in pakistan now topping 1,300 as never before seen flooding leaves one-third of the country under water. clarissa ward is live on the ground. four people are dead this morning, three others hurt after a gunman went on a shooting spree in memphis, tennessee. a spree that all but shut down that city. police say the shootings took place across multiple crime scenes. it began around 1:00 yesterday morning and continued through the late evening hours last night. a shelter in place order was issued as police srchearched fo the suspect. police arrested 19-year-old ezekiel kelly after a high-speed chase. the mayor jim strickland called it a senseless murder rampage. i m angry for our citizens who had to shelter in place for their own safety until this suspect was caught. this is no way for us to live. and it is not acceptable. mayor strickland says that the suspect was previously charged with criminal attempted first-degree murder but pled guilty to the lesser charge of aggra
this is no way for us to live, and it is not acceptable. police say they arrested 19-year-old ezekiel kelly after a high-speed chase. the memphis mayor says the suspect was previously charged with criminal attempted first-degree murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of aggravated assault in april of 2021. he was sentenced to three years, but only served 11 months in prison before being released in march. let s go to cnn s gary tuchman live in memphis, tennessee, with the latest. gary, what can you tell us? reporter: well, brianna, and john, it was a night that terrorized and paralyzed the people who live here in the city of memphis and the surrounding area. the 19-year-old ezekiel kelly is in this jail behind me in downtown memphis. we are actually standing on street doing live reports about another story we were here for, a teacher who was kidnapped on friday, her body was found monday, and we saw police cars racing up and down the street with lights and we reali
trump had staffed at his country club. we will have more on the special master ruling. florida s other senator is facing questions about campaign cash. it comes after a report from the new york times that the gop has blown through a record fundraising fund nearly two months before the midterms. and also ahead, a white house re-do for the white house and the obamas as the former president and first lady finally get their portraits unveiled. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, september 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a key and fast approaching deadline for the justice department, following the fbi s search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago home and club. the d.o.j. must decide by midnight tomorrow whether to accept judge eileen cannon s ruling that approved the request by trump s attorneys for a special master to review the documents seized from his florida estate last month. the ne
obama returned to the white house yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. president biden resuming a tradition that stalled under donald trump. we ll play more from the white house reunion. it was lovely. including poignant remarks from mrs. obama about why traditions like this are important for democracy. plus, former attorney general bill barr continues to speak out about the trump records case, saying the justice department is close to having enough evidence to indict him, but shouldn t. we ll discuss his reasoning. and the 60-day sprint to the midters begins today, and it seems whoever is managing the money for the republican senate candidates can t get it right. how republican senator rick scott explains burning through loads of cash with little to show for it. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 8th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, author of the big lie, white house bureau chi
you have no close friends, your family is in tatters. of your two surviving children, one is a drug addict and the other you re only living daughter has been arrested repeatedly. she blames her compulsions on the fact that you took challenge with her as a child. never been charged with doing that, but everyone around you knows that you did. at this point your wife think so little of you that she demanded you keep working despite the fact she knew perfectly well that you have dementia. in retrospect, your life has amounted to a very sad story. the saddest of all, it is almost over. weeks from now you will turn 80. this is the point in the journey where a decent man turns inward, old age is a pause that god gives us to reflect on what we have done and what we have left undone. and above all to ponder where we might be going next. if you are joe biden, you would ponder that. how could you not? but joe biden is not doing that. in the final days of the 79th year, joe biden is not