news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, bulls eye, the direct hit to retail giant target. it stopped on a downward slide following the pride merchandise controversy. and rescue plan, the demolition is now on pause as the search continues for two people possibly left inside that iowa apartment building after the horrific partial collapse. we ve got a live report on the ground in davenport. also, quote, i expected to die. the powerful words from a rabbi during the pittsburgh tree of life synagogue shooting trial. we ll bring you the latest from that second day of testimony. plus, in just the last few minutes, the house officially took up the fiscal responsibility act, also known as the debt ceiling bill with the first round of votes expected in the next 90 minutes. where things stand on the hill right now. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and i want to begin ri
morning, i thought did he go to ohio state or the other ohio? am i right? i know. we got to go. i appreciate it, guys, brooke, t.j., carter, paige, i love you guys. thank you, cnn news central starts right now. the largest deportation operation in american history. talk of migrants poisoning the blood of the united states. that is where donald trump is focused right now. his republican opponents call it dog whistling. but a dog whistle is supposed to be subtle. isn t this far beyond that at this point? and right now, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is back in tel aviv for a critical diplomatic visit. the white house urging israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to change course, as civilian casualties in gaza mount. and millions of americans up and down the east coast are facing serious and severe weather today. the powerful nor easter already has hundreds of thousands in the dark this morning. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner, john berman is off today. th
florida governor ron desantis will soon make his presidential bid official and a you this cnn poll is giving us the latest snapshot of the republican race. one key takeaway, desantis is going to be facing some challenges. and a critical moment in the mar-a-lago documents case. the special counsel closing in on a decision on whether to charge former president trump. his lawyers are requesting a meeting with the attorney general. ahead, what this could signal. and target is taking some of its products celebrating pride month off store shelves. why? they cite confrontational behavior and threats toward store workers over its pride collection. we are following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. the race for the republican presidential nomination is about to get much more competitive. just a few hours from now florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his 2024 white house run in an unconventional way. he s announcing i
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
fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with a murder investigation in dallas, texas, where police say a woman was shot and killed by her boyfriend over an abortion. 26-year-old gabriella gonzalez was shot in the head the day after she returned from colorado, where she went for an abortion. let s go straight to isabel rosales. what more do we know about this investigation? alex, police are piecing this together, looking through surveillance video that captured the shooting and also they re speaking with witnesses, including the victim s own sister who heard the shooting unfolding. this all happened on wednesday. dallas police got a 911 call. they rushed to a parking lot. there on the ground they found 26-year-old gabriella gonzalez shot and killed. court documents indicate that through surveillance video they saw the suspect harold thompson walking with gonzalez. they had been dating. all of this right before the fatal shooting. thompson in the video, the court documents de