Msnbc analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee Michael Steele and New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt is with us along with willie geist up in new york. Willie is in new york and were in washington this morning because we had an amazing event last night that we were honored to be a part of. It was great. It was the 35th anniversary of the National Democratic institution, the 35th annual event that they have. Of course, the institute was inspied by Ronald Reagans 1982 westminster speech and there were tribute toes john mccain and kofi annen. Madeleine Madeleine Allbright is behind the whole thing and got us to engage. You say susan rice there. My brother mark was there and we were honored to be a part of it. The theme of the nights was reaffirming democracy here and around the world and mdi does so much to try and continue that effort. So important. Really does. Really does. And caddie, the theme of it, again, for 35 years theyve been bringing you know, sort
There are a lot of tensions between the bush family and President Trump. Thats the hearse arriving at joint base andrews. Jeff zeleny is there on the scene. This formal departure ceremony is about to begin. It is, wolf. We are seeing the motorcade, the hearse with the two american flags, as well as the poignant seal. President bush and laura bush are directly behind the hearse as well as other family members as can you see filing through there. They will be taking their place on this windy tarmac here at joint base andrews and they will, of course, be having one more ceremony. This is one of the keefe stops. We will see the casket taken out of the hearse and loaded on to fair force ic. Im told similar to other president s, the casket will be played in the staff cabin of air force i as his remains fly to texas. I can see president bush not too many feet in front of me looking out the window at this scene unfolding here. The family members will be waiting inside in their cars for a momen
Hes a serious president ial contender. But hes still got a day job as mayor of south bend where hes facing criticism this morning from members of the Africanamerican Community over a police shooting. Now, were also going to say some things that may be a little thank you very much. Provocative. Were not here to bash anybody. Never once did he say i repent. And we know that repentance will come and then renewal will follow. We begin the hour with todays big number. 24 million, and its meaning that Pete Buttigieg is more than a onemonth wonder. Buttigieg went from 0 and virtually unknown to nationally recognized. Today we have evidence that new name recognition is paying off big at the bank. Buttigiegs Campaign Says its raised 24 million in the second quarter. We dont know right now how much the other candidates have raised, but 24 million is more than any other candidate raised in the First Quarter. The fundraising haul from nearly 300,000 donors shows deep support and the money the camp
With an eye on clean electricity, Missoula County last week signed an agreement with a law firm to navigate the final steps of crafting a Green Power Program before taking the proposal to the Montana Public Service Commission for final approval.