and good morning, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington following the continuing devastation from historic floods in kentucky. at this time at least 30 people are dead. thousands more are still trapped in their communities. with residents desperate for food, shelter, electricity, and clean drinking water. this morning kentucky governor andy beshear updating reporters on the devastation and search for survivors. i got to talk to some of the families here and the other places too. they don t have anything. i mean the clothes on their back, but happy to be alive and grateful for the folks that are helping out. on capitol hill, senate democrats are hoping to sell their colleague kyrsten sinema on a health care package than casts hundreds of billions into the climate and energy sectors. she has tremendous, tremendous input in these pieces of legislation. this is something everyone has worked on in the last eight months or more, and she basically insisted
steve bannon to testify publicly on the eve of his federal criminal contempt trial for refusing to honor the committee s subpoenas. among those scheduled tomorrow, a former spokesman for the oath keepers which played a central role in the coordination and execution of the capitol insurrection. just moments ago, president biden was joined by gun safety advocates at a white house event celebrating bipartisan legislation signed last month. while the administration is struggling with the grim reality, on the cover of today s new york times about how many in the president s own party as well as independents are souring on him. and hundreds of firefighters in california are in a desperate battle to protect 3,000-year-old historic sequoia trees from the wildfires. we begin with the january 6th insurrection. joining me now ali vitali, jeremy peters. and tim miller, author of why we did it. ali, take us through what we can expect this week from the hearings and how they might
that s your why. it s your purpose, and we will work with you every step of the way to achieve it. at pnc private bank, we ll help you take care of the how. so tell us - what s your why? i m katy tur, back for another hour here on msnbc. we start in illinois where mike pence is making a political appearance. this will be his first opportunity to respond to new criticism from his old boss, donald trump. the former president used his father s day weekend to confirmed he pressured his vice president to break the law, saying pence did not have the courage to overturn the results of the 2020 election. on capitol hill, the january 6th committee readies for the hearing tomorrow, to lay out the evidence it has on trump to pressure state officials to change election results. especially in georgia, with the secretary of state and his deputy expected to testify. also on capitol hill this hour, the fast-moving developments on gun reform. sources tell nbc news that senators could
about covid and how it could push inflation even higher. a rare joint interview, candid comments from ukraine s first family, revealing the toll the war has taken on them and families across ukraine. weekend weather extremes the record breaking heat wave for millions on the east coast and a new warning about who most at risk in these sweltering temperatures and in colorado, would you believe snow the price of hitting the road as the summer travel season begins gas prices and airfares soaring, and good luck getting a rental car. we have cost cutting tips as you plan your getaway. the special surprise for a group of third graders. a shot at a brighter future their families never expected this is nbc nightly news with kate know good evening with so many parents still struggling to find infant formula for their babies, today a first step getting all those bare shelves restocked. a military plane landed in indiana, carrying thousands of pounds of formula specifically
brian kemp in his race against trump-backed david perdue. trump versus pence. we ll also play more from elise jordan s eye-opening focus groups that she does with voters out of georgia. they re absolutely fascinating and give you a real sense of the state of play. with us, we have president on the council of foreign relations, richard haass, who has golf reporting for us this morning. very excited. we ll give him another chance. don t know how don t screw it up. this is your last chance. thank you for the support. former aid to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. analyst and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. white house bureau chief at politico. and also host of the circus, affairs analyst john heilemann. good to have you with us all this morning. president biden today said the u.s. military will get involved militarily if china invades its island neighbor. this is how the president answered a reporter s question this m