good morning. i'm jose diaz-balart. right now this had the midwest, more snow in the forecast as a monster winter storm barrels east. parts of florida are now under a tornado watch as well. meanwhile, resources in border communities are running low as

thousands cross into the united states to seek asylum every single day. we'll ask the congresswoman what lawmakers should be doing about this humanitarian crisis. plus interest rates are now the highest in 15 years. and this morning house lawmakers received a classified update on the war in ukraine. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz will join us with the latest. and the mother of one of the murdered students from the university of idaho is now speaking out to nbc news. what she wants from authorities. >> it's sleepless nights,st it's feeling sick to your stomach, it's just being left in the dark. there's nothing you can do. absolutely fog. nothing. we begin this very business

us is hour with our top story. right now, a monster wimpl is winter storm is barrelling towards the northeast. and as of this morning in the midwest, over 145,000 people are grappling with frigid temperatures with with no power across wisconsin, michigan and minnesota. there's more snow on the forecast today. this as over a million people in florida are now under a tornado watch after a powerful storm ripped across louisiana on wednesday killing at least people at least people and decimating homes and power lines. joining us with the latest is national correspondent miguel almaguer live from minnesota. how are officials dealing with this storm? >> reporter: well, jose, they are throwing everything they can at it. the city of duluth is no stranger to snowstorms, but this is shaping up to be probably in

its top five in history. i want to show you why and what it looks like out here. the snow over the last 35 hours or so has been coming down at least 20 inches and we expect that number to rise. this is the snow pile that's been pushed over to the side of the road as the snow continues to accumulate. here on the ground, this is what they are woried about. these massive snowballs and ice and snow come acts that have been rolling across the streets here causing some issues for drivers that are trying to maneuver through this area. it's not just minnesota. the dakotas, wyoming, all of these locations are dealing with pretty significant snow damages. many of the interstates have been shut down. some truckers say they have been stuck on the side of the road for more than 30 hours saying that's the longest they have ever been sidelined by a massive storm. those conditions are also going to continue to play out here. we expect to be in a blizzard warning until about 6:00. you can see kind of the wind coming in sideways.

the snow has lightened up since we got here at 4:00 this morning, but it's still coming down pretty steadily and can be brutal. these are the conditions that are going to play out for the rest of the day. there's no question for days they will be digging out from this storm. >> miguel almaguer, thank you for being with us this morning. now to the latest on the ongoing humanitarian crisis the at the southern border. in the city of el paso, it's expected to receive $6 million from fema to address the increase in migrants crossing the rio in recent days. the city has been seen upwards of 2,500 migrants coming in every single day. the situation so dire that some of the migrants are sleeping on the streets. this comes just days before the biden administration is due to lift the pandemic era border restriction known as title 42. gabe gutierrez spoke with advocates about the situation the city is facing. >> we never seen so many people

in the conditions they are today. just waiting at the river with no food, no medication, this is something that is beyond comprehension. this is a humanitarian crisis. >> with us to take a closer look at this is robert moore, president and ceo of the news website el paso matters. he's covered issues along the border for more than 35 years. and peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york city times. what are things like today in el paso? >> i just drove by a group of probably about 30 or 40 migrants. that video you're showing is exactly where i went. it's a block from my office. and you had those people who just spent the night on the streets there. the overnight temperature dropped to about 27 or 28 degrees.

right now, border patrol is releasing 300 to 400 people a day to the streets in el paso. meaning they have no shelter to go to. that number in the coming days is going to quickly escalate into the thousands. what we're seeing now is just the tip of what can only be described as a disaster, and the race right now is to prevent it from becoming worse. >> so let's talk about that. these are men, women, and children. you're talking about temperatures that are below freezing. these are people that are out in the open with absolutely no assistance. what information and what process are they undergoing? >> they are desperately trying to get hold of relatives or other people in the country to arrange for transportation. the congregation of people is around a couple bus stations. we also have people sleeping at

the airport trying to await flights. one of the things that we're going to face in the coming days is there are only so many bus seats or so many plane seats going out of el paso. none of these people crossed with the attempt to stay here. they are trying to get somewhere else and it's going to be difficult to move them, especially as the numbers grow. but right now, the city's shelter capacities both with ngo shelters that traditionally house migrants plus the homeless shelters are completely overwhelmed. there's just to place right thousand to put them. and so local government officials are scrambling. congressional leaders are scrambling. there's some conversations going on about trying to get some money into the omnibus that's pending before congress to try to address this great humanitarian crisis here. >> peter, it's estimated once title 42 is lifted, there could be 10 to 12,000 border crossings

