earthqua swift is swift is currently in the middle of her long anticipated eras that's tour. that's going to do it for us today. thank you for thank you for joining us. i'll see you back here on monday, same time, same place. thank you for being here. have a wonderful weekend. until monday, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage now. good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart. former president former president donald trump facing new criminal charges related to his handling of classified this comes this comes as a potential separate indictment for election interference could still be coming. on capitol hill, new concerns about senators mitch mcconnell and dianne feinstein after two incidents this week. plus, the relentless heat wave across the country. in phoenix, the temperature has been around 110 degrees for so the

long. the city has brought in refrigerated containers fearing a surge in heat-related deaths. we'll talk to a doctor there. and nbc news gets rare access to what is happening behind the scenes at the southern border amid fears the humanitarian crisis is about to get a whole lot worse. we begin we begin this hour with the new charges against former president donald trump over his alleged mishandling of classified information. special counsel jack smith filed a new indictment against trump last night, adding three additional counts to the 37 he already faces in the classified documents case. one count of willful retention of national defense information and two charges related to altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing an object. the new indictment also includes a new defendant, mar-a-lago

property manager carlos de his oliveira. his lawyer declined to comment on the new indictment. he joins trump and trump aide and body man walt nauta in facing charges. trump and nauta have both pleaded not guilty to the charges in the original indictment with a trial set for next may. the new indictment also alleges trump was part of a scheme to delete security camera footage and that de oliveira told another employee, quote, the boss wanted the server to be de with with us, to start off our coverage this hour, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard outside donald trump's golf club in bedminster, new jersey. and mary mccord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security and msnbc legal analyst. so, ken, what more do we know about the new person charged in this case? >> good morning, jose. carlos de oliveira, the property

manager at mar-a-lago, his lawyer has declined to comment and he is expected in court on monday to answer these charges and he's charged with a stand alone count of lying to federal investigators about his actions moving the boxes. so, they have significant leverage over him, but as you said, what this new indictment lays out is a disturbing new dimension to the obstruction of justice portion of this case. these are allegations, but what they allege is that essentially donald trump ordered his employees to delete this footage, surveillance footage at mar-a-lago, three days after he received a grand jury subpoena demanding the footage. when you read this indictment, it reads like a mafia case, where walt nauta, who is already a co-defendant in this case, the body man and butler, goes down to florida a few days after the subpoena, gets with property manager carlos de oliveira and says the boss wants this server

there deleted. there is no allegation in this new indictment that the footage actually was deleted, or that any steps were taken to try to delete it, it is just the conversation about it, which the government says is a conspiracy to obstruct justice. the other significant aspect of this indictment, jose, is that the government is now saying it possesses that document that has been described as a -- essentially a war plan, a plan of military options for iran that donald trump was waving around and showing to people in a taped conversation with people working on a book that donald trump has said doesn't exist in this new superseding indictment, the government says they have a copy of it, jose. >> and so, mary, talk to us about what exactly a superseding indictment is. >> so, as everyone probably will recall, the original mar-a-lago indictment was returned back in and june. and the grand jury can continue to investigate if they are seeking new potential charges or new defendants. and when they come up with

evidence and present that to the grand jury that supports new charges, like in this case, and an additional defendant like in this case, they return what is called a superseding indictment. they take that original indictment, add paragraphs that show the new charges against the defendant and return that as a superseding indictment. superseding means it takes the place of the original one, it is now the operative charging document in the mar-a-lago case. >> so, is there any reason to believe that we could see more superseding indictments in this >> so, it is case? >> so, it is certainly possible. i have worked cases in my career where we had second and third superseding indictments. i would be somewhat surprised here, though, because we are on a timeline. jack smith is very urgently trying to get this case to trial before the election and as you may recall, and your viewers may recall, originally he asked for a trial in december.

mr. trump and mr. nauta objected to that, sought more time. they sought to put it off the indefinitely. the judge then set the trial for next may, but that was before superseding indictment with an additional defendant which means he's going to have his own counsel, which means he's going to be entitled to time to get ready for trial and to get through the discovery that the government will present and so there is now the possibility that even that may date will slip to later. in cases involving classified information, it is not uncommon at all for trials to get continued because of the complications of dealing with classified information. so, i think that jack smith will not want to add another complication by yet another superseding indictment, and there is no reason at this point to really do so unless something was really, really cried out to be added to the indictment. because it is a very, very solid case, based on the allegations, and based on the offenses that are charged.

