welcome back. president biden putting congress on notice in a new op-ed. do something about guns in america. more on his powerful message. behind the scenes, talk is heating up on the debt ceiling deal as default looms. >> it's time to bring spending levels back to pre-covid, and then we can talk about raising the debt ceiling. and, frankly republicans have passed that plan. >> the only leader who says, we are going to light the american economy on fire if we can't get an agreement in the next 10 to 14 days is kevin mccarthy. and that is deeply worrying to me. >> the latest, live from our southern border with new numbers showing a slowdown in this first post title 42 weekend, defying expectations. we're also going to look at the case against the man charged in the fatal chokehold of a homeless man in the new york city subway. disturbing numbers on threats to abortion clinics around the

country. since the end of roe v. wade, and tucker carlson getting ready for his next chapter. a twitter show, will his audience follow? we'll dive into all that plus a viral moment. >> i wasn't doing anything. hey! stop! >> that taylor swift outburst that's causing a lot of stir today. that's coming up. minutes ago, though, bells chimed across buffalo, new york, to mourn the ten people murdered in a racist mass shooting at a supermarket. those bells tolled a moment of remembrance, it was 20 8 pm mayor go today. an 18-year-old white supremacist opened fire at a

tops supermarket in a black neighborhood, far from his home. simply because he wanted to kill black people. the killer used an ar-15 style weapons, something president biden noted today. and she made an urgent new plea to congress to stop the gun violence crisis in this country. writing, quote, for god sake, do something. that is the presidents message in the new off that in usa today. msnbc news white house correspondent traveling with the president in delaware. the president pointed to action he took nearly a year ago as a starting point. walk us through that. >> yeah, lindsey. the president in this op-ed talks about how that racially motivated shooting in buffalo, and then the tragic school shooting in uvalde texas created enough outrage for lawmakers on capitol hill to finally move on gun legislation in the first time in three decades last year. they pass that bipartisan safer communities act that expanded

red flag laws, and strengthened background check systems among other measures. but in the year since then, the president has realized the limitations of that. remember, that bill was considered historic, but also moderate in the changes that it made. compared to what the president wanted. so in the year since, he has issued these executive orders but essentially has made sure that that that act is working at full capacity. the president still says that more work needs to be done. and he's lying that a congress's feet. he says in this op-ed, quote, america doesn't have to be a place where our children learn how to duck and cover from a shooter in a restaurant, for their exit options. we cannot sit back and pass this problem off to the next generation to solve. in this op-ed, he talks about how that executive order has not only saved lives, but he's announcing more measures that his administration is able to take, barring that extra work,

that extra action from congress. he says that the white house in doj will convene state legislators, as well as governors, offices, essentially to create this mass communication system. so that multiple states are able to access the federal background check website so that there can be a -- more limitations on people under the age of 21, able to buy assault weapons. he also says that helping the department of education -- they're working on more efforts to be able to assist the survivors of gun violence, as well as their families. at the end of this op-ed, he also says he invites, quote, law enforcement leaders supportive of an assault weapons ban, and trying to pass -- to further these discussions. this is no doubt continuing to be a topic of concern, a topic of discussion among the white house at this point, lindsey. >> thank you. we're following some breaking sports news this hour.

the memphis grizzlies announcing they've suspended their star player, ja morant, following a now deleted social media post that showed the point guard casually brandishing a handgun. morant had served in eight games -- for a separate social media incident involving him holding a gun, intoxicated, at a club. the suspension ruling now heads to the league office, before becoming finalized. nba spokesperson said they are aware of the social media post involving ja morant, and we are in the process of gathering more information. turning now to the border, where the number of migrants taken into custody this weekend is less than half of what it was before the lifting of title 42. but real challenges remain for those who have crossed over, as organizations struggle to meet the humanitarian need. we are in el paso texas. those numbers are still pretty high, compared to what we used to seeing. what's the latest there? >> hi there, lindsey. the numbers are not as --

