morning joe starts now. historic winter storm in western new york statement storm system is blamed for dozens of deaths across the country. it made holiday travel almost impossible on the roads or through the skies with thousands of passengers stuck at airports searching for new flights. meanwhile, the republican governor uses the christmas holiday to play hole papolitics migrants with no warning for groups. and we will take a look at the latest testimony released by the january 6 committee. including a conversation the former president had with one of his closest advisers in the days after the attack on the capitol. also ahead, we dig into the latest action by the democratic controlled house and how the white house is preparing for a divided congress good morning welcome to morning joe. it s monday, december 26th i m jonathan lemire. also with us at the table is affairs analyst and executive editor of recount and host of the podcast. like gene wilder in blazing
increasingly ugly face off that could shift the balance of power in the senate. blast, show people leaders are blurring the line between church and states more than ever. according to new police, nearly two thirds of republicans say the u.s. should be declared a christian nation. i ll talk to rick wilson, the founder of the lincoln project, about where this trend can take us. and for your sunday s finals, a tennis icon s final match makes headlines. it had nothing to do with the plays on the court. the emotional moment that scrap the world s attention. we are now just three days away from the next public hearing of the january six committee, investigating the attack on the united states capitol. this morning, we re learning new details about what the paddle house and store. committee vice chair congresswoman liz cheney can give us a hint of what we can expect on wednesday sane any, about criminal reform will be unanimous, cheney is also sal just in this hearing may not be the
and the collapse of kremlin troops in the east does not mean they are good. weather could radically affect the battlefield, and keeps top allies when the conflict is not over. here is the u.s. president tuesday when asked if the ukraine s counteroffensive is a turning point in the war. the question is it s hard to tell. it s clear the ukrainians have made significant profit u.s.. but it s gonna be a long haul. among the liberated cities of eastern, ukraine izium russian logistics hub after is captured by russian ukrainian forces. here s more in an exclusive report. it has been a stunning advance. ukrainians route of russian invaders has recaptured 6000 square climbers, ukraine s president. says this land was held by russia just a few days ago. now, it s providing a rich harvard to ukraine s army of abandoned russian equipment. the russian z symbol painted over. the guns ready to kill russians. the recapture of izyum, a strategic prize, accelerated by precision strik
and, correcting myself, it s just after 6:00 in the morning here in london. and at buckingham palace, just behind me, queen elizabeth coughed and now left inside before the next leg of her final journey begins. in the hours ahead, the procession will take her coffin from the palace to westminster whole. members of the royal family, including king charles, prince william and prince harry will be walking in that procession. the queen will lie in state at westminster, hall starting on wednesday until or funeral on monday at westminster abby. more ahead for all of that. mourners, camping out in london. waiting for their chance to see the queen s coffin and paid their respects. [applause] an outburst of emotion, outside of buckingham palace late on tuesday. queen elizabeth arrived home for the last time. the crowd, some of whom waited for hours in rain clapped and cheered as they gathered to pay their respects to britain s longest serving monarch. [inaudible] well, the queen