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committees want answers about what fallout could await after top-secret documents were found at trumps resort. theyre asking the director of national intelligence to provide an immediate damage assessment. you track a lot of this stuff. you are monitoring social media all the time for this sort of thing. the uptick in threats related to the mar-a-lago search is unmistakable. its there and it is concerning. law enforcement officials across the country. >> thats right, jim. as soon as th...

For this committee to complete the efforts. >> all right. nbcs garrett haake. meanwhile, the voting rights legislation bearing the name of the late congressman john lewis is headed to the house. it is hr-4 to reinforce the enforcement arm of the voting act. it passed the house yesterday along party line, and now facing steep odds in a deeply divided senate. before the bill was written, it characterized the legislation as a federal overreach, but the democrats and advocates say it is critical to ...

Reverend barber says they will march on state capitols until they get action on the state level, geoff. >> and priscilla, you are going to be with them filing that great reporting, and appreciate your time this afternoon. until something is done today, the evictions is moratorium is going to expire tomorrow right now, a extension of the ban is being considered right now under house speaker nancy pelosi, but right now, the fate is facing steep odds in the senate. right now, without an extension...

Biden, under tremendous pressure to get the voting rights act across the finish line, facing steep odds in the senate -- republicans and the party of the big lie are resisting at every single turn. do you really want to be the party or the person who got in the way of voting rights for everyone? that so many people fought and died for? do you want to be that person? you want that to be your legacy? if you do, go on, republicans. im talking to two people specifically, dont get me wrong. do you re...

Its been a problem dating back multiple administrations but former presidents bush and obama didnt separate families in similar situations. new legislation this week addresses loopholes and separation but its facing steep odds as the crisis increasingly. >> it reminds us of cattle cars of gnat snazi germany. >> ted cruz introduced emergency legislation that would keep immigrant families together raising the possibilities this could be a tipping point. the president will meet with house republica...

Department ag saying we will look into this, we will determine if there was any improprietity here. the question is, and youve been talking about this throughout the hour, hallie, what will he find and what he finds doesnt satisfy the president, what next steps could we expect to see from this president? it underscores the tensions that have exit from the very beginning of the presidency and that continue to this very day, particularly as the russia probe drags on and on. we know that rudy giuli...

>> yeah. >> reporter: something hes going to continue to push for. even if it makes it out of the house and is facing steep odds in the senate, the president will continue to push for this. >> kristen welker there on thev struck were sitting in the briefing room listen to the acting director of i.c.e. talk about all of this. essentially saying we want the border patrol agents to do their jobs and when somebody mentioned do you feel youre coming off as cold or clinical? he said listen, if youve s...

With you, you said traffic was a little light. is that still the case? >> reporter: yeah it sort of comes and go, we have seen all kinds of people come in here today. you have seen this sort of pros who really know their thing when it comes to powerball. you have seen casual players, one gal who came in and said have you sold out of all the lottery tickets for today. they all have one thing, actually, a couple things in common. one of them is that they will all apparently give this money away to...

To now become the cia director and the fact she was facing steep odds in terms of her confirmation process. skepticism and criticism about her rolepost-9/11 era and interrogation practices now deemed torture. senator mccain opposed her nomination but ultimately he was confirmed and won over six democrats. president trump focusing on that victory today. a political win for the president an also, of course, an historic moment. the fact do you have the first woman who is now the cia director, chris...

Role. but they also like that he is portrayed as quote someone who embodies the american dream. making your own fortune. and that can be a big draw for voters. donald trump has managed to win over a sizable portion of the republican primary electorate being the ultra rich guy. which is something that even mitt romney had a hard time doing four years ago. perhaps in an effort to further his appeal to that part of electorate donald trump will appear as a guest of former alaska governor and vice pr...