passed an historic bill to ban assault weapons. we will get reaction from oversight committee chairman carolyn maloney. and then the end of roe v. wade can overwhelm those struggling foster care system in america. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. the january six committee might be on a hearing hiatus, but the justice department investigation into the attack on the capital appears to be finally kicking into overdrive. this week, reporting from the washington post later confirmed by nbc news, signaled a new focus in the department of justice criminal probe. donald trump, himself. prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump held in the run up to january six. in recent days, two former top aides to mike pence, his chief of staff mark short and lawyer greg jacob, have been called before a federal grand jury. witnesses have reportedly been asked about conversations with trump, his lawyers and other members of his inner circle. they post al
they re growing silence has one s favorite network is moving on. is he already losing the fox news primary? and later, matt gates s bullying tactics backfired big-time. how is body shaming helping one teen abortion activist raised over 1 million dollars? my interview with her and much more is coming up. a good saturday morning to you. i am katie phang. we ll see, or want to. the good question this morning about whether speaker nancy pelosi will visit china on a trip to asia this weekend. china said it will take, quote, forceful measures if it happens. taiwan s self governed by china claims it is a part of its territory and promises to take it back by force if necessary. for more on all of this we are joined by nbc news correspondent allie raffa on capitol hill. katie, nancy pelosi saving security concerns for why she could not confirm or deny whether she or a group of house lawmakers will visit taiwan during this multi day four of asia. military officials say that they are
ramping up his violent rhetoric ahead of the midterms. how should democrats respond? i will put that question to nikki freed, who ran to take off desantis for governor. and, to spank are not to spank? we ll tell you about the school district bringing back physical punishment to deal with unruly kids. all that and more is coming up. and good saturday morning to you! i am kenny fang. where staying on top of breaking news this morning into the justice department probe into donald trump. and the handling of classified documents at the florida home. we begin with trump s legal team that filed a new court document late last night. in its pursuit of a quote special master. to oversee the review of evidence seized from mar-a-lago. trump s team did not elaborate on what exactly it hope the party would filter out. but it did allege that the newly released redacted affidavit, has more questions than answers. and provides no information that allowed why trump to understand that the
for decades to the american people. tonight actual reason for hope and optimism as a hey stork climate and health care bill becomes law. then, team trump sets its sights on confidential sources. i understand the witness protection issue but at the same time, it s not going to be concealed for very long. i ll talk to george conway over the fight of unsealing the fbi affidavit. plus we are facing very difficult and challenging times. we are facing a moment where our democracy really is under attack and under threat. robert draper on the anti-democratic forces advancing state by state. steve kornacki at the big board for election night in america. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. it is a big day here at nbc as msnbc. we have the debut of alex wagner in an hour. it is also a huge day for the country, the planet, for joe biden and the white house, for everyone. because today president joe biden signed well, the first as insane as it
health care bill becomes law. then, team trump sets its sights on confidential sources. i understand the witness protection issue but at the same time, it s not going to be concealed for very long. i ll talk to george conway over the fight of unsealing the fbi affidavit. plus we are facing very difficult and challenging times. we are facing a moment where our democracy really is under attack and under threat. robert draper on the anti-democratic forces advancing state by state. steve kornacki at the big board for election night in america. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. it is a big day here at msnbc. we have the debut of alex wagner in an hour. it is also a huge day for the country, the planet, for joe biden and the white house, for everyone. because today president joe biden signed well, the first as insane as it is to say, the first true climate bill in this country s history. it is the largest ever piece of american legisl