The abortion pill. The Southern State now trying to criminalize it as a dangerous controlled substance. And the man charged with attacking Nancy Pelosis husband with a hammer is back in court. What to expect at his state trial and the error that has the judge in his federal case calling for a redo. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We want to begin with nbcs dasha burns in fort pearce, florida, where the second of two hearings in trumps classified documents case is now underway. Dasha, things got a little heated this morning, but give us The Big Picture. Whats going on there . Yeah, it did. Let me get you up to speed here. This morning, the judge heard the motion to dismiss walt nautas case. In this motion, the defense alleges that when special counsel jack smith decided to charge nauta, he was doing so selectively and vindictively. Basically saying that it was a form of retaliation for nauta not fully cooperating with the investigation. Things got a little heated with the prosecution came up to refute those arguments. The prosecutor called it absolute garbage, and at one point, the judge actually had to admonish him saying you need to calm down. So a lot of passion this morning. Now we moved on to the second motion to dismiss charges against all three codefendants, so walt nauta, Carlos Deo Live here the defense says the indictment fails to lay out in plain and distinct language the violations of criminal law, alleging that instead, this is a personal and political attack against former President Trump. Now, interesting timing here. Just as we are listening to these arguments in court today, overnight there were new documents unsealed related to this case that gave us a lot of new information. When it comes to walt nauta, we got images of him carrying boxes from a storage room and moving them. This is june 1st, 2022, this image here. This was around the same time that trumps lawyers were looking to review documents in the Storage Facility to look for classified materials that should be returned to the government. And the prosecution says that these images are part of the evidence to show that nauta was part of a conspiracy to hide classified documents from the government. The other piece of information that we learned and you teased this a little bit in your intro, chris, is that when he learned the former president still had some classified materials in his bedroom at maralago months after the fbi searched maralago, and the judge overseeing those proceedings wrote, theres quote no excuses provided as to how the former president could miss classified marked documents in his own bedroom. All of this information newly unsealed. Not all of this is going to be addressed today. The judge here, judge cannon has been taking each motion, each piece of this process really one step at a time, which is why the time line here has been so slow, and now, were not necessarily expecting anything to really move forward here in terms of a trial until after november, chris. Dasha burns, thank you. Lets go to iowa now, where the damage from a Tornado Outbreak is truly horrific. Nbcs Shaquille Brewster is on the ground in greenfield where multiple deaths have been reported. That town, i mean, to say it was hard hit is an understatement. What can you tell us . Reporter yeah, well, chris, we just learned exactly how hard hit it was. We just learned from the National Weather service that based on initial assessments, it was at least an ef 3 tornado. That means there were those wind speeds exceeding 135 miles an hour, as it tore through this town. The devastation so extensive, so widespread that theyre keeping us out of town. You can only go inside with the police escort. I went through, and you see what youre looking at on your screen right there. You saw homes completely removed from their foundations. Cars flipped over, i talked to a lady who was stuck in her basement, trapped in her basement for about 45 minutes until she was rescued by both Family Members and first responders. I want you to listen to what we heard from the governor during an update this morning . It is still a Search Mission as far as were looking to make sure all residents are accounted for. When we have this many homes that have been destroyed and just fully demolished. It is just horrific. Its hard to describe until you can actually see the devastation. Reporter you hear Officials Say this is still a Search Mission. Theyre saying, or at least theyre not specifying how many people were killed. Just saying that multiple poem people were killed, multiple people were injured. This is all part of a system thats responsible for nearly two dozen reported tornadoes yesterday alone. Not just here in iowa. We also know reports in nebraska, in wisconsin, in illinois. This is a system that is now making its way east, threatening people all the way from texas all the way up to upstate new york. Chris. Shaquille brewster, thank you. In louisiana, State Senators will now take up a bill that would classify Abortion Pills as dangerous controlled substances. Opening up the possibility of prison sentences. Nbcs Hallie Jackson is following this story for us. What are the details of this bill, and what are the chances it gets signed into law . Hey, good to be with you. What are the chances this gets signed into law . Pretty good, right. It goes to the state