, and, while officials, acknowledge the situation could still escalate reports from the border are of relative calm. that said, the tension facilities are overcapacity as policy decisions continue to play out in washington there is one thing that has not changed the drive and desperation of those making the journey to and across the border. under united states and international law, anyone who fears persecution in their home country can t come to the united states and seek refugee status. this image of a father carrying a baby in a suitcase as he wades across a river is emblematic of the border story. desperate people going to extremes for just a chance at a better life for their family. if you are in their place, wouldn t you do the same? on the base of the statue of liberty are the immortal words by ahmaud lazarus, give me your tired, your four, your huddled masses, your doesn t attaching to the promise of america s what has made this nation oblique into the world. these
days. we have new video to show you, bakhmut getting absolutely pummeled in shelling. this shows the devastating toll the war has taken on this city in particular the past year. this as ukraine prepares for the counteroffensive to try to reclaim occupied land. sam kiley joins us from eastern ukraine. sam, good morning. reporter: hey, poppy. what can you tell us? reporter: oh, sorry. there is a rather heavy wind condition here, so difficult to pick you up. but i think the main thaing to take away from this latest wave of attack by cruise missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, the full pan alpy of missile technology fired by the russians is once again they are trying to soak up the air defenses of the ukrainians and expose vulner blts such as they could find in ke kyiv. 30 miles an hour filed, 29 the ukrainians claim to have shot down 29 out of 30. either a missile or debris of a missile hit the southern port city of odessa killing one person. three people were killed the
good morning. welcome to morning joe. this morning, a debt ceiling deal seems to be on the right path. house speaker kevin mccarthy had a much more optimistic tone yesterday while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you. it comes as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. the group just announced a new round of sanctions for russia, aimed at closing loopholes moscow has been using since the start of the ukraine invasion. meanwhile, ukraine could be receiving more u.s. military aid thanks to an accounting error. we ll explain what happened there. also ahead, the manhattan d.a. shuts down what appears to be a delay tactic from donald trump s defense team. and nikki haley finally pushes back against her old boss. we ll have her response to trump calling january 6th a beautiful day. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday. willie, can you believe it s friday? i m still processing.
the conversation back to the possibility of financial disaster. after days of optimism, negotiators stopped talking all but leliminating the hopes of a deal by this weekend. and a mission for missiles and money, ukraine s volodymyr zelenskyy is headed to japan where he will ask the richest democracies to deliver more weapons at a crucial moment. plus mess with the mouse, misout on millions. ron desantis feud with disney drops plans with a billion dollar complex in orlando. that haas the governor insists that donald trump is damaged goods and he alone can beat joe biden in 2024. we begin with important news just into cnn. the debt limit talks on capitol hill hitting a snag. this morning the top republican negotiator walking out of a meeting saying the white house stance is unreasonable. one congressman says talks for now are on pause. that just a few hours after president biden was briefed by his top negotiators. the president leaving a g7 leaders dinner in japan early fo
republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau