Breaking news overnight, Iran's state media confirms the death of the country's president

and its foreign minister in a helicopter crash. We'll have a live report for the latest details

and get expert analysis on the geopolitical implications. Also ahead, Donald Trump's hush money trial resumes today in New York City.

We'll have a preview of what could be the final week in court.

Plus, we'll have some of the highlights from President Biden's commencement speech at

Morehouse College, where he attempted to thread the needle on several issues connected

to his reelection campaign.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Monday, May 20th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for starting your day and week with us.

And we will begin with significant breaking news. Iran state media is reporting that the nation's

president and foreign minister have died in a helicopter crash. Search teams arrived at the site

of what was originally called a hard landing, and they found

no sign of life.

According to a news outlet affiliated with the Iranian government, seven other officials

were on board the aircraft at the time of the accident.

The Associated Press cites Iranian State TV is giving

no immediate cause for the crash, although weather could be a factor. The group was returning

from an event near Iran's border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter went down. Heavy fog

prevented search and rescue teams from

finding the wreckage for hours. A hardline conservative within the Iranian political landscape,

the president, Rahishi, has been Iran's leader since 2021. Joining us now, NBC News, chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel live from Europe.

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