We are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway home of the largest single day sporting event in the world, the indianapolis 500. Before me is the car that won the first indianapolis 500, and we will learn more about why it is based here in indianapolis. The white flag is out. Tomorrow, the speedway will be quiet waiting for the next running of the race. It is not just a race. There is all kinds of Community Events going on out here, and autographed sessions with the drivers and memorabilia sale, and it is nonstop entertainment for the entire weekend. You know, once the race begins, i think that a lot of people look at it as, you know, we threw a big story and now we can get down to watching a serious race going on here and see who wins. Everybody is let down after the race is over, because you have to wait another 364 days. The final lap, and it is a threeway shoout hf threeway shootout. And it is a simon pageneau. It the Largest Sporting event in the world, and has been for many years. The
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good morning. welcome to morning joe. this morning, a debt ceiling deal seems to be on the right path. house speaker kevin mccarthy had a much more optimistic tone yesterday while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you. it comes as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. the group just announced a new round of sanctions for russia, aimed at closing loopholes moscow has been using since the start of the ukraine invasion. meanwhile, ukraine could be receiving more u.s. military aid thanks to an accounting error. we ll explain what happened there. also ahead, the manhattan d.a. shuts down what appears to be a delay tactic from donald trump s defense team. and nikki haley finally pushes back against her old boss. we ll have her response to trump calling january 6th a beautiful day. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday. willie, can you believe it s friday? i m still processing.
and the grand jury is over, we re told. this prosecutor will probably have to get sign off from merrick garland before charging the president s son. and merrick garland will face incredible pressure to manage this case fairly. now, a trusted source tells primetime that hunter biden was actually offered a pretty good plea deal a up couple million dollars in fines and no prison but hunter told him to take a hike and dared him to go to trial in delaware where he knows he would get home cooking. this that was a big mistake by hunter biden and made rank and file agents incredibly mad. plea deal offering just got a lot more serious. the new deal is $15 million in fines, and having to plead guilty to multiple felony charges, this is a game of chicken that hunter thinks he is win because his father has the power of the pardon. it may not be that simple. the source tells primetime that an astounding amount of whistleblowers are coming forward within the fbi and other agencies. and
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