there's a strong choice made. and, you know, some of it makes sense. and some of it intentionally doesn't make sense. >> yes. >> so, it's like -- >> never put the horizon in the center. >> right? or it's oddly kind of reference of, like, how our culture was okay with that and -- it's a strange kind of commentary. >> that does it for us this morning. thank you for joining us. we hope you have a thoughtful memorial day. msnbc reports starts right now. >> so i'm asking for the liberation -- think of it. will i'm asking for the libertarian party's endorsement or at least lots of your votes. lots and lots of libertarian votes based on my four-year,

very outstanding presidential record. >> that's not the reception that trump is used to receiving. the former president was boo'd and heckled saturday at the libertarian national convention. we'll have more from that event in just a moment. plus, the latest on a bipartisan show of support for taiwan. a group of u.s. lawmakers visiting the island days after its new president took office. and we bring you a live look at arlington national cemetery in virginia, where a memorial day ceremonies will get underway in a few hours from now. good morning, welcome to msnbc's live coverage on this monday, may 27th. it is indeed memorial da thank you for being with us. we have lots of in touz bring -- news to bring you over the next couple hours. polls showing a tight race for the white house, donald trump made a pitch to libertarian

voters over the weekend who were less than enthused to hear from the former president. >> without further ado, i would like to welcome to the stage, the 45th president of the united states, donald j. trump. >> much to the chagrin of the audience, the nominee for president was invited to headline the libertarian national convention held in washington on saturday. there he asked for the party's nomination. claiming to be something of a libertarian himself. but when the crowd continued to boo him, he started mocking libertarians for their single-digit performances. >> the libertarian party should nominate trump for president of the united states. [ boo'ing ] >> whoa. that's nice. that's nice. only if you want to win. only if you want to win. maybe you don't want to win.

only if you want to win. if you want to lose, don't do that. keep getting your 3% every four years. >> i mean, he's not totally wrong about that, i guess. joining us now republican strategist and msnbc political analyst suzanne delfer. trump not used to booed. it's been an while since he faced an unfriendly audience y did he go to this convention and if it you're his advisers to day, are you second guessing it? >> i think because the libertarian party has seen a takeover, maybe the trump campaign was promised a friendlier crowd from the libertarians. but what they didn't realize is that these people have principles. they are, you know, they're a small party. but they are, like, dedicated. and they don't like the idea of trump's transactional way about him. you know, i think the original

purpose of trump going to the convention was to stop rfk jr. from getting the nomination of the party. why? because it would put rfk jr. on about 46-48 state ballots. so that kind of ballot access can throw a monkey wrench into the campaign. you could see an rfk jr. problem. i think that was the original purpose. of course, he ended up mocking people who were booing him because that's what donald trump does. >> he's not used to criticism. his camp is saying he has done in recent days in unfriendly environments. he gave a rally in the bronx. they're not going to vote for him. now he takes it to the libertarians. you make a good point about rfk jr. these third party candidates can make a difference. how is he received? >> he kind of had a mixed review, if you will. i think that there are people more in line with rfk jr.,

especially when it came to vaccinations. and that's something that rfk jr. has made end roads with trump voters. so, that's the side that donald trump is trying to knock rfk jr. on being a liberal. but the folks there happen to like that side of him. but, again, they realize that he is a real liberal kind of guy. >> pulse of rfk jr. drawing from both men in the key battle grounds. you wrote a new piece for msnbc.com talking about how we're seeing former trump critics looking to 2028. nikki haley among them. walk us through what their strategy is as they prepare already for the next cycle and, frankly, who knows if trump will be on the ballot again. >> we can't rule it out. i think the strategy is to do as little as possible not to turn away trump voters. so, just enough. so nikki haley is saying, i'll

endorse him because joe biden is so bad. governor john sununu has taken the same tact with it. desantis is a little nicer. he's doing some fund-raising for trump down in florida. but at the end of the day, these guys know if they want to have a viable shot at 2028, they really need to make sure they have some of the trump base onboard. >> all right. republican strategist and msnbc analyst, thank you for starting us off. we appreciate it. meanwhile, a bipartisan group of six u.s. law makers in taiwan this morning as a show of support for the country's newly elected president. the delegation is led by chairman of the house foreign affairs committee texas congressman michael mccall. it's his second trip to taiwan and joined by three house republicans and two democrats. now american leaders often travel to taiwan as a sign of the u.s. backing of taiwan's independence. now importantly, this trip also

comes just days after china finished two days of, quote, punishment drills in response to what it calls taiwan's separatist acts. china used taiwan as its own territory and denounces the leadership and the president said that taiwan will be part of mainland china again in the future much will joining us now, congressional reporter for the hill. there are not things that republicans and democrats these days in washington. but one is to support taiwan. and to try to stand up to china. tell us more about the importance of this trip and the message it aims to send. >> yeah, jonathan, just right off the bat, when he talked about the bipartisanship and strong show of support for taiwan in this moment, we'll remember, it was a few weeks ago when congress overwhelmingly passed that $8 billion aid package for taiwan in the endough pacific.

it is part of that broader foreign aid package that made it over the finish line with that wide bipartisan majority. now we're seeing chairman mccall lead this bipartisan delegation to taiwan. you note it's at a significant moment. after those days of drills by china, that came in the aftermath of the new president's inauguration there in taipei. so, essentially what chairman mccall down in taiwan set over in taiwan said was the importance of this trip is deterence, to show deterence to china that it should not increase its aggression. it should calm down there in the taiwan strait. that's why this bipartisan group sees this as a meaningful trip. china responded in a different way saying this is the wrong show of support by american officials. but still, mccall there leading lawmakers saying this is needed to show deterence to china. >> so, mccall has been consistent on the need for these sort of international funding. let's get to the divide in the republican party. the gop held up that mass you