>> so, mary, you're pretty confident that this may schedule is going to change? >> well, the government is really doing everything to make sure that they are handing over promptly and quickly all the discovery to defense counsel, but given that, you know, we are here at the very, very end of july and we have a new defendant, his attorney will have to get interim classified if clearance. if i were the government, i would say given the charges against mr. de oliveira, he doesn't have a need to know the classified, that's the same argument the government is making with respect to mr. nauta, so maybe this thing really shouldn't delay things. but it won't surprise me if it doesn't delay it somewhat. >> vaughn what are we hearing from the trump team this >> morning? >> i think donald trump is his own spokesman here at this and and over the last months. i mean, since this case has started to unravel before his own eyes, donald trump has offered a meandering defense.

obviously it is going to be up to his legal counsel to be the one to go inside of the and courtroom. and represent him, but donald trump, again, this morning, was on a friendly radio program to him where he addressed this latest superseding indictment. take a listen to what he said. >> they're trying to intimidate people so people go out and make up lies about me because i did nothing wrong. they're trying to -- i come under the presidential records act which is civil, it is not even criminal. but they're trying to intimidate people and so they have to lie to get out of a problem. but these are two wonderful employees, they have been with me for a long time and they're great people. >> in that interview, this morning, importantly, donald trump did not deny any of the new allegations laid out by the department of justice in the superseding indictment. you heard him specifically note these two men who are co-defendants with him. and calling them wonderful men. right now, every indication is

that they are continuing to not work with prosecutors. and this is why they are a part of the superseding indictment, donald trump, it is clear, it is important to him to maintain their loyalty and for them to stick by him ultimately as we move forward toward a trial. >> and, ken, just bringing you back to something you mentioned a second ago about these new revelations about the conversation to delete surveillance video, why is it coming out now and not maybe in the original indictment last >> month? >> that's a great question, we jose. we don't know the answer. it is very clear, though, from the context of this that the government would very much like mr. de oliveira to cooperate because if you read this indictment carefully, there is no witness that is in the room with donald trump at this point that is prepared to testify about what trump said. the people that heard trump were mr. nauta, mr. de oliveira and they're defendants right now. the government would like either

of those men to flip and cooperate, and this indictment, these new allegations may be a way of pressuring mr. de oliveira, who face his own separate false statements counts, which carries a lot of years in prison, to strengthen that case. they have essentially hearsay conversations that implicate president trump in this added dimension to the obstruction of justice. it is it is powerful evidence, but it is circumstantial evidence at this point, jose. >> mary, legally, as far as the weight it would have, is it significant that there was a discussion about eliminating the tapes and actually that it wasn't carried out, apparently. is that in and of itself legally significant? >> sure, because what w re talking about here are conspiracy charges, right. conspiracy to alter, mutilate, destroy these documents. and so that's one theory that is based on an

based on an agreement. you're you're liable for the conspiracy, same as committing the crime. it is not a separate charge conspiracy, but all three men conspired to do this. though it wasn't trump himself who was attempting to destroy the surveillance videos, he was part of the conversation where an agreement apparently at least as alleged was come to that they would attempt to destroy these surveillance videos. and so, that conversation is a key part of that. the entire timeline set out in the indictment really does talk about how as soon as the trump organization learned that the government was subpoenaing these surveillance videos, that immediately triggered, you know, trump talking to de oliveira, talking to nauta, nauta changing his travel plans to get down to mar-a-lago, and then speaking directly with de oliveira and de oliveira speaking with an employee who is unnamed in the indictment, but an i.t. specialist at mar-a-lago,

separately named as mr. taveras, and who himself then refused to tinker with or alter or destroy the servers on which the surveillance tapes were. so, in addition to the conversation, and what, you know, this conversation like the boss wants this done, we also have that timeline, right, that very, very suspicious timeline that shows knowledge of the government wanted it and efforts to destroy it. >> ken dilanian, vaughn hillyard, thank you very much. mary, mccord, stay with us, because coming up next, we're going to be talking about what we know this morning about jack smith's other big case against former president trump. we'll dig into where things stand with the federal grand jury investigating the 2020 election interference case. could we see yet another indictment against trump soon? we're back in 60 seconds. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. " diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®.

