maura, what can the committee be looking to hear from the former vice president? >> reporter: jose, the committee wants to know whether pence was concerned for his safety before the attack the next hearing set to cover former president trump's own supreme dereliction of duty on thursday in primetime. jose >> maura barrett in washington, thank you. >>> now, to the rapid rise in covid cases and the latest omicron variant infecting so many rates are so high in some places, one city is bringing back mask mandates and others may not be far behind here's priscilla thompson >> reporter: in san diego, the indoor mask mandate for those in summer school returns on monday given the district's high transmission rates in boston with cases up nearly 40% in a week, officials are once again recommending masks be worn in crowded indoor settings omicron ba.5 now the dominant strain and doctors say the most contagious with little hope of immunity why is that? >> this is a version of the virus that can escape any of the immunity you had from an infection previously, as well as from a

to the streets across the country today, many with a new focus, to push president biden to do more maura barrett is with the president. >> reporter: protests across the country today from chicago to new york, but the biggest was in washington, d.c. and while their anger was directed at the supreme court ruling, the goal was to pressure president biden. some even briefly tying themselves to the white house fence. >> what we have going on is a massive human rights violation in our country, and he's not responding to that level. >> reporter: protesters pushing the president to do more to protect abortion rights >> i just don't feel like things that have been occurring are -- really demonstrat what the mass of the american people want >> this is not acceptable, by any means, and these people need to be held accountable, and they need to do their jobs. >> reporter: the demonstration, just 24 hours after biden signed an executive order to protect some abortion rights. >> i'm asking the justice department that much like they did in the civil rights era, to do something, to do everything in thei

certainly nothing on the order of this is going to bring down gasoline prices in the u.s. >> maura is with the president in delaware right now. saudi arabia is not his only stop on this trip, right, maura >> reporter: the president will visit israel first with a stop in the west bank to meet with palestinian leaders as well kate >> maura, thank you. >>> in eastern ukraine tonight the search for survivors is under way after a russian rocket attack on an apartment complex. you can see piles of bricks and rubble. this is one of three buildings destroyed in the area, at least 15 people are dead, another 20 are missing. teams are bringing in cranes and excavators to try to clear the debris and find anyone who might still be alive there. >>> tomorrow marks a week since the deadly shooting in highland park, illinois while many who live there will never be the same, the community is slowly starting to pick up the pieces our kathy park is there. >> reporter: residents of highland park are taking their community back, days after the deadly july 4th shooting the barricades and police tape replac

maura barrett is in d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: president biden on day three of isolation at the white house. his doctor in a letter says mr. biden continues to improve significantly. the president's main symptom now, a sore throat another doctor says his body is clearing the virus testing showed the president most likely has is omicron subvariant b.a.5 which accounts for nearly 80% of cases nationwide research suggests b.a.5 is four times more resistant to antibodies from vaccines and it's spreading quickly. >> if you live in a zone where you have a high level of viral dynamics and you are in an indoor congregant setting, cdc recommends you should wear a mask. >> reporter: right now, those high transmission rates cover more than 40% of the country >> even if you have previous vaccine immunity or infection immunity and you're in a high-risk area, you could potentially get infected again. >> reporter: los angeles county is considering reinstating its indoor mask mandate if cases continue to climb. the f

maura was just saying it's one of ted cruz's argument.re were many guys in armor and they didn't stop one crazy kid. is anyone even broaching that conversation in texas right now? >> if you're asking like legislative solutions like gun control, not really. that's sort of been politically dead in texas for a long time. there are discussions about something like a red flag law that other states have attempted to do. there may be more support among this. the question is do republicans here support that because they control the legislature and the statehouse. possibility there. in the past few sessions [ no audio ] it's been to expand guns and not restrict it. >> thank you, zach, in this world of face timing. we appreciate it. coming up, what the courts might force elon musk to do. and president biden threatened to treat saudi arabia like a pariah. so why is he headed there to meet with the crown prince, the man behind the infamous murder of a "washington post" journalist. infamous murder of a "washington post" of a "washington post" journali

