i am yasmin vossoughian on a very busy afternoon. the president holding his first big campaign rally. he is in philadelphia with union workers. we will be keeping an eye on his speech as it continues. also, any moment, we are expecting the start of a news conference from texas governor, greg abbott, after deadly tornadoes ripped through the state there. he is touring one of the hardest hit areas. we will have a lot of report on that coming up in just a moment. plus, special counsel, jack smith, making his first big move since the downing donald trump. it is aimed squarely at keeping the former president quiet. we are going to break all of that down. you won't want to miss that conversation. in reaction to minneapolis out of the doj releases a scathing report on the police department there in the wake of the killing of george floyd. is there hope that change can happen? we will look at this later on in the hour as well. once again, this is live pictures showing the president officially kicking off his very first rally of the 2024 camp

i'm yasmin vossoughian on a very busy start afternoon. breaking news, the president just signed the debt ceiling bill. into law. it happened just a couple of moments ago. it comes after the president took a victory lap, a victory many thought he could not achieve. >> i know bipartisanship is hard. and unity is hard. we can never stop trying. because in moments like this one, the ones we just faced, where the american economy in the world economy is at risk of collapsing, there's no other way, no matter how tough our politics get, we need to see each other not as evident adversaries, as fellow americans. >> fellow americans. right now in iowa, a cavalcade of gop presidential candidates, all in one place. with one notable exception. that exception may have bigger things to worry about, new reporting on the special counsel investigation in the former president, and the document donald trump's lawyers cannot seem to find. all of that, plus, we are following the horrific scene in india. the death toll nearing 300 from a train derailment and cr

just outside of where our msnbc head quarters and on the brooklyn water front is msnbc anchor, yasmin vossoughiann, i'm going to start with you because the shot you're showing me is wild. it's yellow/brown out there. you can even see the city? >> reporter: no, i can't, katy, like i say, the worst air quality in the world, right? and bill and i are standing in it, and we're masked up as if it's covid all over again, right, march 2020. and a lot of folks are. i'm less than a mile from manhattan, domino park. you literally cannot see manhattan across the river. as i pan up this way, katy, that's upper east side of manhattan. normally, you'd see up and down the entire river, right, the entire cityscape, it's as if it's completely cut off. the shot you that showed where the world trade center was, normally, i can see under the williamsburg bridge, right through this area. and i can see the statue of liberty at the very end on a clear day. not a glimpse in sight. it's as if manhattan is about 14 streets long and that's all that exists within the smoke. it's like the apocalypse. someone said that i spok

i'm yasmin vossoughian, if you just running, as welcome. if you're sticking with, us we're thankful for that. we have got a lot of developments in russia, as the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, says his mercenary group is turning back and abandoning's march towards moscow. he made that announcement after the president of belarus claimed he held talks with prigozhin. i want to bring in nbc's met -- in standing back and trying. this math, you heard this thing firsthand. talk us through what you heard from prigozhin, the revelation of this, quote unquote, deal. >> thank you, yasmin. obviously, very shocking development, after what has been, as we've discussed, very astonishing 24 hours in russia. we had another audio message from prigozhin. he speaks very intensely, always, part of his charm, for lack of better word. we saw that again in this latest message, also a little bit taking a step back. he's admitting that he stepping down. saying that they've come to some kind of agreement. he doesn't want to be responsible for spilling

in the east, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian.d to see you this morning in for ana cabrera today at msnbc here in new york city. we are watching three major stories this hour, first up we got the supreme court. today is a day where we could see historic rulings on affirmative action, student loans, gay rights as well. we're watching that very closely. second at the white house, president biden rolling out the red carpet for india's prime minister for a state visit. looking at pictures there now, india of course a critical ally to the united states at a time when relations with china are more strained. >>> and then in the north atlantic ocean, a final push to findsubmersible, the big question this hour, have they run out of air. and we want to begin with that story, the critical deadline in the search for that submersible with five people on board that went missing on a voyage to the titanic. the u.s. coast guard estimates that oxygen may have run out as two new search vessels arrived this morning. we want to go right to tom costel