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13 13 past the hour. let's look at the other case against trump. this one involving a federal grand jury in washington, d.c. investigating the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. nbc news learned officials from the secret service and the washington metropolitan police department met yesterday to discuss security and the possibility of violence if trump is indicted in the election interference case. joining us now with more is nbc news correspondent garrett haake, mary mccord is still with us. garrett, garrett, the grand jury met for over seven hours yesterday. where do things stant in that case? >> >> when we spoke yesterday, donald trump's attorneys were leaving the special counsel's office after having a meeting with them that our sources say was mostly about that other case, if not entirely about that other case. the election interference case. trump would go on to describe that meeting as productive. but there is no indication from any of our sources, either on the record or on background that

that meeting changed the trajectory of this case, which is that donald trump is still likely to ultimately be he indicted. he was the recipient of a target letter related to that case, more than a week ago, and we know since that time, the grand jury has spoken to another witness, continued to work and as you point out, they're in for a long time yesterday, about seven hours. they weren't in on tuesday when they typically do meet. that could come out in the watch in terms of the hours spent behind closed doors. that investigation is very much active and the opinion of basically every attorney we could find to talk to who worked on it that they're still moving toward a potential indictment of the former president at a time and place of the prosecution's choosing, really, at this point. we just don't have as much insight as we would like on how close they are to making that decision and put the charges before a vote to the grand jury. >> mary, how normal is it for a grand jury to spend that much time, seven hours yesterday and garrett was talking, they didn't

meet on tuesday, but how unusual is it for this kind of process to go on without a determination one way or another? >> so, i think what was probably happening yesterday and this is not unusual is that the government was probably giving its summation, its closing argument to the grand jurors and this is an investigation that has been going on for many, many the months. the grand jury has heard many different witnesses, it has been provided with the voluminous information and evidence, and this is the time where, and, again, i don't know this for sure, given the length of time they were there yesterday, and there being no reporting of new witnesses going in yesterday, what was probably happening is the government was going through the evidence, summarizing the evidence, instructing the jury, the grand jury gets instructions just like a regular jury, instructing them about what the burden of proof is to return an indictment, the burden of proof is probable cause. that's unlike a jury trial burden of proof beyond a

reasonable doubt for a indictment, probable cause, and that it was probably explaining each component of evidence that supports the elements of each of the offenses that the government is seeking for the grand jury to vote on. so that takes some time when you have a lengthy investigation. in other cases, white collar cases involving, you know, years long investigations, you can expect a day of summarizing the evidence and showing how the evidence fits into the offenses on which you are seeking a vote. you can also then answer grand jury questions. and so i'm not surprised that that took that amount of time. and it would appear they did not then engage in a vote at the end of the day or else we probably would have heard about an so indictment. so they'll probably be coming back on another day to take that >> vote. >> and so, garrett, do we know the schedule going forward? >> typically, jose, this grand jury met on tuesdays and that's thursdays. that's what i've got circled on my calendar for next week. >> so, mary, on truth social, the former president referred to being, quote, advised by many

lawyers as it relates to the fake electors scheme. if he uses that as an argument in his defense, how solid is >> that? >> well, there are a lot of rebuttals and responses to that. there are criteria for relying on advice of counsel. it requires, first of all, they be your counsel and not just lawyers out there saying things. it also requires that the lawyers not be themselves engaging in violation -- knowing violations of law. and so, it is quite possible that this indictment could include charges against some of the lawyers who concocted this scheme. lawyers like lawyers like john eastman and kenneth jespro. john eastman who according to evidence that the house select committee amassed had admitted at one point he knew this was unlawful. so, that so, that defense only goes so and and particularly when even if what you can't do is you can't have a bunch of lawyers like we know president trump did in his own white house counsel's