senate this afternoon. They have to reconcile the bill essentially before it goes to the governors desk. He is expected to sign it into law at some point, which would make louisiana the first state in the country to essentially criminalize these two key abortion drugs in this manner, by reclassifying them as controlled dangerous substances, in the same category as depressants such as xanax. What are the details of this bill. It has this reclassification attached to the bill itself. The bills author talked about how he brought this forward because his sister, and stay with me here, his sister was essentially slipped an abortion drug without her consent by her then husband who was sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to a lesser charge involved in this. His intent is so bad actors cant do something critical. Critics say this is a slippery slope. And some include doctors in the state of louisiana. 280 of them have signed on to a letter that suggests this is not scientifically sound. It is not based in science. They point to the Maternal Mortality rate in louisiana, and could create confusion and misinformation for patients. These drugs are used in many instances, beyond abortion access, for example, to induce labor. Theyre used to manage miscarriages as well. Theres real concern here about what this could do. Pregnant women who have a valid prescription are allowed to have access to these drugs. Keep in mind, louisiana has some of the most restrictive Abortion Laws in the first place, not medication abortion, not surgical abortions New York City no exception for rape or incest, only the life of the mother. What happened in louisiana is a blueprint moving forward. Hallie jackson, thank you. Jury selection is underway today in the state trial of a man charged with attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. While this trial gets underway, theres an issue with sentencing on federal charges. Get us up to speed. Reporter that issue essentially breaks down to human error. Lets go back to last week, it is the sentencing of david depape, sentenced 30 years for the assault on paul pelosi, the attempted kidnapping of nancy pelosi. The court by way of the judge by law has to ask the person being sentenced if they have anything more to add during the hearing. Are they remorseful, is there an apology that will be issued. Do they have a bomb shell that will influence the sentencing. Apparently that didnt happen. By way of prosecutors being good citizens, they file a motion to the judge. The judge reads a motion, bringing to their attention, and say, yeah, i screwed up here. There will be another sentencing happening in about six days or so, a resentencing, if you will. The question is will anything change. Will this influence maybe create a new sentence . It is very unlikely based on the severity of the crime, the overwhelming evidence, including video evidence, statements that depape has made. Statements that the judge has made about depape, unlikely that any of this will change. Remember, this is on top of the state trial happening now. Jury selection underway. Five charges amounting to life in prison if hes convicted. All of this with new resentencing happening in six days. Steve patterson, thank you. We are following tragic news out of pennsylvania where two people are dead, three others injured after a Workplace Shooting in chester. It happened at a family owned Linen Business with officials describing the suspect as a disgruntled employee. The local d. A. Told our affiliate what happened today is everyones worst nightmare. They came to work to live the american dream. They came to work to work hard, play by the rules and get ahead in their lives, and today, two of them are laying on the ground dead, three others are in the hospital, should never have happened. Officials say while the suspect had had issues with colleagues in the past, there was nothing to suggest a shooting was possible. In 90 seconds, the judge getting ready to issue critical Jury Instructions in trumps Hush Money Trial. Well talk to the attorney who helped prepare Michael Cohen for the stand on whether he thinks his testimony will determine the outcome of this case. E of this e vo dan made progress with his Mental Health. But his medication caused unintentional movements in his face, hands, and feet called tardive dyskinesia, or td. So his doctor prescribed austedo xr a oncedaily td treatment for adults. As you go with austedo austedo xr significantly reduced dans td movements. Some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. With austedo xr, dan can stay on his Mental Health meds dan cool hair vo austedo xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or actions in patients with huntingtons disease. 