Trump were seen at the department of justice. Also, the mysterious sonic boom heard around washington, what we know about the investigation into the scrambling of f16 fighter jets after a private plane was flying off course and into protected air space above the capitol. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. I want to start in washington with the latest on that plane crash and nbcs tom costello. Tom, whats happening right now . Reporter investigators are now on the scene. Ntsb investigators are on the scene of this remote plane crash in virginia. In a very thick, wooded forest. There is nothing left of this private plane, a Citation Cessna that went down midday yesterday. You can see the charred remains. Investigators say it literally is decimated there on the ground. Its so remote it takes hours to hike in. This will not be a quick or a fast or an easy investigation. This all started, of course, with a flight that seemed to be really confusing. The flight, a private plane, left tennessee. That happened midday yesterday, about 1 13 yesterday. Headed for long island new york and suddenly unexpected did that uturn nobody can quite explain. Theres a theory by the way. Came back towards d. C. Air space. As it was coming into d. C. Air space, fighter jets were scrambled because, of course, this is restricted air space. F16 fighter jets intercepted the plane, radioed the plane, but that pilot on board the private plane had not been communicating with controllers for hours. They had actually cleared other planes around the private plane. And then the fighter jets radioed the pilot, no response and then they looked in the cockpit and could see he was incapacitated, slumped over the controls. And then they followed the plane as it went on into virginia and crashed into that mountain side. The predominant theory right now, according to Aviation Experts is that were looking at something similar to what happened back in 1999, when the gulf legend Payne Stewart was on board a plane with five other people and that plane suffered a sudden air pressure, cabin depressurization. There was no probable no air pressure inside that cabin. As a result, everybody on board was incapacitated, including the crew. The plane flew and flew and flew and finally ran out of gas, similar to this plane and crashed in south dakota. So now they have to rye to pick together the pieces to see if they can determine if that was truly what happened or if there was some sort of a medical emergency. Chris, all indications are at this hour that that pilot on board this plane sunday literally flew 300 miles or so and most of that journey was without radio communication, with controllers. Its quite possible the auto pilot simply turned the plane back to its original point of origin, i should say, and it crashed before it could get there. Tragic indeed. Tom costello, thank you so much. Now to that d. C. Grand jury expected back at work this week as prosecutors near the end of the classified documents investigation into donald trump. Nbc senior Legal CorrespondentLaura Jarrett joins me now. Whats happening today . And where do we go from here, laura . Hi, chris. Well, today the former president trumps attorneys made a trip to the Justice Department trying to make a final pitch about why their client obviously should not be charged in this case. There have been no charges, no indictment to speak of, but you can see there on your screen, three of them walking out after meeting were told with senior Justice Department officials. Its our understanding the Attorney General was not a part of this meeting despite the former president s attorney asking to get a meeting with him. They did not get a meeting with him today were told. All this, of course, as the investigation appears, appears i should say because not definite, appears to be entering a final stretch. Its our understanding after there being somewhat of a hiatus for the grand jury, they are now once again expected to meet again this week, chris. Laura jarrett, thank you so much for that. I know youll continue to follow it for us. Lets go to tennessee where a federal judge has overturned a law restricting drag shows, calling them both calling the law both constitutionally vague and substantially overbroad. Nbcs Antonia Hilton is following this for us. I know youve been covering these kinds of stories for a very long time. Bring us up to speed on the very latest. Well, chris, this has been the result of months of back and forth and intense debate in tennessee. This came after performers, drag performers, launched a lawsuit back in march against this law, arguing it violated their First Amendment rights and opened them up to potentially discriminatory treatment because, as the judge said the law was seen as overbroad, as vague in some sections, it open them up to different interpretations from different Law Enforcement agencies and led to a lot of fear in the Lgbtq Community and among the performers there in the state. And it came af activists and republican lawmakers labeled it threatening to children and inherently sexual. Thats why they worked on this legislation in the first place. Republicans in the state of tennessee who rallied behind this legislation they were disapointed with this decision, came from a trumpappointed judge, one of