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the wider implications in moments. as i bid you a very good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. happy easter to everyone celebrating. we begin with breaking news and new reaction on the catastrophic collapse of the key bridge in baltimore. president biden says he plans to visit the city this week. while he is taking strong criticism over a pledge to use federal funding to rebuild, pete buttigieg also pushing back today. we are using an authority call emergency relief through our federal highway administration. that is how we got the first $60 million out. there will be more where that came from. what would be the pitch to any skeptical lawmaker who says why should we have to pay for this? the page is your district could be next. this has historically been bipartisan. i am not just reaching back the bygone eras. new video release today of the record-breaking biden- harris fundraiser in new york city and a new hand on whether we might see more former ....
you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we have this sad breaking news. former new mexico governor, former u.s. ambassador to the machinations bill richardson has died at the age of 75. my colleague nbc s julie tsirkin is joining me now to look back on richer since five decades of admirable public service. alex. he was a frequent guest, not only of your show but on our platform. always bringing his thoughtful insights and his decades of experience not only as a congressman of six terms serving in the u.s. house, but also serving under the clinton administration as energy secretary, being thrust into the world of diplomatic relations when clinton nominated him to be u.s. ambassador to the united nations. but he also served as governor for two terms in new mexico. senator ben ray lujan says he took over the seat that richardson once held in the house, releasing a statement saying quote, he was trusted to handle some of ....
understand the nature of the offenses charged. today, jenna ellis, one of the lawyers spreading election lies on donald trump s behalf, also pleaded not guilty and waved her right to appear at her arraignment. donald trump is also now trying to sever his case from the two co defendants who have requested a speedy trial. ken chesebro, one of the architects of the fake electors scheme, as a trial date scheduled for october 23rd. sydney powell powell also requested a speedy trial, but that date has not been set. this comes after fani willis asked the judge to advise those defendants demanding a speedy trial of the limitations on the discovery process writing, quote, by filing a statutory speedy trial demand, the defendants elected to proceed to trial without the benefit of the type of prior notice of the states discovery and similar transaction evidence that would have otherwise been afforded to them. similarly, that decision also cost the defendants the use of any evidenc ....
we ll have more on his medical situation. also ahead, we ll look at the biden administration s plan to close a major loophole for gun sales. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, september 1st. i m willie geist. with us this morning, the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former communications director to president obama, jennifer palmieri. pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post , eugene robinson. politico s sam stein. and former district attorney for the direct of colombia, glenn kirschner. he is a legal analyst. let s dive right in. president trump has officially pled not guilty in the fulton county election interference case. the team entered the plea for the 13 felony charges he faces, including racketeering and conspiracy. it was entered in writing, as they told the court he wouldn t appear for next week s scheduled arraignment. the legal team also pushing ....
9:30 a. m., pleading not guilty to the 13 criminal charges against him for trying to steal the 2020 presidential election in georgia. the document he signed acknowledges, quote, i fully understand the nature of the offenses charged. today, jenna ellis, one of the lawyers spreading election lies on donald trump s behalf, also pleaded not guilty and waved her right to appear at her arraignment. donald trump is also now trying to sever his case from the two co defendants who have requested a speedy trial. ken chesebro, one of the architects of the fake electors scheme, as a trial date scheduled for october 23rd. sydney powell powell also requested a speedy trial, but that date has not been set. this comes after fani willis asked the judge to advise those defendants demanding a speedy trial of the limitations on the discovery process writing, quote, by filing a statutory speedy trial demand, the defendants elected to proceed to trial without the benefit of the type of prior ....