plus, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell leads a delegation of senate republicans on an unannounced visit to ukraine even as one of his own members slows progress on military aid that washington has been trying to fast-track. we ll tell you where that legislation stands now. and a key component of russia s propaganda machine at risk, as bloggers imbedded with russian troops are fed up with the repeated failures and are now voicing concerns. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 16th. i m jonathan lemire. thank you for being with us. we begin with the latest on the deadly shooting in buffalo over the weekend. the white house says the president and first lady will visit the city tomorrow, to quote grieve with the community. speaking at the national peace officer s memorial service in washington yesterday, president biden addressed with the justice department investigating as an act of racially-motivated, domestic extremism. a lone gunman,
of the fraud he perpetuated. regardless of what this report says, is your plan to serve and stay in congress and not resign? like i said before i m staying in office for sure. that last voice you heard was republican congressman george santos of new york before the release of a damning ethics report. we ll go through that and what could come next for the embattled lawmaker. plus, we ll bring you the latest out of the middle east. israel says it has more evidence that hamas was operating out of a hospital in gaza. it comes as the idf recovered the body of a hostage near that facility. and also ahead we ll recap another busy day of diplomacy on the west coast for president biden where he met with the leaders of south korea and japan. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, november 17th. it s friday. we made it. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with some good news. the federal government will stay open at lea
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