it is tuesday, december 27th. don is off. we are glad to be here. what a day. you got home okay yesterday. yeah. but airports are insane so i feel for people like that passenger there, on hold over six hours. unbelievable. plans unravelled for airlines. more than 60% of flights already canceled today. the death toll is rising in buffalo, new york, after a blizzard crippled the area and residents are still digging themselves out of the snowstorm this morning. we re live on the ground where officials say conditions remain dangerous. and china taking a big step reopening its borders after shutting out much of the world nearly three years. the other covid restrictions they plan to lose ahead, plus this i m not a criminal. not here. not abroad, in any jurisdiction in the world have i ever committed any crimes, but he is admitting to embellishes his resume. congressman santos is admitted to lying about parts of his past but will still take office next week, though. an
thank you for getting up way too early on this friday morning. morning joe starts right now. there s too much political violence. there s too much intimidation. there are more than 300 election deniers on the republican tickets this year for state, federal, and local government. i mean, this is really serious stuff. if a republican nominee for governor in the state of wisconsin wins, here s what he said. he said, if i win, my party will never lose another election in wisconsin. he s either a prophet or he plans on doing something about election law. that was presidential joe biden in california last night. the latest stop in his jam-packed campaign schedule in the final days before the midterms. meanwhile, big name democrats are out on the trail in traditionally blue areas in concerns that gop messaging on crime could flip what were thought to be safe seats. plus, one of donald trump s most loyal supporters calls him out over a huge stash of campaign cash. those comme
and the grand jury is over, we re told. this prosecutor will probably have to get sign off from merrick garland before charging the president s son. and merrick garland will face incredible pressure to manage this case fairly. now, a trusted source tells primetime that hunter biden was actually offered a pretty good plea deal a up couple million dollars in fines and no prison but hunter told him to take a hike and dared him to go to trial in delaware where he knows he would get home cooking. this that was a big mistake by hunter biden and made rank and file agents incredibly mad. plea deal offering just got a lot more serious. the new deal is $15 million in fines, and having to plead guilty to multiple felony charges, this is a game of chicken that hunter thinks he is win because his father has the power of the pardon. it may not be that simple. the source tells primetime that an astounding amount of whistleblowers are coming forward within the fbi and other agencies. and
improving. although he is still sedated in critical condition. trying to get him to breathe on his own. we are kind of taking it day by day. seeing massive surge of illegal boat landings. shut down the national park. miami encounters are up over 400 percent. when you reward people for violating our laws, that s when people are going to come. open 200 years the cherished site is where jesus healed the blind. you re out of touch i m out of time but i m head when you re not around. your out of touch. steve: good morning, washington, d.c. you re out of touch. that was toba, our sound man s suggestion for the music to start the program. [cheers] ainsley: perfect song it for this morning, right? steve: no kidding. 66 degrees in washington, d.c. where at least 20 members of congress are out of touch and according to the majority, republicans. and it looks like a real good chance of rain. will it rain on kevin mccarthy s parade again today? stay tuned, buc
bill: the house can t do a thing without electing a new speaker. can t swear in a new member or staff committees or serve on a check on the biden administration. dana: 90% of republicans support kevin mccarthy for speaker. opting to support jim jordan or andy biggs. bill: the chamber will be deadlocked for days, maybe weeks. some think they could call dana: the house reconvenes in three hours and they ll try again. what happens after that is anyone s guess. are you going to stay in the race? i m not going anywhere. hakeem jeffries can only be speaker of the house if republicans vote for him. moderate republicans might do that. i will try to find ways to hammer out a resolution so we can go ahead and elect a speaker and get down to the business the american people sent us here to do. dana: aishah hosni is covering this for us live on capitol hill. good morning, aishah. good morning, dana and bill. supporters of kevin mccarthy met last night to talk it o