this is a once deep red state that is starting to look a lot more purple lately. joe biden won in 2020, along with not one, but two democratic senators, and because of that upheaval, it is also a state where republicans are trying to claw back their political power. donald trump s allegations of fraud still loom large here. in an effort to overturn the election. it failed and he is under investigation for it. and his lies and voter integrity have widespread changes in how georgia votes, fewer drop boxes and voter i.d. and restrictions who can give you food and water inline and perhaps most importantly a new law that gives the state legislature more power over elections, taking some of it away from the secretary of state. right now, there are around 7 million active voters on the rolls, down roughly 700,000 from the high water mark in 2020, but still, a remarkable number in the midterm year. do they all show up? and if they do, will they vote on party lines? or split the ticke
racially motivated mass shooting in buffalo, new york. another hour of velshi starts right now. velshi start right now. good morning, it s sunday may 15th, i am maria teresa kumar in four ali velshi. we begin with the latest on the deadly mass shooting in upstate new york. at least ten people are dead three more wounded after a white 18 year old gunman, dressed in military style tactical gear, opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo new york, according to officials. the gunman has been arraigned on one count of first degree murder and is being held without bail. his next court appearance is scheduled for thursday. a senior law enforcement official told reporters that the parents of the suspect are distraught and are cooperating. and they say the suspect recently legally purchased the weapons used, which included a semiautomatic rifle, a hunting rifle and a shotgun. 11 of the victims are black and to our white, according to the officials
Inside gaza comes as the idea prepares for a Ground Invasion of the region already reeling from the response to the hamas attack on israel. Here on the israel was a border, were continuing the booms of israeli airstrikes coming into israel. You can see the smoke from a rocket which just fell in israeli territory. In gaza, the devastation growing by the hour, the death toll well over 4000. Nbc news captured this video inside gaza after a strike destroyed the building where a family was living. She watches rescue crews search in vain for her loved ones, walking two miles to the hospital, finding her mother, father, brother, his wife, and five children all killed. She says, what can i do know that they are gone . In a moment, im going to speak to a spokesman for the Israeli Military about the idea of soldier killed in gaza. Its coming amid new efforts to get aid into gaza. Antony blinken vows to continue to push for more help. When i was in israel and throughout the region, as you mention
arguments go. appreciate it. look forward to you explaining it all of us including me. donald trump will be back in court tomorrow morning for closing arguments in his new york election interference trial. he has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to haida hush money payment made to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election for her alleged sexual encounter with donald trump. nbc news report said a dozen members of the public have already signed up and continuing to do so even in the rain to get a seat for this historic moment. closing arguments will be prosecution and defense s final chance to weed the evidence into the narrative of their case for the jury s deliberations. in new york, the defense goes first arguing that the prosecution has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that donald trump committed the crime of falsifying business records with the intent to influence a 2016 election. then the prosecution will recap i
motivated violent extremism. joining me now, live in buffalo, new york. is msnbc news correspondent, jesse kershaw. jesse, what s the latest? so, where expecting a vigil to start in half an hour from now. there s half a dozen people from the community just at the camera position here who are beginning to gather, we ve seen flowers, candles, american flags placed on the ground here as well. so the vigils, the memorializing, is growing even as that is going on. the grieving is beginning. you can see that this is still an active crime scene. there s crime scene tape directly behind, me the parking lot of this supermarket where this allegedly unfolded is still blocked off. and authorities are trying to piece exactly together what unfolded here yesterday. but what we know right now in this investigation is that authorities say this alleged gunman showed up here around 2:30 yesterday afternoon and started shooting. in the parking lot, shooting four people, three of them allegedly killed. i