Now. Good day, im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city, and we start with that Breaking News, a Major Political stunner. Mitch mcconnell choking up on the senate floor as he announces he is leaving the job that hes done for longer than any other senator in american history. That experience he has and his masterful gift as a political tactician gone from the gop when he steps down as Senate Leader in november. So what does that mean for the party and for congresss ability to get anything done . Also breaking, white powder found in an envelope sent to judge Arthur Engoron. Hes the one who hit donald trump with nearly a half A Billion Dollars judgment, and it comes on the same day were learning about the former president s newest attempt to get out of having to pay. And hes the witness that republicans had been trying to land for months in their Impeachment Inquiry, but hunter biden came to capitol hill armed with a blistering Opening Statement saying hes been hunted
by the way, little justin, thanks a lot. now, congresswoman, aoc is now blaming climate change and now demanding that the green new deal be passed without any further delay, even though that deal has little to nothing to do with environmental issues. it is about socialism. we ll have more on that in a moment. also, one of our favorite senators we love john kennedy of louisiana. he will be here tonight with reaction to his latest attempt to ban yet another anothe o fav e love johana. r popular kitchen appliance. they want my stove, my air y st conditioner, i m telling you right now, over my dead body, i m going to hold on to like anyway. also tonight, new evidence that democratic voters are ready to move on from joey and aren nofromw seriously weighing other options. but we begin tonight we from ell new report just the news.com editor in chief john solomon. now, confirmed by fox news, quote, that federal prosecutors have notified donald trump thate he is a criminal target and
that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we ll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump s civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president s video deposition. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republicans and democrats are still refusing to budge when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. according to new reporting in the wall street journal the white house is weighing potential fall back options. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper administration officials and lawmakers are considering alternatives like a short-term increase in the borrowing limit that would buy them time to f
so i took to the streetso trac with raymond to track down the pot revelers. what we found may surprise you. and in moments, my angle on howe the left wants you to live in neverland. neve, breaking tonight, senior law enforcement officials telling nbc news thatt there is growing frustration inside the fbiof as they finishr the bulk of the work b on the joe biden case over a year ago. veand reportedly, the irs finished its part ofportedly the investigation more than noyear ago as well. now, remember, the washington post had previously reported that there was enough evidence discovered to charg rebiden with tax crimes and a false statement relatedhe to gun purchase. now, thi s comes out on the heels of another bombshell report that could be the straw that broke biden ss back . a whistleblower special agent alom the irs has come forwar cdm to alleglee that joe biden wastn getting special treatment in special protection inn the agency s investigation of his son , hunterth. the
that well because we have people like mitch mcconnell and others that didn t allow them to do well but nobody wants to mention it, so you know what i say if nobody s going to mention it, mention it yourself. because if nobody else is going to toot your horn, toot your own horn and let it out there. that s pretty good, right? 233 out of donald trump in iowa last night praising his impact on the 2022 elections we ll provide a fact check as for the presidential race in 2024, trump had a lot to say about florida governor ron desantis we ll have those comments in just a moment. meanwhile trump s former fixer testifies before a grand jury in manhattan calling for accountability in the hush money case tied to stormy daniels. and we ll have the very latest on the silicon valley bank collapse as the white house and the fed try to ease fears about the u.s. banking system. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 14th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for start