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aide to then president trump's chief of staff mark meadows. the fallout continues as americans look to a post roe future. the abortion debates in states. in ukraine new details about the russian missile strike on a shopping mall leaving more than a dozen people dead. we begin this hour with breaking news of a horrific human tragedy in san antonio, texas. believed to be the most deadly smugging tragedy in recent history. the bodies of at least 50 migrants found in the back of a truck. the death toll is at 50 by the mexican president. officials say they likely died of heat stroke. temperatures of 100 degrees outside likely much hotter

inside that trailer. no windows. no ventilation. take a look at the truck. completely sealed. officials say it appears it was not refrigerated. 16 people were able to survive including 4 children taken to hospitals. officials saying they were hot to the touch and extremely weak. the president of the mexico said seven from guatemala. two from honduras. 22 from mexico. nbc news is unable to verify that claim. three people are in custody. it is unclear if the drive of the truck among those detained. joining us now from that horrific scene morgan chesky. what do we know as of right now? >> reporter: jose, a massive perimeter is set up around the remote road near san antonio. the truck the site of an investigation. it was down this remote road and

now towed from the area by federal investigators scouring it for evidence to learn more. it was late yesterday that we're told someone that works nearby came across this tractor trailer and heard calls for help coming from inside and then the doors opened that the grim discovery made. the bodies of 46 people found to be deceased. that death toll risen according to mention con authorities to 50. 16 others in nearby hospitals recovering from heat-related illnesses. heat stroke, heat exhaustion. heartbreaking scene overnight. we know that federal authorities detained three individuals. they aren't saying if they're tied directly to the smuggling plot and holding them in custody. meantime there's a concern that

not everybody is accounted for. canine units will be scouring where the truck was located to make sure everyone is found and located and this is just remaining a massive crime scene. federal investigators are playing a large role as san antonio police keep crowds back. i want to explain that we are on the edge of san antonio. this is not a road that you come across by accident. it was here that when temperatures did hit 100 degrees yesterday that this truck sat for hours and hours. we are still waiting to hear how long it was in the heat with the individuals inside that as of this morning now 50 lives perished as a result. jose? >> thank you for painting the picture of where this is. is it remote? how close is it to the city of san antonio? where does that road go to?

>> reporter: it parallels a railroad track. probably a 25 minute drive to downtown san antonio. the other direction we are 140 miles from the u.s.-mexico border. crossings have gone up in recent months. texas governor abbott saying that this is strictly president biden's fault and a result of his open border policys. the white house has not made an official comment response to that but pointed to the statement made by dhs secretary saying that this is squarely the smugglers are to blame here and launching a federal investigation. jose? >> thank you. joining us is the mayor of san antonio. thank you for being with us. what do we know about the people

found alive and taken to the hospital? >> unfortunately we are getting some preliminary reports that two additional patients transported have since passed away. i don't want to con firm anything beyond that. we do know that 16 in total were transported to local hospitals. four of those pediatric. again the preliminary numbers when the fire department responded on scene were 46 total found deceased in the area. obviously again this is a federal investigation. we expect new information as time moves on but clearly it is a horrific, horrific tragedy. >> mayor, how do you explain something like this? it's just 50, maybe 52 people dying. left in the heat. no air. no ventilation.

how do you just -- how do we explain this? >> it is unspeakable. we all know that the migration challenge over the years has not gone away. it's only increased and the community increased steadily through the last several administrations and the lack of action, the inability of congress to provide meaningful modernization and reform of the immigration system is a part of the cause of this and it's a sad irony that meanwhile in local communities like ours and cities across the country who frankly depend on migrant labor to put food on the table and do so many other things have thousands of jobs unfilled. while we have people who are fleeing to our condition looking for a better life and willing to

work and can't figure that out. it is a tragedy beyond explanation. >> mayor, the person whose name is connected to the truck so the truck's registration told telemundo anchor this morning the vehicle appears to have cloned. he said the truck registration numbers duplicated. this is him, the gentleman that owns the truck that he is standing in front of and has a registration for it. that same exact looking truck is the one that was carrying those poor people and just in the outskirts of san antonio. you know? there you see it. it appears to be a sophisticated operation. this is not just one apparently truck that went and picked the people up and was doing this. >> i can't speak to any of that.