office, you can't have a bunch of your lawyers telling you no, you can't do this, and go find a lawyer who tells you, yes, you can and then rely on advice of >> counsel. >> and then, it has to be a lawyer that is actually on your counsel, right? it can't just be, well, it is a lawyer that just happened to be invited for a couple of days to the white house. >> right. you have to establish there is an attorney/client relationship and so that's not entirely clear to me in this matter and it depends on which lawyers he's going to claim he relied on. >> mary mccord and garrett haake, thank you very much. appreciate it. up next, senator mitch mcconnell is -- his office is making an announcement about his future after a scary moment he had during a news conference this week. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. e diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. (bobby) my store and my design business? we're exploding. but my old internet, was not letting me run the show. so, we switched to verizon business internet. they have business grade internet, nationwide. (vo) make the switch.

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24 24 past the hour. this morning, the office of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is hoping to put an end to the speculation about his future, announcing he plans to serve his full term, which ends in 2026. the announcement follows a moment earlier this week where mcconnell froze during a press conference on capitol hill. meanwhile, during a vote in the senate committee yesterday, democratic senator dianne feinstein who is 90 appears confused prompting a fellow lawmaker to step in. joining us now are nbc's julie tsirkin on capitol hill and

peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times" and nbc news political julie, julie, what are you hearing on capitol hill about these two >> reporter: >> reporter: well, we're hearing very different things privately and publicly and it is in part because age and the issue of health concerns that have plagued the senate and also washington in general have been the topic of conversation, not just this year, but in the years and before. and so privately in the case of mcconnell, for example, we are hearing some concern from his colleagues that he may not be as sharp as he was before he suffered that fall in march, that took him out for about a period of a month. he dealt with a concussion and broken rib during that incident. he had some falls following that, including that strange moment that you're seeing all over your screens that you were just playing and another fall actually that my colleague garrett haake reported earlier this week that happened when he was deplaning at dca, the airport a couple of miles from capitol hill. now, his office is telling us in a new statement that they are standing by him, quote, saying

leader mcconnell appreciates the continued support of his colleagues and plans to serve his full term in the job they overwhelmingly elected him to the the 81-year-old leader has not been as sharp as i told you from some of his colleagues, but they have said publicly they will continue to stand by him, pointing to how sharp the leader was during a closed door lunch that happens minutes before he went to address the press and then obviously froze for a couple of seconds. when senator dianne feinstein's case, she too had health concerns, being out for an extended period of time, battling shingles. she is 90 years old and had a lot of moments where she couldn't hear reporters' questions clearly in the halls. she appeared confused during the defense appropriations hearing that happened yesterday. her team, though, too standing by, saying this was a moment of momentary confusion. the senator was preoccupied, didn't realize debate had just ended and a vote was called. she started to give a statement, was informed it was a vote and

then cast her vote. feinstein said she will not be seeking another term when hers concludes at the end of 2024, but she has not said that she will resign early despite calls, including a recent poll last month from emerson where constituents in california, 63% of voters said it is time for her to resign. >> julie tsirkin on capitol hill, thank you so much. peter what is your take on what we're seeing with mcconnell, with feinstein, we're also seeing issues raised about the age of both the president and the former president in this 2024 race. >> yeah, the sign of the coming age of washington. you know, if you look at the numbers, the average age in the senate has gone up by a decade since the 1980s. it was never a place of young people to begin with, always kind of jokingly talked about as a day-care center for older, you know, americans, not very

but generously. but it continued to -- the average age has gone up throughout the leadership of the united states. partly because people are living longer and they're able to function and perform at later ages than they were, say, 34 years ago. but it does raise the question that the white house would just as soon not be talking about. president biden is the oldest president. he has had moments where he has seemed confused or forgetful, contributed to concerns among voters as we see in polls about his age. we have seen president trump, former president trump, of course, his issues, you know, speaking and making -- sentences over the years. he took a dementia test while president to prove he was able to do the job. the fact we're having conversations is a sign of the times now and not a partisan issue so much as it is a generational issue. >> yeah. the world is aging, right? and it is just a fact, just, you

