case also tonight we return to florida devastated by hurricane ian eight months ago florida insurance companies are accused of short changing homeowners were damage claims altered? families still in limbo in uninhabitable homes. we investigate plus florida s massive tourism industry, booming in some places but struggling in others we met them right after ian hit. some left, some stayed the steps forward big and small as ft. myers beach comes back announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from ft. myers beach, florida. good evening and welcome, everyone. we ve taken nightly news on the road tonight to ft. myers beach, florida for a story of unfinished business tonight with the official start of hurricane season just over a week away, a followup to hurricane ian, which came ashore here last september as a destructive category 4 hurricane. in many spots here as you can see around me it looks like it just happened last week there ar
developments are happening during our show. exactly. there s a lot happening at the g-7. we ll get to that and a lot more. let s get started with five things to know for this friday, may 19th. cnn learning that president zelenskyy will attend the g-7 summit in japan in person. russia s war set to be a top agenda item as world leaders vow to step up sanctions. new reporting, biden administration signalling it won t stop allies from sending f-16 jets to ukraine. that s according to sources familiar with the discussions. will we ll see what they say today. also happening today, the suspect charged with leaking military secrets will be back in court as a judge is expected to rule where jack teixeira will remain behind bars while he awaits trial. this time, disney versus desantis. a spokesman for the governor called it unsurprising given the company s financial challenges. i think disney would see it another way. and a film festival celebrating harrison ford last night.
dion patterson is in custody, facing one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault. he opened fire in the waiting room killing amy st. pierre, who worked for the center of disease control and prevention. police received the call of an active shooter at 12:08 yesterday afternoon. the gunman spent two minutes shooting inside the medical building and tried to escape by stealing a truck. thigh used security cameras and license plate readers to track a vehicle where it was lefta abandoned and a tip led police to a condo complex where they arrested patterson last night without incident. work without a cooperative communities, a community that backs up the police that allows the police to take risks and try to take violent people into custody. the suspect was discharged from the coast guard in january after serving four and a half years with the service. patterson s mother, who had accompanied her son to the medical appointment appeared to blame improper medicine for
literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie
americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe. did the government s actions actually make the system healthier? i ll ask democratic senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts.ollides plus, close encounters a russian fighter jet collides with a u.s. drone over the black sea. we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional. vladimir putin gets ready to welcome chinese president xi jinping at what could be a pivotal moment for the war while the top 2024 candidates no longer see supporting ukraine as a vital security interest. the greatest threat to western civilization today is not russia it s probably more than anything else ourselves. is the party ronald reagan now embracing isolationism i ll ask republican mike rounds of south dakota and a call for protest. former president donald trump claims he will be arrested and calls on his supporters to protest as he faces the possibility of an indictment in new york city