will president biden build the wall the stunning border reversal by the administration, as the u.s. also moves to resume

deportations for venezuelan migrants what led to the decision plus the reaction interest former president trump an arrest in the horrific stabbing of -year-old suspect. congressional chaos is back in session house republicans get pack to work as candidates for speak are begin grabbing for the gravel. why paris is sounding the alarm for cities around the world. >> the few, the fat, the proud the competitors in the fat bear week it's friday and early today starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. the biden administration taking major and unexpected actions on thursday to deal with the recent surge in migrant crossings just weeks after dhs granted temporary protected status for

thousands of venezuelan migrants living in the u.s. the white house announced it would be resuming direct deportation flight forc flights for venezuelan migrants who illegally crossed the border they announced they were revamping construction on a former corner stone of the trump presidency >> reporter: a major reversal. the biden administration waiving 26 federal laws to permit more wall construction in texas the head of homeland security declaring there is presently an acute and moimmediate need to construct physical barriers and roads to prevent illegal crossings in star county, texas. but president biden appearing to contradict his secretary insisting they're not building more wall because of the surge in migrants but because they

were required by law to spend money allocated by congress during the trump administration. >> they have to use money for what it was appropriated i can't stop that. >> that's a contradiction. >> i hear you. i hear you i'm speaking for the president i'm saying he has said he does not brief aelieve a border wall effective. >> there is no new administration policy with respect to the border wall >> reporter: still, it comes after the president repeatedly slammed the wall and former president trump during the campaign >> there will not be another foot of wall constructed on high administration >> reporter: mr. trump arguing he's been proven right, posting there are only two things that have consistently worked wheels and walls will joe biden apologize to me and america for taking so long to get moving? the latest nbc news poll shows americans give republicans a 18--point advantage when asked who would better handle immigration, the largest-ever

deficit for democrats on this issue. in >> our thanks to peter for that report while the house won't elect a new speak areer until next we they returned to the house today. steve scalise and skim jordan w jim jordan will begin to make their case. meanwhile, a republican lawmaker says that former president trump is considering traveling to capitol hill next week in an attempt to unite the gop caucus t woucaucus it would mark trump's first appearance there since the events of january 6 over two years ago. let's turn to new developments in the multiple trials of donald trump the former president is trying to have a hush money case in new

york, arguing that prosecutors waited too long to bring their case, which accuses trump of falsifying business records to make hush money payments to two different women in 2016. mr. trump has denied any wrongdoing >> donald trump's legal team also made moves to dismiss the election interference case brought by jack smith. the lawyers are arguing that presidential immunity should shield mr. trump this this case because all of his alleged conduct related to the 2020 election was part of his official duties. >> meanwhile, jeff mcconnie was grilled in the trial in new york he testified donald trump had the final signoff on all financial documents. mr. trump was not in the courthouse thursday. he had already returned to florida. his legal team is expected to file for a stay in that case today. and a former attorney for donald trump is facing a large bill from the government the irs says rudy giuliani owes more than half a million dollars in unpaid taxes.

a recent court filing says the irs gave notice in august that they were placing a leien on his property in florida. he has worked out an agreement with the irs to pay off the liability. and now to a massacre of the innocent in ukraine. more than 50 people have been killed in a likely russian missile attack in the kharkiv region ukraine is condemning what it's calling terrorism, while vladimir putin and roush deny any russian responsibility nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the story. >> reporter: a huge russian missile, effectively wiped this tiny village off the map, flattening what was main street in eastern ukraine there's hardly a trace of the grocery and coffee shop that with here. residents say there were only 330 people living in the village. in an instant, more than 50 were

killed restiv relatives from surrounding areas rushed over. this woman looking for her mother as vul andillagers were n a vigil for a soldier who was killed when it occurred. zelenskyy called it a deliberate and brutal act of terrorism. president putin took no responsibility for any of this he claimed russia did not start the war it ukrain ukraine, just opposite he says russia is trying to end it that's his message to the russian people, even though russia invaded ukraine and continuing its doaily attack tht devastated a sleepy village. >> our thanks to richard for that update. a suspect is in custody this morning for the shocking stabbing of a brooklyn activist, randomly targeted while waiting at a bus stop with his

girlfriend nypd arrested a 18-year-old in connection to the stabbing at an apartment just around the corner where it happened. valerie castro has the details, and a warning to viewers, you may find the video disturbing. >> reporter: an arrest in the deadly stabbing of brooklyn activist ryan carson the suspect, 18-year-old brian dowling. >> what are you crying for, brian? >> reporter: mnow charged with murder and appearing to cry as he was led to a squad car. nypd tells nbc new york he was taken into custody at a brooklyn apartment where officers found a knife and the sweatshirt he was allegedly wearing during the murder his arrest ending a days-long manhunt after chilling surveillance video showed a suspect yelling at carson and his girlfriend at random as they waited at a bus stop after a wedding sunday night carson, trying to defuse the situation. >> chill, chill, chill

>> reporter: police say dowling is the man in the video who appears to be holding a knife, swinging it as carson, as carson turns to get away he trips over the bench and is stabbed multiple times the attacker returned moments later and spits at the girlfriend before kicking his victim an unidentified woman appears and police say she apologizes to the couple before leaving the scene with dowling carson lived his life as a social policy worker and poet, remembered for his passion as a community activist >> he's, you know, a slap-on-the-back type of guy big laugh, always smiling and willing to give you the shirt off his back if he needed to and was very interested in social justice issues across the board. >> reporter: candles now memorializing the place where his life came to a tragic end. >> our thanks to valerie for that update. not only is there a shortage of nurses right now but there's one at nursing schools

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that's op that been drawing people in for 30 years >> reporter: in harlem, this landmark apartment building is showing its age. but the music inside never gets old. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for the past 30 years, even during covid on sunday afternoons, marjorie elli elliott's living room becomes a concert hall they entertain about 40people. packe packed into the parlor the hallway and even the kitchen for two hours of jazz. >> this kind of magic. >> reporter: the concerts began in 1993 after marjorie's other film phillip died of kidney failure on a sunday. >> i used to go crazy on sundays. crying >> reporter: but soon she learned to manage her sorrow and celebrate life was music your therapy

>> always. you go to what you know. and having played all pmy life went to that >> reporter: now the music draws people from all over first come, first seated where are you from >> germany >> denmark >> harlem, just a couple blocks away >> i feel like showing up here on sundays is like my church ♪ ♪ >> reporter: marjorie promises her guests the jazz is here to stay >> they have taken a story that's considered really sad ♪ ♪ and made something joyous int from that, and i'm gfl to them. >> reporter: and we're grateful for you. rehema ellis, nbc news, harlem >> that is beautiful >> that muse ic is great therap. calling it the life of a

million bear it made yachters in florida do a double take when they noticed a brack b black bear on a catamaran. oh, my goodness, the bear is living the life of luxury. >> fat bear week is here and voting is officially open. brown bears get placed into a bracket and the public gets to decide who gets to advancement as they plump up for winner, they consume more than 120 pounds of salmon each day. this is "early today."

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