this juneteenth, i m chris jansing. with begin with developments in donald trump s classified documents case and a new ruling from the magistrate judge with strict restrictions around classified documents and warning to him and his defense team that they cannot release evidence to the public or the media ahead of trial. but will the former president cooperate? meantime, the one competitor who trump trails in the polls is slow rolling his start two months after officially announcing his reelect campaign, his first rally over the weekend, and today, his pitch to voters and donors in california. and what we know about secretary blinken s high stakes meeting in beijing, can it calm international fears over the chill between these two countries. and multiple states under dangerous weather warnings at this hour. we ve got the latest on the deaths, the impact across the southern region and that weekend of severe storms and tornadoes we ll have a live report from texas now unde
good day, and thank you for staying with us. i m jose diaz-balart this hour on msnbc, extreme weather and a new round of deadly storms tearing across the south leaving hundreds of thousands without power amid blistering heat. we ll have a live report from texas and your weather forecast as well. former president donald trump facing blistering new criticism from members of his own cabinet including his own defense secretary and former vice president mike pence questioning mr. trump s conservative credentials trying to stand now the a crowded 2024 field. on this juneteenth, msnbc s trymaine lee travels to galveston, texas, the birthplace of juneteenth to look at the ongoing struggle by black americans for freedom and equality we begin this hour with severe weather warnings across the country. 12 million americans across the south are at risk after 14 tornadoes touched down in nine states, killing at least six people and leaving thousands without power in record-high heat
leaders at the white house to address the looming debt ceiling deadline as financial calamity moves one day closer to reality. in manhattan, nine jurors are deliberating in a trial against president trump brought by e. jean carroll. a 6-year-old boy wounded in a mass shooting. the only member of his family to survive. both his parents and 3-year-old brother slain while two young sisters, aging 8 and 11, are also killed. their mother in critical condition. just two of the families, some of the victims in the latest mass shooting involving an ar-15-style rifle. i will speak with gun safety advocate fred guttenberg whose daughter jamie died in 2018 in parkland. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will hold speaker mccarthy, leaders schumer and mcconnell and hakeem jeffriess for a meeting on the debt ceiling. it s not expected to produce any major breakthroughs with the nation weeks away from falling off a fiscal cliff. can they find a way
pacific. the stakes are high, expectations are high with the conversation with the debt ceiling. with just days to go until the end of title 42, we are on both sides of the southern border as more migrants arrive in the hopes of seeking asylum. we will also talk to a congresswoman about what she s seeing on the ground along border towns in texas. and then in new york, the civil rape trial against donald trump begins to deliberate any minute. we begin this hour with what is shaping up to be a big week for the biden administration. hours from now biden will sit down with the four top congressle leaders to figure out if there s a way to avoid a default. white house staff laid the groundwork for today s meeting. this is the first time it was reported by punchbowl news. the meeting comes as the administration braces for the end of title 42 on thursday evening. border communities have seen a large increase in the amount of men, women and children crossing the border with many m
republican congressman george santos who admitted to lying about parts of his background arrested. he is in federal custody this morning. we have the 13 count indictment and we ll break down the very serious charges he s facing. moments from now, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is set to give live remarks on operations at the southern border, one day before the health restrictions known as title 42 were set to be lifted. we re live on both sides of the border as the amount of people seeking asylum trying to seek asylum continues to build. and e. jean carroll speaking out one day after a federal jury found donald trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. we ll play for you what she had to say. in washington, a standoff between president biden and top republicans with just weeks to go before what could be a catastrophic default on the nation s debt. and we are following breaking news at this hour. right now, new york republican congressman george