>> maura barrett, thank you very much.from capitol hill is nevada democratic senator jacky rosen. senator, it's always great to have you. i want to linger on what that mother, sandy phillips,' how daughters was killed in the araura movie shooting, what she just said there in that interview speaking to reporters that president biden has good intent but has not followed through. and i feel like when we're looking at polling about the democratic party right now and about president biden himself, that seems to be the sentiment from a lot of voters that he's a good guy and he means well, but i don't feel like he's doing enough. how do democrats address that when so many americans feel stifled and frustrated right now? >> well, thank you for having me here today. i was at the event this morning. and i do think that today we did break the log jam for the last 30 years we've been unable to pass bipartisan legislation to address anything with gun violence. so i do think that this bill will save lives. there's historic investment in

lindsey. >> all right, maura barrett, thank you. right now, rescue teams in kentucky are searching for the survivors of the devastating floods there. at least 26 people have died, including four children. and those numbers are expected to rise. search and rescue efforts, which could take weeks, will be hindered by heavy rain and flash flooding. that is expected in some of those already hard-hit, area is through tomorrow morning. nbc's maggie vespa joins us now from jackson, kentucky. what's the situation on the ground there, especially with this flood watch? >> especially given that forecast, lindsey, rescuers as you can imagine are working as fast and as hard as humanly possible. going house to house. this is an incredibly rural area, there can be miles in between. also trying to find houses that were frankly, swept away by the fast-moving floodwaters. and officials get, no rescuers can't, know where those houses were taken to. this really is just a chaotic effort. but is being bolstered by these hardworking first responders. we ha

a threat that risk spilling out beyond countries directly affected zane bus robbie al jazeera, so maura, spain, a man has been lifted to hospital, archery escaped a spanish wall file with his clothes ablaze. a man was driving a tractor now to go to the town to borrow when the vehicle was engulfed, seconds later he was seen running from the fire, and flames could be seen on his clothes. he was apparently trying to dig a trench to create firebreak between the blaze and buildings. a new giant crack has appeared on our last year in northern italy, 2 weeks after a deadly avalanche kill at least 11 people. a 200 meter long crackers spotted by helicopter. after a local guide at report, it reported a loud roar. a chunk of the melodic last year broke off early this month, sending torrents of ice rock and debris down the mountainside. experts, a warming, temperatures are likely to contributed to the avalanche and our warnings the mammal at iglesia could disappear entirely in the next 30 years. in the u. k. authorities, a warning temperatures could break records over the next 24 hours. it will hav

maura barrett has the latest. she is traveling with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, peter, the committee has been waiting for months to hear from the former trump counselor. they are drawing similarities with him and can he witness in the watergate hearings. nearly eight hours. that is how long pat cipollone testified on capitol hill on friday. inside, he entertained questions from the committee behind closed doors. >> i think he was candid with the committee. he was careful in his answers. i believe that he was honest. >> reporter: a source familiar with the testimony tells nbc news he is been a cooperative witness within the parameters. panel subpoenaed after the bombshell testimony telling how he urged staff to keep trump away from the capitol hill on january 6th. >> mr. cipollone said keep him away from the capitol. we will get charged with every crime imaginable. >> something needs to be done. blood is going to be on your hands. >> reporter: with his testimony in private, there is anticipation that the

willie >> maura, thank you very much. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press.morning, good to see you. today marks 100 days until the midterms i know you have joe manchin on the show today so what is your read on whether that reconciliation package gets through, and to the political question, whether it helps democrats despite the fact that inflation is through the roof, the president's approval numbers are low. does it make a difference here >> well, i think it depends on what you're looking for. does it make a difference with voters before november i don't think this bill will have any impact then some have argued that maybe the prescription drug portion, you might see an impact on that before the end of the calendar year, but we'll see. i think it does, though, help with the demoralized democratic base, the ones that have been angry at manchin and sinema. you would talk to them rank and file, democratic voters. so in that sense, i think it helps there, it gives some help there. but let's not sugarcoat this you still have huge head winds for the democrats. th

