the lead starts right now. for the first time since the start of britain s war, ukraine will be getting an aid package from the u.s. that includes cluster munitions, bonds that are banned by most countries. president biden gave an exclusive interview where he tried to defend that controversial decision, and the special counsel zeroes in on an oval office meeting during donald trump s final days in office, a meeting described as nuts. follow-up from the exclusive cnn reporting and what it tells us about the investigation into trump in january 6 and a possible third indictment of mr. trump. there then, he survived the taliban and decades of war working as an interpreter in afghanistan during the war, only to be shot and killed while driving a lift in the united states. the latest on the search for suspects. welcome to the lead. we start today with our worldly deadly cluster munitions or bombs, a lethal weapon that can disperse hundreds of smaller explosives over an area up to
dangerous people s hands. also this hour, breaking news, a showdown in international waters. the u.s. navy says they stopped iran from suspected attempts to seize two oil tankers. and just 48 hours ago, scorched earth, the new unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping. we re going to begin the hour, though, with the number 351. that s the total number of mass shootings in the united states so far this year according to the gun violence archive. it affected many american cities this july 4th weekend. a shooting at a block party on sunday in baltimore left two dead and 28 injured. in philadelphia, five were killed including a teen boy. and more than a thousand miles away in fort worth, texas, three people died after gunfire broke out. on independence day, a celebration turned tragic in louisiana leaving three people dead. police there say it was hard to reach victims because of so many parked vehicles belonging to families and friends in the crowds. in our nation s capi
the democrats first primary state to talk bidenomics and american manufacturing on an official trip the white house says is not about politics. democratic congressman jim clyburn joining me with a preview, just as the secret service is investigating that extraordinary discovery of confirmed cocaine in the west wing. and israel is calling the deadly two-day raid inside of palestinian refugee camp in the occupied west bank a success. but hamas says a rare terror attack in tel aviv that is claiming responsibility for is just the start of its response. i ll speak with the spokesperson for the israel embassy here coming up. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington for a special two-hour edition of andrea mitchell reports today. the july 4th holiday marking another day of deadly mass shootings across our country. five people were shot in boston with nonlife threatening injuries. in shreveport, louisiana, three people were killed and six others were injured last
greetings, everyone. i m simone sanders townsend in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, new details on the fbi search nearly one year ago for government documents that donald trump s mar-a-lago resort. just hours ago, the justice department unsealed more of the search warrant application that allowed agents to enter trump s florida home. it includes a previously unseen about oh showing 61 boxes piled up in one storage room, the document notes it was trump s practice to store accumulated documents in boxes. quote, video footage reflects that evidence has been moved recently. it also says someone identified only as witness five was seen on multiple days, carrying boxes in and out of one area. that witness has since been named as trump s aide, and codefendant bolton auto. he said to be arraigned in federal court in miami tomorrow. trump has already pleaded not guilty to more than two dozen counts related to his handling of classified material. now, even as jack smith is preparing to t
damage by representing trump. in other words, while he s legally presumed innocent and the burden is on the government, it is a public fact that even getting a lawyer is hard when you are this yolked to this person you work for who s your coconspirator under the indictment. the florida he did find is a former public defend we are limited experience in the federal courts according to the new york times. if you check there s a federal system for this, the google of courts. it s called pacer. and can t find her name in pacer, in that database. but the times notes she has handled local cases. nauta was out dining with trump as recently as friday. you can see him there. they were together in philadelphia. but this news tonight that nauta s finally gotten a lawyer so he can do step one, which is plea, speaks to the potential gap here between two people whose fates are intertwined. a gap in the very literal time of these arraignments it s taken three weeks but also a gap in