good morning. and welcome to your new day. it is sunday, may 29th. we re grateful that you re starting your week with us. i m boris sanchez, live from uvalde, texas. i m christi paul. boris, there in uvalde, you ve seen people just even last hour at 5:00 a.m. where you are come out to that memorial that is behind you. and you re probably standing in a place where you re soon going to see at some point today president biden. potentially, yeah. you re right. president biden headed to uvalde, texas, coming to comfort grief-stricken community following the latest mass shooting in the united states. just a few hours from now, president biden set to visit this area and a memorial at robb elementary school where 19 students and 2 teachers were killed. in a commencement address delivered yesterday, the president spoke of the grief that the families here are experiencing. here is some of what he said. we re heading to uvalde, texas, to meet with each of those families. and as
we are all celebrating the birthday of you, symone. i m going to light it up for your birthday. happy birthday, symone. thank, you reverend, i love you so much. i love you. and to all of you watching, good evening and welcome to politicsnation, tonight s lead, the clock is taking. lawmakers will return to capitol hill this week with less than two weeks to go. if they hope to pass a military aid bill before christmas. republicans have pushed to add border security to the bill, alongside the politically thorny issues of funding for israel and ukraine. they have so far been unable to find much common ground with the white house. in the middle of it all, how speaker mike johnson is poised to move forward on an impeachment inquiry against president biden. adding to the partisan gridlock. delaware representative lisa blunt rochester joins us shortly as the clock ticks down on 2023. we ve got a real treat for you later, elder statesman of saturday night live, comedian and acto
all of politics. it s a friends. we are having tributes from all of politics. it s a you friends. we are having tributes from all of politics. it s a you say - friends. we are having tributes from all of politics. it s a you say that - all of politics. it s a you say that he was a gentleman. was he a friend of yours? he was a gentleman. was he a friend of ours? ., ., . .,, of yours? no, we won t close friends- of yours? no, we won t close friends. but of yours? no, we won t close friends. but when of yours? no, we won t close friends. but when he - of yours? no, we won t close friends. but when he was - of yours? no, we won t close friends. but when he was in i of yours? no, we won t close - friends. but when he was in office, and i was a backbench mp, and a major issue, you always got a courteous and informed response. he was very much in command of his brief. we did not agree on many many issues, but our exchanges were never anything other than courteous and bus
first, the latest headlines. a senior official in south africa s governing anc has said it s still too early to tell whether or not the party will lose its parliamentary majority. results released since the polls closed on wednesday have suggested that for the first time in 30 years, the anc will not command a parliamentary majority and may need coalition partners to govern. fourteen pro democracy activists in hong kong have been found guilty of subversion in a landmark trial that has effectively wiped out the chinese territory s political opposition. they were among 47 people arrested in 2021 for staging unofficial primary contests for local elections. all were charged under a strict security law imposed by beijing. the former conservative mp, mark logan, has announced he is switching allegiance to labour and endorsing sir keir starmer at the general election injuly. he was until yesterday the mp for bolton north east, and is now the third tory politician to switch to labour
biden and former president trump will square off in their first debate of the 2024 cycle. president biden has spent the weekend prepping with trusted advisers. we will speak to his deputy campaign managers shortly about new details we are learning about their eight week strategy. former president trump, meanwhile, has been holding rallies, some supposedly aimed at african-american voters, though his overall message can sometimes be difficult to discern. two candidates face a similar challenge. how they sway voters at this late date amongst the electorate . joining me now is biden 2024 deputy campaign manager linton fowlkes. thank you for joining us. i know your team is very busy this weekend as president biden gears up for a debate. vice president kamala harris sat down for an exclusive interview. the entire interview will air tomorrow on morning joe. i want to play a clip where vp harris talks about the stakes of this election. take a listen. i would ask people to really i