and some of the most extreme far right members of the gop will have real power in the house thanks to kevin mccarthy s desperate deal making to become speaker. and also ahead, another tragic scene in ukraine. we ll have the latest on a deadly helicopter crash outside kyiv. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 18th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in washington where the white house is making efforts to tamp down criticism about a perceived lack of transparency in the classified documents case involving president biden. in a phone call with reporters yesterday, a spokesman and senior adviser fielded questions. and both republican and democratic lawmakers have called on the white house to explain
migrants pour. in border patrol slamming vice president kamala harris for her handling of the crisis and tweeting you should be fired and replaced. it s pretty extraordinary. climate hypocrite john kerry in davos. expecting a thousand private jets. saving the planet that s so extraterrestrial bring me a higher love it s the higher love thinking of steve: good morning, louisville, kentucky. looking live there courtesy of wdrv our affiliate there right now you have got 38 degrees. partly cloudy. the high later on today is going to been 60 degrees. and right now it s as chilly as it is going to get all day long in louisville, kentucky. as you look live here on the big screen here in the big studio on this wednesday, january 18th. come on, in folks.
last nighted by hadn t a visit with the president of the netherlands. thank you, we ve had a great relationship with our countries personally i look forward to discussing in a lot more detail. thank you. thank you so much and thank you for hosting. the first time in my there s a fireplace. because the burning classified documents in that fireplace. okay. welcome back to morning joe. it s wednesday, january 18th. look at that beautiful shot of new york city. it s the top of the hour. also ahead this hour, kevin mccarthy is digging in on the debt ceiling. the first political fight of his speakership has the country in danger of defaulting. the latest on the stalemate. also ahead, two democratic senators are trying to play diplomats at the world economic forum in davos. we ll tell you what piece of u.s. legislation has some european manufacturers upset. plus, an eye-opening report
special report director john walter welcomed roman daniel walter into the world late yesterday evening. the whole family is healthy, looking forward to some sleep. i can tell you that is probably not going to happen. congratulations to them. little roman is probably already calling out the different cameras, different angles, you never know. steve hayes, by the way, welcomed a new child recently. we are adding viewers left and right. thank you for inviting us into your home tonight. that is it for two nights at special report. fair, balanced, and unafraid. the first 100 days. have you seen the show? editors posted by martha maccallum. it is very good. it starts right now. it starts right now. heather: wednesday january 18th, fox news alert breaking overnight. george w.h. bush has been
welcome back to morning joe. it is wednesday, january 18th. still with us on set, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle and managing editor of bloomberg politics, new dah dah, mike halpern. he is so cute. what is his name? james. he is a little guy. he is perfect. that is what happens. thank you, karen. also with us is msnbc political analyst elise jordan and joining the conversation is the cofounder of axios, mike allen. big day today? we flipped the switch. axios.com went live this morning. get out. all 50 of our clelolleagues arlington are working it. i love it. today is the day. president and ceo of the aspen institute, best selling author