what she has faced in russian prison, but we do know she's going to be releasing a book next spring where she will hopefully talk more about that, is what she says since then, in a lot of the statements, she's really been focused on bringing attention to the other americans that are wrongfully detained. although she's lucky to be here, she says she is still thinking about the others that are not in her position ana? >> paul whelan and officials here in america working to get them out thank you so much, niala charles. can't wait to hear from brittney griner that does it for us today. thank you for joining us we're back tomorrow, same time, same place until then, i'm reporting from new york, ana cabrera and jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now >> and good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart any minute now, south korea's press is due to address a joint meeting of congress. why this moment is so important for its relationship with the u.s. also on capitol hill, house

republicans passed their debt limit bill, but democrats in the senate have made it clear it is a no go. and nbc news exclusive, new reporting on when florida governor ron desantis could jump into the presidential race this as he faces a major lawsuit from disney. overnight, don lemon and tucker carlson both speaking out on camera for the first time since their removal. and my one on one with juan guaido, venezuela's opposition leader once recognized by dozens of governments around the world as its rightful president. what led him to miami after he claims he was threatened and kicked out of colombia we begin this very busy hour with the latest on capitol hill, where republican kevin mccarthy cleared his first major hurdle as speaker of the house. on wednesday, republican house members passed a bill that would raise the debt limit into 2023

but the bill is likely doa in the senate this bill would extend it to 2024 joining us now with more is nbc news capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles. good morning what is next for this bill >> well, it is a staring contest, jose. democrats seem pretty entrenched in their position that they're not going to pass anything other than a clean debt ceiling and now kevin mccarthy has basically made the first move on this chess board by offering up a package that democrats would never support and will likely never become law but he has shown his house can pass something listen to how republican leaders are responding to what they accomplished yesterday >> we have taken action, so what's really going to happen here, the senate needs to pass a bill if chuck schumer believes a clean bill can pass, put it on the floor then the thing you have to realize is you have a 60-vote margin in the senate he can't pass it manchin says he won't vote for that either. so they got to find something and they need to negotiate

>> reporter: it isn't clear what is the next step for all sides involved in this negotiation kevin mccarthy insists he would like to sit down with the president and have a conversation about if there is any type of legislation that all sides could come together and agree upon that would pass through both houses. and mitch mcconnell feels the same way, but senator schumer, both and president biden have been insistent they're not negotiating over something like the debt ceiling now, the big question here, though, jose, is even if there is those negotiations and even if kevin mccarthy and joe biden strike a deal, there is still no guarantee that the republican members of the house would agree to that deal given the fact that they barely scraped through with a very tight margin of getting this very conservative bill passed through the house yesterday. so, this is still a pretty messy back and forth, jose, and, of course, the nation's credit rating remains in the balance. >> ryan nobles on capitol hill,

thank you so very much and let's stay on capitol hill where any moment we're expecting south korean president yoon to address a joint meeting of congress as the u.s. and south korea celebrate their 70-year alliance and there you see, there is capitol hill for you, live shot. last night president biden and first lady jill biden hosted president yoon and mrs. kim for a state dinner at the white house. it followed a historic meeting where the u.s. and south korea announced closer cooperation in defending against the rising nuclear threat for north korea joining us now is nbc's ali vitali on capitol hill, and also with us anna navaz, msnbc contributor. what can we expect from the president of south korea on capitol hill today >> reporter: look, the national security and foreign policy landscape that you just laid out and that was on display last night is centrally important here, especially when you look at despite the fact we're in a period of divided government with republicans controlling the house and democrats controlling the senate one of the few places where

there is commonality is fears about threats from people like north korea and china. certainly the south korean president coming here today celebrating the u.s. alliance and the need to come together on the world stage against those sorts of adversaries is going to be centrally important but there is also likely to be a little bit of a cultural celebration here as well we saw this on display at the white house, as the south korean president even saying a little bit of american pie with president biden last night that was a moment of levity and certainly that could be something else that we see celebrated here today, not just a celebration of the work that can be done to keep this alliance from national security perspective, but also the ways in which america and south korea have a shared cultural appreciation as well >> so just how significant is this new agreement about the u.s.' commitment to defending south korea, especially in light of all the recent leaks that the u.s. spied on south korea. >> jose, those leaks are central to the context here, but it is

