here are tonight s headlines. the urgent rescues in kentucky and a state of emergency after flash flooding inundates homes and cars. plus, the devastation after a tornado forms in north carolina. former president trump is staying defiant after receiving a target letter in the january 6th investigation. obstruction of an official proceeding could be one of the charges. i didn t know practically what a subpoena was, and grand juries and all of this. but now i am, like, becoming an expert. i didn t have any option. norah: emotional testimony for women suing texas, who believe the state s abortion ban puts their lives at risk. i don t feel safe to have children in texas anymore. norah: cbs news exclusive. our interview with an irs whistle-blower, who claims the department of justice limited his hunter biden investigation. i was asking to do these certain things, and roadblock after roadblock was put up in front of me. norah: the mystery deepe
abortion ban, share the heart shattering experiences that led them to say, enough is enough. behind the scenes, new reporting from the white house today on what led vice president kamala harris to make an unscheduled trip to florida to confront the states republicans over new teaching guidelines about slavery. all that, plus breaking entertainment news, jamie foxx makes his first public comments since he was sidelined by an unspecified medical emergency. i went to hell and back. i went to recovery, had some as well. i m coming back. i m able to work. we have new numbers in on barbenheimer. the dueling debuts of barbie and oppenheimer this week. which one is ruling the box office so far? that s coming up later this hour. we begin this hour with the former president and his mounting legal troubles. william russell, a former aide to trump, testified before a grand jury for hours on thursday. we re learning what he was questioned about. let s bring in nbc news justice repor
accused of inhumane treatment at the border. what we re hearing about razor wire traps and disturbing orders to push migrants into the rio grande. plus new details about a u.s. soldier detained in north korea. official says he was actually being sent home before he bolted across the border. and the battle over penalty gone promotions. the details of the phone call between republican senator tommy tuberville and defense secretary lloyd austin. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with nbc s vaughn hillyard who s looking into the special counsel s focus on key battleground states. vaughn, i know you have been tracking developments in arizona and georgia. give us the latest. clearly the special counsel s office here at the heart of their investigation, they re looking into a potential pressure effort from donald trump and allies into those key states to overturn the election results in 2020. we now know, i am told, that former arizona
deepest love to michelle crag barak, kelly, and the sixth, irrepressible grandchildren whom she helped to raise. and so loved and in whom her kind and gentle spirit lives on marion robinson was 86 the skis cnn breaking news hello everyone. thank you for joining me. i m alison chemla radha in for fredricka whitfield today. so we do have breaking news out of florida, nasa officials are expected to speak soon. this will be the first time that they re speaking since rubbing the launch of boeing s historic starliner test flight today, an automatic hold stopped the countdown clock with less than four minutes to go. the two astronauts who were headed to the space station are now back at crew quarters after leaving the capsule. a short time ago cnn space and defense correspondent kristin fisher is live from the kennedy space center for us. so kristen as you explain to us, while we were all waiting and watching and hoping this what happened, this potential launch has been in the m
she heard the news. i just closed my eyes and said a little prayer and cried. reporter: michael brandt was a former bishop of the church in the valley. his wife, joy, and children also a part of the church. his concol injust completed a mission in alabama. all five were in sunday s fatal rollover crash that killed three members of this family. it s one thing three gone in one swoop is a lot. there s a mom who lost her husband, lost two children and sisters and brothers lost a dad and a sister and a brother. it s very hard. very emotional. reporter: joy has several broken bones. we re told she s conscious and speaking. kakoa is dealing with similar injuries. they need our love and support as much as they can. great people. we have great faith they are in a better place. reporter: mike talobot has known the family for decades and said the church is coming to their aid. when people have problems, we all gather around them and try to support them. that s what s happ