rachel scott live on the hill. rachel, thank you. >>> we turn next tonight to the dramatic day in court, as fulton county d.a. fani willis fights to stay on this case against donald trump in georgia. here's aaron katersky. >> reporter: for more than two hours today, attorneys for donald trump and his co-defendants in georgia tried to prove district attorney fani willis lied about her romance with the man she hired to run the case, grilling a key witness, the former law partner of special prosecutor nathan wade, about the timing of the relationship. but terrence bradley testified repeatedly he did not know. >> when did the relationship start? >> i cannot answer that. i don't know when the relationship started. >> at that point, had they begun their romantic relationship? >> i don't recall any specific dates. >> reporter: bradley was confronted with his own text messages saying the romance started before willis hired wade. >> when i asked you if you thought it started before she hired him and you responded, absolutely

let's get to rachel scott live on the hill tonight. rachel, of course, the question over ukraine there, over funding, over a possible government shutdown, this friday deadline now. we did sense some optimism from both the white house and the speaker late today on averting the shutdown, but no deal yet, so, bottom line tonight what are your sources telling you? >> reporter: david, no deal yet, so, this will be down to the wire once again. some far-right house republicans say they will not agree to keep the government funded unless democrats agree to a long list of conservative policy changes. the bottom line, congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle say they want to avert this government shutdown, and they are indeed optimistic they can get it done by the end of the week, david. >> david: rachel scott live on the hill. rachel, thank you. >>> we turn next tonight to the dramatic day in court, as fulton county d.a. fani willis fights to stay on this case against donald trump in georgia. here's aaron katersky. >> reporter: for more

now i just need people to hear it. >> david: let's bring in rachel scott live in rash rash tonight. rachel, back to the president. i know you're learning president biden not expected to announce any executive action while he's in texas later this week. but sources telling us tonight it's likely coming soon. >> reporter: exactly, david. we are learning that the president is considering taking executive action to toughen asylum restrictions. the timing is unclear. but we know that president biden is expected to deliver his state of the union address right here in washington next week, a huge platform for the president to make his case to the nation, david. >> david: rachel scott leading us off. thank you. >>> questions over immigration coming to light in the case of that nursing student murdered on the university of georgia campus. tonight the emotional tributes here as authorities ask how the accused killer was able to come into this country and stay here in the first place. steve osunsami from georgia tonight. >> reporter: on campus tonight, students at the university of georgia are

break down last night's results and trump's latest controversial comments, and we begin with abc's rachel scott in south carolina. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: martha, good morning. look. donald trump was so confident he barely even campaigned in this state, delivering a crushing blow to nikki haley in a state that elected her to the governor's mansion twice. haley knew this was going to be an uphill challenge, that the odds were stacked against her. this morning, she is defiant, vowing to stay in this race, still making the case that she is the only republican that can defeat president biden in november, but she has to get through donald trump first, and exit polls show that the voters that know her perhaps the best, right here in south carolina, they were not buying that electability argument. as for trump, he is laser focused on the general election. he didn't even mention her a single time in his victory speech, martha. >> martha: and rachel, the night before the primary, former president trump made several comments at the black conservative federation gala, that biden is calling it o

rachel scott live in washington. >>> the high drama in court tonight. fani willis' father testifying on his daughter's behalf with the prosecutor defending herself against allegations of a conflict in the georgia case against donald trump. what her father told the court. steve osunsami from georgia. >>> in the northeast, the fast-moving winter storm hitting tonight and tomorrow. what new york city, philadelphia, and washington, d.c. could see. rob is here. >>> our will reeve tonight with prince harry on his visit with his father, king charles. the king's health and harry's hope for the future of the royal family. >>> also tonight, sir paul mccartney, and tonight the stunning find more than 50 years later. what's been returned. >>> she needed eight points to set the record, and she did it in just minutes. who is our "person of the week"? >> david: good evening. we begin with donald trump and the staggering fine. a judge in new york fining trump $355 million in a civil fraud case for exaggerating the value of his properties. defrauding lenders by inflatin

