As we speak, Search And Rescue workers trying to find 1,300 people still unaccounted for. The governor saying the vast majority of victims that have already been found were burned so badly theyll have to be identified through dna. The latest on the search and the president s plan to head to hawaii coming up. And the really sick trend of Swatting Synagogue Ss fueling new fears among jewish congregations. Threatening calls are made during services being live streamed so the suspects can watch crimes unfold at realtime. All this with antisemitic incidents at their highest level in decades. But we start with donald trump, legally bound to surrender to authorities at the Fulton County jail in atlanta sometime between now and next friday at noon. With that jail open 24 7, the how and particularly when are still up to him. Could he try to slip in under cover of darkness, will he want to get it over with or wait until the last possible minute. Theres one more fascinating possibility, could he
And the man investigating hunter biden, the u. S. Attorney out of delaware had been saying up until now that he never asked for and didnt need the powers that came with that appointment. So why was david weiss made Special Counsel today . We have reaction from the white house. Hunter bidens team, and republicans on capitol hill. Joining me now is nbc news investigative correspondent tom winter, nbc News White House correspondent monica alba, and ms p msnbc political contributor and cofounder of punch bowl news, jake sherman. Tom, i want to get some details from you. Sure. The question that is nagging me is why all of a sudden does this investigation, this case need a Special Counsel . Yeah, i really dont understand. And its a question i think we need some more clarity on. So to be specific, what happened here is there was clearly an ongoing plea negotiation, after the judge said, look, im not going to accept this, im not going to reject this Plea Agreement. You all have to get back tog
He was trying to stay above the fray. Brendan, i have not read as mike has, the full transcript. I read the New York Times analysis of it. Again, something for everybody. Times when joe biden, they point out, couldnt remember specific dates. Didnt have specific memory of how some of these documents were handled but they also said to mikes point about sense of humor, mr. Biden went into great detail about many manners, the transcript shows. He made jokes over the two days, teasing the prosecutors and at certain points, he corrected his interrogators when they were the ones who misspoke. Is it clear to you on either side, brendan, that one side or the other walks away with something politically advantageous . Well i think to answer that question, you have to think about where we started from. When this report came out, it was an absolute bombshell, really underscoring the president s difficulty politically with his age. It was a gift to republicans. Now, when you get to a congressional h
Reproductive care. In theory, turnout would be low, making the initiative easier to pass, and therefore the fall vote on abortion harder to pass. The problem, voters saw through it, and turned out in droves, resoundingly rejecting the gop effort to make it harder to protect access to abortion. An outcome prominent members of the state party worried was inevitable as explained by republican state rep, jamie calendar to ali vitali on this show yesterday. Whats the lesson for your party come tuesday night or wednesday morning, the Ballot Initiative fails . Maybe we should spend more time thinking through things before taking the step. Reporter maybe less read meat for the base, more thoughtfulness. There is a way to provide the red meat and do things in a thoughtful way. And im afraid this was rushed a little bit. Because we had to make a certain deadline to be able to get it done. And i think it could have borne a little more debate. And im not sure if i would have voted to put it on the
Responding that trump is quote, thirsty for attention. And the agonizing choice to leave your home state to terminate a wanted pregnancy. A mother put in that position because of texas so this Abortion Laws will be in the first ladys box at the state of the Union Tonight, but first, kate cox is my guest here this hour. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics first every moment matters, every word, every step, every pause, every reaction for an 81 yearold president who wants four more years in the oval office. It all matters big time. And Joe Biden May never have had a moment like this before and may not again in the next several months, at least. Tonights State Of The Union is likely the largest audience the president will have between now and the voter. When the voters go to the polls in november, Cnns Kevin Liptak is covering all of the preparations from the white house whats kevin . I want to start with some new reporting on a very thorny Foreign Policy issue.