Hearing with special counsel jack smiths team. Theyre trying to determine what evidence trump may discuss publicly in the Election Interference Case. Plus, we have two Nbc News Exclusives today. New reporting about the special counsels investigation into classified documents found at President Bidens office and home. And democratic senator joe manchin skipping a major white house event as he considers running against President Biden. And celebrations are being held around the world today. The 50th Anniversary of hiphop. We begin this morning with Breaking News for the Third Straight day. Catastrophic wildfires are tearing through hawaii with six active blazes. Six still burning. It is now the second deadliest wildfire in u. S. History. 55 people died. The death toll is expected to rise as the fire is just 80 contained as of right now. With over 1,000 structures burned, thousands of acres of land scorched, the governor says it looks like a bomb went off and thats the likely the Largest
Im jose diazbalart and we begin with Breaking News out of georgia. Just in the last hour, Fulton County judge scott mcafee dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and some of his codefendants in the States Election interference case. The judge said six these counts in the indictments lack sufficient detail. Joining us now, msnbc legal contributor and host of the katie phang show, katie phang, also catherine christian, an msnbc legal analyst, and greg blew steen, political reporter at the Atlantic Journal Constitution and an msnbc contributor. Katie, what exactly did the judge stay, which charges were they, and how significant are they . So, jose, this is not the ruling on the motion to disqualify the District Attorney fani willis. Were going to start with that kind of ground work. But what it does do is it dismisses six of the counts in the indictment that was secured by fani willis from a grand jury. And thats another important point because this was not an
Person arraignment in the maralago documents case. Well tell you what happened when his two codefendants showed up in court. Plus new reporting from propublica about Clarence Thomas and his wealthy network of friends who allegedly financed his luxurious gifts and travel. And we begin this morning with a devastating wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have died as the flames rip through the island with crews in the skies and on the ground urgently battling three active fires. The flames have destroyed homes, wreaked havoc on businesses and forced thousands to evacuate. Residents seeking safety are flocking to airports and shelters. My family is thinking of just leaving the island completely. We have nothing but the clothes on our backs right now. Everything is gone. Some had to jump into the ocean to escape dangerous flames, swallowed more 2,000 acres of land. Want you to see Satellite Image that captures what the town of lahaina looked like, a Historic Town before and after the bla
A. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. All eyes On Washington as President Biden delivers a state of the Union Address before congress. The president expected to highlight his efforts to strengthen the economy for the middle class and protect democracy and freedom. The address comes at a critical moment in the race for the white house as biden makes his case to voters that he is up for serving another four years. His Chief Of Staff telling politico, quote, there is no one better at handling highstakes than President Biden. The speech coming one day after bidens predecessor solidified his position as the nominee. Trump already shifting his focus to the general election, challenging biden to a debate any time, any where, any place. Joining us now from washington, ally rafah and yuli circuit. What should we expect from the president s address tonight . Yeah, jose. Good morning. The white house says President Biden is putting finishing touches on this speech that could end up being one of the
For safety. The humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. Officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the Biden Administration step in. And a historymaking Mega Millions jackpot. Details on the single Winning Ticket in last nights billion dollar plus drawing. And we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have National Implications for the battle over Abortion Rights. Ohio voters rejected issue one last night, a republicanled measure that would have raised the threshold of what it takes to amend the states constitution to a 60 super majority. According to the ohio Secretary Of State, still unofficial results, 57 voted against the measure, 43 in favor, and while the word abortion didnt show up anywhere in the ballot, issue one would have applied to a referendum in the fall when voters will be asked whether to enshrine Abortion Protections in the states constitution. Ali