of their son. we re going to talk to evan gershkovich s freshman year college roommate in just a few minutes. we ll talk about the person he calls a, quote, exceptional friend and journalist. plus, we have breaking news to share. the man accused of shooting and killing 23 people at an el paso, texas, walmart in 2019 has just been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences on federal charges and that is just his first round of sentencing. we re going to have the very latest for you any moment when we get our nbc news reporter who s there on site for us. we begin this hour at the site where republican primary race begins, that being iowa. right now former president donald trump is hitting the campaign trail in council bluffs as he continues to campaign and fund-raise. the republican leader writing in a lengthy statement last night that the doj is going after him and claiming that special counsel jack smith, quote, purposefully omitted the presidential records act. are quote,
republicans in the legislature live doing what they were doing in the midnight hours of the closing session of that legislature which doesn t meet again until 2025. they re out. two years. two years. thanks, chris. you bet. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. so today was the big day, the day the man who was widely seen as the strongest potential competitor to president trump in the republican primary, today was the day this guy entered the race. it is the biggest day of florida governor ron desantis political career so far, biggest day certainly since he first stepped out onto the national stage in 2018 as a candidate for florida governor. everyone knows my husband ron desantis is endorsed by president trump but he s also an amazing dad. he loves playing with the kids. he reads stories. then mr. trump said you re fired. i love that part. he s teaching madison to talk. people say ron s all trump, but he is so much more. big league, so good.
instead of take out ultra maga they have nailed parents. first and foremost, parents with infants who can t find baby formula because the shortage we are seeing. it s important to remember the shortage exists because of the close of the facility. brian: the problems happened in february, and in february they did nothing. we demanded from the fda accountability and a plan to address the supply issue when the decision was made to shut down the plant in michigan. the fda didn t respond to me until last week, mid-may. brian: the president is going to invoke the defense production act. the same act jen psaki said won t work. the baby formula is so specialized and specific, you can t just say to a company that produces something else to produce baby formula. brian: what you know what makes baby formula, corn starch, and the defense production act is smoke and mirrors. it s insulting. the president saying he s going to fly in baby formula? from where? there is no baby formula
instead of take out ultra maga they have nailed parents. first and foremost, parents with infants who can t find baby formula because the shortage we are seeing. it s important to remember the shortage exists because of the close of the facility. brian: the problems happened in february, and in february they did nothing. we demanded from the fda accountability and a plan to address the supply issue when the decision was made to shut down the plant in michigan. the fda didn t respond to me until last week, mid-may. brian: the president is going to invoke the defense production act. the same act jen psaki said won t work. the baby formula is so specialized and specific, you can t just say to a company that produces something else to produce baby formula. brian: what you know what makes baby formula, corn starch, and the defense production act is smoke and mirrors. it s insulting. the president saying he s going to fly in baby formula? from where? there is no baby formula
instead of take out ultra maga they have nailed parents. first and foremost, parents with infants who can t find baby formula because the shortage we are seeing. it s important to remember the shortage exists because of the close of the facility. brian: the problems happened in february, and in february they did nothing. we demanded from the fda accountability and a plan to address the supply issue when the decision was made to shut down the plant in michigan. the fda didn t respond to me until last week, mid-may. brian: the president is going to invoke the defense production act. the same act jen psaki said won t work. the baby formula is so specialized and specific, you can t just say to a company that produces something else to produce baby formula. brian: what you know what makes baby formula, corn starch, and the defense production act is smoke and mirrors. it s insulting. the president saying he s going to fly in baby formula? from where? there is no baby formula