he is running for re-election at 80 years old and reigniting criticism with his age. a string of missteps is raising concerns. bill: at the white house it celebrated bring your child to workday. the president talked to a group of kids when one of them asked him what seemed to be a pretty simple question and the president then drew a blank. what was the last country you traveled to? president biden: the last country i traveled. what was the last one i was in? i ve been to 89 met with 89 heads of state so far. so i m trying to think where was the last place i was? it s hard to keep track. i was you are right, ireland. that s where it was. how did you know that? shannon: if they make the argument that he is ready to roll after the president was caught relying on cheat sheets during his first news conference in more than the month. the white house said it is entirely normal. bill: republicans beg to differ. democrats dismissing the criticism saying the president s r
upcoming week including spending limits. because he have the votes, and will joe biden cooperate? the speaker will join me in just a moment. then, a communist china police station in new york city is shut down with reports of six others across the country. just months after a surveillance balloon traveled across the country sending military scents back to beijing and is met with no response from the white house as biden s treasury secretary claims communist china is a partner, and it s the all helping. all healthy. we seek economic relationship with china, one a that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good for the united states and the world. maria: but what if china does not follow the international rules? coming up, two china experts on the ccp s end game, jonathan ward and gordon chang on what the white house should be doing in the face of this adversary s provocations. plus, what does the ccp have on joe
stories this morning. first in nashville. new details about the shooter who killed six people at a christian elementary school. and we ve determined that audrey about seven firearms. from five different local gun stores here legally. ah they were legally purchased. three of those weapons were used yesterday, but parents felt that she should not own weapons. they were under the impression that was when she sold the one weapon that she did not own any more. i said thursday. of course it s wednesday. the parents of audrey hill hill also gave critical insight into hail state of mind will be live in nashville with details just ahead. plus an unprecedented ruling and a new setback for trump s legal team. a judge has ordered former president vice president mike pence to testify. federal grand jury is now getting a chance to ask pence about his conversations with the former president. in the days leading up to january, 6th. we begin this morning, though, in nashville, where cnn s car
upcoming week including spending limits. because he have the votes, and will joe biden cooperate? the speaker will join me in just a moment. then, a communist china police station in new york city is shut down with reports of six others across the country. just months after a surveillance balloon traveled across the country sending military scents back to beijing and is met with no response from the white house as biden s treasury secretary claims communist china is a partner, and it s the all helping. all healthy. we seek economic relationship with china, one a that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good for the united states and the world. maria: but what if china does not follow the international rules? coming up, two china experts on the ccp s end game, jonathan ward and gordon chang on what the white house should be doing in the face of this adversary s provocations. plus, what does the ccp have on joe
no problem coming out and lying the world. we just saw that with this chinese spy balloon. it s the nature of a communist dictatorship to lie to their own people, to lie to the world. that s republican senator dan sullivan of alaska responding to a new report from the energy department on the origins of covid. we ll take you through the latest developments in just a moment. plus, ukraine says it needs more fighter jets as the war entered its second year, but the pentagon and president biden do not appear ready yet to make that commitment. and meanwhile, the first lady seems to give away the president s plans for 2024. we ll show you what she said. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 27th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll start with the new report on the positives of co-vichltd according two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the federal energy department says it has, quote, low confidence th