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florida in just a moment. plus a new subpoena from the department of justice, this one to the national archives for white house documents it turned over to the january 6 committee. meanwhile, in georgia, rudy giuliani testified for over six hours over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. now georgia's governor is seeking to delay his own testimony which was scheduled for today. willie. >> let's begin this hour in the state of florida. where at 1:00 p.m. a federal judge will hear arguments about whether to unseal the affidavit used by the fbi to search the florida home of former...

nationwide by nbc's count, cases are up 58% over the last two weeks and it's adding urgency to a covid summit happening virtually right now. president biden's message this morning, don't grow numb to this unimaginable loss. >> our heart goes out to all of those who are struggling, asking themselves, how do i go on without him? how do i go on without her? today we are at a new stage in fighting this pandemic, facing an evolving set of challenges. we have to double down on our efforts to get shots in peoples' arms, country by country, community by community. >> we are focusing on easte...

trial. a trial that threatens to upend his personal fortune and real estate business. the former president could take the stand in his own defense on monday, but today the court is hearing from an accounting expert who described new york attorney general's letitia james' claims of fraud as meritless, saying, quote, my main finding is that there is no evidence whatsoever for any accounting fraud. this is trump's first appearance since an appellate court reinstated a gag order barring him from talking about the court staff on social media. while the clerks are off limits, trump didn't ...

The pharmacies have denied any wrongdoing. this is the first time they've had to pay money in a opioid lawsuit. and a drought overnight west has left states battling over who has access to the limited water resources. now 40 million people are at risk of having to ration their water supply. nbc's steve patternson has more. >> reporter: on the surface, the boundly beauty of the colorado river feels eternal. but underneath an increasingly urgent threat is rising faster than ever before. >> the colorado river is 20% smaller than it was 20 years ago. >> that provides water to 7 states and 40 milli...

Mandatory evacuations are under way in california. this is new video in this morning showing dozens of homes up in flames, due to a combination of record drought conditions and very strong winds. nbc's steve patternson is live from california. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: let me show you. take a look. this is the result of this coastal fire ripping and tearing through the neighborhood, destroying at least 20 homes in the area. much of what it looks like is this, and i would say maybe every fifth home is smoldering ruins, and firefighters working on a few things, working on the smold...