have supplemental bill because they didn't want aid to ukraine. about it that slowed down aid to israel and slowed down aid to taiwan and into the endopacific region. we know that china has been watching u.s. response to ukraine and seeing us waffle here because of republicans and backing up kyiv. they think, well, maybe the same will happen if we make a move on taiwan. talk to us about the hypocrisy. >> they came out with a request for foreign aid which, of course, included funding for israel, for taiwan and for ukraine. around august/september of last year. as you correctly noted, it stalled for months. finally that foreign aid package getting over the finish line in april. the main concern there, the main disagreement among republicans really was with the aid for ukraine. we, of course, had a growing isolationist america first wing of the republican party that has sort of ridden on the coattails of former president trump who

was against sending this additional aid to kyiv. the aid for taiwan and for israel wasn't exactly part of the conversations and the disagreements because democrats and senate leaders particularly had been so insistent on the foreign aid priorities moving together as one package. because of that, because of those very sharp disagreement that's you and i discussed for months very deeply, because the disagreements over ukraine, you're right. the aid for taiwan was slowed down. whether or not china saw that as an opening remains to be seen. that aid that, $8 billion did get over the finish line. the biden administration and a hot of democrats and even some republicans wanted this to move in august/september. it didn't until april. >> before i let you go, give us an update on where things stand at home with the congress. speaker johnson fought off the laidest challenge. tell us about his -- latest challenge. tell us about his standing and what if any legislation may take

on as the body prepares to shift into campaign mode. >> johnson appears pretty safe right now. as we saw a few weeks ago, congresswoman marjorie tailor green joined by a small -- taylor green moved to force a vote on his ouster which failed overwhelmingly in a bipartisan fashion. the house voting, again, overwhelming to table that motion to vacate. now it seems like he's safe. it's for a few reasons, a, there is no must-pass legislation on the table until fall. that means johnson will be on a glad path until then. there is no trigger for what could anger conservatives to have them force a vote on johnson's ouster. stay tuned. government funding can get very contentious when due tend of september. and then in terms of legislation that we could see come on the floor in the coming weeks and months, one thing that i'm waiting for is say bill to

sanction the international criminal court, the icc after they filed arrest warrants for benjamin netanyahu, had is defense minister and leaders of hamas. there has been bipartisan overwhelming outrage at the icc's move particularly against netanyahu. i spoke to chairman mccall last week who said he's working with democratic counterparts in the house and also democratic and republican counterparts in the senate to craft a bill that would sanction icc officials involved with this decision to request arrest warrants for netanyahu and others. he said he wants to have a markup on this legislation on june 3rd which is the first day congress is back in session after this memorial day recess. so, jonathan, stay tuned. a lot of lawmakers are hoping to cast a vote in favor of sanctioning the icc after that very controversial decision. >> all right. we'll be keeping an eye out on all of that. we appreciate your joining us this morning. congressional reporter for the hill, thank you again. next up here, we'll bring you the latest from the middle

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welcome back, we turn to the middle east. the gaza health ministry says 45 people were killed last night by an israeli air strike on a tent compound in the southern gaza city. the new york timings reports they set the operation targeted hamas compound and that it used precise munitions in the strike which it said killed two hamas leaders. it was horrifying video emerging from the scene that include women and children killed. meanwhile, cia director bill burns was in paris over the weekend in an effort to resume the stalled cease-fire talks. "the times" spoke to three officials briefed on the process who said diplomats are hoping to restart negotiations between israel and hamas in the next week. very little movement has occurred there. joining us now, nbc news international correspondent raf

sanchez. will what is the very latest? >> after a weekend of the intense talks involving a cia director, they believe the cease-fire negotiations could resume as early as this week. but for now, the fighting rages on from gaza despite an order for israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the south of the strip. and last night, a new and deadly strike in the city of rafa. >> reporter: overnight, fire and horror in rafa. an israeli air strike setting tents and cars aflame. fire crews in hamas-run gaza say 40 people were killed, many of them women and children. one of the deadliest bombings in rafa of the entire war. the red crescent said it happened in a designated safe zone. but israel says the strike killed two senior hamas

expanders responsible for attacks in the occupied west bank. adding, it is aware of reports indicating that as a result of the strike and fire ignited, several civilians in the area were harmed. the incident is under review. the u.n.'s highest court has ordered israel to halt the rafa offensive but has no power to enforce the ruling. israel giving no sign it will comply. saying hostages are held in rafa. >> we will not stop fighting for their freedom. >> reporter: on sunday, hamas fired rockets towards central israel for the first time in four months. with sirens blaring in tel aviv, the rockets came from rafa. further up the coast, new questions about the safety of u.s. service personnel after four small army boats broke their moorings in heavy seas, wash up in israel and gaza. the ships were delivering aid

through an american-built temporary pier. they said that no injuries have been reported and the pier remains fully functional. but three u.s. personnel did suffer non-combat injuries last week, the pentagon says, one seriously wounded. and, jonathan, you may be able to hear the winds howling here in southern israel. that's what caused those small ships to bust out of their moorings. if you look behind me, you can see this is actually one of those smaller military vessels that washed up on the beach here in israel. there are two more about 20 miles south in gaza. and way off in the distance is a larger military ship. that's keeping overwatch here as this recovery effort continues. central command was able to get one of these boats off the beach here in israel earlier. they're hoping to get this one off sometime today. jonathan? >> thank you live from israel. let's now bring in former supreme court allied commander

of nato, four-star admiral. good to see you, admiral. feel free to weigh in your expertise on the challenges we're seeing at that pier. also, let's discuss that strike in rafa that, you know, we can't always take gaza's health ministry at their word. but there was video circulating last night that shows a lot of children wounded and killed in those strikes and in the fire that followed. you do ask this repeatedly warninging israel about a massive offense in rafa. how do you think the reaction will be to this? >> it will be perceived as indefensible around the world. and that is a manifestation in the way in which israel continues to simply lose the information here. it have long-term repercussions for israel.

