i'm jose diaz-balart. and we begin with extreme weather from coast to coast as the first tropical storm of hurricane season has arrived. alberto made landfall this morning in mexico, bringing heavy rains and leaving at least three people dead. the governor of texas announced a disaster declaration there as gusting winds and rain from alberto lashed the coast, triggering a dangerous storm surge that has flooded neighborhoods with several feet of water. meantime, today marks the first day of summer, and a dangerous heat wave is gripping much of the country. right now, 65 million people from the midwest to maine are under heat alerts, with temperatures soaring as high as 20 degrees above average in some areas, and more record highs expected. out west, the sweltering heat is fueling 29 wildfires as firefighters work around the clock to battle the blazes. in mm new mexico, the fires killed two people and destroyed more than 1400 structures. joining us now sam brock in surfside beach. how are conditions there to

i'm jose diaz-balart. just moments ago, you saw it here on msnbc, president biden delivering an address defending democracy and freedom at the pointe du hoc ranger monument in normandy, france. 80 years ago there at pointe du hoc, u.s. army rangers scaled the 100 foot cliffs overlooking omaha and utah beaches on d-day. it is about seven miles west of the normandy american cemetery, also where in 1984 then president ronald reagan delivered one of his moment memorable speeches. before the speech today, president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy, announcing a new $225 million military assistance package for ukraine. joining us now, richard haass, president emeritus of the council on foreign relations and elise labbott. wondering your thoughts on this speech the day it was delivered, what it means for the history of the world, what we witnessed there 80 years ago. >> well, jose, what happened 80 years ago, in no small part account for this extraordinary run of history ever since. i think historians

i'm jose diaz-balart.n on capitol hill here the house is expected to vote today on a resolution to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress for refusing to hand over video tapes of an interview with president biden. this comes before one day when president trump is set to head to congress for meetings, including senator mitchell mcconnell. joining us now is ali vitali. does this have any change of passing? >> reporter: house republicans say it does. two house committees, oversight and judiciary, passed this contempt referral out of their committees and left it open to leadership to bring to the house floor. there was a lot of pressure being applied on house republican leadership, including speaker mike johnson, to do that. there were some moderate republicans who were reluctant to vote for this. though it seems based on the conversations that leadership had with reporters that they have their ducks in a row and have the votes needed to hold the attorney general in contempt. what we're

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin the hour with breaking news and just wonderful to hear exactly as expected. right now, two astronauts are racing towards space and the international space center on board nasa's starliner capsule. this is a crucial test of the first ever crude flight of this new spacecraft by boeing. it is nasa's third attempt to launch a capsule after two previous delays including an aborted launch last saturday. joining us, tom costello and jose hernandez, former astronaut for nasa, both dear friends i admire. tom, take us through what is happening right now. >> let me just tell you, we're watching very closely the upper corner of your screen there, that gives you the elapsed time so far in the mission and the next critical milestone that we're going to be watching very closely is 12 minutes into flight and you're going to hear capcom call out meco, main engine cutoff. once we have meco, main engine cutoff, it is assumed at that point that the crew is safely into orbit, so we'll be watching

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i'm jose diaz-balart. just in the last hour, major decision from the supreme court striking down a federal ban on bump stocks enacted by the trump administration. bump stocks are accessories that essentially allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly. but in a 6-3 decision, the court said a law aimed at banning machine guns cannot be interpreted to include bump stocks. majority opinion reads in part, quote, we conclude a semi-automatic rifle is not a machine gun because it does not fire more than one shot by a single function of the trigger. joining us now, nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor, laura jarrett, and katie phang, msnbc legal contributor and host of "the katie phang show" on msnbc, also barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney and professor at the university of michigan law school and an msnbc legal analyst. so, yamiche, you were there, just as this decision came out. what are we learning about this decision? >> well, this decision is the supreme court saying the atf was wrong

you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports." diaz-balart reports. >>> 56 past the hour.t ruling the abortion pill mifepristone can stay on the market. joining us now, ramirez. thank you for being with us. your reaction to the supreme court decision. >> relieved. that was the first thing that i think -- i took a big deep breath of relief. we know this is obvious, i'm glad that it was a decision by the consensus. it doesn't mean they will not continue to attack us and try to bring more extreme legal actions against reproductive justice, reproductive work. we have to make sure we stay alert and we continue to do the work until we codify roe v. wade. >> i want to talk about daca. it's 12 years saturday. you are married to a daca recipient, one of hundreds of thousands of dreamers in legal limbo. what does it mean for you and hip and so many others? >> the anniversary is a reminder we don't have a pathway to citizenship. it's a reminder that they still have deferred action. it could be taken from them at any given time. congress still hasn't acted. it hasn't created a pathway