>> david: rachel scott on a friday night. rachel, thank you. >>> now to the fast-moving winter storm heading to the northeast tonight. 70 million americans on alert for snow. new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c. among the cities in the path, right across the ohio valley, into the mid-atlantic, then to the northeast. already a massive pileup in the snow. this is i-70 in warren county, missouri, and it's on the way. senior meteorologist rob marciano back with us again tonight. hey, rob. >> hey, david. we're ramping up our snow totals here. we've got winter storm warnings now that have been posted for philadelphia and columbus, ohio, where the snow is already falling there. indianapolis and cincinnati, stretching over to pittsburgh. you mentioned it's fast-moving? look how fast it gets over west virginia, into d.c. tonight. baltimore, philadelphia, new york city. 2:00 a.m., that's when the heaviest snow is going to fall. and then it starts to fall apart 5:00, 7:00 in the morning with leftover showers. 2 to 4 inches acro

well, maybe we'll have many folding chairs. >> martha: our thanks to rachel scott. conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. mr. garvey, you voted for him twice... as your own man, what is your decision? garvey is wrong for california. but garvey's surging in the polls. fox news says garvey would be a boost to republican control of the senate. stop garvey. adam schiff for senate. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. >> martha: that's all for us today. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news tonight," and tune into abc newslive tuesday night for coverage of the michigan primary results. have a great day. e michigan pri. have a great day. expect and what to know if you're heading to the east bay. >> it's a cooler day. you can see here from the cloud cover on top of mount tam. temperatures range from the low 40s to the upper 50s. it will get breezy and cloudier throughout your sunday. i'll have your full accuweather seven

>> david: rachel scott live in washington again tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> we turn next tonight to the new storm threat targeting the west, amid deadly rains and flooding here already. the fast-moving system dropping more rain from san francisco down to los angeles. parts of the state have already seen several months worth of rain since just sunday. at least four deaths now blamed on the storms. firefighters in los angeles responding to more than 400 mudslide emergencies. let's get right back to rob marciano, live in los angeles. rob? >> reporter: hey, david. finally a welcome break from the rain. cleanup crews made some headway, but this system is pretty potent, but it's moving fast. look at it on the radar. bright colors moving in along the central cost. flood watches have been reposted from los angeles down to the south, as this low swings across the area later on tonight. dropping some heavy rain, unstable ground. we're worried about that. also, bringing some heavy snow, avalanche warnings are set for three, four states in the mount

>> david: rachel scott live on the hill. rachel, thank you. >>> now to the u.s. military strikes, retaliation for the deadly drone attack killing three u.s. troops. tonight, president biden now saying more is coming, so, let's get right to mary bruce. mary, what do you know? >> reporter: david, the president has ordered additional retaliation, but the white house won't say when or where it will come. the goal here is to stop these relentless attacks on u.s. forces without starting an sparking a wider war with iran. this all began with that powerful direct response against the drone strike that killed three u.s. service members in jordan. the u.s. hitting 85 targets inside iraq and syria. over the weekend, the u.s. and our partners then launches dozens of air strikes in yemen, hoping to blunt attacks on vital shipping routes. and while the president is confident that these attacks have been successful, that they are degrading the militants' capabilities, david, they are still launching attacks on u.s. forces. >> david: mary bruce live at the white house. thank you

. >> rachel scott chasing down lawmakers for answers as hopeful parents to-be have ivf treatments canceled>> at one point it wasn't fair. i just wanted my baby. i was heart brain. >> could other states follow. >>> plus, emily blunt. >> can you explain quantum mechanics to me? it seems baffling. >> the oscar-nominated actress making history with "oppenheimer." >> it was the most heart stopping exhilarating script. >> director christopher nolan's no holds barred instructions on set. >> i was going to sort of fake hit him. and chris said just hit him. so i did. >>> and "the devil wears prada" reunion. >> are you wearing the -- >> the chanel boots? yeah, i am. >> 18 years in the making at the s.a.g. awards. >> by all means, move at a glacial pace. you know how that thrills me. >>> and sheer baseball. nike's major league uniforms. what players say they reveal too much of. >> "nightline" will be right back. arthritis i grab biofreeze. when i have pain from unlike voltaren, biofreeze provides fast-acting relief i can apply it to more areas of my body. and it's nsaid-free. cool the pain so i can g

