Applause today, and why he may get a different reception this weekend. And body shaming, iq insults, lots of people shouting, were not talking about high school. How a hearing on capitol hill turned into complete chaos. Our nbc News Reporters are following the very latest developments for us, and were going to begin with that new lifeline for gaza, desperately needed aid has started flowing in thanks to a temporary pier built by the u. S. Nbcs Josh Lederman is joining us with the latest on that. Give me a sense of how important the pier is to the overall effort of getting humanitarian aid into gaza. Well, it is so critical, alex, especially after aid stopped flowing into gaza on land via The Rafah Crossing after israel took over the gazan side of the crossing with egypt earlier this month. The pentagon hopes to bring 90 trucks of aid in a day through the new sea route, and ultimately, potentially, increase that to about 150. Really, that is just a drop in the bucket when you think abou
it matters. our democracy is more than a system of government. it s the very soul of america. it s how we ve been able to constantly adapt through the centuries. it is why we ve always emerged from every challenge stronger than we went in. it s how we ve come together as one nation united. just as our fallen heros have kept the element of faith with our democracy, we must keep faith with them. because of them, all of them, we stand here today. we will never forget that. we will never, ever, ever stop working to make a more perfect union, in which they live and which they died for. that was their problem. that s our promise. that s our promise today to them and our promise always. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 28th. that was president biden marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery with a somber message about freedom, democracy, and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. it certainly is a day for reflection