Includes universal vote by mail, more Polling Places and protections against Election Meddling among many other things. And in a rare move, Vice President harris presided over the senate vote. Just goes to show that it is important to democrats. The bill was cosponsored by every democratic senator except joe manchin who did vote yes to at least start debate on the bill. That gave the democrats a united front but little to show for their efforts on a key priority. This vote im ashamed to say is further evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. The republican leader uses the language and the logic of the southern senators in the 60s who defended states rights and it is an endefensible position for any senator. So what now . Cnn has learned that democrats have georgia on their minds, pushing new legislation and spotlighting gop efforts at the state level to make it harder to vote after the growth of mailin voting this 2020. Mean team
storm clouds for donald trump. a new report says the manhattan da may file criminal charges against the former president. what prosecutors are offering before making their move. . then bracing for the jobs report. new numbers coming just hours from now. that could sway the fed s fight on inflation. a rampage in germany. a gunman opening fire inside of a church that leaves seven killed. we have the latest on the on going investigation. also, heading to iowa. governor ron desantis is making his first trip to the state today in what could be a major step towards a possible white house run. we re live in des moines. are you ready? folks in hollywood are. red carpet ready for the oscars. who will take home holy wlywood biggest prize? cnn this morning starts right now. everything we just said doesn t feel like a friday, right? very busy friday. we ve been talking about what is going to happen with the former president. but there are a lot of people throwing their hats i
three more people charged with murder after a virginia man died in custody, his family calling for justice after seeing video of his last moments. and growing legal problems for donald trump. thousa now dozens of staffers at mar-a-lago are receiving subpoenas. here we go, friday, st. patrick s day, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with china s president xi jinping set to meet with vladimir putin next week in russia. the kremlin says the two will discuss strategic cooperation. this is amid fears that beijing might provide weapons to russia for its war in ukraine. kristie lu stout in hong kong for us. what else do we know about this meeting? reporter: chinese leader xi jinping will be traveling to russia to meet with vladimir putin from march 20th to the 22nd. according to a spokesman earlier day, they will discuss bilateral relations, regional issues, while drawing a blueprint for the two countries relation
Crossing the Southern Border soars. And as some republican governors resort to political stunts with peoples lives, well talk about that. Later this morning, former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton will be our guest. We look forward to talking with her as well. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is friday, september 16th. Along with joe, willie and me, we have u. S. Special correspondent for bb news, katty kay in london, and the host of Way Too Early White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, also with us the president of the National Action network and host of politics nation, Reverend Al Sharpton joins us this morning. You know what people say about our show, that morning joe show is the most mindful show, we teach everybody that two things can be true at one time. Were not always that mindful. Were going to be talking about that. Were going to be talking about the crisis at the Southern Border, and by the way, i understand every two years, yes, theres the Conv
The ukrainian first lady, waters said extreme nationalists have set their country on the path to a disastrous war. Now on bbc news, our world. Stephen mcdonell travels across china and meets people struggling to stay afloat, with their country showing no signs of abandoning zero covid policy. When it comes to the fight against the coronavirus, one country stands alone. Elsewhere, vaccines have meant learning to live with the virus. Not in china. No income. This is my lowest point and, you know, as a man i cant do anything. Each outbreak is still being met with strict measures to return an area to no new infections. It has held back the death rates and stopped hospitals from being swamped. But its also exhausting the population and hammering the economy. With no clear exit strategy, how long can china keep this up . This is the outskirts of beijing, and when you cross that river you are actually crossing into neighbouring Hubei Province and the town of yanzhou. Now, yanzhou is a popular