electorate. we saw from the mueller report where the american people, say, okay, now what? tell me what you found. if they don t meet or exceed those expectations, it might be counter productive. the spinning of it by ag barr of the actual findings of the mueller report. when i was a kid, this was way before your time thank you. i m much younger than you, so much. i like the hair toss. i remember my grandmother and my mom and dad watching the water gate hearings. i remember the president leaving the white house on a helicopter. it was unbelievable but back then, we only had three channels. now that we have so much, we have social kbmedia, hundreds o channels and the attention span of american public not what it was. are you still upset that you were the buone that had to chan the button, the little knob. we were fancy. we had the remote. you had to attach it to the tv. it had volume, up and down for the button and on and off and that was it. thank you, laura. th
su semiconductor plant. the other stop is japan. but as biden makes the rounds, there is also growing concern over what north korea might do next to rattle the saber. the united states preparing for the distinct possibility that kim jong-un would conduct a missile test, an icbm, in coordination with biden s trip. wouldn t be the first time he did it. more on that in a moment. let s begin in seoul, south korea, cnn s jeremy diamond is there. tell us what the biden administration hopes to accomplish on this trip, both in south korea and japan. reporter: well, jim, president biden has arrived here in south korea at a moment of extraordinary tension as the potential for north korean ballistic missile tests looms large over the president s trip. we have learned according to an official familiar with the intelligence that south that north korea appears to be taking steps to fuel an icbm, which would be one of the final stages before a launch. really raising the stakes and the p
including as punishment in a psych ward full of criminals. so i was too worried about, you know, who was in the cell with me to actually sleep. you thought they might kill you? yeah, i thought that was a possibility. more from my exclusive interview with trevor reed, the u.s. marine veteran who is finally thankfully home. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and renewed fears of an economic recession as the markets closed moments ago. the dow finishing flat after a day mostly in the red. what s sounding alarm bells now is this is the eighth straight week of losses for the dow. that s the longest weekly losing streak since 1923. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also taking hits fueled by investors getting increasingly spooked about how high inflation is, messing with the u.s. economy. matt egan is live in new york for us. viewers are likely to see the words bull and bear market tossed around a lot. what does this mean in terms oour money, our sa
crises on his first visit to the region as president. putin s invasion, china s rise, and threats of a north korean missile threat casting a shadow over his trip. here in the united states, the baby formula shortage throws the white house into crisis mode. the supply crunch is worsening tonight, raising serious questions over when parents will finally see relief. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, president biden confronting multiple challenges on the world stage, as he makes his first presidential trip to asia. cnn s melissa bell is tracking the latest battlefield developments from kyiv, our chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins is traveling with the president in south korea. and cnn s barbara starr is watching the north korean missile threat from the pentagon. first, let s go to melissa and the ukrainian capital for us. melissa, it appears russia is about
mccormick that is still too close to call. trump is urging oz to declare victory anyway. sound familiar? the former president once again attacking the process and casting doubt on the results. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board with the latest on where that race stands right now. plus, president biden takes new steps to address the baby formula crisis, including invoking the same law that used to increase the medical supplies at the height of covid. another market meltdown as the dow suffers its worst day since 2020. retailers grapple with the pain of inflation. the latest on the war in ukraine as a russian soldier pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of the conflict so far. the president turns his attention to asia, as he departs today for a visit to south korea and japan. but there s no question, this trip is all about china. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 19th. joe is off. with us, we have former aide to the george