the crew just said happy hump day. happy hump day, everyone. sorry. sorry. let s get started with five things to know for this wednesday, may 17th. north carolina republicans overriding the governor s veto and ban ago borgsz after 12 weeks. this deciding vote cast by a former democratic a former democratic state representative who actually campaigned on abortion rights before switching parties last month. also in washington, the white house and house speaker kevin mccarthy are both tout something on the debt ceiling talks mccarthy is warning that they re both far apart as president biden is cutting down a trip abroad. and an illinois girl missing for suchl ye six years in north carolina. an employee at a store recognized the now 15-year-old and called the police. the gurirl is safe this morning and her mother was arrested. the secret service is investigating how an intruder made his way into jake sullivan s home despite being under 24/7 secret service protection. he w
having passed by the requisite three-fifths vote the house overrides the veto and the bill is law notwithstanding the governor s objections. so be notified. watching statehouses recently. yes, the power that they have, even in states like that, north carolina, everyone, with democratic governors, the power to override. they have a super majority. the super majority is the story. good morning. we are glad you are with us. what you were hearing, people were yelling shame as republicans in north carolina voted it to override the governor s veto and approve an abortion ban. democrats are fighting a bill in south carolina. president biden cutting a major foreign trip short, set to depart today, but time is running out to reach a deal on the debt limit and prevent the economy from economic catastrophe. the dangers of artificial intelligence. one another using a.i. to clone his voice and speak words he did not write. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. develo
gaza but acknowledge some collateral. and plus vladimir putin s parade celebrating victory day moments ago in moscow as his troops struggle to defeat ukraine. and just hours from now in washington, joe biden and kevin mccarthy face-to-face, can they strike a debt limit deal before america defaults. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with fears of dangerous escalation in the middle east. israel says that the operation was aimed at eliminating kingpin terrorists. three islamic jihad commanders were killed, palestinian medical official said at least 13 died in those strikes including four women and four children. hadas gold is live in front of an iron dome battery in southern israel. what are the two sides saying about the airstrikes? reporter: yeah, i m in front of these iron dome batteries and all expectations that these types of batteries which are all around southern israel will be used in the coming hours a
meanwhile, the trump desantis rivalry is heating up. we ll show you how the florida governor responded to the covid criticism. we ll look at the rnc s 2024 playbook as party leaders want to double down on an issue that lost them the elections in the midterms. running straight into loserville. and today, president joe biden and speaker kevin mccarthy sit down at the white house in hopes of ending the standoff over the debt ceiling. plus reverend al sharpton joins us live from memphis ahead of his eulogy today for tyre nichols. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s wednesday, february 1st. along with joe, good to have you back. good to be back. willie and me. we have jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay is with us. and member of the new york times editorial board mara gay. so we start with today s high stakes meeting between president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. their focus, ending the standoff over the debt ce
President biden challenged former President Trump to two debates, and trump accepted. Oh. Yeah. Trump agreed. He said, ill be there, assuming its okay with my parole officer. The first debate will be next month, which is the earliest a president ial debate has ever been. If were being honest, an early bird debate feels right for these guys. Boom, just like that, headtohead, toe to toe, mano and mango. Trump posted, just tell me when. Ill be there. Lets get ready to rumble rumble . Ive seen your rallies. I think you mean, lets get ready to ramble. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is thursday, may 16th. I just have to ask, the Question Alex asks, why is it not friday . How is it not friday, guys . Its thursday. Were grateful that god has given us another day to come in and be together. Im very grateful. Were close to friday. Were not at friday. 24 hours, itll be friday. A lot to talk about. We have White House Bureau chief for politico, jonathan lemire. We have john heilemann. Ma