hopefully that will come to light in the investigation. i will say this. i hope those responsible for such inhumane treatment of other people are brought to justice and suffer the consequences to the full extent of the law. we did apprehended three individuals, persons of interest. the investigation will tell whether or not they are truly connected with this crime but again our job here as a local community which we have done time and time again is to respond to the hue marin crisis and provide aid to people who need it. we have seen the incidents before and likely will continue to see them again as congress remains gridlocked on the issue of immigration. >> and, mayor, i have been through your beautiful town,

city many times. just recently there at the airport. there are migrants at the airport who come with their little bag and an identifying number and they wait to go to airplanes to different parts of the country. it seems 150 miles from the border but the humanitarian crisis is affecting many communities including yours. regardless of what the laws are or aren't on immigration, what's going on at the border seems there's no policy, mayor. no way so that the people find a way to legally ask for asylum. that's not a possibility right now. >> never mind folks that -- those folks who are here as you see them in the airport or being processed. they're here legally seeking

asylum. there's a process for that. our job for local community, faith community, nonprofits, ours is not to ask why but how we can help and that's our position here. obviously the increasing migrant volumes from time to time dating back several administrations creates challenges. we work with federal government and nonprofits and the faith community to provide assistance but again this is all a result of the fact that we have an immigration system that has had its challenges based on the lack of policy making at the federal level. it can be solved. in fact, again, we depend so heavily on migrant labor in the community. every kitchen table in this country is full if it is as a result of migrant labor. the fact that we have thousands of jobs that folks would love to

take and unable to because of the broken immigration system is tragic and here we have horrific results in san antonio. >> 50 or 52 people in 1 moment lost their lives trying to reach the american dream. mayor, i thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you, jose. turning to capitol hill. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific the house january 6 committee will hold an unexpected public hearing. they weren't expected the hold another hearing until sometime next month and nbc news confirm that is cassidy hutchinson is set to testify in front of the panel today. last week the panel presented her recorded testimony where she said a group of republican from

trump. >> personally pushing for a pardon. he was doing so since early december. i'm not sure why. reached out to me to ask if he could have a mr. meadows about receiving a presidential pardon. >> reached out to you. >> not all but several did. mr. biggs did. mr. gohmert asked for one, as well. >> did he ask you dreckly? >> yes, he did. >> joining us now is capitol hill correspondent ali vitale and chuck rosenberg. he is also a msnbc contributor. ali, within the past hour nbc news learned the former sergeant at arms was found dead monday morning? >> reporter: yeah. that's right. we don't know the cause of death

but the former senate sergeant of arms died. he was in charge of senate security on january 6, 2021. he then spoke at a hearing on that issue a month after that and stepped the down the day after the riot after facing backlash. again we don't know yet the cause of death and out to the u.s. capitol police on what happened here. >> turning to today's hearing, explain cassidy hutchinson's role in this investigation. >> reporter: an important one. we saw the testify as you showed. significant. testifying to the fact that sitting members of congress asking the white house and in this case specifically cassidy hutchinson to pass along requests for pardons. the important piece here is that as the committee tries to get as

close as they can and as in the room as they possibly can with testify from witnesses this is the first white house official to testify live for the committee. she was in the room where it happened on multiple occasions. a former top aide to mark meadows and because meadows is not cooperating with the committee the things that she can testify to are of great importance to the committee trying to get the information about what was happening in the white house on and around january 6. she did have a front row seat to history in many of the cases testifying in video already and we know that this afternoon she will come and testify in person. these committee members are all coming back to town because they were on a recess and not expecting them to have any hearings until later in july. they were taking a recess but now seeing that the facts have

some urgency to them and hutchinson will testify in person with the video depositions to more of what the committee is trying to get at here. >> chuck, john eastman said the federal agency seized his phone last week. what does this tell us about the focus of the justice department? >> great question, jose. all of the original cases more than 800 tethered to violence at the capitol on january 6 in some way including charges against folks in the oath keepers and the proud boys charged with sedition which require it is use of force. now we see new types of cases not tethered with violence as we have learned interest in what mr. eastman was doing and mr. clark. we now know of two searches at least.

the latest of mr. eastman's telephone. by the way have to point out this is done pursuant to a lawfully authorized court order. the justice department applies a federal judge and gives permission for the fbi or whoever is investigating to seize the phone and search the contents. >> chuck and ali, thank you so much. watch the special coverage of today's hearing begins at noon eastern, 9:00 pacific. up next, we are live with breaking developments at the scene of an amtrak train derailment with what investigators are looking for as they comb through the wreckage today. plus fear it is supreme court's decision on abortion could threaten other civil rights. what they are preparing for

