overall series 40 games to 39 with one tie. that is our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from new york. breaking overnight. the russian defense ministry is investigating whether an air strike may have killed isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi, u.s.-led coalition cannot confirm the news. a rare display of unity just one day after a gunman open fire at a gop baseball practice, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle come together to play ball. and president trump lashes out over the russia probe as vice president mike pence lawyers up. we're following the latest on robert mueller's investigation. good morning, everyone. it's friday, june 16 the. i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside

yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. steef scalise remains in credit can cal condition after being shot during congressional baseball practice. last night the country was watching as lawmakers took to the field in his honor. the annual baseball game went on as planned. before playing, both teams med in the infield in a huddle to pray. president trump recorded a video message for the game, encouraging unity. >> in washington we have our disagreements, but we all agree we're here to serve this nation we love. and the people who call it home. that's the source of unity. more than ever, we must embrace it so on this special night i leave you with three great american words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity and defied those who have sought to pull us apart. ladies and gentlemen, let's play ball. >> now, last night's first pitch

was thrown out by capitol police officer david bailey. he suffered a minor injury in wednesday's shooting. you can hear the roaring crowd as he hobbled to the plate to throw out that pitch. >> sponsorship doubled overnight. the game raised more than $1 million for d.c.-area charities. democrats ended up winning 11-2. team manager mike doyle accepted the trophy and gave it to joe barton to put in congressman scalise's office. scalise has undergone three surgeries so far. the homent releasing a statement last night saying he has improved in the last 24 hours but will need additional operations and will be in the hospital for some time. vice president mike pence and his wife visited the hospital just yesterday to spoke on the police officer. he spoke to police officer crystal griner also injured in the shooting. we're joined from garrett haake

from alexandria. what's the latest on the investigation and what more are we learning about the suspect, james hodgkinson? >> reporter: fbi investigators were hard at work in alexandria all day yesterday, late in the evening they came you the with an statementing saying they recovered the two weapons. they believe both were acquired legally, possibly back in illinois where the shooter is from. they also recovered perhaps more importantly for the investigation, his laptop, his cell phone and a camera. this might help them determine any planning that might have taken place before the shooting and anyone he may have spoken to in the lead-up to this crime. one person not likely to be helpful to the investigation is the shooter's wife in illinois. she spoke to reporters yesterday and said she hadn't spoken to her husband since he left for d.c. in late march. >> did he explain to you or say

anything to you about why he was going. >> no. >> did you know where he was going? >> no. he said washington, d.c. but he wanted to work on taxes. he said he wanted to go up there and work with people to change the tax brackets. >> did he call you or did he tell you before he left? >> no, he made preparations for leaving, so -- >> what kind of preparations did he make? >> he sold almost everything he owned from his businesses. >> reporter: evidence collection will likely continue at alexandria at the ball field. the fbi says they're still interested in hearing from the public. they say no tip at this point is too small. >> certainly an investigation still developing. garrett haake, thank you. president trump continues to vent his frustration over the ongoing russia probe. nbc news has learned the president is under investigation by special counsel robert mueller, who's looking at whether the president may have used his influence to close dwoun elements of the russia

probe. kristen welker has all the details for us. >> reporter: a major bombshell in the russia probe. special counsel robert mueller is launching a criminal investigation into president trump for possible obstruction of justice, according to a former senior intelligence official. the president ignoring shouted questions today. >> do you belief you are under investigation now? >> reporter: but not holding back on twitter, calling it the single greatest witch hunt in american political history. and in a rare afternoon tweet storm, trying to shift the focus to his former rifval, hillary clinton. crooked h. destroyed phones with hammer, bleached e-mails and had husband meet with ag days before she was cleared and they want to talk about obstruction? last week ousted fbi director james comey was asked whether he believed the president's request to back off the investigation into national security adviser michael flynn amounted to obstruction. >> that's a conclusion i'm sure the special counsel will work towards to try to understand what the intention was there and