its ability to interact in the international community. its trading partners. indeed, its military partners. so, this kind of video, you know this well, jonathan, stays and stays and stays. and, so, it's a very bad day for the israeli defense forces. because no matter what the objectives and how precisely they want to use force to go after hamas, i support their right to do that given the attacks against them, this kind of video undercuts those arguments and merely strengthens the case of those who are going to criticize israel. >> we'll be following the latest cease-fire talks as they unfold this week. admiral, we discussed taiwan in our last block. i know you spent time in that part of the world.

what is your assessment to the threat that taiwan faces coming after these aggressive military drills. >> hey, let me start with the congress of the united states. how often do you good et to say these words, congress did a good job? and by the way, it's not just in the taiwan aid package. at the end of the day, the ukraine aid package was passed by 75% votes in both the house and the senate. truly bipartisan. same here in taiwan. the threat is very real. i know newly inaugurated president pretty well. i met him in taiwan before the pandemic times and have stayed in touch with his administration. and they correctly perceive china encircling and pushing and tightening a kind of noose around them. so, a good moment for the congress to step up in a bipartisan group of lawmakers

right alongside that $8 billion. final thought, jonathan, taiwan is a rich country athat can afford to buy their own weapons. and over time, i think we're going to see them do exactly that as they seek to deter china from making a military push against them. >> admiral, lastly, it is memorial day and we're so grateful for the service of you and others. we would like to hear your reflections on this sacred day. >> let me start with the fact that on veterans day in the fall, we celebrate people like me who are veterans, all of us. but today is the day for those specifically who have fallen. who have died in the service of their country. and on a day like this, i think back to young lieutenant commander and first sailor who died under my command in desert shield, desert storm.

i think of the 1700 letters of condolence i wrote to those killed in action in afghanistan when i was supreme allied commander of nato. i think of every one of them on these days. i hope that all across america as we enjoy, rightfully, a day of freedom to go to the beach, to go to the pool, to have a great barbecue, to be with neighbors and friends, spare a moment to raise a glass for those who gave, as lincoln said, the last full measure. you know, at the end of the star spangled banner, jonathan, it says, the land of the free and the home of the brave. that's correct. but it's really the land of the free because of the brave. that's what memorial day is all about. >> we'll take those words with us as we go out through this day. we're so grateful for them. retired admiral, thank you for being with us this morning.

>> thanks, jonathan. we want to bring you one more international story before we go to break. more than 2,000 people have been buried alive in a massive landslide in a village and work camp on friday in new begin yi. -- new guinea. 670 people are confirmed dead. that number could greatly increase. the main highway to the area is blocked and the ground remains unstable. very much complicating rescue efforts there. up next here, we'll get a preview of what to expect from donald trump's hush money trial as closing arguments are set to begin tomorrow. plus, we'll dig into "the new york times" report about trump's post verdict playbook and what he plans to do regardless of the outcome in the case. s to do regardless of the outcome in the case ♪ ♪ engineered to minimize noise.

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welcome back. in just about 24 hours, trump's hush money criminal trial will enter the final phase. both the prosecution and defense are set to begin delivering their closing arguments tomorrow in a new york city courtroom. the judge will then deliver jury instructions and jury deliberations could begin as early as wednesday. the defense rested the case last tuesday after calling only two witnesses basing the entire

strategy on trying to discredit the prosecution's key witness michael cohen, trump's former fixer. and ahead of tomorrow's proceedings, trump lashed out again on his social media platform yesterday in a last-ditch test of the gag order. he suggested without evidence that the jury may have been compromised because it was not sequestered during the past week off. meanwhile, "the new york times" is reporting that trump is still planning his plans for the period after the conclusion which depends on whatever the jury decides. the paper suggests that regardless of the verdict, the former president's reaction will be angry and vefrpgful and he will likely direct his attacks against everyone he perceives to be responsible for the manhattan da's prosecution including president biden, which, of course, has nothing to do with it. joining us now legal affairs

analyst anthony coaly. thank you for being with us this morning. first, let's just get your preview of tomorrow's closing arguments. walk us through what we should expect to hear from both sides. >> well, good morning, jonathan. i'll start by noting that this is significant that we're here. of donald trump has thrown up roadblocks to keep this case from starting. even as recently at last week when he went to the appellate court when he tried to get the judge thrown off the case. but in terms of what we're going to expect tomorrow even with the prosecution, i think they have put forth a strong narrative and i suspect they're going to try to reiterate that story in simple terms. jonathan, we know that this case started in the weeks after trump ran for president at trump tower with trump in the room with michael cohen and with david pecker, the head of the

"national enquirer." that's where this scheme was first developed. it is in that meeting that we know that there was a motive that was established. that motive is to keep critical information from voters. we saw the documents take center stage. we talked about this before. the i think the documents are the star witnesses in this case. we have the signed checks from trump. we have the invoices. it's also in this middle phase, jonathan, where we saw that trump really was a micro manager and a penny pincher. in the final phase that i expect the prosecutors to reiterate is michael cohen. michael cohen really put the meat on the bone, so to speak. we know that he put trump in the room at critical moments in this case.

thinking specifically jonathan of when allen first sketched out how he would be reimbursed for legal services to be rendered. that is the prosecution side. we can talk about the defense as well. >> so, let's talk about -- give us a quick sense of the defense. then tell us about the jury instruction process. for those of us who, you know, aren't in your line of work, who are not in courtroom day in and day out, what does that look like? >> starting with the defense. i think the strategy can be summed up in four words. don't believe michael cohen. and what we saw in four days of meandering testimony and cross-examination towards the end of this trial, we saw them take a couple hits at michael cohen's credibility. we now know, for example, that in addition to being a convicted fell on and a liar -- felon and liar, we know that michael cohen by his own admission is a thief. so i expect to see defense

attorneys return to those schematics. i think what i would worry about if i'm on the prosecution case and i say this tongue and cheek because i ran communications at arguably the largest law firm in the world, the u.s. justice department, i do worry that there are lawyers on this jury, not one but two lawyers. the by my own experience, lawyers can sometimes be overly analytical. they can be hyper technical. i worry that the nonlawyers on this jury may rely on the lawyers who, quite frankly, don't have expertise in this area of the law. >> all right. msnbc justice and legal affairs analyst, thank you. i'm sure it will be a busy week ahead. by the end of this week, we may -- we very well may have a verdict in the first criminal trial of a former president of the united states. thank you. coming up here, we'll have a live report from atlanta on memorial day travel after a

