agenda. back here at home, dive teams are trying to rescue people after torrential downpours in the northeast. the flooding turning deadly in new york. and more cases of malaria are being found in the united states. what you need to know to stay safe. we begin with breaking news from russia where there is a surprising twist related to last month s failed uprising. the kremlin says russia s vladimir putin met with the head of the wagner group and its top commanders just five days after the attempted rebellion, but the whereabouts of the wagner group s leader are still unclear. this comes as president biden makes his way to lithuania for a hike-stakes nato summit where the war in ukraine will be high on the agenda. but the president says ukraine will not become a nato member state, at least not for now. i don t think it s ready for membership in nato. i don t think there is unanimity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment i
the white house between president biden and the top four congressional leaders as negotiators struggle to come to a deal on border policy and aid for ukraine. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis at the border now overwhelming first responders. we ll talk to the fire chief and eagle pass, texas, who says his rescuers are, quote, tired of seeing dead people. and we ll speak with former el paso congressman beto o rourke, who criticizes both sides for failing to act. and we begin this hour in a federal courtroom, right here in new york city, where former president donald trump is listening to writer e. jean carroll testify against him. this is happening in damages portion of the second defamation case she has brought against him. with us to start off our coverage this hour, nbc news correspondent garrett haake, manchester, new hampshire, nbc news rehema ellis, and jessica roth, former federal prosecutor in new york, who is now a professor at cardoza law school. rehema, what is h
youtube. the great andrea mitchell is here with more news right now. and right now on andrea mitchell reports the republican fight ramps up in new hampshire. i do want to talk about nikki, that she s not great, she s not tough enough to deal with these people. i ll tell you that, she s not tough enough. we can t have a country in disarray and a world on fire and go through four more years of chaos. we won t survive. while president biden focuses on the border and meeting with top lawmakers. this hour, mark warner joins me with a preview. plus, new intrigue surrounding defense secretary lloyd austin s hospitalization as his 911 call is made public. can i ask the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens? we re trying to remain a little subtle. plus, as deadly strikes stretch from gaza and lebanon, iraq and yemen, i ll speak to an israeli woman about the joy of being reunited with a family member and the pain of having another one coverage from a hostage. b
good to be with you, i m katy tur. it is getting spicy inside a new york city courtroom where the judge overseeing the second e. jean carroll defamation trial against donald trump is forcefully admonishing his lawyer lawyer. and it s clear he does not like what he s hearing. reporters inside the room say trump has slammed the table with his hands and ranted loudly enough for the jury to hear saying things like now she seems to have gotten her memory back. and carroll s statements are false. he said this as the jury was being dismissed, and quote, this is really a con job. judge kaplan was not having any of that and on his second warning, he told donald trump he might have to consider kicking him out. i understand you are very eager for me to do that. to which trump put his hands up in the air and said i would love it. i would love it. i know you would judge kaplan said back because you just can t control yourself in this circumstance. you just can t. it sounds like an episode
princess patient, the surgery that will keep cape middleton hospitalized for up to two weeks, and the other major royal who is also headed for treatment. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we start with new york where e. jean carroll is getting back on the stand at this hour. nbc s rehema ellis has more. e. jean carroll has returned to the witness stand and before the lunch break as the judge sent the jury out for their lunch, there was a back and forth between donald trump and the judge. and it all refers to the fact that e. jean carroll s defense attorneys have been objecting to the fact, saying donald trump has been making gestures, shaking his head and making suggestions that e jean carol is not telling the truth. at one point he slammed his hand down on the table. her attorneys say they heard him saying, it s a con job, it s a witch hunt. so the judge said to donald trump and his defense team, mr. trump has the right to be present here. t