whether that's an offense. >> reporter: the former intelligence source tells nbc news, mueller has requested interviews with top intelligence officials, including director of national intelligence daniel coats, who appeared on capitol hill today in a closed session. >> there's rarely a smoking gun, so a prosecutor tries to string together a pattern of conduct, to paint a picture of someone who has tried to stop an investigation. >> reporter: trump sure gate newt gingrich tweeting, should be clear mueller is the anti-trump special counsel, but other republicans defending the probe. >> it's not a witch hunt, no. i think that, you know, he's got a job to do. >> reporter: the criminal inquiry coming 146 days into mr. trump's presidency, starting earlier than any other modern day president, including richard nixon and bill clinton. >> this becomes more than just drip, drip, drip. this is a torrent which could continue in a way that could be perilous to this president. >> reporter: mr. pence has

retained a personal lawyer to represent him in the special counsel investigation. for the president, even if mueller finds obstruction of justice, only congress can take action. a sitting president cannot be indicted, only impeached. >> thanks to kristen welker for that report. joining us from washington, d.c., is politico's daniel litman. let's talk about this investigation. "the washington post" reports that now the business dealings of presidential son-in-law and adviser jared kushner are also under investigation by special prosecutor robert mueller. it seems the investigation is really moving along very quickly. what are they looking at in particular, do you think? >> so, kushner's financial dealings have been pretty opaque. so, one critical meeting they're going to be looking at is in december when kushner met with the head of a russian bank in new york city. the russian bank says it was about business, but trump white house says it was a diplomatic dealing. so, does that russian bank have

ties to kushner properties? that's a question mueller will be looking at. >> rod rosenstein issuing a statement late last night. i want to read that. he said, quote, americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous officials, particularly when they do not identify the country let alone the branch or agency of government with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations. the department of justice has a long-established policy to either confirm nor deny such allegations. what's the read on this from washington, daniel? >> yeah, people in washington are saying this was a bizarre statement. there's no reason for rosenstein to issue this press release late last night. it looks like there might be a big story coming out they want to refute. what's interesting is rosenstein didn't even stick up for the doj and mueller, even after trump

was attacking it yesterday. so, people are just very confused about why rod rosenstein issued this statement in the first place. >> let's talk about the political implications as we heard mark healperin refer to i it goes from drip, drip, drip to a torrent. >> i agree. capitol hill is very concerned that the investigation is only going to get worse for trump and that makes it much harder to pass tax reform, health care, because the president's negotiating hand is weaker. vulnerable moderate and even conservative congressmen on the hill, they're less willing to go along with what the president says if they know that, you know, some of his top aides are in jeopardy because of this mueller investigation. >> not to mention you also have mike pence now who's hired outside counsel as well particularly for this russia probe. >> i have a feeling we'll hear

more from this from the president in the coming days. daniel, thank you. breaking news overseas. russia's defense ministry says one of its air strikes may have killed abu bakr al baghdadi. they say the strike, which occurred on may 28th in the syrian city of raqqah hit a meeting of isis leaders. nbc news has not independently verified those claims. lucy kafanov will join us live in a few moments. new sanctions on russia, which passed 98-2 also limits the president's power to lift them, specifically he would need congressional approval before doing so. senators rand paul was the only no vote. the invasion annexation of crimea and actions in syria. the bill also, quote, reaffirms strategic importance of nato. it is all attached to a larger bill with new sanctions against iran which now heads to the house where it's unclear if the legislation will be taken up before the summer recess. d.c.'s metropolitan police

department announced charges against 18 people yesterday relating to a brawl involving turkish security personnel and protesters outside turkey's embassy back in may. 12 of those are turkish citizens, all security officials and not embassy personnel. while two are canadians. the remaining four are americans and have already been arrested. turkey's foreign affairs minister says in a statement it believes the arrest warrants are, quote, wrong, biased and lacks legal basis and blames the incident, quote, on failure of local security officers to take measures. the tape shows president erdogan looking on at the attack. president trump has yet to comment on the incident. still ahead, a lot of eyes on this story. the jury in the bill cosby trial will deliberate for a fifty day, despite telling the judge they're dead locked. draymond green takes a shot at the cavaliers. we'll tell you about that going back and forth.

