repercussions of it. john f. kennedy was shot to death in dallas, texas, on this day, november 22nd, 1963. >> there are so many times when things happen in this country and people say, well, it's a tragedy but we'll move beyond it. actually, so many historians look at that date and say it divides the 20th century. it divides even where we are right now, our culture, into everything that happened before that moment on november 22nd, 1963, and everything that happened after. it changed this country forever. that does it for us this morning. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. >> good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. this morning, we're learning more about the five people hao were killed in the shooting at an lgbtq nightclub in colorado springs. we're also learning about the heroes who risked their lives to

stop the shooter. >> right now in georgia, senator lindsey graham is set to appear before a grand jury investigating alleged election interference after months of legal battles trying to avoid testifying. and with families about to gather for thanksgiving, health officials are warning about the triple threat of rsv, flu, and covid. we'll look at what you need to know. plus, a major upset at the world cup this morning. one of the favorites to win lost in a stunning defeat. here's a hint. do cry for me, argentina. we'll have that and where team usa stands from qatar. >> we begin this very busy hour with the latest on the masshooting at an lgbtq nightclub in colorado springs. at this time, the suspected gunman is held on suspicion of five counts of first degree murder and five counts of bias

motivated crimes. this as we learn more about the five people who lost their lives in saturday's deadly attack. among them, kelly loving, whose sister described her as caring and always thinking of others instead of just herself. daniel aston was a 28-year-old transgender man who worked as a bartender at club q. his mother described him as always happy and smiling and how he loved to entertain and make people laugh. derrick rump was also a bartender at club q. his friends said he had an endearing sense of humor and liked to poke fun and show tough love. 35-year-old ashley paugh was finishing up a day trip to colorado springs with a visit to club q when the gunman opened fire. her family describes her as a loving wife and devoted mother to her 11-year-old daughter. her husband said she loved the great outdoors and helping find loving homes for children in foster care. the family of 22-year-old raymond green vance is still

coming to terms with his death. his girlfriend said he was hilarious and the most loving human being. vance was the boyfriend of richard fierro's daughter. fierro, a decorated army veteran, was one of the two people who tackled and subdued the gunman in the club along with a drag performer who kicked the gunman with her high heels. fierro shared his account of what officials call an incredible act of heroism. >> i wasn't thinking. i just ran over there. got him. i got to kill this guy. he's going to kill my kid, my wife. he ended up killing my daughter's boyfriend. i wish i could have done more. okay. but those people aren't home tonight. i am, and i'm really upset by that. that's not something i'm proud of. >> joining us now with more is nbc correspondent morgan chesky live from colorado springs. good morning. how is the community doing three days after the attack? >> jose, good morning. still a heartbreaking day and

time for the lgbtq community here in colorado springs. this memorial grows by the hour and day here. people putting down notes of support, flowers, crosses for those five victims. the club is just a stone's throw from where i'm standing, still the site of a very active investigation. we know fbi and atf agents are on scene, scouring that area, trying to learn more from interviews with witnesses. and this investigation is still just in its early stages here, jose. but as for those five lives lost, we are hearing more about them as you mentioned, and we're also hearing from friends of theirs, celebrating their lives by sharing stories about them. i want you to hear what one of their friends had to say regarding the two friends he lost on saturday. take a listen. >> daniel and derrick were bartenders at club q. great guys. just excellent human beings to

be around. they were any time you walked into q, they were there to help you. they were there to serve you. and they were there to make you feel welcome in the community. and what a profound impact that is that they had. >> and every single one of those victims we're hearing of the impact they had on so many friends and family. here in this community and all over the country. we do anticipate hearing from authorities later today on this investigation, jose, which remains very ongoing. jose. >> morgan chesky, thank you so much. for more on this, we're joined by colorado state representative brianna titone. she's the chair of the blooenl lgbtq caucus. such a difficult time. i'm wonder, how is the community doing in the wake of this attack? >> thanks for having me on.

