let s get started. mission, the middle east. secretaries of state, antony blinken, and the middle east with the hopes of stopping a full blown war between israel and has allowed before begins. where those tense talks stand now, and what we know but secretary of defense, lloyd austin, s undisclosed state and the intensive care unit in the white house. plus, off the rails. the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, disgraced, one term ex president on the campaign trail in iowa. talking about how he would ve ended the civil war. while taking a discussed a jab at a u.s. senator, mccain. the countdown to the iowa caucus, and donald trump s packed courtroom calendar that could determine the future of his criminal trials. later, keeping the faith. my special commentary on hold on to hope during another tumultuous presidential election year. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. all i m katie phang. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in jordan as part of
Friday. the airline said saturday that are grounded all 65 of its 737 max nine fleet, and then a quarter of inspections have been completed. another airline, united, has also temporarily suspended at 7:37 planes for inspections, saying the removal is expected to cost about 16 cancellations. still to come this morning on the katie phang show, biden and black america. what the biden reelection campaign must do ahead of decision 2024 to keep gaining ground with black voters. plus, wrap or vertical? a fight shaping up in the courtroom as fani willis takes on her out their case against rapper young thug. we have a lot to come this morning, keep it here on msnbc. it here on msnbc protection with just 9 essential ingredients no sulfates, no silicones, no dyes. dandruff protection, minimal ingredients. job done. (dad) it s our phone bill.
Ripping off u.s. proprietary material for too long. i do think that was good. in the grand scheme of things, the chinese may be playing a much broader, much grander game. dana: what do they want out of this? ultimately what they re looking for is geo political respect. they realize they are the big kid in the region. and to the extent that the united states is still involved, that puts them in a different position. at the end of the day, they want to be an international power when it comes to issues like the economy. dana: last question. do you think china would welcome the idea that our troops would leave south korea? i think they would be very excited by that fact. dana: i don t think that s a good idea. projection of u.s. forces is essential to our national security. dana: lanhee chen, thank for being here. thank you. dana: a fight shaping up over the direction of the democratic party which hopes to retake the house an senate in november. former dnc interim chair wom
and that ripple effect all across the country continues. alexandra, thank you so much. new this morning, president obama is challenging lawmakers to act fast on unemployment insurance. 1.3 million americans saw those benefits expire in december and the president calls that just quite cruel. how is this fight shaping up, jim? reporter: the white house is putting its weight to extend long-term unemployment benefits. at there point republicans are say they go could go along with this plan as long as the cost is offset by other cuts. but senate majority leader harry reed a saying no deal, calling that foolishness the white house is gearing up for an all-out campaign.
Segments? i ll give you the last word, brad. i ve had newt here for two weeks, how could i not be mean? newt could beat the pants off obama, you know it, and romney can as well. we have two front runners who are going to battle it out, just like hillary and obama had done, and at the end of the day republicans are going to rally around our nominee because we want to beat this president really bad and restore america. dick, don t worry, there s going to be a united republican party sooner rather than later. megyn: thank you both so much. sure. [laughter] megyn: thank you. well, coming up, there is a fight shaping up in massachusetts that could ultimately effect the whole country. should teachers be evaluated based on their performanceover seniority? which criteria would you want in evaluating your child? up next, how the answer effects students, parents and taxpayers. and john hinckley jr. tried to kill president reagan. is he now mentally stable to walk free for weeks at a time