recuse herself from donald trump s classified documents case despite recommendations to do so from two other federal judges. and democrats are targeting a 150-year-old law in their latest effort to protect reproductive rights nationwide. all right, good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday. thank god, friday. june 21st. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. for the first time in months president biden has overtaken donald trump in national polling averages. according to the poll aggregate site, 538, biden took a 0.8% lead in the race yesterday. that is the first time biden has led at least since march, which is as far back as the website s tracker goes. the change comes after a series of recent polls showed biden narrowly ahead of trump though all the results were within the margin of error. there s new audio now of donald trump admitting he lost the 2020 election and then quickly reverting back to the big lie. comes from research from the new book apprenti
it comes as brutal heat refuses to let up. 65 million on alert. and in new mexico the massive dust storms and deadly wildfires burning out of control. also tonight the manhunt for a suspect wanted for multiple murders in two states. where he was caught today. the close call for a southwest plane triggering urgent warnings after descending at just 500 feet over a suburb. why was it so low? the train chaos in the north east. why amtrak service was suspended from philadelphia to connecticut. the first debate just one week away. new details on the biden-trump showdown, where they ll be positioned on stage, and who will get the last word. remembering donald sutherland whose acting career spanned six decades. from mash to thehuer games. the warning about popular weight loss drugs, the dangerous counter-foots on the market. and saving the whale. the nearly 3,000-mile mission to rescue two majestic belugas from ukraine s war zone. announcer: this is nbc nightly news