massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of america s largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up and spreading to more decks. the ship now listing, raising concerns it might sink. aaron katersky at port newark. the urgent manhunt at this hour for a murder suspect who escaped from jail in the northeast. the dangerous fugitive accused of multiple violent attacks last seen in the recation yard. how he got free. where were the guards at the time? the record-shattering heat. the earth reaching its hottest temperature for the fourth day in a row. extreme heat across the u.s. from coast to coast. temperatures well into triple digits in california and arizona. severe storms moving from colorado all the way east thi
the window and it was like a monsoon. water was over the lawn over the sidewalks. forecasters expect strong thunderstorms to pummel much of the mitted western plains through fry. big tech company meta is now launching their own twitter competitor. i hope you will join us. going to be called threads, analysts are calling it a potential twitter killer. this is a tremendous threat to killer. tapper back to the mound, it s overthrown. one run s going to score and here comes the game winner! it s a marlins walk-off win. soak it in and enjoy every moment! steve: good morning, everybody, it s 6:00 a.m. in washington, dc on this thursday, july 6, 2023. you re looking live at the white house as the secret service has ordered dna and fingerprint testing of the small bag of cocaine found in what is referred to as a heavily trafficked lobby area in the west wing sunday night about 6:00. right, reuters reports the white house is now checking visitors logs, republicans de
winds, and flash flooding. the threat expected to last throughout the night, and what millions could face for the morning commute. nearly 2,000 flight cancellations already, and that number is growing. in the southwest, dangerous heat with no end in sight. rob marciano times it all out. the urgent manhunt for a murder suspect in pennsylvania. officials say he has military training and self-taught survivalist skills. they claim they found stockpiles of supplies or campsites they believe are associated with him and consider him armed and dangerous. and in the west, authorities near sacramento desperately searching for another murder suspect, who escaped overnight. alex presha is standing by. president biden touching down in the uk ahead of a crucial nato summit after saying ukraine is not yet ready to join the alliance, and the growing divide over cluster munitions. the biden administration is defending its controversial decision. what president zelenskyy told our martha
also breaking this morning, signs that the labor market, which has been stunningly strong for so long is now cooling. fed watchers and wall street very warily awaiting these numbers. i ll talk to acting labor secretary julie su for her take on the numbers and the strength of the u.s. economy. and later, more heat for an already weather-weary nation. over a dozen dead nationwide from the high temperatures. i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs, and then with the heat on top, it s like having a meltdown all in one. when could we get some relief from the brutal and record-breaking heat? let s begin with the war in ukraine and the breaking news. we ve now confirmed that the u.s. will send cluster munitions to ukraine. these are large bombs containing smaller explosives inside them which then disperse and can kill in record numbers. these weapons are so dangerous that more than 120 countries including many u.s. allies have agreed not to use them, but
and say that skin color determined. turn hard not to do that. the answer to that has official backtracking today. i will speak to the reverend, al sharpton, about the controversy coming up. we also continue to follow the dangerously putting millions risk this weekend across the country. a billion dollars up for grabs in the next few days as jackpots for the two biggest lottery is in the country reach stratospheric heights. more on the head, as well. more on that and the new york times we ve been talking about back in 2018. former president trump inquiring about pursuing an irs investigation into two fbi officials, lisa stroke and page this is coming from a sworn statement from trump s former chief of staff, john kelly. joining me now the reporter that broke that story new york times washington correspondent and msnbc washington correspondent, michael schmidt. michael, always great to talk to you. thank you for joining us on a saturday afternoon. give us a sense of more of