get to. still ahead on morning joe, there are growing fears that the war in ukraine could expand to other neighboring countries. we ll get to that reporting. plus, we ll be joined by senator chris coons who is pushing congress to take a more active role when it comes to ukraine. also this morning, beijing cracks down on restrictions amid a spike in covid cases. the government has put down protests while drones make public announcements, telling people to, quote, control your soul s desire for freedom. hello. and dr. anthony fauci sounds cautiously optimistic about the end of the pandemic. but he s not attending the white house correspondents dinner this weekend, after the gridiron dinner a few weeks ago became a super spreader. we ll get to the new reporting on president biden s participation at this weekend s event, what that means. you re watching morning joe. we ll be right back. joe. we ll be right back.
beijing, nearly 20 million people. three rounds of mass testing this week. to contain an outbreak of what officials say is roughly 140 cases. it triggered panic buying at stores. at one point, some shelves stripped bare, despite the government saying there is enough food. the growing worry here, that a lockdown is coming. that s what s happening in shanghai. a city-wide lockdown now in its fourth week. authorities using harsh tactics to enforce it. like metal fencing around apartments to barricade residents in their own homes. disinfection teams roaming streets. mass quarantine centers full. the government has put down protests, while drones tell people, control your soul s desire for freedom. at the shanghai campus of nyu, students are stuck in their dorms. anna catalina is one of several american students there. i do get a little frustrated
still spreading. another 23,000 new cases added today. shanghai s 25 million people still largely confined robot dogs patrolling streets. drones in the sky. reminding residents of covid protocols. control your soul s desire for freedom, it says this woman and the neighbors built up their own online supply chain to get everything from flour to medicine for 1,500 people in their community. hopefully, it s not going to be too long because i think for people who are in lockdown, we all know this shouldn t be a new norm reporter: thousands of asymptomatic people still stuck at mass quarantine centers still, china s president xi jinping says zero covid won t be relaxed with restrictions now expanding in dozens of chinese cities and no end to shanghai s lockdown in sight. janis mackey frayer,
china lockdown and how it will affect us. it will affect the supply chains. we have been through two years of trying to diversify the supply chain from china. it won t be as big an impact as it was at the beginning of the crisis. the chinese have a crummy vaccine and they re trying to have zero spread. something as contagious as the new variants is impossible. they won t be able to do this. dana: they tell the people please control your soul s desire for freedom. yeah, and food. that won t work. black lives matter leadership is being questioned by conservatives if they violated tax laws to used private donations they purchased a mansion that they have will use for business purposes when the house is