rachel scott live on the hill tonight. when will we see what's in this potential solution this bill, and will presidential politics outweigh what appears to be a significant step toward some sort of bipartisan solution? >> reporter: it certainly could. we are learning for the first time in over a decade, democrats and republicans in the senate have reached a deal on border security and immigration. we are told this package also includes additional fund for both israel and ukraine. the final details still being negotiated. we could see the legislation as early as this weekend. the senate does want to move quickly on this with votes expected next week, but it does face major challenges ahead in the house. donald trump wants to run on the issue of immigration in november, urging republicans to reject this compromise before they even have a chance to read the final details of the bill. so tonight, the senate republicans leading these talks urging colleagues to wait to read the details before they decide how they will vote. >>

rachel scott on the hill. >> reporter: tonight, president biden with one last push, urging republicansresist pressure from donald trump and pass the landmark bipartisan bill, the most sweeping set of border security measures in decades. >> it's time for republicans in the congress to show a little courage. to show a little spine. to make it clear to the american people that you work for them, not for anyone else. >> reporter: trump, who wants to run on immigration, has been relentlessly attacking the bill. >> it's one of the worst -- one of the dumbest bills i've ever seen. >> reporter: biden now with this warning if the bill doesn't pass. >> every day between now and november, the american people are going to know that the only reason the border is not secure is donald trump and his maga republican friends. >> reporter: less than an hour later, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell acknowledging the bill is going nowhere. >> it looks to me and most of our members that we have no real chance here to make a law. >> reporter: mcconnell, who supported the compromise, pointing out the iro

>> david: rachel scott, our thanks to you, and to eva pilgrim. eva will have more on her interview on "gma 3." >>> tonight, the alabama hospital already halting ivf fertility treatments after that state's highest court determined frozen 'em beeembryos are peopl. abc's elizabeth shchulze tonigh. >> reporter: tonight, one of alabama's largest hospitals stopping ivf fertility treatments in the wake of that unprecedented decision by the state's supreme court. alabama the first state in the country to consider frozen embryos people. and now the university of alabama at birmingham health system saying, "we must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for ivf treatments." during ivf, multiple embryos are typically frozen to improve families' chances of a successful pregnancy. now, it could be a crime to destroy them. tonight, on the campaign trail, candidate nikki haley agreeing with the state court. >> embryos, to me, are babies. when you talk

ach rachel scott on the hill again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the white house confirming u.s. intelligence is tracking a russian effort to deploy nuclear weapons into space. but spokesman john kirby seeking to reassure the american people. >> this is not an active capability that's been deployed. there is no immediate threat to anyone's safety. we are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human becomes or cause physical destruction here on earth. >> reporter: sources tell abc news russia wants the nuclear weapons to target critical satellites, key to communications and military operations. >> we're taking this potential threat very, very seriously, and we are examining what the -- the best next steps are and what our options might be. >> reporter: the existence of russia's plans was not meant to become public. it only did because the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee mike turner issued a warning, calling on the white house to declassify information about what he called a "serious national security threat." turner did that even though he kn

>> david: rachel scott live on the hill tonight. thanks, rachel. >>> now, to the images coming in today, the fiery explosion in los angeles. nine firefighters injured, two of them in critical condition tonight. surveillance capturing the moment a truck fueled by natural gas exploded. one of its 100-gallon natural gas tanks blowing up. the firefighters rushed to the hospital. matt rivers from los angeles tonight. >> reporter: tonight, this is the moment a natural gas truck exploded in los angeles. smoke rising into the air. nine firefighters injured. two of them critically. >> we had a small mass casualty incident, tragically, of our own members. >> reporter: the truck, which ran on natural gas instead of diesel or gasoline, catching fire shortly before 7:00 a.m. in the wilmington neighborhood. firefighters rushing to the scene. just six minutes later, one of the 100-gallon compressed natural gas tanks exploding. >> the ball of flame was as high as these telephone poles, and it actually did explode one of the transformers nearby. >>

