mayor says air defenses have been shooting down russian missiles all over the city. we re going to get an update on all of it for you. meanwhile here at home, the economy and politics are on a collision course. gas prices are up 20 cents in the last month. just 20 days from the midterm elections. in two hours, president biden will put the economy and energy front and center as he is set to announce he s releasing 15 million more barrels from our strategic reserve due to opec cuts and ease the pressure that folks are facing at the pump. new polling out this morning reinforces the politics of this and the warning signs for democrats. the economy remains top of mind for voters. and republicans have the edge on that issue as the electoral advantage is shifting in their direction on the generic ballot. but we re going to start with president biden s focus on the economy and energy prices. let s go right to kelly o donnell and her post at the white house for us. also with me, w
touch. you were right. that was kind of a buzz kill. politico sam stein, thank you for the great polling information. we will speak to you again soon. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning. stick around for morning joe, which starts right now. a senator who has never run anything at all, but his mouth. the senator obviously resorting to lying, cheating and trying to steal. senator, how gullible to you really think florida voters are? repeating yourself again. we ve seen this show before. socialist, socialist, crazy, marxist, silly when one would you prefer? on your list for talking points. look, the senator can play national security expert all he wants. i know he needs that for his next presidential run. yeah. i mean i don t know what you mean playing national security, vice chairman of the intelligence committee and previous chairman. it s actually my job. some of the highlights from last night s fiery
defamation case brought by writer e. jean carroll who alleges the former president raped her in the 90s. with early voting already underway in dozens of states across the country, we are requesting to take a look at the key races in arizona and florida as well including last night, a pretty heated debate between senator marco rubio and val demings over everything from abortion to gun safety. the government is in that room because she brought them in there. she wants the taxpayer to pay for that abortion. that s government involvement pay for them all over the world. how long will you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, a grocery store, a movie theater, a mall and a nightclub and do nothing? all right, up first, though, the president is set to give a really major speech any moment now. as soon as it comes up, we re going to bring it to you, expected to announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil f
now, 15 million barrels does sound like a lot, and it does have the potential to drive down gas prices in the short term, but it is not a new release. it has been planned for a while now. the final tranche of that 180 million barrels the white house announced last spring. so why announce it today? again, president biden said it was not about politics, but the election is 20 days away, and polls show the economy is dominating the national consciousness. around 80% say the economy or inflation or both will play a major role in how they cast their vote. the president wants to remind voters his team is trying to do something about it, especially as democrats try to say it is, republicans say it is all the democrats fault, as voters tend to blame the party in power when they worry about the state of things. is that fair? probably not. the economy is extremely complicated. and people who spend decades studying it say presidents have very little control, if any at all, over immedi
riggleman is here with his take. on, edge an explosion on a russian bridge sparks fears about vladimir putin s response. just days after president biden s dire warning about the threat of nuclear armageddon. and no shame. republicans are still rolling around herschel walker, despite his growing hypocrisy on abortion. . so i don t care if herschel or her came to a report endangered eagles. all right, miss, loesch, saying the quiet part out loud. i am jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. the, sunday the january six committee is preparing to wrap up just as the trial is beginning. the committees announced it likely its last public hearing is worse thursday. it is likely to testify, yet german betty thompson has what it. ovia, meanwhile the investigation is the reaction is continue another path. this, week a high-level member of the proud boys pleaded true to seditious conspiracy and also this, we trials began for the part of keepers including founder roads. of