he s leading us to a depression. trump asked supporters on wednesday to name one thing that has gotten better under biden and, i don t know, there s a lot, i can think of a lot, but i think maybe number one is we re drinking less bleach. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is friday, december 15th. senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling the bluff, he has hopes of hammering out a deal on foreign aid which includes critical funder for ukraine. also ahead, how the biden campaign is trying to capitalize on the impeachment inquiry into the president. plus, rudy giuliani s defense team takes a very odd strategy in closing arguments in his defamation case. i will tell you about their pitch to the jurors. with us this morning we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post david ignatius, member of the new york times editorial board mara gay, host of the podcast unbrand with donny deutsch, and the co-founder of punchbowl news don bresnahan.
unveiled next weekend s coronation concert at windsor castle will take place on a stage shaped like a union flag. a record breaker at the crucible, as mark selby becomes the first player to make a maximum 147 break at the final of the world snooker championship. good morning. there will be a bit of sunshine breaking through for your bank holiday monday, but also a scattering of showers. things turning colderfrom scattering of showers. things turning colder from the scattering of showers. things turning colderfrom the north. details on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s monday, the 1st of may. our main story. members of the royal college of nursing have begun their latest strike in england, as part of a long running dispute about pay and conditions. the walkout will last until midnight. it is the first time some nurses who work in a&e, intensive care and cancer services have joined the picket lines. our health reporter, katherine da costa reports. from london to bristol, live
Israel once again hammers the gaza strip with airstrikes. According to the Israeli Military, it struck 750 hamas targets overnight, including Underground Hamas terror tunnels, military compounds and posts, as well as the homes of senior terrorist operatives. It comes as the military, the Israeli Military informs the United Nations that all Palestine Missions in northern gaza should relocate in the next 24 hours. The Israeli Military also revealing that it will continue to operate significantly in gaza city in the coming days. A un spokesperson says that amounts to more than 1 Million People and us cities and universities are on high alert after hamas calls on its supporters to hold worldwide a day of rage. Protests friday, that is today. There are mounting fears those protests could turn violent. Now for more on these latest developments, lets turn to Senior National correspondent kevin corke. Kevin, lauren, i have to say this is one of those circumstances that will have people talking
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The event has raised £37 million. it might be a bit nippy under those killeds. you have to be careful. now the weather. it is a bit white here to start with. i was looking for everybody else? good morning. a bit of a mixed picture out of their first thing. we have got quite a lot of dry weather around but there are a few showers. this is the picture in scarborough. it is looking dry. but there are some showers for eastern areas through the day. that mix of sunshine and a scattering of showers through bank holiday monday. it is turning colder in the north, particularly in the northern half of scotland. we have a cold front. that is bringing more cloud to the northern part of scotland. some light rain. further south, northern part of scotland. some light rain. furthersouth, largely dry for the likes of cornwall