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states will not be restricted. officials say policy changes are meant to steer money away from the cuban regime and toward the cuban people. this policy was shaped in large part by cuban americans, including marco rubio. let's get a check of weather with meteorologist bill karins. some weather for the weekend in the midwest, but perhaps the biggest story is the heat in arizona. big lue will get a father's day earlier with 120-degree weather. >> that's historic headline. it's supposed to be monday and tuesday can of next week, but that's when the real crazy stuff happens. throughout this weekend, we'll be dodging a lot of showers and thunderstorms. already this morning, line of storms through peoria, illinois. chicago looks like you may get brushed with light rain as it approaches and weakens near you. later on we redevelop the storms. yesterday we had huge hail reported in kansas. omaha to st. joseph to des moines, maybe kansas city, later

into the quad cities. tornado threat is low. so that's good. we'll see unsettled weather from boston through the mid-atlantic. watch for afternoon showers and thunderstorms to kind of rain out afternoon and evening activities. new york city northward it's more light rain and showers. not the heavy stuff you'll get with the storms around d.c. we'll get those typical afternoon storms down here in florida. watch the heat build. 98 in dallas today. 99 in san antonio. 109 in phoenix. this is just a sign of things to come. we're slowly getting hotter and hotter. by the time we get to saturday, san antonio, 100. phoenix, 110. we're still watching thunderstorms here. we have the heat to the south and then just to the north of the heat is where we get the storms. chicago to kansas city, 35 million people at risk on saturday. finally for father's day, we're still watching some showers and storms late in the day in areas of the mid-atlantic. inc. your morning is just fine but the ohio valley it could be raining throughout much of the day. we're building it up, 114 for

your dad on father's day. leaked audio reveals prime minister malcolm turnbull had fun at president trump's expense during this annual mid-winter ball. >> donald trump and i, we are winning and winning. we are winning so much. we are winning like we have none won before. we are winning -- [ applause ] >> yeah, we are. fake polls. those are the ones we're not winning. we're winning in the real polls. you know, the online polls. they are so easy to win. i know that. did you know that? i know that. i know that. they are so easy to win. >> a lot of winning for malcolm

turnbull. that ball is similar to the white house correspondents' dinner in atmosphere and tone. later the prime minister said it was height life hearted and not meant to be serious saying he doesn't think he's good enough for "saturday night live" just yet. the u.s. embassy says the remarks were taken in good humor. >> we cut off that audio he goes into the russian guy. >> it will be funny to see if president trump responds. the chicago cubs are offering fans a piece of history, albeit for a price. all the highlights from the warriors championship parade. sports is next. dynamic performance, so you can own the road. track-tuned handling, so you can conquer corners. aggressive-styling, so you can break away from everyone else.

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erase their title from the record books at first in men's division i basketball history. during the news conference yesterday, pitino said the ncaa went too far. >> i feel like everyone here, not only is it unjust, fast, severe, over the top severe and i lost faith in the ncaa and everything i stood for for the past 35 years with what they just did. >> pitino not happy with that decision. turning to the links at aaron hills and u.s. open. an historic day for rickie fowler who matched the lowest first round score finishing at 7 under, a 65. things also rolled the right way for 43 other players who also broke bar on the course, a championship record there. only two are ranked in the world's top ten, including fowler. things went especially right for

henrik stenson on par 4 11th hitting approach shot, dunking his ball into the cup for an eagle. moving on to oakland, california, for a party of championship proportion for golden state warriors as tens of thousands turned out to help celebrate the title. the crowd gathered to hear from the champs from mvp kevin durant received a very cheesy introduction. take a look. >> the mvp, the scoring champion, the multiple all-star, he doesn't like durantalot, he likes k.d., that has to be for kid dynamite or kevin dominant. he's here, kevin durant. >> draymond green rolling on the floor. green later voiced his appreciation for durant in joining up with the warriors this season. specifically addressed lebron

