candidate s message, and what is the message? last night president obama tried to sharpen it for president biden, emphasizing what can be instead of what shouldn t, saying, quote, it s not just the negative case against the presumptive nominee on the other side, it s the positive case for somebody who s done an outstanding job. but who is that message going to? and is the campaign overlooking something or someone important? joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli and nbc news correspondent, vaughn hillyard. mike, last night, giant fundraising campaign. a lot of stars, a lot of excitement, trying to build some enthusiasm for president biden, what is the message? well, it was interesting. i mean, it wasn t just lizzo and mindy kaling. this was a clear and coordinated effort with three presidents. we don t see that often. this was an unusual moment, trying to, frankly, address some of president biden s vulnerabilities. you had president bill clinton talk
we ve got brand new information on the big biden obama clinton fundraiser and what it all means for the campaign in and five million. but caitlin clark to play against the guys she take the deal tonight. i law codes live while they certainly rolled out the red carpet, the celebrities and the cash for president biden in new york city, we saw three presidents with who are united with one mission raise as much money as possible to help defeat donald trump. the venue radio city music hall, the crowd. oh, it was sold out. the stars were, let s just say there were a lot of them from stephen cold bear, to mindy kaling, ben platt, to lizzo we re told clinton and obama ended the fundraiser by putting on aviators and doing their best impressions joe biden, and all the biden campaign says they raised 25 million. that s in one night. the campaign tells us that that s the biggest single fundraiser for them so far this year and i m more than trump raised and the entire mont
people. and that s really a tragedy. exactly. well, russell moore, thank you so much. i hope you have a wonderful easter weekend. that does it for us this morning. katy tur picks up the coverage right now. right now on msnbc, dollar signs. democrats have a record fund-raising night, $26 million for a three-president special. what donald trump is saying to try and spin his money woes. plus, unlike anything they have done before, the biggest crane on the eastern seaboard arrives to start salvaging the remains of the key bridge. also ahead, one year the wall street journal s letter to you, the reader, as evan gershkovich marks a year in prison. what the paper wants you to know. an nbc news exclusive. what federal agents found in the homes of sean diddy combs. it is 10:00 a.m. here in new york. good to be with you. i m katy tur in for ana cabrera. it was the best of times. it was the worst of times. if charles dickens were writing a book about campaign finances, it
call now this is cnn. the world s news fundraiser face off former president trump s campaign betting that it can top biden s record setting night in new york with its own event. but can republicans match? this show of unity that we saw last night? it trio a president setting the stage for a serious fight and kremlin crackdown is a wall street journal reporter, marks one year in russian detention on sham espionage charges, were hearing word that moscow has just arrested six more journalists in the span of a few hours and queen, be sure knows how to create some buzz. beyond saves new album doesn t just have people singing why her trackless is sparking a whole conversation following these major developing stories and many more, i ll coming in right here to cnn news central counting the cash that is the stage of the 2024 campaign that we re in right now after president biden enlisted his two democratic predecessors for last night s event that raised a record $26 million
a tax expert who will do your full service visit turbotax.com today, brainpower, helping you buy better. i m natasha bertrand at the pentagon. and this is cnn the painstaking cleanup of the francis scott key bridge is just beginning huge cranes being moved in to clear the wreckage and just moments from now, we do expect to hear an update from maryland governor wes ward which we ll bring to you as we get the latest plus, using trump s attacks against him, fresh off a major fundraising haul, president biden s campaign is making a direct appeal for nikki haley s voters, how they re making their case using trump s own words and new evidence shows that putin did know about a threat from isis before that deadly concert attack in moscow. we are following these major developing stories and many more i ll coming in right here to cnn news central at any moment, maryland governor wes moore is expected to give an update on that huge cleanup operation that is happening right now a