i m martha maccallum. this is the story. an appeal to the supreme court from the trump team could be imminent. the state could bar him from being on the ballot in the colorado primary. massive implications for the election and for the country really. these judges say that he incited an insurrection and he should be disqualified from office and therefore not allowed to be on the ballot. he has never been criminally charged with insurrection in this country. but president biden, he had his own opinion. watch. is trump an insurrectionist, sir? it s self-evident. you saw it all. whether the 14th amendment aplays, let the court make that decision. he supported an insurrection. no question about it. none, zero. martha: no question, none, zero on that issue from president biden. there s similar suits in several places in the country. the yellow and green on your screens, including really important swing states in the election. south carolina, wisconsin, nevada, michigan, ari
of blockbuster testimony, donald trump s civil fraud trial in new york is almost over. closing arguments are set for next month. what could it mean for the business empire of the quadruple indicted, twice impeached disgraced former president? profiles in courage the georgia election workers who stood up to rudy giuliani and the lies he told about them. one of the attorneys for shea moss and ruby friedman joins me live to discuss their epic victory and what is next. baseball s 700 million dollar man, shohei ohtani s stunning contract with the l.a. dodgers and how his structured payout is poised to change the game. we will go inside the biggest deal in sports history. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you all. i am katie phang. we begin today s show with the latest in the new york attorney generals 250 million dollar civil fraud trial, ju o of the cases in donald trump s expensive portfolio of legal troubles. on wednesday, we saw the last day o
good morning. welcome to morning joe. this morning, a debt ceiling deal seems to be on the right path. house speaker kevin mccarthy had a much more optimistic tone yesterday while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you. it comes as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. the group just announced a new round of sanctions for russia, aimed at closing loopholes moscow has been using since the start of the ukraine invasion. meanwhile, ukraine could be receiving more u.s. military aid thanks to an accounting error. we ll explain what happened there. also ahead, the manhattan d.a. shuts down what appears to be a delay tactic from donald trump s defense team. and nikki haley finally pushes back against her old boss. we ll have her response to trump calling january 6th a beautiful day. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday. willie, can you believe it s friday? i m still processing.
the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the deadly outbreak of tornadoes that ripped across much of the south and midwest beginning yesterday afternoon. just over the last few hours, the death toll has more than doubled. 21 people are now confirmed killed by the storms and all more than 50. tornadoes have been reported in seven states, at least 12 of those tornadoes. were reported in arkansas state of emergency is in place in the hardest hit areas, including when the devastated arkansas town that you re seeing right there. cnn s derek van dam is with the latest from arkansas. jim. i was just talking to my crew a moment ago , and the scene behind us reminds us of being on the set of a major blockbuster movie. i mean, just look at what we have with this destruction coming out of wynne, arkansas, that is a church steeple that was blown off by this tornado. look at the incredible damage in front of that building just in front of us here. we have el
good evening. i m mehdi hasan. picture the scene. a cult leader gathers hi followers in waco, texas, as law enforcement closes in. described as a pathologica liar and comment, the cold later rails against th government, rages against th godless left, and depict himself as the chosen one. his disciples eat it up. they worship him they even vowed to give thei lives for him. now, am i describing david - the infamous leader who wa killed along with 75 of hi cold members in the fbi sieg of his waco compound in 1993 or, i might describing forme president donald trump because trump we ll be hosting his first mccartney of 2023 in waco, next weekend, on the 30t anniversary of the waco siege. and, while of course, trump is not accused of the kind of her horrific crimes and delusion that correct was, he is him choosing waco to host maga rally right now is just a little too on the nose for me. but, will he even be there i waco next saturday he doesn t seem to think so. the former pre