yasmin vossoughian takes up this breaking news coverage. >> hey everybody, good afternoon, i'm yasmin vossoughian, on a very busy saturday afternoon. coming on the air today following an ongoing military conflict inside russia. we are now learning moments ago, you give guinea prigozhin, the leader of the wagner mercenary group is standing down. , this after escalation late yesterday as the group started making its way towards moscow, threatening vladimir putin's grip on power. the wagner group, until recently, was fighting alongside russian forces in ukraine, but yesterday accusing the kremlin of killing thousands of its soldiers based on quote unquote, false pretenses, prigozhin and his troops have taken control of the city home to the russian military headquarters for the ukraine war, we are unsure where the control stands now. in a televised address this morning, vladimir putin accused the wagner mercenaries of quote unquote treason, and vowing to punish anyone involved in a, quote, armed rebellion. we >> this is a criminal adventurous to campaign. , it is equivalent to armed mutin

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yasmin vossoughian is back with us and also rob demiko, who worked in the miami field office. me start back with you, yasmin. we checked in half an hour ago and people were starting to arrive. we're seeing a police presence in some of our camera shots. set the scene for us there this morning. >> one of the shots you showed initially as we were coming back from break was this formation of the police cars in front of the courthouse where the former president will be entering and sur rending a few hours from now. we're seeing more and more of that. on the other side of where i'm standing is a road closure and where we expect the motorcade of the former president to be arriving. we know they have been doing practice runs there and got footage of 50 or so officers on motorcycles kind of preparing security on that side, so our expectation is he's going to be arriving on that side of the building, going underground, you see the footage there, bicycles, not on motorcycles. he'll be arriving on that side of building and coming through the center in which he'll go through the front door

my friend yasmin vossoughian continues our coverage. >> hi everybody, good to see. you i miasma soup in. we are following more severe weather this afternoon across the country. a tornado in oklahoma to storms in an already hard-hit area of texas. millions feeling the effects. the fallout as well from the trump indictment the latest legal moves in a cavalcade of reactions on the sunday show. >> we've got to ensure classified materials especially those that have been alleging this indictment. are protected and secured. >> do you think trump can be trusted with nations secrets of her gun? >> based on his actions again if proven true under the indictment by the special counsel and no. >> today this doj continues to haunt republicans while they protect -- protect immigrants. >> we know this is a reckless man who believes that he is above the law. that the rules do not apply to him. >> he's a very petty individual who always put his interests out of the countries. his personal gratification with his ego. our country can't be a therapy session for a troubled man like this.

i am yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. it's good to see you.u are sticking with us, we are thankful for that. iowa is the center of the political universe right now, with ron desantis and a host of gop presidential candidates looking for votes in the crucial stage. 2024 front-runner donald trump dealing with new questions from the special counsel, after his lawyers come up empty, finding a key document trump talked about in a bombshell tape released this week. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it looks bad. but you have to really match it up with a lot more facts. the tape alone is not something sufficient. you have to match it up to an actual document. you know, what was he supposedly waving around? was there any document there at all? was this all just bluff? >> when you say was it a bluff? just to be clear, you are saying your best defense would be that he was lying about the documents. >> possibly -- ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and president biden signing the debt ceiling deal into law, and inca drama that had the country on the brink of default. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> passing this budget agreemen

nbc, our second hou♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian, i'm good to see you.u're just joining, us welcome. if you're sticking with us, we are thankful for that. campaigner in chief. the president holding his first big rally at the 2024 season. >> we've got a fight on our hands. my question to you is simple. are you with me in this fight? [crowd chanting] >> meanwhile, donald trump and biden's other republican rivals trying to grapple with an indictment of the former president. and primary front runner, number two and counting. the strategy for trump supporters on capitol hill is simple. declare war on the department of justice. in a moment, i'm going to speak to congressman jim himes, a member of the intelligence committee about what democrats can do to protect doj. we are also following some dangerous weather across this country right now. from a system that spawned deadly tornadoes in texas, to triple digit temperatures, millions are at risk this saturday. all of that, plus disturbing new video involving allegations of sexual assault against mma superstar, c