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friday's travel broke a previous record set last november. it estimated 2.9 millionaire passengers were screened. joining us now live from inside the heartfield jackson atlanta international airport, nbc news correspondent. good to see you this morning. so, as this holiday weekend begins to wrap up, what does it look like for travelers this morning? >> good morning. yeah, as the unofficial kickoff to the summer holiday season weekend comes to a close, many are prepping their return trip today ahead of a series of storms that is rolling through the midwest and mid south and the plains. but despite that, millions of americans wouldn't let anything rain on their parade. this morning, a record-setting holiday weekend for air travel. >> i think it's pretty packed. >> with the tsa screening three million passengers nationwide on friday, breaking the agency's record for most travelers passing through security checkpoints in a single day.

the previous high set last year just a few days after thanksgiving. >> people want to get out and have a good time and finally get out to visiting family like they did five, ten years ago well before covid. >> in total, more than 18 million passengers and crew screened from thursday to sunday. though the vast majority of the nearly 44 million aaaed to travel this weekend did so by car in what is believed to be the busiest memorial day weekend in 20 years. the national average price of gas, $3.59 a gallon, down six cents last month and three times what they paid last mem month areal day. and the american sky way led to few cancellation this is holiday weekend, overseas, severe turbulence left a dozen people injured on this flight between doha and dublin. >> it was for about five

seconds. next to us, we saw the flight attendant go up in the air and straight back down. >> this latest ride comes days after a singapore airlines flight also hit severe turbulence overseas leaving dozens hospitalized and one passenger died from a heart attack. back in the united states, many making the return home today, hoping to be in the fast lane. >> traffic was not bad at all. extremely surprised. >> and if it you're planning on hitting the road today but don't know exactly what time you want to drive, aaa says the best time to do it would be after 7:00 p.m. if you can, try to avoid driving between the hours of 3:00 and 7:00. that's when they're anticipating the most traffic. jonathan? >> thank you and to all those traveling today, good luck. be safe. >> we turn now to sports and bring you a little bit of last night's play-off action in

dallas. >> six-point game. the screen. against gilbert. and a foul! dagger! >> luka doncic finding the alley-oop and the final seconds of the fourth quarter. part of a 14-3 closing finish for the mavericks as they shut the door on the timberwolves in game three of the western conference finals. luka and kyrie irving scored 33 points and the mavs notched the fifth consecutive victory with a 116-107 win over the timberwolves. they'll have game four tomorrow night. celtics trying to sweep the pacers tonight. to the stanley cup playoffs, the rangers beat the panthers in overtime for the second game in a row last night. the winning goal was about 5 1/2

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how can we win the claim at war? >> as the title suggests, jonathan, we're going to win it in the marketplace. i was listening to this seg bment travel and travel is up on memorial day weekend. n. a record fashion. so people are going to live their lives. the question is, what kind of products do they want and what energy are they going to use to do it. we have to have clean energy and clean products that are cheaper, faster, and better so people choose them of their own voluntary ligs. that's why i'm working the private sector to help produce the products and make sure people make good choices. >> the politics of this polarized. it seems when you move to the local level, there is consensus. we have to do these things. they're seen the ramifications of climate change. does that also give you hope? >> well, what really gives me hope is winning in the marketplace. let me give you an example. a state which where the elected officials have come out strongly against renewable energy is texas. texas has tripled the solar

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artificial intelligence to change the mix of what goes into cement and concrete to make it up to half as much emissions. but also much cheaper. so, if you're somebody who is a developer and building new buildings, you're going to use it because if you don't use it, your competitors are going to use it and they'll be able to beat you out in every contract because it's so much cheaper. that's how we win. not just having products that are green but better and cheaper. >> one of the real challenge that's they have said they face is the disinformation and misinformation for those that had agendas that don't want to see the improvements. how do we as a society bat that will? >> there's no question there say whole bunch of pushback. and there is -- the basic pushback is this. we're a oil and gas society that will always be an oil and gas society we can never get out of that. but globally, 86% of new electricity generation last year

was renewable. the way we push back is with the facts. people are going to be self interested. we're going to have to use the capitalist system and the facts on the ground is what is going to dominate. not the rhetoric from the oil and gas and this is the only thing that can work. >> what can the average american do, you know, we talked about government. we talked about big investments. we talked about on the other side some of the industries. what can the average every day american do to make a difference? >> the point that i try to make in the book is this -- we all can be climate people and be aware that not only do we have to do our part individually but much more. this is going to be a question of systemic change. what does that look like for a person? you pay attention to how you

heat your home. we pay attention to how you travel. you pay attention to who you vote for. because this is going to be a question of america coming together to solve this collectively, systemically. america is built to step up to the challenges together. it's not part of the country. it's not going to be one political party. i think this is a great opportunity for us in a really positive way to remember how good each other is. to remember how smart and patriotic and thoughtful we are. that is the kind of challenge that america is built to solve. >> a welcome note of hope on perhaps the most important issue we all face. the new book is titled "cheaper, faster, better: how we'll win the climate war" and it goes on sale tomorrow. >> thank you for having me. >> up next on msnbc, we'll go live to the white house for a

