a rollback of regulations on banks. i will be joined by democratic congressman and former venture capitalist josh harder on the next steps to stabilize the banking industry this hour, former president trump taking the fight directly to ron desantis in iowa. ron de-sanctiuos. he is aisciple of paul ryan. he reminds me of mitt romney in california, 11 people were gunned down in january, president biden will announce stronger gun background checks i will talk to the congresswoman from that district, judy chu good day i m andrea mitchell in washington, d.c. the wall street journal is reporting that the justice department and the securities and exchange commission are investigating the collapse of silicon valley bank and stock seals sales by its executives before the bank went under. they are questioning whether regulators should seen troubled signs in new york signature bank they are scrambling to diffuse political fallout. inflation moderated slightly for the eighth mo
right now on andrea mitchell reports, the white house on defense as republican house members escalate their demands about those classified documents found at president biden s former office and home. biden officials try to contain the damage. [ many speaking at once ] still not answering questions. the battle over the debt ceiling. opening rounds in what could become a global economic meltdown if the u.s. fails to pay its debts. republican congressman george santos mysterious background now includes possible ties to wealthy russians, adding to the legal and ethical questions swirling around the freshman as calls for him to resign mount. we will talk to one of the reporters on the case. good day. i m andra mitchell in washington. the white house is not answering questions about the classified documents from mr. biden s tenure as vice president now that a special council has been appointed to investigate. it s a gift for the new house republican majority. trying to ign
hurricane fiona continues its dangerous march forth as it churns past bermuda. right behind fiona is a storm that could become a major concern next week. we ve got an update on all of that for you ahead. and the pressure on former president trump is mounting on multiple fronts. now the special master, who trump himself requested to review material seized from mar-a-lago is again putting his legal team on the spot giving the trump team until next friday to back up trump s name the fbi planted evidence during search of his private estate last month. we begin this hour with the growing backlash to russia s first draft since world war ii. joining me now, jay gray from kyiv, ukraine, also former u.s. ambassador to ukraine william taylor. he s vice president of russia and europe at the u.s. institute of peace. welcome all of you. jay, to you first. we ve seeing these emotional images from russia. families are parting, they re drafting men, boarding buses, heading to face a war an
judge permitting them to enter. the search by a large uniformed team ununiformed team, excuse me, took hours and included getting into trump s safe. mr. trump who announced the search in a statement on his website railed against it claiming prosecutorial misconduct and political persecution. he was in manhattan at the time in preparation for an upcoming deposition, part of the civil investigation by the new york state attorney s office into his organization s finances. the former president s lawyer was at the scene in florida and called it an unannounced raid to seize paper. white house officials tell nbc news they had no prior knowledge and justice department officials are refusing to comment. we have the story completely covered throughout this hour, including a deep dive with legal experts and historian michael beschloss, as well as the political fallout. we begin with nbc s kerry sanders, ken dilanian, ryan reilly and josh daucey. we did hear from donald trump during
The ongoing manhunt in lewiston, maine. And the surrounding communities. Where theres fear among residents this may not be over. E death toll from two separate shootings at a Bowling Alley and restaurant is 18 with 13 others injured, after a senseless assault devastating the community and the state of maine. Look, lewiston is a special place. Its a closeknit community with a long history of hard work, persistence, of faith, of opening its big heart to people everywhere. I love this place, just as i love our whole state with my entire heart. Im so deeply saddened, as is everyone of the 1. 3 Million People of this beautiful state. This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. No city does. No state, no people. This Attack Strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. Devastating and emotional for the governor and all the residents. Photos released overnight show