our coverage continues from yasmin vossoughian right now. >>> hey, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend, katy tur. petty. that is how florida governor desantis is characterizing president trump. desantis parked a giant campaign bus outside one of the president's campaign events in iowa to trump mocking the pronunciation of desantis' last name to desantis zeroing in on trump only serving a single term. >> when i heard desanctus go out and talk about eight years, we need eight years. you don't need eight years, you need six months. we can turn this thing around so quickly. if you need eight years, who the hell wants to wait eight years? you don't need eight years. i'll have it turned around and i think flow turned around. >> i said to tame the deep state you need two terms. he's not going to be able to nix the deep state in six months. he had four years, he didn't make a dent in it, give me a break. >> while a lot of attention is on the front-runners, the gop field is getting bigger. remember, mike pence, chris christie are set to jump in next week. how could this steady

. >> real, quick my friend yasmin vossoughian here in the studio. i know she's heading to miami to cover the event on tuesday. are you worried about security, david, you are the florida guy. >> yes, i'm worried about political leadership in florida and whether or not they strike a silver tone. from the miami mayor who was likely running to president with the florida governor is running for president. to a senator who is in miami's backyard. political leadership is also going to be tested. >> my sunday family, love you all, thank you very much and that is gonna do it for me on this edition of alex lowe reports. all see you again next saturday noon eastern yasmin sudan continues our coverage now. >>ow >> >> hey everybody, good afternoon to, you i'm yasmin vossoughian. we are following breaking news out of philadelphia. a truck fire causing part of a major highway collapse. it could -- big impact on travel. and the supply chain. we have a live report on that coming up. comprehensive coverage of the indictment of donald trump as he faces a tuesday arrai

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing here at msnbc headquarters in new york city.e going to begin with that breaking news out of the supreme court. two major decisions with potentially massive implications. justices in a 6-3 decision striking down president biden's student debt forgiveness plan, a major blow to the white house and deflating a campaign promise that fired up troves of young people. so who will people blame

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing here at msnbc headquarters in new york city.re going to begin with that breaking news out of the supreme court. two major decisions with potentially massive implications. justices in a 6-3 decision striking down president biden's student debt forgiveness plan, a major blow to the white house and deflating a campaign promise that fired up troves of young people. so who will people blame here when they have to start paying back their debt? president biden tweeting moments ago this, unthinkable. this fight isn't over. i'll have more to announce when i address the nation this afternoon. >>> and on the final day of pride, the court backed a web designer opposed to same-sex marriage saying the business owner has a free speech right under the constitution's first amendment to refuse to endorse messages she disagrees with. lorie smith the graphic designer just celebrated her win in our last hour. >> this is a victory not just for me but for all of us. whether you share my beliefs or completely disagree with them, free speech is for ever

let's get the view from outside the federal courthouse in miami and go to yasmin vossoughian. what does it look like out there? >> we're under two hours from when the former president of the united states is going to be arraigned here for the first time at a federal courthouse. history in the making. and it is curious, katie, chris, andrew, to watch because it seems as if the security here is somewhat disorganized and i say that because you've got a lot of security presence from what we're told. miami pd, miami-dade, u.s. marshals, dhs, secret service, choppers above as well. and you have areas cordoned off with this yellow police tape, but no hardened barriers. there doesn't seem to be a lot of communication happening between these several agencies that are on the ground. you got protesters behind me. i'll step out of the shot for a second. you got an individual here with a sign up saying free trump. many individuals behind him saying trump 2024. i saw a protester here saying lock him up. there was a confrontation between that individual and the trump supporters and the secur