rachel scott abc news, capitol hill.thank you for that update. >> a big city hospital is in the midst of a days long cyber attack, and it's already compromising patient care. also renewing questions about cyber security. this morning, a cyber attack on a children's hospital in chicago is entering its ninth day since last wednesday. lurie children's hospitals, phones and computers have been offline. patients medical records are inaccessible, experts warn it could take weeks to get the hospital systems back up and running. >> that's why cybersecurity attacks are so damaging, because there's not an answer about how long it's going to take. >> the fbi is now investigating the attack, which has forced the hospital to cancel some procedures and elective surgeries. the hospital saying we recognize the frustration of not having clarity on when this will be resolved. our investigation remains ongoing and we are working around the clock to resolve this matter. >> they're looking perhaps at the security at their workstation level.

. >> reporter: they paved the way to glen eiffel, rachel scott, our own kristen welker >> journalists, particularly women of color, have faced push back in the briefing room. is that racism, sexism >> that one, it's true, it is true when you're a first, you experience something a little bit more tougher many people don't believe that you belong there that's happened with many other firsts across our history. they've had to fight a little bit harder, be a little bit better than everybody else in the room. >> what do you think she would make there are so many things honoring here today? >> i don't know she would have envisioned it, but being it's come to pass, she'd be speechless in a way. but she would give herself that pat on the back, say you made it, girl >> reporter: today they made it all the way to the white house briefing room. >> thank you for that reporting. >>> still to come, oscar winning director and music legends come together for a ground breaking film project four upcoming films based on the beatles. after this after this. sometimes your work shirt needs to be for more t

abc's rachel scott takes us inside one couple's deeply personal journey that they never expected to make>> so this was going to be her nursery. we've gotten some toys and some onesies. even friends have given us a bunch of hand me downs. i'm very anxious this whole pregnancy, so i didn't like to come in here, to be honest. i was scared for most of this pregnancy. this is the special bear the high-risk doctor gave us with her heartbeat in it. you like messing with that, don't you? >> yeah, i do. it annoys you. >> i like it, but it's also very upsetting too. ♪ >> juju: sometimes there aren't words to describe a grief this deep. a young mom supposed to be celebrating the coming birth of a new life, instead mourning it. forced to travel hundreds of miles from home in order to save her own life. >> on your hands. >> juju: since the fall of roe v. wade, whole regions of the country have fallen into uncertainty, surrounding laws with abortion access, potential lawsuits. doctors face fines, suspensions, even prison time. in many places, abortion advocates say there are exceptions to the bans. bu

i want to get right to our rachel scott in columbia, south carolina at trump headquarters, and rachel, what are you hearing from the trump campaign tonight? >> reporter: well, whit, donald trump was so confident he barely even campaigned in this state. tonight he is projected to deliver that crushing blow to nikki haley in her home state, a state that elected her to the governor's mansion twice. but nikki haley knew that she had an uphill battle here in south carolina, that the odds were stacked against her, she's vowing to stay in this race through super tuesday, she's really staking her whole argument here on the notion that she believes she's the only republican that can defeat president biden in november. but to do that, she has to get through donald trump first, and she lost in iowa, she lost in new hampshire, she's projected to lose right here in south carolina, and she still cannot identify a state that she can win, whit. >> whit: rachel, thanks to you, our coverage continues on abcnews.com and our streaming channel abc news live, and we'll have the latest tomorrow on good morn

rachel scott back with more. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning to you again.only did she lose south carolina to donald trump, now the political organization founded by the billionaire koch brothers, say they will stop spending money to support her campaign. in an internal memo, they insisted no political organization can help widen her path to victory. this comes as donald trump solidified his grip and hold on the republican party, pushing forward with plans to help take over the rnc. abc news has learned this morning the current chair of the rnc plans to resign next week. trump is already making the case for who he wants to see in that position, talking about the current chair of the north carolina republican party michael watley, someone who pushed his false claims about the 2020 election. trump also said he would like to see his own daughter-in-law, lara trump, serve as co-chair. nikki haley calling all of that outrageous, insisting there's a responsibility to the rnc to look out for the whole republican party, not just one particular candidate who hasn't e

