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our ears. we heard the shocking details of all the behavior of the president of the united states on january 6 and we heard from cassidy hutchinson. she s a 26-year-old former top aid to then white house chief of staff mark meadows. i ll play a lot of what she had to stay right now. i think it s important. if you didn t see it or think someone should see it, call them and let them know. we re playing it for you. it s important for the country to see. the world to see. listen to every word she had to say. because it s like nothing we have ever heard before about an american president insisting on joining his supporters headed to the capitol, supporters by the way armed with knives, guns, spears, and flag poles. i think the last time we talked you mentioned that some of the weapons that people had at the rally included flag poles, oversized sticks or flag poles. bear spray. is there anything else you recall hearing about that the people who gathered had? i recall tony and i
grabbing a seekcret service agency. how ado you adescribe that the leader of the greatest democracy on earth sent a mob to members who were crying out that his vice president, mike pence, should be hanged. from the beginning to end today, what former white house staffer testified she saw and heard to chief of meadows has never been said publicly before and probably never been considered imaginable before in the president of the united states. hutchinson testified in person and previously on tape that crowds were gathering for the skran ware 6th rally. he wanted medal detecters outside taken away. even though he knew some who tried to get through already had been armed. they re in the off stage tent. i was part of a conversation. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something about i don t care that they have weapons. they re not here to hurt me. let my people in. they can march the capitol from here. let the people in. take the f i
the lawyer who devised the plan to overturn the election. mr. eastman, we hardly knew you. it always happens, and they always seem so shocked. plus, president biden considers a move to provide a bit of relief at the gas pump, but he needs congress to agree. we also expect more economic data this morning that could offer clues into whether the u.s. is headed toward a recession. also, the crippling labor shortage. the latest industry to feel the pressure, airlines, with more chaos and canceled flights. cnbc s brian sullivan is standing by to discuss if the lack of labor is as big a threat to the economy as inflation and energy costs. would you or a family member like to fly a jumbo jet? if so, we have a job for you. that s the problem, it takes so long to become qualified to fly, and there are not pilots. often, people are waiting. it s crazy. or flights are literally canceled out underneath them. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, june
running, we ve had better than 2,000 flights either delayed or outright cancelled. the trend will not be the traveling friend. mark meredith on the latest in washington. mark? hi, neil. good afternoon to you. both airlines and passengers are bracing for turbulent days, a record number of travelers, this could create a perfect storm and major delays. they re pushing back that this is somehow their fault and blaming staffing shortages. major u.s. carriers says the industry is doing everything possible to create a positive customer experience since it s in the airlines interest to keep customers happy to return for future business. bernie sanders does not buy it. he says airlines won t act until money is involved. now sanders is calling on the department of transportation to do a couple things. requiring airlines to refund people for delays quickly and wants a $15,000 time per passenger on domestic flights delayed two hours or more as long as weather is not to blamed and airli