every day. there's an estimated 100,000 lus people on the other side of the border waiting for their chance to apply for asylum. how is the administration preparing to deal with this or are they prepared to deal with this? or is there any plan to deal with this? >> it's a great question. title 42 was ut in place because of the covid pandemic expires december 21st. that's the moment when everybody comes over has the right to apply for asylum. and cannot be ejected. and that's going to be a huge crisis. the administration know it is. the administration says it's preparing for it, but it doesn't seem like there's nearly enough preparation rady for this influx that's going to happen days before christmas it's going to be an enormous challenge both for local and federal tlortss. they are looking for money to try to help bolster the authorities on the ground there,

but it's hard to see how they are going to be able to build that kind of capacity to deal with this in a short amount of of time. >> this is not something that happened overnight. we have been reporting on this forever. this is the reality that's been happening. there have been people who have been forced to leave their country. 6 million plus venezuelans have had to leave the country in the past 15 years alone. the jungles have been death camps for many people as they go through. this is something that is out in the open. it's real. it's visceral. and it seems like are they just finding out about this now? >> no, they are not, but obviously it's not occupied the central priority of the administration at the white house. they have a lot going on right now. you haven't heard the president

address this issue. you haven't heard the vice president who is supposed to be in charge of the border address this issue in the kind of meaningful way that you would expect given the volume of people who are sitting there at the border ready to come over, trying to come over every single day. the want vice president famously said the border was secure just a little while ago. that earned her a lot of criticism. . . it's going to be a problem for the administration. they are going to immediately trig the a trigger a lot of republican backlash for not being prepared for this crisis. there's already talk about impeaching the homeland security secretary, and i think this is going to be an even more hot button issue. >> it's always these hot button issues that go into the political sphere, which really kind of turned their back on the men, women and children that are suffering and that as we speak are going through just unimaginable hell to try to get to the united states and ask for

asylum. thank you both so much for being with us this morning. really do. this morning we have an nbc news exclusive. a new declassified house intelligence committee report lays out a missed opportunity by u.s. intel agencies to better understand covid's spread. the report says while the u.s. intel community began warning covid could become a pandemic early on, it did not act quickly enough to spy on chi nooez officials who were holding and hiding what they knew. ken dilanian is joining us. >> this report by the democratic majority, the house intelligence committee, is the product of more than a year of a deep dive into intelligence reports, classified records, interviews, and what they found is they credit the intelligence community with an early warning on covid. a small unit within the intelligence agency that looks

at health threats called the pandemic on december 31st, 2019. it said this is going to be a big problem. they were warning president trump at the time. trump was not telling the american people what his advisers restaurant saying. he did not level with the public a about what the threat was. then the report criticizes the spy agencies for failing to pivot quickly and essentially spy on chinese officials and get the kind of insights that were needed at the time. remember, china was covering up what was happening in the early days of the pandemic. and they were saying there wasn't human to human transmission, when they knew there was. white house officials told these investigators that they were asking questions of the intelligence community and they were not getting good absentees. because the intelligence community wasn't equipped to start spying and gathering medical intelligence. and further this report adds they are not ready for the next pandemic, because there's a cultural issue. they don't see biothreats as a top tier national security threat, even though more than a

million americans have died in this pandemic. >> and meanwhile moments ago, republican members of the house committee released their own report. what does it say? >> this is a report -- i don't think they had access to the same level of classified information. it criticizes the intelligence agecy for what the republicans view as misleading omissions on this question of did covid arise from a labben accident or lab leak in china or naturally in nature. the intelligence community's view on that is they don't have enough information to call it one way or another. but the republicans are pointing to some public reports and evidence that raises questions about whether covid was linked to chinese bioweapons programs. a lot of people have looked deeply into this, and to one has come up with a smoking gun. one of the points that the report makes is because the spy agencies weren't gathering information at the time, some of that maybe lost to history. the chinese covered up and got rid of e-mails and text messages, we may never know how

covid originated. >> not only just e-mails and text messages, but the people that were first mentioning this have also disappeared. ken dilanian, thank you. it's good to see you. the biden administration is offering free at-home covid tests once again. beginning today households can order up to four tests from covidtest.gov. it's part of the plan to help curb covid infections and the past two weeks, cases have increased by 45%. so as of today, go get those tests. still ahead, police in idaho continue to comb through leads in the killings of four college students. the mother of one of the students is speaking out. why she is criticizing authorities. but first, congress inches closer to averting a government

