okay. this one s going on the mantle. sandra: horrifying case in pennsylvania sparking a legal debate. 35-year-old woman charged with pushing her ex-boyfriend, an army veteran, to suicide. john: allegedly harassed him with a series of whatsapp messages and videos, destroying his things, talking about her new partner and threatening to keep him from ever seeing his daughter again. sandra: may remind you of michelle carter, 17 years old when she was charged with pushing her boyfriend to take his own life. carter eventually went to prison. will the same thing happen this time? welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two. sandra smith on this thursday afternoon in new york. john: john roberts, good to be with you again. no debate the messages are heinous, the big question is, are they criminal? our legal panel will be here to debate it. we will kick things off with this fox news alert. sandra: a gruesome scandal unfolding at one of the country s top medical sc
awards from rockefeller center. here is your host, al sharpton. good evening, and welcome to politicsnation s 14th annual revvie awards. it s where we celebrate the best and worst of politics in 2023, and give awards to those who deserve it. i m honored to have been bringing you some of the most significant and memorable moments this past year, and what a year in his been. with that, let s bring in our esteemed panel this year. jen psaki. i m so proud to have her with us, host of inside with jen psaki. right here, an msnbc. republican strategist and msnbc political analyst, susan del percio, who i would say is my favorite republican. [laughter] and ali velshi, host of velshi, also here on msnbc weekends. and he s wearing his i thought it was a clergy caller at first. [laughter] people were accessing for some blessings, so. let s get right to our first revvie. of 2023.est political headline i ll share a few of my own nominees to get us started. my first top news story,
the ingraham angle from washington. vote democrat or you re racist. that s the focus of tonight s angle. have you noticed a growing trend in america? white supremacist organizations are popping up all over north southeast west, racist groups are gaining traction. i m talking about white supremacist book clubs, white supremacist bowling leagues, white supremacist garden clubs, even edgy new fashion clubs for spring breakers. there are white supremacist day care centers where the products are white. if you believe any of that, turn off the tv go to bed and call your doctor in the morning. of course all this is ridiculous. true white supremacists everybody shunted to the extreme fringe of society but to listen to the democrats messaging heading into 2024 do you think the nation is about to be taken over by men in white hoods and the supposed racist are black and brown people. being black or hispanic or anything does not make you immune from being racist. part of the unders
half a mile, this is due to hundreds of wildfires burning across canada. you are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. major airports issuing temporary ground stop with 5400 delays, only a handful cancelled or delayed so far. carley: president biden is sending 600 firefighters to help control the blaze. janice dean is here with more. janice: it was scary yesterday, especially across areas that do not see this type of smoke in the area. on social media, people were like, welcome to our world, janice dean, where we have wildfires every single year. yesterday worst air quality on record, 436, that scale goes up to 500. previous record was back in 1981, it was a crazy day, new york, of course air quality south of us in philadelphia is worse right now. take a look at what we were dealing with yesterday. very unhealthy from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. and bringing that trend downward. i m having problems with my maps. ta
good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co