Place this week. So what changed . And playing out in the last few hours, a preview of what will be one of the biggest cases in our nations history, the United States versus donald j. Trump. The former president s lawyers, jack smiths team, and u. S. District judge chutkan all facetoface in court for the first time. Its high stakes going head to head over the parameters of a protective order dictating who, including trump and under what circumstances should be trusted with government evidence. The dramatic new details from Behind Closed Doors and what it all could mean for the judges first ruling in the case. And Paradise Lost in hawaii, a birds eye view of whats left of lahaina, after wildfires ripped through the island. This apocalyptic scene wont be the last with other fires still burning and hundreds still missing in what has now become the second deadliest fire in modern u. S. History. One local now grieving the loss of his home and his fathers ashes. Thats the one thing i wanted
Terms mr. Pied biden the president of the u. S. Would agree to be interviewed. And a devastating death toll rising on maui as rescue and recovery teams find more bodies and thousands of residents are homeless along with stranded tourists on an island that looks like a war zone. Good day, everyone, a busy day in washington. Im andrea. Where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan made quick decisions this morning on the size and the scope of that protective order in the criminal case surrounding Donald Trumps alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. In a ruling from the bench, judge chutkan after prosecutors argued that the order was necessary to prevent pretrial publicity and the defense countered that the pregs counsels parameters were extraordinary decided that the protective order would only apply to sensitive materials and not to all of the evidence turned over to them from the Special Counsel. Judge chutkan also added a clause to the order that would limit the universe of people
america reports on this friday. white house getting good news on the jobs market but will a massive spending plan send the economy into another tailspin, making an already bad inflation problem even worse? hello, everyone. i am sandra smith in new york. jon: i am jon scott info john roberts. the labor department says the u.s. added 528,000 jobs last month. the on employment rate also falling slightly to 3.5%. both numbers beating expectations. wages are still largely out of step with the rising inflation. now more than 200 economists, 230 to be exact, warning democrats their social spending bill will make high prices in this country even worse. jon: senior economic advisor jared bernstein joins us. first, congressional correspondent chad pergram has the latest on the spending bill. good afternoon. democrats say this bill will help with inflation. more than 200 economists warn congressional leaders that the u.s. is in a dangerous crossroads. they argue the bill incre
Forward or unless they follow the recommendation that is being made, that there s going to have to be some report. but basically it s saying that this is all out in the public right now. this is no longer in my hands. he has a little bit of something to be able to tell people on the hill. it s been an extraordinary hour. thanks so much to peter alexander, ryan reilly, paul, and before that joyce vance and monica alba and all of the contributors as we continue to cover this full-time on msnbc. chris jansing reports picks it up right now. good afternoon, i m chris jansing live from msnbc news headquarters in new york city, and it is a very busy day. breaking news in just the last 45 minutes, the justice department named a special counsel to take over the hunter biden matter. the u.s. attorney working the case for years had just asked that designation to be put in
Predecessor undermined their watchdogs who were supposed to be on the job to make sure relief went to mom-and-pop businesses who are supposed to get it in the first place. my state of the union address i made it clear the watchdogs are back. that s why the justice department named chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud who got to work right away. in june of this year, the chief prosecutor told congress that it was essential, essential to extend the statute of limitations for certain pandemic fraud to extend to ten years to make sure fraudsters can run out the clock. congress acted and today i am signing two bipartisan bills that will give the federal and local prosecutors more time to hold criminals accountable for defrauding the american people during a once in a century pandemic. the american people deserve to know that their tax dollars are being spent as intended.