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domestic. >> that's president biden addressing the graduating cadets athe west point over the weekend. later this morning, the president will be attending memorial day ceremonies at arlington national cemetery we'll bring you a preview. also ahead, we'll give you a live report from texas on the violent storms that left a deadly trail of destruction across three states. plus, we'll have the latest out of the middle east following an israeli air strike that gaza officials say killed dozens of innocent people in a tent camp. good morning and welcome back to msnbc's live coverage on this monday, may 27th. it's memorial day. president biden will travel to arlington national cemetery later this morning. he'll participate in the presidential arms forces full

honor wreath laying ceremony at the time of the unknown soldier. president biden will give his address where he is expected to ask americans to pray for peace. kamala harris and the second gentleman will attend both events. joining us now, senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. a solemn day, one that means a lot to this president. what can we expect to hear from them today. >> good to be with us. >> many americans will celebrate over this holiday weekend. this is the time where the president as commander in chief focuses on the true meaning of mem more yalg day honoring americans fallen service members. some of what we expect to see is the president addressing the same things that you saw in the west point commencement. fidelity to the constitution. not about political party, no the about a given president. but about the oath that these

members of our military across all of the branches take to serve the values of the country and to serve the nation. this is part to be sure. the president also use this is holiday to talk about some of the policy ideas that his administration has worked on with members of his team to try to deal with the issues and concerns from veterans affairs to pay for the military and all of those things are often brought into this as well. it is about placing that wreath is an important tradition. talking about the values that matter to military families and to the nation all a part of what we expect to see from the president in a couple of hours from now. john? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. meanwhile, this memorial day weekend, trump attended nascar's coca-cola 600, the charlotte

motor speedway in north carolina. yesterday he met with gold star families at the track and posed for pictures. this is trump's first visit to the battleground state since he canceled a visit in april. trump's campaign has not shared what is on the schedule today to mark memorial day. he is, of course, going to be back in manhattan tomorrow as his hush money trial resumes with its closing arguments. meanwhile, with polls showing a tight race for the white house, trump made a pitch to libertarian voters who were, shall we say, less than you thissed -- enthused to hear from a former president. >> without further ado, i would like to announce -- >> the libertarian party should nominate trump for president of the united states. [ boo'ing ] >> whoa. that's nice. that's nice.

only if you want to win. only if you want to win. maybe you don't want to win. maybe you don't want to win. thank you. thank you. no, only do that if you want to win. the if you want to lose, don't do that. keep getting your 3% every four years. >> trump not used to being in front of a hostile crowd. he gave it back to them. let's talk about it now with the managing editor for politics at ""politico."" let's start with you and talk about the moment at the libertarian conference. trump boo'd. robert f. kennedy was there and received a mixed response. the fact that trump was there as all points to just how close this election is going to be where, you know, third-party candidates, libertarians, it is worth courting trump's team

decided. how do you think it went? >> not particularly well. i think for trump's people, i can't imagine they thought he was going to get the nomination. i think the largest strategic initiative is to try to find votes on the margins. this is what trump has been doing throughout this race. he is courting nontraditional constituencies, libertarians, african american, hispanic voters, trying to chip away at joe biden's strategic advantage. and what is ironic or maybe telling, i guess, is how much effort they're putting to those marginal voters versus trying to shore republican voters. trump did not lift a finger to win over nikki haley. he got the endorsement anyway. he hasn't done much by trying to assuage the concerns of voters. they made the calculation that in the end, republican associated voters are going to go with him in that the real

value add is to try to find voters on the margins. that's why he's going to the libertarian conventions. >> and sam, one more there on this. let's talk about the role robert f. kennedy jr. may be playing here. for a third party candidate, polling reasonably well. we're still, you know, 5 1/2 months away from election day. the campaigns, both trump and biden are perplexed as to who robert f. kennedy jr. hurts more. >> what we're looking at is a situation not since ross perot where you have a third-party candidate taking this part of the vote. it could change. i think both campaigns are banking on people that traditionally vote with the parties will come home. but, you know, kennedy jr. is polling apolitical, you know,

people who delved into conspiracy theories who don't trust the government, he also has this famous last name, of course. some say he takes some from trump and biden. what is interesting is just where he is existed on a media level. he's been a fixture on conservative media than liberal media. that is concern that trump people a bit. and he does a lot of the podcasts that has overlap with trump voters too. in end, i don't really know where the vote will come from. i think, you know, so much campaign still left. what we have seen is both campaigns are taking this seriously now. democrats starting to take this seriously months ago. they're bushing him routinely which goes to show they see him as a threat, both of them. >> jackie, let's talk big picture here. state of the rate. data is very, very close. depending on the poll, joe biden up a couple, trump up a couple. trump has slight leads in most of the battleground states.

you know, we're about to have a pivot point in trump's criminal trial coming to a close. how are both parties preparing for the outcome? >> john, you know, i want to stay on the will you be takerian convention just for a moment here. i think it's really sort of a microcosm of this i had lonl call instincy that i think both candidates trump and biden are really grappling with right now. and actually, the winner of that convention was not rfk. it was chase oliver who significantly won over rfk and i believe eight other candidates who were competing at this convention. his political views are back to the original libertarian values. and may or may not cut a little bit more into traditional democratic values. this is someone that is going to be on the ballot in 37 states. that's a number of people at the convention is expected to grow.

it's not only rfk that people are worried about now that trump and biden are worried about this point. someone that cuts into trump voters according to some recent polling who were previously democratic leaning voters. but now there is also this other potential wild card who might siphon off votes at the end of the day. in some of the battleground states where trump is ahead of biden in places he would non 2020. and, you know, where everyone is fighting for votes on the margins as sam noted, having to chase oliver and rfk now on the ballot in november is going to be a potentially complicating factor for both candidates. >> so, jackie, we talked earlier in this morning about some of the republicans who previously to this point had even stood up to trump, like a nikki haley who now seem to be coming onboard. we're seeing the same in the business community as well.