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hill, it's now up to the u.s. senate to pass a bill to fund the government before tomorrow's deadline. lawmakers in the house passed the bill last night. just nine republicans voted in favor of giving congress an extra week to hash out a deal on government spending. joining us now with the latest is capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. good morning. how soon could we expect a vote either way? >> reporter: that's kind of what we're waiting on here too. what's happened now that the house has done their part of the work is just how quickly the senate will be able to get on to this. they currently have to get all 100 members to get on board fast track buying themselves an extra

week so they can hash out the finer points of this larger omnibus spending bill. even just in the last few minutes, the leading republican negotiator on this saying that he feels confident still, but at the same time, we don't even know officially the top line number here. that's one of the key things that we're going to need to see that these negotiations are still going smoothly despite the fact that all of the members involved in them say that they think things are going well. as long as they can buy themselves this extra week of intervening time to get the larger spending package done. so right now, very much a wait and see game here. the reality is no one wants a shutdown and it's hard to see which of these republican senators would want to be responsible for doing so. that's where the timing is right now. they have to fast track this. we're in wait and see mode here. >> meanwhile, in the senate a bill passed that would ban tiktok from government devices. is this a first step in a ban of tiktok for everybody?

>> reporter: certainly not for everybody. this is targeted in nature. this is just for government phones. but there is larger push here in this building. this has been happening for several years to at least put certain regulations on tiktok out of concerns of the information that the beijing-based company could be sharing its data with the choo these government. the company says that's not what it's doing. but nevertheless, there's bipartisan desire to at least look at the data sharing here with tiktok and the national security implication of that app. >> ali vitali, thank you. now to continue our conversation as washington congress pramila jayapal sits on the committee it's a pleasure to see you. i thank you for your time. just to take off what ali was talking about, the senate passed that bill to ban tiktok from government phones. some want to ban it altogether

because of the connection to the chinese regime. how do you see that going forward? >> it's always great to be with you. thank you for having me on. i think there are some legitimate concerns about national security and tiktok. i will tell you we actually had gotten on the app some time ago, but we stopped using it because we ourselves want to see the data. we want to see the information and understand what the risks are before we dive into that. i haven't had a chance to look the at the bill. this is a new thing. but i think there are legitimate security concerns. i want to make sure we're looking at the data and protect ing ourselves, but based on facts. we'll see what happens when that bill comes over here. >> i want to talk to you about something that's close to your heart. we're constitution talking about the crisis on the border and immigration reform. but you know this better than most. people from places like haiti, cuba, venezuela, nicaragua, they

are forced to leave their country to survive. so they risk everything to get to the united states. if you try to come to the u.s. legally, you could be waiting 20, 30, 40, or never. to try to get some form of legal entry into the united states. how is this problem going to be solved, congresswoman? >> you and i have talked a lot about this. i worked on immigration before coming into congress. the reality is unless we have functioning pathways for people to enter the united states, and there are many many different reasons people come here. people come here for opportunity. people come here to be with their families. these are values that we should be embracing. we can't do that with an

immigration system that really has not been reformed in decades and does not meet the economic needs or the moral values of this country. so if we want to tackle what's happening at the border, my belief is in 23 you create legal pathways for people to come here and some of those can actually originate from the countries and you cobine that with real work in those countries to help people in those countries be able to have a life of dignity and respect, that is all part of the solution. unfortunately, as you well know, the republicans have refused to take this off the table and pass even bipartisan bills for immigration reform. whether it's the fairness act, the dream act, all of these things are bipartisan. we should be able to pass them, but we're being blocked by the 60-vote threshold in the senate.

>> and so congresswoman, coming up, we're the at the end of the lame duck session. what are your priorities going forward? >> we would love to see the dream act, daca included. we're working very hard on that. this is urgent since we were just talking about immigration. but i also think there's some funding priorities for the appropriations bills are absolutely critical. we want to see increased funding for the nlrb. that kind of enforcement helps protect the most vulnerable workers. we want to make sure there's appropriate opportunitying for child care, head start. many of the programs that families are relying on because life is still tough. it's better than it was. people have gone from crisis to hardship, but it's still hardship. so that's really the last thing on our agenda here is let's fund the government. let's keep it going. let's increase our spending domestically so we can address the crises famiies are having. >> congresswoman jayapal, i always am very grateful that you would take the time to come be with us. i thank you for that.

>> thank you so much. house speaker nancy pelosi's new portrait has just been unveiled on capitol hill. she made history when she became the first woman to control the house of representatives there you see it. the 82-year-old is stepping down from her leadership role. john boehner paid her a tearful tribute at the unveiling. >> madame speaker, you and i have disagreed politically on many things over the years, but we were never dus agreeable to each other. and madame speaker, i have to say my girls told me tell the speaker how much we admire her. >> she was honored by boehner and joked she would have been a little disappointed if he had not gotten emotional.

