reporter: has it hit you, what if you were on the other side of the bench with him? how close you guys were? i don t want to think about that. i don t want i don t want to think about that. here in washington the white house is responding to growing outrage over what experts call a russian show trial for wnba super star brittney griner, the administration officials say the president has read the letter from griner, talking about the terror she feels about never being freed from the prison. it s a priority for this president, he is doing everything that he can. he takes this to heart. he take this is job very seriously, especially when it comes to bringing home u.s. nationals who are wrongfully detained, it s a priority. we are going to make it happen. and we are following a big development in the georgia investigation in to donald trump s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. as a fulton county special grand jury hands down the subpoenas to current and former mem
government archive who only in 2020 gave thesis really filmmakers access. heinous. hadas, thank you so much for sharing that with us. new day continues right now. good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is wednesday, july 6th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. important new questions being raised this morning about the man accused of murdering seven people at the july 4th parade in highland park, illinois. why was he allowed to purchase guns, the weapons he used or is suspect of using despite specific interactions with police? some new information this morning. investigators say the suspect may have planned the attack for several weeks and that he dressed in women s clothing during the shooting to conceal his identity and facial tattoos. he had had two incidents with law enforcement in 2019, first when authorities were notified about a suicide attempt, and later after a family member reported he had threatened to, quote, kil
well, his statement was voluntary. he was questioned in the highland park police department. he was read his miranda warnings, offered attorneys, et cetera. he went into details about what he had done. he admitted to what he had done. the prosecutor also says the suspect was considering another mass shooting. after fleeing the scene in highland park at yet another fourth of july celebration, this one in madison, wisconsin. investigators did develop some information that it appears when he drove to madison, he was driving around. however, he did see a celebration that was occurring in madison, and he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting in madison. cnn s josh campbell was at that news conference. one of the most maddening things is once again there were all sorts of red flags about this suspect that we re learning about well before monday s attack including a threat to kill other people, and yet he was able to buy gu
it. also this hour, president biden talking with brittney greiner s wife. we ll talk about how the president is getting ready to respond to greiner herself today. and an interview with the d.a. running the investigation with possible election interference in georgia. what she s saying about more subpoenas, including whether to issue one to donald trump. my job is to make sure that we get all the facts, that we get the information, that the grand jury can do their job and that i can make a decision. reporter: might we see a subpoena of the former president himself? more of that later in the show. i m hallie jackson in for katy tur. joining us, dasha burns, who is outside chicago for us, investigative correspondent tom winter and former federal prosecutor and legal analyst paul butler. dasha, let me start with you. the suspect in court today after the seven murder charges, first degree murder charges were filed against him. a lot of new details coming out just this mornin
police tackled the gunman, you can see there, described as a man in his 40s, state broadcaster nhk quotes police who say he used a homemade gun. we will be live in tokyo in just a moment. we are also keeping a close watch this hour on what s happening in washington. former white house counsel pat cipollone expected on capitol hill for closed door testimony today. he ll speak with the january 6th select committee. again, watching that closely as well as the latest jobs report, just out a short time ago, which shows the economy added 327,000 jobs in the month of june. the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.6%. a lot going on this morning as you can see. but we do want to begin with this breaking news out of japan, the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. blake essig is in tokyo this morning. what more do we know about this suspect and also what is the reaction throughout the country. reporter: hey, you know, jim, erica, i apologize, i cannot hear you righ