important to say three key facts to underscore this entire visit. one is that key 70-year alliance, the other is that north korea has nukes, and that south korea does not for years it is important to know that south korea has been trying to get more information and more transparency, more guidance on how and when the u.s. would use their power of nuclear deterrence if the north were to attack you know, to are years the u.s. basically has been saying trust us, we will be with you. but this visit and this pact in particular allows for a deeper level of understanding, a deeper level of engagement, more of that information to be shared with south korea, which u.s. officials hope will strengthen ties and ease some of the south korean concerns. you mentioned those leaks, the context here is very important this visit comes at a delicate moment after that intelligence leak by the former massachusetts airman revealing the u.s. was spying on

south korean officials, many long assumed that was the case, but the public revelation of that information was embarrassing and strained relations. more importantly it comes after years of the north ramping up their only missile testing, specifically around icbms, intercontinental ballistic missiles, which makes the south very nervous also, we need to mention it all happened as -- south korea, like the rest of the world watched very carefully as a nuclear armed russia attacked a nonnuclear armed ukraine and saw the u.s. and the west rush to ukraine's defense. that was as much about sending a message to other nonnuclear armed allies around the world. especially at a time when a lot of people have questions about how willing the u.s. is to lead militarily or otherwise on the international stage. so this visit is meant to sent a very clear signal to south korea, we're with you, and we will be with you in the future

>> as we see the president saying hello to members on both sides of the aisle as he enters capitol hill we see him with senator manchin, and senator booker but the -- i guess the underlying issue of china, right, and you're talking about how the invasion of russia on ukraine certainly the reaction to the world was a message, right, to china, but i'm just wondering, you know, how much -- what the importance of that relationship with south korea is as a message to china. >> yes, south korea is a key partner in the indo-pacific, certainly when it comes to the u.s. interests in both competing with china, but also containing their regional aggression. it is important to look at the big picture here and note that you have this visit, this month, from the south korean president in january

it is no coincidence that the japanese prime minister was among the first to visit this year, to visit the u.s so, these are all meant to be visits that strengthen ties with some of those key partners in the indo-pacific that also shows there is a lot more intelligence sharing, and a lot more military cooperation between a number of these nations. but the number of white house officials, national security officials, i talk to will say one of the key organizing principles for the u.s. in its geopolitical strategy right now is what would happen if china were to invade taiwan. this is something they have been focusing on for years and years. so absolutely south korea plays a key part in that strategy, and that's going to be a central part of this >> ali vitali and anna nawaz, thank you for being with us. i so enjoy the opportunity to speak with you and learn from you. we're going to take a short break as the president begins to speak there on capitol hill. we're back in 60 seconds with exclusive new reporting on when florida governor ron desantis

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part of the team that got the scoop on desantis' 2024 timeline how is the governor responding to this latest lawsuit by disney >> reporter: well, no surprise, the governor is doubling down yet again, saying that he believes that this lawsuit filed by disney is political now, i asked him directly how he squared the idea that he was on this international trade mission trying to attract jobs to florida. obviously being pro business is something that he counts repeatedly over and over again on these trips abroad and also on his trips really around the country. how does that square with the largest employer in his state. now referring to him as antibusiness in that lawsuit here was his response. >> i don't think the suit has merit. i think it is political. i think they filed, you know, in tallahassee for a reason because they're trying to generate, you know, some decision. but we're very confident on the

law. >> reporter: and governor desantis again on the world stage here in jerusalem, taking the opportunities in front of a large crowd here in jerusalem and also signing antihate legislation that was passed by the florida legislature just yesterday, jose. >> so, natasha, what factors are playing into desantis' decision on when to enter this race or i guess if to enter the race and when and does this lawsuit, do you think, have any impact on timing of his plans? >> well, a couple of things. first of all, what we learned yesterday from talking to a lot of people in and around the desantis world is there is some division within the desantis world over when he should exactly get into the race. but most people are looking at mid-may and that was what we're told mid-may is when he will get in whether it is an exploratory committee, one of our sources is pretty sure that's how he's going to dip his toe into the

