with artemis, we are going to stay. proving humanity. can live on the moon. mars. and other worlds. the countdown is on. a historic launch just hours away that could pave the way for a mission to mars. newsroom starts right now. hello everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredicka whitfield. we begin with major developments into the investigation of former president donald trump, the director of national intelligence now telling congress she is conducting a damage assessment of the classified documents seized by federal officials from the president s home. according to the heavily redacted affidavit released on friday, 184 classified documents were recovered from mar-a-lago in january months before the fbi search, some of which were labeled among the highest classifications of top secret intelligence, and there is new movement in the courtroom. a federal judge overseeing the case says she has preliminary intent to appoint a special mas s master as trump requested
emergency units going to the scene to get that situation under control. so we re working to reach out to people that were at this parade. we re getting tweets from people who were actually at this parade. what we re hearing and seeing from those reports are that someone, one person told us they heard 20 to 25 gunshots ring out at the beginning of this parade, which started at about 10:00 a.m. central time. that same person also told us that they believed to see someone who was bloodied and on the ground. we also know about two local lawmakers that were there. one of them was actually about to march in that parade, was at the starting point, and he actually tweeted this. this is congressman brad schneider. he said today a shooter struck in highland park during the independence day parade. my campaign team and i were gathering at the start of the parade when the shooting started. my team and i are safe and secure. we re monitoring the situation closely and are in touch with the
being? we like a turtle? come on man. seriously? i m jonathan kaye part, this is the sunday show. this sunday, we are getting ready for the january six committees, primetime hearing, this thursday. that will focus on donald trump s 187 minutes of inaction, during the insurrection. crucial to that recounting, could be deleted text messages from the day before, and day of the insurrection. the committee has subpoenaed the secret service, to turn over phone records, by tuesday. after the inspector general, for homeland security, reported the missing messages. at the last hearing, the committee revealed, that trump is accused of witness tampering. a source tells nbc news, he tried to call a member of the white house support staff, who has been talking to the panel. the committee is also considering seeking testimony, from former vice president, mike pence. and trump himself. and trump s legal woes, extend beyond what is happening in washington. this week, yahoo news reported th
flank, including new troop movements, equipment, shipments, and military installations. some of them permanent. all of this as russia s relentless war on ukraine grinds on. so many significant developments to get to there. back here in the united states, groundbreaking testimony from a former top aide in the trump white house, cassidy hutchinson, describing in great detail the former president s state of mind that on and around january 6th, and his actions, also testifying that trump was personally aware of the potential for violence that day. listen. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president saying to the effect of, i don t effing care they have weapons, they re not here to hurt me, take the effing mags away, let my people in, they can march to the capitol from here. she also testified that former white house counsel pat cipollone warned that trump and others could be criminally liable if they had gone to the capitol that day. as she testi
Today on inside politics, panic, pain, and fear of whats next. Israeli forces are ramping up air strikes in response to hamas Terrorist Attack. The barbaric attack in israel just over two weeks ago. The idf says 320 Quote Terror Targets were struck in gaza overnight including tunnels and Operational Command centers used by hamas. New video from gaza city shows the aftermath of those strikes this morning. Streets reduced to rubble. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, sources tell cnn the white house is pushing for a pause on any Ground Incursion into gaza. A move they hope will allow time to get much needed aid to gaza and more hostages freed. Since hamas released two american hostages on friday, there is still hope that the 222 others kidnapped during the October 7th Attack in israel could go home, too. The Biden Administration is sidestepping questions about israels plans for the next phase against their war on hamas, but theyre working vigorously to try to stop it from spreading acro