starting to get new signs. trump realizes he could beat some serious trouble as he meets resistance in the court a law. new reporting in the hill frames quote, trump scored an initial victory before us court judge in florida granted his request to appoint a special master to review more than 10,000 government documents seized at his home. this case works its way through the court system. other judges seem more hesitant to grab trump s requests. last month, appeals court lifted up lower court ruling justice department from using classified documents seized from mar-a-lago and it s criminal investigation. trump s team now asking the supreme court to allow the special master to review the documents. my colleague, maggie haberman about trump s mounting leaguer associates today on meet the press. do you think that donald trump understands how much legal jeopardy he isn t? i do. i think he understands what legal jeopardy get season. then he convinces himself it s not that b
committed. these are radical left lunatic s. they lose documents, they planted documents. you know what that is? let s throw a couple of nice documents in there. coming up in a moment, i ll talk to january six committee member, congresswoman zoe lofgren. about what we can expect at this week s hearing. also this hour, embattled georgia candidate herschel walker calling in some big gop guns to help save him and his senate race. we look at the republican effort to turn a blind eye to the abortion allegations surrounding the candidate. we ll also take you live to florida, for the latest on the relief efforts in the hardest hit area of the state. plus, this. he grabbed a knife and he stabbed her directly in the heart. and he got up to me and stabbed me in the back. heartbreaking video there, a survivor on a deadly attack on vegas showgirls is telling her story. that is coming up. but we begin this hour with donald trump, who will speak at another rally, just a short time fr
room, why cnn is making a change across all of its shows, trying to make sure we are not unduly alarming you about the news. first, the biden administration facing its harshest scrutiny yet, for many different reasons simultaneously. inflation in the u.s. is hurting american households. gas prices are a consistent source of pain. baby formula shortages are embarrassing and downright and the president looks powerless. as crises press around him. nbc reports this week that biden is teleeighths he doesn t think democrats go on television enough to defend him, and feel he s not getting credit for actions he believes have helped the country, particularly on the economy. perhaps that s why the administration is on a media blitz this week. we ve seen interviews will many every day, op-eds and more. but will this satisfy americans who are suffering? let s talk about that and more with gene sperling, senior advisory to the president and coordinator of the white house american rescue
capitol hill, the first rule of the d.c. fight club is talking way too much about this d.c. fight club. we ll dive into the political theater turned physical, and what s really happening on the hill. plus, trump trial timeline, judge in the mar-a-lago classified documents trial appears to throw a legal lifeline to the twice impeached, four-time indicted, disgraced one term ex president. pressure sign a least one of trump s criminal trials will be delayed until after the 2024 presidential election. and the santos aga. scathing ethics reports revealed a controversial republican congressman, who can t pay money on botox, luxury items, and only vance. all this and more, coming up. good saturday morning to you all, i m katie phang. we begin today s show in washington, d.c., where despite republican dissension, lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown. again, and for now. thursday night, president biden signed the funding bill passed by both the house and the senate, wi