To try to prepare and potentially record high temperatures and humidity expected to smother the midwest this week the heat so dangerous. Some schools are being forced to close just days into the new year. Im sara sider with john berman, kate bolduan is out. Cnns new central starts right now this morning. Cnn is reporting on the debate about donald trump. But Kamala Harris boils down to one simple question why, why did donald trump just tell voters once again that he may not . Show up to a debate. He already agreed to listen to trumps latest if he shouldnt say this, because if theres a debate it would be nice to surprise her with that one so is he skipping or is he bluffing because the new reporting from cnns Alayna Treene this morning as Donald Trumps team recognizes, they do need to have a debate with harris, Alayna Treene joins us. Now with the very latest you are talking to the folks around him saying, yeah we know we need to have this debate so what is happening with him sort of co
funds on personal items like sephora cosmetics, trips to atlantic city, and even only fans. turns out, they don t sell fans at all. the name of the site is very misleading. republican congressman george santos providing an awful lot of material for the late night shows. we ll go through a very damning ethics report. that was the tip of the iceberg there from jimmy kimmel, and show you the response from the new york lawmaker who says he s sticking around. we ll see if he can. talk about that in a minute. also ahead, we ll have the latest from the middle east. israel says it has more evidence hamas is operating out of a hospital in gaza. it comes as the idf recovered the body of a hostage near that facility. and we will recap another diplomatic day on the west coast for president biden, where he met with the leaders of south korea and japan. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, november 17th. with us this morning, we have the host of way too early, wh
independent thinker that democrats might accept on the supreme court if not welcome with open arms. david, i am curious what you make of this. there are so many different versions or theories about what s going on here floating around. you have the idea that this is some kind of declaration of independence that gorsuch is making. the suggestion has been out there that the white house orchestrated this in some way. we raised the possibility with kelly o donnell of hey, maybe gorsuch was trying to stiide-st the issue. blumenthal was asking specific questions. i think we re over complicating it and the variations of what gorsuch said are variations on a theme that s consistent with his world view on juris prudence. this is a judge known for deep commitment to separation of powers. one of his most important cases is the judicial equivalent of a primal scream in favor of restricting the expansive power of the executive branch.