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scandal later today. between 1999 and 2015 hundreds of sub postmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to faulty software. it s the first time she ll publicly speak about her role in the scandal for nearly a decade. our business correspondent emma simpson has the details. it s 2012, and paula vennells is in herfirst year as the new boss of the post office. she s already spent half a decade with the business. and here she s on a visit to the shop floor. retail is detail. i don t know whoever it was that said that, but it is that. and you come to places like this and you find out the little things that make the operation much more efficient. back then, the post office was haemorrhaging money. the pressure is on to turn things around. but did she put profits before people? there s a sack full of questions waiting for her now. lee bought the bridlington branch in 2003. the losses soon began. here he is after the post office made him bankrupt with huge legal costs as they pursue ....
the plan thaet can do that other than the pope. the pope. republican congressman troy nells of texas with a totally normal comparison for the former president, the pope. a recap of what happened yesterday in donald trump s criminal hush money trial in just a moment. plus, trump s comments about birth control that he quickly had to walk back. also ahead a former senior adviser to president obama lays out an alarming supreme court scenario for democrats if donald trump were to win in november. we ll play for you that warning. that s another one, elizabeth. we ll get to that. so good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, may 22nd. we re in washington. the table is going what are we talking about today? with us we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, elizabeth b. miller and deputy managing editor for politics at politico, sam stein is with us. we ll start with donald trump s criminal trial where testimony in the former president s hush ....
were sent to the building according to multiple sources. joining us now is von hilliard. what do we know about this? reporter: we know that there are at least two vials of blood that were sent to the rnc headquarters. this building is just two blocks away from the u.s. capitol building offices. this is per u.s. capitol police releasing a statement in just the last few minutes confirming that they responded. the u.s. capitol responding and is a a suspicious package and reported at 7:45 a.m. eastern and on-site about two hours and closing the surrounding streets around the rnc headquarters who have not released a statement at this time. it is not clear where two vials of blood came and the extent they may have been dangerous substances. still a lot of outstanding questions. we are waiting for the u.s. capitol police to provide further understanding of exactly what this package was, whether it was actually intended for the rnc, why and who it was from. von hilliard, th ....
has extended its strike to a giant general motors truck plant in texas, saying the company s strong profits meant workers should get their fair share. earlier today, general motors reported its latest quarterly results showing better than expected profits, thanks to strong sales and what seems to be a limited impact for now from the strikes that have been going on for several weeks. general motors has however withdrawn its full year forecast due to uncertainty over the strikes, which are costing the company $200 million a week. let s speak to our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, in new york. general motors occurred be general motors occurred be the general motors occurred be the focus general motors occurred be the focus of an extension of the strikes. they want their workers to get the fair share. , ., ., , ., share. yes, we heard from general motors this share. yes, we heard from general motors this morning share. yes, we heard from g ....
and the day s biggest talking points, all from the dc sport centre. the dc sport centre. good evening. one of the two israeli women released last night after being held hostage by hamas for two weeks has been speaking about her ordeal. yocheved lifschitz, who s 85, said she d been through hell but as she left she still shook the hand of her hamas kidnapper. her husband remains in captivity one of more than 200 people israel estimates are being held in gaza after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. the war between israel and hamas is having repercussions in every corner of this volatile region as our international editor jeremy bowen reports. this contains some very distressing images. after the doctors had examined yocheved lifschitz, she came out of the hospital in tel aviv saying she went through hell in gaza, from the moment hamas took her as ....