the community has really been coming together. and we have seen it several times on trans day remembrance in boulder, an event that usually has 50 people had 150 people. last night, i was at a vigil in denver where there were so many people they had to delay the event because they were still waiting to get in out the door. there was over 1100 people. the community is really coming together. we know that there's a lot on the line here. and there's a lot of people grieving, a lot of people who are afraid. when is this going to happen again is the question a lot of people keep asking. we want to make sure we're unified. >> i'm sorry. i didn't mean to interrupt. >> no, that's fine. i was saying we want to make sure we're unified and strong and resilient and being together helps us do that. >> yeah, and i was going to ask you, this attack comes as threats against the lgbtq community are on the rise.

why have these threats, why have these attacks been on the rise? >> well, i mean, look, it's happened over and over again. we saw the pulse nightclub shooting, and then just the last few years, we have seen an uptick in the number of bills that are anti-lgbt and especially anti-trans coming from states all across the country. and this has been fueled by a lot of people being emboldened by our former president. he has made it so people can say whatever they want to say and think there's no consequences to that. but those actions do have consequences. and when you start throwing verbal bombs around, there's going to be casualties, and i don't want to hear those people who are saying those things say thoughts and prayers, because they're the ones who are inciting a lot of this and emboldening the people who have these hateful thoughts. >> you're the first open

transgender legislator in colorado. what's that like? >> you know, for me it's a little bit easier than it probably would be for some other of my friends and colleagues in other states who are in minority parties. i have been fortunate to be in the majority party, so when we have control, we have the gavel and we can control how the narrative kind of sets forth. but you know, it's not anything short of hearing things from some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, especially in my first two years, the attacks that i get on campaigns. but you know, i think that people have understood that i am a valuable member of the legislature. i bring a lot of experience and expertise, and people are taking me a lot more seriously than they did the first couple years. and now i'm in a leadership position. i'm one of the co-caucus chairs.

>> what can the state legislature do to make sure that something like what happened three days ago doesn't happen again? >> yeah, there's a lot of questions we still have. and i think the investigation is going to reveal a lot of those answers that we need. you know, was the red flag law that we passed a few years ago able to be used in the case or why wasn't it able to be used? were there laws that were not able to be used from the threats that this person actually had? was this bomb threat that they had, was that something that wasn't enforceable and wasn't able to be done? was there any influence on this person's relative who was a representative in another state? did that have something to do with it? there's a lot of questions that we need to know, and the fbi and local law enforcement here in colorado are looking into all those things. once we get answers we're going to go back to the legislature in january and we're going to figure out some ways we can make

some changes, but not without the data and information at hand. to make sure we get it right. >> i think the issue of the red flag laws in colorado and in other states, it's so important that these laws are actually -- they are respected and that they can take effect. i mean, what good is it if there's a law and it's not being used? >> absolutely. and el paso county hasn't done a lot with the red flag laws. and the sheriff down there when the red flag law was put into place said that we're not going to be instituting those ourselves. it's going to have to be somebody else that does that. and when we have law enforcement agencies that are not honoring these tools that we're giving them to keep the community safe, you know, that raises a lot of questions as to how do we make sure that red flag laws when they're issued by a judge, lawfully, that those are being

able to be executed and take the dangerous weapons away from people who might do damage to the community. these are something that we need to really take seriously and look at and make sure we're doing the best we can to give law enforcement the tools they need. >> state representative brianna titone, thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> thank you, jose. appreciate it. >> and we have got an update now on that horrific suv crash into an apple store in massachusetts. a plymouth county d.a. just announced a 53-year-old suspect was arrested last night, charged with reckless homicide by motor vehicle. one person was killed and at least 17 more were injured after the vehicle plowed into a plate glass window in a wasten suburb. the local hospital official says multiple patients are being treated with life-threatening and limb-threatening injuries. >> turning now to the busy thanksgiving travel week. aaa estimates nearly 55 million people will take to the roads, skies, and rails.

