Codefendants appearing in court as the former president makes a new and unusual request in the classified documents case. Plus, inflation ticks up after a yearlong streak of declines. What it could mean for your wallet as the fed plots its next move. And Playing Tourist at the edge of space. A mother daughter duo and a former olympian blasting off with Virgin Galactic, is this the future of commercial space travel . Our nbc News Reporters are covering it all. We begin with those raging fires in maui. President biden issuing a major disaster declaration for the area. Nbcs Dana Griffin Reports from an Evacuation Center. Reporter we are at the largest Evacuation Center in maui where 300 to 400 people here slept overnight. Many escaping the flames in lahaina. Several people have told me that their homes are destroyed. Many, however, are kind of coming here with a very positive attitude, expressing gratitude for still being alive. We know several people have been killed. At least 36, and th
democratic officials. republicans are demanding more answers from president biden over his handling of classified material, but the white house says those answers do not exist. we ll explain. in ukraine, hope of finding survivors is fading after a reportedly russian missile sliced an apartment building in half on saturday. we re live with the latest. on capitol hill, a battle is brewing over the debt limit. the deadline to raise is two day was. congress isn t in session, so what happens on thursday? and a new policy goes into effect today for miliary veterans in crisis. how it could help millions. we begin this morning with the arrest of a failed republican candidate accused of being a master mind behind a series of shootings at the homes of democrat you can lawmakers. police took him into custody yesterday calling the shootings politically motivated. back in november, he lost his race for state representative and complained the election was rigged. police say he confro
senators held a hearing, justices acknowledge their discussing ethics rules but nothing really. do these new revelations change anything in washington? what s happening with this? i think it s hard to say this early on, but i think the idea that it wasn t just, right, like a friendship of one billionaire who took him on some fishing trips, and it s kind of an extensive relationships with a bunch of wealthy people and benefactors who funded these trips, i think that may have different weight. right. one of the things that republicans kept saying when the original reporting, in addition to this one came out a couple of months ago, is that he s allowed to have friends, and if they re rich and pay for a trip, so what. the question of this is different. congress isn t in session, so they re not here for us to badger them in the halls and ask them those questions, so they got lucky. i think when they come back, they re going to have to continue with this, because the
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knee, i would implore them to contact members of congress and beg them, pass the afghan adjustment act this year. it is the best piece of legislation out there that could address this moral injury that is plaguing veterans. it s one of the leading causes of suicide. while we have this great tool now available to help veterans in crisis, we need to address the root problems of those. and in particular, the afghan evacuation and the moral injury they are suffering from is at the top of our list of concerns to be looked at. always a pleasure to see you. thank you for being with us this morning. if you know someone, veteran or not, who needs help, call the national suicide and crisis line at 988. text is available 24 hours a day. you can also text the word home to 741-741.