talking about childhood safety and what kids are going through and masking and safety measures. have at it. sure. i am so um disappointed that particular some republican governors have been so cavalier of the health of these kids. so cavalier the health of our communities. this is for real here, this is not a game. cavalier. can the president do this? does he have these legal powers? it s an actual answer, we ll begin with our breaking news coverage with our expert. i have a special legal report we have been working on on the mandate coming up in a few minutes on this program. just legal facts. as for the news which what leaves our show, 75% of our country is vaccinated. the president says something is back by a lot of data and a lot of talk about maga and protests and what people think about the vaccines. a lot of data says it does support big margins. the american people are with him. we have to come together. the vast majority knows it. it s hard but necessary.
to be sustained or prime minister has to represent the values of their country. and i pointed out, and i mean it sincerely. we re unique as a country. we re built on we re unique in the sense that we re not based on ethnicity or geography or religion. we re one nation that said we organize on an idea. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal. sounds corny, but it s real. and any president who doesn t act consistent with what the for the nation is cannot be sustained in the support of that country. and so what we re able to do is, we know the corruption undermines the trust in government. siphons off public resources. makes economies much less competitive and constitutes a threat to our security. so we re going to work together to address issues like the abuse of shell companies, money laundering through real estate transactions. we ve agreed to work together to address cyberthreats from state and nonstate actors like criminal ransom
which vaccine did you get? i got pfizer. i got moderna. nice. a question that leads nowhere, it s like asking, are you more tylenol or advil. let me get, the second dose knocked her out for about 24 hours. the second dose knocked me out for about 24 hours. how, that sounds like a unique experience you should tell everyone about. i said that out loud, you should laugh so she thinks you re kidding. quarantine was good? no. but recently, i ve been going to dinner again. do i have brain damage? i think i might have permanent brain damage. it s too close. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s monday, may 10th. with us, we have white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lamir. mara gay, former treasury official and economic analyst, steve rattner, and u.s. national editor at the financial times, ed luce is with us this morning. all right. let s dive right in. a ransomware attack that shut down the country s largest gasoline pipeline
empty chairs is a bit of an impact over one key issue within the giant bill, and that is unemployment insurance. democrat joe manchin holding out on alternative proposal. we have more on that coming up tonight. meanwhile, republican senators have been trying to do some other things that show how narrow their options are. minor delay tactics. they haven t found a clear message against the whole bill, and some of the numbers may show why. donald trump never passed 49% approval in his entire time in office, but biden s overall approval rating has now surged to 60%. that s 11 points higher than trump ever got in his whole presidency. and biden s approval for handling covid-19 is up to 70%, and that includes almost half of republicans, 44% of them. and then there is the most striking number of all, and this may explain why so much of what you re seeing tonight has an inevitable conclusion. it s at 76% of americans back the covid bill, including 59% of republicans. in that sense, b
and protected us. and i feel an obligation to the country to pay back. and this is the highest best use of my own set of skills to pay back. . for loved ones left behind, i know all too well. i know what it s like to not be there when it happens. i know what it s like when you are there holding their hands. as they look in your eye and they slip away. that black hole in your chest, you feel like you re being sucked into it. but survivors remorse, the anger, the questions of faith in your soul. powerful moments yesterday from the likely next attorney general first there and then the president, who tapped him for the judge. judge merrick garland reflecting on his own family s history and the promise of america. president biden led the country in a moment of silence for the half million americans lost to coronavirus. good morning. welcome to morning joe . it is tuesday, february 23rd. with us washington anchor for bbc world news america katty kay and pulitzer prize winning