water at first, and then soon after do a full launch what this allows him to do is really allay a lot of the anxiety we're hearing from donors and supporters. when is he going to get into the race, here he is pulling second to donald trump, but he's not really able to hit back. he's the governor. he's still governing he's fighting this lawsuit yes, that's another level here that he's having to deal with things but what people really want to see around him is for him to get into this race and to start raising money to start talking to people and to start throwing some, probably not a lot, but some punches back at donald trump. >> and, i mean, there is also the issue of florida statutes on whether a governor can essentially, you know, run for office and keep his job at the same time and that's something that is being discussed right now in tallahassee, but natasha,

2024 contender nikki haley is speaking out on the disney issue. she said south carolina would happily accept the tens of thousands of jobs if the company wanted to leave florida. is there any concern in the desantis world that this could end up hurting him >> well, what we keep hearing from desantis world is, hey, this is a company that went too far in pushing back. they got political we didn't get political. and we were just pushing back on what they were saying. so, you know, that's their defense. but the truth is that in a lot of our reporting, what we're hearing is they don't like this fight, they don't like it has been going on as long as it has been going on. maybe in the beginning there was pushback and tension there, we heard desantis on the trail again and again, use this as part of his florida blueprint. however, they don't like where this is going. they don't like this lawsuit they think that there could be merit to it and it is dragging out a brand that really a lot of republicans actually like. they like the disney brand

>> so, gabe, meanwhile, you also spoke with israeli prime minister netanyahu what did he have to tell you >> reporter: yes, the prime minister just meeting with governor desantis a short time ago. and we spoke with him right after that meeting now, prime minister netanyahu was very hesitant to wade into u.s. politics, calling governor desantis a good friend he also showered praise on the former trump administration for, among other things, bringing the u.s. embassy here to jerusalem but, he made a distinction about a potential ron desantis administration you just want to go there. i did ask him about recent developments here in israel, the protests that engulfed israel the last weeks and months over the proposed judicial reforms that have been so controversial and then president biden weighing in saying that prime minister netanyahu should walk away from those proposed reforms. i asked the prime minister to

respond to that. take a listen. >> when you have something as dramatic as this, that you have to try in a democracy to get to consensus, i actually gave it time, i'm giving it time to see if we can have a consensus, as broad an agreement as we can. >> has any progress been made on that potential compromise? >> we're working on it i'm hoping to achieve it i'm going to give it all the chance that i can. >> reporter: and i asked prime minister netanyahu whether he thought israel was in a crisis, he thought that israel was in a very big debate and that actually echoes, jose, what governor desantis had said earlier in the morning he said that the u.s., he believes, is a matter of policy that the u.s. should butt out out of israel's internal affairs. that's governor desantis echoing what the prime minister later told me. jose >> gabe gutierrez in jerusalem, and natasha korecki, thank you

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news from the entertainment world. nbc news learned jerry springer died at the age of 79. shaquille brewster joins us now from chicago with more shaq >> reporter: good morning, jose. well, we just learned from his publicist that jerry spinger died peacefully in his home in suburban chicago he was 79 years old. he is, of course, known for the jerry springer show, 27 years on air, more than 4,000 episodes that were full of drama, the chair flipping, the intense family arguments and that chant from the crowd bearing his name. but he started in politics as the mayor of cincinnati in 1977, he ran for congress and then left politics for television from being a political reporter at our nbc affiliate in cincinnati to a news anchor and commentator. the family statement, they say jerry's ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried, whether that was politics,

