that s right. it s an important public service announcement. i encourage everybody to watch at 8:00 and 9:00. this is usually ari s hour. who can do it like ari? i wish you a happy holiday. you made it through two hours of a holiday rock block. did it. i m sorry we re not in the same studio. have a great, restful, well-deserved holiday. enjoy your rock block. i will. thank you all at home for joining me this hour. i m not ari. i m alex wagner. this is the beginning of a two-hour rock block thick with news. we begin here. it s a moment that you are forgiven if you don t remember it or if you missed it at the time. a lot happened on this day. at his speech before the insurrection on january 6, president trump had a lot to say about bias on the supreme court. you know, look, i m not happy with the supreme court. they love to rule against me. the supreme court, they rule against me so much. you know why? because the story is, i haven t spoken to any of them, any o
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
special counsel jack smith calling on the supreme court to make a decision and make it fast. the former president, will he stand trial for the alleged crimes he committed while in office? and flight fallout, the white house slammed the texas governor for sending migrants up north. the administration, called it a political stunt, live in chicago where the influx of migrants is causing a crisis. nightmare before christmas along the west coast, how an atmospheric river in major flooding are threatening holiday plans for millions. following these major stories, coming in from cnn news central. no holiday break for the nine justices of the supreme court. there are three hugely significant disputes tied to donald trump that for their pocket. the latest special counsel jack smith reiterating that he wants to leapfrog the appeals court and have the supreme court way in now on whether trump can be prosecuted or if he has presidential immunity. the other two they are poised
catch me tomorrow and following my friend and colleague, i will be back next saturday as well at two pm eastern. and symone starts right now. greetings, everyone. you are watching symone. we are keeping an eye on capitol hill. senators are working through the weekend to try to come up with a framework for immigration and border security measures. senate democrats are hoping this will help republicans get on board, given very egan urgently needed aid to ukraine and israel. but even if the senators strike a, deal house republicans and progressive democrats are in no mood to compromise. i like this. what is ahead and what is at stake. plus, polls show a majority of americans think abortion should be illegal. but in post roe america, voters are trying to protect women s rights and by changing their state constitutions. we are talking to the speaker of the house in pennsylvania about their efforts to preserve abortion access. there is also a lot of buzz about the color purpl
get it again. jesse kirsch, thank you. made none of your packages be stolen. we have a lot more coming up. we are watching the msnbc. our second hour starts right now. e msnbc. our second hour starts right now. hi everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian. welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are grateful for that. breaking news, immigration reform with aid to ukraine. it s not good news for those hoping for a vote this week. donald trump pouring gasoline on the immigration debate with violent new rhetoric that immigrants are, quote, poison in the blood of our country. it s not at all subtle. some allies are not ready to condemn it. what about his language? that language, that poisoning the blood i am worried about an outcome. are you comfortable with him using words like that? you know, we are talking about language. i could care less what language people use as long as we get it right. was not the right language, though? i m going to speak to congressman gerry con