Not an elected president. That one man in our nation of laws might, just might lawfully sit is Above The Law. That applies to every other single citizen. The Supreme Court, which has some of the lowest Approval Ratings among the American Public in its history, in counts three trump appointees yesterday decided to dignify a legal series contrary to the american experiment that it rhymes with trumps Access Hollywood moment of infamy. Basically arguing when youre president , they let you do it. Agreeing to hear this case at all is the hinged moment. No matter what happens next. It alone opens the door to turning america into a country where one person can commit crimes in this effort to overturn an election he loses, enlist others in that criminal conspiracy and then instead of facing any criminal accountability, just run for office again. And every last vestige the of criminal liability, criminal exposure and accountability. Has to be Crystal Clear today about the logistical the implicat
thank you for being with us. we begin in ecuador, where police have detained a group of armed men who interrupted a live television programme a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers carrying rifles and grenades, forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of internal armed conflict . ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror, broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set of this public television channel in ecuador while it was live on air, brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country s new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the
it s time for us to be this sunday, taking on trump. the republican primary field will be expanding this week as florida governor ron desantis and tim scott both jump into the 2024 race. think the party has developed a party of losing. it s time for us to be proud to be americans and proud of our president. can either candidate make the case he s the better alternative than donald trump and unite the party process in the primary battle ahead? i ll talk to republican congressman byron donald of florida who is currently backing donald trump. plus, flirting with disaster. debt ceiling negotiations break down, restart and then stop again. default is not an option. this white house will not acknowledge that they re spending too much. what s really going on inside the talks. is either side negotiating in good faith? and how serious is the june 1st deadline for a catastrophic default? i ll talk to treasury secretary janet yellen. and abortion follow ticks. republic
it s 10:00 a.m. here in washington. i m garrett haake, and we are following breaking news in kentucky. new details this morning about a deadly crash overnight involving two military helicopters during a training exercise. right now at least nine people are reported to be dead according to the new york times. and we re expecting an update momentarily. an american journalist detained in russia. russia claiming the wall street journal reporter was caught red handed. the paper vehemently denies the allegations. what the white house is saying about this latest escalation. another fiery train derailment, this time in minnesota forcing evacuations of a nearby town. some of the roughly 22 cars carrying ethanol. this just weeks after that toxic disaster in east palestine, ohio. we ll have the latest on the continuing efforts on the ground. and a wild story from the halls of capitol hill, sources telling nbc news a food service worker was arrest ds and accused of recording au
a full report from idaho is just ahead. biden intends to visit the southern border for the first time since he left office. take a look at what biden said in the past about the border visit and the common sense department is wondering what changed. we begin in the nation s capital where they adjourn without electing a speaker for a second straight day. kevin cork is live in dc with the latest. three more failed votes today. a round of closed door talks to boot. and congressman-elect kevin mccarthy looks no closer to securing the speakership that s speaker of the house, if you haven t been watching. the battle continues tomorrow at 12:00 nooning. we i think this is interesting. i crawl before i walk, before i run. a bit of optimism, perhaps, for kevin mccarthy. see if that s warranted. in all, the californian has fallen short in six, count them, six, votes over two days as a group of 20 conservatives who have deemed him i d logically unreliable, i would say, have refused t