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
this happens in her classroom no less. she s six. she s terrified. because the person that was advocating for her got hurt. she got hurt. a very emotional town hall in virginia after a 6-year-old brings a gun to school and shoots his teacher. the family of that child speaking out this morning. first this morning, ukrainian president zelenskyy is making another desperate plea for more weapons before it s too late. there are signs russia is regrouping and preparing to launch another major offensive. cnn has learned this morning that cia director bill burns flew to kyiv in recent days for a secret meeting with president zelenskyy to brief him on what the u.s. believes putin is planning to do. this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin is in germany to huddle with others. president zelenskyy spoke at that meeting. he said thanks, but he needs tanks. terror does not allow for discussion. the terror which burns city after city, and i can thank you hundreds of times but hu
investigations. a move certain to frustrate newly-empowered republicans. plus, alec baldwin s lawyers say they were blind-sided when the actor was set to be charged with manslaughter this week. that has many wondering, do prosecutors actually have a case? are they overreaching? we ll discuss. and the desantis administration blocks an a.p. african american studies course from being taught in high schools. we re joined by one professor for a look at what s actually in that course and why she feels it s critical for students. your weekend is finally here. we are glad to have you. it s saturday, january 21st. good morning. good morning. good to see you. we are going to begin with the war in ukraine this morning. a stalemate over tanks. ukraine s president says the country desperately needs them and there s no alternative. but germany failed to reach an agreement on sending its leopard tanks to ukraine because german officials say they will not send those tanks unless th
Monday, april the 15th. And this is fox friends. Ainsley all rise. Former President Trumps historic new york Hush Money Case begins today with Jury Selection. Gregg jarrett is standing by, brian. Brian that is very true, ainsley. There is greg live. Far left activist in chicago cheering on irans Missile Attack on israel. Has just responded about 30 minutes ago. [cheers and applause] brian how is this happening in america . Charlie Scottie Scheffler the masters and credits god. My victory was secure on the cross. Thats a pretty special feeling. Lawrence fox friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. Ainsley and we start with this fox news alert. Jury selection begins this morning in former President Trumps historic hush money trial. Charlie makes him the first ever president to take a stabbed in a criminal crime. Brian fox news legal analyst Gregg Jarrett standing by. Eric shawn is outside the New York State Supreme Court and im choosing eric. Eric, im goi
A Judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of Rust. Now, the case will be on track for a trial this summer.