very good to beac you for another hour. i m alex witt in for katy tur. we re continuing our breaking news coverage of a legal setback for special counsel jack smith in his election interference investigation into the former president. the supreme court has just put out a single line order statement denying smith s request to immediately settle trump s presidential immunity claims, meaning the issue now heads to the court of appeals in d.c. we do have the date for those oral arguments. so what this decision all means for timing and how quickly the supreme court could take up the case once that court rules, there s a lot to get into. we re going to dive in right now joining us, justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, and msnbc legal analyst, and former assistant d.a. with the manhattan district attorney s office, catherine christian. ken, first off, were we expecting a sidestep like this? because that s essentially what it is. it s a punt, if you will, from the su
new details from investigators about why the driver crashed a u-haul truck into barriers near the white house and the shocking speech he planned to deliver to quote, rebuild this world. also, a latest from that horrific memorial day shooting near the beach in hollywood, florida that left nine people injured including three kids. the youngest, just 1-year-old. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we want to begin with the latest on the florida boardwalk. the police i understand have arrested two people on firearms charges but they re looking for more suspects still. memorial day resulting in tragedy here in hollywood beach. police say this all started because of an altercation between two groups here on the beach when thousands were celebrating the holiday. there is surveillance footage that shows some of those suspects that police are still looking for. so the latest update from police indicates they arrested two individuals carrying firearms.
a very good day to all of you at msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports, and a happy mother s day to all of you moms out there celebrating. developing this, our new reaction to the ending of title 42, as predictions of chaos and an unprecedented influx of migrants have not materialized this weekend. homeland security secretary explains why earlier today. because we have communicated fairly clearly, a vitally important message. the individuals who are thinking of arriving at our southern border, there is a lawful, safe, an orderly way to arrive in the united states. it is through the pathways that president biden has expanded in an unprecedented way. then, there is a consequence if one does not use those lawful pathways. also new, the clock tick union washington journal a deal to raise the debt ceiling before a june 1st deadline for default. staff meetings are taking place today ahead of an unexpected meeting this week between the
transgender women and girl from playing sports on the tea is consistent with their gende identity a big reminder that the cultur wars we are seeing around th country, and especially in places like florida or the playbook, not a distraction. and america s reeling from a recent string of shootings teenagers or young adults shot and even killed for making a simple mistake we are talking to a safety advocate in and a shooting survivor of the gunman epidemi here in america. you are watching symone, and w have got a lot to get to we begin with that consequential decision from th united states supreme court. on friday evening the cour preserved full access to mifepristone, the most commo abortion about method in the united states. at least for now the ruling revolves around a lower court decision on th abortion pill, earlier thi month u.s. district judg matthew kacsmaryk invalidate the food and dru administration s longtim approval of the drug the order reversed years of f
it for them. but what can his party accomplish without control of the house? house democratic leader hakeem jeffries joins me exclusively next. and crime and punishment. concerns about crime contribute to a democratic mayor s loss and now the president sides with republicans on blocking a local d.c. criminal justice law. are democrats vulnerable on crime ahead of 2024? i ll speak exclusively to new york city mayor eric adams in moments. plus, sidestepping trump. dueling republican events has as some white house hopefuls look for a lane. will it be harder than they think? former republican governor asa hutchinson will join me ahead. hello, i m dana bash in new york this morning, where the state of our union is gearing up. this weekend, we are beginning to see messages the for both parties take shape ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign. half a dozen republican hopefuls, including former president trump spoke at dueling political events this weekend, jabbing each other o