Getting around, walking to your tent in the mud is impossible. And from the roads to the skies, how millions of americans are dealing with the Holiday Travel crush after whats expected to be another record breaking weekend. Plus, making their case. Several gop candidates are on the trail in New Hampshire today taking advantage of this extra time to get in front of voters. As Donald Trumps lead in the poll widens, will any of them be successful at peeling off the former president s supporters . Well, there is hope that today could finally be safe for 70,000 people to leave the Nevada Desert where they have been stranded for days after torrential rain turned the campground of the decades old burning man festival into a vat of mud. Festival Officials Say the water is drying out, so its a waiting game for the roads to become passable as attendees ration supplies. The pictures are unbelievable. Look at your screen. A portapotty caked in thick mud. Local authorities are investigating one dea
Calling on a judge to stop donald trump from continuing to claim fbi agents were involved in a plot to assassinate him during his search of his maralago home during the classified documents investigation. Trump made a suggestion in a Campaign Fundraising email and has been repeated by conservative media outlets. Late friday, smith filed a notion in judge Eileen Tenants court saying, those statements create a grossly misleading impression about the intentions and conduct of federal Law Enforcement agents falsely suggesting that they were complicit in a plot to assassinate him smith added that the false statements expose sba agents, some of whom will be witnesses at the trial, to threats of harassment. We have reporters covering all of the developments for you. We will begin with julie sirkin on capitol hill. Julie, welcome. The prosecutors request is different from a gag order, but what exactly are they asking of the judge . Reporter this is a first, let me just say, alex, in this case
Weekend. The sand in the surf of myrtle beach, south carolina. But to the south, there is a big problem. It is scorching dangerous heat. And, by the way, it is not even summer yet. Very good day to all of you. Welcome to alex witt reports. Another Record Number of americans on the roads in the sky for what is expected to be the busiest Memorial Day Travel weekend and two decades , so here is a look at how things are going out there in some busy spots. Things are moving on the i76 in philadelphia. If you could see it, you would see just how many cars are there. And a pretty packed shoreline on myrtle beach, south carolina. You are looking at umbrellas. Everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather today. But while many are enjoying the sunshine, Severe Weather could put some Holiday Plans at risk. Millions of Tornado Warnings and possibly damaging hail. We have got several correspondence in place covering all the angles of the story for you. We are joined by maura garrett. So, maura, this
The great get away. Holiday travel has come roaring back this memorial day weekend. The heaviest in nearly 20 years. Thats a tornado. In the midwest, 17 Million People facing potentially violent tornadoes today and an even bigger threat tomorrow. Well have everything you need to know. And breaking overnight. War of words. Prosecutors asking a federal judge in florida to slap a new gag order on former President Trump to stop him from attacking the fbi that carried out the search of documents at maralago as he falsely claiming that biden wanted agents to take him out. Finally free. After 100 days. I feel like the weight of the world is lifted. The father of two back with his family this morning after held in turks and caicos for three months on ammunition charges. What now for the four other Americans Still held there . Day in court. Alec baldwin will go to trial this summer after the judge denied the actors bid to dismiss the Involuntary Manslaughter charges in the shooting death of cin
This concludes the Press Conference. Thanks, everybody. Theyre doing a photo op, but not answering any additional questions being shouted by the press. That was President Biden and the president of kenya. He is the first african leader to be given an official state visit since 2008, three days of it. David ignatius, foreign columnist and Associate Editor of the Washington Post and an msnbc contributor has been watching along with us. Look, obviously very heavily focused on foreign affairs. The 300 million the United States is going to give to fight gangs in haiti, although were going to see kenyan troops there, no american troops. He reiterated again talking about the growing debt, the problems, the Crushing Debt really for developing nations like kenya. A lot of that money owed to china. I thought the toughest question maybe, david, for President Biden was about the icc warrant on benjamin netanyahu, the International Criminal court charging as the reporter said israel of using starva