air travel is expected to hit its highest level since 2019 despite higher ticket prices. joining us now from baltimore, from baltimore, washington international airport, marissa parra. how are the airports looking today? >> good morning to you. well, you know, it's looking good so far where we're standing. the lines behind me are moving, but brace yourself because tomorrow, thanksgiving eve is expected to be the busiest one of all when it comes to air travel this week. faa is projecting 48,000 flights. but take a look at this. we're looking at the busiest travel days both by air and by road. for tomorrow, in case you want to brace yourself or know what to expect, by air, we're looking at today, tomorrow, and sunday. and by road, tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. now, just like you said, the number of expected travelers is expected to hit the highest level in three years so we're looking at pre-pandemic levels but here's the kicker.

airlines are working with 13% fewer flights, so maybe brace yourself for a little bit of hiccups along the way. we spoke to a travel expert on what to do if maybe not everything goes according to plan. >> if things do go wrong this holiday season, the department of transportation now publishes every u.s. airline and what their reimbursement policy is if they cancel your flight. know your rights. take a full refund, don't let airlines give you vouchers if they cancel your flight. and stand up for yourself. >> so it's important to remember those tips because we remember all too well all of the snafus from traveling in the last year. we're talking not just cancellations and delays but also lost luggage due to staffing issues. so airlines are saying they're more equipped to handle the holiday travel that's coming up. however, jose, only time will tell. >> indeed. thank you very much. if you do get a flight canceled,

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what does the grand jury want to learn from the senator today? >> well, jose, good morning to you. the bottom line is they want to talk to senator lindsey graham about a series of foun calls he made to georgia election officials specifically a couple calls he made to secretary of state brad raffensperger in the days following the 2020 election. now, as you know, this has really been kind of the culmination of a very lengthy legal back and forth between senator graham and fulton county district attorney fani willis. she actually originally sought his testimony in july. we have seen months of different court motions, this ping-ponging back and forth between fulton county court, several federal courts, even all the way up to the supreme court. in the end, lindsey graham was arguing the phone calls he was making was him doing his duty as a senator, a fact-finding mission, but the d.a. says no, she wants to talk about any possible questions that he raised to the secretary of state, possibly asking him to re-examine mail-in ballots.

in the end, the judge ruled any portions of the conversations that had to do with his duties as a senator can be excluded from testimony, but anything else during those phone calls is fair game. >> what are the potential implications of today's testimony for the former president? >> you know, today is very notable because of course, we have seen a lot of people testify before the fulton county grand jury, but this is kind of a further escalation or a further getting closer into former president trump's inner circle. we have seen georgia election officials, of course, we have seen governor brian kemp, we have seen rudy giuliani, the former president's former attorney, but this is really the first time that we have seen somebody at lindsey graham's level come forth and testify. you know, when i spoke with the fulton county d.a., it was actually just a couple days after she originally sought this testimony. she hade it clear she was going to fight hard for this and she was going to continue until she got it. but we also know that she said she's hoping to wrap up this

panel by the end of the year. there are still a couple people who are fighting their subpoenas so that could extend the timeline a little longer but she made it clear she's going to talk to people in the former president's inner circle and she's not ruling out a subpoena of the former president himself, jose. >> barbara, in trying to quash the subpoena, senator graham argued he was just doing legislative fact finding when he made those calls to georgia secretary of state. did he have a good legal case in making that argument? >> well, without knowing the questions that he might be asked, i suppose as a protective measure, he can make sure that what he says on the floor of the senate or other inquiries made to support those claims can be protected. but it doesn't mean he doesn't get to show up. it means that he needs to go there and answer questions, one question at a time. so there may be some good faith to make sure that the avenues of questioning are narrowed, but at the end of the day, like

everyone else, lindsey graham regardless of his status as senator, owes his testimony to a grand jury. there is an old adage that the grand jury is entitled to every man's testimony. that includes people who are sitting senators. you can't use the speech or debate clause, which protects you from being questioned in any other place about your legislative goals to immunize you and shield you from answering any questions at all including those that might relate to crimes. at this point, i think he is viewed as a witness, but we know he made calls to brad raffensperger to pressure him about voting counts. and i'm sure that fani willis wants to know whether that was a coordinated effort with donald trump and what his goals were in making those calls. >> yeah, barbara, talk to me a little bit about that speech, the debate clause, because there's some things that are respected and that aren't. what exactly is that? >> the speech or debate clause

