she did it and where the party goes from here. plus, we re reaching the beginning of the end for trump s criminal trial in new york. we re here for a deep dive into the closing arguments we ll hear this week. also today judge juan merchan s jury instructions are going to be crucial for the 12 jurors who are going to deliver the verdict. we ll look at what to watch for. later, nbc s favorite son luke russert and why john boehner told him to get the heck out of washington. okay, stop me if you ve heard this one before. republicans speak the truth about donald trump, donald trump smears, attacks, and belittles them. republicans falls in line rather than faces excommunications from the party. how many times have we seen this movie? of course, we saw it over and over again during the republican primary race in 2016. marco rubio called him a con artist and now he s begging to be his running mate. ted cruz called him a pathological liar and immoral after trump attacked his wif
why did he put himself through this? there may be a very good explanation and you will hear it later. a very good day to all of you from msnbc word headquarters. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with decision 2024 this holiday weekend and the biden harris campaign ramping up attacks on trump. here s former white house advisor mitch landrieu. we will tell the truth on who he is and what he will do now. he is now talking about asking the country to give him immunity to take seal team six and assassinate political opponents. president trump is unhinged. he is dangerous. and we cand let him get back to the oval office. trump meanwhile, braving a frosty reception at the libertarian party convention last night in washington d.c. he solicited support on metphorical bended knee and was subjected to a drone of boos. combine with us. you have to combine with us. the libitarian party should nominate trump for president of the united states. whoa. that s nice . that s nice. o
good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. first it was cocaine and steroids, now it is energy drinks. the expertations game for tomorrow s big presidential debate is shifting more often than a race car driver at indy. and we re learning more about the growing stakes as a new poll say a majority of americans will be tuning in. plus a stunning courtroom surprise. the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a fourth of july parade in illinois at the last minute in court rejecting a plea agreement. how survivors and families of victims are reacting as the case now proceeds to trial. and an american journalist in a glass cage as his secret trial begins in russia. the falsely accused wall street journal reporter faces up to 20 years in prison following a trial expected to last for months. i ll ask an executive for the journal what this means for efforts to free him. but we begin with the expectations game. which has tak
been in decline for many years. we are hoping for him, that he has time to just relax, be with his family, recuperate his health and just be a normal person again. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your this moment you are having as a family. we appreciate it. that s going to do it for us. see you back here tomorrow. andrea mitchell picks up our coverage right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, ready for a rematch. presidents biden and former president trump, cramming in their own ways, focusing on the tactics and their opponent s triggering ahead of the first presidential debate now just two days away. israel s defense minister at the pentagon today after criticizing prime minister netanyahu. the man behind one of the most damning leaks of u.s. classified documents in history, setting julian assange on a path to life as a free man. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. biden campaign insiders telling nbc news the president is prep
criminal court in downtown houston, texas where the second migrant is set to am before a judge as we learn new details about the girl s murder, criminal investigation and suspects immigration status. welcome to a now hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill hemmer is off. great to have you, bret. bret: i m bret baier in washington. the judge yesterday setting bail for one of the suspects at $10 million. the other suspect will face the same judge today. they are accused of tying up the 12-year-old girl, killing her by strangulation and tossing her body under a bridge. dana: the district attorney telling us that additional evidence could trigger the death penalty. it is clear that a sexual assault likely happened. since neither defendant has admitted that, circumstantial evidence will have to prove it. we re waiting on lab tests now to see if the capital murder charge can be upgraded to one where they are death penalty eligible. dana: matt finn is live in ar