broadcasting, or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word they went on to say he's irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on. his family saying that funeral arrangements have yet to be made they're still being developed. but they're asking any supporters, people who are thinking about jerry and the family right now to instead of sending flowers to either send a donation to a worthy charity or to commit to an act of kindness. they say that's the legacy they want him to lead >> shaquille brewster, thank you very much. venezuelan opposition leader juan guaido is a man without a country right now. earlier this week, he fled venezuela on foot, leaving his wife and two daughters behind. he arrived in colombia, only to be kicked out of the country and sent to miami. until this so-called interim government was disbanded earlier this year, he was recognized by the u.s. and more than 50 other

countries as venezuela's legitimate president next week he will be visiting washington to meet with members of congress. earlier this morning, i had the opportunity to speak with mr. guaido joining us now is venezuelan opposition leader juan guaido. mr. guaido, thank you very much for being with us today. when we last spoke in 2019, you had just been recognized as the interim president of venezuela by the united states and 56 other countries. today you're in the united states after having been threatened by colombia when you tried to participate in a conference there what happened? >> translator: basically the colombian government threatened me with deportation and surrendered me to their hands. i'm here thanks to the mission of the american government to guarantee my safety. i felt prosecuted. >> you said you were threatened by colombia, what does that mean >> translator: the threat was direct, to be deported to

venezuela, where evidently i left the country walking through the border because of the brutal persecution of maduro's dictatorship. >> during your time as interim president you had oversight over citgo and humanitarian assistance and so much more, you had embassies around the world a group called politically persecuted venezuelans in exile here in miami say you, quote, had an opportunity to do much and in the end did very little how do you respond to that >> translator: the opportunity for democracy remains in nicaragua, cuba and venezuela. we must continue fighting. we have resisted a regime that has been linked to crimes against humanity that has direct ties to putin. lavrov was in venezuela a week ago. we have resisted those that are connected to drug trafficking, terrorism. we all must be held accountable for our actions. this is a moment for the international community to do more on behalf of democracy, to do more for those in the

resistance movement. not just in venezuela, but also in cuba, nicaragua, and, yes, still have an open task in and a responsibility regarding democracy. >> you have seen close allies, friends, colleagues, detained, kidnaps, tortured and even killed your wife and your two little daughters, 1-year-old and 5-year-old are still in venezuela. do you fear for them >> translator: yes, i'm very worried, not just for them, but also the 300 political prisoners. right now i'm thinking about miranda and my two babies that are under threat in caracas. i think about their safety i hope to keep them protected while under the threat of the maduro regime. >> this regime in venezuela, more than 7 million people have been forced to leave the country in which they were born and that's just in the last eight years. other than syrians, venezuelans make up the biggest group of people forced to leave their countries on earth more than half a million

venezuelans have come here to the united states, many no doubt on their way through the darian jungles and what is your message to the president of the united states, to the members of congress, that represent the american people? >> translator: that we have to keep pressuring to get rid of the dictatorship we have to stop the flow of migration. definitely the only way we can accomplish that is through democracy. on wednesday, i'll be in washington, meeting with senator dick durbin and also with members of congress. we need to continue pressuring the dictatorship >> would you like to meet with president biden? >> translator: we're going to be with the -- >> have you asked to meet with president biden? >> translator: we have asked to meet with the executive and with the state department and we are sure as we feel today that the government of the united states has dealt with the democracy really well, very different from what happened in colombia. there is a huge contrast between

the treatment of others. >> colombia is one of the countries that recognized your interim presidency with this new president, is colombia now different >> translator: today colombia is now closer to maduro than to democracy and the fight for democracy in venezuela. >> juan guaido, thank you very much for being with us appreciate it. i thanked juan guaido for sitting down with us this morning on msnbc you can watch the complete interview online turning now to the civil case against donald trump. right now magazine writer e. jean carroll is back in the witness stand as part of the civil trial send tecentered aro allegation that donald trump raped her in the 1990s she took the stand where she recounted disturbing details about the alleged attack to the jury she added she has not been able to have any romantic relationships since the incident trump has denied the allegation and called carroll's accusation

