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brand-new cnn polls in two of the tightest races in the country. the clues and data that could determine the balance of power. also, what prosecutors call a landmark case. a mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to killing his classmates. his parents accused of giving him easy access to the guns. and republican senator, lindsey graham, getting supreme court help for now in his fight against a subpoena in a case trying to get to the bottom of election interference. welcome to the lead. ...

were glad youre with us. were following three major stories this morning. first an immigration battle unfolding steps from the vice presidents home. this morning buses of migrants were dropped off near the naval observatory in washington, d.c. the latest moves in the strategy from some red states to protest the biden administrations immigration policies. ron desantis sent two planes to marthas vineyard without notice to the community there as we worked to set up shelters. >> plus, a cn...

still without power. the extent of the death and destruction may just be coming to light. governor ron desantis is defending officials in lee county where more than half the storm related deaths have been announced. theyre facing criticism for issuing evacuation orders a day later than neighboring counties. heres what governor ron desantis told cnn. >> is that what youll be reviewing, looking at the evacuation orders even lee county if they had followed their own evaluation orders fr...

using former top gun pilots to train the next generation. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening, everyone, this is what scientists have been telling us the future looks like, except it is now temperatures far above what was once considered the summer norm, inflicting misery and creating a health danger for millions living under record heat from california to western europe as well as parts of asia and africa in this country, the torrid conditions sett...

pottinger resigned in the immediate aftermath of the january 6th attack on the capitol. he will appear alongside former trump white house aide sarah matthews. also today, opening statements are expected in the federal trial of former trump adviser steve bannon for his refusal to cooperate with the january 6 committee. hes charged with two counts of contempt of congress for flouting subpoenas from the committee. the trial is expected to move quickly. and the governments case might eve...

people traveling on trains as flames roared near the tracks. in france the fires forced at least 37,000 people to evacuate. in uk today was the hottest day ever. 104 degrees fahrenheit. the heat is triggering fires around london now as well. back here in the u.s. 60 million people will experience triple digit temperatures in the next week. there is no bigger story right now, no issue affecting more people, billions of people. the u.n. secretary-general says half of humanity is in the c...

one person who will not be in the room? >> yeah, thats committee chairman congressman bennie thompson. hes announced that he has covid. its not clear if the chairman will appear virtually, but he says that his covid diagnosis will not disrupt the committees plan. members say this eighth hearing will focus on the 187 minutes the former president trump failed to intervene as his supporters marched on the capitol, swarmed the halls of congress, and did this, took over the building there. ...

investigate vote fraud essentially, and so he was one of the persons who was at that what people call an unhinged meeting in december of 2020, and he is obviously s ly somebody ws sympathetic to this idea that the former president was not being served by his lawyers, by people inside the white house who were telling him this is not legal, this is not how you do things. >> finally, breaking a few minutes ago, business insider issued a freedom of information act request to the pentagon a...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle. two former trump white house officials will be key witnesses at thursdays january 6th hearing on trumps 187 minutes of inaction during the violent riot. nbc news has learned, former deputy national security adviser that will testify in person. he resigned after the insurrection, and has already given closed-door testimony to the committee. >> one of my staff brought me a print down off a tweet by the president, and the tweet s...

and its not just mass shootings, it is every day violence. well take a deep dive into the gun epidemic breaking our country. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle. two -- two former trump white house officials will be key witnesses at thursdays january 6th hearing on trumps 187 minutes of inaction during the violent riot. nbc news has learned, former deputy national security adviser, matthew pottinger, will testi...