the activists who i know had worked to get this legislation passed was surprised by that, disappointed that this judge didnt have their side. But the senator who wrote with, senator jack johnson, released a statement this weekend saying that sadly this ruling is a victory for those who support exposing children to sexual entertainment. So, that right there gives you a taste of some of the way in which drag performances have been described or seen by both lawmakers and some of the families in tennessee who fought for these restrictions to be in place. The organization friends of georgias, an entertainment and Performance Group based out of memphis, they were celebrating this victory, saying this win represents a triumph over hate. It, of course; comes now during the month of pride. Many lgbtq communities in tennessee have been pretty fearful this month, worried about paying for extra security, concerned given the environment, not just in their state, chris, but really around the country, as we see hundreds of bills that have been filed during this legislative session in tennessee and elsewhere that target performances like drag but also access to medical care, use of Public Restrooms for transgender people and other lgbtq identities. So theres a sense of a partial victory, but still that the battle hasnt yet been won. Thank you for that. Were now getting more details from india about what caused a devastating train crash that killed almost 300 people. Nbcs Josh Ledderman is reporting on this for us. Josh, what do we know . Reporter chris, we are now in the solemn faeds of this disaster where Family Members are showing up, trying to identify the bodies of loved ones, going hospital to Hospital Searching for those they hope may still be alive. As authorities try to get to the bottom of what happened here, and a preliminary report from Railroad Officials that nbc news has seen says that it was a signal failure, they believe, that sent the express high speed Passenger Train, on to the wrong track. The signal initially was sending this train on to the main line rail track but then something change and it was instead directed on to a parallel track known as the loop line, where they often store trains, they park them there where while other trains are going by. In fact, there was a cargo train filled with heavy iron oar parked on that loop line. The high speed Passenger Train at 80 miles an hour crashing directly into it, causing it to derail and some of those derailed cars then landing back on the main line where another high speed Passenger Train was going in the opposite direction and hit those derailed cars which is how we ended up with three different trains involved in this very tragic disaster in india. Prime minister modi of india spent billions trying to modernize indias Railroad System was supposed to inaugurate this past weekend a new High Speed Train that would have special technology on it to make sure that these types of collisions cant happen, but this older train did not have that technology on it, which is how this was able to happen. The Prime Minister now threatening severe punishment for whoever is found guilty of what happened in this incident, chris. Josh ledderman, thank you. A chinese warship coming dangerously close to an american destroyer just days after a jet flew past the nose of the u. S. Plane. How concerned are u. S. Officials getting about these close calls . Were back in 60 seconds. Calls . Were back in 60 seconds vo this is sadie. Shes on verizon, and she has the new myplan where she gets exactly what she wants and only pays for what she needs. She picks only the perks she wants and saves on every one all with an incredible new iphone. 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Both sides spent the weekend Trading Accusations over another dangerous close call between their militaries, this time in the taiwan strait. A chinese warship cut across the path of an american destroyer on saturday and that forced the u. S. Ship to have to slow down just to avoid a crash. And that happened just days after a chinese fighter jet flew past the nose of a u. S. Reconnaissance plane, an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver, according to the pentagon. Joining us now, ben rhodes, former Deputy National security adviser and msnbc political contributor. Good to see you, ben. We have been seeing these Close Encounters around taiwan. At a summit over the weekend, chinas new Defense Minister suggested that the u. S. And its allies are creating the danger, Patrolling Areas where they have no business being. Put what were seeing into perspective, ben. Well, i think two things are happening here, chris. First of all, the United States views this as International Waters where we have a right to conduct operations. And china has become increasingly aggressive in recent years trying to treat the taiwan strait, the waterway between Mainland China and taiwan their own waters in keeping with their claim on taiwan. So thats leading to more of these Close Encounters. Obviously what were concerned about is one of these things escalating, a collision that could lead to a military incident. The other thing thats been happening, chris, that the military to Military Engagement between the u. S. Military and the Chinese Military has