tonight with this really weird moment that happened last week at a house hearing. transportation secretary pete buttigieg was testifying before a house committee and as you woulde expect, for several hou, theyfo discussed infrastructure roads, railway, electric vehicles, energy prices, all of the usual stuff until one republican congressman on the committee suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerd, you re welcome. have a watch. now have president biden in office for 18 months and just recentlyfi we see the mainstrea media questioning president biden s mental state and for good reason. sadly he shakes hands with ghosts and imaginary people and falls offeo bicycles and even a the white house easter celebration, easter bunny had to guide him back intonn his safe place. end of speech, where he actually states, that is, if he sta stays awake. so my question for you, is, sir, have you spoken with any other cabinet member ab
schumer on a major reconciliation bill that would lower prescription drug costs and invest hundreds of billions of dollars to combat climate change and clean energy programs. sinema s support is crucial to get the bill through a 50/50 senate and to the democratic house for a vote. vladimir putin s top spokesman was annoyed the u.s. had gone public about ongoing talks for a prisoner swap to free brittney griner and paul whelan. tony blinken is expected to call sergei lavrov for the first time since the ukraine invasion after shunning him since the invasion in february to talk about a possible swap. president biden spoke with china s president xi this morning as tensions have risen over potential congressional trip to taiwan led by nancy pelosi and the passage of a senate bill increasing competition with china in the semiconductor market. we begin with the president and the economy. joining me now, nbc white house correspondent carol lee, nbc capitol hill correspondent ali vi
3/4 of voters say it is currently on the wrong track. democrats control the house, senate and white house. voters also not optimistic things will get better. staring down 40-year high inflation, open borders, raging crime. nearly 60% say our best years are behind us. republicans calling on americans to vote with their pocket books and their security in mind. they are talking about not being able to afford putting food on the table, putting gas in their trucks. americans want security and safety. democrats are not delivering that. this is about the lack of leadership coming from the white house and washington whether it s crime at their front door, invasion on the southern border or sky high inflation thanks to the economic policies of the biden regime they know exactly what time it is. former utah congressman jason chaffetz in focus. peter doocy live in delaware where the president is vacationing. peter. and one of the main things white house officials keep braggi
that s correct, this is a memorial near the town square in uvalde, where people have gathered around a fountain. and as you can see, they have laid out candles and balloons and messages to those that were lost in last week s tragic shooting and to their families as well. we actually moved away from the elementary school in part because the president is visiting uvalde, today, and preparations are under way right now for his arrival. that s where we begin this morning. the president once again taking on the role of consoler in chief. in a few hours, president biden is set to visit this area and the memorial that has been set up at robb elementary school. the scene of only the latest mass shooting in the united states. president biden is scheduled to attend church here, and meet with family members of those who were killed. the president meeting with 21 families, 21 people killed, 2 teachers, 19 students, most of them third and fourth graders. 21 families forever marked when
continue this travesty and darkness and i want sunlight. that s a nice way of saying it. isn t that pretty. i want sunlight. i want everything exposed to the public. and let s let the public decide because i want cameras at every inch of that courthouse. careful what you wish for? no, he doesn t. we got a lot to cover from that speech on saturday, including some frightening comments from the front-runner in the republican primary. meanwhile, donald trump s defense team will present its case in the civil fraud trial. we ll tell you who is taking the stand later today in new york. also ahead, it appears the new house speaker is not ready to move forward with the impeachment inquiry into president biden. we ll go through that new reporting. plus, we ll play for you the surprise announcement from republican senator tim scott, one of the five candidates who was just on the debate stage last week. we ll also bring to you the very latest out of israel and gaza. good mond