someone who really want noing to do with trump after he left office. now trying to keep their options open. is this a sense of, well, the inevitability that not that trump will win but he could win? do we think there is more and more of this coalescing around trump and even some republican voters who are seeing polls and primaries saying we'll never vote for trump but come november they might. >> absolutely, john. i mean, we have seen this rinse and repeat pattern several times. and these are people who previously served in trump's cabinet who may or may notten -- not want to be in a trump presidency again and want to preserve options for running for president in the future in the republican party post trump. even someone like mitt romney who has come out against trump in a million different ways said in an interview, i believe it was on nbc a few weeks ago, that he believed that trump should be

pardoned. these are things that previous republican presidential candidates and people who want to continue to be players in the republican party will say in order to not completely alienate trump supporters, you know, looking towards a trump presidency and also looking to a potentially post trump world. >> sam, let's go to the other side and talk about president biden. he is running re-election team and how they view this moment. they have said they feel like once americans really start paying attention to this race, that will be good for biden. when this becomes a binary choice, it still seems like americans aren't paying attention to this race h but the clock is starting to tick. >> yeah. clock is starting to tick. and also, we're going to enter a season with some major events. a verdict like coming down in the next week or so. after that, we're going to get a debate the first of two that

were agreed upon. then we're going to get close to the republican convention and you start to see, hike, there's a few moments that could shift the focus of the race and that's it. now, look, the biden team, they, as you know, are much more levelheaded and optimistic than many democrats. although i'll say many democrats live in the state of panic. it doesn't take much. but they feel -- they feel like the race is generally going the direction they suspect it will go. they think that democratic voters will come home. they often point to the fact that democratic incumbents poll well and poll better than president biden. that is seen assen aindication that, you know -- as an indication that there are republicans to win over and it's a matter of them tuning in they don't expect that the verdict will alter the course of the race significantly. even if it is a guilty verdict.

but, you know, if trump is found guilty and is a convicted fell on, surely there is going to be a portion of the electorate that is turned off by that. it is kind of late. but ultimately, there are three or four major events the next couple months that are going to really determine whether this race gets shaken up. debate to be looming and we'll have more on that story tomorrow. sam stein and jackie alamaney, thank you very much. we deeply appreciate it. the latest from ukraine as russian forces continue to advance in the northeastern part of the war-torn country. plus, officials in gaza are saying thats tos of people are dead after an israeli air strike hit where palestinian civilians were sheltering many in tents. we're learning about that when we come right back. e learning an we come right back ices on booking.com there are so many tina feys i could be. so i hired body doubles.

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the attacks on ukraine's region in recent weeks. joining us now, an nbc news security and intelligence analyst. thank you for being with us this morning on this memorial day. we appreciate your service. please give us your assessment as to where things stand in that war. the pace of russian bombardment has really picked up in recent months. ukrainians are warning that moscow may be plotting an all-out ground offensive. how dire are things? >> jonathan, it is certainly dire for the civilians. this is a barbaric attack. think of it in our context. if you went to home depot one day and, you know, then all of sudden, missiles come in. they're targeting this area. and there are questions on what ukrainians can do to stem this. i think you raise the point of there is some russian offensive.

perhaps they try to do. this i'm not sure how far they can get. this is really a terror mechanism. you see a lot of reporting on this the last couple days, the u.s. had a last prohibition, ukrainians using targets inside russia. and this is things such as russian aircraft launching these guided bombs. ultimately, i think there is a lot of pressure in the add nogs -- administration to change course on this. this is a question of morality. i think they will. ultimately, ukraine has to stop these attacks on innocent civilians. >> and we know that american kits are going to get to the front line after the delay in congress. there is reporting how russia made advancements here in how they're handling the war. they've been able to jam a lot of the missiles and drones that they use.

are we finally seeing russia sort of make some smart adaptations even as putin conducts another purge of the officers? >> i think that is to be expected. many of us have talked about the poor state of the russian military. after a considerable amount of time, we should understand that they will adapt and they certainly have. yet, we also have ukrainians have been incredibly, you know, knowledgeable and incredibly and able to adapt as well. and something that we shouldn't really take the russians so lightly. ukrainians come out on top and in terms of using u.s. kit to their advantage. there is no surprise that the russians are going to adapt and they certainly have. this is not a third world military. >> no. certainly not. even an overrated one from the start of the war. mark, stay with us. we'll turn to the middle east now. and hamas-run gaza health

ministry says dozens of people were killed last night by an israeli air strike on a tent compound in the southern gaza city of rafa. "the new york times" says they targeted a compound that killed two hamas leaders. the ibf said they were looking into reports that civilians were injured in the area. the newspaper notes it was unaible to immediately verify the details of the strike. it happened hours after they launched rockets at tel aviv for first time in months. meanwhile, cia director bill burns was in paris over the weekend and in an effort to resume cease-fire talks. the "times" spoke to three officials briefed in the process who said diplomats are trying to restart negotiations at some point in the next week. and those talks have really stalled, mark. while that has happened, israel stepped up the assault in a raf

rafa. we know the u.s. urged them not to do. so give us your analysis of the aftermath of this strike. we should note should never take the gaza health ministry at that face value. that is run by hamas. there is a lot of video out last night that showed true devastation and horrific scenes. >> they launch attacks from rafa against central israel. the first time in many months. israel felt compelled to respond. according to the israelis, they used intel sequence and precision weapons and they killed two hamas high-value targets. in doing so, a fire started a a tent camp and 40, 50, 60 civilians -- the number doesn't matter at this point. it's clear something terrible happened. civilians were killed. this is a snapshot of the war.

a terrible traj ji. -- tragedy. don't forget, bill burns was in paris to negotiate to resume negotiations. i've been optimistic at times before on the hostage talks. i can't necessarily, you know, share that optimism anymore. it's a hail mary last attempt. the question, is you know, would hamas at any point agree to israel's, you know, insistence that the war not end? and ultimately, one other thing too, jonathan, you know, within israel, there is incredible dysfunction. you have netanyahu with his own team and you have generals criticizing netanyahu for lack of a day after plan. so not much to be opt many hiss tick about. let's -- optimistic about. let's see if the negotiations can start again. not a good reason for optimism right now. >> i agree with that.

netanyahu has been invited to address congress in the near future. a date not yet set. mark, lastly, you know, in your role at the cia, you worked hand-in-hand with dod officials, members of the military. we would love to hear your thoughts on memorial day. >> this is a profound day. every time i walk in the cia headquarters, on the right is the memorial wall, for officers that lost their lives. i was involved in some of the operations. this is a day of reflection. i don't necessarily say thank you. this is a day to -- i don't sa happy memorial day. i say thank you to those, of course, who paid the ultimate price and also who served the country. you know, with my d.o.d. colleagues, same thing. there is a sense of honor when you work for the united states government and, you know, manning and protecting americans. today is a day to thank and reflect on the lives lost. a meaningful day for all of us.

