now charged in a fake electors scheme in that state. what that means for them and the wider probe. and later, what we re learning about the american soldier detained in north korea including an account that he ran over the border at, quote, full gas. thanks for joining us. i m anna cabrera reporting from new york. and we begin with a deluge of news about the special counsel election interference investigation as donald trump is told that he is a target of that probe. this morning we re learning that trump has reached out to leading congressional republicans to strategize. here with us now, vaughn hillyard and lisa rubin and also jane trimm and also a committee spokesperson. and also barbara mcquaid. and so vaughn first talk to us about what trump is saying. what do we know about these conversations that he is having with republicans on capitol hill as well as these events he s had since the announcement of the target letter? he made multiple stops in iowa yesterday incl
the white house while a hazmat crew came in. president biden and his family were at camp david at the time. bill: meanwhile, at the same time a federal judge issuing a temporary injunction against the administration barring many officials from contacting social media companies like twitter and facebook. they include the surgeon general, hhs secretary and the press secretary karine jean-pierre. dana: former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe is here. let s speak to mark meredith at the white house to give us an update. good morning. president biden welcomed thousands of visitors to the white house last night for the annual fourth of july celebrations. a beautiful night in the nation s capital. today there are growing questions about who and what is coming into the people s house after cocaine was found in the west wing. the secret service said it s investigation is still ongoing. investigators discovered the substance sunday. the building was briefly evacua
mr. trump lashes out at journalist bob woodward with a $49 million lawsuit over audio book recordings of their interviews. george santos is responding to criticism over multiple lies about his resume and calls for help to step down in his district by agrees to step down from his committees. under pressure from community activists, the memphis police and first responders were continuing to clean house over the fatal beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols. a seventh memphis police officer has been relieved of duty. three emts have now been fired by the city s fire department after an internal investigation found out they violated protocols by failing to immediately treat nichols when they arrived at the scene. nbc news reached out to these three but has not heard back. more charges could be coming in addition to the murder charges against the five original officers. joining me now, priscilla thompson, danell hargin and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade. priscilla, there hav
settling in. killing at least 47 people across nine states. that number is, sadly, expected to rise. buffalo, new york, has been happens the hardest hit. they are used to storms, but not like this. this is a hurricane whipping up heavy, blinding snow, and many roads are still impassable. people were trapped in their car, people are still being pulled out of their car. people are being found dead in their car. that s how crippling this storm was. the storm has also made a mess of post-holiday travels. plus fountains as star south as new orleans still frozen over, but warmer temperatures, they re coming. we have crews covering every aspect of this crippling weather. first, let s guess to miguel marquez, who is on the phone trying to drive through this storm to buffalo right now. miguel, tell us what you are seeing on the road there, what are you hearing from officials. reporter: try as i might, i do not think we ll gets to buffalo. buffalo is synod in. for a city so accus
look, really look at each other not as democrats and republicans and not as members of team red or blue but who we are, fellow americans. fellow human beings worthy of being treated with dignity and respect. i hope this holiday season will drain the poison that has infected our politics and set us against one another. i hope this christmas season marks a fresh start for our nation. and to think i thought i was a semi fascist. who knew? mr. unity has been singing a different tune throughout his presidency calling republicans threats to democracy, comparing them to segregationists and claiming that they hate science. here s a small sample. watch this. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. trump and the extreme maga republicans have made their choice to go backwards, full of anger, violence, hate and division. jim crow 2.0 is about two insidious things, voter suppression and election subject vers