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m monica alba, the white house. >> that was kristin welker's first morning taking over "meet the press:00 on nbc bay area. >>> california is suing five oil giants for their role in climate change. the governor is a speaker at climate week. he was interviewed about the big oil lawsuit. now the suit accuses the companies of knowingly engaging in deceptive and damaging practices for more than 50 years and making huge profits while doing it. today the governor said the big oil has been quote playing everyone for fools and he's had enough. >> and i'm sick and tired of this. and if california can make a dent, you know, with respect to those of you from germany, soon to be the fourth largest economy in the world, the size of 21 american states combined, the scale and scope of what the state of california can do, we think can move the needle. it sure as hell can do this, and forgive me for being long-winded. it can illuminate this deceit. >> none of the companies named in the suit have responded to the allegations yet. >>> with several months left in 2023, the u.s. has already been hit by more

and we've got kristin welker here, our new moderator of "meet the press. but, laura, the original plea deal had tax charges in it as well it broke down over the prosecutor wanting to have the o option to file even further charges, so are there more charges than these gun charges we saw >> certainly the tax issues are still a live wire out there. and the special counsel signalled if he was going to file those charges, he has to do it in a place where the income was earned we might see that in the district of columbia or california they're still racing against a ticking clock here because they have to charge within a certain amount of time and that's supposed to expire next month. >> what do the republicans think of these charges >> they are bouncing on exactly what you are saying, the fact this relates to gun charges. they're saying where is the link to president biden of course they launched an inquiry to determine if there is any link so far no evidence of that but that's really what they're seizing on politically, this is a challenge for the president, n

. >> this was kristin welker's first time hosting "meet the press," she did this debate with presidentnformed she is about basic facts such as biden family peddling operation. and she ran a lot of defense for president biden not just on that issue but about the doj corruption, and she was falsely characterizing democrat abortion position, saying they did not support abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy, nearly every elected democrat has voted in favor of that, an interesting debut for kristin welker and disappointing for a lot of people. larry: i said earlier, i know her, she covered me while i was works in the white house, i thought she was a fair reporter, but i was disappointed in the way she handled this. gregg jarrett to say that there is no evidence that joe biden was involved in his son's business or there was corru corruption. really? i'm reading coming down here. "wall street journal" editorial page, no friend of donald trump, none of less has a list of various corruption issues that are being discussed this was disappointing. >> well she repeated the same lie that every

angie lassman joins us in a few minutes with a closer look at the storm's path >> this sunday kristin welker makes her debut as host of "meet the press" and on her first broadcast she sits down with former president donald trump we should also note that an interview was also sought with current president joe biden. in this exclusive interview with trump, kristin asked him directly what he would do if he took executive office with criminal charges still hanging over him >>mr. president, if you were reelected, would you pardon yourself >> i could have pardoned myself. you know what? i was give and option to pardon myself. i could have pardoned myself when i left. people said, would you like to pardon yourself? i had a couple of attorneys that said you can do it if you want ly si had some people that said it would look bad if you did it, i think it would look terrible here's the story these people are thugs, horrible people, marxists, fascists, sick people they've been after me since the day y i came down the escalator with melania let me just tell you i said the last thing i'd ever do is give

olbermann, she is already damaged when a disastous stenography job with trump, and then dean sadie kristin welkerump, saying. it is as if corporate media wants fascism. they are really reacting. >> we just live in totally different countries than these people. >> planets. >> galaxy. >> i loved aaron rodgers response to olbermann said get your fifth shot. >> get that booster. >> i guess what the left wanted her to do was yap like, caitlyn collins did in cnn town hall with trump, part of being a good interview is trying to get information and interesting responses, and trying to make shoes, that is what she did. people are talking about this interview, with donald trump, because it is donald trump. but also because of the questions she asked. you have progressive left going after her on 24 her on this and pro-trump, and other conservatives criticizing trumps for his comment on heart beat bill and abortions, a lets of people are coming, she accomplished her job, she was pretty fair during the 2020 presidential debate as well, i will say part of one thing for the upcoming election, this is not a norm