. >> real, quick my friend yasmin vossoughian here in the studio.you worried about security, david, you are the florida guy. >> yes, i'm worried about political leadership in florida and whether or not they strike a silver tone. from the miami mayor who was likely running to president with the florida governor is running for president. to a senator who is in miami's backyard. political leadership is also going to be tested. >> my sunday family, love you all, thank you very much and that is gonna do it for me on this edition of alex lowe reports. all see you again next saturday noon eastern yasmin sudan continues our coverage now. >>ow >> >> hey everybody, good afternoon to, you i'm yasmin vossoughian. we are following breaking news out of philadelphia. a truck fire

our coverage continues from yasmin vossoughian right now. >>> hey, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughianend, katy tur. petty. that is how florida governor desantis is characterizing president trump. desantis parked a giant campaign bus outside one of the president's campaign events in iowa to trump mocking the

i'm yasmin vossoughian. donald trump is in for the fight of his life. the former president faces a tuesday arraignment on 37 criminal counts, involving his refusal to turn over classified documents that never should have been in his possession. this hour, he's gonna be taking his defense public within appearance in georgia. as his gop political rivals tiptoe around the story. in addition to the politics of, this we are going to dive deeply into the substance of the allegations in the indictment. it is a treasure trove of damning material from photos that showed documents being hoarded and bedrooms, bathrooms, and even the mar-a-lago ballroom. conversations where trump himself waves around top secret material as well as evidence, in which he apparently tries to get his own lawyers to lie to the feds. looking for the documents. we will get into all of this coming up. we begin with the new information that we're learning with the unsealing of the historic and stunning criminal a night meant of -- 49 pages reveal 24 hours, go shows the donald trump faces 37

i'm yasmin vossoughian, i'll be back in the chair next saturday and sunday at two pm eastern.ou're watching symone, excessive force and racial discrimination. that's what the justice department found within the minneapolis police

i'm yasmin vossoughian, i'll be back in the chair next saturday and sunday at two pm eastern.> greetings everyone. you are watching symone, now that president biden signed the debt ceiling bill we are digging into the fine print, and what exactly republicans at the white house managed to get into that bill. when it was all said and.

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i'm yasmin vossoughian, i'll be back in the chair next saturday and sunday at two pm eastern. symone starts right now. symone starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greetings everyone. you are watching symone, now that president biden signed the debt ceiling bill we are digging into the fine print, and what exactly republicans at the white house managed to get into that bill. when it was all said and. one item that made the cut restarting those student loan payments. if they just keep coming back to haunt. does all have all you need to know about the pause ending, and the long term impact that borrowers having to cough up the money again. plus, its pride month and we're talking to chasten buttigieg, his new book i have something to tell you about young of. outside the right-wing campaign to ban lgbtq books and schools and libraries. i'm symone d. sanders townsend, and i have something to say. ♪ ♪ ♪ now that the president has signed the debt ceiling bill into law, it's becoming clear just what's in it. and today democrats and republicans are defending how they voted on the bill. now the bi

i am yasmin vossoughian, thank you for joining us on this busy sunday afternoon.e continuing our coverage of the crisis in russia. it is nine pm in moscow right now. things there are much calmer than they were this time yesterday. but still so many questions about the wagner group's descent into russia. it ended almost as quickly as it began. yevgeny prigozhin's mercenaries got within 120 miles of moscow, the only to turn back to the races after a deal was brokered to prevent the armed rebellion. a spokesperson for the kremlin saying the wagner group leader will avoid prosecution and be exiled in belarus. his troops will be given the option to join russian military forces. prigozhin seen leaving russia last night as crowds cheered him on. meanwhile, new reporting revealing that u.s. spy agencies had indications, quote unquote, days earlier that prigozhin has been stockpiling weapons with plans to take on russian defense officials. >> i'm obviously not going to comment on intelligence matters. what i can say is this, i think it's been no secret that many people ove

i'm yasmin vossoughian, i will be back in the chair tomorrow. simone starts now. greetings everyone. you are watching symone. president joe biden holding true to his words, the south declared union man spoke to labor groups and philadelphia today. for his first rally of the 2020 campaign -- is not on the campaign trail this weekend. but he still getting a lot of attention anyway, after being arraigned on a criminal indictments in a florida courtroom this week. some of the republicans vying for the nomination even saying they will pardon him if elected. what kind of strategy is that? plus, juneteenth, we are marking the third anniversary of the federal holiday with a special at the national museum of african american history and culture. i spoke to director kevin young, we unpacked the significant events, people, and places that led to june 19th, 1865 and what we now commemorate as a big federal holiday juneteenth. i'm simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. another busy week to discuss. it started with the former president appearing in court for his

