because the scale and the scope of donald trump s fraud is staggering. and so too is his ego and his belief that the rules do not apply to him. today, we are holding donald trump accountable. we are holding him accountable for lying, cheating, and a lack of contrition and for flouting the rules that all of us must play by. because there cannot be different rules for different people in this country. and former presidents are no exception. this decision is a massive victory for every american who believes in that simple, but fundamental pillar of our democracy what the rule of law applies to all of us equally, fairly, and justly. thank you. shannon: good evening, welcome to washington. i m shannon bream in for bret baier. breaking tonight you just heard from the new york attorney general. now we are awaiting remarks from former president trump. we will monitor that. we will bring you any breaking news when we do hear from him. two major courtroom dramas today involving legal
this tragedy. plus, we ll explain the cryptic statement on a national security threat from republican congressman mike turner of ohio that created chaos and confusion on capitol hill. also ahead, we ll preview a busy 48 hours for donald trump s various legal issues. there are two hearings today, including a criminal case you may have forgotten about. good morning. welcome to morning joe on this busy thursday, february 15th. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. and deputy managing editor for politics at politico, sam stein is with us this morning, as well. good to have you. willie, we have tom winter here and will be talking about the tragedy in kansas city. really quickly, though, the reverberations from that huge democratic win on long island a couple of nights ago still being felt in washington. here, the head editorial in the wall street journa
thank you. dana: surprise twist on day two of the fani willis misconduct hearing following yesterday s heated testimony. embattled fulton county prosecutor was expected back on the stand this morning and i was ready for it. both sides decide they ve heard enough from her. we get closer to a decision by the judge. i m dana perino. bill: normally we wind down on friday. good morning to you, i m bill hemmer, good morning. day two, high stakes hearing aimed at removing fani willis from the election related racketeering case against donald trump. there are reports today they might get a verdict on civil trial in new york. dana: eric shawn catches up to speed on the verdict and what we could expect. it will be posted and very long to read. yes, judge has said it will be a lengthy decision. we re waiting any moment for it. he will post it on the court website not give a decision in court. that ruling could potentially cripple the trump organization. supreme court judge expec
friday, february 16th. two days after valentine s day. this is fox & friends. that wasn t in the prompter. ainsley: still hanging on. brian: i am. a hopeless romantic. how about this story? fox news alert. drama in the courtroom dash embattled fulton county d.a. fani willis making this display on the stand. i didn t give him money in a contract. so that was cute you lied right here. your honor, i m going to object. no, no, no; this is the truth. judge? it is a lie. brian: we will bring you the latest. and believe me there is a lot as she is due back in court in just hours. lawrence: plus, the department of justice doubled down on the special counsel report exposing president biden s serious memory problems. in new polling shows more americans are looking for a plan b. ainsley: nascar season kicks off this weekend with a auto daytona 500, we are putting the pedal to the metal with go-karts on fox square. brian: is that true? ainsley: get a helmet. b
it is good to be back with you for this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, hospital horror. the shocking images after a car smashes through a texas emergency room, killing one, injuring five, and sending dust and debris all over the lobby. high drama on the high seas, ukraine celebrates the sinking of a russian warship, ahead of a two-year anniversary of vladimir putin s invasion. we are live at the border, what new numbers reveal about migrant crossings after a historic vote to impeach the dhs secretary. and breaking news, three police officers shot in washington, d.c. by a suspect who is still barricaded. what we just learned at a press conference moments ago. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that shocking crash in texas, with nbc s kathy park live in austin. do we have any idea how this happened, kathy? chris, good afternoon to you. at this hour, we don t know exactly how the driver managed to crash