donald trump s orbit as the washington post is evidence states that a similar pattern, donald trump and his allies privately shower potential witnesses with flattery and attention, extending big assurances that staying loyal to donald trump would be better than crossing him, eight sentiment echoed by his former attorney, michael cohen. he says he received this behavior before he flipped on his former boss. it is a mob style scenario where you want to make sure these people stay in orbit. if you step out of the orbit, understand there are people that are going to potentially do some pretty bad things to you. you put yourself into that spot. a lot of these actions that came at me, i am sorry to say, i am sure she will experience the same. he wants it that way. i want to bring in ally on capitol hill. a national security analyst, and tim miller is a political analyst and writer at large, the author of the brand-new book, why we did it, a travelogue from the republican road
we will put into context just how devastating it was for certain rights, some of which originated with thomas jefferson. and later, florida schools rolling out lgbtq restrictions as the states don t say gay law takes effect. it s impact already being felt. all of, that and more is coming up. and they re good saturday morning to. you i am katie phang. if you are one of the millions of people flying or hitting the roads this holiday weekend, pack your patience. sky high gas prices, canceled flights, and picketing pilots are just a few of the travel woes americans are facing ahead of their vacations. it s live from reagan national airport with what we can expect. gary? katie, if you needed any indication the pandemic is over in the minds of many of mayor cans, look no further than the airports and the roads this week. according to aaa, 40 million people are going to be taking to the skies are hitting the roads this weekend. just yesterday, 2 million people walked through tsa
hearing from kyrsten sinema about it. lives in d.c., welcome back to the show, friend. good to be back. i know, i miss you guys. good morning to you and everyone out there. democrats truly feel like the tide is turning for them on a couple of fronts. that includes gas prices. we are now seeing 50 days into what remains a fast decline in gas prices in over a decade prices are coming down even as putin s work puts pressure on global energy supplies. okay, so yes, we are not paying $5 a gallon anymore but we are still paying $4.13 today and still more than we were paying a year ago. meanwhile, the democrats to pass $740 billion claimant spending plan but they have one big hurdle. you are looking at her, arizona kyrsten sinema from excess reporting she is worried about 15% corporate tax piece and whether it will trickle down to workers. get this, she is also calling for more climate spending. a big thing in her state of arizona. reminder, 400 billion in climate spending in
Minister netanyahu as the u. S. Pushes for a ceasefire in gaza. What hes telling us oneonone tonight. New images of Harvey Weinstein in a wheelchair looking gaunt in his First Court Appearance since his new york Rape Conviction was overturned. And the swarm of bees delaying a Major League Game for hours until a hero steps up to the mound. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. After earlier appearing to struggle over the line between free speech and public safety, a new resolve on some of the College Campuses that have been at the center of protests over the conflict in gaza. Nowhere more boldly than at new York Citys Columbia University where nypd officers were called on by the university to breach a Historic Building that had been seized and barricaded by protesters and to shut down the protest encampments. Over 100 people were arrested, and there were violent clashes with protesters at the University Of Wisconsin where police also moved again
In california, Ucla Canceling Classes today after violence erupted between dueling groups. Our team on those campuses tonight. Also this evening, the terrifying moments an active shooter at a Middle School in wisconsin. Officials saying the threat was neutralized outside the building. The new storm threat across the central u. S. After another deadly tornado outbreak. Were tracking it. Arizona lawmakers voting to repeal the states 1864 abortion ban. Why it will still be on the books for months. And in florida, the sixweek ban taking effect. Secretary of state Antony Blinken meeting with israeli Prime Minister netanyahu as the u. S. Pushes for a ceasefire in gaza. Whats hes telling us oneonone tonight. New images of Harvey Weinstein in a wheelchair looking gaunt in his First Court Appearance since his new york Rape Conviction was overturned. And the swarm of bees delaying a Major League Game for hours until a hero steps up to the mound. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester hol