to the constitution says that no member of congress may be questioned based on their speech or debate on the senate floor or the house floor. in any other place. and the idea there is to protect the candid exchange of views in the halls of congress. so if somebody sponsors some very unpopular legislation, for example, and speaks in favor of it, we don't want them to turn around and be interrogated about the matters they expressed on the floor because it might tend to be coercive and have a chilling effect on the debate that occurs in congress where we want robust debate. that doesn't mean you don't have to answer questions about anything else. to the extent this relates to pending legislation, then fani willis and her team would not be permitted to ask it. but what she's said is i don't intend to ask him that anyway. what i want to know is about the phone calls he made to brad raffensperger which appears to be an effort to distort the count of the election. so i think he's used a very --

the speech and debate clause, which has a valid purpose, as a very large shield to blanket his own conduct. >> barbara mcquade and blayne alexander, thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> still ahead, growing concerns about a so-called tridemic, as covid, flu, and rsv cases spike just in time for the holidays. are hospitals ready? they're already strained across the country. >> plus, msnbc news just learned next hour is likely to be dr. anthony fauci's final white house briefing. we'll take you there live as it happens. you're watching jose diaz balart reports on msnbc. i promise to serve, not sell. i promise our relationship will be one of partnership and trust. i am a fiduciary, not just some of the time, but all of the time. charles schwab is proud to support the independent financial advisors

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kind of advise we have been saying all along during this pandemic. things like wear a mask even though you may not want to, wash your hands, that kind of thing. you have the country on the move for this holiday, when people are on the move, these viruses are on the move. flu, rsv, covid, and people who are getting sick are getting advice from their doctors that they probably don't want to hear. and that's stay home. hospitals across the country are being pushed to the limit. emergency rooms are filling up with cases of covid-19, the flu, and rsv. the respiratory virus that can make children under a year old extremely sick. >> there have been days when we had 30 to 40 children waiting in our emergency departments, waiting for an inpatient bed. and that's unprecedented. >> in new england, cases of rsv are down but flu is up. some hospitals in boston say their pediatric icus are maxed out. the backup begins in the emergency room.

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>> now to a chaotic scramble by u.s. law enforcement officials off the florida keys last night, when more than a dozen people, mostly believed to be from haiti, jumped off a boat and into the waters, trying to flee to u.s. soil. the miami herald reports there were several children onboard that vessel including two babies. and the fiscal year 2022, the coast guard says it intercepted 360% more haitian migrants than it did in 2021. this is the first boat to arrive from haiti in months. joining us now is someone closely following the story, miami herald reporter. david, thank you for coming in. you have been covering this story virtually on a 24-hour basis. this was a large group of people. you were telling me this is something that went on for more than a day. >> yeah, the boat actually arrived in international waters the night before on sunday night. the coast guard, customs and border protection were following it the whole time. rescue effort began about 30

miles off key largo. the coast guard at that point had already rescued about 100 people, including numerous babies and toddlers. then the water was so rough, talking 25-mile-per-hour plus winds, 6 to 10 foot seas. they couldn't exactly stop the boat in the middle of the ocean, so the boat kept going. ended up landing on a popular sand bar and then about 18 to 20 jumped in the water. this is pitch dark last night, very dark night because of the clouds also, very rainy. frantic search by coast guard, customed and border protection, monroe county sheriff's department, florida fish and wildlife conservation officers, all in the water shining spotlights. patrons at the coast guard inn,

marina, restaurants wondering what's going on. finally, they gathered 18 men. >> and there were little children. you were telling me some of the folks were really suffering. >> yeah, you could tell there were some bad dehydration cases at least. >> david, this is not really an isolated incident. it's rare or somewhat rare to see folks coming from haiti to south florida, but this weekend, five people died, five more went missing after a homemade vessel carrying cubans capsized off little torch key. nine people rescued, one body recovered. south florida has been getting hit with nasty weather. how much more dangerous is the weather making these journeys? >> it makes it a lot more dangerous because as you know, you have been down here long enough. you see the boats that the cuban refugees come over and the haitian refugees come over. cubans usually come over on smaller boats, makeshift boats made out of anything from welded together fuel drums, i have seen

