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
A Philadelphia police officer has been shot and killed and a second officer has been wounded after they confronted people breaking into a car at Philadelphia International Airport.
eerie, unsettling, throat burning smoke that scientists say could become a more common occurrence in a warming world. i want to bring in george solis from philadelphia, which saw the worst air quality in more than a decade according to the philadelphia inquirer. meteorologist bill karins is with us along with alonzo plow, the chief science officer at the robert wood johnson foundation and former director of emergency preparedness and response in the l.a. county department of health. good to have have all of you here. the faa has grounded departure from the philly airport because of low visibility. what s the scene like where you are? good afternoon. good news to report, all flights are resuming normally. earlier this morning they did a stoppage because of the low visibility. delays are, obviously, happening at laguardia and newark still. somewhere between an hour and a half hour depending on the airline. of course what we re looking at