i'm yasmin vossoughian, i'll be back in the chair next saturday and sunday at two pm eastern. symone starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> readings everyone you're watching symone, excessive force and racial discrimination. that's what the justice department found within the minneapolis police department. or digging into the scathing report, the pattern-or-practice investigation launched after george floyd staff. we're talking to minnesota's attorney general keith ellison, about the serious systemic problems and how they plan to get a handle on. them and there's a lot to talk about about the republican presidential primary, the 2024 is also could be a crucial test for state races. specifically, gubernatorial races in states like north carolina. we're gonna dig into what's at stake at some governors have been critical to putting -- coming through republican state legislatures. class, more of our journey to juneteenth special. at the national -- we're gonna look at how black americans learned of their freedom way back when in 1865. leading to the holiday will all be celebrating tomorrow. i

i am yasmin vossoughian. i'll be back on the chair tomorrow, two pm eastern. symone starts right now. o pm eastern symone starts right good afterne watching symone. i'm charles -- enforcement sanders-townsend. crisis averted, even though no one got everything they wanted, president biden says americans got what they needed in the debt ceiling bill. today, the president signed the bill into law. we are talking to the democratic lawmaker about why she voted against it, and what happens next. and republican primaries are about to get more crowded. some high-profile republicans are jumping in next week. will that hurt donald trump, or enable donald trump? our political panel ways and. now, trump may be riding high on the campaign trail, but the thing that could be dragging him down, legal troubles. the special counsel in the classified documents case has obtained a recording of trump discussing a document he kept after leaving office. trump's lawyers said they haven't found it. we will unpack what all of that means for the investigation, as you can see, we have a

good afternoon, i'm yasmin vossoughian, nbc news exclusive, information on a grand jury meeting this week in the special counsel's investigation of donald trump, raising speculation, a charging decision could be coming soon, that's prompting a warning to prosecutors from former fbi director, jim comey, on why with jen psaki today. >> trump comes for the rule of law, the system of justice, and the agencies with a flame thrower. he will come and try to criticize and attack your family, your witnesses, there are no limits to what he will try to do to obstruct an effort to hold him accountable. >> no limits. also, a scary scene at sea, a chinese warship coming with 150 yards of an american destroyer. a provocative action that is the white house reacting. back slaps and finger-pointing, the followed on capitol hill from the debt relief bill playing out on the sunday show. >> we just stopped them from hiring any irs agents and we also took another 20 billion, going into the future. >> both sides to come together, i give kevin, mccarthy, and his team doing credit for doing what he -- what h

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. today a man who felt direct heat from donald trump to overturn the 2020 election will speak to the department of justice. the special counsel's team meeting with georgia's secretary of state brad raffensperger. this happening as we learn that a close trump ally, rudy giuliani also had a sit-down with jack smith's team. what all of this means for that investigation and for the former president as well. >>> plus, a double dose of wild, wild weather, storms snarling travel as canadian wildfire smoke prompts new air alerts here in the united states. >>> also ahead, was there help from the inside? reporting from "the new york times" that a russian general knew about the recent rebellion before it even happened. >>> and later on, malaria in the united states. dr. natalie azar joins us with more cases of the illness not seen here in two decades. >>> we begin with the new legal developments surrounding the former president. at some point today georgia's secretary of state brad rafens rafensbe

good afternoon, i'm yasmin vossoughian, nbc news exclusive, information on a grand jury meeting thiscial counsel's investigation of donald trump, raising speculation, a charging

yasmin vossoughian takes up this breaking news coverage. >>

. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey everyone i'm yasmin vossoughian.u're just joining us welcome and if you're sticking with us we're thankful for that. 48 hours from now i'm gonna be on the ground in miami as the former president is scheduled to be arraigned on charges related to the classified documents case. this hour all speak to former trump lawyer, bob bray, about the likely trunk defense in the face of indictment that details a litany of evidence. that includes photos, testimony and so much more. trump for his part announcing a public defense that claims that he's a victim in all this, supporters, opponents and that was in between dumped it out on sunday shows. >> if he even half of it is true that he's toast. it's a pretty detailed indictment. and it's very, very damning. >> he said time and time again he's declassified all this material, this is the most political thing i've ever seen. >> reading the indictment it was a stunning brazenness the premeditation, the active efforts to obstruct, mislead. >> in a few minutes all speak to congressman

