that s united. is it strong enough of a republican party for its nominee to beat this president? oh, absolutely. strong enough to beat both of us. the american people right now are many of them are in real trouble. and even larger percentage have stagnant wages. and a significant majority of the american people believe that the country s not moving in the right direction. that is never a good place to be going into a reelection. whether it s your fault or not your fault, it s almost sometimes irrelevant. all right. welcome back to morning joe. look at that pretty shot of the sun coming up. joe, willie, and i are in bama. rama jama s at the university of alabama in tuscaloosa. mark haleprin is still with us. another alabama graduate. now from new york, msnbc political analyst pat buchanan. the guy s practically a god
the capitol. then they say he wanted a ground crew to open fire on survivors. 26-year-old res want fur daz has a degree in physics, now facing terrorism charges. here is more from brian todd. he dealt with undercover fbi agents who were posing as al qaeda operatives. he believed he was dealing with al qaeda operatives. according to a law enforcement official, no indications he had any serious connections to foreign terrorist groups. officials say furdas never posted a danger to the public because the operatives kept such close contact. u.s. military experts are weighing in on iran s plan to send navy ships off the east coast of the united states. the white house and the pentagon have both been pretty dismissive of iran s plan. just hours away from day three of the michael jackson death trial. day two was filled with gripping testimony from jackson employees and his inner circle. they talk about what they saw and heard the day the pop star died. here is what the jury h
but now they have most of the roads wide open here. it is clear that they started the process. very long haul ahead of them, wolf. thank you very much. take a look at this terrifying sight repeated over the region over and over yesterday. this tornado bearing down on the university of alabama and tuscaloosa. at least three dozen people in the city were killed. the mayor describes a path of destruction five to seven miles long. up to a mile wide. he calls the devastation unparalleled and says he doesn t know how anyone could have surviv survived. the university now canceling final examinations through next week. postponing commencement until august. let s bring in the severe weather expert, cnn meteorologist chad myers who joining us now. i want you to show our viewers the path of this destruction. where it went and how devastating it was. well, we showed that live
county, alberta city, hope community, as well as the city of tuscaloosa, greatly affected. so people are starting to come back in and see what how they are going to rebuild their lives and what they have left and how they move forward. finally, sheriff, the university of alabama, students there, how are they doing? as i said, will was there were several student areas on if on the perimeter of campus affected and those areas were obliterated also. the university opened up shelters for those students affected last night. will were many there. and i saw the dock a few minutes ago. he has been very proactive in making sure that the students get whatever their needs are. they are in the last week. we are going into exam week. and so students have one more week in this semester. the university has been offering any assistance possible to ensure these students receive
history. more than 1,000 people are injured and six other states, powerful storms struck yesterday. the death and the devastation is worse worst in alabama. the state now reporting a shortage in its emergency blood supply because of the disaster. the university of alabama in tuscaloosa has suspended classes, canceled final exams, rescheduling graduation ceremonies. 14 people are dead in nearby georgia, where tornado survivors are describing this as the storm of a lifetime. rafael romo is joining us from ringgold in georgia. what is it like there, rafael? reporter: people here in catoosa county tell me this is the most devastating storms and tornados this community has seen since at least 1973. and the distraction the destruction, as you can see behind me is massive, but this community is coming together to get back on their feet.