maybe he figured it out years ago when he was positioning himself to be a producer of jeopardy. maybe this was a long game. but actually he has hosted game shows in the past for gsm, cw, reality shows as well. so he does have a hosting track record and did get pretty strong reviews when he did fill in. i think something that s going on here, john, is interesting the producer of jeopardy i m told want a full-time host, somebody committed to the show, known for only doing jeopardy. that s a hard thing when you re trying out some of the biggest stars in the world like iron rodgers, for example, who really wanted the job. the reality is a lot of people really wanted this job. maybe choosing the producer is the easy way out. maybe. it s hard to get the job when the producer wants it. just saying. just saying. no sour grapes. you were a great contestant. brian, awesome to see you this morning. thanks. and new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers here in the
shipped off from mariupol to eastern russia some 5,000 miles away. ukrainian officials satellite images offer possible evidence of more mass graves right outside that port city. these images coming to light even as vladimir putin proclaims the city has been, quote, liberated by russian forces. ukraine s ministry of defense claims two more russian generals have been killed after a strike on the command post in kherson. cnn has not yet verified that claim and the kremlin has not yet commented. and ukrainian president zelenskyy says two top u.s. officials secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin will visit kyiv sunday. matt rivers joins me tonight from kyiv. president zelenskyy speaking about not only high level visitors from the u.s. but setting the expectation for them not to come empty-handed. what does he want? pamela, if there s one thing we know about president zelenskyy he does not pull any punches about sending very clear and direct messages
he will join me later in the show to talk about power, energy and more. then, the velshi banned boat club is back in session. author joins me to talk about her best-selling young adult novel deer martin, and why it s being targeted by book banners and sensors across the country. they ll see begins right now. good morning to you, today is sunday april the 24th. i m ali velshi. as new evidence comes to, light it is becoming increasingly clear that the failed former president did not act alone in his attempt to overthrow democracy. and cling to power, after losing to the 2020 election. brand new evidence filed in federal court this weekend by the house select january six committee suggests a slew of republican members of congress helped the ex president to devise a strategy to overturn the election results, back in december of 2020. deposition excerpts filed by the committee suggest that some of the twice impeached ex presidents most loyal stooges in congress were frequently
the story. at national reagan airport outside of d.c. and meteorologist jennifer gray will bring us the latest forecast. pete, you re up first. bad day to fly. bad day for travel. reporter: really bad day for travel, victor. this is the worst day for flight cancellations that we have seen in the last year. look at the latest numbers from flight aware. more than 4,800 flights now canceled nationwide. the last time we saw numbers close to this was during the big ice storm that hit texas around this time last year. this time the storm is crippling airports from texas all the way into the northeast including some of the mega hubs for the airline. look at the airport by airport breakdown. about 80% of all flights canceled, departing dallas love field, about three-quarters of all departures canceled out of austin. two-thirds of departures canceled out of dfw, dallas-fort worth, the biggest hub for american airlines, and about a quarter of all flights canceled out of chicago o har
menendez. breaking news as we come on the air tonight. a mass shooting in jacksonville, florida. tell nbc news there multiple fatalities at a jacksonville dollar general store. a short time ago, the jacksonville sheriff s office confirmed the shooter is among those dead. right now, we are awaiting a press conference from jacksonville authorities, including the mayor, as soon as that begins, will bring it to life. we have a few other details tonight, we ll hear what a witness on the scene said just moments ago. [inaudible] every time i hear about a mass shooting a try to think about you [inaudible] [inaudible] joining us now, msnbc law enforcement analyst and retired special agent we are waiting to hear more from officials at a press conference will he get very soon. we can confirm the shooter is dead. your top line reaction to what we are watching unfold in jacksonville. i think initially, alicia, the preparation reports that the shooter put on body armor at a n