top the hour here on your monday. i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. nice to be with erica. right now president biden is in mexico as he prepares to meet face-to-face with the mexico president obrador later today in what is a big week for u.s./mexico ties. biden made his first visit to the u.s. southern border on sunday. enormous political implications here. we met with border officials in el paso, texas. while highlighting the disturbing rise not just in migrants but in u.s. fentanyl deaths. also we are following what is happening in brazil. shades of the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol after false claims of a stolen election. sounds familiar. supporters of brazil s jair bolsonaro smashing windows and clashing with police and breaking into congress and the presidential palace and the supreme court. hundreds have been arrested. meantime, in washington this morning with kevin mccarthy fin finally locking up the house speakership, gop members meeting to select thei
country globally to deal with the serious global challenges that a we face with inflation being with first and foremost among them. so we are in the midst of this transition. that s what we are, a transition to a more stable and steady growth that s appropriate and necessary to transition from rapid growth and recovery. there s no doubt we expect growth to be slower than last year, than the rapid clip we had. that s consistent with the transition to a stable, steady growth and lower inflation. maria: yeah, unfortunately, the transition to a recession is working. coming up, wyoming senator john barrasso on the reality of 40-year-high inflation and the potential job cuts to come. plus, were the republicans outsmarted again with a chips bill and plans for more spending and tax increases. we ve never spent this much money [inaudible] maria: then, all the wrong priorities. i m kamala harris, pointing out the woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit9. maria: charlie
place than almost any other country globally to deal with the serious global challenges that a we face with inflation being with first and foremost among them. so we are in the midst of this transition. that s what we are, a transition to a more stable and steady growth that s appropriate and necessary to transition from rapid growth and recovery. there s no doubt we expect growth to be slower than last year, than the rapid clip we had. that s consistent with the transition to a stable, steady growth and lower inflation. maria: yeah, unfortunately, the transition to a recession is working. coming up, wyoming senator john barrasso on the reality of 40-year-high inflation and the potential job cuts to come. plus, were the republicans outsmarted again with a chips bill and plans for more spending and tax increases. we ve never spent this much money [inaudible] maria: then, all the wrong priorities. i m kamala harris, pointing out the woman sitting at the table wearing
jon stewart sounding off on senate republicans after they blocked a bipartisan bill aimed at expanding health benefits to veterans exposed to toxins in war zones. the question is, why did 25 republicans who supported a previous version of the bill change their vote to know? stuart, an outspoken advocate for military veterans will join us later this morning. we are following new developments with the january 6th committee. top aides to former president donald trump testifying between closed doors, including one official who resigned the day of the attack. we will tell you who that is. and more text messages from the time of the attack disappear. first from the secret service, now the washington post reporting texts between members of trumps homeland security team are missing as well. good morning, welcome to morning joe. we have the host of way too early and the author of the big lie , jonathan lemaire. gentlemen, good morning. let s start with the texts that have been del
star. but she had a strong alibi. do you know who shot garrett warren? and that is only the start of the twist in the solving with mystery. this is one of those stranger than fiction kind of things. certainly, no one would write a script like this. the most stunning twist of all is what didn t happen. my mom suddenly said, don t you. that hit me hard in the balls. my mom never sore. hello, and welcome to dateline. garrett ward was a hollywood stunt man, who made his living pulling off death defying acts. then one night, he opened the door for a stranger and found himself in the middle of a terrifying scene that was all too real. garrett was looking down the barrel of a gun, moments later, four shots rang out. and soon investigators would be embroiled in a who done it with more twists than a feature film. here s josh mankiewicz with, the plot thickens. ready and action action. it ranks second only to money. i as the single most important word in hollywood. an