last 60 years because they understand the power of incrementallism. i think part of the problem with republicans is that we are so often focused on hitting the hail mary pass we forget about the power of incrementallism. this is going to spend less money next year. that is not sufficient. it s a big win. let s put in our pocket and get another win tomorrow. republican dusty johnson of south dakota with a plea to house gop hard liners who are criticizing the debt limit bill. we ll have the latest on where support stands for members of both parties as leaders try to secure their votes. plus, president biden and former president trump mark memorial day with very different messages, and also ahead we re following a developing story out of moscow this morning. drones attacked residential areas for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begi
beautiful sunrise in washington, d.c. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 18th. donald trump has claimed that he could declassify materials just by thinking about them. like i dream of jeannie. but there is new evidence in the mar-a-lago documents investigation that proves he knows it s not true. the former president is seizing on two failed endorsements in florida from governor ron desantis, while ignoring the lack of success his candidates had in the last election. also ahead, the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations with both sides digging in on one big issue. we ll explain what that is. and we re keeping an eye on president biden this morning as he is in japan for the g7 summit. welcome, everybody. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan is with us. and former white ho
passes by the earth. we look at what this means. welcome to bbc news. in the united states, president biden has called for calm after five police officers were charged with the murder of tyre nichols. a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this month. the officers in memphis, tennessee, who are all black, were fired last week after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here s what the memphis police chief and the district attorney had to say. this is notjust a professional failing, this is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane. i expect our citizens to exercise their first amendment right to protest, to demand action and results, but we need to ensure our community is safe in this process. none of this is a calling card for inciting violence or destruction on our community or against our citizens
airport. the suspect arrested by the fbi. what we re learning about the device that was found hidden in his luggage. also, university of georgia football player who turned himself in on charges related to a deadly car crash that killed a teammate and staff member after the team s national championship victory. also, u.s. intelligence with a new report on what is known as havana syndrome. for years american diplomats and spies around the world have been complaining of mysterious symptoms. they re oftentimes debilitating. what s a foreign adversary to blame? we have the answer. lot to get to. we ll begin with this. the tsa intercepting a suitcase packed with an explosive device before loaded ton a plane. it happened at the airport in it allentown, pennsylvania. the bomb squad rushing into the scene there. and the fbi later arresting this man seen on surveillance video. here s the breakdown of what happened. the fbi saying the suspect arrived at the airport monday morning
announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt good evening, everyone we re getting a much fuller picture of the apparent plot, the frightening near-miss for another community, and the heartbreaking depth of loss following the july 4th attack on parade goers in highland park, illinois today, the state s attorney there saying the 21-year-old now charged in the murders of seven people has confessed and that he went into details about what he had done officials revealing that after the highland park shootings, robert crimo iii considered unleashing a second attack 2 1/2 hours away in madison, wisconsin. while a possible motive is unclear tonight, a series of numbers is being examined as possible clues. his history with police and the guns he owned also under scrutiny as a grieving community opens its aching heart for a child orphaned in the shooting tom llamas starts off our coverage reporter: tonight, officials say robert crimo iii has confessed. telling polic