our senior congressional correspondent rachel scott has the very latest for us. morning, rachel. >> reporter: linsey, good morning to you. this is the most significant border security and immigration deal between democrats and republicans in over a decade. but then within hours mike johnson made it clear it is not going anywhere in the house. this is a massive package, $118 billion. that includes $20 billion for border security, including shutting down the border when crossings reach $5,000 a day an making it difficult to claim asylum in u.s. $15 billion for ukraine, $15 billion for israel. the president calling it the toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying it provides direct and immediate answers to the crisis at the border. but this bill faces republican resistance in the house before it was even released. donald trump, who wants to run on this issue of immigrations has been urging republicans to reject this compromise. and house speaker mike johnson making it clear it is dead on arrival. he says it

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rachel scott has details. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning.ove that he committed high crimes and misdemeanors. moments later another set back. a bill to provide aid to israel failed, too. so much of the focus has been on that land mark bipartisan deal. you may remember republicans demanded border security provisions in exchange for additional aid to israel and ukraine. now republicans are backing away from that deal. they've been receiving increasing pressure from donald trump who wants to run on this issue in november. after four months of negotiation and a rare bipartisan compromise, that deal considered dead on arrival, both the senate and house, with no clear path forward. robin? >> rachel, thank to you. now what could be a debt crisis brewing in our country. house hold debt rising to record levels as more americans struggle to pay the bills. our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is back now with more. good morning again, rebecca. >> nice to see you, robin. americans are taking on more debt. $17.5 trillion overall, $1.3 trillion

rachel scott is on the trail. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning, george.ald trump is so confident, he hasn't even campaigned here all week. he's holding his very first event today. even with that, he is still on track to dominate here in south carolina, nikki haley's home state. this morning the final push here in south carolina, with the primary now just one day away. nikki haley casting herself as the underdog telling people she's the only republican who can beat joe biden in november. >> you want to see america normal, right? the only way we can do that is if we win a general election. the problem is donald trump can't win a general election. >> reporter: haley hasn't proved she can stop donald trump. some voters say it's time for her to rally behind him. >> she could do a lot for this country if she would back out and just get together with trump. >> reporter: haley lost iowa and new hampshire to the former president, and is trailing him by more than 30 points here in south carolina, a state that elected her as governor twice. >> this is the time south

facing a steep uphill battle against former president trump for the republican vote, and abc's rachel scottng the race and joins us now from charleston. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: good morning, gio. it's finally primary day here in south carolina. nikki haley's campaign even acknowledges this will be an uphill battle for her in her own backyard. she's campaigned here for weeks and ramped up her attacks on the former president, but she's still far behind donald trump. this morning, donald trump and nikki haley going head-to-head in south carolina. >> hello, south carolina. i'm thrilled to be back. >> reporter: the former president making several controversial comments about his criminal proceedings while trying to appeal to black voters. >> the mug shot, we've all seen the mug shot, and you know who embraced it more than anybody else? the black population. >> reporter: and even saying this about the crowd. >> these lights are so bright in my eyes that i can't see too many people out there, but i can only see the black ones. i can't see any white ones. >> reporter: trump has ba

. >> rachel scott chasing down lawmakers for answerss

. >> reporter: they paved the way for the correspondents we've seen today, april ryan, rachel scott and that journalists, women of color, have faced unique pushback in the briefing room and beyond. how would you characterize some of that interactions? >> i think, look, i think that one is true, it's true. when you're a first you experience something a little bit more tougher and many people don't believe that you belong there, right, that's happened with many other firsts across our history where they've had to fight a little bit harder, right, and be a little bit better than everyone else in the room. >> what do you think she would make that there are so many things honoring her today? >> i don't think she would have envisioned it. being that it has gone to pass she would be speechless in a way, but she's give herself that pat on the back and say, you made it, girl. >> today alice and ethel making it all the way to the white house briefing room. so much i didn't know about these powerful black women journalists. you brought this story to my attention initially. it goes to show how many

