when da mar hamlin collapsed on the field. we ll have an update on his condition this morning. and happening right now, house republicans are holding a meeting ahead of a nail biter vote for kevin mccarthy s bid for speakership. steve kornacki will break down how historic it would be if he doesn t clear a first round. and in just a few hours, the suspect accused in the murder of four idaho students will peer in a courtroom. we ll have a live report from outside the courthouse. and in brazil, crowds are gathered to bid farewell to the late soccer legend pele. the only player to ever win three world cups. we begin with the latest on the condition of damar hamlin. the 24-year-old collapsed on the field last night after making a hit in the first quarter of the highly anticipated game against the cincinnati bengals. the bills say he suffered cardiac arrest and said, his heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the uc medical center for further test ask
Raul castro, the president of cuba will also give a News Conference in his country that will happen at noon eastern time. Of course cnn will continue to follow this breaking news throughout the day. Thank you for joining me today, im carol kos toll low. this hour with berman and michaela starts now. Hello, everyone. Im john berman. And. And im michaela pereira. History is being made at this hour after more than a half century of tension and diplomat diplomatic silence between the u. S. Its releasing alan gross from prison after five years. A series of genuinely breathtaking developments. Cuba is also releasing a u. S. Intelligence asset, a spy, whos been locked up in cuba for more than 20 years. In Return Washington is freeing three cuban spies convicted in 2001 of espionage. That is big in and of itself. It all seems part now of something much, much bigger. President obama will announce major changes in u. S. Policy toward cuba. Officials calling them the most sweeping changes since t
Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. 17 angry democrats. They take value in the number 17. A potential sign. I hope he didnt use that number for them. He doesnt always use the number 17. I dont see that as being intentional. But who knows these days . But he has their interest. So what are they doing now . Well, they join in support of him and attacks of others. You saw what happened with jim acosta. If we go back to this video, when it gets to where jim was, youll see there were a lot of those q people who were in front of him. Theyre even stalking Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti. Why . Why go after Michael Avenatti . Because hes identified as one of trumps opponents. And they are now out to defend the president ial from their imagined array of opposition. And not a word from the white house about this. Actually, thats not true. Sarah sanders did say this today. Unfortunately, its now standard to abandon common sense ethical p
Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. And what we see are passions on the rise. Trump gets this very well. He plays to it for better and worse. I think that doing what works for him and his base, stoking discontent, abusing the truth, stoking conspiracy theories, may come at a cost. His lies have become so trek. Okay . When we look at these kinds of things. The Washington Post has the truth detector that they do on it. The fact checker says he now lies at a rate of more than 7 1 2 times a day to you. And that works. Its reduced the impact on you and the ability of the media to track the same types of data and make the case to you that it matters. This tweet about the the tweet about the 17 angry men and the mueller conflicts, if it smacks of Alex Jones Junk thats because a lot of it is. Remember, the president is privy to information thats way better than what i have and what you
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inside the day the music died that was really good. sounded good. that was fun. south korea s president thrilled the crowd at the white house last night, singing a little bit of american pie, which he said is his favorite song that was nice. yeah. he was on tune. welcome back to morning joe. it s thursday, april 27th. jonathan lemire, katty kay still with joe, willie and me. joining the conversation, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle professor at princeton university, eddie glaude jr. former republican congressman, carlos corbello of florida he is an nbc news and msnbc political contributor. good to have you all with us this hour. mike barnicle, the always-exciting boston red sox now .500. oh, boy. you know, joe, you and your