susan mcginnis, nbc news, washington. >> one more note here. the florida judge who signed the search warrant is giving the presidents' legal team, president trump's legal team, until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow to block the unsealing of that search warrant. merrick garland also plans to release the receipt for the materials that were seized, a copy of which was also presented to mr. trump's lawyer. janelle? >>> wraj, for the first time, a san jose man is being directly accused of the fentanyl-related death of a 16-year-old santa cruz girl. this is the case our investigative unit has been closely falling. the accusations are not tied to any criminal complaint, but instead are part of a civil lawsuit brought against the man and his parents by the family of lacy price. investigative reporter candice nguyen joins us with the update. >> reporter: lace price's parents tell me this is their way of finding out what exactly happened to their daughter. prosecutors are only linking michael to sex assaults and drug allegations. but the documents accuse russell and

nbc's susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: after gas prices reached new highs almost daily for monthsdrivers finally seeing relief. >> i definitely notice it. because i pay attention every time i drive by. every single gas station i go by i look at the price. >> reporter: the average now below $4 a gallon for the first time since march but filling up is still far more costly than this time last year. >> well, yeah. prices are up everywhere >> reporter: the stories the same at the grocery store, food prizes rising unappetizing 13.1% last month. >> everything is way above what i paid a year ago. >> reporter: the housing market is slowing as mortgage rates rise the hot labor market also cooling, more folks applying for unemployment benefits. there are promising signs on the inflation front. prices at both the consumer and producer level beginning to back off. >> the news is getting better. we're not anywhere close to where we want to be, but we're going in the right direction. >> reporter: still, 8.5% inflation far from the sweet spot the federal reserve is aiming for, just 2%. leading t

here is nbc's susan mcginnis in washington, d.c. >> mr. trump, can we have a word? >> reporter: former president trump appearing in a cruise missile today, invoking his fifth amendment right. >> i'm not surprised he did not expose himself to potential criminal liability. >> reporter: trump's long sought testimony, part of an investigation by new york's attorney general into whether he improperly valued his assets to get favorable treatment from lenders and the irs. in a statement, trump said i once asked if you're innocent, why you taking the fifth amendment? now i know the answer. trump referring to this 2016 remark. >> the mob takes the fifth. if you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? >> reporter: now saying he had no choice with he and his family targets of an unfounded politically motivated witch hunt. today's deposition following agents removing about a dozen boxes from his home monday, a search for sensitive documents taken from the white house. >> documents of such singular national security interests to the united states that that overwhelm

nbc's susan mcginnis has the latest from washington, d.c. >> reporter: fallout -- >> how many crimes can you commit before you're held accountable? >> reporter: and fundraising. >> we will never give up. >> reporter: after the stunning fbi search of former trump's mar-a-lago. a senior government official telling nbc news federal agents spent a majority of monday at trump's palm beach estate in palm beach, florida in search of classified documents trump allegedly took with him hen he left the white house. >> a federal judge clearly found there was probable cause of a crime and that there would be probable cause that the evidence of that crime would be at mar-a-lago. >> mr. trump, can we get your reaction to the raid? >> reporter: the former president, who was not at the residence at the time, calling the search a raid, portraying himself as a victim, sparking protests and calls for violence online. republican allies lines up in support. >> this unending desire to destroy trump and his family is frustrating. >> i believe he was going to run before. i'm stronger in my belief now. >> rep

we have susan mcginnis with more susan, details are thin. what do we know about the raid >> reporter: information keeps on trickling in. what we know about the unprecedented search is it appears to tie to classified information documents and records that the former president took from the white house and brought to mar-a-lago when he left office. the national arrchives retrieved 15 boxes of information from mar-a-lago and asked the justice department if the handling of the records violated any law that's where we are with that. the president coming out with a long statement saying his home is under siege and raided by a large number of agents who broke into his safe. supporters lining up for the president last night outside his mar-a-lago home here on capitol hill has well. some of them promising investigations into the attorney general merrick garland wanting to know the grounds for the search protesters gathering and really the protesters came out on both sides of the issue one person for those wondering what trump's political motivations