highway boundary guardrails welded together recently. barely see where they usually are fueled by an old soviet truck engine, and then the haitians, they come over on much larger boats but they're dangerously overloaded. so yeah, you add that with the weather. it's perilous. >> we're seeing nbc news by the way, just reported officials have also floated plans to house haitian migrants in a third country or even at the guantanamo bay naval base, if the increase continues. what would it mean for those plans, i mean, do we know about those plans to house folks in a third country or in guantanamo bay? >> just been reading about it ourselves. i cover mostly just the florida keys which has been heavily impacted. >> the increase has been phenomenal. we were just at the keys last week, two weeks ago. and the officials were telling us there's been a 200-plus increase in the number of people

they have intercepted at sea just from last year. >> the largest exodus from cuba we have seen, maritime exodus, in close to ten years. and then from haiti, since about 2004. now, we don't see as many people arriving in the keys in south florida from haiti, but when they do, it's in much larger groups, sometimes 200, 300. last march, 356 people in one boat. >> david, thank you very much for being with us. >> appreciate it. still ahead, what's on the agenda for congress after thanksgiving, which is das left before republicans take control of house? and why kevin mccarthy is raising eyebrows saying he would remove 3 democrats from their committees once he's in the majority. you're watching jose diaz-balart reports. i can barely get reception outside ye olde towne center! (cecily) you need a better network.

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45 past the hour. congress is off this week for the thanksgiving recess, but when lawmakers return to work, they have a lot to get done before the end of the year. and democrats will try to work on top priorities before losing control of the house in january. with us now, jeff ment, chief washington correspondent for the

pbs news hour. he and ahmad will be coanchors of the program, and jake sherman, founder of punchbowl news. they're both msnbc political contributors. what must congress get done before the end of the new year? >> three big things. number one, government funding runs out in less than a month, december 16th. congress needs do something on that. democrats want to extend funding until basically through september of next year to get a full year, a full fiscal year of funding. republicans in the house want to resist that. they'll have little power to do so. number two, leadership elections in the house of representatives to solidify hakeem jeffries as the top democrat in the house. he doesn't face any opposition at this point so there's nothing for him to be particularly worried about. and kevin mccarthy is trying to make his way to 218 votes for a floor vote to become speaker january 3rd of next year.

those three things are quite daunting for both parties, and they all have to get done in the next couple weeks here. >> and geoff, democrats have to get legal status for dreamers, immigration reform. with so much to do, what is the likelihood anything gets done. >> democratic staffers on the immigration front have actually been looking at some border security bills to find common ground with republicans, potentially, to get to that 60-vote threshold so they could do something on daca to enshrine those protections for young people who were brought here as children. but jose, as you well know, daca was unveiled in 2012. joe biden, president joe biden was vice president back then. he has spoken in support of daca repeatedly, but in the first two years of his administration, the white house has done what they can to shore up the policy, but it really needs congressional action. in the last ten years many of

the daca recipients are full fledged adults and they need these protections. it's a real open question as to whether or not that will happen in the lame duck. >> and jake, democrats are slamming house republican leader kevin mccarthy for doubling down on his promise to remove ilhan omar, adam schiff, and eric swalwell from their committee assignments. how unusual is it for a party leader to make this kind of threat? >> democrats did it this last congress. for different reasons. this is a retaliation of sorts. but remember, this will have to pass by a full vote of the house of representatives. a majority of house democrats and republicans will have to vote on this on the house floor to remove someone from a standing committee. ilhan omar is on a standing committee, foreign affairs. adam schiff and eric swalwell are on the intelligence committee which are appointed by the leadership. it's unusual but this is where we are with politics right now. a constant bloody knuckle brawn

between the two parties. >> "the new york times" has a new report in which a former anti-abortion leader claims he learned about the 2014 hobby lobby decision from a donor who dined with supreme court justice samuel alito. alito strongly denies the allegation. nbc news has not independently confirmed that reporting but how remarkable is this news? >> senate democrats in particular who have really for years now said that the supreme court is too easily manipumented by outside partisan forces, that this reporting and for instance the fact that justice clarence thomas won't recuse himself from cases having to do with january 6th, and this reporting about alito's alleged involvement in leaking the hobby lobby decision and there was also the reporting around the dobbs decision leak. that all of this is really advancing calls from senate democrats who say that if the supreme court won't police themselves then congress will