i'm yasmin vossoughian, we're gonna be back some breaking news, right now the former president is appearing at the state -- in georgia. appearing at the first public comment since the indictment came down. we are listening in, we'll bring you any news as it happens. i will go right now to nbc -- 's in columbus georgia following it all. garrett, i know that the former president speaking behind me there we've gotten some excerpts of what exactly the former president is saying in his speech, if you can take us through some of the? >> yasmin, former president just took the stage a little while ago. as expected, his speech is gonna be fairly wide ranging. he's gonna address the indictment from this week. although, in a more oblique way than he has done on his social media accounts, at least that's the plan. the speech has written includes these comments, he's going to say, we now have two standards of justice in our country. the democrat communists who want to jail their opponents while they protect the murderers who prowl our cities day and night, and other brazen criminals. the linking, rather

i'm yasmin vossoughian, of a back in the chair tomorrow morning. seven 8 am eastern, four more special coverage. you don't wanna miss that. back again at the normal time, to the four pm eastern, right here on msnbc. our breaking news coverage continues right now, with my friend and colleague, nicole wallace. wallace. hi there, everyone. i'm nicole wallace, thanks for being here with us. we've got a lot of places you get your news today, we're glad you're joining us. four pm in the east, it's 11 pm in moscow. we're following breaking news this hour, with the latest on the revolt unfolding in russia. and we see news is confirming, yevgeny prigozhin is the head of the wagner group, which is a private mercenary army in russia, that's done a lot of the fighting in the war in ukraine. he has called for his moscow bound convoy to stand down for now. that's only after advancing to within 120 miles of the city of moscow. in the biggest threat to russian president vladimir putin's grip on power that we've ever seen. prigozhin sent a voice note, signaling tha

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. a mountain of breaking news to get to, including at the supreme court, where the biggest cases of the term may be decided at any moment. ten opinions left and just a few days before the term ends. what we are watching for there. also ahead, caught on tape, a leaked audio recording of the former president appearing to talk about classified documents with people who didn't have clearance. >> . >> how critical could that piece of evidence be in this case? plus, russian president vladimir putin speaks. the defiant president trying to project strength after the weekend rebellion, forcing new questions about his power. we're going to have a live report from moscow coming up as well. we begin, though, at the supreme court, where we expect more decisions to be released at any moment. we're watching for decisions on highly consequential issues. the court often waits to release the most controversial decisions until the end of a term. and we're getting right down to the wire here, folks. if we

i am yasmin vossoughian. you can catch me this tuesday, wednesday ten a.m.. friday at one pm as well. i'm gonna be all over the place. i'm also be back at the same share, same time, safe place, next weekend. so if you can't make it through the week, i will see you then. my friend amen picks up our special coverage right now as we await a press conference from the u.s. on the tragedy. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey, everyone. welcome to msnbc special coverage of the rebellion in russia. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. more than 24 hours after a russian mercenary chief ordered his forces to end the revolt and retweet from their march toward moscow, many questions still remain about vladimir putin's grip on power, about the future of the war in ukraine, and about the impact of this crisis on stability across that region, as well as elsewhere around the world. here is what we know at this hour. russian mercenaries in the wagner group have withdrawn from the russian cities on the orders of its chief, yevgeny prigozhin, who declared an end

my friend yasmin vossoughian continues our coverage right now.d afternoon

in the east, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian.historic rulings on affirmative action, student loans, gay rights as well. we're watching that very closely. second at the white house, president biden rolling out the red carpet for india's p

i'm yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera.be decided at any moment. ten opinions left and just a few days before the term ends. what we are watching for there. also ahead, caught on tape, a leaked audio recording of the former president appearing to talk about classified