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>> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. a huge portion of the country is baking right now under a heat dome that's not letting up. weather patterns over much of the u.s. are simply stalled. other parts of the country are trapped under severe storms. this is what happened in north western iowa today. residents woken up by sirens designed to alert people to tornados, now warning that a levee had broken and flood waters were rushing towards them. entire communities evacuated. many residents had to be rescued by boat. meanwhile, the heat indexes in parts of the east coast hit 109 today. and if you're hoping for relief soon, you may be out of luck. take a look at this. 260 million americans will have temperatures above 90 for most of next week. george solis is covering it all from a sweltering philadelphia where temperatures hit 99 today. [ sirens ] imminent flooding after a nearby levee broke. the water too much to contain. >> we could not get them out fast enough. >> reporter: frightening moments as tornado sirens blared overn

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. there is joy and relief across israel tonight. four hostages who were kidnapped by hamas 245 days ago are now free. this is the moment they returned home, raising their hands in celebration. they were then quickly reunited with family. one of the hostages noa argamani, that's her there seared into the public by this image, now, there is this image, her and her dad, together again. embracing, the daring rescue operation played out in broad daylight. the israeli military releasing these images and while the mission was a success it came at a heavy price with authorities in gaza saying more than 200 were killed as part of the operation. and 120 israelis are still being held hostage. we have two reports tonight, and we begin with raf sanchez in israel. >> reporter: her screams were heard around the world, noa argamani hands outstretched in terror before disappearing into gaza. tonight, 245 long days later, noa safe and smiling. telling israel's president, i'm so happy to be here. she and

i'm jose diaz-balart. you can watch clips from our show at youtube. thank you for the privilege of your time. i will be back here at 1:00 p.m. eastern. "andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," abortion takes center stage at the supreme court with the justices punting the debate over the popular drug mifepristone back down the legal ladder, keeping it on the market for the foreseeable future. >>> also, the president of the united states huddling with world leaders at the g7 summit in italy ahead of a highly anticipated news conference with ukraine's president zelenskyy. >>> the former president returns to the capitol right near the scene of the most controversial moment of his time in office on january 6th, shoring up support among republican lawmakers and business leaders with hopes of returning to the white house. ♪♪ >>> a very good day to all of you. i'm alex witt in for andrea mitchell. a major ruling from the supreme court today. it's unanimous. the widely used abortion pill mifepristone can stay on t

. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. a crisis is unfolding across a major american city right now. much of atlanta does not have any water at all, and there is no end in sight. take a look at this. this is just one of the water mains that burst on friday. now more than 24 hours later it's still gushing. one major hospital is now diverting most emergency patients and has to transport others to different facilities. the city's aquarium shutdown. a major pop star's concert canceled. the mayor late today saying there is no time line for repairs. george solis starts us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a major american city is in crisis as a water outage wreaks havoc across atlanta. >> the water is a valuable, a critical piece -- a critical resource, and cities can't function and lives can't function without it. it's absolutely at the top of our list. >> reporter: the outage sparked by multiple water main breaks that occurred friday, and tonight remain broken. video showing the rupture sending water gushing onto streets. >>

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. ♪♪ >>> good day, i'm jose diaz-balart in today for andrea mitchell.ht now, president biden is preparing for his private audience with pope francis as the g7 summit comes to a close in italy. today is the first time a pontiff has attended a g7 summit. officially, he is focusing on the ethics surrounding artificial intelligence. he is also holding personal mini-sessions with world leaders. president biden last met with the pope in 2021 before the wars in ukraine and gaza erupted. the pontiff has been calling for peace in those conflicts, sometimes drawing the ire of many around the world. there's no new movement that we know of towards a cease-fire in gaza. one senior hamas leader today insisting they have no idea of the status of the remaining hostages. in ukraine, kyiv today rejected a proposal dealing -- a deal from vladimir putin promising to end the war if all ukrainian troops with draw from occupied regions and drop its plan to join nato, among other things. that's a non-starter for ukraine. president zelenskyy receiving a major sign of support at

