i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. attack and defend. while donald trump and his allies blast away at special counsel jack smith, one of trump s former attorneys tries to explain away those classified documents. so, if they weren t originals, just copies, does that mean there s no crime? plus, the air in this city today isn t just nasty, it s historically bad. forcing the closure of everything from broadway to the bronx zoo. the thickening blanket of smoke now settling over philly, wilmington and beyond as well. so when is it going to go away? and a truly surprising decision. a pair of conservatives on the supreme court helping deliver a big win for voting rights in the deep south. we ll explain that in just a minute. we begin with federal prosecutors putting to rest any doubt about whether or not donald trump is directly in the special counsel s sights. nbc news has learned that jack smith informed trump s team on monday that their client
they use it. i m so happy about it. good morning, right come on the couch and i will quit lamenting how much i love my state. grip. griff: my daughter goes to the university of georgia. katie: i ve had georgia peaches before. i actually like georgia. joey: you know what i don t like about that is the state of georgia is kind of divided in three sections. where i am from, it is all apples. katie: apples are good too but they are known for peaches. joey: that is way south. griff: you know what is known for, the two hunting shows on fox nation. one luxury hunting and the other one, you have ducks on your type. katie: you know what i got eaten by fire ants once. joey: those five-star hunting lodges. go check out. katie: someone s got to do it. griff: meanwhile at 7:00 a.m. on the east coast and 2500 southwest flights already canceled for today and the airline ceo says it s going to be another tough day. katie: hundreds of holiday travelers are now strande
been mediated by qatar, 13 israeli hostages are due to be released later today, with 50 being released over the four days. as part of the agreement, israel will release 150 palestinian prisoners. sir stephen o brien is a former un under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. hejoins me now. tell us what has been happening at the border and how difficult it is been for some of these eight trucks to get through. how long they have been there, how long the jets were. you are in a hot part of the world so it has been a long, arduous time for people to be waiting but there has been plenty of time for assessments by the professionals, not least for the unh wr, to which i used to run, which has been really active in making sure there is a real assessment for the people, particularly in south casa, where they have been gathering to have the humanitarian supplies distributed to them to help them survive and maintain some kind of ability to give th