gravity. the democrats started off as underdogs. then they had to contend with a string of really bad luck, part of it just the end of the pandemic s worth phase. getting back to normal, they were lingering supply chain issues from the pandemic, led to concerns that very well-documented baby formula shortage. those supply chain issues were also one factor in a record high inflation, which again, was afflicting basically every country across the world. but, you know, you can t tell voters, well, everyone is in the same boat. it really did seem poised to be the single undoing of the biden administration. pardon of that inflation where the enormous high gas prices. another issue for incumbent democrats. republicans, again, this is a political layup. taking every opportunity to talk about the price at the pump and how it s democrats fault. of course, part of the reason gas prices were so high is the biden administration was trying to contend with the largest land war in europ
high-profile affidavit concerning the search at mar-a-lago. this morning, more women will not have access to abortion as new strict abortion bans are now in effect in three different states, with one law making the professional a felony with life in prison. congresswoman jackie speier will join us with that. president biden announced his plan to help 43 million americans with their student loan debt. we ll take a close look at how this will impact students of color. later this hour, over two dozen people are dead after moscow unleashed new attacks on civilian infrastructure in ukraine. we ll bring you a live report from ukraine. we begin this hour in uvalde where the school board unanimously fired school police chief direct pete arredondo. it was a heat meeting that took place exactly three months after a gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers at robb elementary. for him to not be here and actually face the consequences to his actions, exactly. if it was one
mar-a-lago. could that change the judge s reasoning? we re going to explore that. plus, three months after the deadly shooting in uvalde, the police chief facing outrage for his response, has now been fired. his 17-page response to his firing, calling it a public lynching. what uvalde parents are thinking about that today. and president biden s loan forgiveness plan is getting mixed reaction. the washington post editorial board calls it a regressive, expensive mistake. even some former obama officials are shaking their heads. we ll get into that as well. but let us start with that fast-approaching doj deadline. joining me now is nbc news correspondent ken dilanian, legal affairs columnist for the l.a. times and host of talking feds podcast, lot of titles, harry, and lisa ruben, an nbc legal analyst. ken, so, the justice department has an hour more. are we even going to be aware when they ve submitted it? aren t they submitting this filing under seal as well? rep
aide to then president trump s chief of staff mark meadows. the fallout continues as americans look to a post roe future. the abortion debates in states. in ukraine new details about the russian missile strike on a shopping mall leaving more than a dozen people dead. we begin this hour with breaking news of a horrific human tragedy in san antonio, texas. believed to be the most deadly smugging tragedy in recent history. the bodies of at least 50 migrants found in the back of a truck. the death toll is at 50 by the mexican president. officials say they likely died of heat stroke. temperatures of 100 degrees outside likely much hotter inside that trailer. no windows. no ventilation. take a look at the truck. completely sealed. officials say it appears it was not refrigerated. 16 people were able to survive including 4 children taken to hospitals. officials saying they were hot to the touch and extremely weak. the president of the mexico said seven from guatemala. two from hon
former aide to then trump chief of staff mark meadows. a surprise witness at a surprise hearing that was only announce 2 wood 2 hours ago. so why is she such a big deal? as politico said, she knows a lot. what she heard and who she personally saw coming and going, all add to her value. as she told the committee in march, she had insight into essentially all of trump s meetings. in multiple depositions, she leveled explosive allegations against trump, mark meadows, and republican lawmakers. now, we saw her on tape in the last hearing, naming names about who was seeking presidential pardons. s seeking presidential pardons. we also know that the testimony you just heard revealed only five days ago, has prompted concerns about her safety and security. here s a look at washington post said earlier. in the last hearing, she did reveal that margorie taylor greene, she had heard that margorie taylor greene asked the white house counsel s office for a pardon. you can only imagin