Good morning, welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, march 13th. We have so much more to get to with that hearing yesterday on capitol hill. Democrats pressed the former Special Counsel on his language about President Bidens memory while republicans wanted to know why the president wasnt charged. Meanwhile, also on capitol hill, today the who house is expected to vote on a bill that could lead to a ban on one of the most popular apps in america. Well explain that legislation. Well also get analysis on the alarming comments from russian president Vladimir Putin this morning about the threat to use nuclear weapons. Hes saying that if russias sovereignty or independence is threatened, he will use nukes. Good morning, everybody. Along with willie and me, we have the host of wasteway, bureau chief at politico jonathan louisiana mere. Msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle and jonathan martin. Great group this morning. Also has President Biden announced a new Weapons Package for ukraine. According
Chris jansing reports. At this hour, joe biden said watch me, and they did. Can the president keep the momentum going after a inyourface State Of The Union. Georgia split screen, biden and trump preparing for dueling events in one of the years critical swing states. What were hearing from voters there. Plus, even as hes facing trial for keeping classified documents in his bathroom and other places, donald trump could soon be getting intelligence briefings. Well tell you why. And the Ticking Clock on tiktok. Angry users Flood Congress with calls as a bill that could ban the app gains steam. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. Well, we see a split screen in georgia tomorrow, and President Biden and former President Trump hold dueling campaign events. Nbcs Blayne Alexander is in gwinett county, one of seven counties our nbc News Politics team believe will help determine the election in novel. What are you hearing from the voters youre talking to today . Re
Parties are headed in and how they will stack up this november. Consider the scores of down ballot races. Microcosms of a country at war with itself over its priorities and its politics. The Premiere Matchup in california, where leading the volatile u. S. Senate race polls moderate adam schiff against the Liberal Democrat katie porter and republican exballplayer steve garvey, who has surged in the polls, even while barely campaigning. In North Carolina, maga voters could elevate a trump endorsed Culture Warrior in the fight for governor. And one of the countrys few true battleground states. Texas voters, ground zero for what is increasingly the top Campaign Issue in the country. What to do about the border. And across the country, 115 congressional primaries are being decided as we speak. With democrats needing to flip just four seats to take control of the house. All of that providing valuable exit polling data, informing Campaign Strategies with extraordinary stakes that include the
Of a race because an opponent would like to have it that way. Nikki haley fighting to stay in the race. Leave the negativity and the baggage behind. While President Biden hopes to rally support from all parts of his own party the stakes higher than ever with the general election just eight months away. Well break it all down. Breaking overnight, raging inferno. A massive fire and multiple explosions at an industrial plant near detroit debris found up to a mile away nearby residents urged to stay indoors. Well have the very latest. Live from the scene. On trial jury selection set to begin in the highprofile case against a School Shooters father, just one month after his mothers first of its kind conviction here we snow again the next winter storm taking aim out west after that massive blizzard thats paralyzed parts of california. We were like, eh, its snow weve got this. And then snow ma geden while up and down the east coast, tens of millions bracing for heavy rain your full forecast j
The white house. General election coverage gets underway today. Im Andrea Mitchell reporting from washington along with my colleagues. Donald trump is the Presumptive Republican nominee at nikki haley suspended her campaign this morning without endorsing trump. I said i wanted americans to have their voices heard. I have done that. I have no regrets. It is now up to donald trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. We will look to exit polling to see where the haley voters are going. Donald trump is calling for the Republican Party to unite behind him before he is officially declared theexpected. He picked up an endorsement from Mitch Mcconnell in a major sign the party will coalesce behind trump after last nights results and todays announcement from haley. Trump insisting they call it Super Tuesday for a reason when he spoke last night. Theres never been one like this. Theres never been anything so conclusive. This was an amazing night. Its be