first indictment last march. this hour, reality check for ron desantis and nikki haley, after they finished far behind mr. trump in iowa. the new hampshire primary just a week from today. trouble spots overseas, that could impact the 2024 campaign. iran hits new targets inside iraq. the iran-backed houthis show no sign of backing down notice red sea, despite u.s. attacks against their facilities in yemen. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell with the government and schools closed here in washington, but nothing compared to the weather or the avalanche of trump votes all but burying the former president s rivals in iowa, setting the stage for new hampshire s primary seven days from today. mr. trump is in a manhattan courtroom at this hour showing up voluntarily for jury selection in a trial to decide damages in e. jean carroll s second defamation case. his strategy appears to be working. trump s support grew since last march. nearly two-thirds of all iowa voter
sandra: breaking a few moments ago as we top a new hour, house homeland security committee will move forward with articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas in the coming weeks. comes as record border crossings hit cities across the country and the white house is right now briefing, that s happening wide screen left. we will bring you the latest reaction from there as we get it. john kirby up now, karine jean-pierre will likely take back the microphone in a few moments. hello, welcome, sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you on this fri-yay as shannon bream terms it. a short time from now, president biden will host with many things up for discussion. for many leaders migrant crisis is top of mind. this issue will destroy new york city, destroy new york city. never in my life have i had a problem that i did not see an ending to. i don t see an ending to this. sandra: and now as we brought to you on the program yesterday, denver is hitting a breaking
president. and if i had to bet, i would bet it s near. do you believe there s enough evidence? well, they would indict if there s not evidence, but from what i ve seen there s substantial evidence there. that s former attorney general bill barr with a bleak prediction for his former boss. it comes as there are major developments connected to donald trump s handling of classified materials. we ll bring you the very latest. also ahead a key witness in multiple investigations into the former president finally gives testimony to a grand jury. plus chris christie makes it official. we ll show you his pitch for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning more revealing new details this morning about two separate grand juries looking into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents after he left the white ho
tonight did white house chief of staff mark meadows ever indicate that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6? he did seek that pardon, yes, ma am. whatever trump did in his effort to overturn the election and take classified documents home with him, there s a good chance mark meadows was privy to it. now he could be playing a pivotal role in the special counsel investigation. major developments in the shooting death of a.j. owens. the suspect who police say fired through the front door, killing the florida mother of four, has been arrested. for first time, we are seeing the heartbreaking aftermath as video shows a.j. seeking help for his dying mom. we begin with big developments in the special counsel investigation into donald trump s mishandling of classified documents. new reporting tonight indicates that federal prosecutors formally told trump s lawyers last week that trump is a target of the criminal investigation, accordi
a grand jury as we wait to see if there could be an indictment soon for former president donald trump, and today is expected to be a pivotal day in court, and today, a former attorney to michael cohen is expected to testify, and he says that he has handed over a number of documents to back up the story. and we are watching the stock markets after serious banking fury, and the stock market is up, but the banking is down for credit suisse are down 50% after the swiss government had to pick up some risk. and xi jinping is meeting with vladimir putin in moscow, and sending a strong message of support despite the invasion of ukraine. we begin with the latest on the trump hush money investigation. and the legal affairs correspondent paula reid is here with the latest, and lot going on with robert costello testifying, and we have details surrounding this testimony, paula. what is interesting here is that even though prosecutors are running the grand jury, this is witness tha