And given the carnage in gaza, extra security was on hand. israelis and palestinians had clashed ahead of the procession. one far right israeli lawmaker is calling on revelers to visit temple mount, a holy site to jews and muslims and a flash point for violence in the past. those are the ultranational members, threatening to take down the government. the white house insists those talks are still very much alive. and this week, two top officials are heading back to the middle east to get a deal across the finish line. joining us now, nbc s josh lederman and monica alba. so, josh, what is the security situation right now in jerusalem? well, it s very tense, following those events in the old city, and the one to really watch here at the moment, chris, is ben-gvir, the far right national security minister of israel. he s really setting the tone for these protesters for the ultranationalists right wing in
Et cetera, so that s what they re focusing on right now in this case. continue to go talk about this scheme, and the jury has been hearing a lot of testimony along these lines. the senator seen arriving at court, the testimony about this meeting and about some of the surveillance, that will continue, and both the senator, his wife, as well as the two businessmen, we should note, chris, as we have been saying all along have pleaded not guilty, and obviously the trial continues. tom winter, thank you. now to las vegas where cooling centers just opened to protect people from scorching heat. nbc s liz kreutz is there where it currently feels like 109 degrees. oh, my gosh, liz. obviously behind you is one way, at least kids are trying to stay cool. reporter: hey, chris, yeah, it is hot, and it is only going to get hotter here in las vegas. that s why these kids are out at the splash pad, enjoying the cooler temperatures. cooler, still very hot, early in
About, i m thinking about two people in particular, maybe a larger category, and those are witnesses and specifically stormy daniels and michael cohen, each of whom have given extensive interviews in the days since the verdict. my expectation is that trump s lawyers will be able to persuasively say these folks are allowed to talk about him and the verdict and their role within it. it s unfair and unconstitutional that he shouldn t be able to do the same. and, chris, they re not entirely wrong, as far as i m concerned. lisa rubin, thank you. now to the u.s.-mexico border after president biden s new executive action took effect at midnight. nbc s david noriega is along the border in san diego, and so it s been 14 hours since that new executive action took place. are you seeing any changes? reporter: short answer, chris, is not many. at least not many that are visible. let s use where i m standing now as an illustration. this fence you see is the second fence. there is another fence behind it
Also, it s already pushing 100 degrees in las vegas, and it s only going to get worse. the stark new warning on global temperatures from the united nation, and who officials there think should foot the bill in the fight. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin on trump s new york gag order. so trump s lawyers are asking the judge to lift the order. the d.a. is opposing it. what are we expecting here? well, the d.a. s office, chris, has let the judge know that they would like to submit real briefs, meaning extended argument with case citations and the like on june 13th and june 27th. those are not coincidentally the same dates that briefs are due first from trump s lawyers and then from the d.a. with respect to his sentence. what i think will happen here is that the gag order will remain in place but will be significantly narrowed, and when i think about who will be let free from the gag order, meaning who trump will be able to speak
Historic journey into space. it is the company s very first successful crude mission launch after two scrubbed missions in the past weeks. nbc s marissa parra is at kennedy space center for us, third time is the charm, marissa. tell us about the mission and the astronauts who are along for the ride. reporter: yes, so a third time was indeed the charm as proven today not that long ago, chris, and this was something that was highly anticipated, long awaited after a series of delays. we re not just talking about in the last month. there were three attempts at this exact mission that you witnessed earlier today. this has been delayed by years. over the years, we have seen when it comes to boeing star liner, there were issues with software glitches, parachute complications, there was issues with flammable tape, but then when we were looking at the very first attempt to have a crude mission to the international space station that was about one month ago there were separate issues, a valve issue, a helium leak that was discovered. there was another attempt this past weekend.
Now, we have all of these israeli citizens who have been evacuated from the north. that is putting a lot of pressure on israel s government to tamp this down and do something about it. that is what is leading ben-gvir and others to say it s not enough to shoot back and forth, it s time to go to war. netanyahu in israel this morning saying they are considering some very significant action against hezbollah on the northern border, chris. josh lederman, monica alba, thank you both. we ve got breaking news from the pentagon. defense secretary lloyd austin s chief of staff announcing today she is resigning. kelly magnussen is one of the few people that knew austin was hospitalized but did not tell the white house or senior pentagon staff. secretary austin didn t say anything magnussen stepping down, but did praise her leadership, counsel and selfless service, adding i am and will remain in her debt. in just over an hour, a major reproductive rights bill
Happen time and again, chris, where the u.s. has sent these key negotiators to participate in these talks, and it s not like there s a formal meeting of the parties. it s to continue to have conversations with the key players in the region, and that is what the president is really hoping his senior officials can do here to keep this going. but in terms of where that stands, there had been some questions about hamas s own view, about israel s willingness to accept the current temperatures on the table, but from the u.s. perspective, they are saying that this is still something that is very much being considered still in the moment. here s how national security adviser jake sullivan put it this morning on the today show. it is still a live proposal. it s still an israeli proposal. israel is a raucous democracy, so there s a lot of talk and a lot of chatter, but the israeli government has reconfirmed repeatedly, as recently as today that that proposal is still on the table, and now it s up to hamas to accept it, and the whole world should call on hamas
A computer issue then. so today was as we mentioned, long awaited, and finally in orbit, they are on their way to the international space station, and this really does come with a unique sort of mission, a test flight, and they are test pilots, veterans at that. this requires you to be very smart. they are essentially writing the handbook on how to troubleshoot issues that future astronauts aboard star liner might come across. they re going to be doing a series of tests, looking at every aspect that could be better. even as simple as suits, could they be more comfortable, the displays, should they be darker. every aspect is being tested to really get them to the point that they want it to, which is passing certifications so that they can become an alternative, chris, to spacex. spacex, you remember, four years ago started taxing astronauts to the international space station. before that, remember, it was russian soyus was the only option for american astronauts
Issues and the problem here is the issues this is causing for prime minister netanyahu s very very fragile coalition, as ben-gvir, and other far right politicians are threatening to leave the government in netanyahu agrees to the cease fire that president biden has put forward, that is risking the potential collapse of netanyahu s government. so that is believed to be one reason that netanyahu has been kind of equivocating on that israeli cease fire proposal that president biden laid out, putting new conditions or reaffirming previous pre-conditions about that, before a deal can be struck by that. it s one of the reasons, tension in gaza, as well as in the old city of jerusalem are so high right now, chris. well, monica, president biden is sending the cia director and the top middle east adviser to the region, trying to advance the cease fire deal and hoping to bring down the temperature. tell us what we know about where the talks stand right now? reporter: and we ve seen this
To accept it, the g7 countries just put out a statement yesterday calling on hamas to come to the table, do the deal, get the cease fire, get the hostages home. that s what president biden is focused on. reporter: the president is overseas in france, chris, but he has been getting regular updates and briefings about any developments here, and he has been asking his top officials to make sure he is on the loop on all of that that s happening because as you can imagine, other world leaders, his counter parts throughout these key meetings will be asking about this and also putting international and diplomatic pressure on the u.s. to continue to ask that it do everything it can to see if this hostage negotiation and cease fire deal can come to fruition. that s also why you saw the national security adviser meet with the hostage families of those americans who are still believed to be held in gaza. yesterday it was his ninth such meeting, and these are regular communications that we expect to continue, but the families as you can imagine are just as bracing for any kind of news