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diaz-balart: thank you. couple things. first, you know, the reason for the situation in the southern border can be explained by just two words. joe biden. that is who has created the crisis in the southern border. now, this amendment strikes -- attempts to strike section 7045-f. much of this is already existing law. but it's really basically saying, this amendment, that we don't have an issue on the southern border. there's no problem with the southern border. we have to realize that close to 10 million people have crossed unlawfully into the united states under this president. that's roughly the population of the entire state of michigan, for god's sake. and this bill attempts to do what we can, despite the president of the united states, to stop this crisis that has been created by mr. joe biden. see, the bill prohibits outright funding for programs that push migrants toward the united states unlawfully. either by giving him cash cards -- them cash cards or giving them information about, you know, future stops, where to

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"chris jansing reports" with josÉ diaz-balart starts right now. ♪♪ >>> good day.josÉ diaz-balart in for chris jansing, and we are kicking off a huge hour with multiple stories breaking both here and overseas. in italy, president biden poised to make some big promises to his counterpart in ukraine. there are some doubts about whether he can keep most of those promises, the latest on the new deal being signed later this hour meant to secure a ten-year military alliance. >>> plus, we are the party of common sense, the words of former president donald trump as he travels to capitol hill and tries to unite house republicans. one source inside today's meeting tells nbc news he seemed to be trying to make peace. >>> and following the supreme court's decision not to restrict access to the abortion pill, the president and democrats insist the fight for reproductive freedom is far from over. so what happens now? more on all of that coming up: >>> but we start with president biden working to underscore america's commitment to ukraine by signing a ten-year security agreement

from an unforgettable sendoff for a beloved teacher to a touching graduation surprise, jose diaz-balartvirginia hislop, who just graduated from stanford with a master's degree in education. virginia was in the program in 1940 but left when her army soldier husband got called up for world war ii. now, at long last, a diploma. >> my goodness, i've waited a long time. >> reporter: and a long overdue standing ovation. >> i'm so excited to see all the extraordinary futures -- >> reporter: there's another graduate who caught our eye, senior class president mason makuch giving a heartfelt graduation speech in massachusetts. then listen to this. his surprise announcement. >> i want you to reach under your chairs where you'll find a personal note that i've written for each of you. >> reporter: mason wrote an astonishing 180 letters with inspiring messages like, "i will cherish all our memories." "i am so proud of you." "you are so kind and supportive." thanking each graduate for being a part of his life. and talk about a joyride. look. hundreds of students and staff lined up as far as the eye co

celebration for a beloved custodian to the life-long impact a single teacher can make, jose diaz-balartprise! [ cheering ] >> reporter: this was a moment beloved connecticut school custodian found out just how much he means to students at quaker hill elementary. there they are, honoring the man they call mr. bill, for making a spot as a top finalist in the national custodian of the year award. >> thank you. >> i love mr. bill, because he is kind and he cares. >> i love mr. bill. >> i love mr. bill because he is a real cool guy. >> i'm elated. i mean, all the dedication from the kids and parents and the whole community is just overwhelming. ♪ >> oh my god! >> and a graduation surprise for one of the wnba's brightest new stars. [ cheering ] that's seattle storm player nika. and when she couldn't make it to her own uconn commencement, her new teammates stepped in and brought the graduation to her. >> i present to you storm class of 2024. >>> graduates from north atlanta high school said their farewells to the elementary school students with this special ceremony. jude hamilton was one of t

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jose diaz-balart has good news to help kick off your week. >> reporter: talk about a special deliveryg after 42 years on the job. >> i'm going miss you guys more. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: neighbors on his route in missouri celebrating him, so grateful for his decades long dedication. >> they can make or break us. and these people have made me. [ applause ] >> and there were these cheers for kailey bunuelos. she had to miss her own graduation because of a recent kidney diagnosis. so harris methodist hospital threw her a party to mark the milestone. it's a moment kailey and her mom brandy will also cherish. >> it was a beautiful moment. and i was very grateful. to each and every one of them who put that together for her. >> they all just started cheering for me. i felt so empowered in that moment. >>> and here is a little boy who is getting a new lease on life thanks to his preschool teacher. >> she is a perfect match. >> are you serious? >> yeah. >> this is the moment carissa fisher showed up with the life-saving surprise for ezra tozak and his mom ezra, who has had health

