bellwether, where voters made abortion rights the centerpiece of his campaign in a swing district. molinaro tried to tie democrats and the white house to high prices and the economy as well. ryan s win appears to show, once again, that abortion rights are a powerful motivator in helping democrats get people to the polls. as meet the press first put it out this morning, this red wave is looking much more like a ripple. and roughly 1,000 miles south of here in florida we now know who will take on republican governor ron desantis in november. it is a familiar name in that state, charlie crist. he s been the governor there before and he s running again. he told our colleagues on morning joe his plan to defeat desantis relies on not playing dirty. i m going to beat him because i m running on love and love always wins. and if he wants to run on hate and culture wars and dividing people and making people hate each other, that s his turf. it s not mine. he s trying to tear my s
this. things that people in this community never thought they would be doing. just a very difficult and sad state that we are in right now after such an incredibly tragic moment in that community. ryan lopez, thank you so much. we are also following breaking news out of the nation s capital. police confirming that five people have been shot in northwest washington, d.c. no word on their conditions. these are live pictures from the scene that you re looking at right now. it is right at north capital street, northwest, and o street, right off new york avenue. we re going to continue to monitor the situation and bring you the latest when we have it. pretty soon we expect a major announcement from the white house on student loan debt forgiveness. the amount is white house is considering canceling and what it could mean for the midterms. you re watching msnbc. we ll be right back.