grappling with tying abortion rights to defense what does this say about u.s. military readiness? would you be willing to talk with tuberville to work out some solution? president biden: i d be willing to talk to him if i thought there was a chance he would change his thought. i expect the republican party to stand up and do something about it. it is in their power to do that. the idea we don t have a chairman of the joint chief of staff. the idea we have all these promotions in advance right now, don t know what is going to happen, the idea we are injecting into fundamental foreign policy position is biare za. i don t recall that happening, ever. it is totally irresponsible, in my view. i just think that i mean, i m confident that the main-stream republican party no longer does not support what he s doing. they got to stand up and be counted. that is how it ends. for the president, you have been working to fortify fence between the border of finland and russia. is there
edition of the the ingraham angle from new york city. a tourist submersible to see the titanic has disappeared. with limiting oxygen on board a frantic search is underway. details in moments. first, remember when biden said this? are you willing to get involved to defend taiwan? yes. you are? it s a commitment we made. well, what about when he said this. would u.s. forces defend the island? yes, if there was an unprecedented attack. unlike ukraine, u.s. forces, men and women would defend taiwan in the event of a chinese invasion? yes. well, don t worry about any of that. blinken made it clear to china that we would not think about stopping them if they invade taiwan. i reiterated the united states and china policy. we do not support taiwan independence. how did the meeting between blinken and china s president xi jingping go? china said the u.s. needs to stop suppressing them and show suspect. that issue with china not returning defense secretary aus
condemned nationwide protests against his plan for an overhaul of thejudicial system. after a nationwide investigation . police in sussex in the uk confirm the remains of a baby have been found in their search for the child of a couple who went missing injanuary. and the singer ed sheeran opens up about using music to cope with depression last year after his pregnant wife welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in greece where at least 43 people are dead and dozens injured after two trains collided head on last night, in one of the country s worst ever rail disasters. the passenger service heading to thessaloniki with 350 people on board collided with a freight service in the town of tempi near the central city of larissa, causing carriages to fly off the tracks and catch fire. police have charged a local stationmaster with manslaughter by negligence. our europe corrrespondent, nick beake, is at the scene, and sent this rep
those comments were delivered to a new house select committee on china. we have a lot to get to this morning from the panel s prime time hearing. meanwhile, a trip to china by a putin ally is increasing concerns that beijing will ramp up support for russian forces. back here at home, president joe biden s student loan forgiveness plan went before the supreme court yesterday with the conservative majority expressing some skepticism about wiping away debt for some borrowers. also ahead, reaction to an historic defeat in chicago. for the first time in four decades, the city s mayor has lost a reelection bid. we ll get to that. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, march 1st. joe has the morning off, but along with willie and me, we have, of course, the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, and the president of the council on foreign relations, richard haass is
takes. it comes as the u.s. is accusing russia of committing crimes against humanity. the declaration marks the strongest accusation yet from the u.s., as it seeks to punish moscow for its invasion of ukraine. we declared from day one that they were committing war crimes. we have announced that they re committing crimes against humanity, and we re looking at the facts on the ground. i had an opportunity to visit a forensic lab that we re supporting in helping them to gather the evidence that they will need and we will need to hold the russians accountable. we have correspondents covering this for us at the white house and on the ground in ukraine. let s begin with coverage from priscilla alvarez at the white house. what are the expectations for the president s trip to poland? white house officials have made clear, paula, this is a crucial moment not only because of that one-year anniversary which is just around the corner but also as u.s. and western officials warn of a