"today in the bay's" susan mcginnis live in washington and is tracking the debate over the affidavit now at the center of everyone's attention. susan, a lot of people talking about this one. >> that's right. this is the same judge that approved the search warrant to search mar-a-lago in the first place. he's going to make a decision on whether to release the affidavit which holds the reasoning behind the search. >> today a florida judge decides whether to unseal the affidavit in the search of donald trump's mar-a-lago property. the highly sensitive document laying out why prosecutors believed evidence of a crime could be found there. the unsealing highly sought by trump, republicans and some news media, but one the justice department says could jeopardize the investigation. >> much of our work is, by necessity, conducted out of the public eye. >> reporter: nearly two weeks after the search, agents still sifting through the huge volume of documents. also today, trump organization cfo allan weisselberg expected to plead guilty to a long-running tax scheme at the company. >> it's not onl

susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> 6:05. a san francisco man is in custody accused of xwroebgropin punching a woman on a b.a.r.t. train. b.a.r.t. police soon arrested him near the richmond station on wednesday, this is a little before noon. he is facing sexual battery and assault charges. >>> happening today, the governor's office is demanding a response from the city of oakland over its handling of a large homeless encampment. up to 300 people are living in the wood street camp located on cal trans property under a stretch of 880 in oakland. critics point out it's been the scene of several recent fires and a judge recently held up the plan to clear it out because housing has not been made available to those living there. yesterday the governor's office sent a scathing letter to oakland city attorneys saying the city received a nearly $5 million grant for this very issue and it's shirking its responsibility. here's a response from oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> we are working hard with cal trans to utilize that grant in exac

a new warning has spiked nbc's susan mcginnis joins us from dc. what do we know? >> we have three law enforcement agencies telling us about this five-page document, the fbi warning the threats are coming mostly online and it's seen personal information of potential targets including home addresses and identities of family members last week a man fired a nail gun and tried to break the into the cincinnati field office's secret service is looking at its security different field offices are also taking action. former president trump speak out on his social media site accusing the fbi and the department of justice of political motives. now, also over the weekend senate intelligence committee has requested access to all classified documents that were seized a spokesman for the committee -- for the chairman of the committee manner warner says they want an assessment of the risk to national security. senate collins wants to see the affidavit, giving the detail for the justification of the search. it's a document usually not released unless charges are filed. overnight jo

the former president trump facing trouble on multiple fronts nbc's susan mcginnis is in d.c. with the latest for us the clock is ticking after yesterday's hearing in florida >> reporter: that is true. good morning, and this court order could give us our best look yet at the justice department's case against the former president the florida judge telling the government to prepare a redacted version of the affidavit that it used to justify that fbi search, saying there are portions that can be unsealed. the judge gave the government a week to make redactions to the document at the center of it, highly-classified documents seized from the property, from the white house. mr. trump's lawyers remaining neutral while attorneys for media, including nbc news, make the case for one sealing the affidavit, saying not since the nixon administration has the federal government seized records from a former president in such a public fashion the doj disagreed saying the investigation is still in early stages and the government's concerned about the safety of witnesses in the case. the justice

susan mcginnis has the latest. >> reporter: fbi agents in their search of donald trump's florida homed up top secret classified documents, meant only for special government facilities. the warrant directed agents to seize all documents illegally possessed, efforts of crime, and anything in violation of the laws involving handling of government documents. one of those laws, the espionage act, which relates to the removal of information concerning national defense. >> it is going to go to a federal criminal trial. i don't know how you can look the other way on something of this magnitude. >> reporter: agents moved 11 sets of documents, some level talk secret, sensitive, and classified. >> gravity is exerting its pull on donald trump. his done something profoundly wrong and is to be held accountable. >> earlier, john called for details on the release of the search. posted on social media, release the documents now. >> it's not clear whether the

here is nbc's susan mcginnis in washington, d.c. >> mr. trump, can we have a word? >> reporter: former president trump appearing in a cruise missile today, invoking his fifth amendment right. >> i'm not surprised he did not expose himself to potential criminal liability. >> reporter: trump's long sought testimony, part of an investigation by new york's attorney general into whether he improperly valued his assets to get favorable treatment from lenders and the irs. in

susan mcginnis joins us now. >> reporter: part of the busy day in politics today, frank, as the investigationo the handling of classified documents continues for president trump. one of his adversaries is facing voters in deep red wyoming, voters head to the polls as indications point to liz cheney losing her house seat. >> a sellout >> reporter: cheney co- chaired the january 6th committee. >> liz, you're fired >> reporter: former president trump is on a crusade to oust here and backing harriet hageman. >> we're fed up with liz cheney. >> nothing more important she will ever do >> reporter: with help from her former v.p. dad, hoping against hope. >> she promotes democracy. >> reporter: in a state where support remains strong for trump. and as republicans fund race off the fbi search of his home, the justice department under pressure to release the affidavit. it needs to protect witnesses. this as the current president signs a bill today he says will be life changing the $739 billion makes the biggest investment in climate change. >> it reduces our carbon foot footprint. >> allows medicare to

