nation. plus, breaking this morning, finland s president is confirming that the country intends to apply for nato membership. as russian forces withdraw from around kharkiv after bombing the city for weeks. all of that and more is coming up on the show. and a good but somber sunday morning to you. i am katie fang. the most simple of everyday activities, going grocery shopping, turned deadly yesterday after a gunman opened fire today some rocket on the saturday afternoon in the predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo, new york. killing ten people and leaving three wounded. 11 of the 13 shot were black. the suspect and 18-year-old white male is in custody. and he has pleaded not guilty. this morning we are learning more about in the parent manifesto he allegedly left behind. more on that in a moment. let s make no mistake here. this was an act of white supremacy and racism. that is what long forsman is calling. it is the latest high-profile mass shooting targeting minority
neighborhood in buffalo, new york. according to officials. the government has been arraigned on first degree murder and is being held without bail. his next court appearance is scheduled for thursday. a senior law enforcement official told reporters that the parents of the suspect are distraught and are cooperating, and they say the suspect recently purchased weapons used. which included a semiautomatic rifle, a hunting rifle and a shotgun. 11 of the victims are black, into our white, according to officials. investigators say the gunman livestreamed the massacre on social media service twitch and that he was motivated by racial hate. this was pure evil. straight-up racially motivated hate crime, from somebody outside of our community, outside of the city of good neighbors, as the mayor said, coming into our community and trying to inflict that evil upon us. a racist alleged manifesto was posted a line under the suspect s name on thursday night. sources tell nbc news that
about the absurdity of clarence thomas dealing with any cases dealing with january six and how crucial his recusal is to ensure that justice is truly done. if thomas doesn t remove himself, they will have no one else to blame for the destruction of americans fate of the idea that the highest court in the land still possesses an integrity that is beyond reproach. but, to recuse himself would require clarence thomas to do the right thing. so, i am not holding my breath. thanks for watching the katy van gogh, velshi starts right now. van gogh, ve good morning. it s sunday, may 15th, i m maria teresa kumar in four ali velshi. we begin with the latest on a deadly mass shooting in upstate new york. at least ten people are dead and three more wounded after a white 18 year old gunman, dressed in military style attack co-chair, opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly black