The president is blaming the violence that we saw here in washington last night on what he calls antifa scum, issuing several tweets in the last 12 hours or so, in which he seemed to encourage the police here to crack down violently on those demonstrators. President trump tweeting, d. C. Police, get going, do your job and dont hold back. Now, we should point out, of the arrests that we know about from last night, at least 20 arrests, we dont know yet whether those were people who were there supporting President Trump or opposing him and supporting president elect biden. So unclear whether the president s comments there are really accurate. But weve seen the president want to use these rallies, despite the fact that some of them did turn violent, to try to be a demonstration of the fact that he still enjoys a really strong base of support, including people who want to cheer him on in this legal contest to try to overturn the results of the election, despite what has already happened wit
A very busy sunday morning. Lindsay reiser out there in las vegas covering the nevada caucuses. Good morning, lindsay. Reporter good morning. As people are waking up in las vegas or perhaps going to sleep, they are waking up and going to sleep to a new frontrunner. Of course, we are talking about Bernie Sanders. Were going to bring in Jonathan Allen to talk about what this all means. Were also going to break down what the entrance poll shows about voter demographics and who is powering this surge in nevada. Good, interesting information coming out overnight. And nbc news is projecting that Bernie Sanders is the winner of the nevada caucuses with nearly 50 of results in. Sanders has 47 of the vote. Its unclear how many of the states 36 delegates hell get because the remaining votes will determine which other candidates are also awarded delegates. Right now heres where the others stand. Joe biden with 19 , Pete Buttigieg has 15 , Elizabeth Warren has 10 and senator Amy Klobuchar has 5 .
Were looking at this seriously now because by the data, we would be either very near the apex or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on that plateau right now. Although today is one of the holiest day of the year for christians, palm sunday, churches across the world are empty. In vatican city where pope francis would lead mass outside in front of tens thouof thousan there as a quiet celebration in an empty. Queen e hliz an empty. Queen e hliabeth has delivered rare address on the coronavirus. Her speech was only the fourth time she has given such an unscheduled address since her reign began in 1952. While we have faced challenges before, this one is different. This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endevour. Using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. We will succeed and that success will belong to every one of us. We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. Lets check in
Pandemic. Our correspondents across the country are ready to share those stories. And well find out how some of the nations mayors are trying to help their residents. We begin with a quarantine quandary. A comment from President Trump that could have dramatically affected 32 Million People in the epicenter of the pandemic. Yesterday, President Trump claimed that he was considering a federally mandated quarantine of new york, new jersey, and connecticut. Last night, he tweeted some clarification. The president wrote that the quarantine will not be necessary. Instead, the cdc issued a strong 14day travel advisory. The tristate area is already under stayathome orders coordinated by all three governors. As for that initial claim, Connecticut Governor ned lamont said he believed the president was, in his words, thinking out loud. Connecticut has more than 1,500 confirmed cases and 33 known deaths. New jerseys governor, phil murphy, says he has spoken with the white house about his states de
Hey, there. Im Joshua Johnson at msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Good to be with you on easter sunday. This fourth day of passover for another look at coronavirus across america. Later well answer your questions about the pandemic. We begin with an easter like none this country has ever seen. America has lost nearly 22,000 people to covid19. More than half a Million People have been infected. Many of us are trying to deal with the fall out on one of the holiest days of the year for christians and jews. The story of easter and passover are about overcoming death. What does it mean for believers to maintain their spiritual connections at a safe social distance . Thats one issue well get into this hour with our team of reporters across america. Now, on any other easter sunday, worshippers across the United States would be gathering in person to mark this holy day. In the age of coronavirus, most houses of worship have been forced to close their doors to keep their parishioners safe.