messages of hate. the gruesome rampage at a texas mall killing eight people. our brand new reporting on the gunman s racist and right-wing posts on social media. why the army would not allow him to serve and how he bought his arsenal. this as we learn more about the remarkable efforts to stop him and help the victims. also tonight the suspect in the crash that killed eight migrants at a texas bus stop, charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault. authorities trying to determine if it was intentional. and his extensive criminal record. closing arguments in donald trump s civil trial. a writer saying the former president raped and defamed her. plus mr. trump s stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that f
stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that flights are canceled or delayed? when you could start seeing that cash and after this winter s massive storms, the runoff unearthed a glittering prospect in the mountains. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and thank you for joining us the news that came out of texas over the weekend was almost too much to take, especially after a series of grim headlines of mass violence that have rocked the country recently we don t know what caused a driver to plow his suv into a crowd of migrants waiting at a bus stop in brownsville on sunday, killing eight, but tonight he has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter the suspect describe
look, willie. can you imagine? no. like, waking up every morning there. what a view mika has. again, i don t know about the satellite dish, but, you know, when she sees a ram, she goes out and moves it a little bit west, picks up, yeah. some people have the red zone package. mika gets out there game to game. if the team gets to the red zone, she turns it in that direction. you can watch the end of the game. okay. i ve never been invited up there. wonder what it looks like. i haven t either. sometimes she lets jack go up to move the satellite dish. jack, upstairs, downstairs. no. oh, ms. mika. funny with the two of you in new york city saying all this. ridiculous. are you up there? she s up there, straight up. no, this is not. do you see the cup? 15 years of this, 15. 15 years. you know what? it keeps getting easier every day, baby, doesn t it? no. wow, just wow, okay. look at that, the sun. i want some cat stevens. morning is broken, come on, l
mode comb of honest, of truth, he doesn t tell you where the money went, the 3.8 million. he doesn t tell you how gloria died, and oh, by the way, everybody is saying let s exhume gloria. reporter: alex murdaugh is serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son, and facing a hundred other charges related to financial crimes. his attorneys have said they filed a notice to appeal, and they plan to do so in coming months. back to you. nbc s catie beck with that reporting. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports , let s get right to it. hey, everybody. at this hour, texas governor greg abbott unveil ago new plan to send military muscle to the southern border just days before the title 42 policy is set to expire. what the situation looks like right now on the u.s./mexico border ahead of the expected surge. and the driver behind the fatal crash that killed eight people just outside a migrant shelter in brownsville has been charg
literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie