coast time. he what has to overcome low approval ratings and looking into his son. his republican critics have taken notice already. the president really focused on the past more and some of the divisions. i would hope and would think he would be talking about the economy, talking about america s position in the world, and strength. so i was a little disappointed in that. it shows the contrast. it sounds like he is heading forward now on, you know, dividing our country in a way that i think will have a lasting impact that will be very negative. dana: will voters give biden four more years to finish the job? reaction. first david spunt live at the justice department for the latest on the hunter biden probe. what s going on there, david? federal prosecutors continue to weigh potential misdemeanor and felony charges against hunter biden. no decisions have been made that we know of yet. this is an investigation going on for almost half a decade over a variety issues inclu
those comments were delivered to a new house select committee on china. we have a lot to get to this morning from the panel s prime time hearing. meanwhile, a trip to china by a putin ally is increasing concerns that beijing will ramp up support for russian forces. back here at home, president joe biden s student loan forgiveness plan went before the supreme court yesterday with the conservative majority expressing some skepticism about wiping away debt for some borrowers. also ahead, reaction to an historic defeat in chicago. for the first time in four decades, the city s mayor has lost a reelection bid. we ll get to that. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, march 1st. joe has the morning off, but along with willie and me, we have, of course, the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, and the president of the council on foreign relations, richard haass is
forced to spew her hateful anti semitic rhetoric someplace else. we have full details coming up straight ahead. but first, we have more big news from zero experience. hunter biden, after years of having his precious good nameno we have some news ofgood nameno and reputation sullied by his father s political enemies for absolutelyr , positively no reason at all whatsoever. hunter is now fighting around hr back with a team around him, or at ls how the mediaound him, or mob is trying to spin it. it looks like it might be true.i and letters popping up here and there and everywhere to the doj, the irs anyway,g it hunters laj, the irs anyway,g it hunters ma disinformation of material on hunter by his laptop from .h this is where it gets interesting at the veryg to same time, hunter s camp is actively refusing to admitctl that the information on the laptop actually belongs to huntebelongr, even though onf the lawyers, well, seemed to clearly indicate that it wasd his laptop and that
how you relate with him, that is the beauty of god. ashley: jackie ibanez has the latest details. police found the councilwelcome dead inside her car on wednesday night. the family heard multiple gunshots before calling police. our friends said there were two sets of four shot,s, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. they looked outside and saw somebody running into the woods which lead to the parkway. the fbi has confirmed it is working on the case, meantime, her family and friends believe she was targeted. for somebody to get so close to somebody and shoot them so many times, it has to be personal. it could have been many reasons why somebody would hurt somebody like her, she was a beautiful soul and loved everybody and always smiled. she would take her jacket off to give to you, she was a light. the murder sending shockwaves through the community. she was a devoted wife, mother, emt and pastor. eunice was a dedicated member of the council, the fact she was taken to us
rachel scott standing by with late reporting. the story that made national headlines taking a new turn tonight. the disgraced attorney now charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son. what prosecutors are now saying. news on the pandemic tonight. covid deaths in the u.s. up 10% in just the last week. what they re now seeing in new york city. and the news coming in at this hour from los angeles. matt gutman standing by. the devastating flood emergency in virginia. news on the urgent search tonight. and at least 100 homes there damaged, many lifted right off their foundations. rescuers now marking cars that they ve searched with pink tape. the war in ukraine tonight. the horror revealed. surveillance video seen online showing that deadly missile strike. at least 23 people killed. the death toll rising tonight. russia targeting offices and apartment buildings southwest of kyiv. president biden s mideast trip tonight. the tensions on display in israel over how