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and i thank you. good to be back with you on this second hour of msnbc reports with jose diaz-balart. it is 1:00 eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. i'm in today for chris jansing. what happens today in a d.c. courthouse could be one of the most important days yet for the former president. donald trump's lawyer facing off against jack smith's special counsel team about the durability of trump's presidential immunity argument. it is now in the hands of three judges, but could this case as trump's lawyer put it open pandora's box? >> a president has to have immunity. and the other thing is i ...

not about someone you love. alan jackson: she was completely defenseless. she reached out her arms and simply said help me. desiree fayed: my heart dropped. i want to know why? why? craig melvin: it's a baffling case of murder, millions, and a mystifying piece of tape. natalie morales in this is dateline. about a couple who made it big in a way you almost never hear about these days. they made a fortune in but as the saying goes, money did not buy them happiness. in fact, it just might have been a motive for a murder. now, pay close attention to the security camera video that starts ...

records? or as peter baker put it in "the new york times," republican voters may be care if their leader slips money to a porn star to keep quiet, but will they be indifferent about impeding authorities seeking to recover clandestine materials? that's today's poll question which i'll share in a moment. it may depend upon responses by trump's gop opponents. most were quick to weigh in before the indictment was unsealed. ron desantis said the weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. mike pence used the same word while calling for the unseal...

alex perez and davenport. also tonight come a new video showing a carnival cruise ship battling violent seeds and hurricane-forts wins off south carolina. waves crashing into the ship, waves gusting up to 80 miles an hour. hallways flooded. the ship returning to port nearly nine hours late. victor oquendo standing by. the debt ceiling deal heading to congress. will it passed the house and senate before the new june 5th deadline? speaker mccarthy already facing pushback from some conservative republicans. president biden working the phones with democrats. our team pressing him. will t...

work requirements. but a lot of democrats say those work requirements are a red line. it could cost swing seat lawmakers in 2024 they warn. democrats say this whole crisis is manufactured, the only reason it is a problem is because republicans needed a political ax to swing at the democratic president they argue pointing to matt gaetz. he admitted they say, he called the debt ceiling his, quote, hostage. punch bowl has reported hakeem jeffries is conveying that message to the white house while also assuring house dems the white house is listening. at the same time punch bowl says jef...