all this is a democratic national committee is facing pressure to open up the primaries and hold debates and we are on top of all of it. i m sandra smith infer neil cavuto, we have fox team coverage in washington and three more republicans ready for launch. of jacqui heinrich in the white house where pressure is mounting on the president to begin debate. the field of republican candidates is growing fast today, former vice president mike pence made it official he s good to be challenging his old running mate former president trump for the revoke a nomination, he will officially unveil the campaign on wednesday he files paperwork today and will be delivering remarks in iowa, the former vp is expected to campaign heavily on his faith, his record and policies he fought for during the trump administration. i m very confident that whatever things look like right now, that republican primary voters are going to look at the field and think very deeply about who can best carry ou
as it drifted toward restricted air face, emitting a sonic boom that prompted 911 calls from d.c. to maryland. the pilot unresponsive as the jets reportedly repeatedly tried to make contact. at least four now confirmed dead. what went wrong. an nbc news exclusive. the grand jury hearing evidence about former president trump s handling of classified documents is meeting again this week. is that investigation nearing its conclusion? also ahead, a big week in the 2024 race, three more republicans set to enter the already-crowded field. this after gop hopefuls roared into iowa for the traditional roast and ride, everyone, that, but donald trump. i don t know. we re not big trump fans. a lot of bluster. some good ideas but a lot of bluster. i m a republican. later, yet another close call with a chinese war machine. the encounter with an american destroyer that s ratcheting up tensions between the u.s. and china. we ll begin with the new details out of virginia, no surviv
donald trump agreeing to that or sticking to that, not to mention that promise will be a problem for current candidates who have already said they would never support trump if he gets the nomination. and then there are other republicans about to jump in, including chris christie, trump s number to bike and north dakota governor doug joining me now on the road, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard in des moines. , this is the first time we have seen a lot of these gop hopefuls on the same stage, why are these events crucial for these candidates? hey, right. this really was the summer campaign kickoff here. but you just laid out why it is extra important. it is because the debate is just two and a half months away. and in order to spread the message for so many of these candidates to a broader part of the electorate, being on the debate stage is going to be key. you just laid out, they are not 45,000 unique donors. some of these candidates, they are going to have to w
leaving the white house. stand by for our exclusive report. plus, we are awaiting a final vote in the house of representatives on the debt limit deal. this hour i ll be getting reaction from a key progressive democrat who says she is voting no. also tonight, attacks on russian territory appear to be escalating. kremlin officials calling the situation near the ukrainian border alarming. one day after drone strikes shook the russian capital city of moscow. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer s on assignment. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. and let s get straight to cnn s new exclusive reporting on this special counsel s criminalvection of former president donald trump. katelyn polantz and paula reid have been working their sources. they are joining us now with the latest. kaitlan, i want to go to you first. what are you learning about this critical key new piece of evidence? well, alex, this i
trump reacting to the possibility earlier claiming in social media post the investigation is a hoax and that he is done not being joining me now, laura jarrett and former lead prosecutor to special counsel robert mueller and former u.s. attorney, joyce vance. laura, take us through your latest specific reporting an the legal questions facing jack smith s team. what we know is that the grand jury is expected to meet once again after a pretty long lull. there would been so much frenetic activity at the white house, so many witnesses coming in and out then everything stopped and went dark. that was around early may. we ve now learned, sources familiar have confirmed that they are expected to meet again this week. reporting on grand jury is always fraught because the process is secret but that s what we re able to report at least at this moment. and andrew, give us a sense of what s going on behind the scenes. what does jack smith have to do before making a recommendation o