former president trump asserts that there was a politicized process that resulted in his prosecution related to classified documents and other things? so for the public, if democrats and this administration say trust the department of justice, trust the institutions, but you re also arguing here gratuitous political cheap shots and false assertions. how are they to process this? i talked about this a minute ago, and i think, you know, when you have the former attorney general, when you have the former acting fbi director, when you have the former general counsel of the fbi, you know, these are experienced people at the justice department who spent decades working at the justice department and they re saying it s gratuitous, this isn t appropriate. this is inconsistent with the doj policy and practice. that s them saying it. we agree. you heard the president speak forcefully about this last night. you heard the vice president speak forcefully about this today. we agree that
and more shocking pictures coming out of vermont. rapid flood waters pounding that area following those massive storms. so much damage that the federal government has now officially declared a state of emergency there. so lots to get to, but we begin with the high stakes nato summit in lithuania. members making decisions that could change the course of the war in ukraine and that are already reshaping the alliance itself. this as the man with arguably the most at stake, ukrainian president zelenskyy here, you see him arriving ending speculation on whether he would even be invited or show up to this summit. well, he will meet, as we said, with president biden tomorrow less than three days after the president poured cold water on the idea of ukraine joining the transatlantic alliance. and ahead of his speech, where he ll make his case for his country s membership. zelenskyy tweeted earlier today uncertainty is weakness. nbc s monica alba is traveling with president biden in lit
reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, thousands taking to the streets in israel, blocking the country s main airport and make highways. prime minister netanyahu s latest attempt to curb judicial power just reignited massive protests. also, president zelenskyy arrives at the nato summit. he just addressed a crowd of thousands from an outdoor stage with many supporters in the crowd waving ukrainian flags. ahead, what to expect from his meeting tomorrow with president biden who says ukraine is not ready to join nato. and presidents of turkey just hours ago. his message of thanks now that turkey has lifted the last hurdle. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we begin in lithuania with president biden and president erdogan. chris, just a couple of days ago, the u.s. was suggesting that sweden would join nato but we didn t know when. they were not thinking it was going to be possible during the course of this summit. we got that surprise
bring it, donald. show me what you got. also, alabama set to make history tonight for the controversial way it is scheduling to execute a convicted murderer. across the south, more than 30 million people bracing for another round of heavy showers and flooding that could linger for days. and a family reunion, 14 years in the making. a mom finally back with her family after being separated by her nation s broken immigration system. and we begin this morning with breaking news from here in new york city, where testimony has resumed in former president donald trump s defamation damages trial after a three-day pause. the former president is in court today for proceedings, and could testify in his own defense later today. trump was originally expected to testify on monday in the case, brought against him by writer e. jean carroll, but the trial was postponed after a juror got sick and one of trump s attorneys told the judge she was exposed to covid and was feeling sick. l
plus, nikki haley shifting strategy as she fights to win her home state of south carolina. and she s now attacking trump head on. bring it, donald. show me what you got. [ cheers and applause ] also ahead, former trump adviser peter navarro set to be sentenced this hour for criminal contempt of congress, how much time could he face behind bars? and later, flash flooding turning roads to rivers all across the south, we are tracking where all this extreme weather is headed next. it is 10:00 eastern, great to be with you. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, any in a moment now the civil trial against donald trump for defamation of e. jean carroll is set to resume after a three-day delay, and these are live pictures outside the courthouse. the former president is of course fresh off his new hampshire primary victory arriving at the new york courthouse a short time ago. that s when he arrived these images just moments ago. he and his attorney say he will testify in