this morning the wnba star brittney griner is in a moscow court for her first trial hearing, this after russian authorities accused her of smuggling drugs into the country. griner has already spent the last 130 days in a russian jail. officials have now extended her detention for six months pending the outcome of this trial. we should note the state department has said griner has been, quote, wrongfully detained. last night, cnn s abby phillip sat down with griner s wife for an exclusive interview. you ll hear part of that conversation in just a moment. back at home, though, new developments in the january 6th investigation. sources tell cnn that someone tried to influence the testimony of cassidy hutchinson, the former trump white house aide who shared damning details about what the former president was doing as the capitol attack unfolded. we ll have much more on that just ahead. we begin, though, this morning, in moscow. cnn s senior international correspondent frederik
these people are working, farm workers are working from sunrise to sunset, by the time they get home and ask for transportation and pay to go and find they find nothing. it s so terrible. this has been a big, big issue. i thank you for being with us. thank you for doing what you do on a daily basis. it s been great to have you here with us this morning. that wraps up the hour for me. see you tomorrow night on nbc news saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. good day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. president biden is trying to show he is taking action in response to the supreme court s abortion decision. it s not clear what he can do without congress. just back from nato, the president will meet with nine democratic governors virtually to talk about steps they can take to protect abortion access. the white house is trying to increase the availability of abortion pills as recent cou
rating is cratering. the white house and the senate and the house. voter wills hold us accountable. can democrats convince voters to focus on abortion and donald trump? the ex-president said he made his 2024 decision. american carnage. that s donald trump s new legacy. the watergate break-in is like a cub scout meeting compared to this assault. how pennsylvania s senate race became all about the jersey shore. i heard that you moved from new jersey to pennsylvania to look for a job but jersey will not forget you. inside politics sourced by the best reporters now. hello and welcome. i m abby phillip. for the second time in seven months joe manchin stuck a dagger in the heart of the biden administration. he s rejecting a plan with higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy to fight climate. manchin fights inflation that ham strung the biden administration. economists say the bill has nothing to do with prices but manchin told chuck schumer that he is not convin
good morning. it s saturday, july 2nd. i m boris sanchez. right now hundreds of flight vs been cancelled or delayed across the u.s. threatening to spoil the july 4th holiday for many people. arms are being put to the test and pushed to the brink as the number of people traveling by plane climbs to near pre-pandemic levels. staffing issue, cancellations and summer storms have caused headaches for airlines and travelers. we got to get home. we got a flight. it is going to be cancelled, they need to let us know now. it s saying my flight was last seen near new york. it s not really saying. it s not really telling me what s going on. nearly 1500 flights in the united states have been delayed so far. cancellations, as you can see, over 450. aaa is predicting that 3.5 million people will fly this weekend. an additional 42 million are expected to hit the road and drive to their holiday destination. the silver lining for those drivers and this is the absolute thinnest a silve
so many travel nightmares ghislaine maxwell s 20-year sentence for sex trafficking underaged women for jeffrey epstein. and our exclusive with the tennis player who had the ultimate save announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone jaw-dropping testimony here in washington in today s short notice january 6th hearing focusing on former president donald trump s actions that day that may have included trying to wrestle away the wheel of the presidential vehicle in order to get to the capitol where his supporters were gathering we were also told today the ex-president waved off concerns about armed supporters at his rally that preceded the attack. trump quoted as saying they re not here to hurt me. let them in. let my people in. the stunning stories came from the day s only live witness, 25-year-old cassidy hutchinson, an assistant to former trump chief of staff mark meadows she was in the west wing on january 6th and is now offering pot