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officials are working to determine the cause of a sudden amtrak train collision that killed three. the team of investigators is expected on site today. the train was carrying 255 people from la to chicago when it hit a dump truck and derailed entirely. this is the view from inside of the train right after the incident. take a look at that. a teacher on board spoke to nbc news about what she saw. >> it looked like a bomb had gone off inside of the train car. i can't begin to describe the scene of people that were injured, bleeding. trying to get out of the train. my brain said this might be when i die. >> nbc's maggie vespa is

following live. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning. there are a lot of unanswered questions. it is less than 24 hours since the wreck and kept as a distance but you can see a big cloud of dust and heavy machinery where the train wreckage is. they're starting to clean up a little bit. still unanswered questions. three people killed in the crash. dozened injured. among the three dead two on the train and the third was the driver of the dump truck. it happened around 12:30 yesterday. close to a dozen cars. hundreds of people on board coming from california to chicago. and once it crashed you saw the images from inside the train. people had to escape from those cars. some of which flipped upside down. emergency crews swarmed the wreckage to help and then some

passengers helping each other and two boy scout troops on the trip and they stayed to help the injured. one big unanswered question is why that dump truck on the tracks at the time. we are told this is an uncontrolled crossing meaning there aren't the flashing arm that is come down when a train is coming. there is a stop sign but that's pretty much it and a local said the speeds the trains can reach this might have been 79 miles per hour and called it an accident waiting to happen. that's a person's words here. that being said the national transportation safety board is sending a team, a 16-person team to the crash site to conduct the federal investigation and expecting details possibly in a press conference today once they get on the ground and take in the scene. jose? >> maggie vespa, thank you. now to the legal battles

following the u.s. supreme court ruling of no constitutional right to an abortion. judges in louisiana and utah blocked the states from enforcing laws to trigger abortion bans. similar laws challenged in several other states. this comes as a florida judge is expected to decide thursday whether to block the enforcement of a law signed in april to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. california lawmakers pushed to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in november to protect abortion rights. pete williams is with us this morning. a lot of legal battles going on. what are the most important ones to be watching? >> i think that depends on the state where you live. it is important to you in your state. they fall into several categorys. there are -- we know of ten

lawsuits right now. some challenge the trigger laws or laws that were not in effect until roe v wade was in effect. there's a ban from the 1800s and codified in the 1930s and the governor asking the state supreme court to declare that law invalid. and so that's the sort of the panapla ea and while they can ban abortion there's nothing in the u.s. constitution to make it a right these claims say that state constitutioning protect the right to abortion to family related provisions or privacy claims so those are the second category to see with the claims, jose. they're all different.

louisiana one is based on three different laws after roe with difference provisions and the plaintiffs said we don't know what is allowed or forbid jn the utah claim is based more on a straight-up claim that it violates the state constitution. i'm sure they have to go to the state supreme courts to get an answers on these things. >> before the ruling came out last friday two dozen democratic senators urged the biden administration to look at abortion services on federal lands. an official said the biden administration is not pursuing the idea. what would be the potential problems to do that? >> a couple. who will do the abortions? can't be state doctors because they would be forbidden even on federal property presumably. what people could receive the

care? in the federal system the military does allow abortions on military facilities but only for operations that are necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother. there's federal restrictions, federal money. that's a complication the federal government is not prepared to go for. they are interested to make sure people in the banned states get access to care by pills in the mail or traveling to another state. >> thank you. with us now to look at this is medical contributor dr. patel. doctor, always nice seeing you. some states' banning abortion have no exceptions. what's the potential danger for women with miscarriages or

ectopic pregnancy? >> yeah. the truth is that the complication is death. i think that's not trivial because we have seen it in texas where you have providers, tales of nurses and doctors feeling that they can't perform the procedures for people seeking treatment but on top of that they have to worry about being reported and fined or put in jail themselves so the brutal truth, having that excellent discussion with pete. if you think it's a gray area with legislators imagine doctors on the ground. people wonder what can we do and can't do. this is two americas. abortions will continue but depending on the state you see life threatening complications and many of us in states that do allow the services are going to have to teach doctors and

