For 11 months this phony cloud over this administration, over our government. A democrat hoax that was brought up in losing the election that frankly the democrats should have won because they have a tremendous advantage in the electoral college. The president s case that it is a witch hunt has gotten weaker. Now, we should say that indictments are not convictions and allegations are not proof. That said, they do pack quite a punch. They hit on a day that saw another mistress come to light. A day that ends with the president visiting survivors and first responders. News day dominating the indictment. The indictment named 13 russians for meddling in the election. Alleging they communicated one witting people tried to the Trump Campaign. Jessica schneider will get into more detail shortly. Here is the nub. Putins chef using an Online Organization operating out of st. Petersburg russia. Defendant organization had a strategic goal to so disskort in the u. S. Political system. Defends poste
Work deserve their pay. We pray in your sovereign name, amen. Whoa. That was barry black, chaplain of the United States senate and a retired Navy Rear Admiral offering a prayer for the nation mired in a shutdown that is now entering its 34th day. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is thursday, january 24th. Joe is still under the weather. Along with willie and me, we have mike barnicle, former press secretary to speaker of the house john boehner, michael steele. He served in senior roles in jeb bushs campaign, also washington bahry chief susan page and shake sherman is joining the nbc and msnbc family as a political contributor. Welcome aboard. We will haze you today. To frame why the Senate Chaplain is literally praying to end the shut double pl shutdown, air Traffic Controllers are working 60 hours a week without pay. Fbi agents say theyre losing ground in terror investigations, Prison Guards and President Trump just backed down, he folded to nancy pelosi in the proxy fight
Influence in the key issue. And greenland is back into the headlines because of one thing a white house adviser said a short time ago. New today, the white house insisting economy is in great shape. This morning the president s two top economic advisers appearing on every sunday talk show. Their message . Do not listen to warnings the economy may be slowing. Their mission, to calm wall street and the public after a tumultuous week in the markets. I dont see a recession at all. I sure dont see a recession. Theres no evidence whatsoever that American Consumers are bearing any of this. Were doing pretty darn well in my judgment. Lets not be afraid of optimism. We should not be afraid of optimism. Money is flowing into the United States. Were the hottest, really the only game in town. We are winning. But this week the American Farm Bureau Federation warning that in the last year china has bought 1. 3 billion less in u. S. Farm products and a new nbc news wall street journal poll shows the
Investigation, that the scene is help still the focus for many law officers there outside that who needs cpr . Walmart. What is the latest . Yeah, right now theres just this happening in el paso at a brief storm of lightning and about 10 00 in the morning local time. All indications are that the man heavy rain that is falling on this area around the walmart used a rifle to kill those 20 location in el paso, texas. And this is, natalie, where law people and wound at least 26 others. Enforcement investigators are still on the scene. The entire parking lot and the scene around this Shopping Center is closed off as investigators do their work [ gunshots ] inside that store piecing together all of the evidence and. Combing through that horrific can you hear those single, scene. That is the work that continues. Deliberate shots there. We also know that there is a police were there within great deal of anxiety and stress minutes. They arrested the gunman without incident, without firing a sho