they are not as high as some had expected. but they are still in the thousands, when it comes to the overall number crossing the border. before i get into those numbers, i want to show you something, what we are seeing here on the ground. a community coming together, that's what we're seeing here in el paso. behind, me what you will see is organizations passing out food to migrants, and they're also passing out flowers. so the mothers that are here, the migrant mothers that are here -- keep in mind, this is mother's day. this is a time when some of these families are still facing uncertainty. they're away from their families, they are still struggling to figure out their future ahead. so that's a little bit of the community since we are getting here in el paso tries to figure out how it's going to address the growing number of migrants coming into syria. we also saw a church service happened earlier here. they're calling it gangsters for jesus. it's a community church that comes together and holds a church service right here, in this alley.

we spoke with some of the organizers earlier today but where they felt it's important to come and speak to migrants. take a listen. >> el paso has a loving heart. when we hear that somebody is in need, everybody jumps to help. it might be by prayer, or water, clothing, $1, they all come together. and that's our el paso community. >> so the city of el paso remains in a state of emergency now. i will get into those numbers for you. overall, dhs says that about 4400 migrants crossed the border on saturday. that is down from 6200 on friday. the day the title 42 listed. all of that is a drastic decrease for the numbers that we saw in the three days leading into the lifting of title 42. when about 10,000 or more migrants were crossing the southern border. but one thing is certain here, in the community in el paso

says that they are still preparing for what they're calling the unknown. they don't know how many migrants will end up here, but they have been seeing a steady stream, and they say they are focused on addressing the needs of those that come through. >> all right, thank you for that update. a lot more to come this hour, we are back in 60 seconds with a new york city chokehold death. the suspect is being called a murder by some, a hero by others. having tried such a polarizing case, we will ask our legal expert in a minute. is strong enamel- nothing beats it. new pronamel active shield actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients- it really works. >> woman: why did we choose safelite? gamechanger for my patients- we were loading our suv when... crack! safelite came right to us, and we could see exactly when they'd arrive with a replacement we could trust. that's service the way we want it. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ how to grow delicious herbs:

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danny sala. this charge came 11 days after the incident. he had been questioned and released. are those two things typical and something like this? >> he hasn't really been charged by the people. by that, he means that he hasn't been indicted. nor has there been another jurisdiction with a preliminary hearing. the judge makes a third party decision about whether or not there is enough for the case to move forward. an indictment is essentially the people speaking from a grand jury. it procedurally, this is really just alvin bragg and the d.a.'s office saying that this defendant committed a crime. there are going to need an indictment, so procedurally, we're at the beginning of this case. he is charged, he's out, and at some point very soon, we can expect a grand jury. that's why they did it early, so they can continue to investigate. talk to witnesses, find everybody who was on a subway. >> you find it early, even

though some people are saying 11 days is quite a delay. >> right. look, i can find examples of charges coming sooner or later. we're investigating a former president, it's taking years. so all investigations are different. in a case like, this i think what the d.a. was trying to do is get the charges on the record and continue to build a case. they are obviously not ready, because if they, were they would've just gone to the grand jury and had him indicted. i guess i can safely say that, is it too soon? no. i think the dea has made it clear that they want more time to investigate. more time to bring this before a grand jury. or else they would've done it already. >> they say manslaughter in the second degree isn't enough. they want murder charges. what's the difference here? >> i understand the sentiment. but murder is unintentional killing. there isn't any evidence, at least so far we have seen, and there may be some out there. you have to leave open the possibility. but there's really not any evidence that this was an intentional killing. nothing with premeditation so far. what it appears to be, at least

from the facts we know so far, is that this was an unintentional killing that might have been reckless. and recklessness is generally the conscious disregard of a known risk. and the d.a.'s theory in the case is that by applying a chokehold for that theory -- this person, this defendant consciously disregarded a risk that he knew about, at least allegedly, that could result in serious bodily injury or death. that's the theory that more accurately fits this. but the d.a.'s office has to know, they have an uphill battle when it comes to justification for self-defense. in new york, one of the most favorable jurisdictions for self-defense, once the defendant races self-defense, the state has to disprove it beyond a reasonable doubt. it's essentially a presumption of valid self-defense. >> all right, we've learned a lot today. thank you so much. still ahead, alarming numbers when you report on violence against abortion clinics in the

