majority in the house. so, it s understandable that and almost justified that mccarthy is not wanting to ruffle any feathers before this important vote on january 3rd. all right. nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa thank you so much. thank you for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. and there it is, the u.s. capitol. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 29th. and we re going to get right to the news. prosecutors are turning up the heat on congressman-elect george santos, after the revelations he lied about his resume. we re going to have more on the investigation by a fellow republican district attorney. plus, the very latest on the weather emergency in buffalo, new york. first, the snow, and now concerns about flooding and questions about the response to the deadly blizzard. and we re following the latest on the southwest airlines meltdown. more cancellations and delays
and giano caldwell, but first this. john: to kick off america reports, life expectancy in america dropping to the lowest level in more than two decades, according to the cdc. deaths from drug overdoses and covid fueling the decline. john roberts in washington. sandra, good wednesday to you. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york city. plunged to an average of 76.1 years in 2021. fentanyl poisoning driving that number with more than 72,000 deaths by the end of last year. john: president biden s border crisis making it worse. officials are trying to stop the flow of fentanyl from creeping into the u.s., but despite efforts, parents are feeling the consequences of drugs in their family. fentanyl has changed the game. no longer can we say just be careful or it s not going to happen to my family. it took half of what he thought was a percocet. you have to talk about these pills and other forms that unfortunately they are now taking other than just pills. no mother want
agenda or kitchen table issues? our panel will see. a rare agreement between the justice department and former president trump s legal team at the appointment of a special master to review documents sees it mar-a-lago. we will detail. plenty of pomp and circumstance this week as britain s morning the longest reigning monarch, the queens passing now spurring the royal family to mend some fences. prince harry and meghan markle are both back in the u.k. steven hilton will join us to break down the royal drama. we begin with president biden touting on a economic resurgence. white house correspondent kevin corke taking a closer look. good to be with you. the president back on the road again telling a group in boston about what he called an unprecedented investment in his bipartisan infrastructure law. the latest example, he claimed, it s taken america from economic crisis to economic resurgence. jobs and incomes are up. people are back to work. that progress has continued even
which laid out the case of who they said is at the center of the insurrection. here s congressman benny thompson. donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy. and ultimately, donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of tim aesthetic and the maze of the constitution. to march down the capitol, and subvert american democracy. any legal jargon that you care about seditious conspiracy, obstruction of a official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the united states, boils down to this. january 6th, was the culmination of an attempted coup. a brazen attempt, as one wanted to put it, shortly after january 6th. to overthrow the government. who heard that right? quote. donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy to overthrow the government. it also blew a hole into any idea that this protest would a march to the capitol that would unintentionally turn violent. instead, there was planning and strategy. including by the proud boys who skipped the r
everyone, i am laura ingraham,s an td this is the ingraham ang from los angeles. tonight, it is time to rock and roll.ab what trump playlist has about him and the new news aboutlege college tuition. it will blow your mind. but first, the real war against women. that is the focus of tonight s angle. f nighnow the lsu iowa ncaa my s monday night was the highest rated in the ncaa women s basketball history. h igcaitlin clark the best woman t ever play college basketball is attracting entirely new fan base. other stars like angela reese have huge followings as well an enormous talent and the rivalries, man, they are exciting to watch. that is what makes women sba basketball so far a great competition and that s what we ve had all year long, but i think angela would sayi th the . it is not just us in basketball and not the only competitive thinbaskg about where the game s at. that is what makesat s i what gd appeared you need multiple people to be good.th o i think both of o