good evening. i m norah o donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, home of the navy s fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias. american soldiers have died, and american warships and aircraft are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unmanned drones in western yemen that were preparing to launch. that is how dynamic this situation is. also, just hours ago, there was another attack. the uss carney shooting down a ballistic missile and several drones that were heading their way, and we are also learning new details about that attack on a u.s. destroyer last night. that was the uss gravely. and the houthi missile came within a mile of
florida governor ron desantis in iowa yes today, not mentioning donald trump by name, but still taking a few swipes at him. i think he was. we will show you what else he had to say about the front runner in the race for the republican nomination. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, may 31st. good to have your with us, along with joe, willie, and me. member of the new york times let s show jonathan really quick. okay, go, go. okay. we done this before. can we stop for a second? tj, i am scratching my face. you want to go to me now? and also, this historic day leave him alone. let s do jenna. hold on. cover me for a second, tj. okay. oh, we ve got jen. see, she can t even mess up! now now. good morning. okay. is my collar straight? thank you. let s actually get to work. hold on. when we do get to work, it s going to be a lot of fun, because i m going to get the yankees in a second, but these republicans will donald trump
$2.1 trillion we ve ever had. if i can parrot to when republicans were in the majority when they had the house, the senate and everything, they didn t cut anything. that s house speaker kevin mccarthy defending the debt limit agreement hours before the bill barely cleared a republican led house committee. we ll have a look at where the vote count stands in the full house as lawmakers from both parties continue to criticize the bill. also ahead, we re learning more about what was reportedly happening inside mar-a-lago as the justice department ramped up the pressure on donald trump to turn over classified documents. plus we ll have an update from eastern europe following another drone strike inside russian territory. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill to a
Safe and routine operations in accordance with international law. the move caused the american plane to experience turbulence, you can see it. it is the latest in several provocative military maneuvers china has aimed at the u.s. back in february a chinese fighter jet flew about 500 feet away from the wing of an american patrol aircraft and remained there for over an hour. and in december another chinese plane passed within 10 feet of a u.s. aircraft. a spokesperson for china s foreign ministry denied the accusations of aggressive behavior and instead blamed the u.s. for, quote, provocative and dangerous moves. staying in asia, north korea s attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into space failed today when the second stage of the rocket malfunctioned. the rocket was launched around 6:30 local time. north korea s state media reported the rocket crashed into
Carrying out, quote, safe and routine operations in accordance with international law. the move caused the american plane to experience a bit of turbulence. in february a chinese fighter jet flew 500 feet off the wing of an american patrol aircraft. in december another chinese feet passed within ten feet of a u.s. aircraft. a spokesperson for chinese foreign ministry denied the accusations of aggressive behavior, and instead, blaming the united states for, quote, provocative and dangerous moves. russian state media is reporting this morning a drone strike within russia s borders hit an oil refinery in the region next to crimea. there were no casuals, and the resulting fire was put out, all according to a social media post by that area s governor. it is russia s latest claim of a ukrainian claim of a drone attack on territory. russia claimed eight more drones