The list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. Among more than 100 other mps Standing Down, the former Prime Minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of Commons Andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. While the conservatives are now seeing more mps walk away than in 1997, labours losses are less substantial. Keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. After mps lined up to mark the close of Parliament Last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential Prime Ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build up support to win. Hannah miller, bbc news. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent harry farley who is in the West Midlands now. With keir starmer, i imagine. What is he up to and what will be the focus . ,. ,. , focus . Im in the Bellwether Seat of stafford, a seat focus . Im in the Bellwether Seat of stafford, a seat at focus . Im in the Bellwether Seat of s
Good morning and welcome to the saturday edition of Morning Joe Weekend. It was a busy weekend, lets get to some of the conversations you may have missed. Had i been President Biden when the Justice Department came, i would have been it made me, President Biden the be gotten the person i pardoned, the little guy. I cant keep up with this. Stephanie is right here. I know she is. That is why i am saying, stephanie, i cant keep up with this guy. They are all saying Mitch Mcconnell says, oh we cant impeach him here, weve got to try. And now that romney is saying, we cant try, weve got to acquit. That is what was so stunning to me. For mitt romney to say, joe biden should have stepped in and pressure prosecutors like, what . Doesnt mitt romney support separate, but equal branches of government . I read mitt romneys book where he talks about being afraid for his family when he voted to impeach donald trump. He was afraid of president ial overreach, what trump could do, yet, when the tables a
And right now on ana cabrera reports, Breaking News, Extreme Weather turning deadly in texas. At least four People Killed after torrential rain and tornados rip through the lone star state. We have the latest from houston. Plus, Michael Cohen dueback on the stand monday. Has the defense delivered any knockouts to the prosecutions star witness. And desperately needed aid finally reaching gaza by sea. Why humanitarian groups warn its not nearly enough. We made it to friday. It is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with that Breaking News from texas where at least four people have been killed from a powerful storm system. It knocked out the lights to more than a million homes along the gulf coast, Spawning Tornados and floods, destroying property. Heres a look at some of the debris flying just outside the lobby. This is a houston skyscraper there, and then look at that, the Blownout Windows Leaving Gaping Holes all the way up the side of houstons downtown well
Quite a few republican lawmakers who risked losing control of the house floor yesterday because so many of them were up in New York City vying for a seat at Donald Trumps criminal trial. In just the last two weeks, the speaker of the house, mike johnson, along with representatives, lauren boebert, matt gaetz, bob good, byron donalds, andy biggs, mike waltz and matt norman have gone to manhattan to be seen on camera publicly supporting donald trump at the courthouse. Yesterday, so many went up that a Republican House oversight hearing to hold Merrick Garland in contempt had to be postponed nine hours. Then when it finally started, it abruptly stopped because Marjorie Taylor greene asked the democrats if any of them employed the daughter of the judge who was overseeing Donald Trumps trial. Do you know what were here for . Point of order. You the one talking about i think your fake eyelashes are messing up hold on. Holden. Order. Mr. Chairman. Thats beneath even you. I would like to move
I thought he was dead. Margaret the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. I am a Margaret Brennan in for norah. As we come on the air, there are harrowing images coming out of texas showing Severe Weather that has pounded the state and continues to threaten lives tonight. There is widespread flooding around houston. Americas fourth largest city. With some areas getting nearly. Immunities along the San Jacinto River have been evacuated. Many in the area have needed to be rescued, like this truck driver. You can see scrambling to escape his fastthinking big big rig. Farther north, a storm chaser is credited with saving this family after their home was blown to pieces by a tornado. The mother carried her daughter, her injured son, and husband right behind. We will hear from the family in just a moment. But the threat is not over. Tornado, severe thunderstorms, and flood watches, all posted across texas tonight, and millions in the state are being urged to not let their guard down. Cb