hour of chris jansing reports. i m alex witt. ahead for us, kevin spacey on trial. the oscar award winning actor appears in court on multiple count of sexual assault. we re live in london. plus, a scathing report in the wake of jeffrey epstein s death. the d.a. blasts prisoner workers for multiple failures. a russian missile strike targets a crowded ukrainian restaurant right at dinner time. also, trump s growing legal woes, word that his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, met with the special counsel s office. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we will begin with nbc s vaughn hillyard who s following the latest trump legal troubles. what can you tell us about rudy giuliani and the legal team. rudy giuliani is a lynch pin in so many of what is a large web around january 6th and the special counsel s investigation. at this point in time, we know that in fulton county in the district attorney s investigation there, he has already been togethe
here are tonight s top headlines. a restriction to the power of the biden administration as the president condemned today s ruling. i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. today s decision has closed one path. now we re going to pursue another. a new record for the july 4th holiday. aaa is predicting that nearly 51 million of us in this country will be on the move. tsa and airlines expect airports to stay busy all the way through next week. the storms and heat will continue into our holiday weekend. john: actors poised to strike. the current contract for the screen actors guild nears expiration, while the writers guild hits day 60 of their strike. we are here as actors today, standing in solidarity with writers. [applause] riots erupted across france, for a third straight night, following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop. and the oscar goes to. alan arkin, in little miss sunshine. actor and broo
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russia, tanks and armed forces on the streets, yevgeny to take under control. a missile fired at a helicopter. the leaders of the mercenaries calling it a call of justice before suddenly halting the march. what prompted the change of heart? moscow on edge, sand could mean for russia and the war in ukraine. president biden consulting with top u.s. military officials and america s allies. team coverage tonight in panel, and patrick in yung. and elizabeth standing by at the white house. also developing tonight, a bridge collapse sends a freight train tumbling into one of america s most treasured rivers. self tanker cars are leaking into the yellow stone river. authorities rushing to contain the spill. three police officers charged with murder. the disturbing body cam video showing those officers opening fire on a woman inside her home, apparently suffering from a mental health crisis. the hunt for clues in the deadly implosion near the ruins of the titanic. could audio recordi
prigozhin accused russian defense minister sure gate shoigu of ordering a rocket strike on wagner s camps. in ukraine, but hours later after reportedly traveling some 120 miles outside of moscow, the wagner group leader ordered his forces to halt their march on the capital city, and return to their camps. in a post on telegram, prigozhin said the move was done in order to avoid russian bloodshed. now, this follows an announcement from belarus that the russian ally and neighbor had negotiated a deal to de-escalate the situation. kremlin spokesperson dimitri peskov provided some details of the compromise. russia s criminal case against prigozhin, that would be closed and he would go into exile and remain in belarus. moreover, wagner fighters who participated in today s offense will not be prosecuted. now, before we begin our reporting coverage for the hour, we want to give you some more context on this group, the wagner group. it is important to russia, its importance to the fi