a very good day to all of you at msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports, and a happy mother s day to all of you moms out there celebrating. developing this, our new reaction to the ending of title 42, as predictions of chaos and an unprecedented influx of migrants have not materialized this weekend. homeland security secretary explains why earlier today. because we have communicated fairly clearly, a vitally important message. the individuals who are thinking of arriving at our southern border, there is a lawful, safe, an orderly way to arrive in the united states. it is through the pathways that president biden has expanded in an unprecedented way. then, there is a consequence if one does not use those lawful pathways. also new, the clock tick union washington journal a deal to raise the debt ceiling before a june 1st deadline for default. staff meetings are taking place today ahead of an unexpected meeting this week between the
what zelenskyy needs to do is the status quo won t work for him. when you re trying to work the status quo, you need to, people do need to be innovative, you need to be doing different things. you also need to be smart about it. you can do things that are, down or in the interest of ukraine. show in your availability to balance those things. you have to wonder if within russia, citizens are tired of sending our sons and daughters of the front lines of this war. we ll see if this happens. let s switch gears as the deadline here is default. how concerned are you about this, so you confident about these talks? i m curious about where you and democrats might be willing to compromise. while i still think there is a path to getting this done, you, now the way things work in washington, when a deal is done, and all is going to until it, doesn t that happens in the last minute. there s no way to govern, but as the pattern we re in right now. there s a small group of
blagojevich. he was hoping for three to five. the judge siding with the prosecution. blagojevich just came down from the courtroom about ten minutes ago and addressed the media very briefly. he didn t take any questions. said he was going home to be with his two daughters, explain to them where they were going from here and said he will be, quote, fighting on. so expect an appeal in this case. one thing to note, he doesn t have to report until february 16th to the bureau of prisons. so he does have this time to spend with his family but the former governor of illinois will spend 14 years was sentenced to 14 years in prison. i m curious, since he does get to go home for those 90 days, to try to explain this to his kids, why is that? why does he get that 90-daybreak? well, it s up to the judge s discretion whether in a case that he allows the defendant to go away, to be out on bond typically an inmate is remanded into custody. in illinois, george ryan was sentenced in the