violence i m a survivor of a workplace shooting to the people who survive whether you are physically hurt or not, i know that you re hurting, too we re here for you as well to the survivors and the families, our entire city is here to wrap our arms around you. the mayor of louisville, kentucky, consoling his grieving city after a deadly mass shooting there at a bank we ll have a live report for the latest on this tragedy in just a moment meanwhile one of the two tennessee lawmakers expelled from the statehouse for protesting gun violence gets his seat back. we ll have more on that development and what s next for other lawmakers straight ahead and also this morning we ll take you through the legal battle over a commonly used abortion pill as the justice department fights a ruling from a conservative judge in texas. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, april 11th i m ali vitali in for jonathan lemire we begin with the second deadly mass shooting in two
lack of success in 2022. lindsey graham said, quote, if i were him, i d focus on his own election but i doubt if he ll take that advice same joining us now, politics reporter for the hill, julia manchester we re hearing from a growing number of republicans who want president trump to stay out of the primaries. you and i probably think that s unlikely, based on what senator graham said. how big of a concern is this still? this is hardly new for republicans fretting about the role of trump. yeah, it s a huge concern i think republicans are very concerned that it is going to be a replay of 2022, when you saw all of these trump-backed primary challengers win their primaries, then go on to perform very poorly in the general election you saw this really up and down the ballot, from secretary of state and attorney general level all the way to senate and gubernatorial level. it s a concern among republicans. i think republicans are really
them for the new year, and thailand allowed people to party as long as they took precautions. and in berlin there was a huge open air festival at the brandonburg gate, musicians were there, and light shows were on, here in london, lindsey, even though covid cases have reached record levels, new year celebrations went ahead in london. there were huge firework displays at landmark locations and from drones. even though there are no restrictions in this country, people were encouraged to watch at home on their television, but nonetheless large crowds showed up on the streets to celebrate 2022. lindsey? glass half full, i like that. all right, happy new year, ali aruzi and anne thompson, thank you so much for starting us off. we didn t want to have to tell you about this news, the world lost some of its luster yesterday, days before her 100th birthday, hollywood legend and the last surviving golden girl
worried about worri worried about 2018, 2020, 2022. lindsey graham sent a letter over to justice, to the fbi. they want all the information of any possible wiretaps by the administration of president trump, his campaign or trump tower. what s your thought about this? i think they re doing exactly the right thing. it doesn t surprise me. those are two senators who work well together on a bipartisan basis. i think our committee, the intelligence committee, is going to be looking into the same subject, but, you know, one way to verify this is for the president of the united states who s in charge of the entire executive branch to pick up the phone and call the fbi and say were there wiretaps at trump tower? that would be a short way to get the answers to these questions. i ve heard that, but then it occurred to me that when first of all, i don t think he d get an answer i don t know if