in the end it s veeck yags or oversight to harass the biden administration like hunter biden s laptop, for example. there s no equivalence. we were attacked. it s not the same thing as republicans are about to do. california democratic congressman adam shift calls out the republicans for false equivalency of investigations. it comes as the biden team is optimistic about the incendiary pernss serving the committee. the united states government hit i its debt limit as congress failed to act. we ll go through the treasury s extraordinary measures to make sure the country can pay its bills. also ahead ukraine s allies meet to map out what s next as far as military aid for the war-torn country. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, january 20th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for joining us. the treasury department now is forced to take extraordinary measures so the government can continue paying its bills. in a letter to congressional leadership yester
not. my focus is to get justice for halyna hutchins and let everyone know just because you re an a-list actor, you re not going to be above the law. that is the special prosecutor in the rust shooting case speaking with nbc news after announcing alec baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. we ll have much more on this case and this surprising decision in just a moment. president biden s new comments about the investigation into the classified documents found at his home and personal office. we ll play for you that new information, that sound from him. also ahead, we ll explain why his administration is optimistic about the incendiary conservatives who are now serving on the house oversight committee. plus a live report from ukraine as dozens of allies are meeting to determine what military aid is needed to fend off russian forces. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, january
up. what are some of the other states you have your eyes on? arizona, especially after everything that happened with sinema switched to being an independent. the door is open for a democratic candidate to rise. former phoenix mayor greg stanton said he is not going to. there s eyes on ruben gallego. i spoke with phoenix mayor kate gallego this week who s rumored to be interested in the race. not only she won t run for senate, she certainly won t run for house in the event that gallego runs. on the republican side, kari lake rumors have picked up as well. eugene scott, thank you for being with us this morning. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this friday, and all week long. morning joe starts right now. it s not my call to believe whether he goes to prison or