from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everybody to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news, a united nation is underway to evacuate civilians trapped in that avoztvaz steel plant. the president says that a group of about 100 evacuees are heading their way to a city of zaporizhzhia, which is under ukrainian control at this time. they are giving president prudent credit for the evacuations. this is where that plant looks like now, after weeks of bombardment from russian forces. we are learning a bit more about how speaker nancy pelosi s high profile meetings with his lewinsky in kyiv. she says that the west cannot shrink from russian threats. do not be bullied by police. if they are making threats, you cannot back down. that is my view of it. you were there for the flight and you cannot fold to a bully. and that visit came within hours of another big attack from russia. a missile strike on a military airfield and odessa. one congressional delegate h
i recall everything. but goodnight, have a good night. good evening to you and welcome to ayman, fate of the 2024 election could be decided this year. yes, this year i ll explain why my conversations with michigan attorney david nestle on the critical race to oversee our election system taking place now. plus a liar and a traitor the political backlash to kevin mccarthy begins. projections show incumbent emmanuel macron has defeated far right marine le pen, we ve got the very latest on the breaking news from paris, i m ayman if mullah dean, let s get started. it is an open secret in washington that a lot of republicans are disgusted with donald trump and that discussed only grew after the events of january the 6th, we never heard that discussed until this week with two new new york time reporters released all audio recordings of kevin mccarthy, days after the capitol insurrection leak to them for their upcoming book, take a listen. i ve had it with this guy. when he
projections show incumbent emmanuel macron has defeated far right marine le pen, we ve got the very latest on the breaking news from paris, i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. it is an open secret in washington that a lot of republicans are disgusted with donald trump and that discussed only grew after the events of january the 6th, we never heard that discussed until this week with two new new york time reporters released all audio recordings of kevin mccarthy, days after the capitol insurrection leak to them for their upcoming book, take a listen. i ve had it with this guy. when he did is unacceptable. nobody can defend that and nobody should defend. before that audio was released the new york times actually dropped a piece about kevin mccarthy and mitch mcconnell s private discussion with trump after january six, here is the line from that piece that stuck out to me, quote none of the man followed through on their tough talk in those private conversations. and of c
newly revealed text messages show mike lee and chip roy going right to mark meadows in full support of the claims of fraud being pushed by trump and the maga team. senator lee telling meadow, exhaust every legal and constitutional remedy at your disposal. congressman roy saying we need ammo. we need fraud examples. those attitudes didn t last long. they grew weary of the claims once there was no evidence provided. newly revealed texts show the lawmakers expressing concern to overthrow by november. if you want senators to object, we need a strong evidentiary argument, ie, you need more people. trump didn t have that because his claims were false. warning, this will end badly for the president unless we have the constitution on our side. unless the states submit new states of trump electors to state law. we do not. even noting, i have grave concerns with the way my friend ted is continue about this effort. remember, ted cruz objected to the electoral count but lee voted to cert
yesterday shooting at the dollar general in jacksonville, florida as a hate crime. the three victims, two, males one, female are black. the gunman is white. the sheriff says that the shooter, quote, hated black people. left a manifesto detailing his, quote, disgusting ideology of hate, and quote, and used an ar-15 style rifle marked with swastikas in addition to a handgun. nbc s marissa powell joins us now from jacksonville, marissa, what is the latest on the investigation? yeah, ali. for some context, this neighborhood where this shooter carried out his attack is predominantly a black neighborhood. and the shooter who, as you mentioned, had swastikas on his gun, also wrote racist messages in several different places. this, before opening fire at the dollar general store behind me. this morning, three people are shot dead in jacksonville florida, in a shooting police say was a racially motivated. we will pursue this incident as a hate crime. police say the shooter, a