welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom i m ron desantis, and i m running for president to lead our great american comeback. ron desantis makes it official, but his unconventional announcement filled with delays and glitches has many asking, did he win over any voters? . plus one year as ham and gone sense the deadly massacre at robb elementary school in uvalde. 19 fourth graders and two teachers mercilessly slaughtered by a gunman. we ll look at america s public health crisis with gun violence. what s love got to do with it remembering an entertainment and music legend, tina turner, dead at the age of 83. so we begin with the race for the white house and rough start for the latest republican to announce his candidacy, ron desantis. the florida governor started wednesday evening s launch posting a campaign video on twitter saying he s running for president to lead the great americ
sorry about that. we ve got so many people here, that i think we are kind of melting the servers. answering messages begin coming in over the station s teletype. ron desanctimonious needs a personally transplant, and those are not yet available. killed at $14 million, the station emboies the last word in radio transmission. let s see. crashing, huh? wow. ah. okay, you have to give a hat tip to dan and the gang for putting that together. good job. well. that was awkward. welcome to morning joe. that was our producers putting together their view of his failure to launch, ron desantis. on twitter. we can obviously talk about this an awful lot. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 25th. willie, the thing is, we re in the age of twitter. we re in the age of social media. everybody is going to freak out at that exact moment, and they certainly did. there was a meltdown over the meltdown. it was bad. i mean, it was bad on so
warning. the typhoon smashing into a u.s. territory with winds of 140 miles per hour. power out as we take stock of the damage. the way forward in uvalde one year after the mass shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, we talk to the mothers in mourning target under pressure after threats to employees the retail giant pulling pride month merchandise. merchandise. and, beachgoers, beware. the giant massive seaweed expected to wash up on pristine shores this summer announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. as we come on the air on a busy wednesday, there is a lot to report, and we are going to start with the news that saddened many of us when it broke late today the death of the queen of rock n roll, tina turner rolling, rolling, rolling on the river reporter: her spiked hair, signature stiletto heels and constant motion on stage helped make her an entertainment icon, but it was that gritty, soulful sound that
propelling her to stardom as one of the most successful recording artists of all time. sharing her personal story, overcoming abuse, reinventing herself with a comeback that gave us unforgettable hits. tonight, other tribute to a powerhouse that was simply the best. ron desantis making it official taking to twitter to declare his candidacy for president, but not without some technical glitches. how he plans to go up against donald trump. the debt ceiling stalemate. negotiations back on eight days before a potential government default. the treasury secretary s new warning. the typhoon smashing into a u.s. territory with winds of 140 miles an hour. power out as we take stock of the damage. the way forward in uvalde. one year after the mass shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, we talk to the mothers in mourning. target under pressure after threats to employees. the retail giant pulling pride month merchandise. and, beachgoers, beware. the giant massive se
reminisced about her surprise performance with jagger at the live aid in 1985 and said the music world has lost a true queen of soul. singer/songwriter carole king said turner s life taught women they can be strong, sexy, fearless, and be their own person. tina turner, the queen of rock n roll, dead at the age of 83. what s love but a secondhand emotion ah, these bills are crazy. she