group of republicans who have vowed to vote against him today. we ll tell you why we may see something on the hill today that hasn t happened in 100 years. we re also digging into donald trump s latest excuse for defeating his party in the midterms. quote, it wasn t my fault, he declared. we ll tell you who he is blaming now. plus, moscow says dozens of russian soldiers have been killed during a massive missile strike in an occupied part of ukraine. we ll take a look at what that means for the ongoing war there. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 3rd. willie, we re going to be getting to so many of those stories and more, but first, we of course are shocked by what happened last night at a game that really, i think a lot of people thought was going to be one of the highlights of the season. so a lot of people were watching
the president of the association tells cnn hospitals just aren t doing enough to invest and retain nurses. the newest members of congress are scheduled to be sworn in this coming tuesday, january 3rd, but house republican leader kevin mccarthy still has not secured the votes he needs to be the next house speaker. cnn s melanie zanona has more. reporter: kevin mccarthy is still on the hunt for 218 votes for speaker. kevin mccarthy convened a conference call on friday with some of his critics and some of his supporters, but sources tell me and my colleague lauren fox that there were no major breakthroughs. this despite the fact that kevin mccarthy has offered a number of concessions to his critics. that includes agreeing to an investigative panel to centralize all the probes into the biden administration. that s something that conservatives have really been clamoring for. and perhaps most notably here, mccarthy has agreed to a lower threshold for a vote on triggering a vote on depo
reveal of the election hack. now new information linking russia to the hack. and how exactly do you respond to the threat of intercontinential ballistic missile? you use twitter. good morning. welcome to early start. extra early this morning. i m john berman. happy first trading day of the year, john berman. i m christine romans. it is tuesday, january 3rd. happening today, a very big day. the congress gavelled to order at noon. among the first order of business, changes to house ef ethics rules. as questions mount over president-elect s potential conflict of interest in the white house. the move all but ends the independence of the independent house ethics office. last night, house republicans
it has a good ending. i remember getting the l-clips and thinking, do i really need po put this thing against the wall? yes, you do. yes, you do. we will show you later on what happens to that toddler trapped under that dresser. again, a good ending. good morning. welcome to you. this is your new day. it s tuesday, january 3rd. 8:00 in the east. up first, house republicans pulling a fast one, voting to gut the independent office of congressional ethics just hours before the new republican controlled congress gets sworn in today. so critics of this move say this flies in the face of president-elect trump s campaign promise, to quote, drain the swamp. many questions persist about mr. trump s potential conflicts of interest. we are now just 17 days away from donald trump s inauguration. let s begin our coverage with cnn s phil mattingly live on capitol hill. what s the latest? bold promises and agenda about a file long, republicans are a few hours away from consolidating the
heather: his goal is jobs, jobs, jobs, we will see if that works. morgan: absolutely. clayton. clayton: 247 27 minutes after the hour. safe haven so they can shoot up. what the singer has to say about the incoming administration. clayton: tuesday january 3rd