cover and lots to go over. campaigner in chief president biden back on the campaign trail on a state he flipped from a donald trump when. his presidential pitch to voters ahead in a live report. plus a special counsel jack smith in new jersey state of mind? what happened to trump s mar-a-lago balms and bathrooms might not stay there when it comes to missing classified documents in an alleged cover-up. a power panel is standing by to go in-depth on the many criminal and civil case is straining the twice impeached, twice indicted next term president. and threes a crowd the growing effort to stop a third party cabinet from hurting biden s chances at reelection. former senator doug jones joins me live to talk about the alliance between democrats and never trumpers. all of that and more is coming up. . a good sunday morning to you, i m katie phang. we start this with a presidents pitch for another term. president biden officially kicked off his reelection campaign saturday in pe
sunday morning. feels great. doesn t it? it does. it is may 14th. happy mother s day. i hope you mothers out there are lounging in bed getting served coffee or tea and pampered today. this morning, officials along the u.s.-mexico border say they are not seeing the chaos after the elimination of title 42. leaders are expected to meet this week. the warning from the white house as that crucial june date inches closer. a cease fire appears to be holding after days of violence and 30 deaths. the likelihood this truce holds and the reaction from the biden administration. it s a thousand times the power of the u.s. electrical grid. but the lights don t flicker at home taking a shot. inside the lab that achieved the stunning scientific break through in nuclear fusion. the advancement that has scientists excited coming up. we begin with the situation at the southern border. a top official says there s quote no increase of migrants trying to cross into the country afte
hello, everyone, and good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. it s happened again. we are waking up to the tragic realities of gun violence in this country. eight people are dead, seven injured over a mass shooting at an outlet mall in allen, texas. some of the scenes we saw captured on video, we warn you they are hard to watch. . you can hear the rapid fire there and see shoppers and employees scrambling into storage areas, they hid when they heard the gunshots. witnesses say some people sheltered in place for up to two hours as law enforcement cleared the sprawling area. my mom and i were in johnson and murphy s shopping and heard about ten pops go off. i look at the customer next to me. i was like, was that gunshots? and he was like, no, it s probably just construction or something and heard 10, 15 more shots go off. so i ran to the front of the store. we are like, no, that s shooting. we see the guy. he is dressed in all blac
draining their bank accounts. for some victims it s fatal. one mother who fought to convince police her son s death was no accidental overdose. those images of unruly passengers on planes. today, the flight attendants on the steps of the capitol. what they re demanding congress do about it. the growing scam involving ai. how criminals can impersonate you or a loved one and cash in. and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in the making. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospit
flaws. indeed there s none who is righteous, no not one as the good book teaches. then we went through a phase where we wanted someone we could relate to, someone likable, someone we wouldn t mind sharing a drink or a meal with. being fun or likable is not the same as being competent. we don t pick a neurosurgeon based on how fun he or she is at a cocktail party. we don t pick an accountant based on his or her sense of humor. we pick the person with the most talent and experience and character and ability, the person who would be the most competent at doing the job. now it seems our politics leans towards someone who captures our frustration, our angst, disappointment, anger, and fear, someone who can list the grievances, someone who provides a reflection of where we are, but not necessarily where we should be heading. do we really need someone to tell us where we are? wouldn t we be better served with someone telling us how to get where we want to go. as we reflect on the my