Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
and 247 years of independence. tonight, the largest fireworks show on television, with dazzling displays in cities from coast-to-coast, and amazing music to get the party going, including these talented performers. post malone, demi lovato, ludacris, shania twain, darius rucker, zac brown band, leon bridges, the all-american rejects. smashmouth, alanis morissette. clean white t s, duran duran and the united states air force band. now a cnn special event the fourth in america. what a way to kick things off. the united states air force band performing the stirring first of blue march live on cnn. welcome to washington, d.c., on this glorious independence day. crowds are gathering on the national mall and all across the nation s capital. we ll see the lincoln memorial and other monuments light up very soon in one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country. happy fourth of july, i m dana bash with morris sanchez. i m thrilled to be with you and also our viewers on this w
super durp jourduper journalism super durp duper journalism super duper journalism awards. greg: i don t know. so this is where we honor writers who impress us with their brave journalistic pursuits and tonight s winner, we get right to it, jeremy bailey a writer for the rap an entertainment web site. friday he broke a major story about a famous tv anchor saying something shockingly disgusting to a co-anchor. i believe we have tape of what actually caused the uproar. a lot of these homeless services that are getting a lot of money, more and more money, it s not working. the solution is, in listening to the homeless, like the woman who says we are spoiled, we need tough love or we re never going to get off the street. greg, what do you think about that approach? greg: i agree with everything the little lady says and i m sorry about the cart: now did you catch that, panelist greg gutfeld otherwise known as me referred to dana perino as a little lady. talk about a mi
with israeli officials saying there s no timetable for slowing the pounding of gaza, a cabinet member comes to washington where pressure is growing and it soon. also, does he think it s festivals? the former president airs his grievances, makes a list and tells the people on it what to do and where to do it plus alexei navalny fear death, he resurfaces bringing a christmas message of courage, hope, and yes, good cheer from one of the coldest corners. good evening, everyone. we begin with u.s. officials trying to steer israel toward a less intensive, less destructive phase of its campaign in gaza and israeli officials signaling they are in no hurry. one of the officials is in washington tonight, we will have the latest on those meetings which wrapped up about six minutes ago. first, though, the fighting itself, which included more than 100 airstrikes today on hamas targets in gaza according to the idf, and 241 killed on the ground according to unverified claims by the hamas -c
for sexual abuse, ordering him to pay $5 million to writer e. jean carroll. we have legal analysis on the case and more reaction from capitol hill straight ahead. also ahead, a high stakes meeting on the debt ceiling lives up to the low expectations everyone predicted. a look at what could come next as both sides have a small window to hammer out a deal. plus it appears that george santos elis and questionable financial claims are finally catching up to him as he is facing federal charges. and a live report from el paso, texas on how the biden administration is preparing for the end of a pandemic-era immigration restriction. good morning and welcome to morning joe it s wednesday, may 10th. along with joe, willie and me, we have host of way too early, jonathan lemire. former white house director of communications, jen palmerry. cohost of show time s the circus . attorney and columnist for the washington post george conway is with us as well. so it begins. donald tru