james' charge that the cavs star never, quote, played on a superteam. >> you want to talk about superteams. superteam that. i never played on a superteam. you started the superteam, bro! >> he also explained the significance of his parade t-shirt emblazoned with the word quickie and a championship trophy. >> i want you to break down the t-shirt. >> well, the q, that's what those guys are in. drive them out here quick with the trophy. quickie. >> lebron james not liking that. james quipped on instagram posting a photo of green wearing his t-shirt with a caption that reads, that's what she said. turning now to major league baseball in denver rockies shortstop trevor story saved some runs to end the top of the second inning. colorado goes on to beat the

giants 10-9. timely for anyone that wants a piece of the chicago cubs' first world series title in 108 years, it only cost you a couple benjamins. according to espn, an e-mail sent to season ticket cholders offers leaves from the outfield during the season, each one costs $200 plus shipping and handling. >> happy father's day, i got you a leaf. >> not just any leaf. from chicago cubs wrigley field. >> you're right. i'm sorry. >> a piece of living history. >> i'll pay four of them. ayman is paying for them. new reports the special counsel in the russian investigation is examining jared kushner's finances. so far a u.s.-led coalition has not confirmed the death of abu bakr al baghdadi by air strikes.

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welcome back. i'm yasmin vossoughian along with ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. authorities in tennessee say two georgia fudgetives who were on the run after killing two correctional officers have been captured. police say a homeowner held donny roe and ricky dubois at gunpoint until officers arrived. no injuries were reported in the incident and they will remain in custody until they're extradi d

extradited. in washington, d.c., police have announced charges to 18. 12 of the people charged are turkish citizens. all security officials and not nbc personal nell. turkish foreign affairs has blasted the charges as biased. are president trump is expected to announce new rules to the cuba policy. in a speech in miami, the president will propose limitations for americans traveling to cuba and new regulations that prohibit direct financial transactions with the cuban military. officials say the policy changes are meant to steer money away from the cuban regime and toward the cuban people. turning to the morning's other big story. the white house continues to grapple with outside investigation spurd on by russia meddling accusation. vice president mike pence has hired outside legal counsel to handle inquiries into the russia probe. hiring richard cullen who has handled high-profile clients in

the past. potential issues involving pence include michael flynn's claims about his conversations with russia, the transition team's knowledge of payments from turkey and russia, and pence being one of the few in the administration consulted on the firing of fbi director james comey. there's also news special counsel in the russia probe is looking into business deals of jared kushner, which was alluded to by one of the reporters on "morning joe." >> "the new york times" piece raised the question about money laundering being something that's in the crosshairs of the investigation at this point. what can you tell us about that on the basis of your reporting? >> yes, we know and we've reported before that trump associates, including jared kushner, his son-in-law, are being investigated for financial crimes. along with all the other things being investigated, they are being investigated for financial crimes during the 2016 presidential election.

>> attorney for kushner responded in a statement saying, quote, we do not know what this report refers to. it would be standard practice for the special counsel to examine financial records to look for anything related to russia. mr. kushner agreed to share with congress. he will do the same if he's contacted in connection with any other inquiry. nbc news investigation unit beliefs the new reporting does not signal an increase of skut i scrutiny of kushner at this time. president trump continues to vent his frustration with the russian probe. yesterday afternoon the president tweeted, why is it that hillary clinton's family and dems dealing with russia are not looked at but my nondealings are, adding, crooked h. destroyed phones with hammer, bleached e-mails and had husband meet with ag days before she was cleared and they talk about obstruction? this after the president tweeted, the russian appropriate is the great es witch hunt led

by very bad and conflicted people. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, who has authority over robert mueller, released this statement, quote, americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous officials. particularly when they do not identify the country let alone the branch or agency of government with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations. the department of justice has a long-established policy to neither confirm nor deny such allegations. fired u.s. attorney preet bharara tweeted, where is the president's long overdue statement. joining us from washington, d.c. is politico's daniel l lippman. let's talk about the drama inside the white house. how is the russia investigation in particular playing out inside the white house? >> it looks like mueller's

