he was very quiet. he didn t talk that much, and when he did talk, he seemed very gentle. he didn t seem like aggressive or anything at all. it was very shocking that somebody i know. very heart breaking. i never thought it could happen in any town, or especially someone that i know at all. reporter: despite the social media posts, an uncle who lived with the suspect told cnn his nephew was not violent. the warning signs, i saw him yesterday evening, and i went home, and i said, i went down stairs and said bye. that was it. that was it. i see no, nothing that could trigger him doing that. the weapon, do you have any idea where i m not sharing that, no. reporter: despite what this uncle say, we now know the warning signs, the suicide attempt, threatening his family, the confiscation of the knife collection. and disturbing social media posts online. despite that, he was able to purchase handguns and rifles legally. including the rifle he used to slaughter seven pe
with every crime imaginable if we make that move happen. what we know about pat cipollone s upcoming testimony. then president biden and vice president harris just called the wife of brittney griner who s being held in russia. we ll speak with the family of another american detained in russia for years. what they want to hear from the president. welcome to the lead. i m erica hill in for jake tapper. we begin with the deadly july fourth shooting in illinois. police now saw the alleged gunman seriously contemplated a second attack two hours away in madison, wisconsin. that s where officials say the suspect ended up evading police for hours after escaping the crime scene in highland park. escaping dressed as a woman to blend in with those fleeing for safety. that attack took seven lives. the seventh person identified today. 69-year-old eduardo 35-year-old irina mccarthy and her husband, kevin mccarthy. jacquelyn sundheim. 88-year-old stephen straus and nicolas toledo za
survive in the way you ve known it if donald trump is gep chosen? it can t survive if he s our nominee. no. i think that he can t be the party nominee. i don t think the party would survive that. i believe in the party. and i believe in what the party can be and what the parry can stand for. and i m not ready to give that up. those of us who believe in republican principles and ideals have a responsibility to try to lead the party back to what it can be. powerful words from republican congresswoman liz cheney on the future of the gop. the january 6 hearings may be on hiatus but the committee is still making news. cheney said there is a chance that the committee to make multiple, multiple criminal referrals of donald trump to the justice department. we ve already learned the next hearing set for later this month will focus on the mob at the capitol including who organized it, and who financed it. good morning and welcome to msnbc live coverage on this monday, july 4th. i m
against prosecutors in a biased department of justice. todd: brooke singman the live on more what will happen in the court, brooke. because good morning, guys. we can firmly former raid of former trumps home. it the judge saying government has met its burden of showing proposed reductions are narrowly tailored to serve the government s legitimate trust in the integrity of the ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to seal the entire affidavit. the white house and justice department have fought to keep the document under seal claiming the public release would come with the investigation. the former president slamming for playing political games, the radical left democrat prosecutors are illegally trying to circumvent for political gain of the presidential records act of which i have done absolutely nothing wrong. they illegally rated my home and took things that should not have been taken. the fbi seized 20 boxes of records with 11 sets of classified
with other school districts for applicants? absolutely we are. o donnell: and, our eye on america cbs s meg oliver shows us a program working to keep kids safe. if it wasn t for basketball, i don t know what i would be doing right now. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, we are one step closer to seeing a redacted version of the affidavit the government used to support a search warrant of former president trump s florida home, mar-a-lago. that release could come at any moment. a federal judge ordered the unsealing hours after the justice department submitted the document with redactions. there are parts of the affidavit that federal investigators want to keep secret, citing concerns that it will impact the early stages of this probe. the redactions are expected to be extensive. media organizations, in