Donate your small talk manu raju youre on capitol hill in this is cnn its friday, march 1, right now on cnn this morning, a funeral for Alexey Navalnys set to begin next hour russian dissidents still rattling Vladimir Putin, even in death. Plus a critical hearing today in the maralago documents case, Donald Trumps lawyers now saying they would step two trial, three months before the election and congress doing what it seems to do best these days, kicking the can down the road. Yet again to head off a Government Shutdown arrived 05 00 a. M. Im here in washington a live look down the national mall, the washington monument, the Lincoln Memorial behind it. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its great to be with you. Happy friday. We made all right. Even in death, Alexey Navalny is haunting Vladimir Putin just an hour from now, Funeral Services are scheduled to begin in moscow for the late Opposition Leader. Hundreds of mourners and a heavy Police Presence or already in place. Navalnys
Brian its 8 00 a. M. On the east coast, it is friday, march 1, no longer leaping into the new year. This is fox. The funeral for Alexei Navalny is underway as Vladamir Putin threatens Nuclear Action in the west. Ainsley two border visits with the current president slamming the former one. Come to to being and this is a war zone, they view it as a war zone and mexico is doing nothing to help us. Ainsley lawrence is live in brownsville, after President Biden visited that area. Steve and Hunter Bidens transcript has been released. He admits he put his dad on Speaker Phone. Mark levine will join us by satellite. Brian remember for the last time, i cant keep telling you this, your mornings are better because you are with friends. Ance start with a fox news alert. The funeral for Alexei Navalny just concluded. Brian the russian Opposition Leader is being laid to rest. Heavy Police Presence in the area. Steve alex hogan is live in our european newsroom with the latest. There is a lot of quest
They have one at the moment but they re trying to build one, against the president for when he leaves office. welcome back to morning joe. it is friday, march 1. we have associate editor of commentary magazine noah rothman, republican strategist susan del percio. former treasury official steve rattner. washington anchor for bbc world news america, catty k katty kay and senior news correspondent at wbur boston and msnbc corrector kimberly atkins is with us. mike allen, and jim sherman, you live and breathe too much time on capitol hill.
Others just curious because this is such an historic moment. there were young people out there who had only really known this post. there were priests, seminarianans saying he inspired them with his intellect. people came out for different reasons today but it was, i think, for everyone a pretty moving event to watch him out in public one last time. of course pope benedict xvi has 24 hours, a little bit less than that on the job. then he will be clearly removing himself from the fray before the conclave begins and the arrested and the task of finding a new pope. gretchen: they would like to find a pope before the easter season. brian: let s talk about what s happening with two days to go now, on friday, march 1, sequester happens, takes place.
That will take folk friday, march 1. the administration amping up the pressure by releasing state by state details what those cuts would mean. in virginia, loss of $146 million in army based operational funding. in california, an $87.6 million cutting in primary and secondary schools. texas, 2.2 million less in assistance for the unemployed. biggest concern for many governors is the effect on the economy. you know, lot of us feel as though the economy is starting to come back and right at the time where we would like to see it accelerate, this could really put a lamb on the brakes. very fact that we have a sequester represents some kind of major failure in governance. also today, members of the president s cabinet are firing back against criticism from republicans. the white house is using scare tactics and overhyping the impact of the sequester. what do you make of secretary lahood, a republican blaming