. >> haley telling abc's rachel scott the remarks were designed dusting. >> that's the offensiveness.ing to happen every day between now and the general election. which is why i continue to say donald trump cannot win a general election. he won't. jay o'brien, abc news, charleston, south carolina health officials in the bay area are watching a surge in norovirus cases. >> the stomach bug is spread through contact with an infected person or by eating contaminated food, state health officials say it's the top cause of vomiting, diarrhea and foodborne illness. it's often referred to as stomach flu or food poisoning, according to data from the cdc, almost 13% of norovirus tests in the western u.s. are coming back positive. well, there are more than 7000 homeless people in san francisco. it's impossible to address all of their medical needs, despite the millions of dollars the city pours into the problem. but at one clinic, doctors are doing what they can to keep this crisis from turning into a catastrophe. can their work help us build a better bay area? abc seven news reporter lyanne mele

. >> haley calling trump's remarks disgusting to abc's rachel scott. >> that's the offensiveness that's going to happen every day between now and the general election which is why i continue to say donald trump cannot win a general election when he won't. haley's. campaign is already turning its attention to beyond here in south carolina, to michigan, whose primary is next week, and then the 15 states that will vote on super tuesday in early march. >> but polls show she's trailing trump by double digits in each of those states. two jay o'brien, abc news, charleston, south carolina well, the march 5th primary is nine days away from today, and the deadline to register to vote has passed. >> but if you missed, it's still not too late. eligible voters can contact their county election offices to opt for conditional voter registration, or you could head to a polling center or the elections office. to register to vote. from there, people can receive a ballot and can return it with a conditional voter registration. an envelope. elections officials say getting people registered is a priority ah

abc's rachel scott is covering this heated race. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump and nikki haleyead-to-head in south carolina. >> hello, south carolina. i'm thrilled to be back. >> reporter: the former president making several controversial comments about his criminal proceedings while trying to appeal to black voters. >> the mug shot, we've all seen the mug shot, and you know who embraced it more than anybody else, the black population. >> reporter: even saying this about the crowd. >> these lights are so bright in my eyes that i can't see too many people out there, but i can only see the black ones. i can't see any white ones. >> reporter: trump has barely campaigned here, only touching down in the final hours, but polls show he's still leading haley by 30 points. this is haley's home turf. she was elected governor twice, and she insists she's the only republican who can beat president biden in november. >> we have to nominate someone that can actually win a general election. >> reporter: that message sinking in with navy veteran davey hare. he once voted for trump. now he's su

. >> martha: the latest on the fallout and what's next with rachel scott and rick klein. >>> and ivf

. >> haley calling trump's remarks disgusting to abc's rachel scott. >> that's the offensive that's goingppen every day between now and the general election. which is why i continue to say donald trump cannot win a general election. he won't. >> haley's campaign is already turning its attention to beyond here in south carolina, to michigan, whose primary is next week, and then the 15 states that will vote on super tuesday in early march. but polls show she's trailing trump by double digits in each of those states. two jay o'brien, abc news, charleston, south carolina well, the march 5th primary is nine days away from today, and that deadline to register to vote has passed. >> but if you missed it, it's not too late. eligible voters can contact their county election offices to opt for conditional voter register station, or you can head to a polling center or the elections office to register to vote. from there, people can receive a ballot and can return it with a conditional voter registration envelope. elections officials say getting eligible voters registered as a priority ahead of march

