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yesterday's hearing. why is he more willing to fight the case in the court of public opinion than in actual court of law? plus, the former chief financial executive in the trump organization could have him testifying against the company in another trial that is expected to run up against the november elections. and speaking of the midterms, mitch mcconnell downplays now republican chances of retaking the senate, blaming the, quote, quality of his party's candidates. we'll have the new polling and reporting that shows mcconnell's concerns may be well-founded. joe, some more polls ...

surprise decision from a federal judge in florida who asked the justice department to prepare a redacted version of the affidavit that led to the search warrant for donald trump's mar-a-lago estate. that decision marking more of a middle of the road approach than some expected with the judge saying, quote, very important for the public to have access to as much information as possible. joining us now from palm beach, florida, just outside of mar-a-lago and nbc news correspondent sam brock. good morning. what is the latest here? >> reporter: willie, good morning. the latest is, it is ...

meanwhile, a court hearing is scheduled for today on the request to unseal the affidavit used to search donald trump's mar-a-lago home. we'll have new reporting on where that investigation stands. plus, new polling in the fight to control the senate from a tight race in ohio to the democrat in wisconsin expanding his lead over republican ron johnson. we'll have the latest numbers for you this morning. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it is thursday, august 18th. joe, looking ahead to a big hearing today. >> yup. >> a lot of political waves beginning to sort of form out of ...

This hezbollah protest in beirut was held in solidarity for palestinians in gaza. There were strong words. And defiance. The speech here was full of anti american and anti israeli slogans. Its unlikely that its done anything to ease tensions that this country could be dragged into this conflict. For days, hezbollah and the israeli army have exchanged fire along the border. So far, the attacks have been contained. But what happens next is likely to be decided farfrom here in iran, hezbollah� s main supporter. The tensions also threaten to deepen sectarian divisions. This is a sunni village by...

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