the entire memphis police department after the brutal beating of tyre nichols. plus, the man behind the decision to shoot suspicious balloons out of the sky testifying on capitol hill. congress is demanding some answers today to a long list of questions about how all of that went down. also, what we re learning from the wife of one of the four americans kidnapped in mexico, as her husband is being treated in a texas hospital. and trip delayed, the massive protests in israel, so big, so disruptive, the u.s. defense secretary just pushed back his planned trip. our nbc news reporters are all around the country and the world with the very latest. first, we begin in the middle east where the defense secretary will now be going, we believe, tomorrow, but as that latest round of violence leaves at least six palestinians dead, raf sanchez in te aviv, tell us about this delay, what we know about it, and what will he be walking into? reporter: well, chris, secretary austin s plan
rocked two countries. more than 2,200 are dead in turkey and syria. thousands more injured. we ve got the latest details. a new republican criticism this morning of how the biden administration handled the suspected chinese spy balloon drifting for days over the u.s. before the military shot it down over the weekend. all this as president biden red december to address the nation tomorrow. a huge night for a star-packed grammy awards. that s bad bunny. we ll tell you who made history. we begin with that breaking news, a deadly catastrophe unfolding right now in tour key and syria. two powerful and devastating earthquakes striking jurs hours apart. 7.92 earth kwair quake near the city of gaziantep in turkey. that number only expected to rise as the tremors toppled buildings across the region. take a look at this moment. look at this. this whole building just comes down in the city just outside the epicenter collapsing in a matter of seconds. bystanders fleeing the scene
that massive spy balloon. we ll walk through what happened and take a look at the growing fallout. we re also following the devastating aftermath of a powerful earthquake that left hundreds of people dead in turkey and syria. this morning, rescue crews are searching through rubble for any survivors. and back in washington, there is a major gop donor looking to, quote, turn the page on the past several years in an apparent rebuke of former president trump. we ll explain that development. plus four more years! four more years! four more years! president biden got a surge of support at the democratic national committee s annual winter meeting in philadelphia on friday. as democrats approve a new primary calendar, reshaping the way the party picks its presidential nominees. we ll speak to the chairman of the dnc just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, february 6th. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at po
agents. northern border on the rise. tough situation. border patrol needs to step up. todd: chicago mayor lori lightfoot dancing into the final months of her re-election campaign. blasting lightfoot for ignoring crime in new york city. crime in chicago has spiked. for 45 yards, all the way it sy chiefs have won it. you got to fight for your right to party ainsley: this is whey: the mf cincinnati did something travis didn t like. will: he talked trash on social media he plays for kansas city. his brother tweeted out officially being done being a chiefs this season considering is he an eagles player. i wonder hot mom pulls for? will: everyone has their favorites. ainsley: which child is the favorite. brian: in fact, we have photos. i ranked them today. depends on the day, right in. exactly, a daily ranking system. why we have a coaches poll and parent poll. i will say this it s also a randy reid super bowl. andy reid 14 years with the eagles. 10 with
u.s. unprecedentedly severe challenges to the country. he s a little frustrated because he realize we are getting to the bottom of the coronavirus. vice president kamala harris cracking herself up and insulting republicans in the process. why are conservatives bad, mommy? i thought we were supposed to conserve. joe biden can fall seven times on the way up the stairs and nobody will talk about replacing him. steve: good morning sarasota, florida. 8:01 wake-up call, absolutely, 68 degrees. and you are going for a daytime high of 86. and of course, for people who watch a lot of television, sarasota is just a little north of siesta key, which is a very popular place with a lot of people. it is quite salacious. brian: a lot of people will be going on spring break starting this week. and used to cover spring break. steve: she pretty much shut it down. speak to the panhandle, there were two bars that you could go out on the beach. the destin and panama city beach.