a lie. joining us now with more is msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney in michigan, and msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin, who just came out of the courtroom. so, lisa, what are you expecting today? >> i'm expecting, jose, that e. jean carroll will be cross-examined they just finished her direct examination. the lawyers can have some negotiations about the scope of the questioning and what evidence can be used one of the things that just happened during her direct examination is that her lawyers did something that barb is familiar with, called drawing the sting. they anticipated several lines of attack against e. jean carroll and brought them out, including an interview that she gave to anderson cooper in 2019 in which she said most people think of rape as sexy, think about the fantasies and asked by h her lawyer to clarify what she meant, she said she is trying to make a commentary about how rape is portrayed in our culture, how

it is used pervasively as entertainment and cited "game of thr thrones" and "the opportunitien he fountain head" about how rape is used to entertain in our culture. >> so, lisa, what was it like yesterday during her testimony >> yesterday during her testimony was much more emotional, jose. toward the end of the day, for example, she was asked if she re regretted coming forward, she said she regrets it 100 times over, but to be able to finally have her day in court was everything to her and that's when she really broke down crying before her lawyer asked did she want a moment to collect herself, and then with the characteristic midwestern gumption that her lawyers have told us she was raised with, she pulled herself together and said

i'm not going to waste anybody's time in crying, let's move on. >> lisa rubin, thank you very much you're going right back into the courtroom and i appreciate your time >> i am. >> barbara, in other trump legal news, nbc news learned that trump's lawyers have asked congress to get involved in the doj probe into the trump retention of classified documents. what is the point of asking for help from congress >> i think, jose, this is an absolute nonstarter legally. i'm sure the lawyers know that under our constitutional separation of powers, with the legislature just trying to stop the executive branch from conducting an investigation or filing charges, it is just not going to fly in any shape or form i think instead it is a pr move, they can write this letter, share it with the public, express the outrage and there is nothing that is a legal defense in the letter. it talks about how they should be treated in the same way as

others f i think mostly this is just fighting the fight in the court of public opinion, but it may signal that they believe that indictment is imminent >> and interesting also in other legal -- another legal setback for the former president, a federal appeals court rejected trump's efforts to block mike pence from testifying before a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, so what is the next for that case >> yes, so, it is possible that donald trump could take that question to the supreme court. i imagine they would decide it promptly and quickly and the same way the appeals court did, which is that there is no privilege here that would prevent mike pence from testifying this is really a very settled position in the law by now after the case of u.s. versus nixon and then a whole litany of cases now that we have seen in various trump investigations so, i think that we are getting ever closer to having the day

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temporary title 42 public health order will expire as required by court order. president biden and agencies across the government have been taking robust steps to prepare for the effect this will likely have on our immigration system, our partners in the region, and the movement of people across our hemisphere secretary mayorkas will talk about the immediate impact and our stepped up enforcement efforts. first, i would like to take this opportunity to put this in the context of our broader approach to migration in the region, which will continue to build on in the coming weeks. it is an approach focused on making migration more safe, orderly, and humane, and on advancing the interests of the american people. if you step back, and it is really important to do that, globally there are more than 100 million people on the move today, in search of security and better lives

that's more than at any time in recorded history in our own hemisphere, we're facing an unprecedented migration challenge. problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, crises of governance, extreme weather events caused by the changing climate, 20 million people are displaced across this hemisphere and the strain on transit and host countries is high migration is the definition of a challenge that no country can solve alone. the magnitude, the range of drivers, the push and pull factors, all demand that we work together that's why last summer president biden brought together leaders from nations across the western hemisphere to agree to the los angeles declaration on migration and protection 21 countries have joined that declaration. the other declaration is an acknowledgement of our shared responsibility on migration and our shared commitment to work

together and leverage the strengths of partners across government, civil society, private sector, humanitarian organizations, multilateral organizations, all coming together to address this challenge. so, let me highlight some of the ways the united states is working with our partners in the region on migration so as to take on other things pressure off our borders by giving people alternatives to making a hazardous journey to seek asylum in the united states fundamentally we're working to tackle the root causes of migration, so that people don't have to leave their homes in the first place. that includes investing and redirecting and mobilizing resources toward greater economic opportunities we have done more than $4.2 billion in private sector commitments that vice president harris has helped to secure for northern and central america. this will sustain and create jobs, connect people to the digital economy, expand access to financing, provide training

