attempted crossings at the southern border as texas governor sends migrants to washington, d.c. plus, a showdown repealing a trump era law that will let tons of thousands more in nbc exclusive, the general overseeing u.s. operations in latin america. the threat she now sees from russia and china. how concerned are you about that possibility? i m always concerned. mortgage rates hit their highest point in years, now topping 5 percent. the monthly cost for a new home now going way up harry and meghan speak. the former royals back in europe and back in the spotlight as we learn more about their secret meeting with the queen. and washington zoo celebrates 50 years of pandas in the u.s. we were there for the panda-versary. this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening the details are still coming in atthis hour a mass shooting at a mall in columbia, south carolina it happened on this holiday weekend, parents and kids there to get their picture t
years after the march on washington, he estimated 75,000 people are expected events commemorating a turning point of the civil rights movement. we are live in washington d.c. with a look at what the fight for racial equality stance today. and later, pleading for progress, covenant school parents begging their elected tennessee lawmakers to do something about the gun violence crisis in tennessee. a lawmaker who was recently reinstated at the state house takes us inside that special session on safety. all of that and more is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you all. i am katie phang. he was born as donald john trump. it has been a self professed real estate mogul, oh reality tv star, and even the president of the united states for one term, of course, but this morning the fulton county jail recognizes him with the identification number p01135809 after her surrender and booking in the georgia 2020 election interference case. the now twice impeached quadruple indicted
dishonor. as republicans in that state would have you believe. what we are watching play out in the state of tennessee right now is really about a gross abuse of power. it is about anti-democratic hysteria. and above all else, it represents a new low that may soon be bested but at least as of today, it represents a new low in the republican party s race to the bottom. as we sit here today, a super majority of that state s republican lawmakers are poised to expel three of their colleagues from across the aisle. justin pierson, justin jones, and gloria johnson. their crime? protesting the epidemic of gun violence. in the days after a deadly mass shooting at a nashville elementary school. it is the stuff of third world tin pot dictatorships. no offense to them. apparently, the use of a bull horn without being recognized to speak is for republicans in tennessee an adequate enough reason to override the will of the voters and forcibly strip those lawmakers of their positions and d
america s 246th birthday. we have so many wonderful stories to bring to you tonight we display the best of our country. we talk to folks from all across the usa about being american and what july 4th means to them. i take a trip down to nashville and sit down with country music artist and very special guest that will include an exclusive live musical performance tonight that you do not want to miss. i will take you to new canaan, connecticut for a festive independence day celebration. we will hear from americans tonight at the site of the macy s fireworks show. get this, later jimmy will join us. it will be a good time. we will get washington, d.c. from the breathtaking parade there. i go back to my stomping grounds with my unit which i cannot wait for you guys to see. there will be live fireworks from our nations capitol. tonight we celebrate the red, white and blue and the freedom and all we love about the country. before we begin we want to take a moment to send ou
with the committee and that is according to reporting by abc and cnn. then you have mike pompeo confirm today that he is in talks with the committee. abc news reporting this about the state of the negotiations with the panel saying in part, quote, the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol is in active discussions with former secretary of state mike pompeo for his testimony behind closed doors. sources familiar with the matter telling abc news. pompeo is tentatively scheduled to speak with the committee come the coming days, sources said. pompeo was among the few trumpa allies and officials that at least publicly stuck with the ex-president in the immediate aftermath of the attack. he said, quote, while we all think the violence that took place in the capitol was tragic, and i ve watched away people walk away from the president and they are not listening to the american people, not remotely. pompeo played a critical role in the trump a