that well because we have people like mitch mcconnell and others that didn t allow them to do well but nobody wants to mention it, so you know what i say if nobody s going to mention it, mention it yourself. because if nobody else is going to toot your horn, toot your own horn and let it out there. that s pretty good, right? 233 out of donald trump in iowa last night praising his impact on the 2022 elections we ll provide a fact check as for the presidential race in 2024, trump had a lot to say about florida governor ron desantis we ll have those comments in just a moment. meanwhile trump s former fixer testifies before a grand jury in manhattan calling for accountability in the hush money case tied to stormy daniels. and we ll have the very latest on the silicon valley bank collapse as the white house and the fed try to ease fears about the u.s. banking system. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 14th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for start
shelby county commission just voted to send justin pearson back to the tennessee state house. his colleague justin jones was reinstated monday. both were protesting for gun reform after three kids and three school staffers were shot and killed by someone who legally bought the weapons and used them to murder school children and teachers. and both lawmakers were expelled from the state government for speaking out republicans said it was because they lacked decorum on the house floor. the backlash to the gop decision has been so intense, it s only helped to fuel the debate on guns in tennessee. and now the southern states governor is actually pushing for some gun reform. governor bill lee signed an executive order on tuesday, strengthening background checks, and he s now calling for gop state lawmakers, the same ones who expelled pearson and jones to pass a red flag law let s first listen to justin pearson. guilty of not expanding health care. guilty of not giving us educatio
murdered. why did he live stream the attack? why did he target his colleagues? the investigation to get answers as we learn the actions of heroic officers who took out the gunman before he took even more lives, plus. the mayor of louisville with an urgent plea to elected leaders in his state. let us the people of louisville make our own choices about h w gun violence in our city. but will anyone in power he d his request and setting the stage for the blockbuster trial. dominion versus fox, a judge s stern warning today as the murdoch network faces a $1.6 billion lawsuit for its many lies to the american people. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our national lead next hour. we expect louisville officials. to release police body camera video of officers responses to yesterday s mass shooting at a local bank. the city s mayor says the video will be played at a press conference scheduled right now for five p.m. eastern , which we will bring to you live as
what the audience at cpac is hearing. plus we have a stunningly quick verdict in the alex murdaugh murder trial. we ll get expert analysis on this case in just a moment. and also ahead secretary of state antony blinken meet briefly with his russian counterpart for the first time since the start of the ukraine war. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 3rd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin in south carolina where a jury has found disbarred lawyer alex murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son. the state versus richard alexander murdaugh defendant, indictment for murder fc code 16-3 verdict guilty. the jury of seven men and five women deliberated for less than three hours before unanimously finding the 54-year-old guilty. murdaugh was also convicted of two counts of weapons possession. the defense and prosecution addressed reporters outside the courtroom. we re very disappointed with the verdict.
possession, and i i remain confident that that was done in a thorough and careful way. uh-oh. now it s mike pence. and his lawyers. got to be hard. i said it can t be that hard. it s hard. can t anybody play this game? what you ve got to be asking. well mike pence s lawyers are explaining how classified material ended up at the former vice president s home. more on the timeline and the response from pence s team in just a moment. also ahead speaker kevin mccarthy again rewards marjorie taylor greene. this time with placement on a subcommittee investigating the coronavirus. mtg previously had been kicked off social media platforms for spreading covid misinformation. great. plus, a special grand jury s report on efforts to overturn the 2020 election by former president trump and his allieses. it will stay sealed for now, but the d.a. is promising imminent action in the case. good morning to morning joe. it s wednesday january 25th. with us host of way too