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after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. lacey thompson was believed to be the father of the child. a troubling new report reveals violence at abortion clinics is up triple digits since roe v. wade was overturned. data compiled by the national abortion federation shows that clinics saw a 231% rise, a 229% jump in stalking, a 100% spike in arson over the last year. melissa fowler, the chief program officer at the national abortion federation says the data is proof of what we have known to be true. antiabortion extremists are emboldened by the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v. wade, and the cascade of abortion bans that followed. melissa fowler joins me now, and melissa, you talked to a lot of people about what they are seeing. i want to play just part. >> we had someone who tried to throw a molotov cocktail at the clinic and louisiana. and fortunately, it was at

night. but after that, they couldn't have windows anymore. so they had no windows in the building whatsoever. it was completely dark, with overhead lighting. you never know what time of day it was when you were at work. but it had to be like that, because people would throw molotov cocktails into the building sometimes. >> what are some of the key takeaways from your report? >> unfortunately, this isn't surprising. we expected this when the dobbs decision was leaked. we saw a media uptake in people online calling for violence against clinics. calling for people to go and commit arson, and not wait for the decision. we were hearing from our members who are starting to see an increase, and more intense activity. people were so emboldened by the decision from the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade. and then by all the statements that followed, i think it's important people to understand that when a clinic closes, the people to target that clinic

don't just pick up and go home. in many cases, they travel to other communities or even move to other states to target the clinics there. and that's what the data showed this year. that the clinics in protected states really had disproportionate increases and things like assault, stalking, obstruction, and they were more targeted by these individuals and groups. >> i want to focus on that again in a little bit. there has been a 25% increase in clinic break-ins. and there's been a 20% increase in death threats. have these places been able to afford security as a result? >> security is always a major concern, and a major expense for abortion providers. we want to really comprehensive program, we want to help advise people about security. but we do see that sometimes, clinics just don't have the finances or resources to make those upgrades. and the 25% increase is when

people are forcibly breaking into clinics, during the day, while patients are there. they invade the reading rooms, they harass patients and staff. it can be very traumatic for the people who are there, and they refused to leave until law enforcement comes and removes them. and it's just a tactic to try and delay care. while it might delay care by a few hours, the clinics stay open. people stay there and get their care. it's just pretty traumatic for them. >> we only have a minute left. to talk to me here about what you are finding with people actually traveling to those protected states that we were talking about to engage in violence. >> absolutely. we've seen that for years, after doctor tiller was murdered in 2009, people that lived in wichita picked up and moved to albuquerque and other places. and we've seen that in the last year. we tracked these movements, we've heard of people picking up and going to other states. and we're hearing from our members on the ground in these protected states that they had major increases in committing

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looking ahead it's coming week, president biden has speaker kevin mccarthy are set to continue their ongoing talks to negotiate raising the debt ceiling. but today, we heard from a number of top lawmakers with this very issue. nbc's julia circuit joins us live from capitol hill about that. what do lawmakers have to say as we approach this deadline? >> we heard from lawmakers all day long, but first, lindsey, i want to set the scene for our viewers here. as members of congress continue to meet now, the fifth day in a row ahead of that set planned

meeting. it could happen as early as tuesday. the bottom line is that republicans and democrats still remain very far apart. president biden yesterday said they were making some progress, but they are not quite there yet. and that really is because both sides think they have the upper hand comes to this critical influx point. which we are poised to default on our debt for the first time ever, as early as june 1st. republicans maintain that spending cuts should be done in conjunction with the debt ceiling lift. we saw 43 senate republicans signed on, saying they will not vote for any clean debt ceiling. so the president the democrats keep talking about, that this has been done 100 times in the past, this is nothing new here. that is really coming off the table now. and it's getting to a point where democrats have to come to the table here, as we're seeing with staff as well. of course, democrats led by president biden are maintaining their position that it should be a clean debt ceiling lift. still, though, if you look at the spending cuts, even if

