frontrunners for the 2024 republican nomination, even though only one of them is officially in the race. ahead, a veteran gop strategist explains why desantis is stealing some of trump s thunder. meanwhile, election deniers are celebrating after three states pulled out of a program to protect voter rolls with two more states considering joining them. we ll explain this latest development. plus, we ll go through the changes norfolk southern is making following the derailment of two of its trains in ohio. and we ll ask transportation secretary pete buttigieg about the federal response to the disaster and how to prevent another one from happening when he joins us later this morning. and good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, march 7th. we are live in abu dhabi, the crossroads of the world. it truly is, with our 30/50 summit, forbes and know your value has come together to create an incredible, cross-cultural, multi-generational summit that, really, t
law in those regions he annexed illegally. my interview with an iranian human rights activist, a star of popular shows, spotlighting the heroic women fighting for freedom in iran. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is taking steps to try to help democrats in close races, trying to hold on to congressional majorities. today s focus, bringing down gas prices. he will explain his plan to release another 15 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve in december, with more potentially coming later this winter. it s a relatively small release, but what does it mean for the long-term? joining me now, gene spurling. we have seen the polls. voters say their focus is on the economy and inflation. this release will not happen until december. maybe the price comes down because markets are anticipating it. what s being done to anticipate hurting americans right now as we head into the midterms? let s remember that this 15 million
society are given credit for the confirmations of neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett. it was leo who was in the driver s seat of those nominations. leo is the person who can raise the money and has the background to put in place judges who will build a conservative judicial infrastructure around the country. leonard leo now has an unprecedented amount of cash to spend on whatever political projects he likes. and while the donation was meant to be kept secret, name and address withheld on the irs form, cnn has confirmed the source as 90-year-old businessman and philanthropist barry side, who donated the entire stock of his company to marvel freedom trust, which turned around and sold it for $1.6 billion. cnn has attempted to reach mr. side without response. his donation will leave behind a dark money political legacy that could last decades. already, marble freedom trust has given more than $200 million to other causes. including $40 million to donors tru
Called off. Pacquiao and amir khan has been called off. More details are emerging on how the cia could be hacking into our phones, computers and smart tvs and several tech firms have now responded. In a statement, apple says, while our initial analysis indicates many of the issues leaked today were already patched in the latest ios, we will continue work to rapidly address any identified vulnerabilities. Samsung whose smart televisions were reportedly targeted says, we are aware of the report in question and are urgently looking into the matter. Former cia staff have called the leak incredibly damaging, and say it makes the country less safe. Jonny dymond has more. Who is listening when we are watching . Change channel to 103. If the leaks are genuine, then the cia can use some Television Voice command technology to send our conversations back to the spooks. Show me samsung smart. And it is more than just televisions. The Convenient Technology we surround ourselves with can be turned a
Called off. Pacquiao and amir khan has been called off. More details are emerging on how the cia could be hacking into our phones, computers and smart tvs and several tech firms have now responded. In a statement, apple says, while our initial analysis indicates many of the issues leaked today were already patched in the latest ios, we will continue work to rapidly address any identified vulnerabilities. Samsung whose smart televisions were reportedly targeted says, we are aware of the report in question and are urgently looking into the matter. Former cia staff have called the leak incredibly damaging, and say it makes the country less safe. Jonny dymond has more. Who is listening when we are watching . Change channel to 103. If the leaks are genuine, then the cia can use some Television Voice command technology to send our conversations back to the spooks. Show me samsung smart. And it is more than just televisions. The Convenient Technology we surround ourselves with can be turned a