Ice rink, he already texted me, and hell be with me next time. Thanks for joining me on way too early. Now the moment weve all been waiting for. Morning joe, it starts right now. Shake down 1979 weve simply made promises we cant keep. If anybody out there whos, quote, rich doesnt think their taxes go up, the drinks are on me. What republicans feel like is a little bit like Charlie Brown running to kick the football and lucy pulls it away. Listen to what the American People said in the election. Listen to the fact that two out of three americans believe that the wealthiest should pay a little more, and listen to your own caucus. This will be savagery, fullpage ads, ladies, children, veterans, simpsonbowles are doing their tricks out there. You know, hang on tight. Oh, my. Yes, hang on tight. Good morning, everyone, its monday, december 10th. Oh, lord. Welcome to morning joe. With us on set, we have msnbc contributor Mike Barnicle, author of the New York Times bestseller, Thomas Jefferso
The potential impact that furloughs would have on air travel, starting in april. Transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers could face new delays of 90 minutes at major airports in chicago, new york and san francisco. More than 100 air control towers at smaller airports could be closed, lahood said. Airlines likely would cancel flights. And congress, he said, would hear of the fallout. Its not only the impact on the passengers, its the impact that it has on airports, control towers, people who work there, airports. And their phones are going to start ringing. Why does this have to happen . Nobody likes a delay. Nobody likes waiting in line. None of us do. If we cant get our hamburger within five minutes, if we cant get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. They start calling their member of congress. Suarez more now on these latest warnings, the republican response and the timing of these possible cuts. Lisa rein is following this fo
On guns, after newtown wraps up tonight with a report from chicago on the Public Health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. The people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. These are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life changing moment, the trajectorys either going to be jail or death. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Suarez and, as a magistrate grants Oscar Pistorius bail, we talk to Charlayne Hunter gault about how his arrest has focused attention on the unusually high rate of violence against women in south africa. Domestic violence is shot through the entire society from the highest of the highed in socioeconomic terms to the lowest of the low. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to
The latest warnings came over the potential impact that furloughs would have on air travel, starting in april. Transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers could face new delays of 90 minutes at major airports in chicago, new york and san francisco. More than 100 air control towers at smaller airports could be closed, lahood said. Airlines likely would cancel flights. And congress, he said, would hear of the fallout. Its not only the impact on the passengers, its the impact that it has on airports, control towers, people who work there, airports. And their phones are going to start ringing. Why does this have to happen . Nobody likes a delay. Nobody likes waiting in line. None of us do. If we cant get our hamburger within five minutes, if we cant get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. They start calling their member of congress. Suarez more now on these latest warnings, the republican response and the timing of these possible cuts.
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff the United States top transportation official warned today that automatic Government Spending cuts would severely disrupt the nations air travel system. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, Washington Post reporter lisa rain walks us through the reality and the hype surrounding the timing and impact of sequestration, as the countdown for a deal enters its final wee woodruff then, Margaret Warner looks at todays summit between president obama and japanese Prime Minister abe, where japans tensions with china were very much in the forefront. Suarez our week long focus on guns, after newtown wraps up tonight with a report from chicago on the Public Health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. The people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. These are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some inter