overturning roe v. wade. many have already watched trigger bans on abortion take effect in their states. while conservative lawmakers have a cartoonish message to keep women from fleeing to blue states where abortion is still legal. and president biden must not only preside over this chaos, but use it to drive voters to the polls leading up to crucial midterm elections in november. across the national abortion fight, it is far from his only domestic challenge. as this july 4th weekend has been curtailed by the same record inflation, rising gasoline prices, that have hampered democrats agenda and dented the president s approval numbers for months now. i would be lying if i said our democracy was not in peril this independence day. and i won t patronize you with the easy prescription of vote harder, because marginalized communities will tell you, it s not that simple. so as we mark the nation s 246th birthday, what does fighting back look like? and do democrats have enough tim
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we re all about to learn more of what the government knows that drove it to search former president trump s mar-a-lago he estate a federal judge late today giving the justice department until noon eastern time tomorrow to make public a redacted copy of the affidavit that backed its application for the search warrant. the order issued just hours after the justice department submitted to the court sections it wants blacked out to protect witnesses, law enforcement, and methods used in the investigation. the full affidavit would describe the government s case and justification for the unprecedented search, but how much the redacted version will disclose remains an open question tonight. kelly o donnell is tracking late details. reporter: new tonight granted in part a decision from the florida federal magistrate to unseal by noon tomorrow a redacted copy of the affidavit used to authorize the controversial
subpoenaed a number of close allies of former president donald trump as it investigates possible 2020 election interference. we ll take a look at what questions the grand jury has. also today a critical hearing that could shape the future of daca. we will break down what this means for the hundreds of thousands of dreamers across the united states and this afternoon, president biden is set to deliver remarks on the economy in cleveland, as new polling shows nearly nine in ten americans say the country is on the wrong track. and we begin in illinois where one hour from now, the man accused of opening fire on a crowd watching a fourth of july parade in a chicago suburb will make his first court appearance. it comes one day after the suspect was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. prosecutors say he will face more charges and that they will seek the maximum punishment. investigators say the suspected gunman planned the attack several weeks in advance and dres
christine todd whitman. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest development in the search of donald trump s mar a lago estate two weeks ago. a usjudge has ordered the release by tomorrow at noon eastern time of a redacted version of the affidavit that supported its application for a search warrant. it s a document that contains a lot of detail. in it, thejustice department had to lay out for the judge why they thought there was a probable cause for a crime and that evidence existed of that crime at the florida resort. and it s a document the us media and donald trump have both wanted unsealed. let s talk with former federal judge, nancy gertner. good to have you with us. on that latest development that they are expecting a release at noon tomorrow, your reaction? i expecting a release at noon tomorrow, your reaction? i am very surprised- tomorrow, your reaction? i am very surprised- the tomorrow, your reaction? i am very surprised. the usual tomorrow, your rea
developments and changes overnight on capitol hill. this afternoon, the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection will call a special witness in this surprise public hearing. that is former white house chief of staff mark meadows aide, former aide, cassidy hutchinson. she s expected to testify starting at 1:00 eastern today. last week in videotaped testimony, she revealed the names of several republican lawmakers who sought blanket pardons. so, let s begin with that, with our own correspondent jessica schneider. jess, there wasn t going to be a hearing this week at all. then when one was announced, didn t know who the witness would be. very similar in the leadup. why? yeah, last-minute announcement, possibly, poppy, to try to keep things secret because of concerns about security. the committee concerned about the security of cassidy hutchinson and other possible witnesses. that may be why it was kept under wraps to this point. cassidy hutchinson in her hearing tod