crucial witnesses in any of these trump probes. i m talking about the man atop the white house during the january 6th insurrection, and he was chief of staff during that period, chaotic and otherwise of trump s departure when we know the secretive classified documents were taken, stolen, or mishandled. the man you see on the screen is your witness, mark meadows. the times has just crossed that news in the last few minutes. we have that news. we ve also got this video, providing a rare look at trump council jack smith heading to work today, apparently escorted by security. msnbc news cameras with this exclusive. i want to show you what we have here. it s the first known video of smith going about his job, going to work in this role. the at the high stakes job with where his approach has been discreet, secretive, and low profile. we can show you how the reporter did his job today, asked the questions, and smith responded by showing exactly how he does his job no comment wha
Leaving the white house. Stand by for our exclusive report. Plus, we are awaiting a final vote in the House Of Representatives on the Debt Limit Deal. This hour ill be getting reaction from a key Progressive Democrat who says she is voting no. Also tonight, attacks on russian territory appear to be escalating. Kremlin officials calling the situation near the Ukrainian Border alarming. One day after Drone Strikes shook the russian capital city of moscow. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzers on assignment. Im Alex Marquardt, and youre in the Situation Room. And lets get straight to cnns new exclusive reporting on this Special Counsels criminalvection of former president donald trump. Katelyn polantz and paula reid have been working their sources. They are joining us now with the latest. Kaitlan, i want to go to you first. What are you learning about this critical key new piece of evidence . Well, alex, this is an audiotape that the Just
tonight did white house chief of staff mark meadows ever indicate that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6? he did seek that pardon, yes, ma am. whatever trump did in his effort to overturn the election and take classified documents home with him, there s a good chance mark meadows was privy to it. now he could be playing a pivotal role in the special counsel investigation. major developments in the shooting death of a.j. owens. the suspect who police say fired through the front door, killing the florida mother of four, has been arrested. for first time, we are seeing the heartbreaking aftermath as video shows a.j. seeking help for his dying mom. we begin with big developments in the special counsel investigation into donald trump s mishandling of classified documents. new reporting tonight indicates that federal prosecutors formally told trump s lawyers last week that trump is a target of the criminal investigation, accordi
spokesperson from the israeli defense forces. new this morning, supreme court could soon tackle trump s eligibility to run for president in colorado. how it could affect the 2024 election across the country. plus, house republicans ramping up their impeachment probe of president biden. what they re now demanding from the white house about biden s son hunter. and new video of the horror of the maui wildfires, what nbc news has learned about what went wrong as the flames destroyed a beloved community. hey, everybody. and good to see you. welcome to our second hour here on msnbc. we re going to begin this hour with breaking news out of the israel-hamas war. a second american hostage in gaza has been declared dead. judy weinstein, a 70-year-old, was fatally injured in the october 7th attack. her husband was also killed. this is happening as israeli forces are expanding their new battle zone today as they push further into central gaza, where many civilians sought shelter
leaving the white house. stand by for our exclusive report. plus, we are awaiting a final vote in the house of representatives on the debt limit deal. this hour i ll be getting reaction from a key progressive democrat who says she is voting no. also tonight, attacks on russian territory appear to be escalating. kremlin officials calling the situation near the ukrainian border alarming. one day after drone strikes shook the russian capital city of moscow. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer s on assignment. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. and let s get straight to cnn s new exclusive reporting on this special counsel s criminalvection of former president donald trump. katelyn polantz and paula reid have been working their sources. they are joining us now with the latest. kaitlan, i want to go to you first. what are you learning about this critical key new piece of evidence? well, alex, this i