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president biden delivered the commencement address at west point on saturday. he talked about the wide-ranging responsibilities of the military around the world. he also reminded the cadets of protecting democracy with an indirect reference to former president trump. >> you raised an oath not to a political party, no the to the president, but to the constitution of the united states of america. against all enemies, foreign and domestic. foreigners know freedom is not free. it requires constant vigilance and from the very beginning, nothing is guaranteed about our democracy in america. every generation has an obligation defend it, to protect it, to preserve it, to choose

now as your turn. >> joining us now, reporter for the new washington publication "notice." jasmine, thank you for joining us this morning. this is not a political speech. this was a commencement acress -- address to a service academy. there were indirect references about his predecessor. let's talk about the idea of protecting democracy and how central that is going to be to biden's re-election campaign this year. >> yeah, jonathan, thank you for having me on. look, that is the thesis to the case come 2024. that democracy is on the ballot. that democracy is at stake. and if the country were to re-elect former president trump that, democracy would be in trouble. so, it was central to not just the future of what we're going to hear from president biden but central to the remarks on saturday. i know it's not a political speech. but it was probably about as political as a nonpolitical

speech could be when the president is talking to the military. those hits at trump though they were not by name were not subtle. and, of course, they were intentional. this is something that president biden cares deeply about and he wants to try to continuously remind the country of what is at stake come 2024. come november when those ballots are being passed. and, so, i think that it was not just in tensional but really deliberate on the president's case when trying to harkin back to times when the issue of democracy was first at hand, particularly when he referenced a letter written by former west point graduates in 2020 to remind those graduates coming up to stay committed to the constitution. staying loyal to the constitution obviously or a rebuke of trump when he went to lafayette park with members of the military, with members of the joint chiefs of staff really

receiving criticism for politicizing the military. so, those kind of references were embedded all throughout the president's speech on saturday, harkining back to that time, really though not -- though kind of subtly talking about how democracy is at stake. >> no question. there is so much scrutiny on the president's commencement addresses in wake of the protests at gaza. that was never going to happen. but give us more sense, jasmine, about some of the foreign policy priorities that president mentioned in that address at west point. >> yeah. well, jonathan, one thing the president said that i thought was important was he was saying that at no time in america has the military been sent out so far across the country to really protect democracy, to protect the values that america has. of course, in the backdrop of all this, not only is it just the russian-ukraine war, but also what is happening in israel-gaza. of course, that has been a real

strain for this white house not just when it comes to how they are motivated to act in their foreign policy but also politically. of course, a hot of the campus protested that biden has been faced with is coming from a deep disagreement from people on campuses and even black voters protest towards israel. this is present on guide en's mind and his aides' minds and continuously going forward. he talked a lot about how the military is so important. if not the most important in this moment just because of all the ways that they try to secure america's values across the country in a really unprecedented fashion. >> reporter for "notice," jasmine wright, thank you very much for that update. we appreciate it.

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welcome back. at least 20 people are dead across texas, oklahoma, arkansas, kentucky this morning. tornadoes and severe storms struck the region. in cook county, texas, alone,

seven people including two children were killed and more than 100 others were injured. joining us live from valley view, texas, is our reporter. presilla, remarkable scenes of devastation. what you are seeing on the ground there? >> just heartbreaking devastation. i should note that death toll just went up by two people this morning to hit that number 20 that you just mentioned. it is still rising sadly. that is what officials are concerned about. but when you look at the devastation, you get an understanding of how that might have happened. we're standing in front of a gas station where the governor says there was some 125 people inside sheltering when the roof caved in and that ef-2 tornado bore down here. thankfully, no one was injured in that gas station. and no one died. but people have stories of trauma, stories of fear thinking that they were going to die. it is what we heard from people

who were sheltering inside here and it's what we heard just up the road from people who were sheltering inside their homes. i spoke to a woman, monica vazquez, who was inside her home with her husband and her five children ages 3 to 18 years old. she tells me they were just getting home from a graduation party and they immediately ran into the closet to hide. i asked her what was going through her mind in that moment. i want to play what she told me. what was going through i didn't remember mind? >> i don't want to die. >> and i feel you getting emotional. what is happening right now? >> because that's what i thought. me and my family were going to die. that's what i thought. >> and that is what we're hearing from residents who have survived this. the they are in shock. the entire second floor of her home was destroyed. her mother was next door holding

on to a door knob. thankfully she was able to survive. of course we know 20 people did not survive including at least two children. i should note, there have been more than 60 tornado reports across a dozen states. it's not just texas. we're talking about arkansas, oklahoma, missouri, kentucky, illinois. just devastation this holiday weekend. folks now looking towards cleanup and figuring out how to start again and deal with all of this. >> presilla, what is the sense of the warning systems in the community? did they work? are they perceived to be adequate? >> so, everyone that i spoke to said that they did not hear a siren go off. but that they did get an alert on their phone. and, so, there were some people, i spoke to one woman who said she got the alert and immediately got in the car and started driving. she was able to get out of her

home and escape all. this we know a lot of people just sheltered in place in bathrooms and closets. the woman i spoke to here was at a graduation party and she drove and when she realized, like, it's here, she parked her can and ran inside and literally hid in the bathroom here. this were warnings but not everyone had enough time to get into the best possible place as we're seeing. jonathan? >> nbc news correspondent presilla thompson, thank you so much. let's get more now on the memorial day forecast. for that, let's bring in our meteorologist michelle grossman. give us a sense how it looks out there. unofficial kickoff for summer. really dangerous weather at the same time. >> we're looking at more storms today. good news is we're not looking at what we saw over the week. still impactful as we go throughout this memorial day. that is one of the stories. we also have really steamy conditions in the south. we're going to see record highs. temperatures by15 degrees above

