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lets take a look at the weeks top stories. were following new reporting involving the investigation into former president donald trump. classify top humans that he took with him when he left the white house. multiple sources tell cnn that federal prosecutors have obtained the 2021 audio recording of trump acknowledging that he kept classified pentagon documents about a possible attack on iran after leaving the white house. the existence of the recording undercuts trumps primary defense...

well get it fixed and get it fixed properly in two years. but were going to get it fixed and fixed properly. well get it fixed in two years. >> all right. >> hes going to get it fixed in two years. >> two years. >> wait, but he had a chance to fix it in 2017. what did he do? >> well, he called the debt ceiling sacred. >> and 18, 19. >> then he urged a default. now, donald trump is back in the mushy middle, promising a big fix down the road. you know, like infrastructure, health care, a...

we will bring you that speech live. and in florida, grim new details about how many people were killed by a different hurricane, ian of course. and the new number just coming in. some officials now responding to criticism about their initial response to ian. weve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, were live in district court in dc with opening statements happening now, in the conspiracy trial of leaders for the oath keepers. why the defense is hanging its ca...

count act. the first official legislative response to donald trumps attempt to overturn the legal and legitimate win. >> reporter: this is the law that governs how that happens on the day of congressional certification when donald trump tried to pressure mike pence to disregard state certified electoral results. something that constitutional experts would be illegal but theres am big ewety in the law and senators are saying theyre close to change how the law actually governs that proce...

i am richard louis in for simone sanders townsend. we are in for a rapidly changing news for the hostages in the four-day truce in the israel-hamas war. after their group released yesterday and day one. we reunited with family members there was a delay on day two in todays return of a second group of hostages. hamas officials say israel violated the temporary truce announcement. rather agreement including the amount of humanitarian aid going to northern gaza in the order of palestinian...

30% of americans say they know someone who is transgender. so 70% of the country is coming to know transgender people through reporting of what rhonda sanchez has to say, or gray gambit. >> sarah cade, these are obviously very terrible conch cultural times. was there a spark, a moment in the last ten years or so, when there was such a violent and hysterical overreaction to drag shows, lgbtq clothing. was there a moment? or a couple of moments? do you know? >> i would say pre-marriage equality we...

Done in this area, you know, there are some signs of hope, some glimmers of hope, on the horizon, were hearing from officials that sunday is the target date to restore power, to most of the people in this area, and sort of buildings that can withstand power and can accept power, we also hear that sunday is the date, the target date for the restoration of power, and water services, so theres some glimmers of hope on the horizon, theres some progress happening, but still so much work that needs to...

Amendments, throughout the committee process and we earnestly believe a bipartisan bill will be a better bill. >> reporter: with all the progress happening, sitting taxable by the end of the year is a tall order. there are only 34 legislative days left. a lot needs to happen in that timeframe to get a bill to the presidents desk. andrea: there is discussion the house and senate might work fridays, which is shocking, to get this done. melissa: lets bring in the white house columnist with old news...

The words of senator bob corker, who is making a lot of appearances on the show today. "things are starting to feel incoherent. theres just not a lot of progress happening." and then theres health care on which the president has been all over the map. its an issue he has been talking about from the beginning of his campaign. here now is a look back at more than two years of donald trumps ever-flexible positions on this issue. >> the big lie, obama care. >> universal health care. >> i am going to...

Trying to get press, somebody doesnt come home from work one day, and she has to go to the press, and, i mean, this actually -- its perhaps the only way to get any progress happening. the problem with the press right now is that may is the new is. its like we dont have any facts so this may be that rather than this is that, so the debris field is in a way the information that keeps coming out over a period of weeks now, and these poor souls have to keep digesting this every day. i cant believe h...