opportunities to advance a political agenda, a radical political agenda he said that here in manhattan the scales of justice are being weighed down by politics, and they are but only today an america being rich, being powerful, even being president of the united states does not intitle you to violate the law with impunity. the republican-led house judiciary committee travels to new york city for partisan political theater. we ll is much more about this grievance-filled hearing in just a moment house speaker kevin mccarthy was also in new york talking about a plan to raise the debt ceiling but his proposal was messing several key details. and we have the latest from eastern europe following a rare trip out of russia by president vladimir putin good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, april 18th i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. following a two-week recess congress was back in session yesterday. but instead of legislating
weapons of death also tonight, michael cohen joins me to talk about what weaponization of government really looks like. as jim jordan plays make believe on the issue in an embarrassing field hearing of the once respected house judiciary committee. plus, justice clarence thomas is promising to fix his financial irregularities as a whole new set of questions come to light and we begin tonight with more young americans fighting for their lives at this country s massacre epidemic rages on following a spate otmass shootings less than three weeks since the children of nashville were buried, this is a feeling of an accelerating gun culture and the carnage and death that comes with it. the fear, the violence, they can feel unstoppable, even all consuming at times and it isn t just because of america s indifference to gun violence it feels like parts of this country are engaged in a celebration of gun violence. a veneration and devotion that has turned america into the most heav
abortion pill with the justices demanding briefs and next steps on wednesday. another american town devastated by a deadly mass shooting, this time the pictures are teenagers at a sweet 16 party in dadeville, alabama. i ll speak to congressman jason crow, an iraq and afghan war veteran about the diplomatic and political fallout from the intelligence leaks allegedly carried out by a 21-year-old air national guardsman with top secret clearance good day i m andrea mitchell. in washington, where the supreme court is back at the center of the abortion debate for the first time since it overturned roe v. wade last june after samuel alito put a temporary hold on an appeals court ruling from the fifth circuit that limited access to the abortion pill court papers submitted by the u.s. solicitor general on behalf of the fda say even the potential changes to mifepristone s labeling required by lower court rulings would create, quote, regulatory chaos for the drugmaker. nbc s senior
Coverage. Adam is then fox extreme Weather Center. We begin with Steve Harrigan who is in san juan, puerto rico, right now. We speak of the rain is heavier than it has been all morning and thats creating Flash Flooding with some River Gates Being opened up. The winds have gusted here on the back end of this storm to over 100 Miles Per Hour. The worst of the wins came at about 9 00 in the morning with sustained gusts of more than 104 to 5 Miles Per Hour. Those were winds enough to tear the sides of some buildings. We just saw bits and pieces of buildings fly through the air and tops of trees have also snapped off. This island now according to the governor is almost 90 without electric power. It may be 100 soon, that means people in this storm for writing it out around their own. No electric power, no Emergency Rescue services, if they have a portable radio, thats what theyre hearing. Otherwise theyre hearing the
balconies torn off. Its still too hard for the First Responders to go out a
opportunities to advance a political agenda, a radical political agenda he said that here in manhattan the scales of justice are being weighed down by politics, and they are but only today an america being rich, being powerful, even being president of the united states does not intitle you to violate the law with impunity. the republican-led house judiciary committee travels to new york city for partisan political theater. we ll is much more about this grievance-filled hearing in just a moment house speaker kevin mccarthy was also in new york talking about a plan to raise the debt ceiling but his proposal was messing several key details. and we have the latest from eastern europe following a rare trip out of russia by president vladimir putin good morning, and welcome to