patients what to say to get access to care and that the doctors don't feel that they could be in jail which is -- i never thought this would happen. >> yeah. that's an important thing you mention because what are doctors thinking as they try to understand the rulings, the legal uncertainty, the legal challenges and the legal repercussions. >> yeah. so the top three questions i was trying to do ground research to help answer the questions because doctors such as myself are also trying to learn. number one, what can doctors that are out of the states that are not subject to trigger laws or bans such as myself do? how can we prescribe medications? number two, how can we tell patients to advocate for

themselves? number three, many women myself included and many people in general don't have a luxury, they have families. can't just leave and drop everything and go some place else. we have to think about the social determinants. how do you get there? transportation. room and lodging. it's nontrivial. what are we obligated to do? finally why is the supreme court, why are judges and lawyer getting in the middle of medicine? that's the theme no matter how you feel about reproductive services. >> thank you so much for being with us this morning. next live to ukraine with a deadly attack on a shopping mall. what president biden is expected to announce that could help the war torn country. .

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35 past the hour. president biden is in spain for the nato summit. here he is with spain's president sanchez. there you see sanchez receiving president biden.

the war in ukraine a top focus of the summit. nbc news learned that biden is expected to announce the extension of u.s. troops in poland. this after a russian attack on a crowded shopping mall in central ukraine. more than 20 people were killed. president zelenskyy calling it one of the most daring terrorist acts in european history. joining us is alyson barber. what's the latest? >> reporter: search and rescue efforts are likely recovery efforts under way. looks paused because air raid sirens sounded in the past hour and had to back away from what remains of the shopping center. we are told the teams dismantled 70% of what remains of this looking for the nearly 40 people still said to be missing. not only looking for those missing but trying to recover

evidence. general prosecutor of ukraine said she believes this is likely a crime against humanity. people have been here just working nonstop trying to see if anyone needs help. now at this point at least give loved ones of those missing closure. the largest hospital that treated the majority of the patients needed to be hospitalized because of the injuries and 59 people injured and half are still hospitalized. we spoke to the head of surgery at that hospital. some of the wounds, injuries that they see now. listen. >> translator: i went in my apartment. and then i heard explosions. my windows were shaken and i understood they have wounds by shrapnel. so quite a lot of different

traumas. including traumas of head, of brain, brain concussion. >> reporter: this is a bit of a makeshift memorial that started to form outside of here. that doctor said three that treated that went into surgery the youngest were 20. two worked at the mall. one in the grocery store. another, jose, just come to the mall to get cash out of an atm. russian federation said they striked a factory with weapons provided by the united states and europe. to ukraine. speaking with officials they say there's no military objects and the factory also hit was a place that had previously focussed on construction for roadways and nothing to do with the military. jose? >> ellison barber, thank you

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42 past the hour. less than 20 minutes maxwell will face sentencing in a manhattan courtroom. in december maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be abused by epstein. joining us is correspondent tom winter. good morning. how many years is she potentially facing? >> reporter: at the low end of what prosecutors are asking for it is a life sentence. 30 years is what they suggest for maxwell. she is 60. at the high end is 55 years so maxwell is potentially looking

at a serious amount of jail time. that's the sentencing guidelines. it's possible the judge could go to the low side or beyond 55 years. probation said 20 years and the attorneys argued for far less. locked up almost two years ago. convicteded on 5 of 6 counts in december of this year and expected to hear from the victims. five in total should be here to speak to the court and the judge about the impacts of abuse to them has had on their lives specifically psychological and substance abuse issues for a number of years. in one particular case included in the filings with the court a number of images from two attempted suicide attempts in the hospital. so today not promising to be a

particularly uplifting day in court as these victims go through this. court gets under way in about 20 minutes from now and the victims will testify at that point. it is up to maxwell whether or not to say anything and then the judge will impose that sentence. we'll just have to see what eventually comes down. >> tom winter in norgs. thank you so much. the abortion decision is raising concerns that other rights granted through supreme court rulings could be at risk. justice thomas wrote in the opinion that the high court should reconsider other due process rights like contraception. vice president harry reacted to this during an interview on cnn. >> i definitely believe this is not over. i do.

i think he just said the quiet part out loud. i think that's why we must all understand the significance of what just happened. >> with us now to talk more about this is jim obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the 2015 u.s. supreme court case that legalized same-sex marriage and a candidate for state represent ive in ohio. good the see you again. justice alito wrote in the pain opinion that the court emphasizes that this decision concerns the constitutional rights to abortion and no other right. what should we make of the conflicting messages? >> jose, thank you for having me on. i have to agree. it is conflicting for a couple reasons. first off justice thomas is clearly putting a target on the right to birth control and intimate relations and marriage.

