through north carolina, obliterating homes and businesses, even tearing the steeple off of a church. now those same people who got hit are left to pick up the pieces in 90 degree heat. but that s nothing compared to the southwest when just when folks thought it couldn t get any more uncomfortable, temperatures are forecast to hit 115 over the weekend. we ll have the latest coming up. but we again with the critical decision we ve been waiting for, learning just hours ago that donald trump s trial on charges of mishandling classified documents will begin on may 20th of next year in fort pierce, florida. meaning the intersection of the primary calendar and trump s legal calendar is starting to get very crowded. that s smack dab in the middle of the 2024 primary race. by this time last time, 25 state by this time, 25 states will have already voted. and it s about the time that he clinched the nomination back in 2016. in 2024, if the trial does start on time, it will be less
based on what we ve seen in the past in the way that north korea has treated those it s detained. and i ll be joined this hour by nancy pelosi on the passing of her good friend tony bennett. the iconic singer who captured the hearts of generations over more than seven decades. tony bennett always as cool as they come. good day. i m peter alexander in washington. we ll have more news from andrea s interview with secretary blinken in just a moment. we want to begin with the breaking news of judge cannon saying former president trump s trial will begin in may 2024. earlier this week, mr. trump s attorneys asked judge cannon to postpone the trial until after the november 2024 election, citing the time and energy their client would need to run for president along with his mounting legal issues outside of this case while the special counsel s prosecutors proposed a december 2023 start date. in her order today, judge cannon writes in part, the court rejects defendant s reque
[ applause ] [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please receive this benediction. gracious and everlasting god, as we depart, inspired by the a powerful and long overdue honor at the white house at this hour. good day. i m peter alexander in for my friend andrea mitchell. we have been watching president biden awarding the medal of honor to paris davis for gallantry during the vietnam war. he was one of the first black officers to lead a special forces team in combat. dragged his fellow soldiers to safety, despite suffering multiple wounds and grenade fragments during a 1965 raid. an honor that is decades overdue coming to fruition in the east room there at the white house. we have been following breaking news from south carolina. convicted attorney alex murdaugh will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a powerful preamble, the judge clifton newman, sentencing the lawyer this morning after a jury spent fewer than three hours deliberating last night before findi
kids getting hooked on flavored tobacco, including e-cigarettes. big tobacco lures them in with flavors like lemon drop and bubble gum, candy flavors that get them addicted to tobacco products, and can lead to serious health consequences, even harming their brain development. that s why pediatricians urge you to vote yes on prop 31. it stops the sale of dangerous flavored tobacco and helps protect kids from nicotine addiction. please vote yes on 31. vote yes on prop 31. keeps driving prices for everyday goods to painful levels for american families. we will be joined by carol lee and peter nicholas to discuss their new interview with the first lady, jill biden, including her thoughts on a 2024 bid for her husband. i will speak with john kirby on the international effort to keep support headed toward ukraine right now, in the midst of russia s new deadly aerial strikes. good day to you. i m peter alexander in for my friend andrea mitchell. we are watching breaking news h
good day to you. i m peter alexander in for andrea mitchell. president biden is a few hours away from landing in italy for a g7 summit with some of america s biggest allies. ukraine presses the west for more aid and pressure mounts on israel and hamas to end the war in gaza. the secretary of state delivering the first comments on the response by hamas to the latest cease-fire proposal saying in qatar, it s time for the haggling to stop. hamas proposed numerous changes to the proposal that was on the table. some of the changes are workable. some are not. if one side continues to change its demands, including making demands and insisting on changes for things that it accepted, you have to question whether they are proceeding in good faith or not. i believe the gaps are bridgeable. doesn t mean they will be bridged. president biden departed for the g7 summit with world leaders this morning after quickly rearranging his travel to be by his son s side last night. that vis