morning joe starts right now trump indicted the first ever criminal indictment of a former president of the united states came down yesterday when a new york city grand jury convened by the manhattan district attorney s office took the unprecedented step of voting to charge donald trump. because the indictment is under seal, the exact charges are unknown, but we do know they center around that $130,000 payment trump allegedly made to porn star stormy daniels just days before the 2016 election, to keep her silent about an affair she claims the two had a decade earlier according to the star witness in the case, trump s own former lawyer, michael cohen, the trump organization tried to cover up the payment, falsely claiming it was a legal expense. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, march 31st along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too ea early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire the host of politics nation, presid
abortion rights for all women in america in the aftermath of roe versus wade being overturned is a warning sign to all americans right now of what they envision for all women including the most vulnerable among us. on capitol hill, republicans are willing to infringe on a person s right to travel in order to hold up their draconian bans on abortion in republican-led states. on thursday, senate republicans blocked a bill that would make it illegal for governments to punish residents who cross state lines to receive abortion care. one republican senator said the bill would lead to abortion tour tourism. can you imagine? it s a term how divorced republicans really are from the horrible reproductive decisions that women face all across our country each and every day. over in the house, lawmakers voted on a pair of bills today one that would codify the right to an abortion. not one single republican voted for that bill or for that right. another piece of legislation would protec
Was, i think, shortly after it was publishing a piece about ben carson. I overheard a Conversation Congratulating him on the great reporting. It was about medical malpractice. There is the direct link between what hope hicks heard, not what she thinks she heard, but what she heard and pecker and trump. Thank you so very much. That wraps up the hour for me. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. The trump trial is underway. Right now, the former president s close aide, trusted advisor and former White House Communications director, hope hicks is on the stand. She no longer has an official role in trump world. Has testified to the january 6th house select committee. But hicks was by trumps side throughout his 2016 campaign and for a time when he was serving as president. She potentially has a firsthand account of the alleged crimes her former boss is now charged with. We begin with P
Monetarily. Im gillian turner. The story starts right now. Martha good afternoon. Im Martha Maccallum in New York City where like other cities across the country, americans feel outraged and unsafe. Listen to them. Crime out of control in every city in america. I fear for my own safety every moment. We shouldnt have to be teaching stop, drop, roll on the ground from bullets. The world is going crazy. I feel like people are going insane. At this point, we have to stay home. Stay home. People are going insane. This man and his girlfriend, they know that. They went out to a wedding together. Thats a picture from the wedding the night that he was then stabbed to death on the way home. This crazy murderer, who you see in this picture, is out there. Hes wandering around the streets still. Probably still has the knife or another weapon. New york police are asking anybody with information to come forward so they can catch this man. This is a warning. This video is disturbing. Its also what hap
Speaker . We are. This is really important that we get this right. That we get back to work. Im not exaggerating. It probably would have devolved into a little physical altercation. Neil theyre still fighting mad. Its not over yet. House majority leaders, Steve Scalise and jim jordan throw their hats in to the ring to replace Kevin Mccarthy. Republican congressman Matt Rosendale, one of the eight that voted him out, still says he has no regrets and neither does nancy mace. Damn right shes fundraising off of this and proud to continue to do this. A busy your world is now. Welcome. Im neil cavuto. Yesterday the storm and now the followthrough because it is far from over. They now try to move to find a successor to Kevin Mccarthy who has made it official, he doesnt want his old job back. Aishah hasnie in the capitol in the thick of it. Good afternoon to you. The house just adjourned and sent everybody home until at least friday. Sort of an effort to cool everybody down. People are so dang