step up when it's necessary and when it can. democrats have already called for passing legislation that would require the justices to abide by ethics rules since there is no sort of guardrail in place right now, jose. >> geoff bennett and jake sherman, thank you for being with us. >> next, we'll take you live to doha and bring you the details on what some are calling one of the biggest upsets in world cup history. plus, angela alvarez won the latin grammy for best new artist. she's 95 years old. her extraordinary story coming up. you're watching jose diaz-balart reports.

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53 past the hour this morning. in a stunning world cup upset, saudi arabia defeated argentina, who are favored. messi is still looking to secure a world cup title. and then in just a couple minutes, mexico will take on poland. later, france will face australia. the u.s. is looking to bounce back after they let their lead slip away in the closing minutes of their match against wales ending up in a 1-1 draw. united states will play on friday when they take on england. this as a series of

controversies continue to play out. joining us. >> i am excited to be in qatar, and this is a camel safari. we are working on a story about the desert and the dunes and camels part of the scenery of this country. even in this place, which is so far away from the capital of this country, this place is in the middle of nowhere, we see the flags of every country taking part of the world cup, because this is a huge celebration. everybody is happy about the world cup taking place in qatar, and this has been a tournament full of controversy, and criticized by so many in the west. the united states took their -- took part in their first match.

they were playing well and in the end, the united states, the underdogs in the tournament, but they had a good match and manages to get a draw against wales. i hope they get better results for the next game. and speaking about the controversy, the captains could not wear the one arm arm bands in protests to the human rights violations and to migration, and to corruption. the players wanted to show up respectful of the lgbtq community, but there were some threats of punishment if they wore these arm bands, so they decided not to do it, and that is being part of the intense controversy and the intense world cup that is so different to other world cups, as you well know, josé.

we will be here working and telling you what is happening here in qatar, and i hope to see you tomorrow. >> hope to see you tomorrow, as well. you can catch the world cup games on telemundo, and streaming on peacock. now for an update to an incredible story we have been following. a 95-year-old cuban-born singer taking home the award at the latin grammys, making her the oldest person to ever win. i spoke to her about her achievement and inspirational story along with her grandson. take a look. ♪♪ >> it was a night 95 years in the making. the moment when 95-year-old angela alvarez was crowned in vegas, telling the crowd it's never too late, and dedicating

her award to god, cuba and her grandson. i spoke with angela and carlos shortly after her historic win. how do you feel? >> i feel very, very happy. i am very happy and very proud. for me it's an honor. >> take me through the journey of recording your grandma -- >> we joke, and in our family we thought every cuban family had a grandmother that sang to them, it was just normal, you know. and i always knew she had an incredible voice, and as i got, you know, older, i went to her house one day, and i put a mike galanos i put a mike galano >> you saw her document her

life's difficult journey. >> i think the music is the language of the soul. >> one highlighting in a recent film called miss angela. you thought about becoming a singer, an artist, and that was not possible? >> yes, because my father, he told me i like when you sing, and you sing very, very beautiful, but i don't want you to do that. >> and castro's regime had torn her family apart, ultimately starting a new life in the u.s., raising her children and taking jobs cleaning. >> angela, would you sing a little bit for us. ♪♪ >> but her dream never died. sharing stories as songs, her

family and now the world will treasure forever. ♪♪ that wraps up the hour for me. i am josé diaz-balart. you can reach me on twitter and instagram @jdbalart. thank you for the privilege of your time. lindsey reiser picks up with more news, right now. good tuesday morning. i am lindsey reiser, live from msnbc headquarters in new york. this morning more harrowing details are emerging about the deadly shooting at a colorado springs nightclub as more survivors speak out, including the heroic army veteran that tackled the shooter and beat him with the shooter's own gun. richard fierro has been credited with saving dozens of lives. >> i was not thinking. i just ran