you. thank you. thank you, andrea. and thank you very much. that s it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. chris jansing starts right now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. ron desantis and his decidedly unconventional campaign launch trying to income off the most unconventional presidential candidate in modern history, donald trump. we ll have the latest on the florida governor as he heads to the twitter verse with the world s second richest man for the big announcement now just hours away. how do you solve an impending economic crisis if some people don t believe a crisis exists. a war of words between treasury secretary janet yellen and conservatives questioning whether the u.s. is really on the verge of default. breaking this morning, nearly two dozen new charges filed against convicted double murderer alex murdaugh, carrying penalties of nearly 500 years in jail. details on the multimillion dollar fraud scheme he s
Race his new comments about vietnam veteran john mccains war record sparking a bipartisan backlash. Donald trump will join us live momentarily. First, Abcs Cecilia Vega on the new uproar. Reporter donald trump is at it again, unleashing his latest political firestorm on a new target this time john mccain. Hes not a war hero. Reporter trump in iowa going directly after the arizona senator and former Navy Fighter Pilot who spent 5 1 2 years as a p. O. W. During the vietnam war. Hes a war hero because he was captured. Reporter and the reaction from fellow republicans fast and fierce nearly every gop challenger running for the white house firing back. When it comes to attacking an American Hero im going to call it out. I was highly offended what donald trump said about john mccain and his years of sacrifice. Reporter democrats pouncing too. There is nothing funny about the hate he is spewing. The insults he directed a genuine war hero. Reporter senator mccain so far staying silent. But his
Prisoners. Think about that. Africanamericans and latinos make up 30 of our population. They make up 60 of our inmates. Weve also locked up more and more nonviolent drug offenders than ever before for longer than ever before. [ applause ] and that is the real reason our prison population. Is so high. So, in a nutshell, he said and if you just tick through it that africanamericans and hispanics are unfairly stopped charged, convicted, and overly sentenced compared to similar crimes committed by nonpeople of color. A disproportionate jail term for many of them, which means theyre in longer, almost always solitary confinement in situations when its not necessarily warranted, and very little rehabilitation, so were really making a bad situation worse because, as he said, the majority of them will get out someday and have no skills and a lot of anger and certainly have learned to be even more hardened criminals. How do you start to crack that nut . There are so many levels there and i know
Into the river. Reporter across the river from burlington is bristol borough, pennsylvania. Over here there are no signs telling you not to go in the water. In fashgts tonl warning isfact, the only warning is about these rocks. The borough is now considering changes especially after the family of marqueese richardson spent days looking for his body which surfaced while his family was talking with nbc 10. Here we go right here. Its tragic. Reporter these signs may not change everyones mind about going in. There is always one bonehead who will think im a good swimmer, i can do it. Reporter at least they will have a fair warning. Drew smith, nbc 10 news. This summers scorching temperatures have killed a 64yearold man and an 88yearold woman in philadelphia. Thats why neighborhood block captains are reminding residents now is the time to check on the elderly. Nbc 10 spent the afternoon with alice wright of west philadelphia. Shes the founder of the United Block Captains Association in the c
Thats closed in both directions until about 9 00 a. M. Now we have word of that. There will be cleanup to make sure that roadway is safe for drivers to pass on through the area. Thats at sugar bottom road. Your best bet to get through the area. You can see the cars running through there are nice and green. If youre heading out the door on 95, this is right around the betsy ross bridge. Dealing with that ongoing construction, were losing that righthand shoulder pretty much in both directions. All lanes still moving north or southbound. Thats good news. On the schuylkill expressway, right through the conshohocken curve, you can see everything still moving along there as well. Were coming up on that time, 6 00 a. M. Right now, the next 20 or 25 minutes or so, if you have to head out on the schuylkill expressway, go now. Thats my advice to you. The blue route up towards the vine, a 13minute trip. No delays on mass transit. We want to continue to follow this breaking news from camden. Skyfo