president donald trump. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 25th. i m willie geist. with us, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. the president of the national action network and host of politics nation, reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. let s dive into the story that has everybody talking right now. 43 million people in line to have at least a chunk of their student loan debt erased. as many as 20 million people could clear all of their student debt. those are the figures from the white house following an executive action yesterday by president biden. the president pushed back at criticism that debt cancellation will make inflation worse. by resuming student loan payments at the same time as we provide targeted relief, we re taking an economically responsible course. as a consequence, about $50 billion a year will start coming
taxpayers and disproportionately benefit the wealthy. in recent days, there has been considerable bipartisan pushback to the plan. that is now going forward as the country faces record high up beflation. president biden today claiming the plan will have no meaningful affect on inflation but his critics, including some former obama administration officials remain unconvinced. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. white house officials say they have no idea how much this plan is actually going to cost because they think there are plenty of eligible student loan debt holders who are going to choose not to go online and tell the government that they want to cancel up to $10,000 in that debt. now it s time to address the burden of student debt. the president s announcement benefits 43 million borrowers including 20 million who will see their student debt totally canceled up to 10,000 in
rose garden. your wishes, your prayers over this past week and the calls i have gotten. i also want to thank the medical team here at the white house for the incredible care they gave me. fortunately, god thankfully, thank god willing, my symptoms were mild, my recovery was quick and i m feeling great. the reality is that ba.5 means many of us are still going to get covid, even if we take the precautions. that doesn t mean we are doing anything wrong. unfortunately, this covid is still with us. as it has been for 2 1/2 years. the president s doctor says his patient will wear a well-fitting mask indoors for the next ten days and increase his testing to protect those around him. we have new reaction to the bombshell news from the justice department first reported by the washington post that the doj is investigating former president trump s actions leading up to the january 6th insurrection as part of its criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. t
america reports on this friday. white house getting good news on the jobs market but will a massive spending plan send the economy into another tailspin, making an already bad inflation problem even worse? hello, everyone. i am sandra smith in new york. jon: i am jon scott info john roberts. the labor department says the u.s. added 528,000 jobs last month. the on employment rate also falling slightly to 3.5%. both numbers beating expectations. wages are still largely out of step with the rising inflation. now more than 200 economists, 230 to be exact, warning democrats their social spending bill will make high prices in this country even worse. jon: senior economic advisor jared bernstein joins us. first, congressional correspondent chad pergram has the latest on the spending bill. good afternoon. democrats say this bill will help with inflation. more than 200 economists warn congressional leaders that the u.s. is in a dangerous crossroads. they argue the bill incre
today feature featured act maverick city music and kirk franklin. hearing the song kingdom. if you watch the video it s really powerful and moving. we were watching it in hair and makeup this morning. we said man, we are in church. they went down to everglade correctional facility they performed for the people in that correctional facility. it was so powerful. you have to listen to it one of the lyrics is beautiful. each color he made. love is the only remedy for hate. i can t wait to hear them. so kirk franklin goes into these prisons and they teamed one maverick city music. you are probably very familiar with their songs. you might not know it. if you go to non-deno, ma am neighborsal church you have been singing their songs. they love everybody. brian: ainsley, how long is will in for for hour and 5 minutes hair and makeup i kept knocking on the curtain. will: some of us need a transformation. some wake up beautiful. brian: right. talking about me. will: i was ta