reiser live from msnbc headquarters in new york on a busy saturday evening. happening right now, a man hunt intensifying in texas for the suspected gunman accused of killing five people, including an eight year old. after authorities say that they asked him to stop firing his gun in his yard. the search underway right now for the suspect. we are following extreme weather coast to coast from heavy rain to snow to dangerous heat. while the midwest faces flooding from the mississippi river, a result of melting snowpack. we will get the latest from iowa. plus, president biden s reelection pitch. she is in the fear of maga republicans to court democratic donors. and a live look at washington where nerd prom is about to be underway. it is the one night every year where you could find the president, top journalists, and hollywood elite all in the same room. we will have a preview of the white house correspondents dinner ahead. we begin in texas where moments ago authorities delivere
i ve got to be clear with you we have less than a minute. do you agree that some of these contenders are potentially in it for that? at what point do you think they will have to take on trump himself? there are two things to look at. first of all if you criticize donald trump, you are probably not going to be on the short list for a vp. second of all, if you criticize donald trump, we all know that he s very politically vindictive. so you do not want to be on the wrong side of that either. desiree thames, that is all the time we have today, but thank you for joining us. it is a big night in d.c., tonight journalists ditch the pad and pencil for the red carpet. it is iain ewall white house correspondent association dinner and president biden will speak. he s expected to address the importance of press freedoms, and his commitment to bring detained american journalist back home. julia joins us now from the red carpet. what can we expect from the presidents speech, what have you see