democrats were getting-ing engaged in that conversation to be spending cuts sometime later in the summer or september, they are on opposite pages of what to cut. republicans want to cut mostly non defense spending. so discretionary spending, government programs. democrats, on the other hand, would prefer to cut some defense spending, and maybe raise some taxes on billionaires, to. take a listen to what senator chris murphy had to say. >> if we want to get serious about deficit reduction, then you have to put tax increases for billionaires and corporations on the table. that's why i'm pretty skeptical that there is going to be an agreement in the next two weeks. >> if joe biden brings nothing to the table, if all he does is sit there with his hands in his pockets and not understand what he has done and a way to actually negotiate, then he is the one leading our nation into default. >> now, speaker mccarthy did say the defaulting on our debt

is not an option. but i've got to tell you, i spoke to republicans in his party, in the house who appear to say that they are not that concerned if that happens. because they believe it will be an entirely democratic problem. they view the house passed in the bill, they were able to get it through. that was a marker that gave them some leverage in these negotiations. but when all is said, the american people are caught the middle of a political game of chicken. >> thank you. all right, we're going to turn now to the presidential elections in turkey. where we are now starting to see some early numbers come in. according to the ap, incumbent president erdogan has been in power for 20 years, and appears to be holding a steady lead over -- reporting this hour some 47% of ballot boxes have been counted. of those, just over 52% of guntertown compared to just 42% for -- we should mention, the ap sites turkish state run media for these numbers. they may not actually reflect

the actual ballot count. but i want to bring in nbc's -- so walk us through the latest on what you are hearing. >> yeah, lindsey. this is turning into a very tense election night in turkey. we just got some updated numbers via turkish state media. they are now saying more than 80% of ballot boxes are opened, and president erdogan is leading in something like 50.3% of the vote. a couple points ahead of his challenger. now, the key thing here is, if erdogan can stay above 50%, he will win this election in the first round. if he falls below it, then this is going to a second round. i should tell you, the opposition are saying, we should not trust what is coming out in state media. they say these ballot boxes are being selectively opened in an order that appears to make

erdogan stronger than he really is. we have heard from the challenger in just the last few minutes. he is saying he and his people will not sleep tonight. they will be off as long as it takes, and they will be watching those ballot boxes to make sure that there is no interference. now, lindsey, this couldn't be higher here for turkish democracy in turkish relationships with the rest of the world. the people in turkey really see this as the last chance to wrench turkey off of the autocratic path that it has been on for the last years under president erdogan. and put it back on to a democratic one. in terms of turkish relationships with the u.s., it's frayed relationship with the rest of nato, he has said that he will take a much more transatlantic, much more pro western approach than erdogan has so far. erdogan has been a complicated nato partner. he is putting a hold on people

joining the nato alliance. he has refused to join other western countries in terms of putting sanctions on russia. so a lot at stake here for turkey, and for the world. lindsey? >> i want to talk with our social media has played into this election. twitter's global government affairs account announced they would restrict access to some content in turkey, to ensure twitter remains available. what we know here about what content is being restricted and why? >> yeah, we have seen this before. the turkish government demanding the twitter restrict certain content around election time. in the past, twitter has defied the turkish government. they've said, we are going to stay up and we are not doing censorship. under elon musk, they have agreed, apparently, to abide by these certain conditions called for by turkey. now, musk's argument on twitter, of course, is that it is better for there to be some restrictions, rather than for the service to be cut off entirely in turkey. especially on a night as