know, how age affects people's, you know, sharpness is certainly to be debated. meanwhile, peter, we have this new indictment from the special counsel's office on trump. what is the white house's plan in addressing trump's continuing and increasing legal challenges as the 2024 race heats up? >> here is the biden white house strategy, two words, say nothing. they're not going to talk about they it. they don't want to have a part in this conversation. they understand that they're already being accused of being involved in this and making a political persecution, if the biden white house or the president himself were to say something about it would only feed ammunition to president trump in making these allegations that this is somehow a partisan prosecution. remember, of course, unlike president trump, who repeatedly while in office told the attorney general to prosecute his eneies and forgive his friends, president biden has done nothing we have seen publicly at least to are any role whatsoever in any of the prosecutions regarding president

trouble and doesn't want to feed that impression, even as president trump is trying to, you know, spread that idea. so i think you'll see them say nothing, certainly for the moment. at some point, later in the campaign, it is possible. they get into a debate, this has come up. for the moment, expect silence from the white house. >> peter, this week, we're seeing this plea deal involving hunter biden that is now in question. it was expected he'll go in, plead guilty to it and it will be done, but then that all changed. with the president's son possibly facing some kind of legal issues, if no deal is reached, do you think the white house is going to have to change its policy or its statements >> yeah, this? >> yeah, its strategy is the same two words, say nothing. they do not want to be participating in this conversation at all. you'll hear the white house press secretary say, look, this is a personal matter, the president loves and supports his

son, that's as far as they're going to go. they would have liked to the have had this behind them, they would like this week's hearing to have resolved his legal issues, the ones with he know about in terms of the gun charges and the tax charges. but on capitol hill, the republicans are not going to let it go that easily. they're pursuing questions about whether or not the investigation was performed credibly or they're interference. they're pursuing all sorts of strands of possible leads about this or that that they think may taint the president and the president's son. for the moment, the white house thinks that this is a real republican issue and not an issue that affects the general public, so they're not willing to participate in the conversation because they don't want to further that conversation. >> peter baker, thank you so much. good seeing you. good seeing up up next, the phoenix medical examiner's office has run out of room to store bodies amid the scorching heat wave. officials now investigating almost 250 deaths. we'll talk to a doctor there

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36 past 36 past the hour. turning to the very latest on the economy. just this morning, a crucial inflation metric preferred by the federal reserve dropped in june to its lowest level in over two years. new government data show the price index for personal

consumption expenditures including food and energeticed up just .2% from the previous month. joining joining us now with more is dominic chu. good morning. what does this tell us? >> what this tells us is the fight against inflation is not yet over, but it is definitely moving in the right direction. which is great news for millions of americans, so that so-called core pce, the personal consumption expenditures, if you exclude food and energy, .2% gain between may to june, it gets you to a 4.1% gain between june of last year to june of this year, meaning inflation on a yearly basis rose 4.1% and that is the lowest annualized rate of inflation since september of 2021. it is also a lower annual rate of inflation than the 4.6% that you saw year over year in may. now, if you dig into what drove the price increases, it was generally higher services prices, and lower goods prices,

and if you drill down even further, generally speaking, food prices have been on the decline, but anybody who commutes by car, myself included, or frequents gas stations knows that on a shorter term basis we have seen prices for gasoline moving higher. now, according to aaa, the current national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.73, that's up from $3.58 a week ago, but still a lot lower than the $4.27 this same time last year. so, traders and investors have been reacting positively to that lower inflation read, markets are moving to the upside. there is slightly more comfort, jose, in knowing that inflation is cooling, while the economy still remains in modest growth so mode. so we'll see whether that jobs market can keep things going in the right direction, jose. >> dominic chu, thank you so very much. this morning, the lethal heat is taking its toll in arizona, prompting one county to have refrigerated containers

