To sink not long after leaving the coast of france. Translation the vessel departed from the Slack Sector near the town of wimereux. It quickly ran into trouble and appears to have crashed On The Rocks directly in front of where we are now. A total of 45 people have now died in the channel this year, the highest reported number since 2021, according to the uns international organisation for migration. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet the italian Prime Minister in Rome Tomorrow to discuss italys offshore processing plan, where Asylum Seekers are sent to albania. Speaking to the bbc this morning, foreign Secretary David Lammy said the government was open to using some of the schemes to tackle the issue. Well, they have a comprehensive scheme with albania, understanding that that balkans route, as well as the channel and the southern mediterranean, are routes which migrants use, so of course, because it has reduced the numbers, we are actually discussing with italy the schemes that th
He were elected to a second term . I dont know. Plus, Delay Tactics. The Supreme Court agrees to hear Donald Trumps president ial Immunity Argument delaying his criminal trial in the election interference case. They have to do the immunity thing because if you dont a president will not be able to be a president. How many of trumps criminal cases will go to trial before election day . And uncommitted. Democrats in michigan vote in protest of President Bidens handling of the war in gaza. It is raw and it is genuine pain that people are in. What does it mean for november . Ill ask democratic congresswoman Debbie Dingle of michigan, and Steve Kornacki previews the challenges ahead. Plus, exit plan. 82yearold senator Mitch Mcconnell announces hes stepping down as republican leader this fall. Time for the next generation of leadership. Joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. Geoff bennett, coanchor of pbs news hour and Maria Teresa Kumar presid
Maybe she was kidnapped. The stories did not stop, did they . No. We were getting information that they were cuddling. We have to figure out, does he have any motive to want to harm her . I see her side, right at the exit of the trail. The word help was etched into the ground. Two shovels that had what appeared to be blood on them. That just did it for me. I cant even think about how scared she was. [crying] a mothers worst nightmare. There are no signs to get there, just follow the rough, sandy trail down from the subdivisions above, turn a corner, and there it is, the creek. A twisting, slowmoving body of water in North Carolina, its nothing less than an undiscovered Garden Of Eden for teenagers playing hooky from high school. Its like going to the beach for us, its just a vacation. When caroline was a high school freshman, and terrified of math class, if the weather was good, her decision was made. Go right to the creek, and Bypass School altogether. Tell me about that afternoon at
Documents case to begin on august 12th. That is correct. Donald trump asked for that trial tosk start just three mons before the president ial election. Except that request may not exactly by what it sounds like. It could very well be a game of 3d chess. But, yeah, doesnt sound like something donald trump plays all that often. But bear with me here. Trump pitching that august date could be ahi way to block that other federal criminal case, the specialra counsels much more serious federal Election Interference case before going to trial before the election. Yesterday we got that massive news the Supreme Court has agreed to hear trumps argument that those criminal trials in the d. C. Case could should be thrown out because of president ialse immunity. The court didnt schedule to hear that case until the week of april nt22nd. Because of that delay even if the Supreme Court decides that case incredibly quickly, this Election Interference case could not start until late july. We know from f
Good evening, and welcome to politicsnation. And youre looking at live pictures from selma, alabama, where Vice President Kamala Harris and other dignitaries, including myself, are crossing the bridge to commemorate the 59th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, with just two days till Super Tuesday, election 2024 is very much on our mind. And joining me now is congressman steven horsford, democrat of nevada, and chair of the congressional black caucus. Congressman, mister chairman, its been nearly 60 years since john lewis and Josi At Williams and some 600 others first marched across that bridge, the Edmund Tennis Bridge you and i just marched across with the Vice President. And yet we still find ourselves contending with conservative forces, seeking to curtail Ballot Access for minority voters, or students. And in the case of alabama, dilute the power of the black vote. What are your thoughts, as the cbc chair, as we walked across that historic bridge, 59 years later, and still fighting for