infamous snapchat video taken by paul murdaugh that puts alec at the scene of the crime that night. despite his denial that he had been there. four minutes later the state would have you believe that alec murdaugh up and blew his son s brains out of his head and murders his wife, after having that conversation about bubba having a chicken. there s nothing on that tape that indicates there s any strife, any conflict, any anger, any planning, anybody being afraid, anybody running, anybody scurrying. nothing. maggie, paul, and alec down at the kennel. that s it. and john stood up after the defense to offer the rebuttal, meadors was brought on my the south carolina attorney general s office. maybe he got angry at paul. maybe he got angry, he started all of this. and maybe he just lost it. maybe he just lost it. maybe it looked like a suicide, and then maggie came and he had to shoot her. maybe he just lost it. the jury set to begin deliberations any moment. as judge clifton
judge s order that he testify in the probe. laura jarrett will be joining us shortly with her reporting on that. first as we come on the air, we are watching history house speaker kevin mccarthy is meeting right now with taiwan s president ing-wen, the first meeting since 1979 when the u.s. ended diplomatic negotiations with taiwan in a deal to establish a relationship with china. they are expected to deliver a joint address at any moment. we re going to bring that to you as soon as it gets underway. no doubt beijing is also watching very closely as the president is capping off a ten-day diplomatic mission intended to strengthen taiwan s relationships with its foreign partners the announced stopover in the u.s. prompted immediate condemnation and threats of retaliation from china chinese leaders have repeatedly called on the u.s. not to engage with taiwan officials. the people s republic of china claims taiwan as its territory the u.s. government stance is not to take a posit
People. Our laws that protect National Defense information are critical to the safety and the security of the United States. And they must be enforced. Violations of those laws put our country at risk. In the indictment itself, we learned some of the documents contained u. S. Nuclear secrets. And while we have not seen any of those documents, for obvious reasons, there is new reporting from multiple outlets that donald trump cavalierly shared Nuclear Secrets with a foreigner one evening at maralago, allegedly. Nbc news hasnt confirmed the reporting, but the New York Times cite two sources familiar who say shortly after he left Office Former President Donald Trump shared apparently Classified Information about American Nuclear submarines with an australian businessman. And that during the the conversation, the former president revealed how many Nuclear War Heads the subs carry and how close they can get to a russian sub without being detected. Sources familiar who say the australian bus
Picket line with the United Auto Workers in wayne, michigan. Telling them that they deserve better. Deserve the significant raise you need and other benefits. Lets get it yeah step up for us. Wall street didnt know, the middle class built the country. Unions built the middle class. Thats a fact. So lets keep going. You deserve what youve earned and youve earned a lot more than youre getting paid. That right there, the giant boost for unionized labor and acknowledged the system is out of whack and that workers are just as entitled to success. Done by a man holding the most powerful position in our government. Also though, a man who needs a big boost himself. Because whats good for the gander here is also potentially quite good for the goose. Joining me now to explain, gabe gutierrez. Nbc news correspondent, gray jay, cnbc correspondent covering the auto industry, phil lebeau. All three are in wayne, michigan. We also have peter baker with us. Gabe, im going to begin with you. Were here
him love. if he ends up running against donald trump, how accurate will the so-called approval numbers be. because it still looks like it will be donald trump as the republican nominee. he just raised gobs of cash. polls show him trouncing ron desantis, who is by far his nearest competitor, and despite the indictments, the alleged carelessness around classified documents, and the potentially criminal carelessness for this country s democratic process, republican voters are clearly still on his side. but is anyone else? or to put a finer point on it, will any general election that includes donald trump be anything more than voting for or voting against donald trump? joining me now is nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake. punch bowl news cofounder and msnbc political contributor, jake sherman, and former rnc chairman and msnbc political analyst, michael steele.