republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, and all around the world. welcome to cnn newsroom, i m rosemary church. just ahead. some republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i m not saying it is a majority. let me give you decorum goes out the window during president biden s state of the union address, some republicans openly booed and heckled him mid speech. rescuers racing against time to find survivors after the devastating earthquake that has left more than 8700 dead in turkey and syria. thank you for joining us. the u.s. president has delivered his first state of the union address with a republican majority in the house of representatives. he brought an energetic, optimistic message to the country, despite facing some open hostility. one of joe biden s big themes was working across the aisle and he made a huge push for bipartisanship. i signed over 300 bipartisan pieces of legislation since becoming president. from rea
laura coats, and this is cnn tonight. we ve got two huge stories tonight that we re following, of course right here in the nation s capital, our continuing coverage of the state of the union address. meanwhile, another sided country in los angeles, we have breaking news on another major story, in the world of sports. entertainment, and frankly american culture. lebron james tonight breaking the record to become the nba s all-time leading scorer. passing a fellow laker, kareem abdul-jabbar. once he broke this record the game was actually stopped for the celebration that was certainly do lebron joined on his court by his family, by the man he also passed, kareem abdul-jabbar. and even the nba commissioner, adam silver. in other words, everyone was watching to see whether tonight would be the night that he actually did it. i came into the game, and watch what happened in this really important, powerful moment. lebron, for the record, he s got it. he s done it. lebron james i
to the captain, police. you see magic johnson there as well. lebron is now a laker. kareem still a legend. that s all for now. abby phillip picks up our coverage right now. hello and thank you for joining us, i m abby phillip in washington. president biden has just arrived in wisconsin after last night s optimistic and at times fiery state of the union address. it is no accident that after he repeatedly vowed to finish the job, the president s first stop is in a 2024 battleground state. and last night, when he wasn t listing his economic gains and bipartisan policy wins, biden was sparring with republican hecklers. some republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i m not saying it s the majority. let me give you anybody who doubts it, contact my office, i ll give you a copy, i ll give you a copy of the proposal. i m not politely not naming them, but it s being proposed by some of you. look and there was another key moment that may have stolen the sho
those who served alongside him. and the thousands, we know who will be called upon to serena served after him. deserve to know they have a country, and a community back home, doing our part in the fight for freedom. america s great because we are free. but today, our freedom is under attack. and america we love, is in danger. president biden and the democrats have failed you. and it s time for a change. a new generation of republican leaders are stepping up. not to be caretaker the status quo, but to be changemakers for the american people. we know not what the future holds, but we know who holds the future in his hands. and with god as our witness, from people chokehold africa is still the place where freedom rains, and liberty will never die. god bless, two and goblets america. the republican response tonight from arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders, former press secretary to donald trump, with an extended anecdote at the end there, about how anna trip with president