ted lieu was in the middle of that history. his reaction to what she said at the trump rally saturday, in just a few minutes. a very good day to all of you from nbc news here in los angeles. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we have some breaking news this holiday weekend, two mass shootings overnight, seven people injured in wichita, kansas, and 30 in baltimore, where two people died. in wichita, police seized eight firearms close to the scene which appears to be a club. one person is in custody. the shooting in baltimore took place at an annual neighborhood block party. nbc s marissa joining me now from outside one of the baltimore hospitals where victims are being treated there. there was, that welcome. what more are you learning? alex, just to summarize some of what we know as of this morning, we know that there were 13 victims, including two dead, 28 others injured and several of those injured in critical condition as of this morning. in fact, within the
and disregard them, the jury, as subjected to them, may not. the court shall not permit the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which trump inject politics into this proceeding. jack smith then kicks off a highlight reel of trump s favorite spurious arguments, things like, trump, quotes complaints about the jury indictment and the trial date will interfere with his political activities. or trump s quote, false accusation was directed at the former president. jack smith also takes issue with some of the trump s favorite catch phrases like the injustice department or biden indictment. all of it, jack smith says, would taint a jury pool. quote, the in addition t being wrong, these allegations are irrelevant to the jury s determination of the defendant s guilt or innocence. it would be prejudicial if presented to the jury. put another way, the trump defense was, quote, repeatedly used rhetoric that made the acceptable on the campaign but not on the trial. make no mi
there should be no doubt. our support for ukraine will not waiver. nato will not be divided and we will not tire. that was a big moment. look, we are moving into election season. the biggest pulpit is the bully pulpit regardless of who enters this race and the president has it and he used it in that moment. on the world stage on a very big week. good morning. we are so glad you are here. 8:00 a.m. don and i are in new york. kaitlin is live in poland. hey, kaitlin. yeah, here in poland the final kay of president biden s momentous trip. this hour he is set to meet with world leaders from nato s eastern flank. allies who fear that they could be putin s next target potentially. there is a lot going on. plus, more than 65 million americans on alert. a powerful coast-to-coast winter storm unleashing blizzards, ice and heavy snow. we will have the latest forecast. plus this for you. you think this transforms coffee? very few people outside of starbucks have tasted it.
director of a rape crisis center. i have firsthand experience being the support system for people who have had to go in and have abortions because it was the only choice for different reasons. because people are making assumptions that people are just having this done, why are people making this a law? why are they the ones making laws for someone else s body? someone s own body. when they do not know firsthand the reason. should not be doctors and the person whose body it is making the choice? why are you making laws over someone else s body? it is something that i ve heard over and over throughout the day dreamlike of rich so far. this supreme court is not done yet. a line from justice clarence thomas might be on the table here. this includes contraception and same sex marriage. right now, women with an unwanted pregnancy in a state where abortion is illegal, we ll be facing a stark reality. they will have to continue on with their pregnancy or take a tough journey into h
good to be with you. i m chris jansing in for katy tur. as we come on the air, the federal reserve has just spoken. i am told they are raising interest rates three-quarters of a point as the fed hopes to cool off the economy, slow down growth and in turn control inflation. that change can t come fast enough. inflation is at yet another record high, 9.1%, but this key question remains. will it help americans who are clearly hurting? the average cost of groceries has skyrocketed. a dozen eggs, $1.07 more expensive than last year. milk is now $4.15 a gallon, a nearly 60% increase from this time last year and ground beef $5 a pound compared to just $4.56 compared to 2021. gas is now 70 cents cheaper per gallon compared to a record high last month, but for a lot of folks, that is small consolation in the larger picture. we have a lot to talk about and a great panel to talk about it. host of the 11th hour on msnbc and senior business analyst stephanie ruhle, robert herzog and host