on his great american comeback tour. ainsley: his initial rollout was not so smooth there were technical issues on twitter spaces delaying the big announcement hosted by elon musk. lawrence: peter doocy is live at the white house with all the details. peter? peter: even though the desantis campaign launch couldn t be seen or heard by anybody for more than 25 minutes because of technical difficulties, losing about half of its original audience in that time, the sunshine state governor is trying to spin it as a success. we had a huge audience. it did it was the biggest they had ever had. it did break the twitter space. so we re really excited with the enthusiasm. ultimately, it s about the future of our country. peter: the republican frontrunner donald trump s team says ron desantis botched campaign announcement is another example of why he is just not ready for the job. the stakes are too high and the fight to save america is too critical to gamble on a first time
Good afternoon, thank you for staying with our special coverage of the israelhamas war. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington, where there is breaking news. The State Department confirming in the last hour at least 22 americans have been killed in the conflict so far. That update coming just minutes after President Biden doubled down on his strong comments supporting israel with remarks at the white house. This attack has brought to the surface the painful memories and scars left by antisemitism and genocide against the jewish people, and this moment we have to be crystal clear. There is no justification for terrorism, no excuse. Were also learning that Secretary Of State blinken will be traveling to israel this afternoon with a delegation that includes steve gillon, the special envoy for special hostage affairs. This hour well check in on capitol hill where a deeply divided House Republican conference could be one step closer to selecting their next speaker. Joining me now msnbcs chief cor
And at the same time, record heat in the west. Rob marciano rob marciano tracking it all. An urgent manhunt under way in vermont for a Murder Suspect described as Armed And Dangerous. A woman found dead on a popular trail. The report of gunshots in the area. The suspect last seen walking toward a nearby university campus. Newly released body camera showing a shootout with deputies and a outside a bar. The battle to be house speaker. The heavily armed gunman defending his estranged wife. Former President Trump after signaling his possibly interest in being speaker himself this week now endorsing jim jordan for the post. And abc news Reporting Trump secretly plotted to become speaker back in january. Jonathan karl standing by in washington. A grim discovery in colorado. 115 bodies found improperly stored at a funeral home. Authorities say the bodies will need to be identified by dna. A new investigation into a deadly car crash involving the wife of embattled new jersey senator bob menend
Temperatures about to drop from the midwest all the way east. And at the same time, record heat in the west. Rob marciano rob marciano tracking it all. An urgent manhunt under way in vermont for a Murder Suspect described as Armed And Dangerous. A woman found dead on a popular trail. The report of gunshots in the area. The suspect last seen walking toward a nearby university campus. Newly released Body Camera Showing a and a outside a bar. The battle to be house speaker. Chaos on the hill. Former President Trump after signaling his possibly interest in being speaker himself this week now endorsing jim jordan for the post. And abc news Reporting Trump secretly plotted to become speaker back in january. Jonathan karl standing by in washington. A grim discovery in colorado. 115 bodies found improperly stored at a funeral home. Authorities say the bodies will need to be identified by dna. A new investigation into a deadly car crash involving the wife of embattled new jersey senator bob men
sound from him later. he is at his best when he is taking on joe biden and the democrats. if he is going to go toe to toe with donald trump. i watched the 2016 race. we saw all these distinguished republicans. we had the biggest bench of everyone and these astute politicians. ted cruz the fire brand of conservatism. known to take on the democrats. when he started taking on donald trump he got knocked out. rand paul got knocked out. you got marco rubio that got knocked out. so, i think that is going to be his play. ron desantis was on with trey gowdy last night. this is what he had to say. a president who is a listless vessel. not energetic and not dealing with the key challenge that are facing our country. but it does not have to be this way. our decline as a country is not inevitable. it is a choice. i think we can choose a better pathway. and so what i will do is help restore normalcy to our