mitchell reports, the attorney general speaks out. merrick garland breaking his silence for first time since donald trump was indicted. not discussing the case, of course, but strongly defending special prosecutor jack smith against trump s constant attacks. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. we have what trump s republican challengers are saying today. the latest polls since the indictment on how this is all affecting the former president s support from gop voters. an nbc news exclusive. what ukraine s president zelenskyy told nbc s richard engel about the counteroffensive and allegations ukraine is involved in cross-border attacks against russia. translator: the actions, i would say, it s generally positive. but it s difficult. cutting out the junk. the president expected to get a major commitment today from big business about ending all those unfair surprise fees that impa
netanyahu. a grim milestone. an estimated 20,000 people killed in gaza since the start of the war. hamas says it won t negotiate more hostage releases until israel agrees to a total cease-fire. joining me now, a top netanyahu advisor. we learn tragic new details about the three israeli hostages mistakenly shot by israeli troops. ten americans released from venezuela arrive back home after a controversial prisoner swap with nicholas maduro. violent threats facing colorado supreme court justices after a state ruling banning donald trump from colorado s primary ballot. breaking news from prague where at least ten people have been killed in a mass shooting. more than a dozen people have been injured. we will have the latest coming up next. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the death toll in gaza has climbed past an estimated 20,000 people since the war started. that estimate, according to the hamas-run ministry of health, which says it includes a
june. about that investigators say this, quote, the fbi uncovered multiple sources of evidence indicating that the response to the may 11th grand jury subpoena was incomplete and that classified documents remained at the premises. the government also developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the storage room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government s investigation. all of this is what led doj to obtain that search warrant for mar-a-lago. during that search agents found more than 100 classified documents at trump s residence. here s what doj says about that misfiling. quote, that the fbi in a matter of hours recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the diligent search that the former president s counsel and other representative his weeks to perform calls into serious question of representations made in the june 3rd certification and cast doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter. this
if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, good to have you with us. we begin with the soaring cost of energy. as governments and central banks grapple with rising inflation and a cost of living crisis, the world s biggest oil company announces record breaking profits. the saudi oil company aramco revealed it made more than $48 billion in profits in the second quarter of this year. the eye watering sum marks a 90% year on year increase and the biggestjump in earnings for the world s largest energy exporter since its public listing three years ago. but what is the outlook for oil prices this year and beyond? the war in ukraine caused a significant spike in the price of energy worldwide prices have come off the highs reached earlier this year and now with fears of recession on the horizon in europe and other key economies globally, there are differing views out there as to where the price of the oil is headed. let s talk this through with craig erlam senior market an
Live pictures right now in tel aviv where any moment we expect to see the president. Indeed, the president and also the Secretary Of State tony blinken who has been with the president on this trip. Hes actually been crisscrossing the middle east for days now. The president is expected to speak any minute now. When he does, we will bring those words to you. He just met with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning. He has been meeting with even the war cabinet there in israel as well as First Responders and Family Members of victims of that horrific attack on october 7th, and those Family Members also wondering whats happening with members who are still missing. The president is now literally in a war zone thrown into fresh turmoil by the deadly blast at a gaza hospital. Hundreds reportedly killed. Hamas blames israel, israel blames another militant group, Islamic Jihad. Protests erupting across the middle east, a large crowd of Palestinian Protesters gathering this mornin