prevents the worst possible crisis, default for the first time in our american history, economic recession, millions of jobs lost and protects key priorities, accomplishments and values that congressional democrats and i fought long and hard for. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy have a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. we will go through what is in the agreement and the reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. we have new reporting on the evidence that manhattan prosecutors have in the hush money case against former president donald trump. also ahead, the latest from the war in ukraine following the largest drone attack yet by russian forces on kyiv. good morning. it s 8:00 a.m. on the east coast on this monday, may 29th memorial day. i m jonathan lemire. joe, mika and willie will be back with me live tomorrow. let s dive into the news. in washington, a deal has finally been made over the debt ceiling. we have goo
in tennessee and late friday, a ruling on a abortion pill that could hav enormous implications for wome all across the country senator catherine cortez masto described that texas rulin with a word i can t say on television and that exclusive interview i coming up first. plus, what is next for justi j. pearson, one of the tennessee three who captivated this country this week i will ask him when he joins m in a few minutes meanwhile, after donald trump arraignment in new york, republicans stepped up their calls to defund the fbi and th doj. i will explain all the reasons why the gop is anything but in the party of law and order and later, what was th governor of california doing a alabama? i traveled to montgomery for a wide ranging conversation with governor gavin newsom. i asked him about gun reform abortion rights in the, trum indictment, and of course hi favorite foil, ron desantis. i try not to be alarmist on the show, but every now an then there is good reason to
right now, two separate senate committees are drilling into u.s. and china relations. in the wake of that chinese spy balloon entering the u.s. just last hour senator jon tester made the stakes abundantly clear. china s a real threat and one we need to take seriously, which is exactly why we re here today. house members this morning receiving a classified briefing on the balloon ahead of a vote scheduled just a few minutes from now to condemn china s use of a spy craft. senators are set to receive an all members briefing of their own in about 30 minutes. all of this happening as the state department is revealing fresh details about china s surveillance program this morning. and just what the balloon hovering over the u.s. was capable of. in a few moments, i ll talk to former u.s. ambassador to china max baucus about what we can learn and the very real threat posed by china. plus, fading hopes for survival, days after devastating earthquakes rocked turkey and syria. the
are for open to banning assault weapons. they ll hammer that message. alexi, thank you for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this thursday morning. jack-packed morning joe starts right now. one of the constants over the years is baseball. america has rolled by like an army of steamrollers, built like a blackboard, erased and erased again. but baseball has marked the time. this field, this game, it s a part of our past, ray. it reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again. oh, people will come, ray. people will most definitely come. willie. there you go. good morning. that line. welcome to morning joe. all that was good. 30th. all can be good once again. so many l opening day. opening day, yes. very exciting, huh? best part about opening day is, no matter who you are, any team, there s hope. right now, sitting here this morning, there s hope. now, hey there s a point
also ahead, senator john fetterman, reaching out for help for a clinical depression. i will talk to a doctor about his prognosis, and one of the senators very public admission could help millions of americans suffering in silence. we will also take you live to turkey where the rescue operations continue, and we will have the amazing story of a mother and son who survived 129 hours under the rubble. that is ahead, as well. we begin though with the fallout from the massive train drill meant in ohio just two weeks ago now. he was on the ground. their residents continuing to provide a report wearing held some to symptoms. governor attempted easter mindset, saying aaron watcher tests have come back normal. i understand people have been traumatized. i understand skepticism. sometimes skepticism is warranted. we have a lot of people in here who have absolutely no reason to be lying, no reason to be minimizing this. and frankly, i have no reason to minimize this. joining me now,