advisers and longtime loyalist is jumping ship to endorse ron desantis. and he will join me in just a moment to explain why. but first, the florida governor is making waves even before his expected to jump into the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to de-fund diversity programs at florida colleges. their response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he is also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor, and to reduce transparency over his state spending and travel. desantis is also stepping in to ward off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats, and wading into a new york city case praising the marine veteran now charged in a subway chokehold death. he also barn stormed a trail of iowa this weekend, where the 45th president canceled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice, and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of los
midwest. i started watching more what they did during this legislative session. i thought, man, they ve done an awful lot. maybe it s that florida is the iowa of the southeast. i don t know. florida ron desantis laying it on thick with praise for iowa during a barnstorm trip over the weekend as he takes advantage of donald trump canceling a campaign event in that state, and that comes as there s new polling in several states with hypothetical matchups between president joe biden, trump, and desantis. we ll take a look at the latest numbers. we ll also have an update on the debt ceiling negotiations as the clock is ticking before president biden takes a trip to january for the g7 summit. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. the two front-runners for the 2024 republican nomination were both expected to be in iowa over the weekend, but concerns about extreme weather kept
a bit after the end of title 42. we re live with what migrants tell nbc news could be behind it. cleanup is underway after deadly weekend weather across the plains. at least 55 tornados have been reported in the region since friday. one texas community taking a direct hit. we re just a little more than two weeks away from june 1st, the day the treasury secretary warns the u.s. will run out of money to pay its bills, and right now there s no deal on the debt ceiling in sight, details on tomorrow s critical meeting. the race for 2024 heating up in iowa, florida governor ron desantis swoops in to fill in the gap left by former president trump after he canceled a rally in des moines. and a year after the deadly mass shooting at a buffalo supermarket, we ll hear how the community is healing with the help of a very special teen. none of us knew what we were getting into. there is no plan when someone comes to kill you with an ar-15. and we begin with the very latest on th
we begin at the vatican, where thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in st peter s square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional to the city and the world blessing he s doing that now, let s listen in. this is the national anthem of the italian republic in 1946. forcedwhite translation: dear brothers and sisters, christ is risen. on this day we proclaim, that he, the lord of our life is the resurrection and the life of the world. today is easter, a word that needs passage four in jesus world. today is easter, a word that needs passage four injesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made, the passage from death to life, from fear to confidence, from desolation to communion. he is the lord of time and history. i d like to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy easter to everyone. people are responding to the holy father who is seated today. translation: father who is seated today. tr
jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. i m joined now by the bbc s middle east correspondent, yolande knell. hi there. just in the last few minutes or so, we have the funeral on the way of two british israelis. would you mind talking us through what has happened. yes. would you mind talking us through what has happened. what has happened. yes, that funeral is caettin