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place this week. so what changed? and playing out in the last few hours, a preview of what will be one of the biggest cases in our nation s history, the united states versus donald j. trump. the former president s lawyers, jack smith s team, and u.s. district judge chutkan all face-to-face in court for the first time. it s high stakes going head to head over the parameters of a protective order dictating who, including trump and under what circumstances should be trusted with government evidence. the dramatic new details from behind closed doors and what it all could mean for the judge s first ruling in the case. and paradise lost in hawaii, a bird s eye view of what s left of lahaina, after wildfires ripped through the island. this apocalyptic scene won t be the last with other fires still burning and hundreds still missing in what has now become the second deadliest fire in modern u.s. history. one local now grieving the loss of his home and his father s ashes. ....
officials expected to speak this hour after prosecutors ask for a dna swab from the suspected serial killer. it is 10:00 eastern. we made it to friday. thanks for being here. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. this morning, donald trump is gearing up for yet another trial. he is set to appear before a d.c. federal judge in about three weeks and that hearing set after former president and 2024 gop front-runner pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election. now, his dramatic courtroom appearance just a few minutes walk from where the january 6th violence unfolded. joining us now is nbc s garrett haake, one of the few reporters who got to go inside the courtroom with trump. nbc news correspondent dasha burns is here with us, and carol lam, former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst. so, let s start with garrett, because in addition to hearing donald trump s not guilty plea, the judge also set some conditions for trump a ....
getting trump to trial for election interference before he s the nominee almost certainly gone. before the rnc convention, unlikely there ta. so what happens now? plus, a horrific tragedy. at least 100 killed according to the health ministry, locals blame israeli forces for opening fire. what are the implications for the wider war, and what about the hostage deal that president biden had suggested could be just days away? and the political showdown playing out in texas today over the one issue that voters say rises above all others. can president biden and former president trump, two men who have had their shot at fixing the border before, convince voters they can fix it now? but we start with donald trump s legal and political calendar being rewritten in realtime, with start dates for two and potentially three of his four criminal trials now up in the air, a direct result of the former president s strategy to try to run out the clock. and the supreme court s deci ....
all right, what a fraet great way to end, and guess what, i have great news, get ready, t.j., alex witt is up next. i m so excited. alex witt picks up the coverage right now. and congratulations, rev. go alex. very cool to have friends in high places. right now on msnbc, sos messages, no cell service for thousands of americans this morning. we re going to have the latest on the coast to coast outages and why it s raising serious safety concerns. the final two days before the south carolina primary, donald trump dominating the field if the polls are to be believed, but catching heat not just from democrats but members of his own party. we re going to tell you who in just a moment. and later, signs of hope in the middle east. a top israeli official says there is potential movement for a hostage deal. coming up, i ll talk to congressman adam smith who s in the region and spoke with benjamin netanyahu. it is a minute past 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m alex witt in ....
july has been historically hot, and it s not over yet. good morning. thanks for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. let s head to our nation s capitol where members of the grand jury hearing evidence about election interference have started to arrive at the district courthouse in washington. we don t know if they re hearing from more witnesses. we also don t know if they re prepared to vote on a potential third indictment for donald trump. we do know that trump s political and legal teams are preparing for that possibility today according to three sources. nbc news justice correspondent ken dilanian is there and former prosecutor glenn kirschner. members of the grand jury have been spotted there. what do we know about what s happening? reporter: there s not a lot that we do know at this point. what we know is members of the grand jury, the grand jury that we re focused on, started coming into the building around 8:30 this ....