compressions on, he spit up blood and then he just looked at me and he expired in front of me. a former police officer who rushed to help victims of the deadly mass shooting at that outlet mall in texas describing the horrific scene he came upon saturday afternoon. we ll go through the latest developments and hear from survivors in just a moment. and our next guest argues these kinds of tragedies are exactly what the gun industry wants. is it good for business? we ll talk about that. also ahead this hour, we ll be joined by chicago mayor lori lightfoot, starting her last week in office. welcome back to morning joe. it is monday, may 8th. jonathan lemire, reverend al sharpton and elise are with us. police have identified the
investigation and the response to lawmakers in just a moment. plus, president joe biden defends his division to send troupes to the southern border as the covid restrictions are set to end this week and the polls are sinking. and now on the wrong side of a potential rematch with donald trump in 2024. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we begin this morning with a second deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. eight people were killed and several others injured on saturday when a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in allen,
the big help out will take place on monday may 8th, which has been designated as a bank holiday. charities and volunteering groups are gathering in london today at the launch event. and our royal correspondent sarah campbell is there too. sarah? good afternoon. 100 days to to sarah? good afternoon. 100 days to no and the sarah? good afternoon. 100 days to go and the coronation sarah? good afternoon. 100 days to go and the coronation weekend - sarah? good afternoon. 100 days to go and the coronation weekend is i go and the coronation weekend is starting to really take shape, on saturday the 6th of may as the ceremony itself, the crowning of the king and the queen consort, there will be big lunch is held across the uk on the sunday and the big concert at windsor castle and then on the monday the the big help out, this is, the palace say, in tribute to the king s public service and is about getting as many volunteers as possible to help out in their communities. the scouts is one of the
as part of the coronation weekend, which is now 100 days away, people are being encouraged to take part in a day of volunteering. the big help 0ut will take place on monday may 8th which has been designated as a bank holiday. charities and volunteering groups are gathering in london today at the launch event. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell was there speaking to bear grylls. i think volunteering really changes lives, not only the people that are being helped, but also volunteers themselves who always say it makes people happier, makes us all more connected. and i think brits are great volunteers, but we always need more. and it s amazing and inspiring seeing that the coronation weekend and the king wanted public service and volunteering to be so at the heart of his coronation. and i think that it s about creating a legacy, isn t it? a legacy of kindness. but there are so many. i meet volunteers all day, every day. you know, look at the scouts.
by the rmt union to call off three strikes scheduled for saturday, monday and wednesday. only about a fifth of services have operated because the announcement came too late to prevent cancellations. negotiations will resume early next week in an attempt to resolve a long running dispute over pay, conditions and job security. an extra uk bank holiday has been anounced to mark the coronation of king charles iii on monday, may 8th, two days after the ceremony at westminster abbey. the prime minister, rishi sunak, said it would give people the chance to come together and celebrate. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensk, ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, has accused iran of lying and terrorist cooperation by supporting russia s war in ukraine. it comes after tehran admitted it had supplied drones to moscow but insisted there was no evidence they d been deployed in the conflict. the west believes russia has used the drones to hit key infrastructure targets. sylvia lennan spence has