afternoon, i m diaz been vossoughian. , we have a lot of ground to cover in the two hours ahead. we are waiting for a response from the former president. and his legal team. now, that the january six committee has officially subpoenaed donald trump, there is also troubling new information about what was contained in some of those classified documents. taken from mar-a-lago. and then the supreme court now demanding a response from george a prosecutor after senator lindsey graham went all the way to the high court to avoid testifying alone testifying about election interference. a federal court putting a stop to president biden s college debt relief plan. after millions have already applied. but the white house is vowing to fight back. we are also following an alarming rising kids being hospitalized because they are having trouble breathing. and the wake of the uvalde shooting refuses to do anything to stop gun violence, sending out what they call, quote, safety creates, to
welker and michael crowley and barry mccaffrey. thanks for joining us. molly, let me start with you. we see russians make key advances, especially as they are being more concentrated in the eastern part of ukraine. they are hammering the area of severodonetsk. talk me through what you are hearing when it comes to the battlefield in ukraine. reporter: that s exactly right. they are hammering severodonetsk and all of the villages surrounding it. there s been a pocket, a horseshoe-like area, a-in-law fighting area, but that s where all of the russian aggression for the last week has been concentrated in the donbas. severodonetsk has the biggest city, the most strategic in lieu luhansk. this morning. we heard the front line cut the city in half. as of an hour ago, we heard from the head of the city military that told reuters, 60% of the city is under russian control, the eastern part. 20% under ukrainian control and there s a portion of that city which is no man s land. evacuat
Lifestyle. Also ahead, the starstudded event with an obama cameo. How a state dinner for kenya became a showcase for the allies who President Biden is keeping close during the heat of the campaign season. Plus, they were bitter rivals, but is donald trump warming to the thought of nikki haley on his team . Also could he be reading too much into her comment that she would vote for him. And the Memorial Day Rush is on. What you need to know if youre planning to skip town for the weekend. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian on that hearing for hunter biden. Just got a slew of rulings from the judge about what can and cannot be referenced at trial. What can you tell us as this wraps up . Reporter thats right, chris. The hearing does appear to be over now, and the judge worked through a series of motions by the prosecution and the defense to admit or deny certain evidence. This is a w
Democracy at stake, the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court hold in their hands the power to forever alter the trajectory of our country. How they rule on cases having to do with january 6th, violent attempt to disrupt the transfer of power, will echo for generations. So not only is it reasonable for us to expect those nine human beings to go about their process impartially, its vital that they are seen and perceived as being impartial appearance. The mere appearance of bias could strain our trust in an honest result for these cases, which is why todays news isnt just disturbing, its scary. The New York Times cites photos and interviews with neighbors in reporting that in 2021, days before president joe bidens inauguration as president , days after the deadly attack on the United States capitol of january 6th, neighbors of conservative Justice Samuel alito noticed something on his lawn, an upside down american flag, a symbol commonly used in those days by Trump Supporters
his full throttle attempt to overturn the presidential election. by taking the precious time on this case, the justices have actually halted donald trump s federal election interference trial. that means that a deverdict is less likely before november s election. beyond justice delayed this case could reshape the presidency also and axios explains. quote, the next week may redefine the limits of presidential power for generations to come. andrew weissman and melissa murray are kicking off another hour back with us. i would just like to ask how how is this even a thing, melissa? if anyone listened to the oral arguments, donald trump asked his his lawyers are asking the justices to say you know, they gave examples of you can shoot someone and assassinate someone and a president could order an assassination and that should be covered because he needs immunity. that s a crime. so first of all, that s exactly right. some of the arguments that were made at that oral argument