i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . the numbers are staggering. 19 children dead, 2 teachers dead. 17 others wounded at robb elementary in uvalde, 85 miles outside of san antonio, texas. what they are going through is beyond our comprehension but we are learning about the shooter. 18-year-old gunman entered the school reportedly through an unlocked door. he immediately went into a fourth grade classroom and opened fire. an elite border patrol agent who rushed into the school before police arrived exchanged gunfire with that teenage killer. that border patrol agent took the killer out. lieutenant chris olivarez with the texas department of public safety giving some details about the killer the border agent would have faced. once he made entry into the classroom. children and teachers inside the classroom and armed with a rifle with numerous rounds of ammunition. you have to give praise to the brave men and women of law enforcement that put their lives on
The first served in the early 19th century and left no likenesses behind. The second. Is eliot spitzer. Every day in every state across the country, our political system is bankrolled by an army of fundraisers, pulling in millions of dollars a race. Sometimes it looks like you might imagine knocking on doors, calling every name in the phone book, and emailsso many emails. But for all those little fish throwing 100 to their local race, its the whales those Campaign Fundraisers really need powerful, rich individuals and companies. And when they donate 25,000, 100,000, a million dollars, they want a favor. Or 10. It should be obvious thats corrupt, but with a wink and a nod, political deals toe the bribery line every single day. And we may never have noticed that if a certain illinois governor hadnt flung back the curtain with an unrepentant ego, a political corruption crime spree, and a set of unprecedented Audio Recordings that shined a bright light on the inner workings of american pol
[audio logo] tapper for a country that bills itself as the worlds oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from Teddy Roosevelt all the way up to our Reality Tv President , nowhere produces more of them than the empire state. And i get it. In an age where Congress Approval rating hovers somewhere around sewer rats, we wanna vote for the politician who can finally just get things done. That was Eliot Spitzer to a t. But when new yorkers sent the sheriff of wall street to the governors mansion, we all learned the hard way that White Knights can have dark secrets. Spitzer was caught breaking his own sex work laws, a level of hypocrisy we could never forget. Eliot spitzer blazed a trail through new york that had him in Spitting Distance of the white house, right up until the moment he set himself on fire. This will sound like a setup for a bad joke, but bear with me. [cheering] the change you seek, the new york you dream of begins tonight. [cheering] so theres this honest politic
Thank you, as always. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Trumps lawyers, theyve been working to paint Michael Cohen as a sleazy liar who is hellbent on revenge, conveniently leaving out the fact trump used him as his own personal porno venmo. After calling 20 minutes over the past month, the prosecution rested their case. When he heard, trump was like, ive been resting the whole case. [ applause ] time to rest. Time to rest. Michael cohen admitted on the stand today he stole money from the Trump Organization. Only in a donald trump trial would the star witness be the one who ends up going to jail. How lucky is donald trump . Donald trump is like a corruption mr. Magoo. Hes just stumbling around, quid pro quoing, metal beams falling all around him, getting out unscathed. Well have more from Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial, including the Dramatic Exchange in court with a trump ally that led to the judge clearing the cou
Where the Idf Hammering Gaza with airstrikes following hamas Devastating Sur Prise attack ovr the weekend. At least 1200 people were killed in the terrorist assaults. The idf says it hit more than 80 targets and destroyed hamas Advanced Detection System for spotting aircraft over gaza. Neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. Hamas says 950 people have been killed in gaza since the start of the war. The u. N. Says more than 263,000 people there have been displaced. The hamas controlled government says due to a lack of fuel coming in through the israeli blockade, electricity will be cut off within hours. And with it, so will basic services. The idf was also busy Last Night Hitting Hamas naval targets which it claimed were being used to attack the israeli coastline. Israels defense minister told troops tuesday that he has released all restraints on their fight against hamas. He said hamas wanted a change in gaza, it will change 180 degrees from what he thought. They will regret this mo