that this was politically motivated. the pelosi attacker reportedly confab says. he was gonna hold nancy hostage and dr.. if she lied, he was gonna break your kneecaps. tonight, the explicitly political motive. the pelosi attack and the suspects onwards. and nonstop lies and conspiracy theories from the right. she s, her house doesn t have a lot of protection. we then can you support an insurrection and get elected governor of new york? the new alarm over the republican candidate there. plus, what may be promising new polling numbers for democrats in the senate. amid record high profits for fossil fuel companies, the new white house effort to lower the cost of gas. give me a break, enough is enough. it s time for these companies to stop more profiteering. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. tonight, paul pelosi, husband of nancy pelosi remains in the intensive care unit of a san francisco hospital. he s recovering from s
this house and the speaker herself were specifically targets of the defendant. can you definitively say this was politically motivated? yes, it appears as those this was based on his statements and comments made in that house during his encounter with mr. pelosi that this was politically motivated. after years of targeting nancy pelosi with violent rhetoric and imagery, right wing republicans are resorting to vile conspiracy theories and what aboutism to try to downplay their role in the violent attack on her husband. plus, the right wing majority on the supreme court seems poised to dismantle yet another icon of 20th century progress. taking aim today at affirmative action, and surprise surprise, they don t seem too supportive of campus diversity. we ll break down the arguments in the high court today. and how republicans are playing the pundits with skewed polling data, and taking control of the narrative about the upcoming elections. we begin with the latest on
Professor gardner, i appreciate your time. Thank you very much. And thanks for joining us. The news continues right now on cnn its thursday, may 9, right now on cnn this morning im not going to get our support if in fact they go on these Population Centers. A Cnn Exclusive President Biden threatening to cut off Weapons Shipments to the israeli as if they decide to invade rafah plus Donald Trumps defense Team Planning to get even tougher on Stormy Daniels when she returns to the stand. This morning and a Tornado Emergency declared in tennessee at least two deaths reported. The threat, not over yet all right. By m here in washington alive at New York City. For morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. President Biden Making Big headlines and in an exclusive wideranging interview with cnn yesterday, issuing a new warning for israel and trying to sound the alarm about Donald Trumps intentions if biden loses the november election, well bring it all to you. Excuse
closing arguments have almost wrapped in hunter biden s federal gun trial. we re going to start with the day s politics. nbc news has obtained exclusive never before seen footage from january 6th. it shows nancy pelosi and chuck schumer after they were evacuated from the capitol calling every washington leader they could dial. mayor muriel bowser, vice president mike pence, acting attorney general jeffrey rosen, and the secretary of the army, increasingly desperate for armed backup. secretary mccarthy, it s senator schumer, do you know what s going on? okay. well, d.c. has requested the national guard, and it s been denied by d.o.d. i would like to know a good reason why it s been denied. i have never seen anything like this. we re like a third world country. i spoke to the secretary of the army. he s giving the full okay to give the national guard, he said it was not denied. i m going to call up the f ing secretary of d.o.d. you re going to ask me in the middle of the th