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>> plus the justice department marks a new phase of its investigation into donald trump. a federal grand jury subpoena now demands testimony from a key west wing insider. the trump white house counsel pat cipollone. and chinas response to nancy pelosis defiance by dispatching 27 war planes into taiwans airspace. the house speaker says her taiwan visit a clear marker now in the battle between democracy and dictatorship. >> today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy...

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...

touch bringing the metaverse to life and 15 years after we first took you onboard this magic school bus, how it has inspired americas next generation of scientists >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, everyone in a trip the white house fears is fraught with risk and viewed by china as a challenge to its sovereignty, house speaker nancy pelosi is beginning a new day in taiwan, arriving overnight aboard a u.s. military vip transport to the self-gov...

strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. ♪♪ good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, august 3rd. im jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. were going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedu...

first time anywhere in the country where voters cast ballots on abortion rights since the supreme court overturned roe v wade in june. >> the republican primary for governor of arizona too close to call this morning. right now lake leads robson by about 10,000 votes. mark finchem is projected to win the republican nomination to oversee voting arizona ass secretary of state. in the senate primary, blake masters also endorsed by the future president is projected to win the nomination in ...

and with august recess approaching, senator sinema under pressure to support her partys manchin backed bill. suing over related to the shootings. his hearings slated for tomorrow. we begin with the key primary results and the implications for november. voters proved donald trumps support still matters but roes defeat could upend the midterms. in missouri it was the battle of the ericks in the republican race for senate. in the end state attorney general eric schmitt defeated missou...

six months to plan. and brittney griner is returning to a russian courtroom as she is possibly learning her fate in a russian penal system. welcome to "the lead with jake tapper." house speaker nancy pelosi is in taiwan and ignoring weeks of learning from president biden and threats of retaliation from the chinese government, and she says it is americas unwavering commitment to the american democracy which china views as inseparable part of its territory. and president biden said...

select committee. many of us went into the hearings thinking that we knew what happened. a u.s. president wanted to overturn the election, spurred a mob to attack the capitol. forcing the lawmakers there to flee for their lives. but these hearings are showing us so much more than that. for more of what happened that day, and how close we came to losing our democracy. so, how goes? heres how congressman pete aguilar described it. >> approximately 40 feet, thats all there was. 40 feet be...

>> the p-word. >> new details show how trump was told over and over and over again his plot to overturn the election was not legal. plus a rare interview president biden shares a gloomy outlook with the associated press. americans are confused, upset and worried, but he blames covid caution and politics, not his policies. and the search is on for three americans missing in ukraine, three feared taken by russian forces. the plot that donald trump knew it was illegal and kept pushing...

the nation as demonstrators demand stricter gun laws. cnn correspondents spanned out across the country to cover the push for gun reform. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> we start in ukraine, where officials are claiming progress in the south, as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with this counteroffensive in the kherson region, and president volodymyr zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian tr...