Conference today on north korea. As we think about what might be coming down the road on the Korean Peninsula and the broader region, its very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today, it seems like theres all kinds of reason to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges. Were in the midst of a wrenching president ial impeachment process. The broader country seems to have some deep cleavages societally. We have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country. When we look abroad internationally, the headlines we were reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran. We last week read about the development of hype tr sonic weapons in russia and coupled with the demise of arms control and the return of great power competition, it looks like the world is getting ever more dangerous. Even American Relations with some of our longstanding allies seem
Cause more problems. Reporter this is video over mcveigh and hubbard in east san jose. Crews were called do a house and vegetation fire this afternoon. They believe wires went down and started the blaze. Fire crews were in full force working in the intense afternoon heat and cooling off anyway they can. Officials say two homes were on fire. One of them was next door to the residents who called 911. I was on my deck working and looking over the valley and then i heard some loud popping noises. And i thought, ooh, thats not good. After a little while, maybe 15, 30 seconds or so, i saw some flames start and thats when i called it in. Reporter many in the neighborhood couldnt get back into their homes right away. Im really worried about my dog right now. We have three english bulldogs in there. Theyre probably really hot. The ac is off. My friend lives this street but i live right there by the fire. Trying to make sure im not evacuated. Reporter do you have an evacuation plan . No. My brot
we re going to de-bank. i don t know what the hell de-bank means, but he might have to take de-ambulance to see de-doctor. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, january 29th. we have a lot to get to this morning, including the massive payout donald trump now owes e. jean carroll. talk about being de-banked. after a jury awarded the writer $83 million in defamation damages. we ll get expert legal analysis on that, as well as the looming case that could further impact donald trump s bank account. you know, that s the big one, really. a lot of de-banking. look at the fraud case, he s already found guilty. that one this is all just damages stage. i don t think he helped himself in the defamation case, though you haven t heard from him in the first time. has he defamed e. jean carroll since this came down on friday? i don t think he has. i haven t heard it yet. came close on stage. it s what the jury tried to do. we shall see. meanwh
high court speaks for now. the abortion drug mifepristone remains on the market after th supreme court blocked a ruling to toss aside its long-standin fda approval what now plus, trump back on trial. the civil rape case brought by journalists were e. jean carroll about to begin our legal experts will tal about what trump will say an if that matter, show up. also the right wing guns and radicalization, there is a intersection between them. is this a factor in the rash o shootings across the country from the board room to broadway, our conversation with the firs latina actress to front a play by the legend, andrew lloy weber. this is american voices. we begin this hour with th first major test for abortio rights in front of the supreme court since the conservative majority overturned roe last summer on friday, the court temporarily blocked a decision by u.s. district judge matthew kacsmaryk, which throughout th fda longtime approval of mifepristone the drug, which is also
worst atomic disaster since to noble earlier today japan held a minute s silence to mark the decade since the natural disasters add the following nuclear meltdown and her nairobi to an empress. both took part in the morial event to try 1118000 people died as a result to create tens of thousands more are still unable to return to their homes near the fukushima. now the accident said ripples all over the world and germany has led to a decision to phase out nuclear power elsewhere over the appetite for atomic energy has increased over the last year when it comes to nuclear reactor these united states is leading the way u.s. president joe biden sees atomic power as a key strategy in fighting climate change france s number 2 the government there wants to modernize older plants next on the list are china and russia and even in japan where the consequences of the disaster are still painfully apparent nuclear power appears to be there to stay. now for more on this let s bring in clau