abortion came up with kristin welker on "meet the press" with the former president donald trump. he said he can bring all sides together if you give him the opportunity. >> i speak to a lot of democrats. they want a number. there is a number. there is a number that's going to be agreed to. republicans should go out and say the following. i think the republicans speak very inarticulate about the subject other than certain parts of the country. you aren't going to win on this issue. you will win on this issue when you come up with the right number of weeks because democrats don't want to be radical on the issue. >> bill: in florida it's six weeks with ron desantis. would you agree to a 15-week federal ban? and he didn't say yes on that. he gave the answer that he can bring all sides together. >> someone who clearly is playing to a general election audience, no two ways about that. not wanting to be nailed down on the number of weeks. consensus the way nikki haley, what's the consensus. he said where can we find consensus. republicans can be a little bit more bullish on this try to

. >> it also struck me that as kristin welker was presented him with some of the terrible things that the kremlin has done in ukraine, war crimes essentially, trump seemed to sort of just diminish it, no? >> well, i think his line, i don't remember if it was in the campaign in 2016 or in the white house, but he was asked about behavior of other foreign leaders and his line was you think we're so innocent. i think you'll see him to continue to to talk about that. this is a equivalent between ukraine and russia in terms of conduct. i don't think that is going to change. >> maggie haberman, thanks so much for the time. >> thanks for having me. >>> let's go to elliott williams now for a legal perspective on what is happening with the former president. so elliott, donald trump blamed other forces for his indictments. he did also take some degree of credit, ownership for what is happening. let's play that sound bite now. >> were you listened to your lawyers advice or were you listening to your own instincts? >> i was listening to different people and when i added it all up, the election was

a very warm welcome to another good friend, kristin welker as she starts on sunday mornings. part of your sunday with us. check out "world news tonight" and a have a great day. nolan: alright. last one. henry: as much as i like watching you load the truck, i've got some studying i got to do. and by studying, you mean...? henry: mm, watching "lady and the tramp" with abigail. -oh! -henry: we do the, uh, whole spaghetti thing along with it. -cute. -henry: so, what are you doing for your birthday tomorrow? nolan: i'm tiling the bathroom. henry: mm. that sounds sad. no, it doesn't. besides, when you're the oldest rookie, you really don't want anyone knowing you're the older oldest rookie. i mean, you just broke up with jessica, and nobody knows that it's your birthday tomorrow? yes, and that's the way i like it, so do not tell jackson and lucy. -promise me. -you're a grown man.

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in an interview with kristin welker, the former president said he would testify under oath that he did footage to be deleted. it is key in the classified documents case. >> i want to ask you about the case related to mar-a-lago. a new charge suggests you asked a staffer to delete security camera footage. >> that's false. >> would you testify to that under oath. >> i'll testify to that. >> you'll testify to that under oath? okay. >> it is a fake charge by this deranged lunatic prosecutor who lost in the supreme court 9-0, and he tried to destroy lots of lives. he's a lunatic. so it is a fake charge. but more importantly, the tapes weren't deleted. in other words, there was nothing done to him. and they were my tapes. i could afford them. i think i would have won in court. when they asked for the tapes, i said sure. they're my tapes. i could afford them. i didn't have to give them. just so you understand, though, we didn't delete anything. nothing was deleted. >> so that's false. the people who testified to that -- >> number one, the statement was false. much more importantly, when the t

but you are stepping down as moderator of "meet the press" after nine years i know kristin welker willat baton we love you. we're going to miss you. you will still be, of course, a part of nbc political coverage. >> it is a strange feeling it's like, i'm not retiring. i'm not walking away i'm just stepping off the chair and stepping away from a daily news cycle for a little bit. >> you're my dear friend we go way back i thought about it this morning. nine years ago on the day you found out you got the job you dreamed out your whole life, you were with me with my one day old baby you came to see me you are a great friend thank you so much for what you have done. you can see chuck's full and exclusive interview with governor newsom sunday morning on "meet the press." >> beautiful sendoff there we have a lot to get to, including the start of a school year in new york the mayor calling it a problem that will, quote, destroy the city without more help from the federal government nbc's ron allen joins us with that story hi, ron. good morning >> reporter: good morning, hoda. this is the first

