Multiple victims tonight. First this evening, security tight as former President Trump arrived at reagan airport, returning to washington to face federal criminal charges. Accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, even though the Special Counsel says trump knew he lost. His motorcade making its way through d. C. , traveling alone in his car. Special counsel jack smith in the courtroom. The scene in court. What the former president said. The judge reading the maximum Prison Sentences for each charge. Trump pleading not guilty, and what he said before boarding his plane. Pierre thomas and our Team Standing by with late reporting. Also tonight, two u. S. Navy sailors under arrest. What theyre accused of doing to help china. One facing an Espionage Charge which could carry a life sentence. At the texas border tonight, Authorities Say two bodies have now been found near the controversial texas buoys. One had to be removed from the barrier. Mexico calling the barrier inhumane. Our tea
Jersey. Multiple victims tonight. First this evening, security tight as former President Trump arrived at reagan airport, returning to washington to face federal criminal charges. Accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, even though the Special Counsel says trump knew he lost. Special counsel jack smith in the courtroom. The scene in court. What the former president said. The judge reading the maximum Prison Sentences for each charge. Trump pleading not guilty, and what he said before boarding his plane. Pierre thomas and our Team Standing by with late reporting. Also tonight, two u. S. Navy sailors under arrest. What theyre accused of doing to help china. One facing an espionage charge, which could carry a life sentence. At the texas border tonight, Authorities Say two bolds have been found near the controversial texas buoys. One had to be removed from the barrier. Mexico calling the barrier unhuman. Our team is there. And in New York City, the mayor pleading for help with mig
republican nomination, donald trump is bringing in a good deal of cash, but there are questions about where all that money is going. we ll look into it. also ahead, more on the story we ve been following all week. the cocaine found at the white house, we re learning where exactly it was discovered and who had access to that area. plus, treasury secretary janet yellen kicks off high-level meetings in china with criticism of how beijing treats american companies. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, july 7th. joe and mika off this morning. with us, the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. jen palmieri. and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. we re going to dive in with president defendant s co-defendant and personal aide, walt nauta. he has been arraigned on charges in the classified documents case. he pleaded not guilty in court in florida yesterday. this was the third attempt to arraign nauta, who was finally able to hire a
workers who worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and connecters, they were threatening the first rail strike in 30 years. the hang up was over a system that the union said penalizes workers for sick leave and doctors visits. amtrak had already cancelled routes in anticipation of the strike. with the midterms looming there was pressure to get a deal done here. the disruption would have been had catastrophic impacts on industries, travelers and families across the country. but the story is about what didn t happen. no disruption, at least one that won t last more than a few days now. let s go to jeremy diamond at the white house for the details of the deal. reporter: good morning. 20 hours of negotiations finally leading to an agreement between the unions and the railway companies involved here. this deal would avert a strike that would have started at midnight tonight. president biden announcing the deal in a statem
Tonight, nat reed from california just outside l.a. has just completed one incredible lifelong journey. nat, who is 84, a vietnam war veteran, a retired u.s. navy captain and police officer. for years, serving his country, and then, taking every chance he could to see it. traveling across america by railroad on amtrak, keeping track of his routes for decades. his first memory of a train was traveling home with his family after saying good-bye to his father who was fighting in world war ii. after 80 years on the railroad, nat just completed the final leg of his quest, traveling all 21,400 miles of amtrak s railroad. his final journey, nat boarding the train in glendale, california, taking it to boston. then taking the trail 3 1/2 hours north to brunswick, maine. his train ticket in hand, checking out the postcards before he gets on. train conductors welcoming him aboard. at the end, a handshake from the