i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. attack and defend. while donald trump and his allies blast away at special counsel jack smith, one of trump s former attorneys tries to explain away those classified documents. so, if they weren t originals, just copies, does that mean there s no crime? plus, the air in this city today isn t just nasty, it s historically bad. forcing the closure of everything from broadway to the bronx zoo. the thickening blanket of smoke now settling over philly, wilmington and beyond as well. so when is it going to go away? and a truly surprising decision. a pair of conservatives on the supreme court helping deliver a big win for voting rights in the deep south. we ll explain that in just a minute. we begin with federal prosecutors putting to rest any doubt about whether or not donald trump is directly in the special counsel s sights. nbc news has learned that jack smith informed trump s team on monday that their client
the global chief partnership. simon baptist is the global chief economist i partnership. simon baptist is the global chief economist atj the global chief economist at the global chief economist at the ir un said australia was never a good target for china to have tensions with. it is never a good target for china to have tensions with.- to have tensions with. it is a sli . ht to have tensions with. it is a slight stabilisation to have tensions with. it is a slight stabilisation peptides| slight stabilisation peptides will remain quite difficult the foreseeable future. this recent incident over the last few years really shows the limit and some ways the lack of sufficient nation of chinese foreign policy. australia was a bad target for china to choose. this was going to side with the us when push comes to shove because of its resource endowment, it has unusually large amounts leverage. push by china on australia hasjust resulted firstly in australia doubling down on divers
grappling with losses in debt since 2019. it was backed by soft bank ofjapan and has reshaped the office sector globally but it has now sought us bankruptcy protection on monday after its bets on companies using more of its coworking space sound. that is just coming out. we should have the latest news on our website and we will bring you more as we get it. that breaking news justin, wework has filed for bankruptcy protection in the united states due to heavy losses that it has been suffering since 2019. let s move on to beijing, where australia s prime minister has met chinese prime minister xi jinping. the leaders have expressed a desire to work together and move on from recent tensions. their relationship soured during the pandemic, after australia s previous government called for an independent intervention into the origins of covid 19. beijing slapped bans on products such as wheat, corn and barley. the tariffs which were only lifted this year. this is the chinese leader.
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yesterday was definitely like kind of other worldly. like 2:00, i went out to get groceries and it was like yellow and orange and sent a picture to one of my friends and i was like no, this isn t a filter, this is what it looks like. in d.c., i actually kind of took a step back when one of our white house reporters described the air around the white house as tactile. so the obvious question is, how can people keep themselves safe? well, i think it s better to stay inside. that s the predominant message. this is a concern to children and elderly, particularly children with asthma. this is a tremendous asthma trigger. the existing particulates in the air, this compounds the problem of asthma and the greater prevalence of asthma of low income children. so we really worry about that as an asthma trigger. these levels of pollution can cause death and i think it is that significant of a problem.