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planning to talk to ahead of the fall. also scheduled to get an update on the presidents covid diagnosis from the white house. the doctors saying the symptoms are almost totally gone. i want to bring in nbc white house correspondent mike memoli and correspondent shaq brewster with where america is at with abortion access with indiana being really the focus at this moment. talk about vice president harris trip there and what it means. >> reporter: we have seen the vice president do ...

dangerous heat and a state of emergency. the oak fire explodes near yosemite national park in california. it is 0% contained. blistering temperatures adding to the danger creating health concerns. under heat alerts. some cities like boston and newark seen triple digits. camilla, whats the situation there right now? >> reporter: hey, pam. we just got back from the mountain here behind me. cal fire took us there to see what the fire has done and i think the number of structures destroyed...

and a former nba star says he is going to russia to free brittney griner but the biden administration is not on board with his plans. good morning. welcome to "way too early," on this monday, august 22nd. yobz is taking a well deserved break. we will start with the news. former president donald trump says he is planning a full descent to keep the justice department from analyzing the documents seized from his home. in a posted social media site on friday, trump accused federal law ...

helped illuminate what a liar he is. plus, it can make the difference if youre trying to buy a car or a house. the stunning report that equifax erroneously issued millions of americans lower credit scores that they did not deserve. welcome to "the lead." im jack tapper. a report card and a reality check for republicans and democrats gearing up for this falls midterm elections. the biggest takeaway is from another primary night, now coming into focus starting in kansas where abortio...

its how they write their memoirs. >> those are some of the new excuses from republicans about why donald trump took classified documents home with him to mar-a-lago. there was, though, one of the old ones about hillary clinton. the former president now is previewing his legal plans as he pushes more dangerous rhetoric. also this morning, new polling from nbc news shows americans no longer believe the economy is the most pressing issue facing our country. steve kornacki joins us to br...

our democracy. joining me now is democratic congressman jim himes of connecticut. hes a member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, thank you so much for staying up late and being part of our special coverage tonight. let me broadly ask you sir if i can, your broad takeaways of this final hearing that we heard and overall the eight hearings that we witnessed? >> well thank you for having me a man. i think i was one of the last of the congressman out of the chambers on that...

and certainly not taken seriously until months later, which is why the evidence matters. its why, when you hear people saying, gosh, havent we talked about this enough? sometimes they are guilty people or apologists for coup plotters. were talk about how trump and his aides were hoping to mount an attack, hence secret at the time, to submit a false slate of fraudulent elector that would somehow inject last-minute doubt into the january certification. aides initially hid the plot, but e...

>> good evening. earlier this week i received a positive covid diagnosis. pro cdc guidelines i have received the initial two shots and all of the boosters. thus far i have been blessed to experience very minimal symptoms. because i am still quarantined i cannot participate in person with my colleagues. i have asked vice chair miss cheney to preside over this evenings hearing, including maintaining order in the room and swearing in our witnesses. over the last month and a half, the sele...

going to need a very special woman and her mother. and i want you to hear tonight from this true american hero. i want to you to really listen because this is about the kind of country that we are, the kind of country that we should be. she goes by the name shea. she might not call herself a hero, but that is exactly what this woman is, a woman, a black woman, who stood up for our democracy, for our vote the way generations of americans have done, generations of black, white, and brown...

course. by the end of the year the republican party in the u.s. and and distance themselves from joe mccarthy and his smears and lies. one wonders what the legacy will be. will the bullying and attempted destruction of her life and livelihood mean anything to todays public? well said. the echoes of history being heard today. lets turn it over to dawn vinning tonight. >> youre going to made a very special woman and her mother. youre going to hear from this true american hero. this is ab...