from the democratic side and we have to hear exactly what the president says. we should also note and i want jeff to talk about this reporting, he was supposed to come out more than 20 minutes ago and hasn t and in this atmosphere we should remember that things change rather quickly but this is where they think they are on capitol hill among senior democrats. he s going to want to save some face here, jeff, but at the same time you have reporting on something that really got to him that may have changed his mind. this is day 35, so not a new problem here at all but one thing that changed i am told were those pictures this morning from la guardia, from newark, from philadelphia, those airplane delays and slowdowns and ground stops because of this. you have pilots telling passengers on planes, this is because of the government shutdown, so i am told by one white house official that said planes have to keep flying, this is getting worse and worse, he knows this has to end. this is som
153,000 bridges in this country falling apart because of deferred maintenance. longer airplane delays, more accidents, longer delays on our highways because of hot poles. all of that is the effect of a republican decision to stop funding infrastructure while at the same time two weeks ago they spent $270 billion on a permanent repeal of the estate tax, you tell me which priorities are the right priorities for america. repealing the estate tax at $270 billion or repairing our trains, plains and highways. congressman, is it that cut and dry. is it one or the other necessarily? is there not enough money to intelligently spend on infrastructure with the caps and the limitations that you have? never use the word intelligently when it comes to the united states congress. i don t think the two should be put in the same sentence. but government is about priorities and we have tight budgets so we have to prioritize
hour. already very windy morning out there. airplane delays will be longest specially in the northeast this morning. the rest of the country will look okay. it s windy and warm and there will be you very much. coming up on morning joe, shockingly low especially roll the numbers on healthcare.gov. why is the white house continuing to keep the numbers a secret. and when we come back here, we ll huddle around the cooler. how long it took to drive from l.a. to new york and without any bathroom breaks. before carolyn hughes was a peacekeeper in haiti. before william hughes fought in vietnam. and john hughes
outlaw billy the kid. the deadline for his decision, midnight tonight ironically. here s what the governor said this week. look, billy the kid did kill two police officers. i m not looking at a blanket pardon and he did kill those two police officers since he was escaping from the lincoln county jail. i just want to make the right decision but you know what? this is fun. this is not we re not talking about war. we re not talking about airplane delays everywhere and storms like you have to do. this is american history. this is new mexico history. i ll make the right decision but i m not quite there yet. so is pardoning the infamous criminal a good idea? joining us from tampa is pauline garrett tillinhouse, granddaughter of the famous brad garrett and a historian and 15 decisions that changed the nation. good morning to both of you. good morning. good morning. it is fun, i was watching
most people said he should be pardoned. the decendants of wallace say a pardon was never promised. the family of the sheriff who shot and killed the kid are also outraged. historians disagree if he was ever pardoned anything. he escaped from jail in the late 1800s and shot two sheriffs deputies along the way. incoming governor susana martinez says this is a waste of time and the citizens of new mexico have a lot more important issues at hand. yesterday on studio b governor richardson pretty much agreed. i just want to make the right decision. you know what, this is fun, we are not talking about war, we are not talking about airplane delays everywhere and storms like you have to do, this is american history, this is new mexico mystery. i ll make the right decision, but i m not quite there yet. reporter: the governor is running out of time, however, megyn, between some time today