investigation has really gotten into trump's head. trump keeps insisting to his friends that he's not personally under investigation, although that seems to not be the case right now. and he even tivos morning tv shows and watches them in the afternoon or evening when he has free time to basically -- it's almost like hate watching television because it's all about the russia probe and what's going on. that's not really good for his agenda for getting things done. >> we also have sort of these simultaneous investigations going on amongst the congressional committees as well. how are they responding into the investigation, the obstruction of justice by the president? >> i think the congressional committees want to let bob mueller do his job. mueller has hired a ton of top-flight lawyers from doj. i think congress stresses while they have a significant role to play, mueller really has

prosecutorial firepower if need be to really get to the bottom of this. so, they want mueller to be let -- you know, to let mueller do his job and that they will provide backup on capitol hill. >> let's switch gears. i want to ask you about this new poll coming out from the associated press and norc center. it puts president trump's approval rating at 35% with 64% disaproving. according to that poll, health care has been his worst issue with about 66% disapproving of the way he's been handling that particular issue. how do you think that's going to affect his ability to push for haeshg reform? could that be a reason why he made those comments that were leaked earlier in the week about saying the house health care bill was mean? >> yeah, if his approval rating was at 50% or so, which would be normal for a president in the first six months of his term, it would be much easier for him to get something done on capitol hill. i would also flag that he's lost

a significant portion, maybe a third of strong support. so, it's people who were big backers of trump in the last election. they're peeling away because none of the things they voted for -- not many of them are actually getting passed. it's hard for trump to point to significant victories. that's why he's losing support. >> daniel lippman live in washington, d.c., thank you. turning back to that tragic shooting in washington, house majority whip steve scalise remains in critical condition. last night the country was watching as lawmakers took to the field in his honor. the annual congressional baseball game went on as planned before playing both teams. they met in a huddle in the infield to pray. president trump reporting a video message before the game encouraging unity. >> in washington we have our disagreements but we all agree we're here to serve this nation we love. and the people who call it home.

that's the source of unity. more than ever, we must embrace it so that on this special night, i leave you with three great american words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity and defied those who have sought to pull us apart. ladies and gentlemen, let's play ball. >> and last night's game raised more than $1 million from d.c. area charities. meanwhile, congressman scalise has undergone three surgeries so far. the hospital releasing a statement saying he's improved in the last 24 hours but will need additional operations and will be in the hospital for some time. joining us msnbc correspondent garrett haake life from washington, d.c. as we get further away from wednesday, we learn more about the suspect. what is the latest now on the shooting investigation? what have authorities gotten? >> reporter: the fbi has been making steady progress in this investigation. yesterday they announced they recovered the guns used in this

case, a handgun, a 9-millimeter handgun and 6 caliber rifle and determined both were purchased legally. more important for the investigation, they finally finished processing the shooter's vehicle. in it they found a laptop, cell phone and camera. those three things will tell them about how he might have planned this attack, and whom, if anyone, he might have discussed it in the lead-up. yesterday reporters spoke to the suspect's wife back in illinois. it seems she was likely not in the loop. she says she hasn't seen her husband since he left for d.c. in late march. >> garrett haake, thanks for joining me. cass their vote in special congressional election. jon ossoff and karen handle's, the letter reportedly told

neighbors to take a whiff of the powder and join the republican candidate in the hospital. meanwhile ossoff's campaign manager said the democrat's campaign has also received multiple threats of violence in recent days and security detail has been hired. amid tensions, both sides came together in unity in georgia as lawmakers remain on edge following the shooting of house majority whip steve scalise. speaking with andrea mitchell yesterday, nancy pelosi weighing in on the calls by some in congress for more security. >> someone was telling me, i'm so sad because protesters showed up at my town hall. this is a democracy. yes, if there seems to be a need for local law enforcement to be involved, then a judgment will be made. but we must not misinterpret the spontaneous outpouring of voices of the american people as a threat. shifting to some polling.

