griner s case disgusting. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight above the law. federal prosecutors making a simple case tonight against steve bannon who they say is guilty of blatantly defying the january 6 committee. if convicted he s looking at jail time. the man once dubbed donald trump s brain, bannon leaving court after the first day of testimony, lashing out at the january 6 committee and at its chairman, bennie thompson. he s too gutless to come over here himself. he s made it a crime made it a crime, not a civil charge, of wanting my testimony, but a crime. and he didn t have the courage or guts to show up here and he sent a staffer. now here is the thing. bannon now suddenly, right, after all these months, says he s willing to testify before the january 6th committee. but according to thompson, bannon hasn t even handed over the documents they ve demanded in advance of an appearance which he has refused to do until this f
behind one of the most iconic movie themes of all time announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening ancient history is facing an immediate and uncertain future tonight in one of the most cherished slices of america a wildfire roaring through parts of california s yosemite park, threatening hundreds of giant sequoias some more than 2,000 years old. tonight crews literally using a network of sprinklers to create humidity around the towering trees to give them a fighting chance. remarkable imagery revealing the spread and intensity of the fire, which doubled in size over the weekend. the fire fueled by the severe drought now affecting over 97% of california, along with extreme heat which is not just making things difficult in the west, but extending all the way to the gulf coast, leaving 36 million under heat alerts. miguel almaguer is in the fire zone tonight with late details. reporter: exploding in size again overnight, yosemite s washburn fire i
survive in the way you ve known it if donald trump is gep chosen? it can t survive if he s our nominee. no. i think that he can t be the party nominee. i don t think the party would survive that. i believe in the party. and i believe in what the party can be and what the parry can stand for. and i m not ready to give that up. those of us who believe in republican principles and ideals have a responsibility to try to lead the party back to what it can be. powerful words from republican congresswoman liz cheney on the future of the gop. the january 6 hearings may be on hiatus but the committee is still making news. cheney said there is a chance that the committee to make multiple, multiple criminal referrals of donald trump to the justice department. we ve already learned the next hearing set for later this month will focus on the mob at the capitol including who organized it, and who financed it. good morning and welcome to msnbc live coverage on this monday, july 4th. i m
in the u.s. and around the world, it is friday, july 1st. i m brianna keilar with john berman. we are now learning that cassidy hutchinson told the house january 6 committee that she was contacted by someone in trump world attempt to go influence her testimony, that is what three sources told cnn. hutchinson was one of the two witnesses who received threatening messages shown at tuesday s hearings. members of the committee suggested the two examples that they presented were only a fraction of the evidence they have related to possible witness intimidation. we have learned that forming white house deputy chief of staff tony ornato met with the january 6th committee twice earlier this year. ornato has come under scrutiny after hutchinson testified that he told her about trump lashing out in anger and lunging at a member of his secret service detail demanding to be taken to the capitol on january 6. now a secret service official who spoke on condition of anonymity told cnn orn
wander and to wonder in this life, to still have a child-like sense of the possible. and i this we ve lost that. and think what i m saying to people is, is that you ve got to get back in touch with you. because a happy mika, a happy sofia and a happy katty, means everything else in our life is happier. spouses, children, our relationships are richer because we re fulfilled and most of us just are not. we just drudge along, we re exhausted, we re tired, and we just accept our fate in life and we have to stop that. sofia nelson, thank you so much. the new book is be the one you need, 21 life lessons i learned taking care of everyone but me. and she has a new piece about the book up on know your value.com right now. and katty kay, thank you as well. starting super early this morning. we really appreciate it. it is now the top of our fourth hour of morning joe. 9:00 a.m. on the east coast, 6:00 a.m. out west. we have at lot to get to this hour including the last-minute he