despite all that outrageous behavior. plus, looking ahead to next week s republican primary debate in which trump now says he will not participate. i m not making chicken noises right now, but i really, really want to. and morgan freeman joined me, yes, i said morgan freeman. joined little old moi to talk about his new documentary on the first black tank battalion to fight in world war ii. that interview is straight ahead. but we begin the reidout tonight with the clearest picture yet of the expansive plot trump and his allies unleashed after he lost the 2020 election. the january 6th committee and special counsel jack smith exposed the what as well as the who in the plot. but it was the georgia case led by fulton county d.a. fani willis that really shows us the full scope of characters in the trump gang. the indictment is full of bizarre cameos like texas attorney general ken paxton who is referenced on page 30, when prosecutors note how donald trump attempted to get
providence regional everett has seen double digit cases of coronavirus. the medical director worries about what s coming. what do we do if we have a limited number of ventilaors and more patients than ventilators available? what do we do if we have more patients than beds available? that was four years ago today. and yet, republicans ask, are you better off than you were then? you know, back when countless people were dying, millions were losing their jobs and the economy was in free fall? also tonight, the trump gang takeover of the rnc. installing lackies and family members, all of them election deniers. and card-carrying members of the cult. plus, there s a good chance that you or your kids spent hours on tiktok. now, after a bipartisan house vote today, it could be on the verge of being banned in the usa. but we begin tonight with reality and a question. the reality is this, after last night, it is officially a trump versus biden race. and now the question, it s
in florida today, with a blistering rebuke of republicans for new standards requiring students to be taught about the positive aspects of slavery. also tonight, donald trump learns when his classified documents trial will begin. and it could make for a very interesting start to the general election campaign. plus, the desantis reboot. in hollywood, they reboot shows and movies if they were really popular the first time. the problem for desantis is he s not popular and the reboot looks a lot like the original failed sitcom. but we begin tonight with major developments in the many criminal cases against donald trump. earlier today, florida judge aileen cannon ruled the trial will begin on may 20th, 2024. in between the december start date that the justice department asked for and a post election date which trump s lawyers wanted. but even though cannon didn t immediately cave to trump s request, her timeframe could still prove complicated. given the political calendar. on
let s get started. we begin this hour with an update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1.2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort myers beach [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and we had to get him out. there s othe
update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1. 2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort by his beach and other islands. they re asking people and those areas, of fort myers beach pacific lee, not to evacuate. they were allowing some of them to go back. it s be