ukraine. one of the most important story lines of 2023. the divide in the republican party about ukraine. alexi buchanan, thanks very much. and thanks for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning. morning joe starts right now. a dictator, building an empire, will never be able to ease the people s love of liberty. brutality will never ground down the will of the free, and ukraine, ukraine will never be a victim for russia. never. president joe biden marks one year of war in eastern europe with an impassioned speech promising continued support for ukraine and laying out the stakes of the conflict. meanwhile, we re were learning more about the special grand jury that investigated potential 2020 election interference by former president donald trump and his allies. we ll play for you new comments from a key juror in the case, as some republicans are still trying to figure out their messaging on donald trump and his third presidential campaign. als
derailment have been prevented? if so, how? the answer to that question will eventually come from the ntsb, which is currently investigating the crash, but we can and should take a look at the conditions of rail freight across this country and the allegations that across the industry safety is being sacrificed for profit. we spoke with one 40-plus year veteran railroader and certified accident investigator who told us what happened in east palestine was the logical outcome of precision schedules railroading. and that without change it will happen again. we re going to explain what that means in a moment with greg reagan, the president of the transportation trades department of aflcio. it s important to understand the operating conditions because the crash itself is becoming a political football. donald trump is touring the derailment site, and the mayor of east palestine who told us on this show the other day that he didn t want president biden to visit because the security d
since that does seem to be a premier issue. jacqui heinrich on what the latest polls are saying. she s at the white house. hi, jacqui. hi, neil. the first glass, today s gdp report looks good. considerable gain from the first and second quarters of negative growth. that 2.6% is driven in large part by government spending and increased exports. experts believe that those could drop off in the fourth quarter. also, another warning sign. if you look at all three quarters together, the growth is only .4%. which is extremely slow. more over, consumer spending is slowing down. that makes up almost 70% of the u.s. economy. so maybe not on the whole as good as it looks at first glass. the president thinks things look fine. great economic report today. things are looking good. despite that optimism that the job market is strong and a recession is not inevitable, voters are pessimistic. a u.s. a today poll shows 2/3s say the nation is already in a recession or depression. 10% say
what they are applying to themselves and that is the truth. you can t hide from. that was good to see you, my friend. great monologue there as well on mlk, remembering his legacy as it was and how he conveniently wants to remember him. well then, my friend. coming up on ayman, targeting trump s special counsel jack smith s investigation kicks into high gear as the georgia election probe enters its final stage. plus, supreme four year. democrats are calling on the courts liberal justices to retire. yes. we will explain the rationale. and gop in disarray after a messy first week in charge. house republicans threatening even more chaos over the debt limit. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. all right, so after releasing a trove of bombshell witness transcripts in its final days, and now seems like the january six committee was still holding back. according to new court filing from the justice department and its prosecutors, 30 gigabytes worth of more evidence from the commi
triumph in the final on sunday. i am ina triumph in the final on sunday. i am in a misty leeds looking at how the team s performances are inspiring the next generation. the fourth day of strikes in just over five weeks as 40,000 network rail workers walked out at midnight. i will look at why things have not moved forward and what it might mean for you. i foryou. iam on for you. i am on the motorway. i think you already have a million calls about an accident. the chilling 999 call after a lorry piles into stationary traffic. we hear about the lives affected one year after the crash. good morning, we start with some sunshine in places. the cloud will build, producing showers. 0verthe next days, it will turn warmer. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, the 27th ofjuly. whoa! england are through to the final of the women s european championship after thrashing sweden in last night s semi final. we were cautious yesterday saying it was a real challenge. i was