and nbc news exclusive, a new record that the federal grand journey and the classified documents case is expected to meet this week. it is part of the justice department and special counsel jack smith investigation into the former president. they re meeting after a brief hiatus. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. this new report could signal a decision soon on whether to indict the former president. for more, i m joined now by one of the authors up the exclusive report, msnbc s julia ainsley. julia, welcome. tell me what you found out. well, what we know is that they are, what we expect is that the grand jury in the mar-a-lago case, remember jacques met the special counsel is looking at the former president trump s involvement in this mar-a-lago documents, as well as january six. we understand the grand jury is looking at his possible obstruction and classified documents in mar-a-lago will be mee
sanders-townsend. simone will be back tomorrow with a come for session with chested buttigieg on his new book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and the right-wing campaign to brand lgbtq books in schools and libraries. politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. tonight, crisis averted. earlier this afternoon, president biden signed a bill putting an end to a dramatic week. that saw the nation just days away from a preventable economic catastrophe. with the debt ceiling showdown settled, and made job numbers far stronger than expected, the president has strengthened his case for reelection going into a 2024 presidential race. that intensified this week on the republican side. with the two front runners for the gop nomination, donald trump and ron desantis, sharpening their attacks on biden, the debt deal, and each other this week. in key early primary states. but they re also contending with the growing pack seeking the nomination. former
also tonight, the mass shooting on the florida beach. families running for cover, some right into water. surveillance video of the moment shots were fired. nine people shot and wounded, including a 1-year-old baby. tonight the 911 calls just released. victor oquendo in florida. the president and the speaker with a deal to raise the debt ceiling. tonight, far right members of the house furious, some threatening kevin mccarthy s speakership. mccarthy will now need votes from republicans and democrats. rachel scott standing by with the bottom line tonight. do they have the votes? tonight, the pentagon with alarming new images showing a chinese fighter jet intercepting a u.s. reconnaissance plane. the chinese jet cutting within 400 feet of the plane s nose. and there is also breaking news involving north korea as we come on the air tonight. martha raddatz with reporting on both stories. also tonight, the war in ukraine and for the first time it is believed drones now attacking a
this is a disgrace that they are looking at this stuff. there was nothing done wrong, nothing whatsoever. new reporting from the washington post details a widening investigation in fulton county, georgia, into alleged election interference by mr. trump, broadening into other states and washington, d.c. this hour, ron desantis wraps up his first campaign tour of the early states in south carolina today, after trading political jabs with donald trump on the campaign trail. when i heard desanctimonious talk about eight years we can turn this around so quickly. anyone that tells you i will be done in one day or six months, you know, they are selling you a bill of goods. president biden prepares for his first oval office address tonight after the senate worked through the night and overcomes legislative hurdles to pass the debt ceiling bill and get it to his desk, delivering a bit political win for the president and speaker mccarthy. good day. i m andrea mitchell i
congressman byron donald. plus, the gut wrenching words of the a witness who watched as a gas station owner in south carolina chased down a 14-year-old and shot him in the back, quote, everyone s getting trigger happy. the shooter says he thought the teenager was shoplifting. he wasn t. now the gas station owner is facing charges, his store is in ruins after being vandalized by protesters and another community is in mourning. we begin with one of those rare days on capitol hill where high political drama and debate collide with the critical job of governing, in this case trying to keep the u.s. economy from going off the cliff, and no one knows exactly how it s going to play out. not only could tonight s vote seal the fate of the debt limit agreement between president biden and speaker mccarthy, it may also be a defining moment for mccarthy himself. he s been engaged in open warfare with far right republicans of the freedom caucus arguing over whether the legislation is a