executive action and take a look at how it could impact the economy. plus, with the primary election calendar winding down, we look ahead to november, and the key races that could decide control of congress. also ahead, new reporting on the communication between the government and donald trump s team before the fbi search of mar-a-lago. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, august 25th, i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. 43 million people are in line to have a chunk of their student loan debt erased. as many as 20 million could cancel all student debt and that is executive action yesterday by president biden, the president pushed back at criticism that debt cancellation will make inflation worse. 20 million people who can start getting on with their lives. all this many people can start finally crawling off from under that mountain of debt. again, to get on top of their rent or utilities. to finally think about buying a home or starting a
president donald trump. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 25th. i m willie geist. with us, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. the president of the national action network and host of politics nation, reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. let s dive into the story that has everybody talking right now. 43 million people in line to have at least a chunk of their student loan debt erased. as many as 20 million people could clear all of their student debt. those are the figures from the white house following an executive action yesterday by president biden. the president pushed back at criticism that debt cancellation will make inflation worse. by resuming student loan payments at the same time as we provide targeted relief, we re taking an economically responsible course. as a consequence, about $50 billion a year will start coming
first major announcement since then, forgiving student loan debt for millions of americans up to $20,000 per borrower. and it s angering republicans and some democrats. hello, welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith. another busy news day. john: i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports. we ll have the president s remarks as they happen during the next hour. republicans say the move will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and worsen an already historic inflation crisis. democrats say, though, that the plan does not go nearly far enough. calling for thousands more in loan forgiveness. reaction already mixed. the government shouldn t pay for it. if you go to school, you pay for it yourself. if you can t, get a scholarship. i think we can live with it. why not give the students a break, that s our future. if you go to school, you should probably pay for it. sandra: a california congressman will react in just moments. john: peter doocy on the north lawn. y
reproductive freedom in our nation, in the gun epidemic, special interest groups like the nra are feeding the logjam, making it harder for congress to pass laws that are popular among the american people. warning, and it s in bc now is the time to act. the door that is open, we cannot go back. we cannot see a closed. here s the question to america. it s a question to those who read the herald opinion. that you can t have some restrictions on gun guns. weapons that are dangerous. here s the real question. is there any humanity? is there any courage and are we ready to act? gun reforms is popular with voters. the new cbs poll finds 81% of americans support background checks. 62% want bans on assault weapons. 71% support red flag laws. the majority of americans support reproductive freedom. 63% of americans do not want the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade. the strongest way undermining our democracy former secretary of labor quote it takes a great deal tho
him multiple times with a large knife in broad daylight on the upper east side. attacker still at large. bill: los angeles smash and grab robbers pummeling retailers clearing out a store as the staff appeared customers look on in disbelief. dana: a bad weekend for gun violence. 39 people shot and killed across the country. garrett tenney is live in chicago. good morning. good morning to you. let s start with the stabbing in new york city. police are still looking for that suspect dressed in all black wearing a mask who got off of an e-bike, pulled out a knife and with no provocation started attacking a 29-year-old man carrying a brown paper bag. this happened thursday afternoon. the victim was slashed multiple times in the back and arms. police say the victim did not know the attacker and they re still looking for that suspect. this comes after chilling video was posted on social media showing an individual shouting obscenities on a new york city subway and grabbing a w