back at home, new developments into the investigation of former president donald trump s handling of classified documents. another grand jury is expected to convene in the case where they are asking what could this mean? and then chris christie expected to throw his hat into the ring tonight. meanwhile, authorities in california are investigating two private planes carrying migrants from the border and dropping them off without warning in california. we will talk to the state s attorney general that says this could mean criminal charges. in florida, calls are growing for the arrest of a woman that shot and killed her neighbor. she knocked on the door, unarmed, no weapons, just wanted answers. we begin this hour with breaking news out of ukraine. overnight an explosion destroyed a critical dam in russian-controlled territory that is threatening tens of thousands of people. ukraine officials are urging residents to evacuate with water levels reaching critical levels withi
imminent? i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. after weeks of high stick negotiations, the united states is back from the brink. in just a few hours, president biden is expected to sign the bipartisan budget agreement into law. less than 48 hours after he cleared the senate with a final vote of 63 to 36. just last night, the president abused his first ever oval office address to take it well deserved victory lap, delivering a 12-minute speech flame throwing to champion the bipartisanship that got the deal done, including commanding republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for his role in negotiating the bill that averted financial disaster. still, the debt ceiling has global creditors on edge. see nbc reported yesterday, the nations aaa credit rating will remain on negative watch by providence agencies like fish, when they consider the full implications and overall outlook of the united states. 31 trillion dollar debt. but, to silver linings appeared yesterday
even the kremlin calling this situation larming. what we re seeing as a completely new phase alaunching it in russia. we re very clear with the ukrainian that s we do not support attacks inside russia. the 2024 gop presidential race is about to get more crowded. mike pence will throw his hat into the ring. chris christie feels he s the only candidate that is willing to take on donald trump directly head-to-head. are they going to get in the race and tactually say somethin about him, to him? it s a difficulty. and the guide saved a climber s life hauling him down mt. everest for six hours. it was important for us to rescue him. we saved his life by coming down the summit. good morning, everyone. miracles do happen. i love that story. we ll get much more of that ahead. happy to be joined by erica hill. good morning. nice to be with you this morning. p. nice to have you. we start here. federal prosecutors obtained a recording of donald trump saying he
several democratic officials. then a new discovery about a revolutionary weight loss drug. patients say it actually helps curb other addictions such as smoking or drinking. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead. the first public reaction from former president donald trump in response to cnn s blockbuster reor thing, since matched by the new york times and washington post, in his classified documents case. mr. trump refused to directly answer questions about a recording now in the hands of federal prosecutors where trump is said to be talking about classified materials he kept in his possession after leaving the white house. but the former president did go after those investigators with his usual complaints of being a victim of a witch hunt. in moments i ll be joined by trump s former lawyer, tim parm tory who left the legal team a few weeks ago and played a key role in the classified documents investigation. first, we ll start
here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour, president biden today will sign the debt ceiling bill into law. averting a disastrous default two days before that deadline. the president is using his first oval office address to praise the bipartisan agreement, and stressed its importance. it was critical to reach the agreement. and it s very good news for american people. no one got everything they wanted. the american people got what they needed. we averted an economic crisis, an economic collapse. in this debate, i refused to put what was responsible for all of this progress on the chopping block. i ve never been more optimistic about america s future. brand new details today, reports the special counsel has a recording of donald trump talking about a classified document regarding the new york times says the justice department issued a subpoena for that document, trump lawyer say they can t find. it last night msnbc s are allanburg