ready to store bodies for the first time since the peak of the pandemic in 2020. maricopa county has seen 25 heat-related deaths this year. and it is investigating 249 more. yesterday phoenix broke a three-year old record of 15 days in a year above 115 degrees. phoenix has seen temperatures above 110 degrees for four consecutive weeks. joining us now is dr. kara gurin, emergency medicine physician at valley wise health in phoenix. thank you for being with us. wondering what kinds of heat-related cases are you seeing at the er. >> good morning. thank you for having me. we are seeing everything, it runs the gamut from people who have relatively simple problems like heat cramps to people who have heat stroke. and unfortunately people that we're even die. we're even noticing that people who we don't think have heat-related problems, in other

words domiciled and eating and drinking okay, even seem to be dehydrated. >> so, why is that? and how do you -- how are you able to determine that? >> i think it is because it is so hot. it takes so much water to stay hydrated here. if you're feeling under the weather or got any chronic medical conditions, it is very easy to become dehydrated. we see that in labs. in the past, i don't recall -- this is anecdotal, i don't recall seeing lab abnormalities indicating someone is dehydrated and someone that is otherwise very well appearing and in the emergency department for a completely different problem. so, it has been a bit of a surprise to us. >> and, doctor, there are so many people there where you are, and certainly throughout the state, and in so many places in our country, where you have to work outdoors and you have to work under the sun and under this heat. what are your concerns as this heat continues to rise? >> i think part of it is just the long period of time that

this continued. believe it or not, annic going toal anecdotally, i have not seen as many people working outside as people who are outside all the time, domiciled or don't have a home. because even at night the temperatures don't go below 90. and they don't get the time to rest and their body to cool off. in addition to not having a place to stay that's cool, they also don't always have regular access to water. unfortunately it also going into the mix of drugs, alcohol, and mental illness as well as all medications. all of those can affect how your body sends you messages that you need to get out of heat and drink more water. >> dr. kara geren, thank you for being with us this morning. appreciate your time. >> thank you. up next, how republican candidates for 2024 could change their strategy in light of the new charges against their rival.

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boehner and former speaker paul ryan, also an msnbc and nbc news political analyst. so, brendan, first, what is your reaction to the latest indictment of former president do trump? do you think it is going to have any impact on the 2024 race? >> you know, i don't know that it materially changes what we know about the race. but it once again puts donald trump right back in the i spotlight. i think this is the thing that a lot of these candidates need to understand is that donald trump tends to block out the sun and you need to learn to run your campaign, appreciating that. for example, ron desantis is rolling out economic plan next i'm week. i'm sure he would like the -- all the attention to be about his economic plan and probably going to get overshadowed once again by donald trump. that can be a problem or you can see that as an opportunity. an opportunity to confront who is the person who is by quite a distance the front-runner in the once campaign. once again, donald trump is setting the tempo, whether it is

good or bad for him, and some of the candidates, people running against him, have to figure out how to insert themselves into that conversation. >> the question is can you insert yourself into a conversation when there is one candidate, one person, who as you say blocks out the sun and leaves no oxygen for anybody else? how do you? do how do you? do you confront, not confront? either of those two theories still don't deal with the fact that there is no oxygen. >> yeah. well, i think there can be oxygen if you confront. i think what we have seen at this point is that not confronting donald trump doesn't do a whole lot for you. they had a number of opportunities, a number of indictments already, where they couldn't go at him and have chosen not to. look, i get it. there are a lot of republican voters who are never going to leave donald trump and you're going to upset a lot of them if you go after him. i guess i have a message to those other candidates, those people who are never leaving donald trump are not your target

for voters. if you want to win this nomination, you need to be willing to convince some of those marginal trump voters, those voters who are ready to move on from donald trump that you're a fighter, you're willing to stand up to him, make a case of why this is not the right person, these implicit criticisms or pretending you're running just against joe biden and not against anybody else is not getting anybody. we're not early in this race we have anymore. we have seen at this point how these approaches work. ron desantis said he wants to reset his campaign. one thing we haven't seen change is his willingness to confront donald trump. i hope in the next few weeks, if an indictment does come down, that he'll see this as a new opportunity to actually change his approach. >> and wondering on desantis specifically, the senator and presidential hopeful tim scott, the only black republican in the senate, went after desantis over florida's new history standards on slavery, saying, quote, there is no silver lining in slavery. i'm just wondering what the

political strategy is behind desantis on this issue. >> well, this was obviously an unforced error and they have been struggling trying to explain it away. they need to -- i would argue that he should own it and say i mistake and move past it. i think that's the quickest way to be done with it. but it's a great opportunity for people like tim scott, all of the other candidates who realize that there's going to be an alternative to donald trump. ron desantis is showing he may not be it. this could be an opportunity to go after him a little bit. >> brendan buck, thank you very much. new this morning, the urgent warning from the state department for americans in haiti. new details about the humanitarian crisis at the border. multiple law enforcement sources are telling nbc news a different story. you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. m.