normal. this is what it looks like today. we're looking at holiday storms from new england and throughout the northeast and into the southeast. could see really heavy rain with the storms, four, five inches in spots. certainly could see hail and tornadoes. showers into the northern plains. parts of the upper midwest as well. look at the western part of the nation. really nice. lots of sunshine there. nice and dry. looking at record heat in parts of the south. again, going to see temperatures anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees above what is typical. then throughout time, we'll see that cold front. that is going to bring the chance for that severe weather. 71 million people at risk. this is a really compacted area. we're talking about new york city, philadelphia, d.c., down into portions of the southeast as well. columbia and wilmington. there could be downed trees and heavy rain. we have watches and warnings on

the map. the thunderstorm watch is in yellow. thunderstorm warnings where you see the orange boxes, seeing lightning and thunder. seeing that heavy rain. this is going to move to the east. that's where the cold front is. slicing through really warm and humid air, bringing a chance of the storms from new england into texas and that will be the case as we go throughout the day, particularly concerned about flash flooding as well, especially where you see that darker blue. could really heavy rain. be careful if you're out and about. parades, picnics, on the road traveling, you want to heed your weather alerts there. we're looking at the storms up to five inches in spots. >> michelle grossman. for all of out there today, travel safely. coming up, we'll continue our memorial day coverage with looks at efforts to strengthen and empower military and veteran families. we'll be right back with that. i. s in my office tell me about their frequent dry eyes, which may point to dry eye disease. millions of americans were estimated to have it. they've tried artificial tears again and again,

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say the public understands them. joining us now to look deep near those numbers and what is being done to support military families is the vice president of the blue star families, ashley seville. she is also a veteran. thank you for being us with this morning. tell us more about these poll numbers. what are some things that stuck out to you? >> thank you. thank you for having me on today. i think today more than anything when we celebrate and commemorate and really reflect on those that paid the on those that paid the ultimate sacrifice, this poll done by blue star families really highlights the military and americans as a whole are looked at favorably. military families now more than ever need our support in what we do as everyday citizens. >> so what do we think explains the disconnect where the polling shows that americans themselves

say, yeah, i really support the military, but it seems to be they don't think the rest of the country does. >> i think there's a lack of understanding and a chance we can spread knowledge about what military families are doing each day and some of the -- i would say what they endure. on average every two to three years american military families are moving to a new community. they have to reintegrate into the community and find child care and employment. that's what i think is not highlighted. they must trust military families, but there's a lack of understanding about what military families are going through each day. >> of course, a moment of two decades' worth where american military and families were asked to do so much in afghanistan and iraq. president biden over the weekend at west point talked about how he feels about military intervention and the need to send american soldiers into harm's way. take a look. >> there's never been a time in history when we've asked our

military to do so many different things in so many different places around the world all at the same time. there are no american soldiers at the war in ukraine. i'm determined to keep it that way. but we are standing strong with ukraine, and we will stand with them. >> so let's get your reaction to the president's words. >> i think what president biden is highlighting here is what we all need to do as americans and specifically what we do here at blue star families in understanding the journey that our military and military families are facing each and every day and how we as everyday citizens can take action in supporting what our american military is doing and the service and security they're bringing our country. >> ashley, tell us right now, what do these military families need, the families of active duty service members, the families of veterans and those on this memorial day, the families of those killed in the

line of duty. >> i think a deeper understanding and the way everyday americans can learn more about what military families are going through and how they can do their part. blue star families partnered to lawn tch do your part campaign wherever day citizens as well as companies and organizations can take actionable steps, whether it's spousal employment, improving child care, and how we can support these military families so we can remain an all-volunteer force and our national security can be assured that the military will still stand with us and our families are supported each and every day. >> important issues each and every day. vice president of development at blue star families, ashley ave. ville, thank you for being with us and thank you for your thoughts. >> thank you. your thoughts >> thank you

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with a record number of americans traveling this memorial day weekend -- you can see the crowds already there in myrtle beach -- some areas of the country are seeing a shortage of lifeguards forcing beach and pool closures. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: as the summer season starts heating up with americans heading to beaches and pools to cool off. >> cannonball! >> reporter: -- this morning rising concerns over lifeguard shortages across the nation. >> with the shortage, i'm definitely going to come to

where i know that we feel safe and definitely protected. >> reporter: with some states including new york and michigan already shutting down some beaches over the lack of lifeguards. a job once glamorized on tv screens. >> where are you taking me? >> i'm taking you to the beach. >> reporter: the run to the water has slowed down in recent years. according to the american lifeguard association, about a third of public swimming pools across the country were affected by the shortage last year, prompting closures and reduced hours. though the number of recreational protective service workers may be on the rise, according to the bureau of labor statistics, it's still largely under prepandemic levels with about 20,000 less workers on duty. >> what we're seeing has been a trend that started somewhere around covid. >> reporter: wyatt of the american lifeguard association says local communities should boost incentives and awareness. >> what we're lacking here is a career path forward.

>> reporter: career lifeguards in new jersey with full staffing on memorial day says we must be more competitive. >> working here, for what they do, they should be paid more than some of the other jobs that usually high school kids or early college age kids get. >> reporter: in new york state wages for seasonal life yards have increased to $22 an hour with the state investing $5 million towards incentivizing lifeguard improvement. drones will also be used to aid beach rescues. >> we're responding to similarers in distress, looking for rips and where they may be present. >> reporter: with millions eager to take a summer dive into lakes, pools and oceans, a nationwide call for new recruits to ensure a safe swimming season. >> that does it for us on this memorial day. thank you for watching. jose diaz-balart picks up the coverage right now. good morning on this memori