meanwhile on capitol hill this morning there s far more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling following a new urge want warning from the treasury department. and hollywood writers are on strike for the first time in 15 years putting production for movies and tv shows on hold. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the latest in that deadly mass shooting in texas. there are now questions about the response by law enforcement after a family member who survived the shooting says that he repeatedly called 911. the family says they called 911 well before the shooting started after their neighbor refused to stop firing a gun near their
good habits and break bad ones. aerosmith is back in the saddle for the last time. so steven tyler, and the band are heading in to retirement after 50 years. first show is in philadelphia september. a aerosmith says that it is not good-bye thank you for joining me this tuesday morning. cnn this morning starts right now. just chatting here. good morning, everyone. we re so glad you re with us on this tuesday. let s get started with five things to know for this tuesday, may 2nd. the united states could default on its debt as early as june 1st
to go bust since march. what does that mean moving forward? also ahead, an update on the civil rape trial against donald trump, as his accuser takes the stand for the third day. we re learning more, also, about the staggering toll out of eastern europe, with new reports that russia may have suffered as many as 100,000 casualties since december. and a republican candidate in the 2024 presidential race is doubling down on attacks about president biden s age. we re going to have those comments for you and more about that. is that all they have? good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s tuesday, may 2nd. what does that mean, mika? i don t know. it s mika s birthday, ladies and gentlemen. happy birthday, mika. i know. [ applause ] i m still here. i can t believe it, actually. i walked into 30 rock, and i was like, i was wrong about everything, everything, including this. here we are. 56.
country. welcome back to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 2nd. elise jordan and eugene robinson are still with us. and joining the conversation, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle, who is looking good today. oh, thank you, mika. welcome. happy birthday. thank you. thank you very much. and the host of the podcast, on brand with donny deutsch, donny deutsch. i enjoyed doing your podcast. we had fun. it ll be on in a couple weeks. it was much better than when joe did it. wow. really? wow. joe was a sleeper. happy birthday. sure, thank you. we joke with donny. his podcast is awesome. it is. when i went on his podcast, he was the most prepared person i ve ever sat across from, telling stories and finding stuff i didn t know about me. i opened with a story, willie, in second grade, was the only male in all female production in, i don t know what it was. annie. i was in the orphanage. these are little tidbits.
on sunday, april 30th, till the same time on tuesday, may 2nd. but nhs officials argued that the six month mandate allowing strike action would run out on the evening of may 1st. so the government s taking legal action to try to stop any walk outs on may 2nd. that s angered the nurses union. this is no way to treat a nurse, a group of professionals that all of the ministers stood on their doorsteps, including on downing street, and clapped for them. and now those claps have turned to slapping court orders on them. not a way to treat the nursing staff of england and indeed no other group of nursing staff throughout the world has been treated like this. the health secretary, steve barclay, said he supported the right to take industrial action within the law but the government could not stand by and let an unlawful strike action go ahead. he said nurses had to be protected