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54 past the nt warning to a in haiti, get out now. the state department is ordering non-emergency people to leave immediately. u.s. citizens should leave as soon as they can. the department says it's due to the rise in gang violence, kidnappings and instability. thousands have been trying to leave and seek shelter at the u.s. embassy. crime exploded, the government crumbled after the assassination of the president in 2021. we are getting a more doe -- detailed understanding of what's going on at the border. the biden administration has been touting a drop in entries. the administration has been wrapping up deportations.

they say the number of migrants crossing remains high. the amount of families with children crossing has nearly tripled in two months. telemundo captured the moment border patrol came to the rescue when a 1 1/2-year-old children was convulsing after her family took a longer route in the heat to try to avoid the buoys in the rio grande. gabe gutierrez took a closer look. >> reporter: none of the passengers on this plane want to be here. it's called i.c.e. air. those on board are being deported. more than 100 are being loaded from the buses on to this plane. they are bound for honduras. since mid-may, the department of homeland security says it repatriated 85,000 people. that's up 65% compared to the same period last year. >> the department is sending a clear message about the consequences of coming into the united states seeking asylum

improperly. >> reporter: this week, mr. mayorkas was grilled. >> you are the most dishonest witness that has ever appeared before this committee. >> you should be impeached. >> reporter: the administration touting a 42% in illegal crossings since the border restriction known as title 42 was lifted in may. >> our approach of expanding lawful pathways for people to reach the border and delivering consequences for those who arrive at our border irregularly is working. >> reporter: mayorkas says it's more orderly. the drop does not mean there's been a decline in migrants coming into the u.s. multiple law enforcement sources say the numbers are high. with republicans blasting the biden administration for creating a new legal channel, releasing tens of thousands of migrants each month into the u.s., who use a mobile app to

schedule their screening appointments. >> you have the turnstyle open. as long as they downloaded the app, you let them in. >> reporter: in mexico, we found a tent camp with more than 1,000 migrants, many telling us they are waiting to make an appointment on the app, often getting error messages. this man from venezuela with pains in his leg rushed to an ambulance after collapsing in the sweltering heat. women and children in this camp need help, he begged. this week, a federal judge blocked the biden administration as new policy limiting who can apply for asylum. that could change the immigration system again if the ruling goes into affect next month. >> thanks to gabe gutierrez for that report. before we go, good news to share. at the age of 93, one man set out to climb the half dome. it's one of the most difficult hikes in the world, taking

seasoned hikers 10 to 12 hours to complete. ellison barber gives us a look at this remarkable moment. >> reporter: this viral tiktok capturing the moment he became one of the oldest people to conquer the half dome. he walks arm in arm with his son. >> i'm walking with my dad. we finally achieve the summit. everybody is cheering, clapping. at that one moment, everybody disappeared. it was about me and my dad and my daughter and this journey. >> reporter: three generations overcome with emotion. 8,000 feet above sea level. >> i was grateful to the two of them for enabling me to do it. it's feeling very good that all the encouragement and we did sit down on a rock on the top and probably wept a little bit. i don't know. here we were. >> thanks to ellison barber for

that moment. that wraps up the hour for me. i will see you tomorrow night on "nbc nightly news." you can always reach me on twitter and instagram. watch highlights from today's show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," new charges filed against former president donald trump in the classified documents case. we still await a separate likely indictment from special counsel jack smith on the former president's alleged attempts to steal the 2020 election. trump striking back today. >> people make up lies about me. i did nothing wrong. the pentagon and state department monitoring a dicey

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