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president trump. and a judge may release the full affidavit for the search for mar-a-lago we'll look at two of america's famed muscle cars, as they drive off into the sunset early today starts right now. >> good thursday morning i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera former president trump is navigating legal trouble we will seet two probes playing out 1200 miles apart and we could learn new details about the fbi search at mar-a-lago susan, good morning. a judge is considering whether to unseal key documents. >> reporter: that's right,

frances. a florida judge deciding whether or not to unseal the affidavit from that mar-a-lago search with details why the search was okayed by the same judge last wyeek fbi agents obtained warrant and to etget the warran think they had to lay out probable cause. they say it could jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation the trump supporters have rallied around the former president in the wake of that search the "washington post" saying his political fund raising topped a million dollars a day last week. but it's raising safety concerns, because that judge who approved the warrant is facing threats and has also had his address posted online. in new york, spot lines on the trump organization, chief financial officer allan weisselberg is expected to plead

gil guilty in a tax fraud case and here in d.c., the committee investigating the capitol riot could one day have a new star witness. former vice president mike pence. >> if there was an invitation to participate, i would consider it i would have to reflect on the unique role i was serving in as vice president the american people have a right to know. >> reporter: and in atlanta, mr. trump's former attorney, rudy giuliani testified before a federal grand jury for six hour, but it's unclear what questions were asked and whether he answered them. he helped trump try to overturn the georgia election results overnight, mr. trump weighed in on the investigation saying if you want to challenge election results in georgia, they will charge you and put you in jail he ended the post with "a perfect phone call", likely

talking about that conversation he had with georgia secretary of state brad ravaffensberger, askn him to help find votes >> getting tough to keep track of it all. thank you for laying it out for us cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky announcing an overhaul of the cdc this comes amid the rising threat of monkeypox and growing concerns of a polio resurgence gabe gud atierrez has more >> reporter: the cdc is calling for drastic changes within the agency dr. rochelle walensky says in our big employment our performance did not reliably meet expectations. how significant is that acknowledgement? >> it's monumental it speaks to the action that must follow and the accountability >> reporter: the agency had been slammed as slow to respond

during covid, also facing backlash after issuing guidance that seemed confusing. the sweeping reorganization includes a new executive council, new equity office and streamlined website. walensky also plans to ask congress to grant the cdc new power. the course correction comes as federal health officials face criticism over the monkeypox vaccine rollout. the administration invested more than a billion dollars developing it but has just over a million shots on hand. there are also new concerns about polio, the second instance of u.s. community spread in 43 year last week health officials announced that pole io had been detected in new york city wastewater a clinic opened in rockland county, new york where the vaccination rate is as low as 37%. >> i may have gotten it as a child, but i wasn't sure about

my records, that's why i came to do it. >> reporter: if you aren't sure about your immunization records, 32 states allow to you request them online, others by mail. you hshould search for ipv, whih min means inactivated polio vaccine >> getting another one now will be safe and can protect from you polio. in mexico, emergency workers are desperately trying to reach ten miners trapped underground for more than two weeks. it's a fight against time and against the odds with no sign of life from the miners and heavy flooding and rain is making the effort all the more difficult. steve patterson has the story. >> reporter: the rush to rescue ten workers trapped hundreds of feet underground growing dire.

frustration and anger growing for anxious families my son is still trapped down there, she says. officials say a wall collapsed sending floodwaters, trapping the miners about 200 feet underground. can you see the depth as crews rappel down. authorities say they need the level to drop for responders to gain access. but water from a nearby mine keeps flooding in. now the mexican foreign ministry calling on u.s. and german companies for assistance but family members say it's been far to slow. i feel they are alive, but as more time goes by, what will happen to them among the missing, jose morales and his son. the family begging officials to

let them search themselves i want to hug him, and i ask god for him as my gift, this little girl said about her uncle. but now exactly two weeks without any sign of life, hope that was once for a speedy rescue is now for a miracle. steve patterson, nbc news. we're learning that congresswoman liz cheney may have gotten some words of comfort from the white house a source telling nbc news that president biden called cheney after she lost her primary election in wyoming by over 30 points neither cheney or the white house has commented on the call. but "today"'s savannah guthrie did ask cheney if she has plans to run for president herself >> i will be doing whatever it takes to keep donald trump out of oval office >> you didn't say yes or no, and that's fine if are you thinking about it but are you thinking about it in are you thinking about running for president in. >> that's a decision i'm going to make in the coming months >> a spokesperson for cheney

tells politico that she's launch ago launching a group to educate the american public. if you are in the northern state like minnesota or wisconsin, you might be able to see the northern lights right now. here's someone who had a front row seat overnight astronaut bob heinz took these photos. thanks to a recent spike in solar activity, the lights may be visible as far south as iowa and nebraska >> incredible images >> we're looking at spots that are going to be soggy today in the southeast, also in the southwest. we're looking at the chance for flooding we do have a flood watch in arizona and new mexico we're also seeing an area of low

flaes pressure bringing flash flooding could see a little bit more flan s flan some northeast, but warming up just a bit. 80 degrees in pittsburgh all right, guys, we're going to take a little peek at the weekend in just a bit. a california zoo says a little monkey business led to an accidental call to 911 deputies went to the zoo after a call was placed to 911 and found

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witness steve mcqueen in his mustang gt, flying through the streets of san francisco, pursuing an equally fear some dodge charger, driven by stunt man bill hickman in the movie "b "bullet. muscle cars were the every man's answer to the sports car less flash, more grit, more go alas, cars like the charger and its equally aggressive cousin, the challenger are to be discontinued the reason too much fuel consumption. making them a burden for a car brand in need of lowering its epa fleet mile per gallon average. rumor is the cars may come back. but all that quiet is no replacement for -- harry smith, nbc news, new york

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