They needed it. The challenges were stunning and kept surprising peoples this fight went on. Wow. Our thoughts are going out to everybody who was affected by this, and of course the people on the frontlines. Thats an extraordinary story, lawrence. I hope we get to put closure to this chapter relatively soon. Alex, tonights United States senate tonight here at the last word. Sheldon whitehouse is gonna join us, talking about Clarence Thomas, which he has always told us. That story was gonna get worse, and it did. Sherrod brown will be joining us in Senate Hopeful katie porter also. It sounds like a full lineup, lawrence. I will be watching. Thank, you alex. Today, a stark raving lunatic called someone else a stark raving lunatic, which is one of the things you have to expect from a stark raving lunatic. Psychiatrys colic projection. Many people do it in small ways, but the farther gone you are the more likely you are to always be accusing other people of bad things that you do or throwi
Were some of the greatest attacks on democracy in u. S. History, yet it can be easy to forget that all the horror, reaction, discussion, and coverage, for all the trials of people that stormed the capitol and the convictions of seditionists there was no coup probe of indictment for years. The man who led the january 6th rally, impeached for inciting an insurrection, that man, two years after those events, the person at the center of it all was not facing a serious coup probe let alone charges. Reporting shows quite the opposite. Not only was he not facing that, but the fbi and doj avoiding investigating trump for optics and review of the evidence. We all know that. That was the status quo for years. So, in our Special Report tonight, lets begin with the very simple question what changed . One thing, and its the kind of change in Law Enforcement that can change everything as so memorably put in 48 hours. Theres a new sheriff in town. And his name is reggie hamlin. A new sheriff came to
Person arraignment in the maralago documents case. Well tell you what happened when his two codefendants showed up in court. Plus new reporting from propublica about Clarence Thomas and his wealthy network of friends who allegedly financed his luxurious gifts and travel. And we begin this morning with a devastating wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have died as the flames rip through the island with crews in the skies and on the ground urgently battling three active fires. The flames have destroyed homes, wreaked havoc on businesses and forced thousands to evacuate. Residents seeking safety are flocking to airports and shelters. My family is thinking of just leaving the island completely. We have nothing but the clothes on our backs right now. Everything is gone. Some had to jump into the ocean to escape dangerous flames, swallowed more 2,000 acres of land. Want you to see Satellite Image that captures what the town of lahaina looked like, a Historic Town before and after the bla
Your friday night. You too, buddy. All right. Today, the federal judge overseeing Special Counsel jack smiths case into Donald Trumps attempt to overturn the 2020 election and shoot a Protective Order. Judge Tanya Chutkan establish limits on what evidence in the case trump cant discuss publicly. Judge chutkan ordered that donald trump cannot disclose sensitive materials, including recordings, transcripts, interview reports, and related exhibits of witness interviews and materials obtained from other governmental entities. Donald trumps legal team can show him the sensitive materials in the case, but trump cannot take notes on any information that would identify witnesses and, according to the Protective Order, quote, during any time that the defendant reviews sensitive materials outside of Defense Councils presents, the defendant must not have access to any device capable of photocopying, recording, or otherwise replicating the sensitive materials, including a smart cellular device. Th
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