following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last week s armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraine s counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as president netanyahu faces criticism from the united nations. we begin this hour with what s become a record setting run-up to independence day. from busy skies to hectic highways, nearly 51 million americans are expected to travel for july 4th. friday broke records as the single busiest day in tsa history. extreme weather could slow everything down with millions under severe weather alerts an concerns over strong thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and portions of the northern great pla
an armed rebellion. and a key piece of evidence in the documents case against donald trump is revealed and we ll play it for you. nbc news reporters are following the latest developments but i want to start there with this new audio tape tied to the classified documents case. ryan riley is here. this tape was in the indictment but now the world gets to hear it. tell us more. that s right. you know, obviously this is a really critical piece of evidence for jack smith s investigative team here and now we get to hear for ourselves what donald trump said when he was discussing these classified documents. take a listen. this was done by the military and given to me. i think we can probably, right? i don t know. we ll have to see. yeah, we ll have to try to declassify it. as president, i can declassify it. no, i can t. isn t that interesting? it s so cool. one thing that s unique is that it goes to donald trump s state of mind and he s explicitly stating what the law
2024 election year and president biden returns from vacation to a long list of major issues and brutal polls. we re breaking it down for you. head-scratching new law in california forcing retail stores to have gender toy sections or pay up. and did you see this? first down. and scores. [cheering] todd: michigan and washington punching their tickets to college football national championship. forget pop tart, new viral mascot in town tlchl he is, or her. wrapping up big bowl games for you. fox and friends. welcome to 2024, i m todd piro, carley shimkus has the day off. we ll have those stories for you, but we begin with this fox news alert. expecting major jeffrey epstein document dump this week revealing names of 200 people who had too is with the pedophile. bill clinton is on the list and apparently he is not the only big name. doug luzader. douglas: there have to be dozens of people awaiting the names that are expected to include bill clinton and andrew. epstein was
redistricting map violates the voting rights act. former president trump in a familiar position, under threat of indictment as the target of a major investigation entering its final phase, over the mishandling of classified documents. unhealthy skies across the northeast impacting tens of millions of americans. the dangerous air quality levels caused by canadian wildfires are causing ground stops at major airports. president biden meeting with britain s fifth prime minister in the last seven years to deepen the economic ties between the two nations and reinforce the importance of continued support for ukraine against russia. very happy to have spent many years working, living and studying here. it s a country that believes in freedom, enterprise and opportunity. i believe in all those things, too. good day, i m andrea mitchell in new york. the supreme court rules today on voting rights. in a surprising decision written by chief justice roberts, joined by the three l
new activity in the florida grand jury. there are no multiple witnesses expected to be heard by this grand jury. amid reports that the former president was told he is a target of the investigation. there s just more and more signs that the case is coming to fruition. then, first christy, now pence. well attacking the front runner have ever any effect on a republican electorate? anyone who asks someone else to put them over the constitution should never be president of the united states again. plus, new evidence of the ongoing threat to democracy from an old trump world figure. all we have to do, claudia, is find 11,000 plus votes. and halted flights, cancel the games, and tens of millions breathing toxic air. david wallace wells on the unmistakable consequences of not doing enough to combat man made climate change. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we have had an absolute whirlwind of new developments today in the federa