is willing to unseal some portions of the document. also this morning, ukrainian president zelenskyy warns the world could be on the verge of a nuclear disaster as a volatile situation unfolds at a power plant. meanwhile, be in los angeles, 50,000 students did not show up for the first day of school. we ll talk about challenges facing the l.a. unified school district with a new superintendent. and with the federal pause set this month, the president faces uncertainty in his own party. we begin with a surprising development of the fbi search from former president trump s mar-a-lago resort. they are reviewing the affidavit for potential reactions after the judge, who approved the warrant, said he is inclined to unseal parts of it. the judge gave the department until next thursday to submit proposed redactions. it is very fortunate for the public to have as much as information as he can about this unprecedented church. it is a partial victory for president trump and m
greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re
inflation reduction act into law. we ll talk about the impact it will have on families with congressman gregory meeks. we begin this very busy hour with the results of last night s critical primary races. liz cheney, once the third most powerful republican in congress, lost her primary bid last night to her trump-backed challenger by a whopping 37%. here s some of what she said about her political future in an interview with today. are you thinking about running for president? that s a decision i ll make in the coming month. i m not going to make any announcements this morning, but it s something i m thinking about and will make a decision in the coming months. a different story for another trump critic in alaska. senator murkowski finished first in her primary bid, allowing her to advance to the general race. but she won t be the only republican on the ballot. the candidate endorsed by donald trump will advance to the november midterms. here to start us off is
trump s white house counsel pat cipollone and deputy patrick philbin were both interviewed by the fbi about sensitive documents stored at mar-a-lago. this as the fallout from the fbi s mar-a-lago search becomes a comes to a critical juncture tomorrow. a judge will hear arguments about whether to release the affidavit behind the search, something donald trump wants and the doj opposes. even now, as donald trump s legal troubles mount, his grip on the republican party is tightening. and he just purged one of his high-profile critics. republican liz cheney lost her primary race to a trump-backed opponent by a landslide. but while a cheney may be out of a seat, earlier on today, she made it clear she s not going anywhere and will keep up her fight against trump. there s no political office that s more important than the principles that we take an oath defend. and i believe that donald trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. and i think that def
i m jose diaz-balart. i ll see you tomorrow night on nbc nightly news saturday. you can always reach me on twitter and instagram @jdbalart. please follow the show @jdbalartmsnbc. thank you for the privilege of your time. lindsey reiser picks up with more news right now. good friday morning. i m lindsey reiser, live from msnbc headquarters in new york. right now, the countdown is on. six days, that s how much time the justice department has to submit its proposed redactions to the affidavit used to secure the fbi s search of donald trump s mar-a-lago estate. how much of it will we actually see and what could it reveal about the broader investigation. we ll talk to experts about the details investigators would want to keep secret. also this hour, a political jolt from senator mitch mcconnell. i think there s probably a