i call on the per veighers of these lies and misinformation to stop it, stop it now. strong words from the president there yesterday, but as you might predict, they re having no effect among those who have been promoting vaccine misinformation. for instance, tucker carlson last night, first few moments of the program he was trafficking in a bunch of anti-vaccine rhetoric. interesting, donald trump talking about the efficacy of the boosters and the vaccines and how people should take them. oliver darcy, thank you very much. thank you. new day continues right now. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is wednesday, december 22nd. i m john berman. brianna is off. erica hill with me. great to have you here all week.
s.t.a.r.t. is a go. our christmas miracle has arrived. and the 9/11 bill goes through with unanimous consent but not without concessions. this is $4.3 billion better than nothing. not without the republicans trying to say they were for it before and after they were against it. there was never any doubt about supporting the first responders. the 111th congress, the first two years of the obama administration, red states pick up seats in congress, blue states lose them. but those seats may not come with republican voters. and banks accused of sinking to new lows in the foreclosure mess, locking out homeowners before foreclosures are complete and throwing away their stuff. all the news and commentary now on countdown. what are you going to do, foreclose on them? good evening from new york. this is wednesday, december
all the news and commentary now on countdown. what are you going to do, foreclose on them? good evening from new york. this is wednesday, december 22nd, 685 days until the 2012 presidential election. and today this was change you could believe in. our fifth story tonight, president barack obama, the nation s first black commander in chief with the repeal of don t ask, don t tell, lifted a burden of suspicion and discrimination from secretly gay service members and for all gay americans now and in the future threw open the doors of america s armed forces. the repeal will not take effect until 60 days after the president and the pentagon certify their implementation process which the president told the advocate newspaper will be a matter of months not years. though he was joined on stage by gay and lesbian veteran and service mens, one of whom joins us presently, mr. obama took pains to say that gay soldiers have fought for america since before there was a military. there were ga
good morning. that is 89 in a row. it is wednesday, december 22nd. welcome to morning joe. with us on set, msnbc contributor mike barnicle and the president of the council on foreign relations richard hoss, good morning, everyone. good morning. it was fun. i watched it last night with my girls. you ve been following them for a very long time. i was a reporter in connecticut for at least a decade, and usually they d lead with it if they won, as in the top story of the night. and you were mike, you were saying, it s a remarkable thing. it is incredible. 89 wins in a woman, the uconn women s basketball team won against florida. they ve blown up every opponent this year by an average 30-points plus on their side. but just 89 wins in a row. think about it. it s an unbelievable story. and he s an incredible coach. i followed him as a reporter and
hello. yes. no, you re not interrupting anything. you know, if i was calling you and you had all those reporters in front of you, you d be dieing to take my phone call, right? mr. president, i really appreciate that. it s an incredible thing that these kids have done. we owe you a little gratitude. that lesson you gave them on the white house basketball court really paid off. we have not lost since you ve been inaugurated. how about we keep that streak going for a couple more years, huh? all right. good morning. that is gino ar emma. 89 in a row. it is wednesday, december 22nd.