we start with the bombshell new details in the justice department s investigation into the capitol attack. nbc news confirming with an administration official that the doj has been asking questions about former president trump s actions leading up to january 6. the official adds there is not a criminal investigation of mr. trump himself. nbc news reached out to a trump spokesperson for comment. the doj is not officially commenting on the story but in an exclusive interview with lester holt attorney general garland states that no one is above the law. we will hold accountable anyone criminally responsible attempting to block the peaceful transfer of power. that conversation between merrick garland and lester holt. we want to bring in pete williams, charlie savage, chuck rosenberg. we have a great group to get us started. pete, confirming the questions asked related to donald trump s actions on that day and leading up to that day. what specifically do we know? what is the f
ready to discuss a prisoner swap. former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul and the executive director of the wnba players association will join us to break down the latest. also ahead, democrats reach an agreement on their economic package helping president biden make good on a major campaign promise. we ll have the latest from the white house. that is because, and willie, my gosh, our economy later job numbers have just come out. you talk about a resilient economy, man. it keeps rolling. this is an incredible jobs number. the july jobs report is in and much stronger than expected. the u.s. economydded 528,000 jobs last month. with the unemployment rate ticking down to 3.5%. that jobs number notably higher than what we ve seen in recent months. economists are expecting gains to slow this month and in months to come. let s go right to nbc news senior business analyst stephanie ruhle. by my count, this is about twice as many jobs as most analysts expected to be added
Fixer. Back with us, yasmin vossoughian, Danny Cevallos, Criminal Defense Attorney and msnbc legal analyst. Joining us this hour, maya wiley, former assistant u. S. Attorney who is now president of the Leadership Conference on civil and human right. And misty merits, a Defense Attorney. Good to see you. Welcome to the show. Yasmin, start us off. Whats happening now inside that courtroom . Reporter so this is all about the leadup to august 2018 in which Michael Cohen pleads guilty and then in a court of law, essentially points the finger at donald trump, the president at the time, and says he made me do it. Hence launching the inquiry by the manhattan d. A. s office, shifting to alvin bragg when cy vance retired. There was a conversation that happened. There was concern from david pecker, inquiries from the Wall Street Journal, specifically, when it came to involvements of ami, david pecker, dylan howard, Michael Cohen, and donald trump in the Stormy Daniels payoff. In addition to the i
Israel says the offer doesnt meet its key demands, but it will negotiate. It comes after 100,000 palestinians were told to leave the Southern City of rafah ahead of an anticipated Ground Offensive. Refugees were told to move to what israel called a humanitarian zone near khan younis an area gazans say is already overcrowded. 0ur reporter Vincent Mcaviney has more. Overnight, israel conducted what it described as targeted strikes against hamas in eastern rafah. The major Ground Operation anticipated for several weeks has not materialised. Late last night, the Israeli Government deployed a Negotiating Delegation to egypt that it said would explore reaching an agreement under conditions acceptable to israel. Earlier in the day, there had been a jubilant mood in gaza after hamas accepted a Ceasefire Proposal being brokered by qatari and egyptian mediators. The details of the deal are still not confirmed, but its thought to include the release of all hostages in return for palestinian priso
Into boeing after the company came forward and said some employees had committed misconduct by claiming certain tests had been completed when, in fact, they hadnt. Now, the faa is investigating whether boeing completed inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding, where the wings join the main body of the plane, on certain 787 dreamliner aircraft. Bonding and grounding is vital on a plane because it prevents static build up. Think of it as electrical safeguards. Boeing credited a South Carolina worker who saw something they felt was wrong on the Production Line and came forward and reported it. Cutting corners at work is something that many of us may have been guilty of at various times in our lives. But given the frequency with which Quality Control issues keep coming up at boeing, the airline has a long way to go to regain the trust of the flying public, its customers, the airlines, as well as lawmakers. Boeings shares dropped sharply on the news of the new investigation. Th