abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. and crowned back in 1953. when she was just 25 years old. her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. from scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. and to her own changing family. yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. through 14 american presidents, 15 british prime ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. in a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from westminster hall where she has been lying at rest. queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. she was 96 years old. the longest reigning monarch in british history. along with joe, willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc catty kay. it s wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. let s set the scene. last night i posted a
and the republican party looks like an embarrassment right now. the 20 that are doing this, they have done a good job. they need to keep talking, and then they need to do what every single successful person does, you take your deal, you take your win, you take your victory lap, and let s move on, and let s get on with business. wow, rare agreement between president biden and republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. both labeling the mutiny among the house republicans as embarrassing. this morning, there is still no speaker of the house. welcome to morning joe, it s thursday, january 5th. along with joe, willie, and me we have congressional investigations reporter for the washington post , jackie alemany, sam stein, the founder of the bulwark, charlie sykes, and white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. still no speaker. i feel like what we saw yesterday, and we ll talk about that and show members of congress speaking on the floor but we re beginn
months of russian s brutal war in ukraine. the cost of this war difficult to measure. there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and energy costs, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. let s begin with the state of the war a half a year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians about not defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them attack from behind lines and even tal
there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the cities destroyed and the territories seized. the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and and energy costs beyond the theater of war, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. great to be with you, jim. first let s begin with the state of the war a half year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians not just about defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them atta
May 19th, im Alicia Menendez in new york, with symone sanderstownsend and Michael Steele in washington, d. C. This morning, the compass braces for protest, plus donald trump addressed the Nra Convention, between the usual, there was a not so well threat to execute the city president. Plus, it could be the final week of trumps criminal trial in new york, a big question, will the defendant take the stand . Grab your coffee, settle in, welcome to the weekend. Safety is of course a priority for many voters and yesterday donald trump cozied up to the extreme gun lobby, accepting the endorsement at the annual meeting in dallas, in another hard to follow address, he painted a dystopian version of america, urging gun owners to vote because their safety is on the line. He used the event to rattle off his lies about President Biden but he added this new twist. He is a manchurian candidate, he has accepted money from china, from russia, from ukraine, from everywhere. If that were a republican, he