that s coming up. also, i have a break you how, with everything we have been through and everything we ve learned should deal with a proven liar and now someone liable for defamation and sexual abuse, donald trump. how do we deal with him? how do we cover interviews and town halls? we re not against interviews. i have a breakdown on that later. what donald trump said on his live and lengthy appearance on cnn last night is our top story. we ll get to that later. the top story tonight is the tapes. george santos back in washington voting on an unemployment fraud bill, which is wild considering that is part of what he s been indicted for. santos arraigned on 13 separate federal charges wire fraud, money laundering, abusing public funds. doj claiming santos spent money he claimed was for his campaign but he basically grifted, pocketing it according to the filing for personal expenses, luxury designer clothing, credit card payments for his own personal use. these charges come
a another four years in the white house. in just a few moments you are going to hear him tell me why he wants to continue leading the nation, and why he is the best person for the job. this afternoon i sat down with the president at the white house and we talked about where he wants to take the country next, since taking office a major focus of biden s has been the economy, and rebuilding our infrastructure, he pushed through the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the science act along with the inflation reduction act, with all that biden s economic plan improves his investing america agenda, to make all that legislation absolute reality. today s jobs report showed the economy is still going strong, but the question is, is all of this enough to send biden back to the white house? we talked about that and a whole lot more in this first interview since officially announcing that he is running for reelection. mister president, there is a lot we can cover, but i want to start with
a new era of immigration is underway this weekend after the lifting of title 42. the biden administration putting in place new asylum rules and legal pathways as it turns the page on a pandemic era program that quickly expelled migrants. officials were bracing for an unprecedented influx of migrants, but officials say crossings appear to remain steady. a border town told msnbc told us how they re handling the situation. i m a big leader in prevention, and temporary infrastructure shelters and the age of consistencies. migrants, however, it s been manageable till now. i ve been in constant communication with border patrol and mayors from border towns, border cities, to get updates as well. the clock is ticking in washington for a plan to avoid defaulting on the country s death. staff are meeting this weekend, trying to make progress resolving the coaches as a june 1st deadline years. earlier today, democratic or really told msnbc, she doesn t think speaker mccart
issue could be as early as june. the good, news staff for the president congressional leaders are meeting this weekend. they re all trying to make progress resolving the crisis as the june 1st deadline nears. also breaking today, customs and border patrol is reporting a drop in the number of migrants crossing the border following the lifting of title 42 restrictions. officials from coast to coast have been mobilizing to prepare for more migrants to arrive, the two dhs officials tell nbc news, between 75 and 8000 migrants compare that to 10,000 thursday, 11,000 on wednesday, another 11,000 on tuesday. we re gonna have live reports in just a moment. meanwhile, before talking about the debt ceiling, the president addressed graduates at howard university today, telling them this. today i got to howard, to continue the work to deem the soul of this nation. i see the future. that s not a hyperbole. we can finally resolve the ongoing question about who we are as a nation. and pu
ayman wilkie dean and new york, we are continuing to follow the tragedy out of allen, texas this hour. police reports are at an outlet mall just north of dallas. and moments ago, local officials made a very brief statement saying a police officer and an unrelated call at that mall heard shots ring out at about 3:36 pm local time. officials are confirming there are casualties, they have not yet released the exact numbers on those dead, or injured. police also say they s believe the suspect has acted alone. they re saying they plan to hold another press conference in about two hours from now. as you can imagine, lots of questions. we are going to bring you more updates the money they come into our newsroom. a short time ago, governor greg abbott issued his statement writing in part, quote, our hearts are with the people of allen, texas. tonight, during this unspeakable tragedy. we are going to, as we mentioned, bring you all the information that we get as it happens. joining