. >> reporter: today the house is a museum, maura rockland is visiting from boston. >> today it was lovely to hear from the point of view of polly his landlady's daughter what a lovely father figure he was. >> reporter: grace gallagher re-enacts the daughter, polly baker. >> he's complex. there's a lot of mystery, a lot of unknown. >> reporter: one thing that is known, franklin liked to take air baths every morning for an hour. >> bathing with no clothes on with the window open. >> reporter: a bit scandalous. >> a bit scandalous, yes. we can definitely see into the house opposite so no doubt they could see in here. >> reporter: and a window into the man that many call the first american. ian lee, cbs news, london. >> benjamin franklin was the only founding father to sign all four of the key documents establishing the united states, that includes the declaration of independence, treaty alliance of france, the treaty of paris and the constitution. important piece of painer there. 5:51. >>> the commander in chief getting ready to present the nation's highest civilian honor this week. >> some

joining us from washington, maura barrett. good morning.we expect to hear from the president today? >> this is very much a celebration for president biden. he signed this into law two weeks ago. i should note this comes under the shadow of new polling out this morning showing 33% approval rating for the president so this is something he will continue pushing. we know from the white house they considered this law a first step in protecting from further gun violence. attending the event today, i should know there will be survivors of the recent mass shootings in a buffalo, uvalde, and highland park. the president is expected to celebrate the law passed that also push forward for more measures he wants to see. he wants to see his new director confirmed and he is also going to push congress to enact assault weapons ban's as well as a bans on high-capacity magazines. he is looking for a bigger expansion of background checks and he wants to push for safe storage laws, jose. >> moira barrett, thank you so much. joining us now, fred, since the loss

you had the attorney general of the state of massachusetts, maura healey, who said america'sho burning, but that's how forests grow. this is the chief law enforcement officer of the state of massachusetts at the time. buildings and institutions areun burning to the ground rather than say please stop lighting things, behave yourselves,as be peaceful. she was saying america is burning. this is the way forest grows. so this isur something we see on the left. to they love to talk about civil discourse, but then they turn around and either engage in or encourage or sympathize with people who are engaging in violence. >> know it. well, look, i've been on the receiving end that my time in congress and i tell you it is palatable. >> it's but emily, i got to tell you, a supreme court, justice, clarence thomas, has probably been on the receiving end of more disparaging words and attacks and vulgar vulgarity than anybody i know certainly on that court. >> that's right. it's certainly absolutely nowhere near the respect that his position shouldea accod him. and i note that all of that vitriol is c

nbc's maura barrett at the white house with more. mora. >> hi, lindsey. so we just got a letter within the last half hour from the president's physician, dr. kevin o'connor, detailing that the president has tested positive again on what would have been day ten after initially testing positive about a week and a half ago. the president was set to travel to wilmington for part of the weekend tomorrow, as well as an event in michigan on tuesday. both of those events have now been counseled as the president will now re-enter strict isolation here at the white house. this is something that doctors pointing out is a rebound case of covid positivity. a small percentage of people who receive that paxlovid treatment, which we know the president took the paxlovid treatment for five days when he was experiencing symptoms. so, following his initial negative test and when he came and acknowledged, and exited his isolation on tuesday, the white house noted that he increased his texting testing cadence to protect people around him in dwayne surely detection of any retur

maura barrett's life at the white house with all of the details. mora? >> good morning, katie. this was a meeting the white house organized virtually with governors, applauding -- move to swiftly abortion. president biden is telling these governors that he thought the decision by the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade was extreme and terrible. he wanted to work with states to make sure they are best supported as they are prepared to see an influx from people coming across state lines. these are governors from states like illinois, oregon, new mexico, states that often border a lot of these states that have trigger laws to ban abortions that have either already gone into effect, or will be later this summer. in the case of new york, governor kathy hochul, the democrat there, told biden she wants to be a safe harbor for people coming from out of state. we have allocated $35 million to provide more staff and resources, but she asked president biden for his help as well. >> mister president, we would ask when you would consider your ability to use federal facilities, what am i t

look >> all right, thanks to maura barrett for that report. now we turn overseas to the turmoil in sri lanka. the president is saying he will resign after an estimated 100,000 protesters took to the streets, stormed his official residence on saturday. after breaching the property, some proceeded to use his gym and pool. it's the culmination of months of mostly peaceful protests over economic mismanagement. this is plunge the country into crisis. millions are struggling to buy food, medicine and, fuel as a result. stay with them is msnbc as we cover the developments. now to highland park, illinois. the community is still reeling from the fourth of july mass shooting. hundreds gathered saturday to rally for gun control, and to show support for the victims and the survivors of the tragedy. a group of suburban parents are now taking their message to washington, d.c.. the march planned for july 13th. they say they won't just one thing done, a ban on assault weapons. amazon reporter is live in highland park, just across the street for monday's massa

