obama returned to the white house yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. president biden resuming a tradition that stalled under donald trump. we ll play more from the white house reunion. it was lovely. including poignant remarks from mrs. obama about why traditions like this are important for democracy. plus, former attorney general bill barr continues to speak out about the trump records case, saying the justice department is close to having enough evidence to indict him, but shouldn t. we ll discuss his reasoning. and the 60-day sprint to the midters begins today, and it seems whoever is managing the money for the republican senate candidates can t get it right. how republican senator rick scott explains burning through loads of cash with little to show for it. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 8th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, author of the big lie, white house bureau chi
carlos alcarez outlasts sinner, ending this morning at 2:50 eastern time. alcaraz advances after spending 5 hours and 15 minutes. that s long, just 11 minutes shy of another u.s. open record. alcarez will meet francis tiafoe tomorrow in the first grand slam semifinal for both players. tiafoe is the first american man to make it to the u.s. open semis since 2006. following up his victory over 22-time grand slam champ rafael nadal with a straight set win