To a point. In my opinion, this trial despite what dates anybodys asking for or anything else, it is not going to happen before the election. Plus, the aloha spirit on maui, Lahaina Strong Spray painted on the side of an overpass, but that phrase is being tested every single day. The Recovery Process there painfully slow. Now a key official has resigned as authorities admit theyve searched just 40 of the burn zone. Weve got the latest straight ahead. And deadlier wildfires, record breaking heat and stronger hurricanes all tied to Climate Change, a new study now finds the massive role the richest americans have when it comes to climate emissions, but they arent the ones paying the price. Ill speak with the lead author of that study. But we begin with the move that brings to mind the old adage go big or go home. Former president Donald Trumps lawyers are now officially asking for a major delay in his federal Election Interference Trial in washington, d. C. , asking the judge to push it t
Bringing people into your cause, not turning them away. And with donald trump strapped for cash, the New York Times is reporting he met with the worlds richest man, elon musk. Did the man behind the book Think Like A Billionaire convince this billionaire to help him out . Plus, what this epic rematch means for Down Ballot Races including control of congress as Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell endorses the former president. Weve got all of that coming up. But we begin with the next critical 31 hours for president joe biden, now putting the finishing touches on a speech hell likely have the biggest audience between now and november. The State Of The Union is tomorrow night, and its right on the heels of donald trump becoming the Presumptive Republican nominee. The president is expected to contrast his vision for america with trumps apocalyptic view. They want open borders, and open borders are going to destroy our country. We need borders and free and fair elections. Our cities are
Results of the president ial election. Coming up, well dig deeper into the indictment and the former president s defense. Can trump be charged with lying if he believes what he said was true . The answer may hinge, at least in part, at least on district judge Tanya Chutkan, a vet ran on cases involving january 6th defendants. What members of congress are claiming and will it be a jury of his peers or the electorate who render the final verdict . We begin with tomorrows arraignment in a d. C. Federal court where donald trump will be formally charged for repeatedly spreading lies as part of an elaborate criminal scheme with the ultimate goal to hang on to power by any means necessary. In fact, trump is raising four federal counts including three conspiracy, to defraud the United States, to obstruct an official proceeding and to impede the peoples right to vote. Ever since the news broke, the former president , his allies and attorneys have been working furiously to smear jack smith and t
on a singular message that this election will decide whether american democracies survives. will those words move voters? plus, the u.s. scrambling today to find partners for peace in the middle east, even as the israel-hamas war threatens to spin out of control. will secretary of state antony blinken s fourth trip overseas break new ground. and a new front in the war of transgender rights. the stakes are high whether trans americans can run for office using the names they choose. i ll talk to vanessa joy who says she was kis disqualified from her race in ohio because of a law she believes could put other trans candidates at risk. we start with the president s massive political gamble, betting that voters will rally around him as the defender of democracy and reject donald trump s dystopian vision of america. that message is at the heart of a big speech he ll give near valley forge this afternoon and is expected to be the framework for his campaign going forward. they d
so what is dhs secretary mayorkas doing during his visit there? happening as we speak. to convince folks the government has things under control. and the gunman accused of shooting five people in atlanta is expected in court later today less than 24 hours after he was captured, why the police chief says technology was key to making the arrest. we are going to start, though, with the breaking news, four members of the right wing militia group the proud boys have been found guilty of rare seditious conspiracy charges, all of them now facing the possibility of spending up to 50 years behind bars. this is just a partial verdict. the jury was considering more than 40 counts against the five defendants, and is yet to decide several of them including a seditious conspiracy charge against the fifth man, dominick pizzola. i want to go ahead and bring in nbc s ryan reilly outside the courthouse in washington, carol lamb is a former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, and ma