Starts right now. Today was the deadline for Donald Trumps legal team to file their brief with the senate for trumps upcoming Impeachment Trial. And it looks like trumps lawyers will be arguing that the trial is unconstitutional because trump is no longer president. Im going to use this. Im going to use this next time a cop pulls me over. Im going to be like, well, im no longer speeding. I was. I was. Im not now. Therefore this ticket is unconstitutional. Good morning. And welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, february 3rd, along with joe, will li and me, we have White House Reporter for the Associated Press, jonathan lemire, former u. S. Senator now an nbc news and msnbc political analyst Claire Mccaskill and politics and Journalism Professor at Morgan State University and msnbc political contributor Jason Johnson is with us. So Donald Trumps second Impeachment Trial kicks off next week. And according to the case against him, the former president s role in the capitol hill riot is,
We have a few updates for you all at the top this morning. First today the president is signing three executive orders to rebuild and strengthen our immigration system. These actions are centered on the basic premise that our country is safer, stronger and more prosperous with a fair, safe and orderly immigration system. Todays actions do a number of things. The First Executive order creates a task force chaired by the secretary of Homeland Security to reunify families which will work across government to find parents and children separated by the Prior Administration. The second executive order develops a strategy to address the root causes of migration across our borders and creates a humane asylum system, including directing dhs to take steps to end the Migrant Protection Protocol Program which led to a humanitarian crisis in northern mexico. It ensures that our system operates fairly and efficiently by instructing agencies to review the related policies. Ma been on the Briefing Cal
Lets say theyre in scranton just for the sake of argument, one is working as a nurse, the other is a teacher making 120,000 a year should get a check. Thats in his plan. And the plan presented by republicans, they would not get a check. His view is that at this point in our country, when one in seven American Families dont have enough food to eat, with he need to make sure people get the relief they need and are not left behind. As was also part of our readout last night, there was discussion of technical followup with opportunities to discuss things like Small Business and covid relief. Im not suggesting reduction, im suggesting how to do it effectively and those technical discussions at a staff level will be part of whats ongoing over the next couple of days. But the president s bottom line is that this is the package, the risk here as he said many times is not going too big, it is going too small. That continues to be his belief and thats why he supports the efforts by senator schum
They are lit up and in bloom. Neil only trees that arent covered in white in the metropolitan area because as you can see. Jillian you are watching Fox And Friends First on tuesday morning. Todd a powerful winter Storm Pounding the northeast as much as 30 inches in parts of jersey. Jillian Live Team Coverage this morning, janice team tracking the system live that we start in time square with aishah hasnie. Reporter it is clear out here but snow is picking up in the last hour. Lets show you a live look at times square. The pavement you can see for the first time in a lie long time, they cleared that way. The roads are still slushy and it is still a dangerous situation so please do not get out and drive. Around the northeast, one person dead in pennsylvania as this winter storm slammed 70 million americans from georgia to maine, parts of new york, new jersey, connecticut and pennsylvania under state of emergency restricting travel. In new jersey 660 crashes reported since the storm began
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. Can i have your attention please . Have conversation with the secretary of Homeland Security, alejandro mayorkas, known to many as alley. Thank you. [applause] why do we did right into it . Why did you want to leave a very prosperous law firm job to be the secretary of Homeland Security recs have you ever had any second thoughts about that job . [laughing] no second thoughts. What a privilege it is to leave a place one loves to biblical took place one loves. Okay. The way i i bridge of the o worlds is by borrowing and stealing talent. So jamie is the chair, culture of her Homeland Security Advisory Council in the department of Homeland Security and the jewel thief that am i just stole matthew from the law firm to join us and he will be a senior counselor on matters of technology. Okay. Well, let me talk about the elephant in the room, because you were the second secretary in the history of our country to be impeached. What was i