good morning. a tragedy of unimaginable scale. more than 17,000 people have now died as time is running out to save survivors in the earthquake. breaking overnight, pennsylvania senator john fetterman, recovering from a stroke, has been admitted to the hospital. an update on his condition. president biden addressing concerns about his age and why he hasn t yet med made a decision about running for re-election. lawmakers getting a classified briefing on the chinese spy balloon and new cnn reporting about who knew what and when. the p word, the b word, a word have been entered into the congressional word as the republican efforts to expose those at the top of twitter has take an surprising turn. cnn this morning starts right now. i m glad you could join us. keep this number in mind. 17,000. 17,000, not just talking numbers, that s people, right? and that s where we are going to begin. we begin in turkey and syria where 17,000 victims, that death toll is climbing
republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
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What you just did so thank you very much. A few moments we have a very special guest is coming out the former Vice President of United States joe biden. [applause] along with Vice President we have a proud president jason romain. Yes, louder. And along with jason romain senator bob dole republican from kansas. They will also have tom daschle democrat from south dakota. And George Mitchell also democrat from maine. Nevertheless this is a very very special moment for us so i would please ask that all of you please silence your cell phones and if you wouldnt mind when the gentlemen come up to the stage if you wouldnt mind doing this. Thank you very much. And of course i just forgot to introduce my boss. So nevertheless im very proud to chase the founding president of the Bipartisan Policy Committee and that is jason romain. Im very nervous tonight, i dont know why. [applause] we will let our gang a symbol for just a moment. [inaudible conversations] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [i
Personal relationships and represented the Gold Standard for Public Service. That reputation revied from his commonsense approach and mid western upbringing. This past saturday, we laid bob to rest in his hometown of peoria, illinois. Bob was remembered at that time and honored as an American Hero a tremendous public servant, a devoted father, husband, and a friend. Mr. Speaker, the life of this incredible statesman will never be forgotten and the legacy is left hes left behind should serve as a reminder for how we as Public Servants can continue our work moving forward. Again im proud to stand with my colleagues tonight as a successor to congressman michaels seat and to honor our beloved friend, colleague, eader, and mentor. Mr. Speaker, at this time, i now yield to congressman john shimkus of illinois, the dean of our republican delegation, as much time as he may consume. Mr. Shimkus thank you, mr. Speaker. To my colleague and friend, congressman lahood, thank you for having this tim