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. ♪ >> announcer: this is ""nbc nightly news"" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening, everyone.'m laura jarrett in for jose. the biden campaign kicked into full damage control today as calls for the president to pull out of his re-election bid have not quieted down. if you were to read the nation's leading newspapers today, you'd see a flood of editorials calling for mr. biden to drop out. and as the president hit up multiple fundraisers this afternoon, he was confronted with protesters holding signs that read "please drop out for the u.s.," and "step down for democracy." the floodgates so far are holding with no major democratic elected officials publicly calling for the president to step aside. and today he tried to assure his major donors that he's not only staying in the race but promising he will win this election. aaron gilchrist leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight president biden attending fundraising events in new york and new jersey, doing post-debate damage control, saying he converted undecided voters in promising, quote, we're going to win this election. this

i am ana cabrera in for josÉ diaz-balart.right now the judge overseeing the case is holding a sealed hearing, meaning no public, on issues protected by grand jury secrecy or attorney/client privilege. today's hearings come as new court filings by prosecutors contain the new photos of the boxes of documents seized during the mar-a-lago search. let's go to ken dilanian outside the courthouse in florida. also with us, former federal prosecutor and former senior investigative house for the january 6th committee. this is day three of hearings in this case. help us to keep it all straight. what do we need to know about today's hearing? >> ana, today is an example of a hearing many legal experts say should not have happened. you have two issues that already have been ruled on by other judges. in one case the fbi is arguing -- sorry, the defense is arguing against the search warrant of mar-a-lago, and that's a motion approved by the judge above judge cannon. the more important argument today is the defense's bid to have her exclude e

i am ana cabrera in for josÉ diaz-balart.d's appearance comes as house republicans recently advanced a bill to hold him in contempt of congress for not handsing over the audio recording of special counsel robert hur's interview with joe biden. >> i will not be intimidated and the justice department will not be intimidated. we will continue to do our jobs free from political influence and we will not back down from defending democracy. >> joining us now, ali vitali from capitol hill, and you have been monitoring this all our, and a federal prosecutor and nbc news legal analyst also joining us. for those who are just joining us, what stands out to you so far from what has unfolded so far? >> think i the point we ended last hour making is the one we should take into the next part of the hearing. i expect the hearing to get back under way in the next few minutes, because jim jordan is a fast walker between here and the hearing floor, and so we will pick up at that point. the multiple players you are seeing at play and the questio

diaz-balart: i ask for the yeas and nays. the chair: yeas and nays have been requested. a recorded vote has been requested. pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. lee: i rise as the designee of the the gentlewoman from from connecticut, ms. delauro and i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. lee: i yield to the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. tlaib. ms. tlaib: i wanted to say how unconscionable that my colleagues are organize an amendment to prevent our u.s. government to fight the palestinian death toll. since 1948, there has been a coordinated effort especially in this chamber to dehumanize palestinians from. the ethnic cleansing did not end in 1948. today we are witnessing carrying a genocide and this amendment is an attempt to hide it. let me remind you of the israeli defense minister who said quote we are imposing a siege on gaza. no like that, no food,

i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," vladimir putin making his first trip to north korea in 24 years as russia depends on north korea's surplus weapons to fight its war in ukraine. >> this is what's keeping the war going. the fastest way to end the war is for putin to be disabused of the notion he can outlast ukraine and all of ukraine's supporters. >>> also,s rebid president bide unveiling a new immigration policy. >>> it's a big primary day for two republican incumbents facing different challenges in oklahoma and virginia. >>> a heat wave, as dangerous temperatures head towards triple digits from iowa to maine. ♪♪ >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. secretary of state blinken just wrapping up a pressing and wide ranging event with nato secretary-general stoltenberg citing nearly a dozen bilateral security deals between ukraine and nato allies as evidence our collective defense is the best way to combat

