tonight, new reporting that donald trump s former chief of staff has appeared before the grand jury. why mark motors test of money could be the key for federal mastications into his former boss. then chris christie has officially thrown his hat in the 2024 ring. in an already crowded republican field. a huge surprise in sports, a golf merger no one saw coming. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. stunning new revelations involving donald trump s final chief of staff in the special counsel s investigation. the new york times reports, mark meadows has testified before a grand jury in jack smith s investigation, according to two people briefed on the matter. the times points out meadows is a key figure in both of the special counsel s investigations. tom channeling of classified documents, and his efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election. the times reports this, it is not clear precisely when mr. meadows test
It is now my great pleasure to introduce our guest tonight, chris hedges. Hes a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has reported on wars and insurgencies in central the persian gulf and the balkans. He became, the New York Times middle east bureau chief in 1991, and then the Balkan Bureau chief for the times in 1995. And because war is our topic tonight, its worth saying that chris has been held captive, has experienced the full force of war firsthand. What maybe fewer people know is that he is also an ordained presbyterian minister who, for many years now has been teaching inmates in new jersey prisons and who works tirelessly, tirelessly on behalf of those inmates in and when they are released released. His recent book, our class and transformation in an american prison, which you can see in the back there, comes out of that experience. Chris is the author of, many other bestselling and often prescient books. These include american fascists, the christian right and the war on ameri
Fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for House Democrats. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has plans to send active duty troops to the Southern Border as soon as next week. We will explain what the Military Personnel will be doing down there. Also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. It comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. New reporting this morning on Text Messages that ultimately led to Tucker Carlsons firing. We also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a Spring Offensive against russias army. And writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. Good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of Way Too Early, white house, jen palmieri, Cohost Of The Circus and former chairman o. Of the republican committee, Michael Steele.
That it works. We have the story of eddie who found his passion for photography behind bars. His work was featured in Rolling Stone magazine. Reporter he spent nearly 15 years in prison for many including seconddegree murder. I did not a lot of ugly stuff. Reporter he was in gang life as a teenager. While serving a lifetime sentence at san quentin he found the beauty of photography through the art program. Once the camera was put in my hand i realized i liked it. I dont want to do anything else. The now 41yearold poured his Energy Behind his new passion. Published in magazines including Rolling Stone. I am in prison and my picture is in a popular magazine. Reporter his work and nine other formally incarcerated men are featured so exciting to tell them their artwork was sold on the first day. Pursuing passion, pay bills, continue transition into a postprison world. This show showcases how the formally incarcerated can transform their lives through art. Reporter Digging Deeper in his pas
Around people. Today is the big push from brick and Mortar Stores competing with online retailers trying to get customers off the couch and away from their computers. Im keith jones. Im erin coleman. In pennsylvania, shoppers were out early searching for deals in limerick. You can see lines stretched outside some stores, forcing people to wait out in the cold to get their hands on those hot discounts. In new jersey, a similar shopping frenzy in cherry hill before the turkey had a chance to digest. Some anchor stores at the Cherry Hill Mall stayed open all night long. For some, the shopping is about savings. For others its a holiday tradition. Well find really good deals. We shop for our moms. Well buy a couple things. Then we go eat. Then we go eat. Reporter you make the whole day . A whole morning. Whole morning. Then we go home and go to sleep. Its fun to get out and be with friends and have a good time. And stay off of work. There is plenty of cheer to take in along the way. This ye