ally s phone. and a judge s ruling that trump s tax returns can go to house lawmakers. each headline a major development on its own in the legal sphere. here is the big picture when it comes to the legal pressures trump is facing. two department of justice probes. one involving classified documents. the other january 6th. there is also the house select committee investigation into his role in the insurrection. then in georgia trump s infamous fine the votes phone call, the crux of an election interference case. then there is his taxes, his finances. there are three separate investigations here and, today, there was a deposition involving the civil probe in new york. that is where we want to begin with cnn s kara. would the former president answer questions or would he assert the fifth? he chose the latter. reporter: yeah. that is right. that was the big question this morning. donald trump arrived here about four hours ago. he is in the building just over my shoulder at the
when there s life and light and love. and that if we can just get to the light and life and love, 51% of the time, then we are having a good day. and we are having a good era. don t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. and i think that america is a marvelous example of a human community that gets so much wrong but which knows intuitively that if you do the right thing, everybody benefits. and we have to see each other as neighbors and not as enemies. do not despair, do not give up, in the words of churchill, never, never, never give up. try john meacham, as always, thank you for being with us. i hope you and your family are having a great fourth of july weekend. that was joe s conversation with john meacham ahead of this july 4th holiday. erin o hearn picks up the coverage right now. good money. morning, john. don t go far. no holiday starting yet. good morning to you at home and welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this monday, july 4th. we begin with the latest fr
police released footage showing the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old black man jalen walker. and later this hour, an update on wnba star brittney griner reaching out with a personal plea to president biden. we begin this morning with yet another community reeling and searching for answers after a mass shooting. hundreds of people gathered along a street in highland park, illinois, a half hour north of chicago. a gunman perched on a nearby roof opened fire seemingly at random. authorities say when the shooting stopped six people were dead. more than three dozen were injured. highland park mayor spoke with nbc s today show about how the community is coping. my greater focus this morning as the sun is rising is how my community is feeling. the unbelievable sadness and shock. this tragedy never should have arrived in our doorsteps and as a small town, everybody knows somebody who was affected by this directly. investigators say the gunman fled after dropping the weapon and
and a young survivor tells how his teacher protected her class, putting her own life on the line to keep the shooter out. our marcus moore on the ground in uvalde and aaron katersky standing by with new details on th police response. also tonight the push for gun control. with outrage growing the nra faces new protests. senator ted cruz confronted at a restaurant. and the latest on what is being called serious negotiations on gun reform. a shocking arrest. a 10-year-old in handcuffs accused of threatening a mass shooting in florida. what the sheriff is saying about the threat. the fighting intensifies in ukraine. residential neighborhoods pummeled as russia takes aim at two key cities in the east. president zelenskyy s rare appearance near the front lines and ukraine s counteroffensive in the south. millions are on the move this memorial day weekend, facing record gas prices and crowded airports. when the experts say is the best time to travel to beat the crowds. se
Thank you so much for joining us here with this breaking News Coverage here at cnn. Im Fredericka Whitfield in atlanta. Ill be Joineded By My Colleague Anderson Cooler in tel aviv. Right now i want to show you these images coming in with these breaking news. Were seeing pictures from just moments ago in gaza where explosions are lighting up the night sky. Right now right now its 8 00 p. M. In israel and sporadic fighting has continued throughout the day following yesterdays shocking attacks by hamas over air, land and sea and now some 30 hours or so after the initial attacks, now were seeing new images here of new explosions. Officials say at least 600 israelis have been killed since yesterdays attacks. More than 2,000 people wounded overall. Israels cabinet now officially declaring war on hamas one day after israels Prime Minister said, quote, we are at war. Sporadic fighting has been seen throughout the day and now these latest lighting up the sky, explosions taking place. One gun ba