that the messages were missing back in february the ig didn t push the department on why the texts were deleted nor did he try to retrieve those messages. these missing records are just a part of a mountain of missing pieces of the puzzle related to january 6th that pose a challenge for the january 6th select committee as well as the justice department s probe into the insurrection. that poses a to investigate the actions of the inner circle. a spokesperson for the select committee telling nbc news that the panel is sharing 20 witness interview transcripts with the department of justice. that news was first reported by politico which adds this, quote, the committee did not indicate which transcripts would be part of the initial tranche provided to the justice department, however prosecutors recently deposed two top aides to former vp mike pence, mark short and greg jacob who both had previously interviewed with the committee and it would be of high interest to investigators
inflation reduction act into law. we ll talk about the impact it will have on families with congressman gregory meeks. we begin this very busy hour with the results of last night s critical primary races. liz cheney, once the third most powerful republican in congress, lost her primary bid last night to her trump-backed challenger by a whopping 37%. here s some of what she said about her political future in an interview with today. are you thinking about running for president? that s a decision i ll make in the coming month. i m not going to make any announcements this morning, but it s something i m thinking about and will make a decision in the coming months. a different story for another trump critic in alaska. senator murkowski finished first in her primary bid, allowing her to advance to the general race. but she won t be the only republican on the ballot. the candidate endorsed by donald trump will advance to the november midterms. here to start us off is
fights criminal contempt charges. and summer sand and shark infested waters. enhanced technology is on the hunt where sharks have been on the attack. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with breaking news in our politics lead. president biden s approval rating hitting a new low in cnn polling. take a look. only 38% of people approve of the way joe biden is handling his job as president. 62% disapprove. this dismal number comes as president biden returns from his middle east trip. the white house touting the trip a success, saying the president renewed support for the region and set expectations that gas prices could steady in the coming weeks. but those successes in some quarters being overshadowed by this moment, biden fist bumping saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who the u.s. says is to blame for the slaughter of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. biden trying to brush it off from reporters upon his return to the white house.
welcome to the show. i m mehdi hassan. last year, a texas woman neymar lionel suffered a miscarriage. nine and a half weeks into her pregnancy. she and her doctor and asked for a standard procedure to remove the fetus so there would be no infection, or other long term properties. here s what the doctor told her. because of the new law that is passed here, you have to schedule another ultrasound to verify the pregnancy isn t valid before we give you a medical intervention. the new law, that new law. texas s six-week abortion ban take effect in 2021. they called it a heartbeat bill because it bans abortion once they can protect cardiac activity. she says she had to carry a dead fetus for two weeks. and sit through three ultrasounds before she could find someone to do the procedure she had been denied. and i shouldn t have to beg to get a medical interaction to make sure that i can t get an infection to be here for my doctor that i do have. it is after up. she sa
lately he has a good voice. des moines, iowa, i don t know if you watched fox nation i watched speech in des moines. ainsley: what is the red. steve: he i think it s lighting. ainsley: what did you see? steve: red long light. ainsley: in the middle of the post. steve: the way they lit. ainsley: see, right there on the right. what is that, brian? brian: let me get into that. ainsley: is it a crane? steve: it s just the way the light is. ainsley: on the side of that building, i see. brian: looks like they are working on something and took the weekend off and they are not up yet. so, again, there is no water and no there is no sunrise. but i do get the sense that iowa is going to matter very soon. after november, on november 9th it s all going to be about iowa. steve: i used to work in downtown des moines when i worked for woi the abc affiliate. then owned by iowa state university even though it was a commercial thing it was kind of complicated. i worke