i'm jose diaz-balart. you can reach on social media and watch clips from our show at youtube. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" -- president biden in normandy. honoring the best of the greatest generation, with a tribute to the men who turned the tide and saved democracy. >> we have a special obligation. we cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come. we must remember it, must honor it and live it. and we must remember the fact that they were heroes here that day. it does not absolve us from what we have to do today. >>> those remarks taking a deeper significance ahead of biden's meeting with zelenskyy later today, there for the d-day ceremonies as the war in ukraine wages on. >>> the president's son in court, hearing testimony in his federal gun trial. on the stand today, his brother's widow, with whom hunter had a romantic relationship after beau died. hallie testifying about hunter's addiction to crack. >>> donald trump returning to the campaig

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i'm jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on social media. watch clips from the show on youtube. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the white house and prime minister netanyahu in a public dispute over weapons, further straining an already tense relationship. is the prime minister trying to tip the scale toward donald trump in the 2024 campaign? this as thousands of tons of critically needed food, medicine and fuel are stranded near border crossings still not getting to starving and ill palestinians. our guest, samantha power. >>> the showdown coming up in atlanta. >>> a busy hurricane season. south texas is slammed by high winds and storm surge from tropical storm alberto now moving into mexico. ♪♪ >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. the war of words between the white house and israel's prime minister's office is heating up. benjamin netanyahu fired the first round, accusing the u.s. of withholding weapons from israel. speaking in english for maximum impac

i'm ana cabrera in for jose diaz-balart. we begin with the second anniversary of the roe v.e ending the constitutional right to an abortion. that decision triggering a string of anti-abortion laws affecting millions. leaving one in three women of reproductive age living in a state with an abortion ban. and it reignited the debate around abortion with president biden making reproductive rights a centerpiece of his bid. later this hour kamala harris will deliver remarks at the university of maryland on this critical issue and just this morning the biden campaign releasing a new ad on a louisiana woman denied emergency care when she was having a miscarriage because of the state's abortion ban. >> i was turned away from two emergency rooms. that was a direct result of donald trump over turning roe v. wade. he's now a convicted felon. trump thinks he should not be held accountable for his own criminal actions but he will let women and doctors be punished. >> let's get to correspondent yamiche alcindor. in key states today, what is the message? >> well the vice president is leanin

josÉ diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. stphoepts ♪ ♪ >>> good morning, it's 11:00 a.m.ern, and 8:00 a.m. pacific. 12 jurors are now deliberating for a second day. hunter biden is charged with lying about his illegal drug uses when purchasing a gun in 2018. he has pleaded not guilty on all counts. joining us now, justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, and a defense attorney that represented three employees in an administration. >> reporter: the jury has had the case today for about two hours. they had it yesterday just for about an hour, so three hours total of deliberations. obviously we don't know anything about what is going on inside the jury room. it's secret. we know the jury forewoman had a sister with issues with a drug problem and watched the evening news. that's all we know about it. the prosecution strongly made the case they established beyond a reasonable doubt that hunter biden was a drug user when he purchased that gun and owned it for 11 days. the defense trying to poke holes in the story and suggest that there's doubt about whether he was

i'm ana cabrera in for jose diaz-balart. over 24 hours away. and new national polling finds there is a lot of interest in tomorrow's face-off. 57% of adults say they plan to follow the debate in some capacity, whether by watching it live or at least watching clips and commentary about it afterwards. we have team coverage this morning, with nbc's dasha burns live from west palm beach, florida. our senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez live from atlanta. also with us, alencia johnson, senior adviser for president biden's 2020 campaign. and matthew dowd, msnbc senior political contributor and chief strategist for the

i'm chris jansing in for jose diaz-balart, and large here at georgia tech, the site of pretty intense georgia tech matchups, but all the media assembled here waiting for matchup with pressure about as intense as anything we've seen in a presidential debate. in just a few hours donald trump and joe biden will go head to head for the first time in four years. tonight's face-off marks a critical opportunity for both candidates to shake-up this stubbornly static race between two men in an all-out war for a second white house term. and tonight -- tonight they mark the most important battle. new polling from just the past 24 hours continues to show a race with no clear leader. poll after poll after poll within the margin of error, so tonight the opportunity to break out not just with undecided voters, but with 16% of voters who say they're open to changing their candidate choice based on tonight's performance. joining us now here in atlanta vaughn hilliard, nbc news senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez, former democratic senator claire mccaskill from missouri, and tim miller, wri

