It is great to have you with us. It is 10 00 it is 10 00 im im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We have our eyes trained on a courthouse in washington this morning, where the grand jury empanelled by the Special Counsel to investigate donald trump and Election Interference is beginning to arrive as we that speak. That means a secret vote on whether to indict the former president could potentially come at any moment. Nbcs ryan reilly is at that courthouse. Garrett haake is standing by in along along with former federal prosecutor cynthia axne and veteran prosecutor and Trial Attorney Paul Henderson joins us as well. Right to ryan to start us off do here. Do we know for sure if a vote is going to happen today, ryan . Reporter we dont know that for sure. All we know is that they are present here at the courthouse. Our producers who have been tracking this grand jury over several months recognize many some of the grand jurors and know that they are now upstairs on the third floor where
and members of his inner-most circle. we re talking about the slates of fake electors set up in battleground states. they set up as the spark for the rest of the plan as conceived by john eastman. from the very beginning from when the plan was first conceived days after the november election, attorneys for the trump campaign were well aware of the fact that their plan for slates of fake electors was how should we put it fake. the new york times reported on emails from trump lawyers that say this, quote, we would just be sending in fake electoral votes to pence so someone in congress can make an objection when they start counting votes and start arguing that the they need to be counted. he wrote that on december 8, 2020 in an email to boris epshteyn, an advisor for the trump campaign. in a followup email, the same guy, mr. will len chick wrote that alternative votes is probably a better term, a better word than fake votes. he added a smiley face emoji. the plan quickly g
As it drifted toward restricted air face, emitting a sonic boom that prompted 911 calls from d. C. To maryland. The pilot unresponsive as the jets reportedly repeatedly tried to make contact. At least four now confirmed dead. What went wrong. An nbc news exclusive. The grand jury Hearing Evidence about former president trumps handling of classified documents is meeting again this week. Is that investigation nearing its conclusion . Also ahead, a big week in the 2024 race, three more republicans set to enter the alreadycrowded field. This after gop hopefuls roared into iowa for the traditional roast and ride, everyone, that, but donald trump. I dont know. Were not big trump fans. A lot of bluster. Some good ideas but a lot of bluster. Im a republican. Later, yet another close call with a chinese war machine. The encounter with an american destroyer thats ratcheting up tensions between the u. S. And china. Well begin with the new details out of virginia, no survivors from that crashed ce
of extreme weather, heat alerts are stretching from california to texas and parts of south florida as well. while in the northeast, a state of emergency. in vermont, the capitol city devastated by flooding there with some people still stranded in their homes. and then new this morning, what we know about the fourth migrant child to die while in u.s. custody. we begin this hour, though, with a war in ukraine taking center stage at the nato summit in lithuania. later today, the president will give a major speech on the u.s. support of ukraine and the actions that world leaders are taking to address global challenges. just last hour, the president sat down with ukraine s president zelenskyy for their third face to face meeting this year. while ukraine will not become a nato member right now, ukrainian leader is coming away with a series of security guarantees announced by nato and g-7 leaders and this assurance from the u.s. president. we re going to make sure you get what y
that white nationalists are racist, i m totally against that, as well. but that s not a democratic definition. and as unbelievable scenes play out here and across the globe, the catastrophic reality for homeowners in florida, where the governor is waging a culture war on climate change. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today on capitol hill christopher wray, director of the fbi came before the judiciary committee. ray is a lifelong republican. he was, of course, appointed by donald trump. inhis testimony today, he faced hostile questioning from fellow republicans. republicans, you see, in the defense of donald trump, have adopted the line that the fbi is a bunch of out of control woke deep state maniacs looking to purge conservatives and politically target republicans. it s an idea that is pernicious and also comical if you know anything about the history of the fbi, who with his tended to target over the decades, or the fact tha