developments just coming in in the last 90 minutes or so, including the huge shake-up involving trump s defense team. about 90 minutes ago we learned two of his attorneys resigned. they were part of the team that met with jack smith on monday and trusty has been defending the former president on tv nearly every day since, including this morning. he will be represented by todd blanche. we learned trump is not the only one being charged. he has learned that his former valet is facing charges. he was a military valet in the white house. appearing to confirm a report in the wall street journal and remembered that he had come under scrutiny under shifting accounts of whether or not he had moved boxes of documents at the former president s urging. in the last hour, nbc news has confirmed that judge aileen cannon will be overseeing the case. it caused months of delay for prosecutors after the mar-a-lago search. decisions that were ultimately overturned in a scathing ruling by
Ready to head to pennsylvania in a few years. The candidates are nearly deadlocked in the Tipping Point state as the polling lead evaporates on the one issue the president has been doing better on than joe biden. And the key dont rules changes or rule enforcements. And in some of the key Battle Ground states like wisconsin politics meets the pandemic. 40 states reporting rising coronavirus cases with more on what experts say is the biggest risk right now and it may not be what you think it is. Im Hallie Jackson in washington. Here to start us off today, monica alba in pennsylvania. Allie batali in washington, and Michael Steele, a Senior Adviser to the lincoln project. Monica, you have the president doing what felt like an on air round of debate prep on fox news this morning. Essentially spit balling with the host on what we think we might see on thursday. Reporter exactly, hallie. And previewing probably many of his points hes going to make at the rally tonight in erie, pennsylvania.
Today, indiana governor, mike pence announcing this afternoon sh he is voting for ted cruz. Ive come to my decision about who im supporting. Im not against anybody but i will be voting for ted cruz in the upcoming primary. I see ted cruz as a principled conservative whos dedicated his career advocating the reagan agenda. Im pleased to support him. Ahead have that announcement. Cruz said he would welcome that endorsement claiming the party is unifying behind his candidacy. At 12 06 p. M. Today, will be listening and encourage other folks to listen swell. I respect governor pence a great deal and enthusiastically welcome his support. I will say what we are seeing happening across the country is were seeing republicans unify. Now, donald trump had also reached out to indianas governor, meeting with pence at his residence during a recent visit and also brought along new jerseys Chris Christie to that meeting. Donald trump will been california the next hour and stopping by the state convent
Whatn your wallet . Hi, im richard lui at msnbc news headquarters in new york city with some breaking news this hour, 3 00 eastern time right now. Were getting a statement from Melania Trump just into msnbc and nbcs katy tur is here with us with those very details. Were just getting these words in from her. Melania trump just releasing a statement coming in through the campaign, saying that the words that my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me. This does not represent the man that i know. He has the heart and mind of a leader. I hope people will accept his apology as i have and focus on the important issues facing our nation and the world. These 2005 audio recordings coming eight months after donald trump married melania, his third wife. Right. And while she was pregnant with their child, barron trump. This is a scandal and a controversy that is unfolding by the minute. Republican leader, republican senator, republican congressman, republican voices coming out one after a
Holt. She was shooting toward the church, and he ran around the church, shooting until he came to this other side and we were trying to get the people to safety, trying to get them down, the customers and get them in the store, and letting the people that were pulling up that there was a shooter, and the gentleman came around and then there was silence. We didnt hear anymore shots for a couple of seconds, and then we heard a massive load of shots. I believe thats when he was in the church. And we couldnt do anything, because we didnt know if there was more of them, and all of a sudden we see one of the victims running out, and he came across the street toward the store, and he was bloody on his arms and part of his face, and we let him in the store. We had him on the ground, and then we see hes telling us that his familys in there, and that somebody had gone in and they had shot up everybody. Meanwhile the military is now investigating how the air force failed to enter the gunmans Dome