republican nomination, donald trump is bringing in a good deal of cash, but there are questions about where all that money is going. we ll look into it. also ahead, more on the story we ve been following all week. the cocaine found at the white house, we re learning where exactly it was discovered and who had access to that area. plus, treasury secretary janet yellen kicks off high-level meetings in china with criticism of how beijing treats american companies. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, july 7th. joe and mika off this morning. with us, the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. jen palmieri. and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. we re going to dive in with president defendant s co-defendant and personal aide, walt nauta. he has been arraigned on charges in the classified documents case. he pleaded not guilty in court in florida yesterday. this was the third attempt to arraign nauta, who was finally able to hire a
alex alexander lukashenko claims he is back in russia. stunning images of russian police raiding his homes, seizing guns, passports, cash, and wigs. in ukraine, at least six people are dead after a russian strike on an apartment building in the western city of lviv. a relative safe haven, largely spared by the war so far. cnn is on the ground with new information. and also tonight, indicted trump aide walt nada finally pleads not guilty to all charges. this hour, we ll be breaking down what it means for the special counsel s classified documents case against the former president. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blistzer is off today. i m alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the new questions over the fate and whereabouts of wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin. cnn senior international correspondent matthew chance is joining us live from belarus with details. matthew, you pressed the belarusian
today on inside politics, two minutes and a not guilty plea. the third attempt to bring an alleged trump co-conspirator before a judge went according to plan. that as new cnn reporting provides a window into what federal prosecutors knew before the mar-a-lago search. plus, ron desantis tries to have his cake and eat it, too, but he risks angering the trump base by attacking donald trump while defending a video that critics say crosses the line into outright homophobia. and putin, kim, trump. a new ad from team pence says the former president doesn t deserve a second term because he s soft on dictators. i m abby phillip in for dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. this morning important action inside the case against donald trump. the valet charged alongside the former president pleaded not guilty to six federal charges inside a courtroom after two failed previous attempts to arraign him. we start there in miami at that federal courthouse wher
delays they aren t on account of any of your actions. to those in attendance as i explained to the defendants this can take some time so we ask for your patience, your continued patience, your continued civility in this case. we understand there may be some high emotions in this case but we ask that you continue to be patient with us. everyone involved wants this case to be concluded as quickly as possible. but it s important for you all to understand that the state as well as each one of these defendants have an absolute right to a fair trial. tyre nichols family was in the courtroom as well. his mother said that she wanted the officers to see her face. i feel very numb and i m waiting for this nightmare basically that i m going through right now, i m waiting for somebody to wake me up, right. i m really waiting for somebody to wake me up but i also know that s not going to happen, okay, i know my son is gone. i know i ll never see him again. i want each and every one o
down. video circulating online showing smoke rising near the plant, where authorities today confirmed a fire. president biden speaking to president zelenskyy, voicing concerns, and what experts fear about the possibility of a reactor meltdown. britt clennett on the ground in ukraine. the flash flood threat moves east. millions on alert in the deep south. from eastern texas to the florida panhandle. parts of mississippi and alabama seeing two to three inches of rain per hour. a day after record-breaking downpours turned roads into rivers. forcing evacuations from an assisted living facility in mississippi. trevor ault in the storm zone. rob marciano timing it all out. a major move on climate change by california. banning the sale of new cars powered only by gas by 2035. the first state in the nation to do so. is this the beginning of the end for the combustion engine? the fallout from the firing of the controversial uvalde school police chief. pete arredondo now fighting