hello again, and welcome. it s time to get together with smart people to break down the week s big stories. we re asking with all the polls showing donald trump with a huge lead going into monday s iowa caucuses, what happens if he doesn t live up to those expectations? then speaker mike johnson under pressure for trying to make a deal with democrats. how long will they last? and the stanley cup craze that has nothing to do with hockey. our panel gives its yay or nay on the newest merch mania. the grang s here and ready to g. sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, after months of campaigning, the iowa gop caucuses are finally here. monday night in frigid conditions, iowans will gather at locations across the state from church basements to school cafeterias to discuss the republican candidates and vote. and the results could dramatically reshape or solidify the landscape of the presidential race. in the final hours, three big questions for the three leading
that s why the world works with servicenow. former president trump was interviewed by sean hannity on fox news and when hannity brought up trump s claim he declassified the documents at mar-a-lago, he gave an interesting explanation. is there a process? what was your process to there doesn t have to be a process, as i understand it. different people say different things, but if you re the president of the united states, you can declassify just by saying it s declassified, even by thinking about it. [ laughter ] hannity was like, i get it, you re going to plead insanity. now it s making sense. welcome back to morning joe. it is 6:00 in the morning tong west coast as you look at los angeles, 9:00 in the east on this friday, september 23rd. a busy hour ahead, including the new pressure on donald trump s legal team to prove in a court of law the allegation trump has been making in public that the fbi planted evidence at mar-a-lago. there is also new reporting showing
During Monday's Double Jeopardy round, a question about the writer of "Girl from the North Country" stumped all three contestants. A wrong guess: Prince.
latest trend on broadway, jukebox musical? i am a yea on it. not everyone is going to want to see les mis. i get it. whatever gets people into alerts to, off their screens, watching people performing real live entertainment, i think is positive. my only caveat is i don t want this to crowd out original musicals. imagine in all you had on broadway were these jukebox musicals and nothing like a hamilton ever has a chance with an audience. that s my caveat. i want to pick up on that, lulu. that s the move. moving away from original musicals like hamilton and to because it s intellectual property, the people already know famous movies like aladdin, or famous musical stars like tina turner or prince. so this is like the broadway version of endless sequels. i personally really love them. you get to sing along, you know the music. kids love them.