the gop controls the white house and congress, but some of the new polling shows republican voters don't like what they see. according to gallup, 41% of republicans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country. that's a 17-point drop since may. that's at the lowest point since the president took office. meanwhile, new numbers from the associated press tell a similar story. overall, 64% of those polled disaprove of the president's job performance. just 35% approve. when you ask only republicans, a full 25% disapprove of the job that he's doing as president. still ahead, senate republicans are racing to try and get their health care overall bill over the finish line. why closed door meetings over legislation aren't sitting well with some party members. bill karins will take a look at scorching weekend my friend susie cracks me up. but one laugh,

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version of a bill to overhaul this country's health care laws to a vote by the end of this month. some within the party are be becoming frustrated about the secrecy of the crafting of the bill. they are conducting negotiations behind closed door in a glaring break from practices of how lawmakers traditionally work. only a small working group of about 13 senators are working on the measure rather than the broader committees who usually handle the health care issue. earlier in the week, mitch mcconnell told reporters they'd see the bill when it's released, adding nobody is hiding it. meanwhile, republicans in the house are publicly brushing off comments by president trump over their version of the health care bill, which he reportedly called mean. speaking with msnbc yesterday, congressman mark sanford of south carolina responded to the criticism. take a listen. >> it's a bill he endorsed. and that he whipped. then he stood in the rose garden and said it was a good bill. >> but he said it was mean. >> what i would say is, no, it was an attempt at reform.

ultimately the decision we had to make in the house, was it a perfect bill, i don't think it was. should we at least allow the senate to continue their debate. let's turn to business where nestle is looking to sell its u.s. candy business. gemma joins us live from london. could this be the end of the butterfinger? >> well, yes, indeed. you're absolutely right to say the u.s. confectionary business does include brands such as butterfinger and baby ruth. it has said it will not sell its toll house brand no matter what. the sale is just one option being explored as part of an overall strategic review. we're not quite sure what the outcome will be. this is a business with $900 million a year worth of sales. the ceo did say earlier they're looking at mergers and acquisitions if the right opportunity came along and it made strategic sense. let's look at chemicals. planned merger between dupont

and dow chemical getting through the u.s. anti-trust courts on thursday. the court said they can go ahead provided they sell certain assets, including some crop protection products. this was a deal announced way back in december 2015, billed as an all-star merger and valued around $130 billion. immediately after the ruling came out, it was deeply criticized by the head of the national farmers union who said it was deeply disappointing and that farmers would have to pay higher costs as a result. let's talk tech. snap stock plummeted by 5% on thursday, taking share price all the way back to $17, its ipo price. shares have fallen by 42% from the high point they reached on march 3rd, second day of trading. this comes on the back of the company reporting weaker user growth and weaker revenue growth back in may at first results as

public company. we've seen several analysts turn more beari isish on the stock. back to you. >> i don't know how you feel about that butterfinger story, that's scary for me. >> i love the transition from candy to chemicals. >> can you cheer dads up like ayman about possible -- >> what are you upset about? what's ayman upset about? >> butterfinger. >> possibly being -- >> you're not upset about the nestle crunch, right? that can go. >> butterfinger is way better than nestle crunch. >> baby ruth is better than all of them. >> baby ruth! >> yeah, right back to the goonies. here's the headline for the upcoming weekend. the temperature prediction for phoenix is 122 on tuesday. that would tie their all-time hottest temperature they ever recorded in the cities. vegas, 115 tuesday. central california from sunday on father's day through tuesday, 109. obviously, this will be

headline-making. 30 million people are under either heat advisories or heat warning. kansas city and dallas are under heat advisories. all the warnings from tucson to central california. the heat build up will begin today, peak next tuesday. 107 in phoenix. this is only 6 to 10 degrees above average. when they get up to 120, that's when it will be 20 degrees above normal. saturday, grand junction warm, roswell, you get the idea through much of interior california. by the time we get to sunday on father's day, sacramento breaks the reported high by 6. bakersfield by 2. even needles will be about 10 in arizona, some spots about 105. as far as monday forecast, vegas will be near their record and phoenix, that's when you should be breaking your record and we should crush it by the time we get to tuesday. today's forecast, carry the umbrella mid-atlantic, numerous showers and storms this afternoon. right now hit and miss showers in northern new england, where it will be coolish.