and education for young people and workers, and improve economic livelihoods across the region we're also investing in economic opportunity through the nearly $1.2 billion we provided in humanitarian assistance across the region last year and through initiatives like our commitment to work with our partners to train and equip 500,000 local healthcare workers across the hemisphere over the next five years, so that more people can get quality care in their own communities. all of these investments will help people feel that they have the future in their own communities. now, of course, many of these investments can take time to bare fruit so we're working in parallel on critical collaborations and initiatives with partners in the hemisphere to have a more near term impact. first, we're supporting host countries as they provide legal protections and assistance to refugees and migrants so that they can thrive in their new communities. we're doing that by delivering funding to schools, health

facilities and other providers to support migrants, funding the staffing and capacity building of local asylum centers and systems and supporting registration and documentation effort so that individuals can gain and demonstrate legal status which is critical for access to work, to schools, to social services. our partners are doing extraordinary work in this area. columbia has given ten-year protected status to venezuelans allowing them to work, to study to access public services. we see efforts as well to forgive existing migrant overstate find fies brazil's operational welcome helped over 100,000 venezuelans voluntarily resettle in places where they have greater economic

opportunity. mexico and canada are increasing the number of people they welcome on a humanitarian basis. we're also working with partners in the hemisphere to accept repatriation flights, increase security forces, provide more assistance to migrants and refugees we continue to search assistance to host countries throughout the hemisphere to help integrate refugees and migrants and increasing aid and protection for vulnerable populations second, we're announcing a 60 day surge of urgent assistance to regional partners to enhance security, to counter smuggling, an effort ali will share more about in a few moments we're also working to counter disinformation, being spread by traffickers, and other bad actors, including by expanding our paid and earned media outreach to migrant roots through channels potentially reaching upward of 85 million people so that people who want to migrate have accurate information about how to do so

legally and safely and know the dangers of putting themselves in the hands of traffickers we're expanding access to lawful pathways for migration for those in need in the the u.s. -- in too many places. these pathways feel far from reach. and to make them more accessible the united states welcomes six times as many refugees from latin america, caribbean in 2022 than during the previous year. more than doubled the arrivals in 2023. and in january, president biden committed to welcoming 30,000 ww

ways to increase the scope and effectiveness of our migration system, like welcome court which for first time ever allows american individuals to sponsor

refugees and, soon, we will stand up regional processing centers and select locations in the region i want to thank colombia and guatemala for their roles as excellent partners of the united states in these efforts. these centers will be operated by international organization partners, and improve qualified individuals access to accelerated refugee resettlement processing, family reun reunification. these centers will take a usually important step to prevent people from making the dangerous journey to the border by providing a much safer legal option to migrate that they can pursue in and from their own countries. it is a new and innovative approach that does right by people who want to migrate and enhances security and stability

in the region. later today i'll have a chance to travel to denver where we convene leaders to talk about how governments can better deliver for their people and that mission is -- >> secretary of state blinken with a recap of what he says the united states government has done so far. and what plans are in place for title 42, when it is lifted in a couple of weeks. way tonight bring in nbc's julia ainsley reporting on the humanitarian crisis at the border for so long now so, julia, there is a lot of, i guess, political semantics and a lot of talk about root causes, s et cetera. what can you distill from what was said at the state department now? >> this is all, jose, about the biden administration's strategy to try to make it harder for migrants to come across the southern border and claim asylum there and make it easier to apply legally from their home countries. the most important news they're announcing today is on the new