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protesters the u.s. put forward the resolutions to remove iran saying there were serious concern over the treatment of women and girls. iran called the move illegal. protests began when a young woman died in the hospital after she was taken into custody by iran's morality police. the democratic republic of congo's president declared three days of mourning for more than 140 people who died after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in the capitol. he's returning home after he was in washington for the u.s./africa summit. and the world cup finals now set. france defeated morocco. what a game that was. setting the stage for sunday's final against argentina. joining us now from qatar is megan fitzgerald. what a game yesterday.

what an extraordinary run. what's the reaction been so far. we have to wait for sunday's game and then also saturday's game to see who is in third. >> you're right. jose, the french fans are riding high. they are ready to face-off against argentina to defend the world cup title. they won it in 2018. they are trying to win it again on sunday. it's not going to be an easy match. they are going up against messi, who is eager to get a world cup title. this is a guy who has won every of title in soccer except for one, the world cup. and he's on a mission on sunday. so this we know is going to be a good game, but let's talk about yesterday's game. my goodness, an incredible match. we saw the moroccans coming out with a fighting spirit. and they maintained that throughout the entire duration of the game.

we saw france with an early goal about four minutes into the game, but that didn't seem to rattle them. they just couldn't connect with the back of the net. thens it was the second half when we saw france really seal the fate there and secure their seat into the finals with the second goal. a 2-0 vctory over morocco. >> we're going to win the world cup for sure. >> how do you feel that you pulled off this win? >> it feels nice. >> i respect it. >> it would be more strong. we will win. >> reporter: a lot of hype a lot of excitement. morocco lost, but we have been

speaking with a the lot of of people across the arab world who see this as a win. they should. what morocco had been able to pull off this entire tournament, tying with croatia, beating power house teams to get to this historic position, the first african nation to advance. they have every reason to be proud. >> they do. megan, thank you so much. my stage manager here is a super fan. what do you think it's going to be? argentina wins, 3-1. we'll see about that. thanks. earlier this morning, house members attended a classified briefing on ukraine. we'll be asking congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz about that, next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." -balart re. y went through a divorce. she had a lot of questions when she came in. i watched my mother go through being a single mom.

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>> reporter: he was one of three university of virginia football players gunned down four weeks ago. all had been on that bus as they just arrived back on campus. his mother speaking publicly for the first time with nbc news. >> i'm broken. >> reporter: she had been on the phone just moments before the shooting. >> his cell phone had gone dead. >> reporter: twitter then lit up. active shooter at uva. >> what was that waiting period like? >> dreadful. >> reporter: hours of waiting and can then at 2:30 a.m., campus police rang their home. >> everything just stopped for me. just to hear her cry, it was another cry. it wasn't the same cry. >> the alleged gunman a student and former uva football player. so far, police have no motive. >> your son was aware of

violence. he wrote with all the shootings and police violence on minority, you have to have a sense of light inside of you. >> that's who he was. that's who he is. everywhere he went, he wanted to leave a lult bit of his light. >> reporter: one semester shy of graduation and now another family this our country in a fight they did not want. >> i just had gotten off the phone with him. i had just gotten off the phone with him. >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. in other news, a house subcommittee is holding a hearing on mass shooting at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, searching for bipartisan solution to gun violence. among those testifying is uvalde's pediatrician, who

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57 past the hour. millions of condolences are pouring in for twitch. he died by decide yesterday at the age of 40. kate snow as more. >> reporter: he was a regular on "the ellen show" for years. >> i met someone who changed my life. >> reporter: stephen twitch boss, twitch, was the deejay, but more. ellen's favorite dancer and partner, eventually executive producer. when the show was ending back in may, twitch reflected on his time there on "today." >> it was so emotional. what was crazy, though, it was a lot of the little things that really started to get me. not even the big moments. >> reporter: as recently as sunday, twitch was dancing with his wife, in front of their christmas tree. they just posted celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary. friends and fans stunned by the news he took his own life tuesday. he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father and an inspiration to his

fans, holker said. to say he left a legacy, would be an understatement. his death, adding to a devastating trend. suicide rates up over the last two decades. the highest spike among black americans. >> one of the things we'll hear in the black community, is this pride in not looking what i'm going through. so, that folks don't know what they're struggling with. >> reporter: twitch was overcome talking about his time on the "ellen" show. >> you give me a place to be. >> we would say love you. love you much. and i say love you. and so, he's never going to be out of my life. >> reporter: ellen writing, i'm heartbroken. twitch was pure love and light. to many, following along on social media, the 40-year-old father of three seemed so full of joy. a reminder that pain can remain hidden. his wife writing, stephen, we

love you. we miss you. and i will always save the last dance for you. kate snow, nbc. >> and if you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call or text the national suicide prevention hotline at 988. or text home to 741-741. and that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz vellar. lindsey reiser picks up with more news right now. good thursday morning the i'm lindsey reiser, at msnbc headquarters in