president trump, liz cheney, facing a swift defeat in the fight to keep her house seat nbc's susan mcginnis us from washington with more on that good morning, susan. >> hi, good morning, wilf. that's right wyoming congresswoman liz cheney may have been hoping for votes from democrats, but if they did vote for her, it wasn't enough wyoming congresswoman liz cheney suffering a brew ta but not unexpect loss >> i love what our party stood for, but i love my country more. >> reporter: losing her seat to trump-backed harriet hageman who supports trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen hageman winning in a landslide, more confirmation of trump's stranglehold on the gop despite multiple investigations surrounding him. cheney says she'll serve out her term and continue her fight. >> i'll do whatever it takes to ensure that donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office. >> reporter: the buzz growing louder about a paz prossible presidential cheney run. lisa murkowski a projected winner the a race. >> i hope we do not become the party of donald trump. >> and sarah palin advancing

we have susan mcginnis with more >> reporter: dom, good morning this never before seen search of the former president private residence is over classified information that donald trump took from the white house and delivered to mar-a-lago when he left office. the fbi on monday executing a search warrant on mar-a-lago. >> this could only happen if a judge found probable cause that evidence of a crime would be found there. >> can we get your reaction? >> reporter: trump not in florida during the search, ignoring questions in a statement, he says him home was under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of fbi agents a source familiar said the search was tied to classified information trump took to mar-a-lago when he left the white house. >> clearly enter in as do questions about motive in retaining secret documents >> reporter: in february, the national archives retrieved boxes that trump removed asking if his handling violated federal law. >> no family has taken more arrows in the back than the trump family >> reporter: supporters lining up to depend him >> what were you doing wh

susan mcginnis is live in washington with more details what agents were looking for and the president's response. susan, what happens next? >> good morning, marcus and kris. the unprecedented search appears to be tied to classified documents trump allegedly took to the white house and brought to mar-a-lago on his way out of office. the fbi on monday executing a search warrant on mar-a-lago, the florida home of former president trump. >> this could only happen if a judge found probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime will be found there. >> mr. trump, can we get your reaction to the raid, sir? >> reporter: trump not in florida during the search, ignoring questions as he left trump tower in new york. in a statement he said his home was under siege raided and occupied by a large group of fbi agents and said "they even broke into my safe." a source familiar with the matter telling nbc news the search was tied to classified information trump allegedly took to mar-a-lago from the white house when he left office. >> national security concerns clearly enter in, as do questions about h

"today in the bay's" susan mcginnis is live in washington. talk to us about this, susan. what do we know so far? >> well, marcus, good morning. this increase is ramping up of anti-fbi rhetoric led to a joint statement, a joint bulletin from the fbi in concert with the department of homeland security to send out this five-page bulletin to agents telling them they might be in danger. one week after fbi agents searched former president trump's florida home, a warning from the fbi and homeland security for agents to be extra vigilant. a joint bulletin also saying their families could be at risk. secret service hardening security at locations, including the white house, that following last week's attempted breach of the fbi cincinnati office and a spike in anti-fbi rhetoric online and on capitol hill. >> the fbi raid of president trump is a complete abuse and overreach of its authority. >> the republican party used to stand with law enforcement and i hope some of them do today, because this kind of rhetoric is very dangerous to our country. >> reporter: the senate intelligence

"today in the bay's" susan mcginnis is live in washington with details on that and a high-level trump executive now his own legal trouble this morning, susan. >> yes, marcus, that's right. good morning. a judge down in florida ruling the government didn't make an argument strong enough that the entire affidavit should be unsealed and so now it's going to be redacted and some of it will be revealed. judge bruce reinhardt ready to reveal parts of the affidavit in the unprecedented search of former president trump's mar-a-lago estate, ordering the justice department to redact portions of the highly sensitive document. >> the department of justice doesn't want it out because it will undermine their investigation. >> reporter: the government argued unsealing could compromise witnesses and have national security implications. >> if you didn't know it was a former president, you would have thought it was a mob boss, talking about how witnesses are threatened and how obstruction of justice could occur. >> reporter: the former president media outlets including nbc news and republicans have cal