morning joe starts now. historic winter storm in western new york statement storm system is blamed for dozens of deaths across the country. it made holiday travel almost impossible on the roads or through the skies with thousands of passengers stuck at airports searching for new flights. meanwhile, the republican governor uses the christmas holiday to play hole papolitics migrants with no warning for groups. and we will take a look at the latest testimony released by the january 6 committee. including a conversation the former president had with one of his closest advisers in the days after the attack on the capitol. also ahead, we dig into the latest action by the democratic controlled house and how the white house is preparing for a divided congress good morning welcome to morning joe. it s monday, december 26th i m jonathan lemire. also with us at the table is affairs analyst and executive editor of recount and host of the podcast. like gene wilder in blazing
so wind blown snow you can see a backyard. before morning joe. if i say i can look at that for hours. might be a comment on you than the footage i think more on the winter storm and a look at who got the most attention in the political world this past year including maybe you expect and maybe a few you didn t and the latest from eastern europe as vladimir putin s war drags into the new year. welcome back to the third hour of morning joe on this monday, december 26. we ll holding down the fort for joe, mika ancountry duth impacts this past weekend. hundreds of thousands are still without power and thousands of flights delayed in one of the busiest travel times of the