interview as a contender. todd: the governor will become the latest candidate to throw his hat in the ring on heels of south carolina senator tim scott. ashley: lucas tomlinson has everything you need to know ahead of tonight. good morning. lucas: good morning. this move has been months in the making, now official, florida governor ron desantis will declare he s a 2024 presidential candidate tonight on twitter. here is elon musk with a preview. we will be interviewing ron desantis and he has quite an announcement to make. and will be for first time something like this is happening on social media and with realtime questions and answers, not scripted. lucas: florida first lady has a video on twitter showing the governor in front of a large american flag backstage with loud applause heard in the distance. they call it fate, in the face of darkness, you see brighter future, faith our best days lay ahead of us. is it worth the fight? do i have the courage? is it worth
much we ll talk to you again a little later on morning joe. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now another community is grieving this morning following another deadly mass shooting this time, it was at a birthday party in small town alabama. we ll have the latest in the investigation and the reaction to more gun violence in america. a daily occurrence almost. it comes as the nra held its annual convention this weekend in indianapolis, with donald trump as one of its top speakers we ll show you the mixed reception the crowd gave to a possible challenger to trump in the 2024 republican presidential race also ahead, new reporting on the wealthy donors who are now backing away from ron desantis why they are ditching the florida governor before he even launches a presidential came p campaign plus, the legal fight over abortion medication will go before the supreme court this week we ll break down
been shut down. thanks for joining us. ac 360 begins now. good evening. we begin tonight with a 360 exclusive, inside the fighting in ukraine from a perspective that s never been shown before. the view from inside a ukrainian combat helicopter flying at treetop level and sometimes below the tree line, under constant threat from ground fire and fighters above. flying these choppers is one of the most dangerous jobs in this war, and with russia beginning a new offensive, it could soon get even riskier. cnn s sam kiley has the story. reporter: the target is russian troops. a hard bank left and a dive, and flares to distract heat seeker missiles. a pair of ukrainian helicopters on an assault against russian forces close to backwards. there are russian aircraft waiting on the border. we should be careful when we go. we should fly very low. to prevent our recognition. reporter: below, trenches, and east ukrainian villages smashed by war. back from this sortie, this forward
Urging event goers to deny them both on election kicks this hour off for us live from where they will be speaking. It has been a packed house here in washington, d. C. Right now behind us on the stage they are getting ready for their next guest to come up and speak. Former president donald trump. The question is will he have a warm welcome with this very outspoken crowd. Not afraid to speak up and speak their mind. Just Yesterday Ramaswamy who was a pretty big hype man for donald trump was up on stage trying to talk with voters about what trump stands for. Check this out. The republican nominee, i mean, come on look, i invite you to dream on. I am being honest here. Trump, the present if republican nominee will take that stage tonight. Just about 24 hours after Robert F Kennedy junior was a Guest Speaker here who was attacked under handling of the covid pandemic. Historic sensei have been trying to get on the stage for 50 years tonight is the night. If the president will have a warm we
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