to donald trump and january 6th. jasmine crockett joins me live on the site. trump in court. what to look for as the first trial of a former president l heads to the jury next week, and why special counsel jack smith is taking bold new action in trump s classified documents case. and reality check. you believe trump s rally in the bronx was about reaching out to black and latino voters? i don t. i am jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. for decades, democrats have tried and failed to make the court a voting issue for its base. well maybe this election cycle they will succeed, because this week in washington we are seeing two very different visions for the american justice system. president biden reached a major milestone in his mission to diversify the federal courts. the senate confirmed his 200 and 201st judicial nominees, adding two more women of color to the bench. biden has appointed more black and brown judges than any president in history. he think
weekend. the sand in the surf of myrtle beach, south carolina. but to the south, there is a big problem. it is scorching dangerous heat. and, by the way, it is not even summer yet. very good day to all of you. welcome to alex witt reports. another record number of americans on the roads in the sky for what is expected to be the busiest memorial day travel weekend and two decades , so here is a look at how things are going out there in some busy spots. things are moving on the i-76 in philadelphia. if you could see it, you would see just how many cars are there. and a pretty packed shoreline on myrtle beach, south carolina. you are looking at umbrellas. everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather today. but while many are enjoying the sunshine, severe weather could put some holiday plans at risk. millions of tornado warnings and possibly damaging hail. we have got several correspondence in place covering all the angles of the story for you. we are joined by maura garrett. so,
has officially finished. the defense only called two witnesses. and yesterday, rested their case. former president trump did not testify in his own defense despite telling the press multiple times he wanted to. you testify in your trial. yeah, i would testify absolutely. it s a scam. it s a scam. are you going to testify? yes. will you testify? no he won t stop. he the gag is not to testify. do you plan to testify in court? i probably so. i would like to. i mean i think so. i mean, there s a story of his life, who shocked me can nobody s shocked. it is a guy who said of course i am going to testify, you knew he was not going to testify for a couple reasons. one, he is just a walking perjury machine. seriously? you got a new ice cream machine that you say makes ice cream. the mcreamy by ninja. and creamy, yeah, well, he is a ninja perjury machine right? you stand in front of it for a couple seconds. i will never look at the creamy the same way. it cr
federal gun charges. and in just an hour, the judge has already ruled on four motions. our crew at the courthouse will tell us about the ground rules he s laying for this trial. plus, donald trump trying to win over black and hispanic voters as he rallies in the deep blue south bronx. his many controversial messages and the response from one of the most diverse crowds at any of his rallies. and take a look at this, a massive tornado caught on camera carving a path of destruction through parts of oklahoma. this terrifying scene just one of hundreds that have already touched down this year, and now even more danger could be on the horizon. what s causing tornados to be more threatening and what can be done about it. lots to get to on this holiday weekend, but we begin with the next big courtroom legal drama that s hanging over the 2024 election. this time with hunter biden at its center. right now the president s son is in court for a pretrial hearing on felony gun charges. t
this concludes the press conference. thanks, everybody. they re doing a photo op, but not answering any additional questions being shouted by the press. that was president biden and the president of kenya. he is the first african leader to be given an official state visit since 2008, three days of it. david ignatius, foreign columnist and associate editor of the washington post and an msnbc contributor has been watching along with us. look, obviously very heavily focused on foreign affairs. the $300 million the united states is going to give to fight gangs in haiti, although we re going to see kenyan troops there, no american troops. he reiterated again talking about the growing debt, the problems, the crushing debt really for developing nations like kenya. a lot of that money owed to china. i thought the toughest question maybe, david, for president biden was about the icc warrant on benjamin netanyahu, the international criminal court charging as the reporter said isr