closing in, exclusive nbc news reporting reveals the finish line might be right around the bend for the federal grand jury looking into the twice impeached one term ex president s handling of classified documents. when could we possibly see federal charges brought against donald trump? plus, pride and prejudice. republicans sure are running out of things to boycott during pride month. target, nascar, even the national weather service is in the crosshairs of hate. how these boycotts could actually backfire. and later, tis the season, we re just a few days into the atlantic hurricane season, we have already seen one named storm. what we can expect this year and the climate change connection, all of this and more is coming up. and the good sunday morning to you all, i m katie phang, we start this hour with a look ahead at the 2024 presidential primary. republican candidates are descending on the battleground state of iowa to kick off their campaigns for the oval office. tonight,
months of fighting in gaza. we break that down next. plus, a series of powerful earthquakes rocking japan, leading to reports of fires and landslides, and triggering a tsunami warning. what we know right now about the damage as officials warn the after shocks could continue for up to a week. and the new year means new raises for millions of americans. the minimum wage hike happening in nearly half the country. but it is not all good news. we ll explain. we begin this afternoon with the new developments in the israel-hamas war as israeli forces expand operations in gaza. tel aviv was hit with a barrage of rockets right as the new year began. hamas is claiming responsibility, and it comes as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces a new challenge as he navigates through the growing offensive. israel s supreme court today overturning a key component of his controversial judicial overhaul. nbc s josh lederman is joining us from tel aviv. josh, let s talk about what this rul
team. the four times indicted former president is in the middle of a very complicated legal situation as he faces 91 criminal charges related to his conduct before, during, and after his presidency. a civil fraud trial in new york for threatens the future of his real estate empire while a different civil it hold him liable of sexually abusing the writer and columnist, e. jean carroll. carol is also suing trump in a second defamation trial over commentshahe made on cnn in may about her. late last night, donald trump filed a brief to the d.c. court of appeals, continuing to assert that he s immune from prosecution for actually committed while president, specifically for his role in questioning the results of the 2020 election. of course, the allegation is not that a question the results of the 2020 election, anyone is entitled to do that, it s that he did something to try and overcome those results. the immunity argument is the argument he s making in the hopes of getting jack
begin this hour with trt cases that could have a major impact on the 2024 election, and with, it democracy itself. first, on friday, the supreme court denied special counsel jack smith s request to fast-track arguments over trump s claims that he s immune from being held accountable legally for his actions to overturn the 2020 election. trump basically claiming that he deserves to get out of jail free card because he took those actions while president. but this appeal over presidential immunity is likely far from over. a lower court will hear oral arguments in this case and just a few weeks. once the court rules the supreme court could decide n if it will take up the case. while this appeals process plays out, it could delay the start date for trump s election interference trial in washington d.c.. meanwhile, the supreme court will also likely have to surprise how to react to the decision from colorado s high court, damning trump ineligible to run for office, at least in colo
after more than 40 witnesses and 40 days of bombshell testimony, new york attorney general letitia james against former president donald trump, and his namesake company, has now entered into his final stage. on wednesday, testimony came to a close with a.g. james s office colin its final rebuttal witness, who happens to be an accounting professor, and then resting its case. the trial is now set to take a month long break, with judge arthur engoron expected to announce findings after january 11th. then, the fate of trump s real estate empire will rest entirely in the hands of the judge. remember, there is no jury, meaning as judge engoron, and judge engoron alone, who will determine the future of the disgraced ex president. even with a month off in the new york civil case, this is hardly a holiday break. trump s team has stayed very, very busy. on friday, the fmer president s lawyers to against him. that request came just 24 hours after an appeals court and which bars