i'm ana cabrera in for josÉ diaz-balart.right now inside a delaware courtroom, jury selection is underway in the high stakes criminal trial of president biden's son hunter. hunter biden is facing three counts tied to allegations that he lied about his illegal drug use when he purchased a firearm back in 2018. he has pleaded not guilty. this case focuses on a time of personal turmoil for the president's only surviing son who has been open about his addiction to drugs and alcohol particularly in the wake of the death of his brother beau. it's another trial at the center of the political universe coming days after his father's opponent and presumptive republican nominee donald trump was found guilty in his first criminal trial. mike memoli is outside the courthouse for us. joining us dave aronberg, state attorney for palm beach county, florida, and michael zeldin, former special counsel to robert mueller. mike memoli, take us inside that courtroom. how is jury selection going so far? >> reporter: well, ana, the first step in th

i'm ana cabrera in for jose diaz-balart. and the stage is now set for the very first presidential debate of 2024. now just over 24 hours away. and new national polling finds there is a lot of interest in tomorrow's face-off. 57% of adults say they plan to follow the debate in some capacity, whether by watching it live or at least watching clips and commentary about it afterwards. we have team coverage this morning, with nbc's dasha burns live from west palm beach, florida. our senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez live from atlanta. also with us, alencia johnson, senior adviser for president biden's 2020 campaign. and matthew dowd, msnbc senior political contributor and chief strategist for the bush/cheney 2004 campaign. kick us off here, dasha. let's talk voter mindset as we head into this debate. you talked to a group of voters from battleground pennsylvania. what did you hear from them? >> reporter: yeah, we talked to a very specific slice of voters in that critical battleground state. and in a critical county,

i'm jose diaz balart, you could reach me on social media at jd ball art. and watch clips from our show on youtube. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell reports picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on andrea mitchell reports, the hunter biden gun trial is coming to an end with closing arguments just moments away. and jury deliberations right after that. we'll have a live report from wilmington in moments. >>> also former president donald trump sits for a virtual probation hearing following his felony conviction in new york. just a day after telling a rally that he supports violent criminal offenders from january 6. >> there has never been people treated more horrifically than j-6 hostages. >> those j-6 warriors, they were warriors but they were more than anything else, they're victims of what happened. >>> and a return of four israeli hostages held for eight months by hamas. a key ally in netanyahu's war cabinet resigns. what benny gantz said about the primary's execution of war as the u.s. considers unilateral talks with ha

i'm chris jansing in for jose diaz-balart. we're going to pick up with that breaking news from the u.s. supreme court, issuing several major decisions as its term is coming to a close, but most particularly that ruling in favor of a january 6th rioter, and another one that sweeps aside the long-standing precedent. let me bring in nbc's ken dilanian outside the u.s. supreme court. barbara mcquade is a former u.s. attorney who is also an msnbc legal analyst. let's reset the stage here, ken. what did the court say in its ruling in the january 6th case? >> reporter: before i get to that very important case, i want to say justice roberts made some news by announcing that monday will be the last day of this term and that means we know that on monday we will get that crucial immunity decision, the question of whether presidents are immune from prosecution in their official acts, that's the big one we have been waiting for, it impacts the january 6th case against donald trump. we now know we're getting that on monday. but as you said,

i'm jose diaz-balart. catch me right back here at 2:00 p.m. eastern. i will fill in for chris jansing. see you tomorrow night on "nbc nightly news." thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," a big ruling from the supreme court. an overwhelming 8-1 majority led by chief justice roberts upholding a ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms. a big win for the biden administration. the sole dissenter, clarence thomas. in a 32-page opinion objecting to what he considers a lack of due process. still not delivered by the high court, with only a week or so left in this year's long-awaited decision on whether former president trump is immune from prosecution. and whether emergency medical care can disapprove abortions if necessary. >>> also, the judge in the mar-a-lago classiied documents case raising more questions as she permits outside interest groups to argue long-decided issues. has still not set a trial date a full year after

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