Aide is at a florida courthouse, potentially to go before a grand jury, investigating trumps handling of classified documents. Overseas, pope francis in the hospital and scheduled to undergo surgery. What we know about his condition. Back at home, another Mass Shooting, this time outside a High School Graduation in virginia. And we are Just Moments Away from yet another republican officially entering the 2024 president ial race. It comes just hours before former Vice President mike pence does something that hasnt been done in more than 80 years. And we begin with Breaking News on the investigations into former President Donald Trump this morning. A key trump aide who runs a protrump super pac entered the federal courthouse in miami to potentially testify before a grand jury Hearing Evidence in the investigation into trumps handling of Classified Information. This comes as two people briefed on the matter tell the New York Times former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows testified b
Quality now in the world. Smoke stretching from New York City to philadelphia to washington, d. C. As far south now as georgia. Smoke from hundreds of canadians wildfires blanketing the u. S. , pushed in like a Conveyor Belt tonight the system driving all of this with millions of americans including residents of New York City now being told to stay indoors. Sporting events canceled tonight. The smoke delaying flights at major airports. The white house today pressed on the situation, calling it another alarming example of the Climate Crisis. Tonight, the very real health risks and how long this system is expected to stay in place. Trevor ault reporting and rob marciano timing this out. Meantime the race for the white house tonight. Mike pence officially running anime right out of the gate taking aim at his former boss. Arguing donald trump should never be president again. Rachel scott in iowa. Meantime, the Special Counsel investigation into former president trump. News coming tonight.
the united states of america. norah: former vice president mike pence jumps into the republican race for the white house, taking aim at his former boss, donald trump. i believe that anyone who put themselves the constitution should never be president of the united states. a florida woman is facing manslaughter at assault charges after a very disturbing shooting that is leading to new questions about the state stand your ground law. she had no weapon. she posed no imminent threat to anyone. the fight over transgender rights, meet 18 activist pushing back against a growing bounds on transgender care. what are you fighting for? the right to exist. speak of the vatican says pope francis is expected to be hospitalized for several days after undergoing abdominal surgery. norah: and rap icon tupac get some. usable musical we probably we hollywood walk of fame, the legendary tupac shakur. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this we
taylor budovich served in all incompassing role, how, he s ahead of the trump-aligned super pac maga inc. so what did jack smith s team want from him? he testified for about an hour, a source familiar told nbc news that among the questions he was asked was one about a past public statement on behalf of donald trump. that the former president did not retain classified documents, the source tells us jack smith s team wanted to know how he knew that. in other words, did someone tell him that, misleading him. and if so, who was that, or was he guessing. for his part, budowich tried to frame the questions react tifl publicly right after he appeared privately. we ll tell you what he said in a moment. the question we have now is that it? budowich with that decision. and hurt from mark. meadows and testimony from 24 secret service agents. joining me nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian and in florida, nbc legal analyst lisa aruba. lisa, let s start in florida.
clear that donald j. trump is a target of the investigation. we ll have legal analysis what that means for a possible indictment in just a moment. meanwhile trump s former running mate is now his newest challenger in the 2024 presidential race. we ll have more from mike pence s campaign launch. plus that hazardous haze that s been covering the northeast is expected to kick back up today. we ll get the latest time line for when the wildfire smoke from canada could finally clear out. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. nbc news has learned that former president donald trump s attorneys have been told that trump is a target of the justice department s investigation into the former president s handling of classified documents after he left the white house. prosecutors told trump s attorneys about their client being a target in that probe during their meeting monday at the doj headqu