which reportedly captured donald trump telling michigan officials not to certify the 2020 election results. we re going to dig into that explosive, new reporting. plus, as trump continues to double down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a recent poll shows republican voters say that his racist language makes them more likely to vote for him. also ahead, america s mayor is broke. rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy just days after being ordered to pay $146 million in his defamation case. and regrets, he s had a few. what republican presidential candidate ron desantis is saying is the one thing he wishes he could change about the gop primary. here s a hint, it s not anything that he did. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m jonathan lemire, along with the bbc s katty kay, in for joe, mika, and willie. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, our friend, jennifer palmieri. also the co-host of the podcast, how to win 2024. y
can t we still be friends [applause] lawrence: we are in new york at the peter pan diner. [cheers and applause] lawrence: all of these folks decided to get up in the pouring rain. the wind banging against their cars. they thought it was important to send a message to all of the candidates that are running in the republican primary. but, also, the joe biden they are not happy with what is going on in the country. and they are not going to be silent about it, guys. brian: two things going on with lawrence. is he jumping into adam klotz s spot by talking about the weather and pops the collar like jesse watters. be you, lawrence. come on. lawrence: i like taking things from the fox family and putting it in my represent deleware. carley: that is a lawrence jones look for sure. i picked a all the wrong day to bring my christmas gifts in to fox. it was pouring and i got soaked on my way into work today. steve: oops. lawrence: you still look flawless, carley. st
The nfl postponed the game indefinitely. He remained on the field for ten minutes while medical teams gave him oxygen and cpr. Hes now in Critical Condition. His family is there by his side. And bills fans and bengals fans have now gathered outside in prayer of the hospital. There is still a lot we do not know about his situation. Were standing by for all of the latest information from the nfl or the medical staff that are treating him. I want to bring in journalist and msnbc contributor and the author of the book the big game the nfl in dangerous times. Dangerous is certainly the word were talking about tonight, mark. Whats your reaction to what weve seen . Well, i mean, its stunning. Like everyone, we dont have a lot of information on this. I think this goes to the incredible, i guess, sort of Leap Of Faith we take as sports fans in some ways. You watch this and you know that these people put themselves at great risk. On the other hand, the other side of your brain is, okay, pass the
several of them are calling out fox news for down-playing the violence of that dark day. we ll have those comments in just a moment. plus, the latest on the kidnapping in mexico that ended with two americans dead and two others in the hospital. and also we could be closer to finding out who sabotaged a russian pipeline last year. that new reporting is straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, march 8th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning with a growing number of republican senators blasting fox news and prime time host tucker carlson for showing select footage from the january 6th insurrection on his prime time show. that footage provided by house speaker kevin mccarthy. the fox news try today portray the deadly riot as peaceful, calling the insurrectionists sight seers and that lawmakers who suggest otherwise had lied to the american public. even alleging some capitol police officer
sieve. you didn t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical execution day after day after day. ron desantis taking a not so subtle jab at former president donald trump. the florida governor s book tour is bringing more attention to the 2024 gop presidential race even though he s not yet officially a candidate. also ahead, the latest on the kidnapping of four americans in mexico and why officials think the group was ambushed right after crossing the border. plus, we ll have expert analysis on the major fight happening right now in ukraine as both sides battle over the city of bakhmut. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 7th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin here as election deniers are claiming victory this morning after three more republican led states announced that they re pulling out of a national bipartisan program that helps protect against voter fraud. election official