trump's answers to kristin welker, it doesn't seem to be reliance at all. in other words, i trust my own instincts. i do what i think is right. i'm always the smartest guy in the room. if that's the case, i don't need lawyers. i made the decisions here. if that's true, mika, it really isn't an advice of counsel defense. i think it's not dispositive on the issue but it undercuts the notion he has a valid defense here. >> chuck, late friday jack smith in the federal election interference case asked for a partial gag order on trump, a narrow gag order to restrict what he can say, to prevent him from to go any witness intimt my dating. where do you see the judge landing? >> this is a difficult path for a judge to navigate, jonathan. what the judge wants and what the prosecutors want are essentially the same thing, a fair trial, a jury pool that is not undermined by mr. trump's comments. mr. trump wants something very different. he would love to have a jury pool that is colored by his remarks, by his comments, by his criticisms. so the judge has to follow this n

that sets the stage or kristin welker. also, the new rule just mentioned by tom for venezuelans in this newark area allowing them to work. this will be a problem for president biden. what is his strategy going forward? >> yeah. you are absolutely right, savannah. there is no doubt this is a major challenge for president biden, those images there in tom's piece. look, he's running for re-election and already facing headwinds. here is what the administration is saying. they are saying this is part of the ebb and flow that happens with migration. but republicans see this as a powerful issue. speaker mccarthy pivoted to attacking president biden in the middle of talking about the showdown for not focusing on the border after the migrant crossings reached record levels. i talked to advocates overnight and they said, look, the white house has to reclaim the narrative here by really trying to own this issue. you're starting to see that. overnight president biden trying to do that, slamming the, quote, maga republicans for failing

. >> reporter: in an exclusive press" moderator kristin welker, president trump may have complicated legal defense. he now says it is his decision to spread the false claim that the election was rigged to overturn the results legal experts say that could undercut any defense strategy blaming his lawyers. >> reporter: you called some of your outside lawyers, you said they had crazy theories. why were you listening t them were you listening to them because they were telling you what you wanted to hear? >> i saw what happened i watched that election, and i thought the election was over at 10:00 in the evening. >> you were listening to your instincts. >> my instincts are a big part of it. that's been a big part that's gotten me to where i am. i listen to people. >> reporter: were you calling the shots, though, mr. president, ultimately? >> as to whether or not i believe it was rigged, sure. it was my decision i listened to some - some people said that. >> reporter: "meet the press" also extended an interview request to president biden meanwhile, at the un this week, the president is sche

kristin welker, everyone.ew. here's a candidate, rather -- here's someone, a suspect, someone under indictment who will never, ever take the stand in a court of law because of this. >> yeah, and as his attorney, not only do you have to deal with all of that, but you have to look at him in the face and say, good job, mr. president or you'll get fired. let's start with the federal grand jury though, the indictment of president biden's son, hunter, on three felony gun charges setting the stage for a possible criminal child during the 2024 campaign. two counts are tied to hunter biden allegedly completing a form indicating he was not using illegal drugs when he purchased a colt cobra revolver. in 2018, the third count alleges he possessed a firearm while using a narcotic. two of the counts carry maximum prison sentences of ten years while the third has a maximum of five years. each count, also carries a maximum fine of $250,000. the historic indictment against the son of a sitting president comes after a plea deal

welker from nbc's "meet the press." see you sunday morning, by the way. thanks for your time. >> and we will see kristin tonight for ourpeal coverage of thisepublican debate. our coverage begins at 8:00 streaming on nbc news now. >>> shoplifting is low tech, but some stores are going high-tech to stop it, even bringing in a.i. i'm consumer investigator chris kamura. how it works next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. blue sky right now in our walnut creek sky camera, but we have some rain chances coming in. some rain chances coming in. the updated timeline also we made it! bmo has arrived. hello? you said it. hello to more ways to save money, grow your wealth, grow your business. just what we needed, another big bank. not so fast. how many banks do you know that reward you for saving every month? he's got a good point. did i mention bmo has more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined? uh, b-m-o? just "bee-mo", actually. quick question, will all this stuff fit in your car? ( ♪♪ ) should i get rid of the mug? ♪ bmo ♪ siege. they say shoplifting is spiraling out of control. >> we cov