a partial incursion, the u.s. could live with it. >> russia will be held accountable. if it invades and it depends on what it does it's one thing if it's a minor incursion, do we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera, but if they do what they are capable of doing with the force en passe on

the border, it will be a disaster for russia. >> reporter: president biden warned a massive operation would trigger devastating economic consequences >> if they invade, they're going to pay their banks will not be able to do you el the dollars. >> reporter: even when pressed, president biden repeated he sees a difference between a big or small military incursion in ukraine he expects one >> i guess as he will move in, he has to to something. >> reporter: there is one part where russia could launch a small incursion anyway ambiguous. it's in the far east where pro russian separatists control enclaves and officials in this country and very likely in russia are wondering did president biden just give vladimir putin a green light to launch an invasion into or around them? >> thanks, richard now some hopeful news for parents with children under

five according to dr. fauci, the fda could approve vaccines for kids between ages 2 and 4 next month and added younger children will probably need three dose since two shots didn't produce an adequate immune rep responsibility in clinical trials meanwhile, schools are facing staffing choices new mexico is asking national guard members to fill in as substitute teachers and child care workers the surge of cases is adding to a massive backlog of cases in u.s. immigration courts. according to a report released this week by the transactional records clearing house, pending cases at the end of december hit 1.6 million, the highest ever in court history. this means wait times for an asylum hearing are just under five years a. house hearing is scheduled for today to discuss an immigration court system rather than it falling under justice department on the dpa is receiving much

needed help after the deadly volcanoes eruption and tsunami the shirs shipments are arriving today. the united states is sending $100,000 worth of supplies, including water and kits ash has contaminated the drink water on the island. a fund raiser set up has raised over half a million for the recovery efforts we got owinter weather advisory from washington, d.c. to new york city this morning. jan ne janessa webb is following that. >> if are you in the city in philadelphia, you are dealing with rain. that transitions over to snow around 7:00 a.m. that will linger for most of the morning. that process will be shut off. it's across the deep south, where it will be continuous moisture into the mid-atlantic as they're dealing with the colder temperatures. you can see from our radar right

now, predominantly rain making its way in some spots, be careful, if you are walking arm, driving, you could see sleet and freezing rain with these temperatures fluctuating. this coming in, transitioning into a winter weather advisory for the carolinas as we're watching a potential ice storm in that area baton rouge to texas this is kind of a rare event, you are seeing that cold front making its way through temperatures are dropping. that's why you are dealing with winter weather alerts as well. these alerts will stay in place for kentucky into the northeast until about 10:00 a.m. if you are acr lakes. very chilly across texas this afternoon in the lower 30s

ice icall lakes for the caro ice accumulation for the carolinas. oscar pieer revealed a meat mask the mask includes hydrogel and anti-inflammatory benefits to protect the skin they collided with a music company, maybe lady gaga has interest in it with the her meat dress? >> it gels when you leave it in the fridge >> it may coagulate. maybe there is something to it. >> maybe the bucs head coach is fined $50,000 for slapping one of his own players. we'll show it to you next. the burning car rescue, rushing right into danger. we are back in one minute.

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in today's top stories, the cia included the so-called havana syndrome is not the result of a campaign by a hostile power. diplomats reported symptoms of brain injuries first in 2016 at the u.s. embassy if cuba. russia was long suspected of using microwave energy on u.s. officials. they always denied that claim. six sources briefed on the matter tell nbc news while foreign involvement cannot be ruled out in about two dozen cases, the cia found plausibility alternate explanations for the majority of cases. those suffering say they are very disappointed with the findings police in l.a. say they recovered $72,000 in stolen merchandise after a smash-and-grab in studio city. four pittsburgh is, two men, two women, allegedly robbed the store just after 11:00 a.m. on tuesday. after tf robbery, they fled the california highway patrol on a

freeway chase. they crashed their get away car. that's won't authorities recovered the merchandise and arrested all four suspects police say they have charged a marine in a crash that killed two fellow marines the incident happened near camp le jeune, north carolina officials say a 7-ton military vehicle carrying manners overturned, ejecting the marines in the back of the truck authorities say the driver was triefg too fast when it rolled over a galaxy far, far away could hold the key to one of space's biggest mystery. hubble galaxy has a dwarf galaxy 30 light years away. instead of swallowing it up, it has been creating new stars. scientists believe it can help answer questions about super massive black holes. nasa released photos from

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