and lots of questions to answer, so let s get started. deal or no deal. congress leaves d.c. for the memorial day weekend without reaching a deal to avoid disastrous debt default for the first time in u.s. history, we are live on capitol hill with a new deadline, giving lawmakers a little bit more time to reach an agreement. plus, stumbling start, and unforgettable, maybe forgettable, launch for florida governor ron desantis s presidential campaign rollout on twitter. what we can expect from his campaign, plus the new exclusive nbc news reporting that desantis administration is actually hitting of lobbyists for campaign cash. later, travel at your own risk. the naacp issues a blistering formal travel advisory for the state of florida, saying it s, quote, hostile for black americans. president of the day naacp joins us live to weigh in on this rare rebuke. ahead. and a good saturday morning to you all, i am katie phang, we re going to start today s show with the nation teeteri
Behold and beware of the rare and elusive, volatile, exploding watermelon of Oklahoma. This fermenting and dangerous melon has claimed dozens, maybe even hundreds this spring and summer.
primary field is getting a bit more crowded. florida governor ron desantis officially launches 2024 campaign on wednesday, with more of a whimper than a bank. and alive, clinch announcement that had a fraction of the livestream audience of a giraffe giving birth and an exploding watermelon. ron desantis says he s running for president to, quote, lead our great american come back. the census husband comes two days after tim scott announced his presidential run, and both candidates have a long way to go to catch up to former president donald trump. a recent poll has trump leading to census by 31 charts points. 14 points higher compared to a similar poll from two months ago. joining me now for our saturday power political analysts, nbc s political analyst, carlos cobiella, s and fernand amani, democratic pollster and msnbc political analyst. gentlemen, we start the day with us because there was a bet that the census wasn t going to
reeva steenkamp s head was the same thing as the exploding watermelon in the video. the defense spoke up, calling it an unfair comparison, and calling it uncalled for. before the case wrapped up for the day, the prosecutor repeatedly asked oscar pistorius, why did you shoot your gun in the first place? oscar pistorius can face a quarter century to life in prison, if convicted of premeditated murder. judge andrew napolitano joins us now. i said before you said this was like an o.j. thing, but you didn t say that. and where we got that is beyond me. but go on. this is quite different from o.j. if o.j. had taken the stand in his case, he would be on death