. >> rachel scott is right there. she'll have the latest and tell us what comes next.so, the verdict in the jennifer crumbley case, the michigan mother who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in her son's deadly high school shooting. what the jury foreperson is saying and dan abrams on precedents set and what this could mean in future. also our parenting playbook expert advice to teach your kids about money matters from preschool to college and then, of course, we have to count down to the super bowl. we've got a spotlight on the quarterbacks. we're going to hear from usher about his halftime show. and abbott elementary sheryl lee ralph here. don't miss it all. >> i love well we love abbott elementary. but shirley ralph is incredible. i would be scared of her if i met her because she's so she's such a regal person. you'd be like being royalty and wait till you see her fit today. oh, you will feel even more like she is royalty. >> mhm. it is good. well she is, you know, one of the original dreamgirls. >> so that makes sense. she's done it all. >> yeah. >> wait til

senior congressional correspondent rachel scott has the story. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. this could be a game changer for millions of americans across the country. it passed with rare bipartisan support. lawmakers overwhelmingly approving this $78 billion package. it would expand the child tax credit, allowing more low income families to access it, increasing the maximum limit per child from $1,600 to $2,000. it would restore several tax breaks from businesses that were rescinded during the trump administration including for research and development. boost funding for affordable housing and add funding for disaster relief. it would make sure those affected by natural disasters like the ohio train derailment aren't hit with a major tax bill for being compensated for their losses. lawmakers tell us to extend the child tax credit could help as many as 16 million families across the country. of course, this only passed in the house and could face major road blocks over in the senate. you already have some senate republic

rachel scott is on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning, george.been nearly 150 years since a cabinet secretary was impeached by the house. but never over a policy dispute. secretary mayorkas was deeply involved in the senate negotiations. that border deal denied. this morning a growing number of senate republicans threatening to vote against the border deal their own party helped negotiate. >> until we agree on the same goal that we want to secure the border, then there's not a path forward. >> reporter: at least 22 senators said they will not support the package. speaker of the house mike johnson called it dead on arrival. >> i just don't believe that the senate bill as i have explained in all of our statement, meet the criteria that's necessary to solve the problem. >> reporter: the bill includes $20 billion for border security, forcing the border to shut down when migrant apprehensions reach 5,000 a day. making it more difficult to apply for asylum in the u.s. the package also adds $60 billion for ukraine and $14 billion for israel. months ago

senior correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill. ning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning, george. these are considered rare bipartisan break throughs. a major tax bill that could help millions of low income americans, an immigration bill aimed attackling the crisis at our southern border. all complicated by the 2024 race for the white house. president biden gearing up for a likely rematch with donald trump, making a direct appeal to union workers in battleground michigan. >> we now have, in large part because of you and organized labor, the strongest economy the whole damn world. >> reporter: outside the event dozens protesting biden's support for israel. biden barely won michigan in 2020, and polling shows him trailing trump by several points in the state. >> the bad border deal would be worse than no deal at all. >> reporter: trump is making immigration central to his campaign. now pushing congressional republicans to kill an emerging bipartisan deal to address the border. the text of the deal hasn't even been released yet. still m

rachel scott is here with more. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning.ato is america's most importance military alliance and donald trump is threatening to up end it if elected something the white house is calling appalling and unhinged. this morning former president donald trump drawing fierce backlash for saying if elected again, he would encourage russia to attack nato allies who don't contribute enough toward defense spending. >> if we don't pay, are you still going to protect us? no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. >> reporter: president biden calling those words appalling and dangerous and insisting if trump regains power, he intends to give putin the green light for more war an violence. the u.n. secretary-general warning any suggestion allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security including that of the u.s. trump's republican rival nikki haley pouncing. >> putin kills his opponents. he invades free countries. this is not someone you ever want to pal around with. and yo

rachel scott tracking it all there in charleston. morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. for days, donald trump faced criticism for failing to address the death of alexei navalny. now he has, but made no mention of putin. this morning donald trump under fire for comparing his only legal troubles to threats russian opposition leader navalny faced. while standing up to putin's authoritarian regime. trump braving his silence days after navalny's death saying the sudden death has made me more and more aware of what's happening in our country, pointing to grossly unfair courtroom decisions. the former president making no mention of putin. >> i don't know why he keeps getting weak in the knees when it comes to russia. >> reporter: trump is facing charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and has warned his political opponents could be prosecuted if he's re-elected. there are no free and fair elections in russia. navalny pushed for democracy and is among the growing list of political opponents that have been j

