there can be no doubt there was a coordinated, multi staff effort to overturn the election overseen and directed by donald trump. there could be no chance that he commanded a mob, a mob he knew was heavily armed, violent, and angry, to march on the capitol to try to stop the peaceful transfer of power. this sunday, the clearest picture yet of trump s true print plan on january six. on thursday, it is eight hearing, the second on prime time. then, the january six committee laid out an excruciating detail the 187 minutes between trump leaving the rally at the ellipse after exhorting his followers to march on the capitol, and finally telling the mob to go home. we now know that trump knew within 15 minutes of leaving the stage that the capital was under attack. rather than stay in the oval office or enter the situation room, they then commander in chief hunkered down in his private dining room off the oval, to watch the violence unfold on fox news. he barred the omnipresent
Calling on a judge to stop donald trump from continuing to claim fbi agents were involved in a plot to assassinate him during his search of his maralago home during the classified documents investigation. Trump made a suggestion in a Campaign Fundraising email and has been repeated by conservative media outlets. Late friday, smith filed a notion in judge Eileen Tenants court saying, those statements create a grossly misleading impression about the intentions and conduct of federal Law Enforcement agents falsely suggesting that they were complicit in a plot to assassinate him smith added that the false statements expose sba agents, some of whom will be witnesses at the trial, to threats of harassment. We have reporters covering all of the developments for you. We will begin with julie sirkin on capitol hill. Julie, welcome. The prosecutors request is different from a gag order, but what exactly are they asking of the judge . Reporter this is a first, let me just say, alex, in this case
Nailing some threepointers to help the indiana beavers sale to their first win of the season. The mavericks beating the timberwolves to take game two of the Western Conference finals. Now it is the celtics. The commanding lead against the pacers. Today, saturday may d 25th, 202 this is, today. With Peter Alexander and laura i jarrett. Live from the studio 1a from Rockefeller Plaza visor. Thanks for joining us on this fine saturday morning. Are you ready . Ni all of those Memories Facing Backwards and the station on the long road. We wish you and your kids facing the wrong way good luck wherever you are. We have a lot to get to this morning. On track to get the busiest in 20 years with millions hitting the road and taking to the skies as we turn the corner and the summer. 70 million americans neat ri for severe thunderstorms, high wind, and possible tornadoes. Nbcs maura is checking the weather for us from Lake Michigan in my hometown. Good morning. Reporter folks are expected to take a
Breaking news hour for all of you. Begin with the news, a rising death toll and new concerns as following the deadly hamas attack on israel. Right now, missiles are flying across the night sky as Israel Pounds Gaza and Palestinian Territories. This in retaliation, rather, for the Surprise Attack early saturday morning. [sirens] irate sirens aplenty there. Rockets are also flying from gaza into tel aviv. In fact, just in the last few hours, hamas rockets were said to be intercepted by israels iron dome. But at least one building in tel aviv was struck, and Rescue Workers were seen combing the rubble for survivors. You see right there for yourselves. President biden reiterating u. S. Unwavering support for israel today. Were going to have more on that for you in just a few minutes. But the dates carnage has left more than 200 israelis dead, this, according to israels foreign ministry. At least 232 people in Palestinian Territories killed in retaliatory israeli strikes. This according to
Israels military says they fired thousands of rockets, at israeli cities. Hamas fighters broke through gazas border fence, and attacked civilians. A complex assault, leaving dozens of israeli troops and civilians did. Israels military system, hamas fighters have taken civilian and soldiers hostages. Those prisoners being held with Inside Israel and gaza israel responds right. Into the night. Israeli rockets lighting up the sky above gaza city. Girlss Health Ministry says more than 200 people have died in the gaza strip. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed his nation tonight. Vowing, quote, muddy vengeance. And the televised address of netanyahu said, israel will unleash its Military Strength as revenge for this black day. This afternoon, President Biden condemned the attacks from hamas, and reinforced americas commitment to israel. Today, the people of israel are under attack. Orchestrated by a terrorist organization. Hamas. And this moment of tragedy, i want to say,