important as election night. we do not know, lindsey, exactly what twitter has agreed to restrict. musk has said he is open to publishing, to making public what it is the turkish government is asking of him. but as of, yet we've yet to see it. lindsey? >> rob sanchez, thank you. we are keeping a close eye on the southern border, where crossings are dropping following the lifting of title 42. but in terms of how we got here, nbc's julie ainslie is that part of the story. >> as thousands of migrants continue to cross the u.s. mexico border every day, pushing migrants shelters past capacity, a stark image from the secretary of homeland security here today. >> we are operating within the constraints of a broken immigration system. our system has been broken for more than two decades. >> the scenes from the border, often heartbreaking. one group crossing the rio

grande this week with a baby and a suitcase. the record breaking surge of migrants far outpacing the number of daily crossings in the past. roughly 2000 a day under former president obama. 4000 a day under former president trump. how did we get here? the biden administration blames a system that hasn't changed at the times, since former president reagan signed immigration bill into law back in 1986. >> future generations of americans will be thankful for our efforts to humanely regain control of our borders. >> back in 2006, then president george w. bush tried. >> our nation is orderly and needs secure borders. >> and they failed to pass a comprehensive immigration bill that would have allowed millions of immigrants a path to citizenship. and republicans and democrats have been at odds ever since. >> i think what has happened in the intervening years is that the parties have become more

homogenized on opposite sides of the issue. >> theresa cardinal brown's senior adviser for immigration and border policy at the bipartisan policy center. the >> only people who benefit from the confusion at the border are the criminal smugglers that are charging migrants and promising them that they know how to get through. >> how many people might wonder, how can migrants like this just crossed the border? if it's illegal to cross into the u.s. in the first place without documents. well, the answer is they can come here and claim asylum. >> under u.s. law, migrants can claim asylum if they fear of persecution back home. allowing them to be released in the u.s. while they await a court date. but the courts are overwhelmed with more than 2 million cases pending. this man we spoke to in el paso says he would claim asylum here, because he had no way to feed himself or his family in venezuela. residents and officials in border towns across the u.s. say they are sympathetic, but

also overwhelmed. >> i would have liked us to see the federal government set up the shelters, but we're shouldering the whole thing. >> for now, towns like el paso people telling migrants. looking for a better future through a system mired in the past. >> we haven't successfully updated our immigration laws in a couple of decades. it doesn't mean we should stop trying. nor doesn't mean we should just give up. >> thanks to abc's julia ainsley for that report. i want to bring in sergio gonzalez, the executive director of immigration who served as an adviser to then senator kamala harris. sergio, what role are you in your organization playing here? >> i first want to point out that we are now at the 20 year anniversary of the shooting in buffalo, and the type of rhetoric we are seeing employed by the gop, the republican leaders has real consequences. this is fueling violence, not

only last, year but it also fueled violence in texas a few years ago. and just last week, of, course there was another shooting in a mall that left ten people dead. it was fueled by white supremacist rhetoric. and in brownsville, eight people were killed when a driver ran his vehicle into a crowd of migrants that left eight people dead. so i want to say, one of the key things that our organization is focused on is bringing light to this rhetoric and also showing leaders in our country that there are solutions that the american people support. the fact of the matter is, despite all of the anti-immigrant rhetoric in the zena phobia being employed by the gop, 60% of voters want a balanced approach to immigration. they want immigration system that provides a path to citizenship to hardworking immigrants in this country, who helped us get through a historic pandemic. and they also want border security. they do not want an enforcement

only approach that the gop has been offering. our organization has been very focused on research to both identify the type of a massive anti-immigrant, racist, and hate filled spending and rhetoric that is being employed in the last election. 100 and $71 million was spelled and on anti immigrant ads that equate immigrants with drugs and crime. with invasion at the border. with the great replacement theory, which was before only's by great -- it is now openly used by the gop. so one thing we're very focused on is shedding light on this, and the other thing we're very focused on doing is talking about what the real solutions are to bring -- >> so sergio, that's, it and i just want to mention in terms of brownsville, we don't know if that attack was deliberate, driving into a bunch of migrants. tragic, of course, yes. we do know there is a problem with rhetoric in this country. but what does comprehensive

reform look like? do you support, for example, the white house's bill that would increase the number of people who could look for asylum? is it increasing agencies countries? what does it look like, specifically? >>. . ,. . republicans have blocked every effort. >> what are some of the key reforms that you would support? >> some of the solutions that we need and senate democrats are working on a supplemental right now, we encourage them to pass this. would-be to increase the number of asylum officers that we have to increase the number of immigration judges. we have a great backlog. extending legal pathways for people to be able to legally immigrate to this country.