she also spoke to rachel scott about donald trump's comments on her husband and military families. on the trail in south carolina. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning to you. nikki haley has tried to walk a fine line on the issue of abortion and reproductive rights. now she's attempting to clarify her comments after signaling she backs the alabama supreme court decision. this morning nikki haley trying to clarify her comments on that alabama supreme court ruling on ivf after stating she believes embryos created through in vitro fertilization are babies. >> i didn't say i agreed with the alabama ruling. the question that i was asked is, do i believe an embryo is a baby. i do think if you look in the definition, an embryo is considered an unborn baby. so, yes, i believe, from my stance, that that is. >> reporter: asked about the far reaching consequences of the ruling for women in alabama, haley attempting to frame the conversation as a debate over parental rights. >> this case was based on and should be based on the right of those parents for their embryos a

rachel scott is on the campaign trail in south carolina. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. we are three days out from the south carolina primary. nikki haley taking on donald trump for those comments, calling him a distraction on the republican party and insisting he is weak in the knees when it comes to russia. this morning donald trump facing a massive $355 million fine once again comparing himself to alexei navanly when asked about his legal bills. >> how do you put up that kind of money? you have a bond to put up. even if you appeal you have to put up escrow money. it's a lot of dough. >> it is a form of navalny. it is a form of communism, or fascism. >> reporter: after days of silence, trump now calling navalny's death a sad situation, but refusing to condemn the man who put him in prison, vladamir putin. >> he was a very brave guy. he went back. he could have stayed away. >> do you believe putin was responsible for navalny's death? >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: trump is draining campaign funds spending $50 mi

our senior congressional correspondent rachel scott is here on who could replace him. >> reporter: heybin. good morning. after 18 years in republican leadership, mitch mcconnell announcing he is stepping down from the position. the 82-year-old had a series of recent health scares in the last self-years, including a bad fall just last year. those alarming moments where he appeared to freeze mid sentence during press conferences. now mitch mcconnell, of course thrb , this is all about the politics of the party. he has not spoken with donald trump in years. he refused to go along with his effort to overturn the 2020 election. he blocked president obama from filling a vacancy during an election year, allowing three of trump's choices. he said he is sorry to hear that. they used to fight like hell, but he never misrepresented anything. robin? >> mentioning the president. president's son was on capitol hill yesterday. what can you tell us? >> reporter: hunter biden testified behind closed doors for seven hours as republicans push the impeachment. so far they provided no concrete evidence of

it's good to have you with us and these are today's guest rachel hotels and the point is a senior fellow at the german marshall funding with scott. monday is a reporter for germany's stand magazine, for which he recently reported from ukraine. and nicole, i guess there's a political consultant and security expert, and a senior fellow at the munich security conference is joining us from the city of unit 12. you thank you for joining us today and rachel, i'd like to start with you because here we are talking about donald trump's remarks, even before he's officially the republican candidate. now that it let alone a president or the president of the united states, why is that? again? it trump is magic. if there's one thing he knows how to do, it's to get everyone's attention. even when he says things that actually aren't surprising. we know that this is strong, its position on nato. we know he's not a fan of nato. he spent his 1st presidency complaining about the members who didn't pay up. and in his way of saying, and yet he is able to shock americans and the world by saying, you know what, he thinks in a, in a particularly outragi

he talks about how i worked with coretta scott king and how i know mike barnicle. he told it all. i give rachel credit. it's a great story. 12 pages. >> the redemption of al sharpton it's titled, mika. >> oh, that's fabulous. all right, what a fraet great way to end, and guess what, i have great news, get ready, t.j., alex witt is up next. i'm so excited. alex witt picks up the coverage right now. >> and congratulations, rev. >> go alex. >> very cool to have friends in high places. right now on msnbc, sos messages, no cell service for thousands of americans this morning. we're going to have the latest on the coast to coast outages and why it's raising serious safety concerns. >>> the final two days before the south carolina primary, donald trump dominating the field if the polls are to be believed, but catching heat not just from democrats but members of his own party. we're going to tell you who in just a moment. >>> and later, signs of hope in the middle east. a top israeli official says there is potential movement for a hostage deal. coming up, i'll talk to congressman adam smith who's in th