very hot in areas of the desert southwest. typical thunderstorms down in florida. we do have severe storms today and tomorrow. today iowa. tomorrow watch out around chicago and st. louis. a little bit of everything this weekend. i don't think we're going to see too many rain-outs. >> call louis's dad, big lou and tell him to stay inside. we'll be right back.

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welcome back everyone. the breaking news developing overseas. russia's defense ministry says one of its air strikes may have killed abu bakr al baghdadi. they say the strike which occurred back on may 28th in raqqa hit a meeting of type isis leaders. joining us live from london, nbc news foreign correspondent lucy kafanov. what are you hearing about the air strike? >> reporter: good morning. the russians claim about 30 high level isis commanders and 300 fighters had gathered to plot their escape from raqqa, also a city under assault by the u.s. and its allies. they say baghdadi was at the meeting on may 28th and sent drones to first monitor the area and dispatched su-34 bombers and su-35 fighter jets to strike the

area. the russian defense ministry says they're trying to verify this info. they say isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi attended the meeting and was killed in the air strike. no confirmation from the americans and a spokesman from the u.s. coalition said the u.s. could not confirm whether baghdadi had been killed. there have been several reports of his death in the past including last weekend when syrian state television announced baghdadi's death by a u.s.-led strike. keep in mind he was only publicly seen once, that was back in june 2014 in mosul when his fighters captured the city. his whereabouts have been unknown for quite some time. there's some reports that suggest he's been hiding in thousands of square miles of desert rather than living in mosul and raqqa where american troops and u.s.-backed forces

are fighting. it's not something we can confirm at this stage. >> unlike previous leaders, he keeps a low row file and that makes it harder. that would be much more significant if it is confirmed. we'll have more on this story as it develops. >> up next on "morning joe," more on the latest developments in the on going probe in the president's possible ties to russia. >> nbc learns news he is now under criminal investigation by special counsel robert mueller over whether he used his power to try to shut down the fbi's russia probe. also more on reports that mueller is looking into jared kushner. plenty to dig into on "morning joe." just moments away, stay with us. range of motion and shows improved joint comfort in seven days. which means you're in big trouble, son. you will bow to my exquisite short game. cower at my majestic drives.

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welcome back. before we toss it over to "morning joe," let's get a check on the stories you'll be hearing nabt the day ahead. >> president trump is hitting the road today as he unveils a new policy marking another departure from the obama administration. nbc's kristen welker has a preview from the white house. kristen, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning to you. president trump travels to miami today and is announcing major changes in the united states' cuba policy. he's expected to make it more difficult for people to travel to cuba and to do business with cuba as well as intelligence sharing. nbc news has learned that cuban officials are pushing back, trying to convince the trump administration that cuba has actually made the u.s. safer. they're also arguing that these changes could ultimately hurt cuban business owners, particularly women. of course, this fulfills a key campaign promise for president trump and it reverses parts of a major obama era policy. louis? >> our thanks to kristen welker. jurors in the sexual assault trial of bill cosby will resume deliberations after telling the judge they're deadlocked. the judge has ordered the jury to try to reach a unanimous decision in deliberations that began on monday.

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. now "morning joe." >> we all agree we're here to serve the nation we love and the people who call it home. that's the source of unity. more than ever, we must embrace it so that on this special night i leave you with three great american words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity and defied those who have sought to pull us apart. ladies and gentlemen, let's play ball. >> all right. last night the annual congressional baseball game went on as planned, one day after the shooting of the republican team's practice. both teams huddled in prayer before the game. lawmakers stood side by side for the national anthem. the ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by capitol police