processing centers that they'll be opening up in countries throughout central and south america starting with those in guatemala and colombia where migrants can come and apply to come to the united states as refugees and if they don't qualify for that, they could enter maybe on a pathway through labor, if they have a particular job or skill set they can perform here the issue here is, though, jose, i've spoken to a number of people inside dhs about this, that process takes a while a, to set up the processing centers, b, to get vetted, takes about two years to come to the united states as a refugee, and for a lot of these people, they feel they're running out of options. meanwhile, we already know the biden administration plans to make anyone who crosses the border who did not first apply for asylum in a country they passed through ineligible to apply for asylum in the systemae worried they are going to run out of space and there will be migrants on the street in cities like el paso scenes you and i saw when they talked about lifting title 42. now that it seems all but

certain that will lift, we know they are short $3 billion and that they are at capacity within cbp. migrant shelter operators i have spoken to el paso say they have 1,000 migrants on the street in that city and there are 35,000 sleeping in suarez waiting to cross. either way, this is going to be potentially very chaotic, at least at the beginning when title 42 lifts in two weeks. >> julia ainsley, thank you very much appreciate it. up next, millions of people are under the threat -- it's a threat of severe weather across our country today. we are live many one state where residents along the mississippi river are evacuating by boat due to record flooding we are live at the new york stock exchange with new signs that the economy might be slowing. you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnc astepro starts working in 30 minutes.

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55 past the hour 14 million americans are facing the threat of extreme weather across the gulf coast. severe thunderstorm watch is in effect across parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle, bringing potentially damaging hail, wind and tornadoes look at this video from north texas. look at that powerful storms brought in damaging hail. some the size of golf balls covering front yards communities along the mississippi river are facing historic flooding. joining us from iowa is maggie vespa. what are conditions like there this morning >> reporter: as you know, our climate team has been calling this the slow motion disaster. that seems to be an apt description. we are in davenport where water has been rising for days the mississippi is a block past us moving into downtown. it's not expected to crest until later this weekend, if not

monday, according to our climate team this area is used to floods. but people in low lying areas that are flooded, where they had their gas service cut off, they are evacuating by boat, they are rocked by this they are taking this one really seriously. take a listen. >> i know when i first moved out here, we had very small floods we called them nuisance floods, because that's what they were. they came and went real fast but the last few years, they have gotten worse. >> reporter: we have been reiterating this it's not raining it hasn't rained for days. there's none in the forecast it's happening is because snow pack up in northern minnesota and north dakota is melting into the mississippi. that is basically flowing south. the good news is, officials say water is starting to recede in river communities in northern minnesota. lacrosse, wisconsin, areas

around there expected to crest today. farther south where we are, iowa, illinois, these communities bracing knowing the worst is not only yet to come but could be several days away >> maggie, thank you very much there seems to be new evidence the economy may be slowing down the government says the gross domestic product rose just 1.1% in the first three months of the year economists had predicted 2% growth during that same period joining us now with more is cnbc's sima modi what does this tell us >> it tells us that the u.s. economy is growing at a slower pace than initially expected 1.1%, to put this into perspective, we grew by 2.6% in the most recent quarter. economists saying it's from the collapse two major banks

a recession is potentially in the cards. the focus will switch to the federal reserve. there's mixed opinion as to whether another rate hike could be in the cards. some economists saying this tells us the fed should not raise rates again. others are pointing to the inflation data which is still hotter than expected, which tells us perhaps the fed will move by 25 basis points next wednesday. >> how does the stock market react to this? >> i think there's a growing narrative that the fed may pause. you are seeing stocks higher by triple digits. the earnings reports from hilton, visa and american express are showing the consumer is strong. more people travel there's still areas or pockets of the economy that are showing strength and perhaps leeading to green across the screen. that wraps up the hour for

me you can reach me on twitter and instagram. you can watch highlights from today's show online. inc there's a lot more i thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," speaker mccarthy winning a key house vote, tieing massive spending cuts to the debt ceiling will it force president biden to negotiate as the debt ceiling crisis looms this hour, florida governor ron desantis, continuing his foreign trip in his 2024 primary plan beginning to take shape he shrugs off a lawsuit against him from disney, an economic engine for his state >> i don't think the suit has merit. i think it's political the days of putting one company on a pedestal with no accountability are over in the state of florida