a safe space that we learn from our and chester s and we are here because of sacrifices that they have made and how they have contributed to our presence. and one of the things that they left for us was a tradition of gathering, seeing one another, and beginning to understand how i position myself in the conversations that we are in, in proximity to whiteness, and what do i have to do in order to reflect and uncover how until complicit and what work i can do to transform that complicity so that we can grow and heal together in these circles, do people does it ever turned into an argument? no, no. are people allowed to give their and pc thoughts about how they might be feeling about cultural change, et cetera? different communities have different facility of language. and today, we were talking about our communities, in the latinx community, that has not developed the facility of language. so yes, there may be instances where things are said that, for those of us t
midnight. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, december 30th. new year s eve on this final morning, joe, of the year. and this morning, there is more heat on new york congressman-elect george santos, who also now is under federal investigation after it was revealed that he lied about his resume while campaigning for congress. we ll have new reporting on what these charges could be. plus, newly released transcripts from the january 6th committee, showing the struggle within the trump white house to keep bad information, conspiracy theories, away from the president and the failure to do that in many cases. we ll take a closer look at former white house chief of staff, mark meadows, in his failed role as presidential gatekeeper. plus, after thousands of canceled flights and a reputation now in tarts, southwest airline says it finally expects to resume normal operations today. we ll tell you what the company is saying it plans to do to somehow make things right.
good morning. i m ryan nobles. thank you for joining us. this morning for the first time, the public is getting a firsthand look at six years worth of former president donald trump s taxes. our nbc news team is reading through the returns page by page, combing for news. we ll break down what s inside these highly anticipated documents ahead. with tiktok now banned on house-issued devices, could congress ban it on your phone next. we ll ask a congressman about that. and fliers are making backup plans before they fly. a live up diet from newark airport. an update on pope benedict after he s still in serious condition. we ll find out the latest from rome. and with just 37 hours to go until 2023, organizers in new york city will conduct a test of the famous ball drop. we ll take you live to times square. breaking news. officials say they have arrested someone in pennsylvania in connection with the murders of four students who attended the university of idaho. we ju
but it is still the economy that tops voters list of priorities. by a long shot. and on that front, a new forecast today says a recession is coming. and that it will look a lot like the one that turned the phrase it s the economy, stupid, into political gospel. let s discuss all of this, mj lee live at the white house. abby phillip in washington and mj, we know the economy blows away all others so why is this, abortion right, the focus for the president today? reporter: well, ana, i think this white house would certainly argue that this isn t the president s focusing on abortion issues over the economy. they have been focused on both but, yes, today was the day when he wanted to take the opportunity to make a big political speech to talk about this issue that is certainly very divisive but that they also know has been very politically salient. it is no surprise, of course, we have been reporting on this just how much the white house and democrats in washington have really
highlight the role of ex trump advisor roger stone. using clips from an unreleased documentary called a storm before told. in the film, stone lays out exactly how trump planned to steal the election. the obstacles are these lily levered, weak kneed bureaucrats in the white house counsel s office. now, they must be crushed. what they re assuming is the election will be normal. the election will not be normal. oh, these are the california results? sorry, we re not accepting them, we re challenging them in court. if the electors show up at the electoral college, our guards will throw them out. and the president. you re not stealing florida, you re not stealing. i m challenging all of it and the judges were going to our judges i appointed. roger stone is already tied to a major january 6th case, seditious conspiracy trial for five members of the far-right oath keepers. the malicious group chat with nicknamed friends of stone. and they served as security guards just before the