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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Reflecting on Dolly Parton’s lasting legacy beyond music

Dolly Parton was well known for her music and iconic fashion, but she was also a successful businesswoman and a generous philanthropist. She began ‘The Dollywood Foundation’ in 1988 and launched her ‘Imagination Library’ program in 1995, inspired by her father, who never learned to read or write. The program has donated more than 330 million books to children across the country. President & Chair of The Dollywood Foundation, Jeff Conyers, joins Morning Joe to discuss the program and all the other ways Parton’s legacy stretched well beyond her music career.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘Still no justice’: Joe on the shooting death of Alex Pretti

The family of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse fatally shot in January by Customs and Border Patrol agents during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, sat down for an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that aired on “Good Morning America.” Pretti’s mother, Susan, says “no one has given us the complete truth” about her son’s death, and no one has been held accountable. Joe condemns Pretti’s killing and asks on Morning Joe why the agents who shot him are not in prison.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump admin PAUSES Big Bend bulldozing after OUTCRY

The Trump administration has paused construction in Big Bend after bipartisan backlash over its plans to build border security infrastructure inside the national park—but the damage may already be done. Laiken Jordahl, National Public Lands Advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, says that the project, as it stands, “would devastate this national park and change it irreparably forever.” Vaughn Hillyard reports on "Connect with Jacob Soboroff."

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Hegseth's purge of top generals is 'troubling' since he hasn't served in senior ranks: NYT Reporter

The New York Times reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of top generals is leaving the army "rudderless." The shakeup comes amid the ongoing war with Iran. MS NOW Senior Capitol Hill Reporter Ali Vitali, New York Times Diplomatic Correspondent Michael Crowley, Senior Editor and Columnist for CT Insider Philip Bump and New York Times Opinion Contributing Writer Molly Jong-Fast join Stephanie Ruhle to weigh in.