Cases, he could face a fourth before the month is out. Were following Economic News this morning, with the latest jobs report telling us about the economy, three days after the u. S. Had its Credit Rating downgraded. At the southern border, the humanitarian crisis intensifies after a body was found inside the floating barrier in the rio grande meant to keep migrants from crossing into the u. S. Plus, two american sailors facing serious charges this morning, accused of spying on the u. S. For china in exchange for thousands of dollars. And taylor swifts monster sold out concert tour has more dates and what is predicted to be the most successful tour of all time. This morning, former President Trump back at his new jersey home in bedminster after spending an historic day in a washington, d. C. Courtroom. Trump pleaded not guilty to four felony counts related to efforts to thwart the transfer of power after the 2020 election. In brief remarks to the press, the former president called his
To, them because they have such Good Chemistry and stuff, why dont you go sit with them, and im like, yeah thats great, if it, acadia call you. [laughter] ali. Need to blame a r]johnson The Republicans in nethe house, because were still in d. C. Because we didnt know government shutdown. That situation. Thats how were gonna do this. When you all are in new york, you noticing . I get up early for this. I want to be on the show with you guys. Good to tsee you. Have yourself gua good day, and well see you tomorrow morning. Velshi starts now. By, ali. Good morning. A saturday, march the 2nd. Amal youll see in another universe, i would be telling you right now about how we are just two days away from the start of the Momentous First Criminal Trial against a former president. Instead, that trial seems like it t. May not happen this year, and if the former president returns ifto the white house, i may not happen at. All major new Developments Thise Week Have Cast Out On whether well see trial
you, rachel. feel better. now, tonight, we start in gaza, where the israeli military is deep into what it is calling the second stage of its war with hamas. israeli soldiers and tanks are slowly advancing deeper into gaza. the new york times and the washington post are reporting this evening that the israeli military has now reached the outskirts of gaza city. it remains unclear if these movements are the much anticipated ground invasion or a preview of that invasion, or whether israel may yet decide against a full scale invasion. the biden administration for its part is urging israel not to invade and occupy gaza. but in a rare news conference earlier, prime minister netanyahu made clear that his country s operations and military operations will continue, casting the fight against hamas as a battle between good and evil. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the israeli gaza border, and he filed this report tonight. reporter: israeli prime minister netan
was legally appointed as special counsel, you heard that right. trump s lawyers argued that the attorney general s ability to appoint smith was comparable to the power of a shadow government, she questioned whether that was a realistic assessment but as we came to expect, she also displayed distress of the prosecutors. also the new york times reports that federal judges in south florida advised cannon to not take this case when it was assigned to her last year. cannon of course, refused. and here we are, we have to former federal prosecutors here to break it all down. legal analyst kristi greenberg, she s a former deputy chief for the southern district of new york and senior writer for political magazine, ankush khardori, welcome back to both. kristi you described the meeting as a meeting that could ve been and email. have you ever been to a meeting and you re sitting there wondering why are we here. this could have easily been resolved with an order, the question is basi
doesn t have to show up at that hearing. there will be filings from both sides well in advance of that hearing laying out what should be the intended trial date and that hearing which will be overseen by a different judge than yesterday, the trial judge, judge chutkan, intends to set a trial date at that hearing. the prosecutors made it very clear they want to move quickly on this. donald trump s attorneys the opposite, they took the latest possible date available to them to even have that next hearing. and made clear they want a substantial amount of time before the trial starts. ideally after the election. but you ll see a significant debate on how soon or not proceedings get under way in this case. and, joyce, inside the courtroom, the judge warned trump not to commit any crimes as he awaits trial. she also said, quote, i want to remind you that it is a crime to try and influence a juror or to threaten or attempt to bribe a witness or any other person who may have information abou