tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. starts right now tonight, kicking off a critical week for this country, this from the first january 6th hearing, the primetime plan, and what a brand-new indictment reveals about the investigation. plus, after another deadly weekend, more than a dozen mass shootings in multiple cities. are we any closer to actually ending the violence? and yet, another threat from elon musk, in his bid to take over twitter. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. and we are at the start of what could be a pivotal week for this nation. the january six committee is about to reveal what it has learned about efforts to keep donald trump and the white house, after he lost the election. on thursday night, the committee starts a series of public hearings, after nearly a year of investigations. according to the washington post, lawmakers will be relying
and president biden tries to celebrate a strong jobs report while his attention is otherwise consumed with inflation and gas prices and gun massacres and more. the beginning of what could be a long hot summer. plus, delicate diplomacy. biden refuses to confirm a meeting with saudi arabia s de facto ruler and he once vowed to make the country a pariah because of its horrific record on human rights. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and president biden heralding a, quote, terrific jobs report while also acknowledging record high prices are causing serious problems for far too many american families. there was good news in the jobs report released this morning. u.s. employers added 390,000 new jobs. unemployment stayed at a near record low of 3.6%, and 96% of the jobs lost during the pandemic erupted are back, but none of that will immediately help lower the sky-high costs of everyday goods such as groceries or gasoline. the current rate of
stations signs climb higher by the day. it could plunge the u.s. into a deep recession. sandra: first america reports with five states holding primary elections today as voters choose their party s nominees, in critical midterm races and the results could say a lot about president trump s influence over the republican party in 2022 and 2024. hello, i m sandra smith on this tuesday in new york. john: john roberts in washington. voting underway in alabama, arkansas, georgia, minnesota and texas. several races could give us clues about trump s grip on the republican party and whether the progressives are gaining control of the democratic party. sandra: georgia gubernatorial race, david kemp is facing david perdue, and who will face stacey abrams in november. john: rick scott, chairman of the republican senate committee standing by. sandra: our team on the ground, aishah hasnie, but mark, what is the latest on the governor s race? hello. hey, sandra, good afternoon.
america day to all of you at msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news that s today, millions of parents are now one step closer to the relief they ve been so desperately seeking. just in the last hour, at the plane carrying more than 70,000 pounds of baby formula from europe touching down, you see it there in indiana. this is the first of several deliveries with more snow to arrive in the states in the next coming days. it is part of the biden administration s initiative to increase the supply of formula amid the national shortage. agriculture secretary tom vilsack speaking just moments ago about their efforts and that indianapolis airport. i m told that the shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9000 babies and 19,000 toddlers. for a week. now that s about half 1,000,008 doses a formula on that plane. about 78,000 pounds. joining us now, nbc s megan fitzgerald in indianapolis. that s for that first baby f
democracy, and who should be held accountable. given what we have learned, i think that he probably has to be held accountable. plus, the dangers of redistricting to the democratic party in the welcome to nato party at the white house. all in starts right now. the good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. the nationwide baby formula shortage has been terrifying experience for a lot of families, which is why congressman white house just took action. the house passed two bills, one which would make it easier for poor families to access formula. that passed with near universal support. that s good. the second bill, the one specifically designed to address the baby formula crisis by giving the food and drug administration $28 million towards that end, that bill was opposed by nearly 200 house republicans. they just voted no. that may come in something of a surprise to you if they have been paying attention. republicans across the country have been using the formula shortag