minimalist ones. it is a maximalist candy bar. it s like if you combined all the things in a snickers bar and a milky way and a crackle bar, it s got like carmel and peanuts and puffed rice and a nougat and a cookie and a whole bunch of other stuff in there. picnic bars are like a jambalaya of candy bars. and they re delicious. they re not a big thing in the united states, for whatever reason, although i think you can get them here. i know they are very popular in lots of other parts of the world. here, for example, are picnic bars on a supermarket shelf in russia. and you can see from the little price tag looking thing there that they re listed for 14 rubles each, which is almost nothing. 14 rubles is like 16 cents in u.s. dollars. picnic bars that cheap in russia? no, actually, they re not. this was not a blow-out 16-cent sale on delicious candy bars. you see the description written there in russian. if you translate that into english, it says, this quote, russian soldiers
today something pretty extraordinary happened in the courtroom here in washington. lawyers for donald trump and lawyers from the special counsel s office former president should and should not be allowed to say what the criminal case against. the focus of this hearing was the limited gag order on trump. but when you take a step back, you can see that it was about much more than that. it was about how far the first amendment really should go. and how it should be applied to a former president who is also a criminal defendant, who is also a candidate for the presidency once again. the leading one at that. former general counselor for the arts stephensburg handled some very novel legal cases in his day. but never won like this. i am going to ask him all about it in just a moment. and as a new concerns about trump s ability to incite violence continue to surface, former trump white house aide cassidy h will show it here in studio as well. but we do want to start tonight in th
passed away. the life report in just a moment. and, new remarks from president biden. plus, former president donald trump s revenge tour. i ll speak with democratic congressman greg azar about the ex presidents radical plans for a second term. and, new details on a possible hostage deal between israel and hamas, what we re learning, and the palestinian death troll tragically continues to climb in gaza. tonight, we begin with the breaking news that former first lady rosalynn carter has died at the age of 96. carter passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at her home in plains, georgia. she had entered hospice care in her home on friday. she is survived, of course by her husband, the former president jimmy carter, whom she was married for 77 years. rosalynn carter devoted herself to several social causes, in the course of her public life including programs that supported mental health care, human rights, social justice, and the needs of elderly people. and, she was
american history, as sadly died. she was 96 years old. carter, who married jimmy carter in 1946, was widely credited with expanding the role of first ladies to an active partner both in policy and international travel, becoming a trusted adviser even in an era when most newspapers would only call her mrs. carter. and it deeply personal statement released just a short time ago, president and first lady jill biden and doctor jill biden with four decades of our friendship, through records of campaigns, through the darkness of deep and profound loss, we always felt the hope, warmth, and optimism of rosalynn carter. she will always be in our hearts. joining me now by phone is nbc news chief washington and foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, it s great to have you with us. i m sorry it has to be on such a sad occasion. we know that you have had the opportunity to interview roslyn on a number of occasions, including jimmy carter. reflect with us on her life, if
officials say hostage negotiations are getting close to the end. plus, president biden marks his 81st birthday as voters express concerns about his physical and mental fitness. the age debate intensifying with a presidential election now just a year and weeks away. welcome to our viewers. wolf blitzer is off today. i m pamela brown. you re in the situation room. and we start with a tense day in court with donald trump s legal team trying to persuade judges to throw out a gag order against him. let s get to evan perez. evan, the judge has expressed skepticism today. a lot of skepticism, pamela. these judges were grappling with an unprecedented issue. you have a criminal defendant who likes to speak out on social media and his political rallies. he s also one of the leading candidates for president of the united states. so one of the things the judges were grappling with was how do you protect jury yors and their personal information? how do you stop threats against a judge