suffered along with the deterioration and ties between the United States and china generally. So we dont have the kind of military exchanges, the kind of hotlines that we want to make use of to avoid these kinds of incidents or resolve them if they happen. Thats, i think, putting everybody a bit on edge. You know, that same summit of defense leaders, secretary lloyd austin said the u. S. Isnt going to be bullied. He said the right time to talk is now. So, do you think its encouraging that there is this meeting that theyre talking about having candid and productive discussions between beijing, between american and chinese diplomats . Look, talking is definitely better than not talking in this case, chris. I think the real question, though, is whether that leads to something more formal. In the past we had formal military to military exchanges, regular dialogue between the two militaries. Again that has suffered a exit in recent years. So what you would like to see is this return to normalization of our militaries being in contact with one another because the reality is this is going to happen more and more, given the geopolitical tensions, given how much military activity there is in the taiwan strait. We have seen this happen in the south china sea, another body of water that china claims as its own. The u. S. And most of the rest of the world including our allies obviously see as International Waters. We need to have structures in place to prevent inadvertent escalation. Thats what Secretary Austin doesnt want, an incident that doesnt need to happen and shouldnt escalate. So hopefully this diplomacy can lead to more diplomacy and reduction in these types of tensions and incidents. Secretary austin is in india today. He laid out this new Rope Map Cooperation between the u. S. And and i india, defense industries, this is very familiar to you, president obama was there talking about some of the same issues back in 2015. So, Prime Minister modi is also set to visit washington later this month. Talk about the importance of india, the role they can play with china. This is a huge and important story, chris. Because essentially india is central to the u. S. Strategy of trying to build a network of partners and allies in Asia Pacific Region that, lets be honest, part of an effort to try to blunt chinese ambitions, try to create norms that we agree with our allies on that we then try to get china to follow as well. So weve been deepening ties between the United States and india in the defense sector. We have been trying to facilitate greater u. S. Investment in india as an alternative to china, Supply Chains running through india instead of having vulnerable Supply Chains in china. This has been a major focus of the Biden Administration building on success of administrations. The reality, chris, its connected to what were just talking about. The chinese are saying, on the one hand, lloyd austin says he wants to talk to us. On the other hand hes building a Containment Strategy against china. Shows how delicate this balance is where the United States wants to build up relationships that can allow it to counter an increasingly aggressive china while at the same time trying to rebuild that diplomatic econnection to china. Thats a tough thing to do. The chinese are watching this weary and are concerned about the u. S. Becoming closer to india, particularly in the defense sector. So all this will have to be carefully managed when Prime Minister modi comes to washington, hell get a big welcome. That, too, will send a message Around The World including to beijing. This is the direction that geopolitics are going. The u. S. And a collection of countries coming together to try to counter china, which is closer to russia as they become more aggressive on the world stage. Well, ben rhodes, thank you. Youll be interested to hear this because john kirby is behind the podium at the white house pres briefing talking about the increasingly level of aggressiveness by china. Lets listen. Senior director for china. You have to be careful about the words you choose, but what is in describing this, what is the best way to describe what china is doing in the air and on the seas . Ill try to give you an answer, but i sure would like to hear beijing justify what theyre doing. That said, these are intercepts. Now, look, air and maritime intercepts happen all the time. Its done professionally and done inside the International Law and its done in accordance with the Rules Of The Road. These two you saw recently they have happened with more frequency than we would like, not all of them are unsafe and unprofessional, but these two were. You saw In The Air Intercept they forced our aircraft and our c135 to basically go through the jet wash. You saw the bump in the cockpit, that shows you how close that chinese fighter was to our jet. And in the maritime intercept, 150, 140 yards, speaking as an old sailer myself, i will tell you thats pretty close when youre in open waters like that. You can see the head of steam that that chinese vessel had on it as it crossed the bow of one of our destroyers. No call for that. Its unsafe. Its unprofessional. As to why theyre doing it, i think, again, thats a great question to ask them. What i would tell you from our perspective is were flying. Were sailing. Were