Georgia where a grand jury meets today to investigate whether trump tried to overturn the election in that state. Meanwhile, in pennsylvania, the search for answers after a home explodes near pittsburgh killing five people including a teenager. And a 3yearold Migrant Child dies while riding a bus from texas to chicago. Its the first death texas has announced since it started Busing Thousands of migrants to cities across the country. This morning Fulton County, georgia, District Attorney willis is expected to begin presenting her case to a grand jury outlining Donald Trumps alleged efforts to overturn bidens 2020 victory in that state. Tomorrow the grand jury will hear from former Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan and journalist george chidi, both who have been asked to testify. The former president has spent this morning and the weekend slamming the d. A. And her case saying he didnt tamper with the election. Joining us now nbc news correspondent Blayne Alexander who is right outside the
Development linking trumps legal team to a Voting System breach in a rural georgia county. Zach, what can you tell us . Reporter fred, coffee county, georgia is heavily republican where trump won over 70 of the vote there. But after the 2020 election, allies of donald trump and his attorneys tried to get access to a Voting System there and ultimately were successful in that. And these new Text Messages are in the possession of prosecutors now lay out that plan and connect trumps attorneys like sydney powell, Rudy Giuliani to this Planning Process and effort to get access to Voting Systems. It lays out how in the days before the breach, even before 2021, the attorneys were trying to get written information from a local official there. Connecting some of the dots showing this was more of a topdown effort to get access from machines rather than just a sporadic random oneoff. Trumps attorneys now more connected to this breach than we knew previously. So how are spinks expected to play out
Send back an unconfirmed number of iranian prisoners and unfreeze about 6 billion of frozen iranian oil revenue. Sandra we are learning the details right now. The move comes amid growing tensions over Irans Nuclear program and terrorist activities. Mark meredith has the breaking details. What are we learning about this deal . Sandra, good afternoon to you. News of this broke just in the last 30 minutes or so after a letter was published by a lawyer based here in the United States who was representing three of these five people who are apparently moved to house arrest in iran today after serving time in prison, at least for the last several years. Earliest dating back to 2015. We dont know exactly where these now, i dont want to say freed at this point, but the prisoners put under house arrest have been moved to in iran but the lawyer representing the families say they got direct visual confirmation the people were moved out of a prison and moved into what you have to imagine a more com
being with us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we are following breaking news this morning. charges have just been filed against hunter biden, the son of the sitting president has agreed to a plea deal for two tax misdemeanors and a separate gun possession charge that will likely be dismissed. we ll have more on the latest in just a moment, including new reaction from the white house. plus, more breaking news, save the date for the start of donald trump s federal trial. august 14th, this year, as in less than a couple of months from now for that classified documents trial to start. also ahead, the race against time to find a submersible lost in the middle of the atlantic ocean. five people set out to the wreckage of the titanic deep underwater, but according to the coast guard, there is only enough oxygen in the vehicle to last to until thursday. what we know about who is on board and the search efforts currently under way. we begin with
presidential bid during a rather unconventional live audio interview on twitter. we ll bring you the official launch as soon as it happens. in uvalde, texas, it s now been one full year since a gunman opened fire at robb elementary school killing 19 students and two teachers. the community and nation marking the terrible anniversary as questions remain over the response to the massacre. also tonight, the music world loses a legend. t tina turner is dead at the age of 83 after a lengthy illness. we ll remember her life and her iconic career. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the florida governor is only moments away from entering the crowded race for the republican nomination, launching a major challenge to former president trump. jessica jessica dean is joining us on what to expect from this rather unusual announcement. this is an unconventional presidential annou