good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, february 24th. i m sam stein. i m in for jonathan lemire. we begin in europe where it s been exactly one year since russia launched its unjust war on ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy recognized the day writing, quote, on february 24th many us made a choice, not fleeing but facing, resisting and fighting and this year we remained invisible invincible, sorry. we know that 2023 will be the year of our victory. here in the united states the biden administration is marking the somber day by announcing a new aid package for ukraine, it s the second among the week. among other things it includes several new unmanned aerial systems and more ammunition. the white house is also imposing
look at that shot of a cloudy, rainy los angeles for you this morning. it is 6:00 a.m. on the west coast, 9:00 a.m. on the east coast on this friday, february 24th. we begin the fourth hour of morning joe with this murder trial for alex murdaugh. this morning, the prosecution will continue cross examiing the disbarred attorney accused of killing his wife and 22-year-old son almost two years ago. murdaugh took the stand yesterday in his own defense, denying that he was responsible for their deaths, but also admitting to lying to investigators about when he last saw them alive. prosecutors believe murdaugh murdered his wife and son because he was about to be exposed for stealing nearly $9 million from his law partners and clients in the wake of the
cabinet. we never had a doubt and donald trump never had a doubt that he was going to win. all right, it is friday february 24th, the trump team covering up the crowd before the president takes up the stage in cpac. heather: democratic governor under fire for ignoring president trump s immigration order and now an angel mom is sending him a powerful message. i m outraged. it s just wrong. it s wrong. it s not right. also terrifying homes on the tarmac when a plane packed with people slams right into the runway. fox & friends first starts right now. heather: good morning, it is a
i m dave briggs. the best kind of week is a two-day workweek. we should stick with this. friday, february 24th. the white house overnight voicing objections to exclusive cnn reporting about communications with the officials and russia. the fbi rejected a white house request it knock down reports about constant communication with trump officials and russians. cnn and new york times reported on the contacts last week. late last night, sean spicer objected to our request to the fbi. he told us quote, we did not try to knock down the story. we asked them, the fbi, to tell the truth. another white house official said the request was made after the fbi indicated to the white house it did not believe the reporting on communications during the campaign was accur e
russia and did it violate procedure by speaking with the bureau? exclusive cnn reporting and the response. president trump getting ready to take the stage at cpac. his vice president and top advisers setting the scene for him. we will show you what they said. is the white house injecting politics into intelligence agencies to suit its needs on the travel ban? live coverage on all of the political headlines. good morning. i m dave briggs. nice to see yo i m christine romans. it is friday, february 24th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. voicing objections to the cnn reporting about communications between the trump campaign and russia. multiple u.s. officials tell cnn the fbi rejected a white house request that it knock down reports about constant