increasing humanitarian assistance. not only to provide support to the people who are seeking assistance, arriving at our border. but also in the region, and importantly, let's not forget about the 11 million undocumented immigrants, many who have been in this country for more than two decades, working in essential sectors. we need to provide a path to citizenship for them. so the formula is there. the answers are right there. it just requires the political will of our leaders to pass this package in congress. >> all right, sergio gonzales, thank you for your insight and your time. >> straight ahead, taking his talents to twitter. tucker carlson has a new spot picked out for his show. and sparksville i during a taylor swift concert. what made her stuff singing and tell someone, you need to calm down? >> tonight, nine eastern on -- new york congressman richie torres will join stop but a bill he is cosponsoring.

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twitter owner elon musk about what he plans for the future of these site. joining us now is the president and ceo of media matters for america. thank you for your time. i want to get your reaction to this news and what it means in general for the show, for twitter, given that really obviously interactive nature of the site where people in realtime can say what they really think. >> a couple things. one, i look at it from a few angles. two ways to look at it is, what's it going to diverse audience? and then what will it do for his power and audience? for his audience, he may reach more people. that is the truth. that is not the end of the world. that is fine, it's not ideal. sean hannity's talk radio show is five times as large as his tv show. there are lots of fox figures and former fox figures that have a way bigger reach. the real question is, what does this do for his power? that will be greatly diminished, doesn't matter how many people see him on twitter. for two reasons, one, it will only be on twitter.

it's an exclusive arrangement. he's agreed not to put the programming anywhere else, so that's going to make it harder for him to reach different audiences. a large part of xidias's far removed from twitter and will never join it. the others you need the fox news wraparound to operationalize the lies and extremism he was putting on the fox news program nightly. you will not get the next day of news coverage where other hosts are taking your segments and bringing on other guests and political figures, to not just amplify the misinformation and ideas, but put them in practice by having more people talk about it and turned it into a thing. >> he says this is about free speech. there are a couple ways we can go with this conversation. first of all, in turkey, we are seeing some posts, unclear which posts and exactly why. but some posts looks like are being restricted during their election. we've also seen a new study showing both daily use and overall volume of hate speech has doubled on twitter since

musk's takeover. are there concerns that this free speech is really just a dog whistle for hate speech? >> yeah. when they say free speech, tucker carlson, elon musk, they don't mean free speech. they don't mean a robust place for a whole bunch of ideas get to percolates and combat. what they really mean is that they feel like they are disadvantaged because some of their ideas get criticism. they actually don't like the criticism at all. one of the consequences, sometimes there are, as a result of that they think free speech is under attack. what they really mean is free for all. that's what they mean. in a mean free for all. as you know, that oftentimes includes hate. bigotry, tucker carlson was and evangelize are of white supremacy. probably the single biggest advocate. that is not just my assessment, that is literally what organizers, the leader of the daily stormer and other white nationalist publications used to celebrate tucker carlson as their chief champion of that ideology. i think twitter is going to

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after getting into some bad blood with security guards during her concert in philadelphia last night. appearing to defend fans all about missing a beat. ♪ ♪ ♪ she wasn't doing anything. hey! stop! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> concert goers on twitter say the guards were physically pushing fans off of barricades instead of telling them to move. the singers in the midst of her sold-out heiress tour. the winner of the world's biggest on contests couldn't have been had better timing. sweden takes home this year's eurovision when. that means the contest goes

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