Fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for House Democrats. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has plans to send active duty troops to the Southern Border as soon as next week. We will explain what the Military Personnel will be doing down there. Also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. It comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. New reporting this morning on Text Messages that ultimately led to Tucker Carlsons firing. We also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a Spring Offensive against russias army. And writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. Good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of Way Too Early, white house, jen palmieri, Cohost Of The Circus and former chairman o. Of the republican committee, Michael Steele.
fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for house democrats. meanwhile, the biden administration has plans to send active duty troops to the southern border as soon as next week. we will explain what the military personnel will be doing down there. also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. it comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. new reporting this morning on text messages that ultimately led to tucker carlson s firing. we also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a spring offensive against russia s army. and writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of way too early, white house, jen palmieri, cohost of the circus and former chairman o. of the republican committe
in post. this is great. let s turn to the headline this morning. we begin with the multiday man hunt for the suspect accused of killing five of his neighbors, including a child. authorities say they caught the man about 15 miles from the scene of the crime after someone called in a tip to the fbi. nbc news correspondent sam brock is live outside the jail in cold spring, texas. sam, good morning. how did they track him down? reporter: yeah, willie, this was really a remarkable turn of events given the fact that when we spoke 24 hours ago, authorities had no idea where francisco oropesa was. now he ll be brought to the jail in san jacinto county. a man accused of murdering five people brutally, including a 9-year-old child who was only trying to protect his mother. there was a tip that came in from the fbi tip line at 5:15