literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie
details. reporter: it is deeply troubling case, trace. first reported by the washington examiner, a grieving mom, tammy nobles looking frantic as to how an ms13 member entered the u.s. and stayed here and allegedly raped and murdered her daughter. came into her room and he started her. she called her boyfriend but it went to voice mail. the voice mail was two minute and 30 seconds of him strangling her. they think he raped her after she was dead. reporter: police in maryland where kayla hamilton was killed and learned the 17-year-old suspect was a gang member and had illegally entered into the u.s. last march. he was apprehended at the border and handed over to the department and health services. they are responsible for handling unaccompanied minor. it is not clear hhs knew at the time jim jordan is now demanding answers writing to homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. the biden administration border and immigration policies increase the likelihood that those
shot because of it. they re gonna have spears that they never thought about in their life that now they re going to think about all the time there is this culture within america that shoot first ask questions later. what is going on in this country? at least two people are dead this morning after severe storms tore across three states overnight tornado left down trees and power lines, creating challenges for first responders to find those trapped in a number of emergency crews all over this area. look at all the damage. the inflow is insane. access to the comment. abortion drug kristen still legal, at least for now, this is a really uncertain time for the abortion rights movement. pandora s box of potential legal issues. real question is, will they hear it? and where are they headed on this? we don t want a supreme court justice in our bedrooms, telling us what to do. not can you hear me? now? can you hear me? we saw a missile land very close to our vehicle. thousands have al
after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. we ll take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. we ll bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his resume. we ll take a closer look at why a new york prosecutor is looking into the matter. and an update from the vatican this morning on the condition of pope benedict. we ll bring you the latest reporting on his situation. and the countdown to the new year is on. organizers for saturday s new year s eve celebration in new york city will hold their annual confetti test this morning before releasing 1.5 tons of confetti at midnight on new year s eve. we begin with our top story this morn
with devotion to her country and as matriarch of a distinguished dynasty and now, in accordance with the royal line of succession, queen elizabeth s oldest son assumes the throne as king charles , the third, a title he has spent a lifetime preparing for. today, the crown passes, as it has done for more than a thousand years to our new monarch, our new head of state, his majesty king charles , the third with the king s family. we mourn the loss of his mother and as we mourn, we must come together as a people to support him. to help him by the awesome responsibility that he now carries for us all. and hello, everyone. i m trace gallagher in los angeles with continuing live coverage of the death of queen elizabeth . it is midnight here on the west coast, 8:00 a.m. in great britain. the people of england waking to a new but dark day on their queen s historic reign has come to a peaceful end. and while it was inevitable, her passing has left the commonwealth in shock. most bri