. >> okay, maura barrett there thank you so much from delaware. joining me now, terry women former u.s. attorney and now host of the talking heads podcast. good to see you, my friend. let's get into this discussion. what kind of power does the president's executive order have following the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v. wade? we are doing that one first because the protesters today as you know, they are demanding even some kind of an action from the federal government. they have included calling on the president for a public health emergency. to have to make that kind of call. are there any federal directives that could run afoul of state laws, that restrict abortion, and then just put all of this back into the courts? >> yeah, so it's totally understandable. they're looking into pushing pressure on him but the sad tough act for him, there's just not a lot that he can do. remember, we saw the hyde amendment which says you can't spend federal funds on abortion. and executive order yesterday, you know more about the music than the. word

maura barrett, thanks for a time. >> and even with that incident the popularity and the polls elections also about populations. as we countdown to the midterms, we're asking the question, what issues mattered most of democrats strongest voting bloc, black voters. according to one poll, their economy and white supremacy are two top issues. black voters want leaders to address. more than 40% say they think the country is headed in the wrong direction. but what about issues most concerning to young black voters? some heading to the polls for the very first time in november? so how much confidence do the hold in president biden? in the future the democratic party? the host of the into america podcast -- dive straight into these issues. >> i had the chance to go down to georgia and sit with three young voters. graduates of hbcus who were susan hbcus who are really locked into the political process enthusiastic and engaged about a range of issues that would shape how they're going vote in the midterm. from abortion rights -- to law enforcement and who has the best chance to win for the democr

. >> reporter: today the house is a museum, maura rockland is visiting from boston. >> today it was lovelyint of view of polly, his landlady's daughter, what a lovely father figure he was. >> reporter: grace gallagher re-enacts the landlady's daughter, polly baker. >> he's complex. there's so much known, but there's a lot of mystery, a lot of unknown. >> reporter: one thing that is known, franklin liked to take air baths every morning for an hour. >> bathing with no clothes on with the window open. this window itself. >> reporter: a bit scandalous. >> a bit scandalous, yes. we can definitely see into the house opposite so no doubt they could see in here. >> reporter: and a window into the man that many call the first american. ian lee, cbs news, london. >> benjamin franklin was the only founding father to sign all four of the key documents establishing the united states, that includes the declaration of independence, treaty of alliance of france, the treaty of paris and the constitution. >>> time right now is 6:53. many are getting ready to celebrate our country's independence in northern

let's go to nbc's maura barrett who is standing by at the white house.as you know president biden's typing disinflation reduction act as a big win for the white house and the american people. how does the plan to move the steel forward? >> this legislation comes after a really rocky week when it comes to the economy. we saw the fed rate go up yet again. the second quarter where gdp numbers were down, showing the economy shrinking. the white house is doing all the cat is saying we are not headed towards a recession, noting job growth and low unemployment rates. but everything else we are seeing really points to the fact that inflation rejection, really needs to get done. i want to bring back the screen that the viewers were just seeing, a breakdown about the sack touches. and we are looking at tax reform, climate and energy investments, drug pricing reform, health care reduction and cost, and the big one right in the middle of the screen, 300 billion dollars in deficit reduction is the big one that senator manchin was looking for and will probably do the

. >> all right thanks to maura barrett, live at the white house this morning. tie. >> anow let's turn to the war in ukraine, this morning there are reports of two americans killed in the donbas region of the country. at least two other americans have died fighting for ukraine, while two others are being held by the russians. ali a ruse he is live in kyiv. ali, good morning, what can you tell us about the americans were passed away? >> hi good morning katie. that is, right we are hearing this from abc and other sources. two more americans have been killed in the donbas region. of, course that is the scene of some of the most fierce fighting here in ukraine. that's an area that the russians really do want to capture, they have captured half of it. and now in the donetsk areas but they are trying to capture. we believe that they have been killed there, there is not a lot more information about. at the state department is saying that they are aware that they can confirm it's happened, because privacy reasons and respect for the families of the two deceased. they ar