we are shocked like everyone in greece, obviously. after we were informed of this incident, all services were mobilised. the municipality of kalamata we have prepared. we are hearing that, unfortunately, the number of dead is increasing. our europe correspondent nick beake is in athens and has this update. we don t know the scale of this disaster tonight, but it s clear it is bad. more than 100 people have been rescued, but survivors are saying that up to 700 people, they believe, were on board this fishing boat. it set off reportedly from libya and was heading to italy. an image has emerged showing the vessel packed with people in the deepest part of the mediterranean. no one, it would seem, had a life jacket on. the greek authorities have said tonight that they went towards the vessel and that no one wanted help when they offered it. but that has been challenged by an organisation which provides an emergency phone number for people at sea, and it says, in fact, the authorit
are shocked like everyone in greece, obviously. after we were informed of this incident all services were mobilised, and the municipality of kalamata is prepared, we are hearing about the number of dad thatis hearing about the number of dad that is increasing. the hearing about the number of dad that is increasing. that is increasing. the un secretary that is increasing. the un secretary general - that is increasing. the un i secretary general expressed that is increasing. the un - secretary general expressed his distress at the latest developments, his spokesperson giving his reaction to the news from greece. giving his reaction to the news from greece. today we have yet another tragic from greece. today we have yet another tragic illustration, - from greece. today we have yet another tragic illustration, i - another tragic illustration, i can tell you secretary general was horrified by the reports of a shipwreck that took place off the coast of greece, claiming the co
finished. pardon-palooza. rhonda santa fouls to pardon some january 6th insurrectionists, including trump himself. what is he thinking? i m michael steele in for ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. to breaking developments tonight to begin the hour. in a history making vote, the texas house just voted to impeach state attorney general, ken paxton. a republican. temporarily removing him from office over actions of misconduct that included bribery and abuse of office. the vote to adopt the 20 articles of impeachment was overwhelming. 100 and 21 to 23. attention now shifts to the texas senate which will conduct a trial with senators acting as jurors, and designated house numbers representing their place, presenting their case rather, as impeachment managers. also breaking tonight, new developments on the critical debt limit negotiations. a short time ago, nbc news learned that president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy just finished speaking by phone. their call lasting
so what does this mean for the fulton county d.a. s case? and it comes as trump s deposition in the e. jean carroll rape case is released. will he end up taking the stand? plus, all-out war between russians. the head of russia s private army now vowing to pull his fighters from the front lines as he tears into the kremlin all in the eve of a ukrainian counteroffensive. and his city was under siege by a gunman on the loose on lockdown for hours. now, the atlanta mayor has a message for america. he s my guest. let s go outfront. good evening, i m pamela brown in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, breaking news. trump s fake electors cut a deal. eight republican fake electors from georgia who were central in attempts to overturn the 2020 election have just been granted immunity. striking that deal with fulton county s district attorney fani willis who has said she could file criminal charges against former president trump and his allies as early as this summer. georgi
literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie