the former president went to overturn the election that he lost. we ve already heard the phone call of him pressuring georgia officials to find him votes that he was not entitled to. not to mention, his phone call to arizona governor, doug doocy, to overturn the election results in arizona, and now the detroit news is reporting a recording that they reviewed in which he s pressuring detroit area election officials to do the same. cnn s marshall cohen joins us now with more. marshall, there is clearly a pattern emerging here. one state after another, trump trying to dip into the local state of affairs and influence the results, interfere with the results. i want to be clear, we have not heard this tape for ourselves. but the details were reported by the detroit news. this is november 2020. trump lost in michigan he lost by more than 100,000 votes. it s time for the election canvassers in detroit to do their job and certify the results so the election can be finalized. on the
appliance company electrolux is setting up a task force to find alternative routes while ikea is warning of potential product shortages. ryan petersen from the supply chain management company flexport told me more about how the disruption is already impacting business. it s just getting started, but over the weekend and through today, we ve had all ten of the top container shipping lines in the world represented about 95% capacity have begun delivered vessels to avoid salem to the red sea and to go around the tip of africa, as you said. it takes about 25% longer to go that way, from asia to europe, and it went reduction in the supply of shipping, we are going to see huge delays, obviously, but also big price increases, because its supply and demand, and if the supply comes down .5%, one thing we ve learned last few years is a small disruption in supply can lead to a huge swing in price. indeed, we are seeing an impact on oil prices as well there. the united states planning to
children were on lockdown this afternoon. i have two small children and their schools were on lockdown responding to this tragedy. they re there, i m here hoping and praying that they are safe. but the truth is none of us is safe. that s senator rafael warnock of georgia on the senate floor yesterday addressing another mass shooting in america, this one at a medical center in atlanta. we ll have much more on the deadly attack and the senator s call to action in just a moment. also ahead the latest on the suspicious claims out of russia accusing ukraine of a drone strike on the kremlin. plus donald trump s legal team makes an odd choice for its defense strategy in a civil rape and defamation trial. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 4th. i m jonathan lemire, thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with the latest mass shooting in america this time in atlanta, georgia. at least five women inside a medical center there were shot,
president trump s pole numbers rise. we have a lot of grounds to cover. here is part one of my interview with the former president. mr. presidency, great to see you yoochl thank you very much thank you for doing this. as reported, as you know, you are facing legal challenges. in your opinion, does this help you or hurt you in terms of your chances to win in 2024. if you listen to the fake news media it helps. because they are all saying it is a scam. people that don t like me say this is terrible to do for our country. i don t know whether it helps or hurts. in my opinion it it is a way of cheating on election its is election interference. what they are doing if they can t win at the ballot box i m leading by a lot in the poles for every republican and dem credit by a lot including biden by a lot they can t beat that you way they will do this kinds of stuff. never done like this in the history of the country to this extent. people are pleading with the prosecuto
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with ari melber start right now. never more extraordinary than now. right j hi, nicolle. thank you so much. good to see you. welcome to the beat. tonight we are here as a nation. everyone got up, everyone started their day. if you re on the east coast you re ending your day, and everyone s doing just about fine you can have the america and do what you re supposed to and not worry about who gets as long as it s faithfully and fairly executed. we re a day out from what happened yesterday and everything s okay. the reality, though, is one that is different for defendant donald trump this is his first full day deal welcome an open criminal case against him not his lawyer, not his cfo, not one of his many aides. this is something he never experienced himself, and only he can say how much he thought about or emphasized with all the other many people who wer