he s leading us to a depression. trump asked supporters on wednesday to name one thing that has gotten better under biden and, i don t know, there s a lot, i can think of a lot, but i think maybe number one is we re drinking less bleach. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is friday, december 15th. senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling the bluff, he has hopes of hammering out a deal on foreign aid which includes critical funder for ukraine. also ahead, how the biden campaign is trying to capitalize on the impeachment inquiry into the president. plus, rudy giuliani s defense team takes a very odd strategy in closing arguments in his defamation case. i will tell you about their pitch to the jurors. with us this morning we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post david ignatius, member of the new york times editorial board mara gay, host of the podcast unbrand with donny deutsch, and the co-founder of punchbowl news don bresnahan.
we begin with an alarming outbreak that has some u.s. hospitals struggling. the common but potentially deadly respiratory virus called rsv is spreading rapidly among children. doctors telling cnn the spike is unprecedented for this time of year. cnn s brian todd has more on this troubling surge. the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. reporter: this mother of a 5-year-old who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told us of an anxious drive to the emergency room. things eventually had gotten worse since we were admitted. i have seen starting last night that he is progressively having a harder time breathing. rsv is one of the scariest infections in a child, especially when it s in your baby. so you will see your baby breathing really, really fast and you feel like there is nothing that you can do. reporter: around the country doctors are reporting a spike in cases of rsv, respiratory syncytial virus, a common respiratory illness tha
the past two years. 74% of pediatric hospital beds are full across the country. cnn s brian todd has more on this troubling surge. the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. this mother of a 5-year-old, who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told us of an anxious drive to the emergency room. things eventually got worse since we were admitted. i see starting last night he is progressively having a harder time breathing. rsv is one of the scariest infections in a child, especially when it s in your baby. you feel the baby breathing really, really fast, and you feel there s nothing you can do. reporter: around the country, a spike in rsv, a common respiratory illness that is occasionally severe in babies and young children. pediatric hospital beds are more full now than the past two years. some children s hospitals are overwhelmed, scrambling to make tents. one key reason is because kids are back in school after the pandemic. many chil
Cnn this morning continues right now. Good morning. Lets start with five things to know for wednesday, september 27. This Breaking News out of north korea. To country has decided to expel u. S. Army private travis king who crossed that the north from south korea in july. And its debate night in america. Seven republican candidates take the stage in california tonight to make their ways to voters. One person will not be on the stage, donald trump. He is going to give a Primetime Speech at a nonunion auto parts manufacturer in detroit as the United Auto Workers strike continues to day 13. With three days and 16 hours left, the Senate Unveiled a bipartisan plan to avoid the loo looming government shutdown. Speaker ke speaker Kevin Mccarthy is trying to get members in line. In philadelphia a dozen people under arrest after a big group of looters ransacked an apple store, a lululemon and a foot locker. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. We begin with the Breaking News out of north ko
way too early on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. what is the specific constitutional crime that you re investigating? well, we re having an inquiry, so we can do an investigation and get the production witnesses and what is the crime you re investigating? and documents. high crimes, misdemeanors and what are you investigating? look, once i get time, i will explain what we re looking at. wow. that has the real vibe of a kid who did not prepare for the class presentation. the book was not just about mice, but it also had men. that clip is the house republican agenda in a nutshell. that was also my high school career. yeah. in a nutshell. he s not lying. the lower chamber is moving forward with an impeachment inquiry despite presenting no evidence of any wrongdoing by the president. the vote came after hunter biden defied a subpoena from house republicans, challenging them to hold a public hearing for his testimony. we ll ha