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Today the judge in Donald TrumpsHush Money Trial is likely working on critical Jury Instructions after telling lawyers that hell have a draft for them by tomorrow to help them prepare for Closing Arguments coming up next tuesday. And while a guilty verdict would require the jury to unanimously agree that trump falsified business documents to commit or conceal a crime, the judge has already decided it doesnt matter if the jury has different opinions on exactly what crim trump was allegedly trying to cover up. Joining us now, one of the attorneys that helped the star witness, Michael Cohen, prepare for his testimony, joshua cole. Good to see you. Let me ask The Big Picture question first, how important are the Jury Instructions as far as what happens at the end of the trial . They are quite important. They are the instructions by which the jury will understand how to apply the facts they have heard throughout the course of the trial to the law. Its the last word the jury will hear before they go to deliberate, and thats why the arguments we heard yesterday, theyre quite technical, a bit wonky, they are incredibly important, there was a lot put into this by the defense attorney, emil bove, putting that before judge merchan. What we hear tomorrow will be important in analyzing what we hear in Closing Arguments. Michael cohen, you spent a lot of time with him, his testimony has been the subject of much debate, widely praised in some circles. On the right, a lot of people said it was a disaster, they literally used the word disaster. Let me ask you quickly about things they say was a disaster, start with the 60,000 from the Trump Organization he admits he stole, and say this shows you a guy that cant be trusted. One more piece of evidence. They say he admits now. The only reason the defense knew about this in the first instance is michael wrote about this in his book four years ago disloyal, he has been on a journey, of making amends, telling the truth about what happened, even some of the checkered things that happened, things he may not have been proud of. He felt aggrieved and upset when his bonus was cut by 2 3. It may not have been his proudest moment, but it was something he was forthright about. It speaks to the credibility he walks into the courtroom with that he can fully reckon with all of the events that happened, and speak about it openly and honestly where it will allow someone like trumps defense team to be able to use that against him from his perspective. You talk about a journey, clearly in the closing argument, the defense is going to say, that journey was about making money. Thats all Michael Cohen wanted to do then, and all he wants to do now. Get at donald trump, and make money off of it. Yeah, well, you know, its interesting. Most cooperators have some reason to testify. Usually they have Something Like their liberty at stake or their familys liberty at stake if theyre a cooperating witness here. Michael cohen has served his time. He went to prison. Hes not on trial here. Hes here to tell the truth about what happened and to continue to tell the story that he has been telling for the past six years. Obviously, he has a certain feeling about donald trump. I think anyone whos gone through what he went through would have a certain feeling of animus or frustration with the former president. But acknowledging that goes directly towards why he was such a powerful witness in this trial. All right. Let me ask you about what may be a very key point, a 96second phone call, that first of all, the defense says was too fast, but also that it was about a conversation about Harassing Phone Calls that Michael Cohen was getting from a 14yearold. Of course his testimony is that he was updating donald trump on the hush money that was paid to Stormy Daniels. How can a jury possibly say, which of those stories to believe. There is no unimpeachable fact, right, that shows us what that conversation was about or is there . Heres what we know. We know to start with that the way Michael Cohen and donald trump spoke to each other was very brief. They were able to accomplish a lot in a short period of time, even on the most sensitive matters and the jury heard that for themselves on the recording when they were discussing the Karen Mcdougal matter. They could have talked about it fast, but whos to say thats what they talked about . Michael cohen is. Hes been completely insistent that he spoke to donald trump on that day, spoke to him throughout that period of time. You know, its very common for a witness to be refreshed about a recollection when they see Text Messages or Something Like the Text Messages he was shown during the crossexamination about the 14yearold kid. Theres nothing inconsistent about the testimony he gave on direct examination that he spoke to donald trump to basically say were Going Forward with the Stormy Daniels matter. Thats in sum and substance, and to speak quickly with Keith Schiller and say im getting these Harassing Phone Calls, what should i do. And schiller says, send me the message, ill send to Michael Cohen. We saw the picture of trump and schiller together, just mere minutes before the call happened, which shows exactly, a, the common way that schiller and trump were next to each other all the time, cohen would have known that. And b, the inference is quite clear about what could have happened. Oh, he lied. Oh, there was some kind of half truth. I think thats overstating it grossly. His memory was fully refreshed on crossexamination, and one more point, i would make, chris, thats just worth noting. The only reason the defense knows that is because they were given the information from Michael Cohens phone. He voluntarily handed the phone over as part of the investigation. So, you know, there was much adieu about it. It was a moment. Todd blanche certainly made a lot of it. I saw that in person sitting a few inches away from him. Did it