what herschel walker is telling us about the newest twist being reported and what his opponent is saying about the revelations. president biden on the road to officially talk about jobs and unofficially trying to hem a democrat in congress keep his job. a live report from our correspondent traveling with the president. plus, the date officially set. the january 6th committee s next and possibly last public hearing. and jurors right now hearing new testimony in the oath keepers trial, including that its leader claimed to have a contact in the secret service, all of it as we are just getting word that the president is announcing marijuana reform. we will have more on that in a couple of minutes. i m hallie jackson in washington and i want to bring in our nbc news senior national correspondent and the correspondent yamiche alcindor and fred is joining us, too. and before we get into it all here. i know there are a lot of developments. we got to point out why this is such a sig
morning. we re probably still another three to four days left in search and rescue and recovery, so that s a rough time frame that could go in either direction. these are not numbers. this is family members, people didn t just lose their homes. we can rebuild a home. we can get another boat, but when you lose a loved one, there s just no words that can describe how we feel for that family. so we hope and pray those numbers stay as low as possible. more than 430,000 people remain without power across florida, and some in places like fort myers beach and sanibel island could be without power for more than a month. crews are already trying to reconnect the hurricane ravaged barrier islands to the mainland, a temporary gravel bridge to pine island could be done by the end of the week. cnn s boris sanchez is there in lee county. boris, we know that it will take months, if not years to put these communities back together. what s the latest on that path that you know now? re
insight into former president trump s strategy in this ongoing back and forth over the documents kept at mar-a-lago. and the legal advice and from whom he s getting from conservative activist tom fitton. one person close to the former president said once trump took fitton s advice, quote, it was all downhill from there. this was sources tell cnn trump and his allies have become increasingly concerned about the potential legal implications from all this. plus, president biden fresh off what democrats believe are a winning streak, kicking off the midterm campaign season with a fiery speech in maryland. the president rebuked some trump-supporting republicans calling the extreme maga philosophy as it is known semifascism. his terms. so a lot to get to this morning. our reporters, correspondents are here covering all of the top stories this morning. let s begin on what we will get from doj sometime in the next three hours with our senior justice correspondent evan perez. talk ab
this is on them tonight that we have a lot that we are learning. to top aides to the vice president testified in the doj s criminal investigation on january 6th. and the efforts to overturn our free and fair election. marc short who was chief of staff to then vice president mike pence confirming to cnn that he testified on friday in front of a d.c. grand jury. the new york times in the wall street journal reporting that greg jacobs s general counsel has also testified. and what we are hearing from the january six committee. now maybe an even bigger deal. even more damning. then what they showed us last week. and their final hearing the september. remember they showed us that president of united states, donald trump? the day after supporters attacked the capitol. what does lawmakers in the halls. the police with an inch of their lives. the day after all that. they showed us how he absolutely refused to say the election is over. now the committee showing us more of what donald
I will see you back here tomorrow at 5 p. M. Eastern for another light hour of politics nation. Starting now, the saturday so with Jonathan Capehart begins now. Judging the judges. Growing outrage over Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito and the Upside Down Flag seen outside his home. A symbol used by some Election Deniers. Why is raising more questions about the high courts credibility. Ranking member is here to talk about that. Donald trumps first criminal trial could wrap up next week. Harry litman have been inside the courtroom and came out with whats to come including whether trump will actually take the stand. Republicans gone wild. From flocking to trumps trial to Hurling Insults at Committee Meetings congressional chaos reaches a whole new level as congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green triggers this epic klatt back from congresswoman jasmine crockett. Someone on this committee starts talking about somebodys Bleach Blonde Budget Body that would not be engaging in personalities. Wha