the thing that gives me a bit of hope is that the justices in the majority on this ruling had the ability to add their names to justice thomas' concurring opinion. none chose to do that. that gives the ability to say you other justices, we are holding the feet to the fire. you didn't agree with justice thomas in this concurring opinion and holding you to this. i will also say these justices on the majority in this decision during their confirmation hearings said or implied they considered roe v wade settled law or precedence. while this decision in dobbs clearly indicates they were not being completely honest in those confirmation hearings so even though the majority decision includes that word, that phrase,

that this applies only to abortion and no other rights i find it hard to take a whole lot of comfort in that given that they were not truthful during the confirmation hearings. >> what establishes a settled law or a precedent that the magistrates will consider to be sacrosanct? >> that is a great question. i look at the rational in this decision and struck by the inconsistency and the hypocrisy of the majority. they used the rationale that rights must be specifically written in the constitution. in order for them to be protected and write that we can only interpretd the konsz tuition as of the time it was written. they use that inconsistently. they use it to protect rights this they personally believe in.

i will use the second amendment as an example. the second amendment clearly states while regulated militia, however they ignore those word in the second amendment in the constitution in their decisions regarding the second amendment. and also, at the time it was written in 1787, the framers of the constitution could have never imagined automatic weapons. their understanding of arms in 1787 were muskets, knives and cannons. so this inconsistency and this hypocrisy in the rationale just to me is stunning and against what this court is supposed to do and that's protect the constitutional rights equally and consistently. >> jim obergefell, always good to see you.

i thank you for your time. >> thank you. i appreciate it. up next, primary day? five states. steve kornacki is back to break it all down for us. steve, we'll talk in just a meant. talk in just a meant. ake. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk better than warfarin. and has less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis has both. don't stop taking eliquis without talking to your doctor as this may increase your risk of stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking, you may bruise more easily or take longer for bleeding to stop. get help right away for unexpected bleeding, or unusual bruising. it may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. the number one cardiologist-prescribed blood thinner. ask your doctor about eliquis. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

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53 past the hour. another big decision day, with primaries in new york, oklahoma, colorado, and utah. mississippi and south carolina are holding runoffs, and there's a special election in nebraska. to explain this to us at the big board, nbc news national correspondent steve kornacki. steve, good morning. what are you watching today? >> let's take a look here at colorado. because this is the republican primary here for the u.s. senate in colorado. the winner of this primary is going to take on the democrat michael bennett. it could end up being a competitive senate race this november. colorado is a state that's been trending democratic. but if that red wave republicans are hoping for emerges this fall, colorado could be in play. a big determining factor would be who wins this primary today. joe o 'dea is the favorite. here's one interesting note here

coming off the supreme court ruling last friday, he's running as a pro-choice candidate. he says he would vote to establish into law the protections of roe v. wade. he's being opposed here by an opponent, ron hanks, a state legislator, who is anti-abortion, that backed legislation that would ban abortion in all cases. the interesting note is that democrats have been pouring money in, big money into ads that attempt to elevate hanks' standing. democrats want to face hanks this fall. they believe he's the more beatable candidate. they believe o'dea is a much better opportunity to knock off michael bennett. bennett has been there for two terms in the senate. this was his first election in the senate. this was back in 2010. what happened in 2010 was

republicans nominated an opponent. remember, 2010 was a big republican year. that was that massive midterm barack obama was president, republicans were winning everywhere. bennett bucks that tide in 2010, because you can see here his opponent ken buck was his name. the issue that defined this campaign was abortion. buck opposed abortion in all cases, including rape and incest. they're hoping in the wake of this supreme court decision last week that they could get hanks nominated as the republican this year. we'll see. it's an interesting dynamic tonight. >> steve kornacki, thank you so very much. that wraps up the hour for me. you can always reach me on twitter and instagram. please follow the show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. chris jansing picks up with more news after a quick break. h more all night ♪

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good morning, everyone. i'm chris jansing in new york city. we start with the extraordinary anticipation for today's january 6th hearing, now just two hours away, with huge stakes for the committee and the former administration. we now know that the star witness will be cassidy hutchison. unless you followed every move of the committee, you're unlikely to have heard of her. up known to most americans as recently as