i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. attack and defend. while donald trump and his allies blast away at special counsel jack smith, one of trump s former attorneys tries to explain away those classified documents. so, if they weren t originals, just copies, does that mean there s no crime? plus, the air in this city today isn t just nasty, it s historically bad. forcing the closure of everything from broadway to the bronx zoo. the thickening blanket of smoke now settling over philly, wilmington and beyond as well. so when is it going to go away? and a truly surprising decision. a pair of conservatives on the supreme court helping deliver a big win for voting rights in the deep south. we ll explain that in just a minute. we begin with federal prosecutors putting to rest any doubt about whether or not donald trump is directly in the special counsel s sights. nbc news has learned that jack smith informed trump s team on monday that their client
rachel: good morning, it s 7:00 here in new york city. come on, christmas. will: never heard it. but sounds familiar. pete: come on, christmas. rachel: how would you like me to say it, pete? pete: i don t know. come on, christmas. you were like, come on christmas. yeah, we re saying come on, christmas. come in. will: felt like we re talking about the state of the country. come on, christmas. pete: do better. rachel: when we have racist christmas parties and satan displays, come on, christmas. will: oh, yeah, christmas. pete: somebody took care of that satan display in the iowa capitol. rachel: by the way, i thought it was going to be you. when i heard somebody decapitated the satan statue, i was like, where s pete? pete: count me in. rachel: i thought for sure it was going to be you. pete: different veteran beat me to the punch in the capitol. we hope you re having a wonderful christmas in your home and maybe do people ever stoke warning fires if you have a fireplace. rache
mass shooting north of houston. they say francisco oropeza is a 38-year-old mexican national and identified by a large tattoo on his left forearm. investigators from the suspects phone in a rural area the county sheriff admits a suspect could quote be anywhere now. we have bordered team coverage and at griff jenkins is live with exclusive new pictures of the ongoing surge at the border. bus house republicans say they have a plan to beef up border security after title 42 ends in less than two weeks. but first, christina coleman is live with the latest on the manhunt in texas, christina per. hi jon we just got some new information on this just seconds ago. texas governor greg abbott just announced on twitter the five people killed in the shooting in the country illegally for the 38-year-old mexican national accused of shooting the victims in the head with an ar-15 stove rifle was also in the country illegally. fox news at bill melugin group the suspect francisco oropeza has b
fireworks at a squad card. one officer hurt and several police cars damage. austin councilmember sayed defund the police is to blame and one of these is not worried about the consequences. it can t be the interest once you start going in, you are not supposed to do. we are starting to have the police come in. are you ever scared you will get arrested or something, you know, have a felony charge on you because at this? no, like i said dana: and the police deal with understaffing, we are reminded how dangerous the job is. the police catching the cold-blooded killer shot dead in officer and heusen fallen officers handcuffs. that officer christopher fitzgerald a father of four and son of a full and police chief. and governor desantis to support with a tour in democrat led city s and desantis thinks he knows what is behind the lawlessness. it is important to admit that these left-wing policies have failed. they have empowered criminals. they have put the public at ri
welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m anna coren live from hong kong. ahead on cnn newsroom rescuers are rushing to save two children believed to be trapped in the rubble left by a missile strike in ukraine. sporadic fighting threatens the latest cease-fire in sudan as those unable to flee face food and water shortages. and never before seen photos show the intensity and the drama inside the situation room during the raid that killed osama bin laden. we begin with a race against time after russian missile strikes in ukraine. rescuers are scrambling to reach two children believed to be trapped under a building partly obliterated by a russian missile. it happened in the city of uman where a boy and girl are believed to be somewhere in the lower floors of this high rise. officials say at least 17 other victims have been rescued. friday s strike left at least 23 people dead, including at least 4 children. two more people died in