we are. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage now. on this wednesday, thank you so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera. we have breaking news. in the special counsel s investigation into donald trump, just moments ago, nbc news cameras caught a top aid to trump awe arriving at the federal courthouse in miami. the same courthouse where we learned a grand jury will had hear testimony this week. the guy in the tie has been the right-hand man to trump in his post presidency. he runs a superpack and that sighting just after the bomb shell report from the new york times about testimony from former chief of staff mark meadows. we re live in miami and d.c. on what all of this could mean. and breaking news out of the vatican this morning. pope francis is expected to undergo surgery and remain hospitalized for several days. smoke from wildfires lead ing to had hazardous conditions across much of the country. dr. gupta is going
which reportedly captured donald trump telling michigan officials not to certify the 2020 election results. we re going to dig into that explosive, new reporting. plus, as trump continues to double down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a recent poll shows republican voters say that his racist language makes them more likely to vote for him. also ahead, america s mayor is broke. rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy just days after being ordered to pay $146 million in his defamation case. and regrets, he s had a few. what republican presidential candidate ron desantis is saying is the one thing he wishes he could change about the gop primary. here s a hint, it s not anything that he did. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m jonathan lemire, along with the bbc s katty kay, in for joe, mika, and willie. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, our friend, jennifer palmieri. also the co-host of the podcast, how to win 2024. y
At this hour, the big story is a long awaited holiday morning. Well take you to West Palm Beach where one family has turned their own christmas tradition into one that impacts an entire community. Also this morning, the message on war in The Middle East as the fighting continues inside gaza. Hostages remain and terrorist captivity, and israels Prime Minister vows to finish the job of ending hamass reign. Former president Donald Trumps top challengers are scrambling for socalled hail mary as we officially hit three weeks until the iowa caucuses. New polls leave little to the imagination. The verdict is it on the most popular, most widely watched viral videos of 2023. The stories that caught just about everyones attention. But we begin with the forecast that is disappointing parts of the country this morning, and worrying manys. Lets get right to meteorologist who has been tracking the weather ahead. Michelle, tell us who has a White Christmas and who has more snow than they need right n
this incredibly important work and for sharing with us. thank you, yasmin. thank you. we have got a lot more coming up, everybody. you re watching msnbc, our second hour starts right now. hey everybody. i i m yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with, us we are thankful for that. so, we are continuing to keep our eye on capitol hill. a deal on the debt ceiling could come at any moment. those on both sides waiting to find out what is in the bill that is becoming increasingly clear, either side will be completely happy with. i m not sure what s in this bill. from what we ve been able to achieve, we need to spend money to put us on the right track. listen, everything that i went literally has to pass the senate. it s a short list i m with now, but there are still issues around that shortlist. and people are looking for solutions and how to get past it. you got a lot of folks from both sides talking to each other which
the u.s. inching closer to running out of money to pay its debts. a deadline is as close as 12 days away, but the high-stakes negotiations between the white house and republicans have collapsed and it is not clear when face to face talks will resume. meanwhile, president biden will cut short his asia trip to address the debt crisis. before heading home tomorrow from the g-7 summit in japan, biden will meet with ukraine s president. president zelenskyy is making a dramatic appearance at the gathering to ask world leaders for help in the war against russia. russia claims a major victory in ukraine. today the head of the mercenary wagner group says his fighters have captured bakhmut after months of brutal fighting, but ukraine says it still holds a small portion of the city. cnn s phil mattingly is at the summit in japan. let s begin with the debt crisis. a u.s. default would of course hurt economies around the world. so what is the level of concern there and where do things sta