a.m. our good morning, everyone caitlin s on assignment today and breaking overnight really significant. the washington post has apparently discovered who leaked hundreds of classified u. s documents. a young gun enthusiast. that s how he s described shared secrets with fellow video gamers online and also breaking overnight new restrictions on widely used abortion pill and cnn is on the ground in paris. hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets for 1/12 straight day of protest over plans to raise the retirement age. there s lots to get to first of this breaking news overnight. it looks like the washington post. they have figured out who leaked hundreds of highly classified pentagon documents. yep, it s the lead there. it s a huge story really excellent. reporting by the post post reports the alleged leaker. posted these classified documents in a private group online on discord. it s a platform used by video gamers. the post interviewed one of his online friends, he says
this sunday, we begin with the january 6th committee come preparing for its next public hearing on tuesday, after meeting with a key witness in the investigation. former white house counsel pat cipollone testified before the committee, behind closed doors for nearly eight hours, and a videotape and transcribed interview on friday. last night, the committee revealed some bombshell details. if you treat a statement saying cipollone provided critical testimony, quote, reinforcing key points regarding donald trump s misconduct. the panel also says he cooperated key elements in testimony for former white house aide, cassidy hutchison. we could learn more in to state hearings will focus on possible piloting white nationalist groups and trump associates. stewart rhodes, the founder of the alt-right group, the oath keepers say he s willing to testify before the panel, as long as it is live, in a public setting and his lawyers are present. and donald trump s troubles extende
bannon. the new response just in from lindsey graham on a subpoena in georgia. what he is saying about cooperation into potential election interference by donald trump. more than a dozen members of congress under arrest on an abortion protest outside the supreme court. who was there? with the new filing dropping in indiana, the action that a doctor is taking against the state s attorney general and what it is just the first step. good day, i m peter alexer in washington. i m in for hallie jackson. ali, on the hill. nbc news receiving this statement from the secret service where they say they have turned over thousands of pages of documents, secret service phone cell phone use and other policies as well as operational and planning records. notably, no mention of the text messages from the 5th and the 6th of january, right as everything was going down on capitol hill. what does that mean? where does it go from here? reporter: that lack of specificity caught many of ou
has now struck a deal with democratic leaders on a health and climate bill. with tax increases for corporations and the wealthiest of americans. rachel scott standing by with late reporting. also tonight, after several mass shootings in this country with ar-15-style assault rifles, gun makers are grilled on capitol hill, asked about the marketing of these weapons to young people. how they answer. we re tracking potential storms as we come on tonight. the state of emergency in missouri. and the heat in the northwest. and more than is a dozen states tonight, all the way down to texas, still topping 100 degrees. president biden testing negative for covid twice now, after isolating for five days. what the president said today about the tools available for every american. tonight, new reporting here, the justice department now reportedly investigating former president trump s actions surrounding the january 6th attack on the capitol. pierre thomas on what he s learned. o
this is day two of our coverage of the criminal investigation of the 45th president of the night states, and day two has gone exactly expected exactly as expected in investigations like this. we ve learned the identity of another very important cooperating witness, with the justice department criminal investigation of donald trump, and a potential group of coconspirators that includes most prominently, trump white house chief of staff mark meadows, and attorney rudy giuliani who is no longer legally license to practice law. here is the witness, who we learned today is cooperating with the justice department criminal investigation of donald trump. did rudy giuliani ever suggest that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6th? he did. miss hutchinson, white house chief of staff mark meadows, did he ever indicate he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6th? yes he did seek that pardon, ma am. she is g